Gameday Thread: 8/21 Angels @ Rangers : DH Trout

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

[Jay]

Angels won last time they played Goodwin in CF...

 

 

[Dick Enberg]

Sandoval looks a little gray today...

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!! Start a new winning streak!

Go Patrick Sandoval!!! Do your best as long as you can!!!

Congratulations, Luis Rengifo!!! You're on the 2019 All Average Team at FiveThirtyEight!!

On the list of average, the Mets are most average. But the Angels are fourth out of 30 in that list. Among the most likely to wind up 81-81.

[Bronson]

Maddest I’ve ever seen Trout get at an umpire.

[Docwaukee]

Upton not batting 4th.  

[eligrba4ever]

The elusive third out strikes again. 

Close the inning, Sandoval!!!

[Bronson]

These umpires are a joke.

 

Did you get your feelings hurt little umpire??? Should I make you some hot chocolate and read you a bedtime story?

 

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

You know your pitching staff is in trouble when todays starting pitcher looks like this on the lineup card... 

 

[Bronson]

Did they really just reverse an ejection????

 

 

[Blarg]

So it appears. Never seen an umpire make that kind of jesture without it being an ejection. Upton must be a silver tounged devil talking his way out of it.

[Blarg]

7 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

You know your pitching staff is in trouble when todays starting pitcher looks like this on the lineup card... 

 

The Angels rotation is currently on milk cartons. 

[m0nkey]

Fletcher said he just pointed at him for throwing equipment, which will lead to a fine

[Blarg]

Angels score a run on what looks like a hit and run along with the contact play.

[ScottT]

Trout is a career .215/.395/.355 hitter as a DH.

Crazy.  Only 282 sporadic plate appearances, but I can definitely see there being something to it.  Other good hitters put up lesser numbers when they DH.

[Docwaukee]

defense has been terrible lately.  

[Blarg]

Pujols is better at the plate as a position player over DH. Guerreo was a tic below his AL career average as a DH at 298/.343/.480/.823

Some guys can handle it while others need to be in the game more. 

[Blarg]

Just now, Dochalo said:

defense has been terrible lately.  

Dog days and especailly doggy with the 100 degree game time temperatures. Texas is experiencing defensive lapses as well.

[ScottT]

7 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Pujols is better at the plate as a position player over DH. Guerreo was a tic below his AL career average as a DH at 298/.343/.480/.823

Some guys can handle it while others need to be in the game more. 

Doing it consistently probably helps, too.

[IIIII]

Bring on the bullpen! Woooo

[Blarg]

Del Taco on the mound!

[Troll Daddy]

How would this batting stance work with a electronic ump calling the game  btw the kid walked on four pitches 

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

How would this batting stance work with a electronic ump calling the game  btw the kid walked on four pitches 

Robot ump would give him 1st base because he's taking one in the earhole if anyone pulls that at the Major League level 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

6 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Robot ump would give him 1st base because he's taking one in the earhole if anyone pulls that at the Major League level 

Puig teased doing it, but stood up before the pitch.

[Troll Daddy]

wtf Albert should be at second base ... Braves benched Acuna Jr for not running out a hit he thought was a HR.