Game Day Thread 7/5/2018 Angels at Mariners. Marte back. Ohtani on the bench.

[Stradling]

Just now, WeatherWonk said:

I see your point. Apparently Servais didnt care.

Sounded like it was hard-hit, though. Was it?

Not really. 

[hangin n wangin]

6 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

So much for being great with RISP?

Just spread out the $87 million remaining after this season over 10 years, his length of personal services contract.

Who cares if he doesn’t get to 2,000 rbis or 5th in career HRs?   Time to turn it over to Thaiss after this season.

Yea. This mockery has gone on long enough. 

Dude is trash.

[Angel Oracle]

2 minutes ago, DMVol said:

My bad....3 1/2 counting the rest of this year.....

Thank you, Dip*ssy

[arch stanton]

Throw a Facking pitch, asshole

[Stradling]

I’m not at all convinced the box is accurate on the outside part of the plate for a righty.  Most “blown” calls seem to be on that side.  

[GrittyVeterans]

The rest of the league has gotta be cracking up at this Pujols situation.

Lord...

[UndertheHalo]

No Gubi.  Seager fu*cked is that play.  It wasn’t hit that well. 

[fan_since79]

Counting on Calhoun here.

[UndertheHalo]

Pujols, Marte, Kinsler, Maldanado, and Calhoun. My god.  What putrid stretch of hitters.

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Pujols, Marte, Kinsler, Maldanado, and Calhoun. My god.  What putrid stretch of hitters.

Calhoun will be okay. The rest are terribad

[Ohtani&Trout]

  -2.1 fWAR since 2017. Hopefully the new manager in 2019 benches Pujols (or he gets released). There's no way any team can be serious about contending with someone like that in the lineup.

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Counting on Calhoun here.

Fool!

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, GrittyVeterans said:

Calhoun will be okay. The rest are terribad

I do not share your enthusiasm for Calhoun.  The only one that’s tolerable to me is Maldanado.  Because he’s a catcher. 

[JarsOfClay]

How does one swing through an 87 mph fastball?

[popo85]

Come on 

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

I do not share your enthusiasm for Calhoun.  The only one that’s tolerable to me is Maldanado.  Because he’s a catcher. 

It's not so much enthusiasm, I think he'll produce like he did last year moving forward. He's an average ball player. I'd love to find an upgrade but we could do worse IMO

[eligrba4ever]

Seattle announcers have a name for Kole's new stance: Phil Plantier.

[beatlesrule]

Hopefully Fletcher learns to never swing at a pitch like that again.

[Angel Oracle]

Why is it this team always has trouble with LHP pus throwers?

Will that finally change with the wave of new talent in the minors?

[popo85]

5 LOB so far, over or under 11 to end the night?

[Stradling]

As long as we win I don’t care how many LOB we have.

[popo85]

They have to drive the runners in to do that

[UndertheHalo]

On the bright side.  I am very optimistic about Barria.  This guy can pitch.  At least with some health luck we’re in pretty good shape there.  The starting pitchers I mean. 

Edited July 6, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, popo85 said:

They have to drive the runners in to do that

Yes.  I mean, I think that is kind of implied.  

[UndertheHalo]

3 minutes ago, popo85 said:

They have to drive the runners in to do that

Only gotta get lucky once.  

As they say.  Sometimes the blind squirrel finds a nut.  We’re looking for some nuts here.