Gameday Thread: Mariners @ Angels (6/4/2021): Ohtani starting, hitting 2nd

[Docwaukee]

Lagares and that .534 ops from the cleanup spot.  

If the Angels didn't have a manager, they would be 3 games better than they are now  

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, DMVol said:

You clearly don’t understand how a genius operates.....

How could I?  

[fan_since79]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Lagares and that .534 ops from the cleanup spot.  

If the Angels didn't have a manager, they would be 3 games better than they are now  

He's doing some things in BP that look better than what the other guys are doing.

[Tank]

7 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

He's doing some things in BP that look better than what the other guys are doing.

it gets you ready for all of those game conditions where they throw 80 mph straight fastballs at you.

[mmc]

I’m confused, are any concession stands actually open for you to walk up and order or is it still all mobile only?

[eligrba4ever]

2 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

Suzuki batting 5th on my Birthday!?!

What is Maddon thinking!?!

Joe is wishing you a happy birthday.

[T.G.]

Ready for Sho-time!

[IheartLA]

good start

[Jason]

Seems like a big hole for this offense to get out of

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!

Go Shohei Ohtani!! 

Joe's still workin' on some things.

Trying to climb toward mediocrity one win at a time,

[tdawg87]

Lol

[Jason]

Ohtani been a bit off at the plate recently 

[UndertheHalo]

42 minutes ago, mmc said:

I’m confused, are any concession stands actually open for you to walk up and order or is it still all mobile only?

It’s been walk up since probably mid April. 

[UndertheHalo]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

Lagares and that .534 ops from the cleanup spot.  

If the Angels didn't have a manager, they would be 3 games better than they are now  

The line ups are wild. 

[UndertheHalo]

I don’t think Suzuki batting 5th really matters that much tbh.  Like genius Joe isn’t really wrong that the alternatives probably don’t matter that much.  I’d rather see more Taylor Ward than Rojas.  But meh. 

[JustATroutFan]

Time to really start thinking about Walsh being a potential All-Star this season. He's come a long way with the bat. 

[jsnpritchett]

Clearly, Suzuki's work in BP paid off in that AB.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, JustATroutFan said:

Time to really start thinking about Walsh being a potential All-Star this season. He's come a long way with the bat. 

.250/.302/.509 in his last 30 games.  Where were you a month ago when he was red hot?

[jsnpritchett]

Sutton's phrase of the night seems to be "that fastball is playing." 

[Jason]

Lol at the offense 

[eligrba]

8 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

Time to really start thinking about Walsh being a potential All-Star this season. He's come a long way with the bat. 

[rafibomb]

With the run support Shohei has gotten this season, 2 should be more than enough to win this game.

[eligrba]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

Lagares and that .534 ops from the cleanup spot.  

If the Angels didn't have a manager, they would be 3 games better than they are now  

Legares is excellent at run prevention on both sides of the field.

[eligrba]

Mariners using a lineup with 5 players below the Mendoza line pulling away from the Angels.

[Second Base]

Pretty frustrating watching the Angels right now. No Trout, shitty hitters from Seattle are hitting Shohei, the Angels are being shut down by a shitty pitcher. 

A week or so ago, I was watching the Rays vs Blue Jays and was astounded by how well those two teams played the game. It was exciting, good pitching, good hitters constantly coming to the plate, it was competent and competitive. 

Watching the Angels is difficult. They're just a very bad team with some very good players.