Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Blue Jays (5/23/2018). Kinsler still leading off. Calhoun back in RF

[DEVLBAT]

Scioscia should order the Blue Jays for a HBP on Calhoun.

[kevinb]

Our lead off hitter has a 268 obp and is hitting 191 while our number 9 hitter is hitting 156 with a 194 obp. Just want to let that sink in a little bit. 

[robblin17]

I think Kalhoun should retire. 

[GrittyVeterans]

I'm finally on board. Took me longer than everyone else. Eppler needs to step in and deal with Calhoun. Get him off this roster so Scioscia can't play him. This is sickening

[nando714]

Reach 30 wins or 30 losses first ?

[Ohtaniland]

F U Rotolo Chevrolet 

[nando714]

1 minute ago, GrittyVeterans said:

I'm finally on board. Took me longer than everyone else. Eppler needs to step in and deal with Calhoun. Get him off this roster so Scioscia can't play him. This is sickening

It’s like in money ball when beane wants hatteberg at first but Howell keeps using Carlos Pena 

pena is eventually traded lol

[kevinb]

1 minute ago, GrittyVeterans said:

I'm finally on board. Took me longer than everyone else. Eppler needs to step in and deal with Calhoun. Get him off this roster so Scioscia can't play him. This is sickening

Can he add Kinsler to that deal as well?

[TroutField]

I don’t get why they were so good the first week, like how did they manage to do that? A good offensive week seems unimaginable 

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Just to pile on the bitching, Upton isn’t a clean up hitter... .765 ops out of the clean up hitter followed by Pujols isnt going to cut it. 

Put Ohtani at cleanup (of course he only plays three days a week), then Upton, then Pujols.

Cozart, Simmons, Trout, Ohtani, Upton, Pujols, Kinsler, Maldonado, Hermosillo.

Or bench Kinsler, move Cozart to 2nd base, and try Marte or Valbuena at 3rd.

 

 

Edited May 24, 2018 by fan_since79

[nando714]

Just now, BackUpTheTruck said:

Wins. 4 games coming up against the Paper Tigers

We’ve played the paper rays and jays 

hows it going 

And we’re not winning a game against the baby bombers in the Bronx . Severino going Friday - L

[Waybackman]

Who was it that said game over when they scored the second run?

[Angel Oracle]

Predictions:

loss tomorrow

0-3 vs Skanks

1-3 vs Tigers

1-2 vs Rangers

28-32 by 11 days from now, after 13-3 start = ultimate let that sink in!

[fan_since79]

There should be a pinch hitter for Kinsler in the 9th, somebody who might be able to get on base.

[Ohtaniland]

3 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Wins. 4 games coming up against the Paper Tigers

The paper Rays were a push over. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

Silver lining, the bullpen is doing great. If we always played with a 2+ run deficit we'd have the best bullpen in the league

[nando714]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

Predictions:

loss tomorrow

0-3 vs Skanks

1-3 vs Tigers

1-2 vs Rangers

28-32 by 11 days from now, after 13-3 start = ultimate let that sink in!

0-3 after tomorrow 

0-3 vs the Bombaaas 

2-2 vs tigers 

2-1 vs Texas 

[cjcinec]

4 minutes ago, nando714 said:

Reach 30 wins or 30 losses first ?

They will be knocking on the door of 30 losses after this road trip. I think this team is heading where it belongs. In the basement. Maybe that’s the only way they get rid of their worthless manager.

[stormngt]

19 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

If that's the case he would have been fired years ago.

I disagree.  It's not the management fault that his personal sucks.  His teams have over achieved a lot during the last nine years.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, nando714 said:

0-3 after tomorrow 

0-3 vs the Bombaaas 

2-2 vs tigers 

2-1 vs Texas 

You’re giving us wins ?

Bold move.

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Predictions:

loss tomorrow

0-3 vs Skanks

1-3 vs Tigers

1-2 vs Rangers

28-32 by 11 days from now, after 13-3 start = ultimate let that sink in!

Trust the process, we’ve got guys in our minor league system that will be ready in 2026 that are going to fix this. 

[fan_since79]

Rangers have scored 11 runs in the past three innings and lead the Yankees 11-10.

 

[stormngt]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

There should be a pinch hitter for Kinsler in the 9th, somebody who might be able to get on base.

Who?

Young? Valbueno,  Marte?

[Kook]

There needs to be some shake up with the team to wake them up. You know all the players have to be frustrated and can’t get it going. Scioscia won’t be fired by he needs to be. Get a manager that’ll actually chew out his players and show passion. Problems stem from the top down. 

[DEVLBAT]

I don’t get how it’s Scioscia’s fault.  You can’t shuffle garbage in a lineup and expect them to shine. It’s the team assembled that blows. Not Scioscia.