Gameday Thread: Angels vs. A's (7/26/2020) Shohei Ohtani's 2020 Debut

[Angel Oracle]

6 minutes ago, Bronson said:

Ohtani looks incredibly hittable 

It’s not that.   He simply can’t throw strikes.

Bright side, it’s not Doug White coaching the pitchers anymore.   ICWT (In Callaway We Trust)

[tdawg87]

Ohtani is the worst pitcher of all time what a piece of shit.

[Blarg]

Maybe he should back of the weightlifting and work on some control and movement on his pitches. Its a very short season so he needs to get focused quick.

[Angels in 2030]

4 minutes ago, John Taylor said:

Meh, Ohtani didn't get to pitch during spring training, and I don't know how much he got to pitch during summer camp, I won't start to panic until he has "forearm tightness"

This.  I’m not sure why anyone had such high expectations today.  What in the past few weeks would make you think that?  He did not look good in summer.  But give him time.  Dude is coming back from TJ.  I’ll judge him around game 4 or 5.  

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Dude just shut the fuck up.

 

Don’t be a snowflake. 

[Chuck]

Just now, HeavenlyHalos said:

Agreed Chuck. We need his bat badly. 

There's really no reason not to see him tomorrow in the lineup. 

[southpaw]

The level of panicking is amazing here on AW.com. Simply amazing. 

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

I expected him to have struggles with command but the huge drop in velo was concerning. Hit 95 MPH a couple times, but mostly sat 91-93 with his secondary stuff also lacking any sharp bite to it.

Not worried about that at all.  The reports are that his velocity is fine.  
 

Today is disappointing, but really it’s not that huge of a surprise.  He hasn’t pitched in 2 years.  I’m glad to see the mean bite in the split and the reports of restored velocity.  Im not tripping about the command right now.  It’ll be fine. 

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

It’s not that.   He simply can’t throw strikes.

Bright side, it’s not Doug White coaching the pitchers anymore.   ICWT (In Callaway We Trust)

It’s both. When he’s hitting high 90’s he can get away with being wild... you can’t when you’re hitting 92-93.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Gubi's 'tarded 'Key to the Game' is already out of date... no one is calling this a comeback.

[Vlad27Trout27]

I still blame the offense for not blowing the game up in the 1st!

[Bronson]

Just now, Vlad27Trout27 said:

I still blame the offense for not blowing the game up in the 1st!

Yeah because that made Ohtani pitch like shit.

[Inside Pitch]

Angels fans reacting to Ohtani's performance with their usual aplomb.

 

[UndertheHalo]

If he’s struggling at the end of August I’ll worry about it.  I’ll be happy to just see him get his shit together this season. 

[Lou]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Gubi's 'tarded 'Key to the Game' is already out of date... no one is calling this a comeback.

LL Cool J was right

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, Fourts said:

This.  I’m not sure why anyone had such high expectations today.  What in the past few weeks would make you think that?  He did not look good in summer.  But give him time.  Dude is coming back from TJ.  I’ll judge him around game 4 or 5.  

I didn't expect him to look 'good' but I did expect to see him hitting 97+ on the radar gun consistently.

[Angels in 2030]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Who said he was going 80-90 pitches?

Read back.  Comments to me about madden letting canning go 90 without restrictions.  Regardless, 60-75 is very limited to me - and I pointed out that he’s been wild and it could be a short day if not under control.  30 pitches.  Very limited 

[Bronson]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

If he’s struggling at the end of August I’ll worry about it.  I’ll be happy to just see him get his shit together this season. 

Can we really afford 3-4 more starts like that though??? 

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 minute ago, Bronson said:

 

Don’t be a snowflake. 

 

I'm the least snowflakey person here. You have multiple people telling you you're being an annoying little fuck. Take a hint.

And your only response is "stop being a snow flake hurr durr."

[HeavenlyHalos]

3 minutes ago, Fourts said:

This.  I’m not sure why anyone had such high expectations today.  What in the past few weeks would make you think that?  He did not look good in summer.  But give him time.  Dude is coming back from TJ.  I’ll judge him around game 4 or 5.  

Well... I'm pretty sure nobody expected him not to be able to register an out lol.

[gklingel52]

4 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I really hope that Ohtani is back in the lineup tomorrow based on his short outing. This doesn't necessarily qualify as a heavy work load today.

Question, based on 30 pitches, do you make him wait 5-6 days or get him back on the mound in 3-4 days? 

[Bronson]

Just now, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

I'm the least snowflakey person here. You have multiple people telling you you're being an annoying little fuck. Take a hint.

And your only response is "stop being a snow flake hurr durr."

It’s annoying because it’s not what you wanna hear.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I don’t know why anyone is surprised about this...don’t need to give the reasons why as they’ve been covered. If Ohtani is still looking like this in 2-3 months then we’ve got some legit reasons to worry. Hopefully now he’s got the nerves and jitters calmed, and he can come back next Sunday and have a better outing. 

[Lou]

Just now, Fourts said:

Read back.  Comments to me about madden letting canning go 90 without restrictions.  Regardless, 60-75 is very limited to me - and I pointed out that he’s been wild and it could be a short day if not under control.  30 pitches.  Very limited 

Canning and Ohtani are different people. 

[southpaw]

People around here would have traded away Mike Trout after he was up the first time in his career too.