Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Twins (5/11/2018)

[Waybackman]

Terrible loss. 

[TrumBomb]

The bullpen owes Skaggs a steak dinner

[fan_since79]

Shocking loss. Plenty of blame to go around.

[GrittyVeterans]

Brutal loss. Stings

[TroutField]

Trout isn’t clutch man... wtf 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Just now, SuperTroopers said:

F*ck

F*ck

[DEVLBAT]

Oh well. Get them tomorrow. Don’t blow it either.

[stormngt]

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

ok, why are you throwing him out for a 6 out save? it would have probably taken around 40 pitches if he finished it out, way too many for a RP. Scioscia is desperate throwing him out every high leverage situation and holding on till he tires out.

You know you guys need to be consistent.  One game Scioscia has a quick hook.  The next he was he didn't pull the guy quick enough.

[tdawg87]

My God this team sucks at home.

[IheartLA]

a for sure victory turns into a demoralizing loss - thanks Scioscia!

 

[Angelsfirst]

Last two outs were at-em balls hit hard. Chalk up another loss for the pen. 

[tdawg87]

Just now, stormngt said:

You know you guys need to be consistent.  One game Scioscia has a quick hook.  The next he was he didn't pull the guy quick enough.

Context is important.

[Pablo]

Baseball. Twins have some dinks that fall in, Angels have some line shots right at people. Tough loss - happens.

Good signs - Kole's AB's look promising; Upton continues his power stroke, Maldy with some clutch hits.

 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, TroutField said:

Trout isn’t clutch man... wtf 

He hit that thing on the screws

[wopphil]

I am rarely critical of Scioscia, but this one is all on him. He deserves the blame for this. Shitty managing.

[TroutField]

Anderson isn’t the answer, Johnson is Facking garbage, and Scioscia sobotaged this game. Wow I’m in disbelief of what went down in the 9th.

 

almost as bad as the loss in the Mariners series, do something about the bullpen yesterday .... there is no excuse for this 

[AngelsFaninGA]

Bullpen is trash. I think they've now blown like 8 of the last 9 save opps. 

[UndertheHalo]

Some of you guys act like this is such a disaster.  Blown saves are always brutal.  It is what it is.  

We’ll get em tomorrow. 

[stormngt]

Just now, IheartLA said:

a for sure victory turns into a demoralizing loss - thanks Scioscia!

 

I would agree that Scioscia moves in the 9th backfired.

[Ohtaniland]

Anderson...

that’s all I got

[IheartLA]

1 minute ago, stormngt said:

You know you guys need to be consistent.  One game Scioscia has a quick hook.  The next he was he didn't pull the guy quick enough.

dude no one on this has ever called for any RP to go for a 6 out save...now you're exaggerating

 

[TroutField]

2 minutes ago, stormngt said:

You know you guys need to be consistent.  One game Scioscia has a quick hook.  The next he was he didn't pull the guy quick enough.

We want a SMART hook, if a starter is cruising let him be, if a reliever comes out and looks like crap then you have a quick hook you don’t wait until the go ahead run is on 1st with 1 out. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Some of you guys act like this is such a disaster.  Blown saves are always brutal.  It is what it is.  

We’ll get em tomorrow. 

We're also now tied for second in the majors in blown saves. And I think the M's game only counts for one, not the actual three. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Its so hard to watch these post game shows after games like this. All Patrick O'Neal wants to talk about is Maldonado's almost homerun keeping us from playing extras! 

[Stradling]

My issue with the ninth inning was the intentional walk.  As for having Anderson go a second inning, I am sure he was hoping for a quick 9th.