Gameday Thread: Orioles @ Angels 7/26/2019

[Claude]

People that are getting paid to perform at a high level that are getting outplayed by those who aren’t need to step it up! 

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 minutes ago, azmancini said:

They recently lost 3 games in a row

And recently won more in a row.... whats your point?

Literally, were you or anyone whos freaking out right now buying playoff tickets yesterday morning? This is a good team... thats flawed. And in the last 3 weeks, lost its best pitcher to death and next best to the IL. Most teams going through that will drop some games.

Jeebus, the angels just swept the dodgers at home.... who up until this week had only lost 12 games at home...they arent going to win every game going forward.

[Jay]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

Doesn't matter let's just get 'em tomorrow.

 

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Good job dipsticks getting beaten by one of the worst teams in baseball. Way to inspire the GM to go after some mid season help because your play truly says, playoff bound.

Well I didn't want to say what he said so I said what I said.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

People that are getting paid to perform at a high level that are getting outplayed by those who aren’t need to step it up! 

Upton went yard a few minutes prior to you writing this .. if he did so 2 other times tonight, we still lose.

You guys are expecting the offense to crush every night. It wont. But its not the problem, pitching is.

[Amazing Larry]

7 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Good job dipsticks getting beaten by one of the worst teams in baseball. Way to inspire the GM to go after some mid season help because your play truly says, playoff bound.

Obligatory 

[Glen]

14 minutes ago, azmancini said:

They recently lost 3 games in a row

Only bad teams do that.

[PattyD22]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

And recently won more in a row.... whats your point?

Literally, were you or anyone whos freaking out right now buying playoff tickets yesterday morning? This is a good team... thats flawed. And in the last 3 weeks, lost its best pitcher to death and next best to the IL. Most teams going through that will drop some games.

Jeebus, the angels just swept the dodgers at home.... who up until this week had only lost 12 games at home...they arent going to win every game going forward.

I think for me it was the WAY the Angels lost tonight that was more frustrating than anything else.

Tropeano came out, has the lead off hitter 1-2 and proceeds to plunk him.  He proved tonight that he has no business being up at the big club level.  He had to have instilled zero confidence in management, and yes I’m fully aware he wasn’t supposed to be the starter.  But Jesus, he was simply a steaming pile of lawn sausage.

The way the Angels went toe to toe with the Dodgers has some fans drinking the Kool Aid, but after these 2 games the glaring weaknesses of this team are magnified, IMO.  Pitching of course is first on the list, but there are other things also. 

Lets just say some guys are scuffling right now

[Tank]

38 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Lol... its 2 games... theyve been on a tear for a a few weeks. Shit like this is going to happen.

You’d have a better response if you stood on the shore and yelled at the waves to stop coming in.

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, RBM said:

I sure do wish Eppler had listened to @stormngt and sent Matt Thaiss to SLC so Mejia could be sitting in the bullpen unable to pitch... 

Well at least o one Tropeano was on the 40 man roster.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

You’d have a better response if you stood on the shore and yelled at the waves to stop coming in.

Ill have you know im prone to the whiskey... and have done exactly this such thing.

Two hobos and a park ranger yelled at me to stop.

[IIIII]

Way too many fans are okay with living in mediocrity these last 5 years. Losing two games to Baltimore is not okay regardless of the year. They are a terrible and even a below average team should win 3-4 against them.

[ten ocho recon scout]

12 minutes ago, IIIII said:

Way too many fans are okay with living in mediocrity these last 5 years. Losing two games to Baltimore is not okay regardless of the year. They are a terrible and even a below average team should win 3-4 against them.

Ok with it? 

Ill meet you at the hats, lets kick out some windows and shit on the fake home plate in front of the ticket booths!

Its pretty much the opposite. If youve been a fan for awhile, you recognize what the org has done the last few years. Its not about today, its what's being built.

Youre lying if you say you were stoked tropeano got called up to start tonight.

We traded him for hank conger. What did he do tonight?

Its not at all a case of being "ok" with it. (Well, it is... being that none of us are actually part of the team).

Its a case of recognizing the team made horrible decisions for several years (several years back), then was snakebit, and it will take a bit to get back on top.

 

[Stradling]

5 hours ago, IIIII said:

Way too many fans are okay with living in mediocrity these last 5 years. Losing two games to Baltimore is not okay regardless of the year. They are a terrible and even a below average team should win 3-4 against them.

I’ll tell that to the Red Sox and Indian fans as well. 

[Stradling]

What level of “ok with it” are you?  In order to not be “ok with it” what actions should be taken?  Should we riot?  Should we quit being fans of the team?  Maybe we should be whiny little bitches on AW, those guys always seem to be a joy to be around and certainly mentally stable.  

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

What level of “ok with it” are you?  In order to not be “ok with it” what actions should be taken?  Should we riot?  Should we quit being fans of the team?  Maybe we should be whiny little bitches on AW, those guys always seem to be a joy to be around and certainly mentally stable.  

Very stable. The stablist. 

[eligrba]

5 hours ago, IIIII said:

Way too many fans are okay with living in mediocrity these last 5 years. Losing two games to Baltimore is not okay regardless of the year. They are a terrible and even a below average team should win 3-4 against them.

Like clockwork.

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Stradling said:

What level of “ok with it” are you?  In order to not be “ok with it” what actions should be taken?  Should we riot?  Should we quit being fans of the team?  Maybe we should be whiny little bitches on AW, those guys always seem to be a joy to be around and certainly mentally stable.  

[Stradling]

49 minutes ago, azmancini said:

So you think I’m trolling for offering an opinion.  Stop being such a  pompous dick Stradling.

Ok.