Gameday Thread: Angels @ Astros 7/7/2019

[Taylor]

Remember yesterday's GDT, when Fletcher sucked?

[arch stanton]

Fletcher doubles off of the 0 that the Phillies put up in the 5th inning 

[Taylor]

Trout with a boring sac fly.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, arch stanton said:

Fletcher doubles off of the 0 that the Phillies put up in the 5th inning 

David Fletcher's fWAR: 2.4
Bryce Harper's fWAR: 1.4

[Lou]

Just now, Taylor said:

Trout with a boring sac fly.

Ha. I was just going to say that Trout hits a SF and I was bummed 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

David Fletcher's fWAR: 2.4
Bryce Harper's fWAR: 1.4

Only a decade more....

[Taylor]

The Angels could be up 8-2 right now if they knew how to score a runner from 3rd with 1 out.

[CaliAngel]

It is absolutely absurd, that f**king Calhoun continues to demolish his batting average and this teams chance of winning and scoring runs because he is too stubborn to learn to bunt against the ridiculous shift placed against him in every single at bat. He is not that good of a batter and when is this asshole going to be a team player instead of selfishly continuing to pull into a shift. 

Ridiculous. 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

The Angels could be up 8-2 right now if they knew how to score a runner from 3rd with 1 out.

or if the ROC play would have been on with 1 out 

F'n Brad 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, CaliAngel said:

It is absolutely absurd, that f**king Calhoun continues to demolish his batting average and this teams chance of winning and scoring runs because he is too stubborn to learn to bunt against the ridiculous shift placed against him in every single at bat. He is not that good of a batter and when is this asshole going to be a team player instead of selfishly continuing to pull into a shift. 

Ridiculous. 

We're winning 

[rafibomb]

Ausmus with the short leash. Might as well use the entire bullpen with the All-Star Break coming up.

[Bronson]

Man no lead feels safe with the Astros

[CaliAngel]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

We're winning 

You know damn well a 4 run lead means nothing to this team with the bullpen we have. 

Oh look at that, next inning after not getting that run, our bullpen walks a batter then hits a batter. 

This team, and Calhoun, should be scrapping for every run we can get. Guy on 3rd with a right side shift? No reason not to bunt to the left side for a base hit not to mention an easy run. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

It is absolutely absurd, that f**king Calhoun continues to demolish his batting average and this teams chance of winning and scoring runs because he is too stubborn to learn to bunt against the ridiculous shift placed against him in every single at bat. He is not that good of a batter and when is this asshole going to be a team player instead of selfishly continuing to pull into a shift. 

Ridiculous. 

19 HRs

[Taylor]

7 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

It is absolutely absurd, that f**king Calhoun continues to demolish his batting average and this teams chance of winning and scoring runs because he is too stubborn to learn to bunt against the ridiculous shift placed against him in every single at bat. He is not that good of a batter and when is this asshole going to be a team player instead of selfishly continuing to pull into a shift. 

Ridiculous. 

Are you stuck in 2017?

[Roy Hobbs]

3 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

You know damn well a 4 run lead means nothing to this team with the bullpen we have. 

Oh look at that, next inning after not getting that inning, our bullpen walks a batter then hits a batter. 

This team, and Calhoun, should be scrapping for every run we can get. Guy on 3rd with a right side shift? No reason not to bunt to the left side for a base hit not to mention an easy run. 

Wrong, it was the starter Suarez

[CaliAngel]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

19 HRs

Batting .235?

BUNT. 

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Are you stuck in 2017?

Don't know what this means. 

Bunting is the best move in that situation. And Calhoun should learn how to do it. 

 

Why are people against using fundamental baseball to win games? So confused. 

[CaliAngel]

2 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Wrong, it was the starter Suarez

Cool.

Does it matter?

*whoever* then walks a batter hits a batter...the situation could have been much worse...Get runs when you can! 

That's how you win ballgames. 

[Lou]

11 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

You know damn well a 4 run lead means nothing to this team with the bullpen we have. 

Oh look at that, next inning walk a batter hit a batter. 

This team, and Calhoun, should be scrapping for every run we can get. Guy on 3rd with a right side shift? No reason not to bunt to the left side for a base hit not to mention an easy run. 

We're still winning

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Wrong, it was the starter Suarez

Haha 

[Taylor]

On 5/28/2019 at 12:58 PM, Jeff Fletcher said:

Bunting will not make them come out of the shift. It will only make them move the 3B. The other 3 infielders will still be on the right side, unless you change your entire approach and starting hitting the ball the other way regularly. And that’s not easy to do if you’re already in the majors. 

 

On 5/28/2019 at 1:52 PM, Jeff Fletcher said:

There is a cost to doing that, though. 

If you bunt it foul, you just cost yourself a strike. And you also may end up bunting a pitch that you could have hit hard. 

I think there’s a time for it, but doing it once in a while or not doing it doesn’t really change the use of shifts. 

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

6 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

Batting .235?

BUNT. 

Don't know what this means. 

Bunting is the best move in that situation. And Calhoun should learn how to do it. 

 

Why are people against using fundamental baseball to win games? So confused. 

BA is overrated in the new baseball world.

[CaliAngel]

Just now, Lou said:

We're still winning

You're wearing an asshat if you don't think this team needs to fundamentally manufacture every single run it has the opportunity to get. 

[HeavenlyHalos]

Thaiss has looked bad in his limited at bats.

[Blarg]

Rengifo has been perfect at the plate today.