Gameday Thread 09/24 Angels vs. Rangers: Strange Line-up tonite

[Blarg]

Briceno gets raped by his teammates. Now giving an interview with Curry with his man tits showing

 

[eligrba4ever]

Wet Jersey Night!!!!

[Troll Daddy]

Did they Angels just win the division ... luv the enthusiastic celebration  

[eligrba4ever]

Oh, and I just remembered!!! The 5-game losing streak is over. Still hope for .500.

[eligrba4ever]

5 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Did they Angels just win w the division ... luv the enthusiastic celebration  

Ride the party wagon all the way to the recriminatory finish.

[eligrba4ever]

Briceno's pinch walkoff homer is the Angels'' first since Spiezio in 2000.

[Lou]

WE'RE BUYERS !!!

[Angel Oracle]

6 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Mo vaughn's though...

And were able to trade it.

[Angel Oracle]

In only 210 combined MLB at bats this season, Briceno and Arcia have hit 11 HRs.

[totdprods]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

In only 210 combined MLB at bats this season, Briceno and Arcia have hit 11 HRs.

Briceno + Arcia: .228/.265/.422/.687, OPS+ of 86, 0.5 WAR in 222 PA with 7 2B, 11 HR, 8 BB, 59 K - 36% CS%
Machete (17-18): .224/.278/.363/.641, OPS+ 74, 2 WAR in 863 PA with 37 2B, 23 HR, 31 BB, 215 K - 43% CS%

Projected out to match Martin's playing time, the duo comes up to 2 WAR, 28 2B, 44 HR, 32 BB, 240 K

Obviously doesn't quantify Martin's ability to handle a staff and pitch-framing, and I highly doubt Arcia and Briceno can keep up that HR pace, but the sample size is growing to be large enough that it's not a stretch to say the Angels were able to basically replace Martin at zero cost while saving a few million. Heck, they may have even upgraded, at least offensively, and that seems to be one of the things folks are clamoring for the most. There's room for improvement, but offensively, an upgrade is an upgrade.

[T.G.]

I was at the game last night and I think Ohtani's homerun might have been the longest homerun I've ever seen hit in person at Angels Stadium.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

I was at the game last night and I think Ohtani's homerun might have been the longest homerun I've ever seen hit in person at Angels Stadium.

Mine was shared by Frank Howard in 1970 and Trumbo in 2011 (against King Felix), both somewhere around 460 feet.

[Lou]

@totdprods has become one of my favorite posters on AW