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

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

10 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Cron is an unfortunate casualty of the Pujols contract.  It is what it is.  Best to just not worry about it. 

He'll be back in the big A over the weekend starting Thursday.

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

I get the feeling Calhoun is mailing in his at-bats knowing he's set for life. Hamilton-esque nonchalance at the plate

I get the opposite feeling.  I think this is eating the guy alive.  Probably making it even harder to get out of it. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

Bullshit

He's giving 143% out there

[Stradling]

Just now, Jason said:

Hamilton was a POS. Calhoun is a good person who just happens to suck at hitting. He’s not “mailing it in”. Comparing him to Hamilton is a bit unfair. 

It is typical projecting

[IheartLA]

Mota is so bad

[Stradling]

Just now, AngelsFaninGA said:

He's giving 143% out there

Ok, that is closer to the truth than he is mailing it in.  

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, AngelsFaninGA said:

He's giving 143% out there

I doubt this is a result of indifference.

[IheartLA]

Cody Buckel was a great pitcher at Royal HS who was a 2nd round pick then got the yips and couldn't throw a strike.

It happens, Calhoun is having an out of body experience at the plate - the sad part is there's a chance he never gets it back or it will just come back all of a sudden. 

His slump isn't physical at this point...

[AngelsFaninGA]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I doubt this is a result of indifference.

BaseballExpertStatsBest.com has his ELQ (Effort Level) rated at 0.47. That's third lowest in the majors. They use advanced facial expression recognition technology and brain wave measurements to track this, so I trust them. 

[Jason]

7 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I get the opposite feeling.  I think this is eating the guy alive.  Probably making it even harder to get out of it. 

Exactly 

[bloodbrother]

Trout's eye>HP ump. That was ball 4

[nando714]

Gotta protect trout 

[Jason]

Thank God they got 2 runs in the first 

[Stradling]

Just now, Randy Gradishar said:

Damn Roy Hobbs is on a good one tonight.

Yep.  

[Jason]

Trout is slumping 

[nando714]

Has Cole always hit 98-99 consistently ?

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Trout's eye>HP ump. That was ball 4

again.  that happens a ton.  Trout would be the biggest beneficiary of robot umps.  

[nando714]

You’d think umps would wear mouth pieces 

[IheartLA]

what are the odds, 2nd time this has happened 

[bloodbrother]

Making Cole work for his outs at least

[HeavenlyHalos]

I hope he's alright. Not looking forward to CB Bucknor calling balls/strikes for the rest of the game.

[bloodbrother]

3 minutes ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

I hope he's alright. Not looking forward to CB Bucknor calling balls/strikes for the rest of the game.

Yeah, this strike zone is about to get even uglier

[Stradling]

It’s only ugly if your pitcher can’t take advantage of it

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

32 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

Good for him, I always liked him.  What position is he playing tonight?  

DH

[UndertheHalo]

Man, this is a long ass delay for a guy to put on some ump gear.

Edited May 16, 2018 by UndertheHalo