Gameday Thread: A's @ Angels (7/31/21 - 1pm): Barria on the mound, Thaiss at 1B, no Upton

[stormngt]

6 minutes ago, Angels Fan Forever said:

Are we watching the same game this afternoon?

Healthy Trout, Rendon, Walsh in the lineup with Ohtani,  Detmer, Sandoval, Barria, Suarez, maybe Cobb and Canning.

Yes I think this team is a lockdown bullpen away from being true WS contenders.

[jsnpritchett]

5 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I'll take that as a "no." 

Cool.  You can be a dumbass if you want to.

I'm all for him becoming a competent catcher at the major league level (and I'm the one who pointed out that he's even listed as a C on the active roster on Angels.com)--but until we actually see the team use him as a catcher somewhere other than SLC, I'll remain skeptical.

[Jason]

It’s amazing how this offense has collectively shit the bed 

[fan_since79]

Very impressed by Barria today.

This is Angels Last Stand. Win today and tomorrow and we're still in it.

Get Trout, Rendon, and Walsh back and the next two months could be very interesting.

[Revad]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

Very impressed by Barria today.

This is Angels Last Stand. Win today and tomorrow and we're still in it.

Get Trout, Rendon, and Walsh back and the next two months could be very interesting.

I assume Barrie is starting the 7th.

[failos]

Suzuki is lost

[failos]

Just now, Revad said:

I assume Barrie is starting the 7th.

Don’t assume anything with Maddon

[Revad]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Don’t assume anything with Maddon

As far aS I can tell he likes red wine.

[Second Base]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Cool.  You can be a dumbass if you want to.

I'm all for him becoming a competent catcher at the major league level (and I'm the one who pointed out that he's even listed as a C on the active roster on Angels.com)--but until we actually see the team use him as a catcher somewhere other than SLC, I'll remain skeptical.

You don't have to get defensive. You're a big fan, I simply asked if you've ever seen him catch in AAA. Obviously you haven't, but you're skeptical about something you know jack squat about. That's cool. That's what a message board is for. 

[failos]

Iglesisas is all over the place. Guy is going to injure someone eventually.

[failos]

1 minute ago, Revad said:

As far aS I can tell he likes red wine.

Rosé

[Revad]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Rosé

Looks darker in the pictures but it could the lighting.

[Bronson]

18 minutes ago, Angels Fan Forever said:

Are we watching the same game this afternoon?

Yeah I’m watching a game with Ohtani, Fletcher and a bunch of AAAA players and our starter throwing a gem. Somehow we’re winning. Now imagine this team with our full lineup and a good bullpen…

[failos]

Just now, Revad said:

Looks darker in the pictures but it could the lighting.

He prematurely switches to red wine after the 6th inning.

[tdawg87]

Just an fyi, the bullpen isn't holding a 1-0 lead.

[Jason]

7 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Very impressed by Barria today.

This is Angels Last Stand. Win today and tomorrow and we're still in it.

 

I have something I need to tell you. You may not like it 

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

You don't have to get defensive. You're a big fan, I simply asked if you've ever seen him catch in AAA. Obviously you haven't, but you're skeptical about something you know jack squat about. That's cool. That's what a message board is for. 

Where did I say that I haven't seen him catch before?  I've watched some of the SLC games on MILB.tv this season.  That has zero to do with what I said, though.  As usual, you try to be "prospect expert guy," even though you're frequently laughably wrong.

[failos]

Runners on and Cishek is warming up. Classic Maddumb

[Jay]

21 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

No matter what happens after 5th today, Barria needs to be in the rotation to stay.

Pretty sure we said that about Bundy also.

[Second Base]

I feel like this is a good spot to remind everyone that the last two GM's chose Teheran, Bundy, Harvey, Stratton and Pena over Jaime Barria. 

[Jason]

Barria is out of gas 

[Second Base]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Where did I say that I haven't seen him catch before?  I've watched some of the SLC games on MILB.tv this season.  That has zero to do with what I said, though.  As usual, you try to be "prospect expert guy," even though you're frequently laughably wrong.

Yeah, you're a big fan. So have you watched him catch in AAA? 

[Revad]

Just now, Second Base said:

I feel like this is a good spot to remind everyone that the last two GM's chose Teheran, Bundy, Harvey, Stratton and Pena over Jaime Barria. 

Kind silly I’d say, at least in retrospect.

[jsnpritchett]

They just mentioned on the broadcast that Detmers' dad played in the minors.  I hadn't heard that before.  I'm assuming this is him:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=detmer001kri

Put up decent numbers until he got to AAA and then just got annihilated.

[Biergott]

Well….  Shitsack time