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

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, aznhockeyguy said:

Please keep lock Valbuena out of the lineup clubhouse. 

FIFY.

[AngelsLakersFan]

41 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Cron hits his 16 HR at minute maid park. 1-0 TB. Ties career high.

It's too bad we don't have a reasonably cheap option at first base for 2019.

[fan_since79]

from Alden Gonzalez, ESPN:

Over his last seven games, Mike Trout has reached base via a walk or a hit in 24 of his 33 plate appearances. The Angels, who lost 7-4 to the D-backs tonight, are 1-6 in that stretch.

 

[stormngt]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

from Alden Gonzalez, ESPN:

Over his last seven games, Mike Trout has reached base via a walk or a hit in 24 of his 33 plate appearances. The Angels, who lost 7-4 to the D-backs tonight, are 1-6 in that stretch.

 

Blowpen!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

20 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

It's too bad we don't have a reasonably cheap option at first base for 2019.

Matt Thaiss .313/.359/.573/.932 at  AAA.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Seattle lost so we could pick up a game, but I'm not holding my breath.

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Matt Thaiss .313/.359/.573/.932 at  AAA.

That’s not a major league ready batting line for AAA salt lake

[BackUpTheTruck]

I'm confident Thiass' batting average will go up in AAA as the season progresses.

[eligrba4ever]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Houston loads the bases with 1 out, and fail to score on fly to RF, and runner out at the plate.

Apparently a rare event. But it can happen.

[Billy_Ball]

43 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

It's too bad we don't have a reasonably cheap option at first base for 2019.

Time to roll the dice on Thaiss.

[eligrba4ever]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Cron hits his 16 HR at minute maid park. 1-0 TB. Ties career high.

Context: Before that solo bomb, CJ had been 0-for-23.

[DMVol]

Pena not very impressive....it’s early.

[Pujols4MVP]

4 minutes ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

Who knows? Mike Napoli's career minor league numbers are very, very similar to his major league numbers (.254/.371/.469 career minor league slash line vs .246/.346/.475 in the ,majors). It's not like Napoli was truly crushing AA or AAA pitching. Yet his numbers translated.

Napoli was strong like bull, the sound his bat made when he hit a HR was great, like a loud crack sound when he hit those mortar shot HRs that hang up in the sky.

I still remember his first AB when Physioc was talking about how out of all the Angel's catching prospects Napoli has the most power & he crushes a HR a second later with a loud smack of the bat. Briceno hit one in his first game but just shy of hitting it in his first AB.

[Pujols4MVP]

Pena's ERA actually went down after that inning lol. From 10.00+ to 9.82. Baby steps....only gave up 1 run in 1 inning instead of 5.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

7 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Context: Before that solo bomb, CJ had been 0-for-23.

Still has tied career high in HRs. so hate all you want.

[eligrba4ever]

THAT'S the way to get it started, Bootsie!!

[BackUpTheTruck]

As much as I would love to give credit to Kinsler, that was a BP fastball.

Looks like we'll score some runs tonight.

[NachoPop]

Bloody Trout and his boring ol' walks

[eligrba4ever]

It's less dangerous to walk Trout and deal with Justin than pitch to him. 

[Bishop]

Why does trout refuse to run now

[AngelsLakersFan]

25 minutes ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

Who knows? Mike Napoli's career minor league numbers are very, very similar to his major league numbers (.254/.371/.469 career minor league slash line vs .246/.346/.475 in the ,majors). It's not like Napoli was truly crushing AA or AAA pitching. Yet his numbers translated.

Napoli only had 90 career PAs at AAA Salt Lake. His OPS over the previous two years spent at A+ and AA was over .900.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Pena looks pretty good out there.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Good action on his fastball.

[BackUpTheTruck]

I wonder how well Suarez and Canning can do out there.

[Lou]

Kole had 2 hits last night? Why werent there any threads about it?