if Ohtani keeps this up

[T.G.]

Pauley Shore was never funny.

[Justin]

6 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Pauley Shore was never funny.

Very true, however, like Rob Schneider, he was so unfunny that the act of watching his movies became funny. 

Or at least that's what I told myself in the days before mainstream internet.

[tdawg87]

Encino Man is a classic and anyone who says otherwise is wrong and probably gay.

[Tank]

30 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

@Tank is kind of a movie snob

If you ever call me and I say to you “hey, can I call you back? I’m watching a Pauline Shore movie right now and it’s hilarious”, that’s my signal to you that I’m being held captive or there’s a home invasion robbery going on in my house and you need to call 9-1-1 immediately.

[Lou]

Mr. Pauley Shore is a true thespian.

 

Jerks. 

 

[m0nkey]

On 4/22/2021 at 5:16 PM, Angel Oracle said:

 

 

On 4/23/2021 at 12:42 PM, Angel Oracle said:

 

I love that in the same thread, AO manages to paste a picture directly from the source and then posts a screenshot of a google image search. 

[T.G.]

Can Ohtani go 30/30?

[Justin]

21 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Can Ohtani go 30/30?

Homers and stolen bases? Probably.

Homers and wins? Probably not. 

[Jason]

43 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Can Ohtani go 30/30?

 

21 minutes ago, Justin said:

Homers and stolen bases? Probably.

Homers and wins? Probably not. 

Yeah I doubt he ever comes that close to steals. The Angels aren't big on SBs and no way they are going to risk him getting injured by doing that very often 

[Stradling]

Just now, Toby Flenderson said:

 

Yeah I doubt he ever comes that close to steals. The Angels aren't big on SBs and no way they are going to risk him getting injured by doing that very often 

I think he has 6 steals. 

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

I think he has 6 steals. 

This season? If so, I haven't even noticed but that's cool 

[Jason]

Yep, the Halos have a total of 10 on the season and he has 6 of them. I'm kind of surprised

[arch stanton]

2 minutes ago, Toby Flenderson said:

Yep, the Halos have a total of 10 on the season and he has 6 of them. I'm kind of surprised

If you're interested in Angels baseball the broadcasts are available on multiple media platforms. You should give them a watch

[T.G.]

So... again... Could he go 30/30?

 

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, True Grich said:

So... again... Could he go 30/30?

 

Yes

[T.G.]

I think if Ohtani goes 30/30 and has a solid year pitching - he'll have to given some serious consideration for MVP.  Of course, if Trout continues on the pace he's current at - it probably won't matter what Ohtani does, but it makes for an interesting scenario.

Edited May 3, 2021 by True Grich

[JustATroutFan]

It wouldn't even be fair to opposing pitchers if Trout decides to steal a lot of bases again. Trout has become like Mantle (great speed but doesn't want to steal bases). 

[Jason]

24 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

If you're interested in Angels baseball the broadcasts are available on multiple media platforms. You should give them a watch

Yeah, I have Dish Network but I haven't been motivated enough to switch to Direct TV so I guess I wait until it's aired on channel 13. 

[Jason]

9 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

It wouldn't even be fair to opposing pitchers if Trout decides to steal a lot of bases again. Trout has become like Mantle (great speed but doesn't want to steal bases). 

Do you think it's him that doesn't want to or the team being afraid he'll get hurt. If I'm not mistaken, I think he's been hurt twice in his career stealing bases

[T.G.]

13 minutes ago, Toby Flenderson said:

Do you think it's him that doesn't want to or the team being afraid he'll get hurt. If I'm not mistaken, I think he's been hurt twice in his career stealing bases

I'm guessing it's a little of both.  I want him to steal bases for selfish reasons... but if not stealing bases keeps him off the IL, I'm fine with him not.

[JustATroutFan]

19 minutes ago, Toby Flenderson said:

Do you think it's him that doesn't want to or the team being afraid he'll get hurt. If I'm not mistaken, I think he's been hurt twice in his career stealing bases

I think it's more because of the team than Trout. It's just stupid and soft, in my opinion. Just because he had one fluky injury trying to steal a base in 2017 doesn't mean that you should stop letting him steal bases. He did stole 24 bases the season after he got hurt trying to steal a base against the Marlins. That leads me to believe that it's more because of the team. 

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I'm guessing it's a little of both.  I want him to steal bases for selfish reasons... but if not stealing bases keeps him off the IL, I'm fine with him not.

Yeah that's kind of how I see it too. Not much love is given to SB numbers like in years past so Trout will not be judged negatively for not having many. 

[T.G.]

If I remember correctly, Ohtani said he wanted to be the best player in baseball.  He's heading in the right direction... IMO, he's more exciting than Acuna, Soto, Tatits, etc.

I'm looking forward to seeing him pitch tonight. I love the idea that you just never know what amazing thing he's going to do next.

[Stradling]

I’m willing to bet he has the green light to steal whenever he’d like. 

[T.G.]

I believe, Ohtani steals bases by going into the bag feet first... Trout goes in head first.  I think the risk of injury appears greater going in head first.  I'm happy to see Trout not trying to steal bases.