Gameday Thread (8/25/22): Angels @ Rays - Trout off day, Ford selected and batting cleanup

[HanfordGuy]

[fan_since79]

Rays are competing for a wild card and are lucky to draw 10,000 fans.

We're competing for a top 5 draft pick and 40,000 come to watch the hilarity.

[HanfordGuy]

The Ward Family is the “Player of the Game.” What’s Grandma’s xFIP?

[mmc]

Thaiss!

[Angel Oracle]

Sandoval with a QS.

6 innings, ERA 1.50, WHIP 1.00

Questionable defense from usually reliable guys threw that 3rd inning out of whack.

He just needs to average 5.83 innings in the probable 6 remaining starts to reach 150 innings.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Sandoval with a QS.

6 innings, ERA 1.50, WHIP 1.00

Questionable defense from usually reliable guys threw that 3rd inning out of whack.

He just needs to average 5.83 innings in the probable 6 remaining starts to reach 150 innings.

What's the significance of 150 innings?  It still won't qualify him for any pitching leaderboards.

[eligrba4ever]

17 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

The Ward Family is the “Player of the Game.” What’s Grandma’s xFIP?

Don't forget the great-grandma sitting next to granny.

[Angel Oracle]

11 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

What's the significance of 150 innings?  It still won't qualify him for any pitching leaderboards.

Close enough though to exceed it next season

Would love for a change to have at least 3 pitchers throw at least 162 innings.   It’s been what, 7 years since that happened?

Detmers is on pace for between 130-140 innings, which also hopefully puts him in position to reach at least 162 innings in 2023.

Ohtani is on pace for close to 162 innings.   Of course, 2023 depends on if he’s traded or not.

Edited August 25, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

22 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Rays are competing for a wild card and are lucky to draw 10,000 fans.

We're competing for a top 5 draft pick and 40,000 come to watch the hilarity.

Arte is a genius.

[daygloman]

Overly typical.

Off to the NEXT sweep!

The sooner Moreno sells this motherfucker, the better!

SMFH.

[eligrba4ever]

Following the Angels nosedive all the way the finish.

21 games under .500. 6 straight losses. (Team record is 14, set in June.)

Coming up, Jays, Yanks and Astros. That could reach 14 right there.

 

[eligrba4ever]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Close enough though to exceed it next season

Would love for a change to have at least 3 pitchers throw at least 162 innings.   It’s been what, 7 years since that happened?

Detmers is on pace for between 130-140 innings, which also hopefully puts him in position to reach at least 162 innings in 2023.

Six-man rotations make 160-plus a rarity.

[Angel Oracle]

3 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Six-man rotations make 160-plus a rarity.

The main point is that for a change this rotation has at least three guys in it who are actually staying in the rotation long enough to pitch significant innings, which is different from the past 6 years.   Plus Suarez is showing glimpses of it these past two seasons.

[Blarg]

I would really like to see a 5 man rotation next season and limit Ohtani's DH role to accommodate some field rest for Trout and Rendon and rest for Ohtani that rarely gets a day off now.

[Amazing Larry]

8 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I would really like to see a 5 man rotation next season and limit Ohtani's DH role to accommodate some field rest for Trout and Rendon and rest for Ohtani that rarely gets a day off now.

The six man rotation is the stupidest pitching idea since “closer by committee.”

[Tank]

2 hours ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Honestly rooting for us to get the top 6 lotto pick so I hope we're tank. 

tell me about it. you wanna start a club or something?

[Angel Oracle]

Touky Touky’s pitches have good movement, but it’s like he has no idea where the pitch is going.

Command is totally up in the air.

[yk9001]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

Perv

 

 

 

WOW

[Lou]

Just now, yk9001 said:

WOW

Thank you

[Tank]

6 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

The six man rotation is the stupidest pitching idea since “closer by committee.”

i'll see your closer by committee and raise you with having an opener.

[Amazing Larry]

2 minutes ago, Tank said:

i'll see your closer by committee and raise you with having an opener.

I fold. 

[HanfordGuy]

1 hour ago, eligrba4ever said:

Don't forget the great-grandma sitting next to granny.

She’ll bat behind Rengifo…he needs protection.

[Slegnaac]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Patrick O’Neil is the absolute worst at PBP. 

You can't make a silk purse out of a pig's ear.

[HanfordGuy]

3 hours ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Honestly rooting for us to get the top 6 lotto pick so I hope we're tank. 

 

55 minutes ago, Tank said:

tell me about it. you wanna start a club or something?

I’M TANK-icus!

 

[eligrba4ever]

1 hour ago, Lhalo said:

The six man rotation is the stupidest pitching idea since “closer by committee.”

Best baseball committee ever: Mr, Wrigley's manager rotation. Each coach was head coach for a month. I imagine it was a struggle for Mr. Banks to smile through that.