Gameday Thread: 5/15/2018 Astros vs Angels (Trout at leadoff, Ohtani 2nd)

[Taylor]

That game sku'd.

[UndertheHalo]

This one fuc*king sucks

[failos]

lol Pujols stealing is like using Donkey Kong in Mario Kart

[nando714]

Altuve came up clutch .

thats what MVPs do . 

Tip your cap to him

[stormngt]

4 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Uhhh... you know that right now they're chasing us, right?

 

Shhhhh dont let facts get in the way of their narrative.

[TroutField]

Angels baseball at its finest, shitty hitting second baseman, an outfielder hitting like a pitcher, terrible bullpen, bad base running, and managing.

 

i need to stop investing so much time and energy in this shit 

[bloodbrother]

At least Alvarez got the L. He certainly earned every bit of it

[fan_since79]

Another ugly loss. Bad fundamental baseball, bad offense outside of two swings of the bat, bad relief pitching, and bad management when it mattered.

 

[GrittyVeterans]

The bullpen is making this season into a nightmare. Slowly but surely

[rafibomb]

I can't take much more of these losses like the Twins game and today.

[stormngt]

4 minutes ago, aznhockeyguy said:

Scioscia's bullpen management is so bad. Earlier this season he had a quick hook for relievers, now all of a sudden he's leaving them in for too long. Last week he left Justin Anderson in for a 2nd inning on the 2nd consecutive night that he pitched.  Anderson blew the save and gave up a few runs to the Twins if I remember correctly.  Now today he leaves in Alvarez, who clearly was struggling, against Altuve when he had Cam warming up.  I know we don't really like Cam, but you gotta play the percentages at that point. 

Who are these people?  I swear there has to be on person with multiple accounts.

[HeavenlyHalos]

1 minute ago, failos said:

lol Pujols stealing is like using Donkey Kong in Mario Kart

Lmao. Well done sir.

[Angel Oracle]

6 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Well.  It wasn’t his fault. 

He threw the ball away.

[nando714]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Another ugly loss. Bad fundamental baseball, bad offense outside of two swings of the bat, bad relief pitching, and bad management when it mattered.

 

Barria was the bright spot and he wasn’t even allowed to see the 8th.

[101halo]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Barria has toughness.

Richards has a vagina. 

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Guy tries to grit it out and rehab what should result in Tommy John and is striking out 11 batters per 9 inning. I would love to be that kind of vagina myself. 

[beatlesrule]

The bullpen is clearly a problem. Eppler's experiment is failing. Kinsler stinks. Kole is lost.  I know it's early but that can't be the excuse for much longer.

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

He threw the ball away.

Was it him ? I was so irritated I may have missed that.  I thought he was covering.  Anyway if he did it I’m wrong.  In the end it didnt matter tho. 

[DEVLBAT]

2 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

At least Alvarez got the L. He certainly earned every bit of it

I agree. Putrid loss.

[stormngt]

3 minutes ago, failos said:

lol Pujols stealing is like using Donkey Kong in Mario Kart

Uh he wasnt stealing....he was running on a 3-2 count with two outs

[beatlesrule]

4 minutes ago, failos said:

lol Pujols stealing is like using Donkey Kong in Mario Kart

Without the top speed DK has.

[Angel Oracle]

Just now, 101halo said:

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Guy tries to grit it out and rehab what should result in Tommy John and is striking out 11 batters per 9 inning. I would love to be that kind of vagina myself. 

And blows up over little things.

The recovery is to be commended, but where is that toughness when things begin to go against him.   Then he becomes CJ Nibbler.

[Sherlock31]

After a heart broken game like this, I need more beers.....

[101halo]

4 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Angels baseball at its finest, shitty hitting second baseman, an outfielder hitting like a pitcher, terrible bullpen, bad base running, and managing.

 

i need to stop investing so much time and energy in this shit 

A generational talent in Trout and the most fascinating experiment in 100 years in Ohtani. This team is beyond unwatchable. 

Edit:  Oops, forgot the best defensive SS in the majors who looks like he's actually a stud with the bat, too. Silly me. 

[Angelsfan1984]

2 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Who are these people?  I swear there has to be on person with multiple accounts.

I legitimately cannot take you seriously. You simply don't understand basic fundamental baseball. Keep living on baseball reference, it's truly amazing how poorly you comprehend the game 

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

The bullpen is clearly a problem. Eppler's experiment is failing. Kinsler stinks. Kole is lost.  I know it's early but that can't be the excuse for much longer.

ValNOBueno is also reverting to his 2017 level.