Gameday Thread: A's @ Angels (5/22/22): Sandoval on the mound, no Walsh, Ward still out

[tdawg87]

Sure it's a precaution. He's probably getting it because he still feels pain there.

[Slegnaac]

I hope they still let him attend the All-Star Game.

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Sure it's a precaution. He's probably getting it because he still feels pain there.

This organization has a way of always saying every injury is nothing to worry about, every test is just a precaution, etc

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

This organization has a way of always saying every injury is nothing to worry about, every test is just a precaution, etc

He’s not wrong.

[Angels 1961]

If Stassi coming back Tuesday will Wallach have to go thru waivers before he is assigned to SLC?

[Erstad Grit]

5 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

If Stassi coming back Tuesday will Wallach have to go thru waivers before he is assigned to SLC?

Hoping they just dump Suzuki and keep Wallach

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Slegnaac said:

I hope they still let him attend the All-Star Game.

Then hit in the HR derby 

[Jason]

4 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Hoping they just dump Suzuki and keep Wallach

It doesn't really matter as neither is very good 

[CaliAngel]

I still don't understand why they haven't designed outfield walls to have some "give" to avoid injuries like this. Kinda like Nascar did with their walls once Dale Earhardt's crash. Basically the players are running into a concrete wall with a couple inches of padding. 

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

It doesn't really matter as neither is very good 

Wallach will be the best hitting Angel catcher since Benji Molina, he just needs to catch a couple breaks, he has great pitch selection and hits the ball hard. Not to mention he's got a rocket for an arm and a great glove (cough, no hitter).

[Stradling]

28 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

I still don't understand why they haven't designed outfield walls to have some "give" to avoid injuries like this. Kinda like Nascar did with their walls once Dale Earhardt's crash. Basically the players are running into a concrete wall with a couple inches of padding. 

Wallach will be the best hitting Angel catcher since Benji Molina, he just needs to catch a couple breaks, he has great pitch selection and hits the ball hard. Not to mention he's got a rocket for an arm and a great glove (cough, no hitter).

Not the facts or stats have anything to do with your thought process on this but the Angels have had four catchers, since Molina that were better hitters than Molina. 

[HeavenlyHalos]

51 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Not the facts or stats have anything to do with your thought process on this but the Angels have had four catchers, since Molina that were better hitters than Molina. 

He has said that same thing multiple times and several of us have pointed this out. I have to think it's just trolling at this point. 

[FromJapan]

This season, the Angels have won every game (W-L:8-0) that Ohtani-san hit a HR/HRs.
As for the last season, 21-22.

[stormngt]

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

Not the facts or stats have anything to do with your thought process on this but the Angels have had four catchers, since Molina that were better hitters than Molina. 

Ok...Napoli, Stassi, who else?

[full circle]

39 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Ok...Napoli, Stassi, who else?

Iannetta

[Lou]

1 hour ago, stormngt said:

Ok...Napoli, Stassi, who else?

Wallach is batting .156 

Is it that much of a stretch to say there have been better since Molina?

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, stormngt said:

Ok...Napoli, Stassi, who else?

My bad it’s 3, Iannetta. 

[failos]

12 hours ago, TrumBomb said:

I feel like our expectations are getting pushed and pulled. 

Pretty remarkable how they didn’t do an MRI sooner.

[Stradling]

14 minutes ago, failos said:

Pretty remarkable how they didn’t do an MRI sooner.

I thought they did after the game on Friday 

[failos]

22 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I thought they did after the game on Friday 

Maybe they only did an X-Ray, and didn’t think his injury warranted an MRI.

I find that pretty stupid, but I’m not in the medical field.

I just hope this is truly being done out of precaution and not because his injury is worsening/not improving.

[Angel Oracle]

Now, that was the Tepera and Iglesias we remember from prior years.

They didn’t leave pitches too much in the zone, or way out of it (only 4 balls out of 21 pitches).

They truly had the batters at their mercy, total command.

Sandy was Sandy, a 2020s Hamels emerging?   Love how he touched 94 in the 7th.

Rengifo is still struggling some in the field, but the bat has been there so far.   

Ohtani and Trout continue to hit the ball hard.   Rendon is still in that middle area, signs of emerging but then days like yesterday happen against a lefty.

Much needed pair of wins to stop that forgettable four game slide 

[stormngt]

9 hours ago, full circle said:

Iannetta

Forgot about him.  Whose the 4th?

[stormngt]

8 hours ago, Lou said:

Wallach is batting .156 

Is it that much of a stretch to say there have been better since Molina?

I think the comment was they gave been four catchers better offensively since Molina.

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, stormngt said:

I think the comment was they gave been four catchers better offensively since Molina.

Did you post this after liking my thread admitting I made a mistake and it was only 3? 

[stormngt]

8 hours ago, Stradling said:

Did you post this after liking my thread admitting I made a mistake and it was only 3? 

No, I wrote that post before I read your comment.

Once I read your comment I liked it.