Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Astros (4-23-2021)

[IheartLA]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Every player declines differently. Some do so quickly, some very slowly. It doesn't seem to correlate with how good the player is.

There were signs of his decline, though, before he became an Angel. His wRC+ went from 180 to 164 to 147 in his three final years as a Cardinal, with a clear downward trend for two years in a row.  I think Arte just overlooked that and hoped the "off year" narrative was true, and he'd at least have four or five years of 150+ (not that Arte knows or cares about wRC+, but you now what I mean).

When Albert got even worse in 2012 with a 133 wRC+, almost everyone thought it was just another down year, and that he was getting his sea leagues in the AL and on the Angels, and that he would bounce back. But it wasn't to be, obviously.

And of course there's age - I think it very possible that he's 2-3 older than advertised, which makes his decline starting 2010 at age 32 or 33, which is a very common age to start declining.

Why couldn't Pujols age like other Dominican sluggers like Cruz or Ortiz? Twas not to be...

[Lou]

Sweet, another Pujols sucks discussion! 

[IheartLA]

Heaney good. Ohtani good. 

[tdawg87]

Just now, IheartLA said:

Why couldn't Pujols age like other Dominican sluggers like Cruz or Ortiz? Twas not to be...

He didn't use roids.

[Blarg]

3 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

Why couldn't Pujols age like other Dominican sluggers like Cruz or Ortiz? Twas not to be...

7 surgeries to his knees and feet in 8 years. That did most of the aging.

[Blarg]

Bembunt, sort of.

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

7 surgeries to his knees and feet in 8 years. That did most of the aging.

Did the age hurt his knees, or did his knees hurt the age?

[Vlad27Trout27]

Can we just give credit to Bemboom on an amazing gameplan!

[Jason]

So many DPs tonight and Pujols hasn’t gotten in on it 

[beatlesrule]

13 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Every player declines differently. Some do so quickly, some very slowly. It doesn't seem to correlate with how good the player is.

There were signs of his decline, though, before he became an Angel. His wRC+ went from 180 to 164 to 147 in his three final years as a Cardinal, with a clear downward trend for two years in a row.  I think Arte just overlooked that and hoped the "off year" narrative was true, and he'd at least have four or five years of 150+ (not that Arte knows or cares about wRC+, but you now what I mean).

When Albert got even worse in 2012 with a 133 wRC+, almost everyone thought it was just another down year, and that he was getting his sea leagues in the AL and on the Angels, and that he would bounce back. But it wasn't to be, obviously.

And of course there's age - I think it very possible that he's 2-3 older than advertised, which makes his decline starting 2010 at age 32 or 33, which is a very common age to start declining.

Oh there's no doubt he is 2-3 years older. Makes his decline easier to understand. Again though, I still don't understand how he all of a sudden loses what a ball and strike is. Oh well. We just have to hope this team can win despite him. I was at the game Tuesday night where he hit a bomb but those will be rarer and rarer. I am just hoping Maddon continues to hit him lower and lower in the lineup. Last year.......last year........

[Blarg]

10 Ks for Heaney. 

[Blarg]

Well done Heaney.  

[Stradling]

Really nice game by Heaney.  

 

[Blarg]

Yeah, we all knew this was coming.

[Blarg]

Sorry, forgot you guys are on delay.

[Vlad27Trout27]

Aah Fuck.

[Blarg]

More Maddon bullpen genius.

[beatlesrule]

[Justin]

“They have no bullpen,” one opposing scout said. “It’s going to be a big issue.”

We were warned. 

[CarniifeX]

But also we should have at least four runs in this game.

[Chuck]

Just now, Blarg said:

More Maddon bullpen genius.

[IheartLA]

Slegers again! All this dude does is come in and give up rockets.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Are you fucking kidding me? That was the most predictable shit ever. 

[jonickell25]

I didn't realize that Slegers was the 7th inning setup man. What has he done to deserve that?

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

Slegers again! All this dude does is come in and give up rockets.

Aaron Sluggers. Because they love him long time!