Gameday Thread: Angels @ A's (7/19/21): Ohtani on the mound & hitting 2nd; Marsh in CF again

[Revad]

Oh well, damn.

[Blarg]

Fuck the A's.

[tdawg87]

Haha

"Oh well"

Fuck you guys.

[eligrba4ever]

Just another Angels nightmare in Oakland. You can't win if you don't score.

Nightmare ends with a gold-glove quality catch by Chapman.

[bloodbrother]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

WTF.  Why was Eaton bunting?!

1985 baseball!

[Jay]

At least the Angels scored a run.

[ten ocho recon scout]

22 minutes ago, cals said:

bro, relievers aren’t consistent enough to spend on.  You sign like 100 and invite to ST a few will stand out.  That’s what Brad Pitt said in that movie.

Pitt trying to sign Vinnie Pestano

 

[stormngt]

35 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

I can't wait until the off-season FA and trade thread pops up and people argue against spending money on pitching because....$$$$ only to be in the same shit position next year at this time if we don't... 

Spend it on the bullpen.  We dont need a 30 million dollar starter.  We only need a starter who can pitch around a 4.00 ERA or ERA plus of 100.  

Kind of like a guy who is stuck in salt lake city.

Yes I know....I am beating a dead horse. 

Edited July 20, 2021 by stormngt

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Blarg said:

I fucking hate the shitty fucking foul territory in Oakland.

It has always struck me as funny that people complain about it.  The field is the same for both teams.  It's not like they get some special advantage due to the foul territory.

[stormngt]

23 minutes ago, cals said:

bro, relievers aren’t consistent enough to spend on.  You sign like 100 and invite to ST a few will stand out.  That’s what Brad Pitt said in that movie.

How has that strategy worked out for us?

[Ender]

2 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

That bullshit stadium. Is there anything likable about Oakland?

Not one bit.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Marsh doesn't look overmatched at all. 

[rageous]

1 minute ago, stormngt said:

How has that strategy worked out for us?

That strategy only works if you have number of quality arms in the minors to bring up and try in the pen.

We have bunch of soft tossing veterans and nothing in the upper majors except for CRod who was the most successful but not very well used by Maddon.

[Lhalo]

1 minute ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Marsh doesn't look overmatched at all. 

One of the few highlights of this game other than Ohtani. 

[Don]

5 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Spend it on the bullpen.  We dont need a 30 million dollar starter.  We only need a starter who can pitch around a 4.00 ERA or ERA plus of 100.  

Lind of like a guy who is stuck in salt lake city.

Yes I know....I am beating a dead horse. 

This is honestly the worst part of the Angels plan the last several years. We don’t need aces on this team. If we had one really good starter and four league average guys, combined with an even slightly above average bullpen, we’d probably be winning 90 games a year. The bar to clear on the pitching front isn’t that high, and we fail miserably over and over again.

[Angel Oracle]

2 minutes ago, Ender said:

Not one bit.

Blow up the stadium and force them to move from the cesspool to Vegas.

Gotta be a way to gimmick Alligiant Stadium until an indoor baseball only stadium is built.

[Angel Oracle]

1 minute ago, Don said:

This honestly the worst part of the Angels plan the last several years. We don’t need aces on this team. If we had one really good starter and four league average guys, combined with an even slightly above average bullpen, we’d probably be winning 90 games a year. The bar to clear on the pitching front isn’t that high, and we fail miserably over and over again.

Is this on Arte Moreno too?

Three GMs back to when they had a real pen

Edited July 20, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Don]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Is this on Arte Moreno too?

Three GMs back to when they had a real pen

Maybe. I’d honestly have to do some more research to have a solid opinion on that.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Don said:

Maybe. I’d honestly have to do some more research to have a solid opinion on that.

You clearly don't understand how things are done around here, my friend.

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

The only frustrating thing about Ohtani tonight was missing that meatball hanger that could have put us up 2-0. But I love the leadership. 

[Angels Fan Forever]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

Bring back Scot Shields. He's only 45...he can't be any worse.

And Brendan Donnelly also. He may have one or two more good "cycles" left in him...

[ten ocho recon scout]

21 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

And there it. (Via interpreter) 

Smith was right

[Don]

19 minutes ago, Angels Fan Forever said:

And Brendan Donnelly also. He may have one or two more good "cycles" left in him...

It’s obviously not possible to bring him back, but Shields is probably the one pitcher I’ve watched more than any other in my life, and he was honestly better when his fastball was a bit slower. If he came out and threw 95 on the first pitch I knew he was about to get hammered. His fastball just played better at 91-93 with movement. If he started upping the velo that fastball flattened out and got really hittable. Still probably the most reliable Angel pitcher of the last 20 years.

[Lazorko Saves]

I would recommend my coping mechanism: I've started rooting for us to get a higher draft pick next year.

It's the only way to appreciate the value of a guy like Seasick.