Gameday Thread: Giants @ Angels (6.23.2021) Ohtani on the mound & lineup, no Upton!

[eligrba4ever]

Merciful finish.

[Justin]

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Team needs to be reorganized from top to bottom.

I would say organization, but you're right, too

[Jason]

Angels getting bitch slapped by good teams on a routine basis 

[Duren, Duren]

Looks like getting past .500 again will be an 'impossible dream'.

And not in the 1967 Red Sox meaning. ( Look it up. The original Yaz had his triple crown year.) 

[REDneck]

Competitive in the 9th...getting spanked in the 13th...Good Job Stassi!!

 

[Bronson]

Literally all Stassi had to do was just stand there at the plate and we would have won.

[fan_since79]

Everyone should go except Trout, Ohtani, Fletcher, Walsh, Ward, Stassi, Canning, Sandoval, ChrisR, and maybe Meyers.

Rendon, we're stuck with unfortunately.

Oh, and fire the GM and the manager and get new coaches.

Total rebuild.

[stormngt]

21 minutes ago, OttoDog said:

Stassi lost it for us.

Ward should have bunted in the 12th.  

[Stradling]

I think it is WAY too early to say we are “stuck with” Rendon.

[Duren, Duren]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Everyone should go except Trout, Ohtani, Fletcher, Walsh, Ward, Stassi, Canning, Sandoval, ChrisR, and maybe Meyers.

Rendon, we're stuck with unfortunately.

Oh, and fire the GM and the managers and get new coaches.

Total rebuild.

And with Trout missing a big chunk of the season this team never had a chance to ever play up to their potential. Limited as it might be. So, basically a wasted year. And possibly, Ohtani's career year. 

So weird that no GM in recent years has  prioritized pitching. The definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. 

[fan_since79]

Silver lining:

We're not Arizona. 

3-33 now in their last 36.

[Angel Oracle]

19 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

No more Detroits or KC's for awhile. 4-game weekend in the Bronx.

17-11 in past 28 games, but 9-1 against teams that suck and 8-10 against teams that don’t.

Can’t contend doing that, when 2/3 of the remaining games are against over .500 teams.

[REDneck]

You don't win  baseball games without doing the fundamentals on a regular basis....not with our talent.

This game should of been won with a walk off BB by Stassi

He had a 3-1 count and didn't even make a attempt to be selective for a game winning RBI.

It's a theme!

[Stradling]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

17-11 in past 28 games, but 9-1 against teams that suck and 8-10 against teams that don’t.

Can’t contend doing that, when 2/3 of the remaining games are against over .500 teams.

Well if we keep up that record pace right there for the rest of the season we will have a winning record.  

[Angel Oracle]

7 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

And with Trout missing a big chunk of the season this team never had a chance to ever play up to their potential. Limited as it might be. So, basically a wasted year. And possibly, Ohtani's career year. 

So weird that no GM in recent years has  prioritized pitching. The definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. 

Two words:
Arte Moreno

The one constant the past decade 

[eligrba]

17 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We could be totally buried by the ASB and sellers in a big way. That might be a good thing.

Team needs to be reorganized from top to bottom.

What are the Angels able to sell? Even PT Barnum would be challenged. 

[Cosmo_Kramer]

Just saw the final score.

 

Lol

[eligrba]

25 minutes ago, Stradling said:

 I would be perfectly fine if they released Claudio and Guerra after the game. 

Replacements?

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, eligrba said:

What are the Angels able to sell? Even PT Barnum would be challenged. 

This is good.

[Stradling]

Just now, eligrba said:

Replacements?

I’d go with Quijada and utilize Suarez more often so we could possibly cut one pitcher from our pen.  

[eligrba]

This team is a bullpen away from contending.....the Angel bullpen gave the game away without the need for any Giant hitters to make contact. That's the problem.....everything else is background noise.

[Angel Oracle]

Just now, Stradling said:

Well if we keep up that record pace right there for the rest of the season we will have a winning record.  

Calculating, 8-10 record against over .500 teams lately with 60 games still to play against them = 27-33 record, which would leave them with 63-71 record, meaning that in the 28 games against the under .500 teams they would have to go 19-9 against them.

Ok, that may be doable.   I would gladly settle for an over .500 record!

Five straight seasons of losing got real old.

 

[Stradling]

Just now, eligrba said:

This team is a bullpen away from contending.....the Angel bullpen gave the game away without the need for any Giant hitters to make contact. That's the problem.....everything else is background noise.

Yes and no.  If the Angels batter did what the Giants batters did we would have won two innings earlier.  

[eligrba]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

I’d go with Quijada and utilize Suarez more often so we could possibly cut one pitcher from our pen.  

Aren't they already on the team?

[stormngt]

4 minutes ago, eligrba said:

What are the Angels able to sell? Even PT Barnum would be challenged. 

Heaney, Cobb, Iglesias 1, Iglesias 2