Gameday Thread: 8/28 Rangers @ Angels : No Trout

[Blarg]

Simba is being a dumbass. He's pulled a Doug DeCinces two games in a row. The pitcher is off his game, walked a batter and Simmons jumps on the first pitch to end the scoring threat and inning. I wish he would calm the fuck down in these scenarios.

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Ausmus has no problem trying to destroy Buttery's arm. But won't let a guy pitching a career game go one more inning. dude has been garbage, real question has anyone actually seen him do much in the dugout either than eat and split his seeds? 

 

All I'm really surprised that Buttery hasn't gone to the Il with the way he's been used.

No, what have you seen other managers do in the dugout?  

[Second Base]

When the Angels traded for Simmons: "He's a double play machine!"

Now: "He's a freaking double play machine. F!"

[Vlad27Trout27]

1 minute ago, Glen said:

A reliever is much easier to replace than a starter.

not a reliever with all start potential, which Buttery has 

[Blarg]

1 minute ago, Second Base said:

When the Angels traded for Simmons: "He's a double play machine!"

Now: "He's a freaking double play machine. F!"

he needs to dump the wild man swing out of your cleats approach. 

[Stradling]

Bedrosian has pitched more innings than Buttrey.  Noe has pitched 4 innings less than Buttrey.  

[Second Base]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

he needs to dump the wild man swing out of your cleats approach. 

You mean one hoppers right at the shortstop don't produce runs?

[Blarg]

Shit the Bedrosian is doing his thing.

[Justin]

4 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Now: "He's a freaking double play machine. F!"

Before he was injured in May, he was on a pace to annihilate the single-season GIDP record. 

Even with as much time as he's missed, Simmons still has more GIDP this season than Pujols. 

[Bronson]

Is there any way we can trade Upton???? We’d be better off with Calhoun in left when Adell comes up.

[Second Base]

Ausmus didn't ruin Buttrey and Bedrosian isn't suddenly fixed because he found a new way to warm up.

The fact is, relievers are about as reliable as a 90's model Geo Metro.

That's it.

[Stradling]

Just now, Bronson said:

Is there any way we can trade Upton???? We’d be better off with Calhoun in left when Adell comes up.

You fell victim to listening to Victor instead of watching the play or the replay.  

[eligrba4ever]

A run, a run, my kingdom for a run.

There WAS that "homer" by Goodwin that DeShields went full Trout on.  Other than that, nada but three scattered hits.

It ain't the pitching tonight, despite the posting wars.

It's the Texas pitching and our offensive futility.

[Claude]

This team

[Claude]

4 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

You fell victim to listening to Victor instead of watching the play or the replay.  

He got a late jump on the ball. Upton moved to his right towards the line and then moved back towards the corner. He misjudged it off the bat. It looks like Victor is also noticing some things.

[daygloman]

Wish Upton luck!

[daygloman]

Bummer.

Time for Alibi talk. 

[Claude]

Upton .201

[eligrba4ever]

La dee dah, la dee dah! Oh, well. Yet another winning streak strangled at birth.

[fan_since79]

40 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

You fell victim to listening to Victor instead of watching the play or the replay.  

Come on, Upton's a terrible fielder and now he can't hit anymore. No great loss if he moves on.

 

[fan_since79]

52 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Simba is being a dumbass. He's pulled a Doug DeCinces two games in a row. The pitcher is off his game, walked a batter and Simmons jumps on the first pitch to end the scoring threat and inning. I wish he would calm the F*ck down in these scenarios.

DeCinces. Thinking about it makes my head hurt.

Possibly the worst at-bat in the history of the Angels. A little more patience and we might have moved on to the Series in '86. 

[daygloman]

17 minutes ago, daygloman said:

Bummer.

Time for Alibi talk. 

84 pitches is the max................. SMH! LOL!

[Blarg]

Yup, that game had a lot of ups and downs but DeCinces single handed screwed them by playing like a dumb rookie. I was screaming at the tv like AO in one of his classic fits. 

[fan_since79]

I recall we had bases loaded with the winning run on third and only one out.

 

[Angel Oracle]

So much to scream at the tv about that day.

A lefty Lucas hitting his first batter in eons, and on his only pitch of the game, to a LHH, with just one out to go

Wilfong failing to take 2B on Evans throw to the plate, would have then possibly scored the pennant winner on Schofield’s hit.

DeCinces’ pop up, when he should have let the new mediocre pitcher Crawford throw a strike first

Rice taking away the pennant winning hit from Pettis in the 10th with a catch right as the ball was about to at least hit the top of the fence

Mauch leaving in Moore for the 11th, when he had already thrown a lot of pitches

Anyway, 2002 took a lot of that frustration, and 1982’s, away.