Gameday 5/30 Angels @ Tigers Ohtani Returns

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Angels

Shohei Ohtani (R)

1. Zack Cozart (R) 3B

2. Mike Trout (R) CF

3. Justin Upton (R) LF

4. Albert Pujols (R) DH

5. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS

6. Luis Valbuena (L) 1B

7. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B

8. Martin Maldonado (R) C

9. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

[fan_since79]

#6 and 7 got three more weeks of starts with their strange offensive explosion yesterday.

And we're stuck with Calhoun because Young is just as bad at the plate but can't defend.

Oh well, it is what it is. At least Kinsler's not leading off anymore.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Calhoun couldn't even get a hit yesterday... what is wrong with this guy? It's not like he could never hit.

[Make Angels Great Again]

13 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

#6 and 7 got three more weeks of starts with their strange offensive explosion yesterday.

 And we're stuck with Calhoun because Young is just as bad at the plate but can't defend.

Oh well, it is what it is. At least Kinsler's not leading off anymore.

 

Kinsler's at bats yesterday were highly encouraging, he looked great. Maybe he'll get it going.

[fan_since79]

3 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Calhoun couldn't even get a hit yesterday... what is wrong with this guy? It's not like he could never hit.

The shift has destroyed him and he hasn't figured out how to adjust.

If this keeps up, his career will be over very soon. I feel for him. He's a great guy but he needs to figure things out now and get back to where he once was. He's too young for this decline to be the normal age-related kind. He's actually having one of the worst offensive seasons in baseball history.

[Tank]

7 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Calhoun couldn't even get a hit yesterday... what is wrong with this guy? It's not like he could never hit.

i think calhoun's hitting skills got godaddy'd.

[jordan]

I think today is the day we finally see homerun #2 from Calhoun.

[Angelsfan1984]

I'm glad Scioscia is keeping it exactly the same today. Hopefully they can keep the momentum going. Other than the blackhole at 9, we should see some consistency today.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, jordan said:

I think today is the day we finally see homerun #2 from Calhoun.

2018 bold prediction.

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, jordan said:

I think today is the day we finally see homerun #2 from Calhoun.

Haha, think boldly! 

[jordan]

Calhoun has some success against Fiers, 6 for 19, and 3 of those hits are extra bases (1 HR).  Hey it's possible.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Valbuena looked better yesterday. Kinsler hit a HR off a changeup down and in with a lot of sinking action (he still got under that pitch). I need to see more from Kinsler before I get my hopes up with him. 

[BackUpTheTruck]

This is a must win game.

[Angelsfan1984]

2 minutes ago, jordan said:

Calhoun has some success against Fiers, 6 for 19, and 3 of those hits are extra bases (1 HR).  Hey it's possible.

My 2018 bold prediction is that he has 1 ground out to the 2nd baseman, 1 flyout to the left fielder and 2 strikeouts today.

[jsnpritchett]

10 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

The shift has destroyed him and he hasn't figured out how to adjust.

If this keeps up, his career will be over very soon. I feel for him. He's a great guy but he needs to figure things out now and get back to where he once was. He's too young for this decline to be the normal age-related kind. He's actually having one of the worst offensive seasons in baseball history.

Yep, he's borderline Bill Bergen-esque.  If he somehow manages to qualify for rate stats this year (501 PA), and keeps up this level of futility, it will be the worst season in modern baseball history.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Calhoun's issues are not just because of the shift. If it was ONLY that, he would have much more than just 1 measly home run.

[jsnpritchett]

10 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Calhoun's issues are not just because of the shift. If it was ONLY that, he would have much more than just 1 measly home run.

...and more than 1 2B, 1 3B, etc.  Agreed.  Extra-base hits rarely have anything to do with the shift.

[AngelsLakersFan]

43 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

The shift has destroyed him and he hasn't figured out how to adjust.

If this keeps up, his career will be over very soon. I feel for him. He's a great guy but he needs to figure things out now and get back to where he once was. He's too young for this decline to be the normal age-related kind. He's actually having one of the worst offensive seasons in baseball history.

The shift obviously hasn't helped, but it's not his problem. He's so bad I'm not even sure the shift has negatively effected him, weak grounders to the right side are almost always outs, no matter how many defenders you slide over there.

[AngelsLakersFan]

44 minutes ago, jordan said:

I think today is the day we finally see homerun #2 from Calhoun.

Or at least another solid #2 from him.

[Angelsfan1984]

2 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

The shift obviously hasn't helped, but it's not his problem. He's so bad I'm not even sure the shift has negatively effected him, weak grounders to the right side are almost always outs, no matter how many defenders you slide over there.

Its for sure a mental issue. I bet if the entire defense shifted to the 3rd base side he'd have 4 ground outs to the 3rd baseman.

[rafibomb]

 

 

[Taylor]

Cue the outrage.

[nando714]

Ohtani - automatic win

not worried

[nando714]

4 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Anyone but Kinsler leading off 

[Angelsfan1984]

4 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Sharted and only brought one pair of undies on the road trip...