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

[AngelsLakersFan]

This umpire's zone is more of a circle than a rectangle.... I wonder if he doesn't know his shapes...

[tdawg87]

Good team.

[Angelsjunky]

Just now, beatlesrule said:

I am not hip to all the new data and numbers but isn't that really good? So his numbers would be even better if the Angels actually had a good defense. I was curious if there was some kind of formula/calculator where you could figure out what a pitchers numbers would be with better or worse defense behind him. Kind of like looking at a pitchers numbers that aren't very good and not realizing his team was like top 5 in errors allowed or how many errors happened while he pitched that would have lead to his numbers being better. Kind of like how in basketball, you don't get an assist unless the player you pass to makes the shot. Same in hockey. A quarterback might be 15/30 for a game but most of those throws could be accurate and it's just he has sucky receivers.

His ERA was 7.16, I believe, so it is a massive discrepancy. Usually it is less than half a run.

[AngelsLakersFan]

5 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

I am not hip to all the new data and numbers but isn't that really good? So his numbers would be even better if the Angels actually had a good defense. I was curious if there was some kind of formula/calculator where you could figure out what a pitchers numbers would be with better or worse defense behind him. Kind of like looking at a pitchers numbers that aren't very good and not realizing his team was like top 5 in errors allowed or how many errors happened while he pitched that would have lead to his numbers being better. Kind of like how in basketball, you don't get an assist unless the player you pass to makes the shot. Same in hockey. A quarterback might be 15/30 for a game but most of those throws could be accurate and it's just he has sucky receivers.

FIP estimates ERA without defense. It's a better predictor of future ERA than ERA itself. FIP also normalizes faster than ERA, so whatever his 'true talent level' is it's going to be a lot closer to his FIP than his ERA

[T.G.]

3 walks in the inning... what could go wrong?

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

Good team.

Did you see the picture of the platypus with the wizard hat ? Highlight tonight imo. 

[Angelsjunky]

Wtf. Why is Cobb not throwing strikes to a guy hitting .233 with no HR?

[UndertheHalo]

3 minutes ago, True Grich said:

 

Damn it.

He sort of listened to us.  

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

One more strike please...

[UndertheHalo]

Former baseball players : 0

The thing : 5 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Nice battling Cobb!

[beatlesrule]

Cobb got out of it. I mean, he didn't allow a run although he certainly struggled.

[T.G.]

You do the hokie pokie

[Second Base]

Cobb has pitched well tonight. If he was wearing a Rays jersey, he'd have two walls tonight, not five. 

This ump sucks.

[Vlad27Trout27]

27 minutes ago, eligrba said:

um for research, who is she? 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Former baseball players : 0

The thing : 5 

Former players : 3

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

um for research, who is she? 

 Caitlyn Jenner.

Edited May 5, 2021 by True Grich

[Angels 1961]

Pandas game rained out

[Taylor]

McClanahan is a filthy pitcher. I picked him up on my fantasy team.

But of course he's on my bench because I have too many SPs.

[Bronson]

Of course that ball doesn’t get out...

[Lou]

2 hours ago, aznhockeyguy said:

Why is Iglesias batting 5th????

Hello 

[Taylor]

Just now, Taylor said:

McClanahan is a filthy pitcher. I picked him up on my fantasy team.

But of course he's on my bench because I have too many SPs.

 

(That was for you, @True Grich.)

[Vlad27Trout27]

3 minutes ago, True Grich said:

 Caitlyn Jenner.

[eligrba]

6 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

um for research, who is she? 

New defensive coach for the Angels demonstrating the proper athletic position for when a pitch is thrown.

[Bronson]

This umpires strike zone us unbelievably bad.