Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Dodgers (3/29/2021) Ohtani on the Bump - Batting second!

[IheartLA]

fastball command is a zero at this point

[bloodbrother]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Perry wanted all the FA relievers

[Lhalo]

Yikes

[IheartLA]

it seems like he's scared to throw the FB

[failos]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Is rather he just hit

Nah. He looks like shit tonight though.

[Slegnaac]

Othani is just working on some stuff.

[IheartLA]

i expect this to be his last inning and for there to be a post game report of Ohtani getting an MRI after feeling some "discomfort"

[AngelsLakersFan]

5 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

so many curveballs where are the splitters? FB is all over the place

It's the only pitch he has any idea where it's going.

[Chuck]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

Holy Shit

 

Steve Cishek carried an 11.12 ERA through his first seven appearances, though he rebounded to post a 3.14 ERA while punching out 15 across his final 14.1 frames. A major portion of his early struggles can be attributed to a poor fastball, as opposing hitters slugged .789 off the pitch across the entirety of the campaign. That may have inspired Cishek to alter his pitch mix, as he increased his slider usage to a career-high 51.3% while his fastball usage dipped to 47.6% -- nearly 10% below his career average. Also positive was the fact that Cishek's velocity, swinging-strike rate and strikeout percentage were all aligned with his career norms.

 

[eligrba4ever]

Woo Hoo!! Shohei has gotten six outs in less than 50 pitches.

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

it seems like he's scared to throw the FB

That’s because it’s an awful pitch 

[Justin]

6 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Now if we can just make it 2013 again

[Jason]

Ohtani should be watching and taking notes off of Urias 

[IheartLA]

Splitter - A+ . only thrown one or two but looks like the same dominant pitch when Betts whiffed.

Curveball - B .  just a get me over pitch although it seems it's the only pitch he feels confident about throwing strikes with at this point. It will be incredibly obvious and exploited if he keeps throwing it at the beginning of at bats though in future starts.

Slider - D .  just terrible. can't throw it for a strike and it hasn't gotten any swings and misses. CT3 also crushed a hanger for a HR.

Fastball - F . command is so bad...when it's in the zone it's gonna go a long way. he's obviously scared to throw it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

10 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Holy Shit

 

Who's spot are they taking?

Are any of these guys worth a spot at this point?

[bloodbrother]

Ohtani been throwing his curve for strikes all spring. Rest of his arsenal....work in progress

[IheartLA]

Split is still insanely nasty. Damn Belli didn't have a chance.

[Chuck]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Who's spot are they taking?

Are any of these guys worth a spot at this point?

Does it matter?

Yes. 

[Jason]

Ohtani’s command is so bad you’d think that he’s new to pitching

[Chuck]

Just now, Jason said:

Ohtani’s command is so bad you’d think that he’s new to pitching

You should have seen how bad his command was in 2018 spring training. We all know what happened next. 

[Jason]

Lol at 5 BB in 2.1 IP

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

You should have seen how bad his command was in 2018 spring training. We all know what happened next. 

He got hurt after only a few starts?

[IheartLA]

fastball is so shit omg

[Jason]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

You should have seen how bad his command was in 2018 spring training. We all know what happened next. 

Yeah, too much is put into ST stats but we’ve seen more injured and mediocre Ohtani than 2018 Ohtani. Hopefully he figures it out but my confidence in him isn’t there yet. 

[Lhalo]

Well I’m glad Ohtani didn’t get killed right there.