Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Padres (9/02/2020)

[Lou]

Look at the bright side.

The Amazon Warriors beat the Zouks by 7 wickets

 

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Game 6 said:

True as to the sample size. This whole season is about rationalizing sample size. We also know shortstops don’t start getting better defensively after the age of 31 and most all SS’s who are below league average hitters at 30-31 become even greater liabilities at age 32-33.

The larger point here is Simba is not a must have player any longer. As a fan, love the guy. As a critical thinker, I know he won’t be back. 

You can't do that with defensive metrics.  You can't assume errors, or no errors -- this is one of the reasons why they are so balky and unreliable much less predictive.   

Claiming the numbers prove he's in decline is laughably incorrect -- thats what I was calling out..   His being in decline is an easy assumption to make, to argue he's in decline to the extent that a 100 inning sample points to...  LOL, no.

[daygloman]

4:00 start tomorrow.

 

Go Halos!

[Inside Pitch]

Five games in a row where the SP didn't shit the bed...   2-3 record and one blowout loss.   2020 Angels!

[Angel Oracle]

I just look forward to the day where clean peanut isn’t the motto of the bullpen.

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Game 6 said:

Do you think Eppler/next GM should re-sign Simba to a multi-year contract or a QO? Or should they let him go, play the controlled MIF’ers and use the payroll space to improve the team?

You may have missed it but I've been saying he was as good as gone for about a year and my reasoning has been clear.... Teams don't spend time developing guys to then not use them when they are ready and will allow them to spend resources ($$$), in areas of greater need -- well, the smart teams anyway.   

The only way I could see him coming back is if his market completely craters and he's willing to take a one or two year deal at a number like 2-3 mil per...  And even then I'd say this is more true of Eppler than it would be another GM.   I'd argue a different GM let's him go period.    

[fan_since79]

[T.G.]

43 minutes ago, Game 6 said:

As a critical thinker, I know he won’t be back. 

Let me be the first to pat you on the back...

 

[Mark68]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

I just look forward to the day where clean peanut isn’t the motto of the bullpen.

I look forward to the day when said peanuts are actually clean and not undigested crap nuggets.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Game 6 said:

Agreed. And my original point before Lou created an alternative narrative. 

Nope.

My point was that Rengifo is not a good fielder and Simmons is better. 

That's it. 

[Lou]

I had already started my "Rengifo is bad at defense" argument. I was merely continuing it. 

 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Game 6 said:

When? In 2019? whatever you thought you were continuing, on which thread or in which season, it had nothing to do with my post so back the fuck off.

Or what? You're going to pound your keyboard really, really hard? 

[Lou]

Oh, to answer your question... no, it was in 2020. Today, in fact. Hell, in THIS thread come to think of it.

 

3 hours ago, Lou said:

Some of you guys really have to stop trying to sell Rengifo as a good fielder. 

 

[Stradling]

Holy shit Bedrosian pitched last night.   He can’t have more than 3 or 4 appearances this year. 

[T.G.]

Some people really take themselves a little too seriously.

[Angel Oracle]

Nice Ankiel impression, Robles!

15 pitches, 3 strikes?

Really, Really, Really, REALLY?

WTF is wrong with you this season?

Edited September 3, 2020 by Angel Oracle

[eligrba]

15 hours ago, VariousCrap said:

"I love the Angels, but I am really getting sick of watching them lose."

I propose this as the Angel'swin 2021 motto.

We will need t-shirts.  Who wants to be in charge of ordering?!!