Gameday Thread: Angels @ DBacks (6/11/2021): Ohtani on the mound & batting 2nd

[Bronson]

Just now, Bronson said:

It’s actually a very complicated question… lol I thought way to hard and long about it.

Gross.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, cals said:

Point is if the angels don’t want to be laughing stocks they need to win this weekend and go from there. This series is a blessing.

Yep.  I’m expecting 2 of 3.  It’s baseball so you can’t assume a sweep. 

[Lou]

1 hour ago, cals said:

Ok LA Beast is eating hot cheese balls on a new video on YouTube so I’m out of here.

I thought you liked Alex Curry.

[Lou]

49 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

2-22 vs. 5-31

 

 

 

 

49er

[bloodbrother]

2 hours ago, cals said:

This game reminds me of my balls.  Ugly, annoying and you want to smack them, but they get the job done.

[ScottT]

I'd only seen the stadium from the outside before.  It seems huger from the inside.  The hugest I've seen 

[tdawg87]

5 hours ago, Stradling said:

@tdawg87 you happy or pissed? 

Yes.

[Angel Oracle]

Did the home plate ump really call 3 balls on pitches that were all strikes, during Escobar’s 9th inning at bat?

Robo umps, PLEASE!

They are getting worse then ever at calling them.

Anyway, props to Ohtani: two doubles and 5 innings despite fouling the ball off his knee

Edited June 12, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Did the home plate ump really call 3 balls on pitches that were all strikes, during Escobar’s 9th inning at bat?

Robo umps, PLEASE!

They are getting worse then ever at calling them.

Anyway, props to Ohtani: two doubles and 5 innings despite fouling the ball off his knee

To me it didn’t appear that way.  Earlier in the game when I was only “watching” the game on my phone it appeared there were some bad calls. But it didn’t look like Iglesias got squeezed in that last at bat where he gave up the homer. It absolutely looked like Escobar was sitting on the change up and Iglesias left it up a bit. 

[Kotchman]

12 hours ago, foolios said:

Loool Kotchman only likes white ppl

And Mexicans

[Stradling]

How did Ohtani look on the mound overall?  I didn’t get to see him pitch.  Watching on the game day app it looked like both times he got runners on 3rd with less than 2 outs he dialed it up to upper 90’s and hit 100.  I didn’t see the balks, were they obvious balks?  He gave up a couple of walks and those looked, from the app, that he just completely lost it for a couple of batters, as I think one was a 4 pitch walk.  

The dude is a freak of nature.  Two doubles and a 108 mph line drive off the pitcher.  Oh and when he plays the outfield it appears the ball is afraid of him as I only remember him fielding one ball in the handful of times he has played out there.

[failos]

9 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

BALK

[Duren, Duren]

3 leads blown. Relievers cost Ohtani the win after a gritty start and almost the game. 

Weird game with the balks being costly and the winning run a result of a defensive mistake. Umps must have been told to crack down on balks. 

One game away from .500. Not bad considering the loss of Trout. 

[Chuck]

 

[failos]

Need gifs of this man. He’s like an anime character

[Stradling]

Racist?

[Angel Oracle]

Ohtani is now just 4 innings short of what he pitched in 2018 (47 vs 51).

Not bad with only 40% of the season complete, he’s on pace for about 120.

[Revad]

Prey awesome, no matter what happens with the season.