Opening Day (2020) Gameday Thread: Angels vs. A's (7/24/2020) in Oakland

[eligrba4ever]

Angels Baseball: Picking up in 2020 where it left off in 2019.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Bronson said:

Maddon fucked our whole bullpen by taking Heaney out so early. 

Not defending Maddon but I’m guessing Buttrey is who would have pitched the 8th regardless.  Not that that is a good thing. 

[Lou]

Just now, Biergott said:

If Goodwin’s defense is why he’s in over Jo, I’ll take Jo’s bat over it any day.   Goodwin looked like Upton on that 

Because they all look, er, never mind.

[HaloBronco]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

Jo Adell could have had that.

And supposedly fielding issues was one of the reasons they kept him off the active roster.

I don't think he could have done worse there.

Bummer, bad play on Goodie but he's still better than Upton and a lot less expensive.  

[Erstad Grit]

Stripling looked great today, thanks Arte

[jonickell25]

Every reliever minus Barnes couldn't get ahead in the count to save their lives.

[bloodbrother]

Another year of watching the Angels pen try to hold a lead for multiple innings....

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I miss Shields + K-Rod. I’m sick of having such an inconsistent bullpen. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

[fan_since79]

Maddon had little choice. Heaney had the stiff back. Take a chance by extending his pitch count and he hurts it and is out for two months.

The constant, never ending pitching injuries.

[AngelsLakersFan]

You can only go so far with a pen full of DFA pickups.

[bloodbrother]

Good news is Pujols leads off the 9th

[Biergott]

Unreal

[Claude]

Looks like a Blowpen again this season. 

[Slegnaac]

[bloodbrother]

If walking batters is good, then this bullpen is great

[Taylor]

What is a strike, anyway?

[fan_since79]

Ugly baseball.

[Biergott]

Awesome!

[angelinkc]

Bullpen afraid to challenge hitters. Make them hit the damn ball

[Keener]

This is some little league shit.

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Good news is Pujols leads off the 9th

Four more HR's to tie Mays.

[mmc]

This team definitely needs another elite guy in the pen.  Really hoping we add to the bullpen along with the rotation.

[John Taylor]

Isn't Castro supposed to be like a superior defensive catcher? Dude has looked lost all night.

[Lou]

52 minutes ago, Lou said:

Cricket starts at 3am.

Can't wait.