Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Astros (4-5-2021)

[Taylor]

@Adam's new avatar?

[Billy_Ball]

3 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

I heard Terry on the radio mention that Angel Hernandez just lost his lawsuit against MLB.  Sounded like the suit was about Angel not getting the post season assignments that he thought he should get.

I'm glad they ruled against him.

Yup, Hernandez is just a terrible umpire.

[HeavenlyHalos]

3 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

I heard Terry on the radio mention that Angel Hernandez just lost his lawsuit against MLB.  Sounded like the suit was about Angel not getting the post season assignments that he thought he should get.

I'm glad they ruled against him.

LOL. Increases the odds that he ejects someone tomorrow.

[Billy_Ball]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

@Adam's new avatar?

They should post that photo all over the Astros locker room the next time he pitches against them.

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

 

[Taylor]

[Don]

4 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

He’s right on the ownership thing. When everyone buys in and feels like they are contributing to the success of just about anything you start to see people do great things. It’s honestly a good life lesson in general.

[axalar]

13 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

 

About to throw some Hei-makers instead

[Bronson]

I still can’t believe Ohtani did the staredown.

 

Even though that pitch obviously wasn’t intentional... Ohtani has a fire in him this year I have never seen before and I love it!!!

[Lou]

Albert starts the rally and gets no love. 

[Bronson]

24 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

 

Yeah, hit Joe Smith.

[Bronson]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Albert starts the rally and gets no love. 

[failos]

1 minute ago, Bronson said:

I’m making the same face from looking at that gif

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

21 minutes ago, Don said:

He’s right on the ownership thing. When everyone buys in and feels like they are contributing to the success of just about anything you start to see people do great things. It’s honestly a good life lesson in general.

Thanks Dad

[Bronson]

[sammyscioscia]

54 minutes ago, Lou said:

Albert starts the rally and gets no love. 

Albert is good to have, not gonna lie.  I disagree with not pinch running him there though, his lack of speed is a liability.

[Lou]

Complimenting Albert always comes with a caveat. 

[Lou]

19 minutes ago, Bronson said:

 

So, Dusty, what did your players tell their kids about cheating? Do they follow their fathers, too? 

STFU, sit back and take it. 

[Pancake Bear]

[failos]

1 hour ago, Bronson said:

[sammyscioscia]

We were never this tenacious during our record start to the 2018 season, I am still shocked we pulled this one off against yet another juggernaut team.  Feels weird, like, we might be more talented than anyone expected.  Let us all hope it lasts through the Summer, because we're going to need it, the A's won't continue rolling over and we will probably play them out of their slump.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, southpaw said:

 

Eric Denton sighting!

[Warfarin]

3 hours ago, sammyscioscia said:

We were never this tenacious during our record start to the 2018 season, I am still shocked we pulled this one off against yet another juggernaut team.  Feels weird, like, we might be more talented than anyone expected.  Let us all hope it lasts through the Summer, because we're going to need it, the A's won't continue rolling over and we will probably play them out of their slump.

Sometimes, the sum of the parts is better than the individual pieces.  I feel that may be true with our bullpen in particular.  Minasian talked this winter about getting guys who throw different kinds of pitches from different arm angles.  Individually, most aren't terribly impressive, but they seem to be pretty good when they're following one another and showing hitters vastly different looks.

The SP has been respectable - not great, but not bad.  The bullpen, though, has been rather solid and kept us in games, which has enabled our offense to come through and win it.  Given how great our offense is, if we can just keep with this formula (decent starts, good BP efforts), we should be in most games and win a number of them.

[Lou]

7 hours ago, Bronson said:

He had yellow eyes! So, help me, God! Yellow eyes!