Gameday Thread: Angels @ Astros (05/10/2021): Guerra "starting," J. Iglesias still out

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Yep

So after 5 years of constantly ripping the Angels for keeping him around and having him drag them down now it was the other way around the entire time??  AMAZING!

[yk9001]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

LOL --- they actually said that?   Hilarious

"He never made the playoffs in Anaheim.... LA"

 

[Jason]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Nobody misses the strike zone with regularity quite like Angels pitching.

It's almost all of them too. I don't get why they are so bad at pitching. 

[OregonLAA]

This is a joke. Imagine having 2 of the biggest superstars in all of baseball and you try to solve your pitching problems with Cobb and Quintana. We can’t win by picking up off the scrap heap. It’s been like this for years. Moreno has to go

[rafibomb]

Jose Suarez was extremely good in the minors despite being young for the competition before getting called up. The Angels lack of pitching talent and depth at the major league level along with injuries has severely hindered the development of should-be talented pitching prospects like Suarez, Canning, Sandoval and Barria. It is incredibly frustrating to see.

Edited May 11, 2021 by rafibomb

[southpaw]

“But it could have been worse”. - 2021 Angels slogan. 

[Jason]

Just now, OregonLAA said:

This is a joke. Imagine having 2 of the biggest superstars in all of baseball and you try to solve your pitching problems with Cobb and Quintana. We can’t win by picking up off the scrap heap. It’s been like this for years. Moreno has to go

There's nothing to do about this either 

Edited May 11, 2021 by Toby Flenderson

[Erstad Grit]

3 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Sorry, I am about half hour behind on the ESPN telecast.

The "Pujols just needs a better environment" is the biggest bunch of bullshit I've heard on tv since the "election was stolen" crap from the Capitol at  the beginning of this year.

Well to be fair, if an adult co-ed softball league would be considered a better environment I think he'd improve. 

[eligrba]

Angel pitching motto for 2021

 It could’ve been worse.

[jsnpritchett]

43 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

That inning certainly could have gone a lot worse.

Just going keep re-upping this after every inning tonight at this rate.

[yk9001]

2 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Seriously?

A team like Cleveland... 

I forget the exact verbiage, but the gist was that Pujols would be better if he had playoff motivation.

[UndertheHalo]

Could be worse tbh

[fan_since79]

If Arte really cared about the team he would sell it and make his billions in profit. Sell it to some people who know baseball and care about winning.

[T.G.]

*Yawn*

[failos]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

So after 5 years of constantly ripping the Angels for keeping him around and having him drag them down now it was the other way around the entire time??  AMAZING!

Eduardo Perez made the environment comment. He sounds like he swallowed a goat and has an irrational hatred for the Angels. He’s been shitting on them the entire game.

He also said that a player like Pujols should’ve left on his own terms.

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, Lou said:

Butera just induced a DP. 

Butera just helped out Garcia there, so maybe he can have an impact on pitchers after all...

[yk9001]

On the other hand, at least one or two of the espn guys are broadcasting from home... and the broadcast was timed with the actual game play.  Unlike Bally's.

[NrM]

 

https://theathletic.com/2577384/2021/05/10/yankees-arent-alone-in-struggling-to-score-as-mlbs-new-baseball-seems-to-have-backfired/

Apparently the new balls are favoring non angels pitchers

[UndertheHalo]

Is Suarez pacing this slow in the minors ?  He seems awfully tepid on the mound.  That can’t be good.  The stuff seems good.  Nice movement on his fastball.  Obviously still a very young player.  

Edited May 11, 2021 by UndertheHalo

[Jason]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Butera just helped out Garcia there, so maybe he can have an impact on pitchers after all...

I lol'd when they showed his ops+ at 16 

[tdawg87]

Guys I think that inning could have been worse.

[failos]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Is Suarez pacing this slow in the minors ?  He seems awfully tepid in the mound.  That can’t be good.  The stuff seems good.  Nice movement on his fastball.  Obviously still a very young player.  

The gold chains are slowing him down.

[Jason]

Dang, this game kind of sucks

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Toby Flenderson said:

I lol'd when they showed his ops+ at 16 

50 for his career!  (Jeff Mathis is close behind at 48--but at least he has a defensive/game-calling reputation to somewhat make up for it.)

[T.G.]

I really hate Gurriel