Gameday Thread: Angels vs Dodgers (Exhibition Game #2) July 21st, 2020

[PattyD22]

It would have been nice to see one of the Angels potential stars come up with a clutch hit in that situation last inning.  Looked very overwhelmed there unfortunately.

[Chuck]

Man this Jacob Barnes guy has good stuff too. 

Great RP pickups by Eppler once again.

[Revad]

Have to say I've found the tv feed (sometimes I'm on radio) pretty excellent- maybe I've just been missing baseball.  I couldn't watch last night so this is the first game of the year for me

[stormngt]

3 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

They are doing a tough enough job creating a bubble to protect the players and staff. Spectators won't be tested. I have a hunch that many more players will opt out of the season if they allow even a small number of spectators in. At least for now.

How would fans get within 6 feet of the players?  They shouldn't get that close in full stadium!

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, cvdog said:

Why has he not been released ages ago. Like a career 7 era.

Ages ago?  

A season and a half 

2018 his only full season

26 games 3.41 ERA

Why wasnt he released?

[Claude]

None of the Dodgers fans left the game early. That's true fan dedication.

[Stradling]

2 hours ago, cvdog said:

Why has he not been released ages ago. Like a career 7 era.

By 7 you mean 4.5?  

[Vlad27Trout27]

Barria just need to be given the ball at the start of the game, stop worrying about spin rate and openers with him. he's shown the ability to be a good starter with out these obstacles.he's not going to be an ace,  but hes going to be a solid (4-6) in a rotation.

[T.G.]

I haven't watched any games as of yet... just haven't felt like it for some reason. I'm sure I'll tune in eventually. 

If I could, I'd GO to a game in a heart beat.

Edited July 22, 2020 by True Grich

[fan_since79]

12 hours ago, cvdog said:

Why has he not been released ages ago. Like a career 7 era.

Yeah, WTH is Barria still doing here?!

Same with Stassi and his .136 batting average. Why is he still on the roster??

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

Yeah, WTH is Barria still doing here?!

Same with Stassi and his .136 batting average. Why is he still on the roster??

And why is Eppler still the GM? Why does Moreno still own the team?

Edited July 22, 2020 by True Grich

[Chuck]

31 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Yeah, WTH is Barria still doing here?!

Same with Stassi and his .136 batting average. Why is he still on the roster??

Barria is always going to be a back of the rotation guy until he can craft a new pitch to get righties out. 

Stassi looked pretty good behind the plate last night and he hit the ball really hard three times, resulting in just one hit however. 

I think we give him one more shot. He said he made some changes to his approach and swing so we'll see.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

15 hours ago, stormngt said:

How would fans get within 6 feet of the players?  They shouldn't get that close in full stadium!

Not sure, but shit happens, just an unnecessary risk IMO.

[Tank]

4 hours ago, RBM said:

He's still phat.

I was led to believe that this is a good thing. No?