Seven solo home runs in seven separate innings

[Taylor]

And the team loses 8-7. 

2022 in a nutshell?

[tdawg87]

Who gives a shit

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Who gives a shit

That's right.  Say the quiet part out loud, Farte.

[Chuck]

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

[Angels 1961]

It's not possible to only give up 8 runs and you hit 7HR and lose. Math does not add up

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

2 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

It's not possible to only give up 8 runs and you hit 7HR and lose. Math does not add up

It's not possible to lose 14 in a row after a hot start but here we are.

[khouse]

[ukyah]

i love how the angels just keep rewriting the ineptitude book.

it's like a show in the later seasons and you just don't find any of the plot devices even remotely believable.

[cals]

So on top of that the Angels tied the MLB record for most HRs in a loss and created a new MLB record for least amount of runs scored while hitting 7 HRs.  Awesome!

[ThisismineScios]

I’m not understanding the hype on this. The offense is…bad because they were solo? That’s…good hitting. It’s bad coincidence, which is the hallmark of this season. Ohtani’s 2nd for instance. Ward hits the ball 18 inches right or left and it’s a 3 run Hr, not a DP. To me it’s bad pitching and no different than the Phillies game or the Royals game on June 21. 

Im actually glad about the Ward-Walsh-Adell-Moniak homers. Junk melted down, that’s why we lost. I would’ve sold my birthright for 7 runs in June. 

[Sully151]

39 minutes ago, khouse said:

I thought they traded Marsh.

[TroutField]

53 minutes ago, ThisismineScios said:

I’m not understanding the hype on this. The offense is…bad because they were solo? That’s…good hitting. It’s bad coincidence, which is the hallmark of this season. Ohtani’s 2nd for instance. Ward hits the ball 18 inches right or left and it’s a 3 run Hr, not a DP. To me it’s bad pitching and no different than the Phillies game or the Royals game on June 21. 

Im actually glad about the Ward-Walsh-Adell-Moniak homers. Junk melted down, that’s why we lost. I would’ve sold my birthright for 7 runs in June. 

This is true. I don’t know what’s happening this season but we must have really pissed off the baseball gods. 

[UndertheHalo]

Fellas.  This might finally be it.  This might have been rock bottom for 2022.  Alright.  Let’s fucking gooooooooo!!

[Mark68]

1 hour ago, ukyah said:

i love how the angels just keep rewriting the ineptitude book.

it's like a show in the later seasons and you just don't find any of the plot devices even remotely believable.

It's the last season of Game of Thrones.

[Puget Sound Angel]

And lose the game.

The most Angels thing ever.

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 hours ago, khouse said:

I miss Marsh

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, cals said:

 and created a new MLB record for least amount of runs scored while hitting 7 HRs.  Awesome!

Lol.... didn't hear that until now. That's awesome.

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Sully151 said:

I thought they traded Marsh.

Dammit

[Duren, Duren]

One of the strangest games you'll see. But allowing eight runs is usually a formula for losing, regardless. 

As Frankie Frisch lamented around ninety years ago,  "oh those bases on balls, they'll kill you every time." 

Look at it from the A's side. Once they were up 6 - 2 their pitchers were in cruise control. They knew the Angels have trouble generating offense, so they played percentages to reduce the chance of a big inning. 

That meant throwing some fat pitches over the plate rather than nibble and allow walks or cheap hits. The likelihoods was that Angel hitters would get themselves out even facing average stuff.  This time, against all odds, some unlikely Angels connected for homers. Ohtani of course is always a long ball risk. But with no men on each time and a lead their pitchers had breathing room. 

As the score got closer the game turned more traditional but the only real threat was Ohtani. Ironic they actually had a man on base and a chance to walk off a win when Ohtani swung at the first pitch. It also was a hittable pitch, but he just missed it. 

Actually when you think about it, this was a pretty sad way to lose. An indictment about their approach to hitting. All or nothing.  

[Taylor]

And you know they're going to lose the next game 1-0.

[arch stanton]

I’d just like to ask Rengifo and Rojas why they couldn’t be bothered to join the party 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

And you know they're going to lose the next game 1-0.

And hit a lot of triples with no outs.

[ettin]

15 hours ago, khouse said:

My first thought was that was Brandon Marsh, lol.

EDIT: Clearly I wasn't the only one, from the above, ha!

Edited August 5, 2022 by ettin

[Swordsman78]

19 hours ago, Taylor said:

And the team loses 8-7. 

2022 in a nutshell?

I know, lets blame the hitting coach.