Game Day Thread: 6/19/2018 Angels vs. Diamondbacks - Fletcher in vs. Right Hander - Valbuena out

[Angel Oracle]

Trout is ridonculous.    At this rate, he'll be getting the Barroids treatment from pitchers by July 1.

Time for Upton and Pujols to string some solid games together, to take advantage of that and hopefully have Trout start seeing more good pitches again in turn. 

Is Simba out of whack from the DL stint?

The June Kinsler is the one the Halos were hoping for, well at least just a level down.

Cold morphing slowly back into Kole?

Fletcher is looking good.

Even Young is hitting solidly over the past 1-2 weeks.

Now, they need some pitching health to return.   And 1-2 new late innings relievers, Parker looked good until running out of gas.  

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, The Boogie Man said:

Five times this season.  

Was one of those against the M's?   Storm's comment is right on, if not.   Two blown save losses vs M's = 7.5 games back instead of just 3.5 games back.

[Stradling]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Was one of those against the M's?   Storm's comment is right on, if not.   Two blown save losses vs M's = 7.5 games back instead of just 3.5 games back.

We have two blown saves against them in one game that we lost.  I don't remember the other instances, but it is completely possible that we have another blown save against them.  

[Stradling]

Yes we lost two games to them when we had blown saves.

[Angel Oracle]

I kind of get Eppler waiting on acquiring a closer and key setup man, until seeing if the rotation can get healthy enough and stay that way by late-July.

Without sufficient rotation health, and if still being some 7-8 games back by late-July, it may well be meaningless to acquire a closer and key setup man for this season. 

[Dick B Back]

I actually enjoyed last night’s game.