Gameday Thread: D-Backs @ Angels (03/12/2021) Stassi catching

[jsnpritchett]

[Warfarin]

Have seen Maddon split up Trout and Rendon the last few games, having Ohtani hit inbetween them and now Walsh.  Will be interesting to see what the opening day lineup looks like.  If Ohtani continues to hit on all cylinders, could see him hitting 3rd and perhaps Walsh 5th?  

2B Fletcher, CF Trout, DH Ohtani, 3B Rendon, 1B Walsh, LF Upton, RF Fowler, C Stassi, SS Jimenez, perhaps.

[angelsnationtalk]

Love the idea of Maddon slotting Ohtani/Walsh between Trout and Rendon. IMO allowing Rendon to hit 4th gives him better RBI chances. I see Walsh as more of a #5-type hitter, but if he can stick hitting 3rd then i'm 100% all for it.

Though what I'd prefer is Iglesias slotting in the #2 slot. Both he and Fletcher are low strikeout guys. Having Trout, Ohtani, Rendon and Walsh slot #3-#6 makes the RBI chances ridiculous and quite scary.  

[Chuck]

Media Gameday Notes.

Lineup - 3-12 vs. ARI.PDF

[Warfarin]

Both Barria and Quintana scheduled to go 3 innings each.  Nice to see everyone getting stretched out.

[tdawg87]

16 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Both Barria and Quintana scheduled to go 3 innings each.  Nice to see everyone getting stretched out.

Gross.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Giggitty giggitty!

[Erstad Grit]

Swap Ohtani for Pujols and move Ohtani in between Rendon and Upton and I love our lineup.  

[Dtwncbad]

I will volunteer to pitch when Stassi is catching.

[jsnpritchett]

Stassi with a pretty bad passed ball there.  Guess he's a little rusty.

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

3 hours ago, Warfarin said:

Have seen Maddon split up Trout and Rendon the last few games, having Ohtani hit inbetween them and now Walsh.  Will be interesting to see what the opening day lineup looks like.  If Ohtani continues to hit on all cylinders, could see him hitting 3rd and perhaps Walsh 5th?  

2B Fletcher, CF Trout, DH Ohtani, 3B Rendon, 1B Walsh, LF Upton, RF Fowler, C Stassi, SS Jimenez, perhaps.

SS Jimenez, not Iglesias?

[Warfarin]

24 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

SS Jimenez, not Iglesias?

Err not sure where my mind was, lol.  My apologies, Iglesias.

[jsnpritchett]

Lot of interest in this game so far today, I see.  Ha ha.

For those who aren't watching, Minasian has been in the booth with Terry (well, technically in the booth next door) for a couple innings.  Others may have a different take, but to me he hasn't said much that's newsworthy or notable thus far.  (Not saying that as a bad thing...it's just been a pretty basic/surface-level interview so far.)

[Make Angels Great Again]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Lot of interest in this game so far today, I see.  Ha ha.

For those who aren't watching, Minasian has been in the booth with Terry (well, technically in the booth next door) for a couple innings.  Others may have a different take, but to me he hasn't said much that's newsworthy or notable thus far.  (Not saying that as a bad thing...it's just been a pretty basic/surface-level interview so far.)

 

Agreed, he's definitely not a super chatty type. haha.

[rafibomb]

Quintana has been legit this spring. 

[Inside Pitch]

Quintana doesn't waste a lot of time or energy when on the mound.  It's kinda nice seeing him put up boring innings.

[Inside Pitch]

4 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Lot of interest in this game so far today, I see.  Ha ha.

For those who aren't watching, Minasian has been in the booth with Terry (well, technically in the booth next door) for a couple innings.  Others may have a different take, but to me he hasn't said much that's newsworthy or notable thus far.  (Not saying tThat as a bad thing...it's just been a pretty basic/surface-level interview so far.)

He comes across as super mellow and yet he's still a better interview than Eppler.

[angelsnationtalk]

Perry Minasian, while talking to Terry Smith, just confirmed Ohtani will have no inning limits this season. 

That's pretty cool

[rafibomb]

 

 

[Vlad27Trout27]

Perry seems bored....

[Inside Pitch]

The more Minasian speaks the more he comes across like a nice halfway point between Jerry's salesman slickness and Eppler's nerdy 17 year old picking up your daughter for the big dance.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Perry seems bored....

Yeah, that was what I was thinking.  Ha.  When they show him, his body posture doesn't exactly scream interest. 

[angelsnationtalk]

3 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Perry seems bored....

Perry "Melatonin" Minasian. 

[Inside Pitch]

Does anyone else react to the Roger Lodge ads during the telecasts by saying "nope" out loud or is that just me?