Gameday Thread: Padres @ Angels (8/27/21): Criswell makes his debut, Upton returns

[T.G.]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

I died.

Good

[T.G.]

Dead men don’t post

[Revad]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I died.

Is that like hitting your bunk?

[Jay]

The Goose is loose!

[Jason]

Lol at Iglesias with another 2 errors 

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

The Goose is loose!

He is?

[Jay]

well he was for a minute

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Ohtani leading off isn't working. I like Fletcher, Ohtani, Marsh, and screw the righty, lefty, righty thing. Ohtani needs protection behind him...

Edited August 28, 2021 by Ace-Of-Diamonds

[Jason]

Just now, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Ohtani leading off isn't working. I like Fletcher, Ohtani, Marsh, and screw the righty, lefty, righty. Ohtani needs protection behind him...

This offense is so bad I don’t think it will matter 

[Revad]

2 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

He is?

Loose is not always a bad thing.

[beatlesrule]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Ohtani leading off isn't working. I like Fletcher, Ohtani, Marsh, and screw the righty, lefty, righty thing. Ohtani needs protection behind him...

It's not like he's walking a lot. Batting leadoff means he gets the most at bats a game he can. If he had a much higher OBP, I could see your point but that's not the case.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Just now, Jason said:

This offense is so bad I don’t think it will matter 

I care more about Ohtani getting better pitches to hit than if we actually win. I want him to break Glaus' HR record. What do we have to lose?

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I care more about Ohtani getting better pitches to hit than if we actually win. I want him to break Glaus' HR record. What do we have to lose?

That’s true. I’m not sure he will as he’s really cooled off

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

It's not like he's walking a lot. Batting leadoff means he gets the most at bats a game he can. If he had a much higher OBP, I could see your point but that's not the case.

If he gets more ABs batting first than Fletcher batting second only means he made the last out of the game.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

It's not like he's walking a lot. Batting leadoff means he gets the most at bats a game he can. If he had a much higher OBP, I could see your point but that's not the case.

He has 18 walks in his last 21 games and he has by far the highest OBP of any of the active Angels.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 minutes ago, Revad said:

Loose is not always a bad thing.

[Revad]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I care more about Ohtani getting better pitches to hit than if we actually win. I want him to break Glaus' HR record. What do we have to lose?

Not much.  I keep telling myself, like a mantra, it will be different when Trout and Rendon get healthy.

[beatlesrule]

Just now, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

If he gets more ABs batting first than Fletcher batting second only means he made the last out of the game.

 

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

He has 18 walks in his last 21 games and he has by far the highest OBP of any of the active Angels.

Ohtani should have way more walks than he does. He swings at bad pitches and has gone down looking plenty of times. Again, if he had 120 walks on the season, I could understand wanting to move him down. In the last 21 games, he should have at least 30 walks for it to be a problem. Also, getting on base more means more chances he can score.

[Lou]

6 more outs for the 10-hitter

[AngelsLakersFan]

7 minutes ago, Revad said:

Not much.  I keep telling myself, like a mantra, it will be different when Trout and Rendon get healthy.

Probably now is a good time to adjust your expectations on what they are going to produce next year.

[Revad]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Probably now is a good time to adjust your expectations on what they are going to produce next year.

If only teams were allowed two DH’s…. Or three.

[Skankhunt42]

1 minute ago, Revad said:

If only teams were allowed two DH’s…. Or three.

Or a whole new team. 

[Revad]

1 minute ago, Skankhunt42 said:

Or a whole new team. 

Does that include the owner?

[UndertheHalo]

I’d say this is very sad but at some point it stops being that and just is what it is.  That is very sad. 

Edited August 28, 2021 by UndertheHalo

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

7 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

 

Ohtani should have way more walks than he does. He swings at bad pitches and has gone down looking plenty of times. Again, if he had 120 walks on the season, I could understand wanting to move him down. In the last 21 games, he should have at least 30 walks for it to be a problem. Also, getting on base more means more chances he can score.

Ohtani leads the team in runs scored an RBIs, seems like every time he hits there's no one on. I think he trying too hard to carry the team on his back without Trout and Rendon