The Official 2021 Los Angeles Angels Spring Training News & Notes Thread

[DCAngelsFan]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Looking forward to Scotty’s take on this. 

So ... no mention of "players" - no contact with any players?

  

 

[Stradling]

 

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, DCAngelsFan said:

So ... no mention of "players" - no contact with any players?

  

 

My guess is this happened during the initial intake 

[Taylor]

Callaway was on the grassy knoll infecting Matt Wise with COVID.

[Inside Pitch]

36 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Callaway was on the grassy knoll infecting Matt Wise with COVID.

[Bronson]

 

Man I’m excited to watch this guy close out games this year.

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

 

Great. Not only do we get the declining rendon, who went from 6th best to 8th, we also sign him when Texas of all places is frozen.

This friggen team, man

[Angel Oracle]

On 2/16/2021 at 2:02 PM, T.G. said:

Everybody do the cactus dance!

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 2/18/2021 at 7:42 PM, Dochalo said:

re-watch days of thunder instead (I know you've seen that).  

I was so let down when we didnt get either Cole or Wheeler last year, because I wanted so badly to make a lame days of thunder joke with pics or cole trickle and russ wheeler. And i was robbed forever.

And agreed on thin red line. Was overshadowed by saving private ryan, but such a good movie.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

Looking forward to Scotty’s take on this. 

Its crazy that one year ago, hearing someone got covid was like "wow.... this is scary... we're all going to die"

And now youre surprised like "he barely got it this week?"

[Angel Oracle]

On 2/16/2021 at 3:38 PM, Junkballer said:

Despite what Joe says about there being no set plan at this time, pretty sure they will continue with an every seventh day rotation for him.  

And 5 innings/start once a week the entire season = 135 innings.

Is that something doable?

[Angel Oracle]

12 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Great. Not only do we get the declining rendon, who went from 6th best to 8th, we also sign him when Texas of all places is frozen.

This friggen team, man

It’s finally thawing out this weekend, 56 in Dallas today.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[ten ocho recon scout]

9 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

It’s finally thawing out this weekend, 56 in Dallas today.

Almost bixby knolls weather

[Lou]

40 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I was so let down when we didnt get either Cole or Wheeler last year, because I wanted so badly to make a lame days of thunder joke with pics or cole trickle and russ wheeler. And i was robbed forever.

You, sir, are a visionary.

[mmc]

 

[ThisismineScios]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

We can make fun of the Cobb mechanics/Driveline thing all we want, but Shohei doing this is a big deal. He's always been pretty set in his ways and stubborn about his mechanics. I've always felt they handled him with kid gloves and it caused him to be a little careless. He's a phenomenal athlete, but it hasn't always connected. Excited to see how his dedication to becoming great pays off. 

[Angels 1961]

5 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Sho us the way Mr.Ohtani to the playoffs.

[tdawg87]

We need him so bad.

[mmc]

4 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

We need him so bad.

not as badly as I need you.

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, mmc said:

not as badly as I need you.

[Taylor]

35 minutes ago, ThisismineScios said:

We can make fun of the Cobb mechanics/Driveline thing all we want, but Shohei doing this is a big deal. He's always been pretty set in his ways and stubborn about his mechanics. I've always felt they handled him with kid gloves and it caused him to be a little careless. He's a phenomenal athlete, but it hasn't always connected. Excited to see how his dedication to becoming great pays off. 

What is this based on?

[jsnpritchett]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

What is this based on?

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

We need him so bad.

Not to sound lame and cliche. But like the cliche, getting the 18 version of him would be like a "big splash"

If he simple pitches all year and pitches like a mid rotation with flashes of a good pitcher, this team is a lot better

[Docwaukee]

If we get the 2018 version of Ohtani, I think we'll win the division.  The 2020 version and probably not.  

We have been so hopeful and let down by guys coming off injury in the past, I don't want to get too excited.  

[tdawg87]

I don't want to be Buttelcupped.