Gameday Thread: 9/4 Angels @ Athletics : Ohtani hits 5th

[eligrba4ever]

Those comments by Terry and Langston about Ohtani make sense. The managers always limit young pitchers from extending too much. 

The same thing might be happening to Ohtani as a hitter. He has never had this many plate appearances. Even though he missed nearly two months, he still hasn't played this much in a season. And now his attention is split with his pitching workouts.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

Well then Ohtani is not amazing. He just got completely outmatched 3 three pitches in a row and went 0-8 with four strikeouts last week. O for freaking 8. He has looked terrible the last couple of weeks. He is not amazing.

Ok, I don’t really know what your definition of amazing is, but my guess is it is incredibly high that maybe a few players in all of baseball achieve.  You discrediting him because he went 0-8 is a sign that you might be overly critical.  My guess is any player you do think is amazing has had stretches like Ohtani has had recently.  

[Justin]

5 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Well then Ohtani is not amazing. He just got completely outmatched 3 three pitches in a row and went 0-8 with four strikeouts last week. O for freaking 8. He has looked terrible the last couple of weeks. He is not amazing.

He has been absolutely terrible the last couple of weeks. But even with that stretch, he's still hitting .287 on the season. And he hit for the cycle in June. I think he is much closer to amazing than not. 

[Docwaukee]

this place would turn on Gandhi.   

'he's only fasting to get noticed'.  

'he can't even pick up a fork'.  

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

this place would turn on Gandhi.   

'he's only fasting to get noticed'.  

'he can't even pick up a fork'.  

The New York Gandhi was so much better.  

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, SoPas Angel said:

He has been absolutely terrible the last couple of weeks. But even with that stretch, he's still hitting .287 on the season. And he hit for the cycle in June. I think he is much closer to amazing than not. 

Ohtani's hitting of late has stopped all the chatter of him giving up pitching and playing RF instead.

[Justin]

4 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

this place would turn on Gandhi.   

We should see how many activists Toronto would give us for him.

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

The New York Gandhi was so much better.  

if he was in NY they'd have money for him to be able to eat.  

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[Stradling]

Just now, Dochalo said:

if he was in NY they'd have money for him to be able to eat.  

The Oakland Ghandi fasts on a much smaller budget.  

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Too bad the Bees' season is over, Trout needs to be sent down to correct a few things.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Stradling]

Ghandi only fasts because Arte won’t invest in food for him.

[fan_since79]

44 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

What just happened?  I took out the trash and came back in to see that Sandoval was out.

He's an Angels pitcher and the risk of his arm falling off increases dramatically after 50 pitches. Ausmus is just playing it safe with the kid.

 

[Claude]

18 minutes ago, Baghdad Strad said:

The New York Gandhi was so much better.  

That dude could pitch.

[IIIII]

I think Ohtani broke. He looks like the spring training hitter form last year. Just horrible.

I’m curious what Trout’s stats would be without the juiced ball because he’s looked off this season more than any other season. I feel like the HR total has really boosted his all around stats, which would otherwise be poor for him.

[Claude]

Ghandi is an east coast guy. He won’t sign here. 

Edited September 5, 2019 by Calzone 2

[Claude]

1 minute ago, IIIII said:

I think Ohtani broke. He looks like the spring training hitter form last year. Just horrible.

I think ML pitchers are starting to figure him out. He bails out on inside pitches. He sometimes bails out for no reason. 

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[eligrba4ever]

Dang,  I really don't want Cahill to reach 100 innings. Better the Angels have NO 100-inning pitchers than one if the one is Cahill.  

It's not a rational thought  and why should I care? I really hope 100 is NOT an incentive clause worth cash.

[Claude]

So no one is worried about the offense. Just pitching?

[angelsnationtalk]

Is it just me or did Hendricks have some pine tar on his hat?

[daygloman]

Gad..................... This team SUCKS!!!!

Go Halos anyway!!!

[eligrba4ever]

Skunked in Oakland. Can't get any better than this!!!! 

Started the game with an elimination number of 9 in the wild card. Must be 7 now.

Angels now 10 under .500. Still bouncing down the cliff to the beach.

[Claude]

They’re not even trying anymore. This team has lost its inner spirit. 

[eligrba4ever]

Angels need 16 wins in the final 22 games to finish .500. 

Trying hard not to laugh.