Gameday Thread: Angels @ Red Sox (4/17/23 8am): Ohtani on the mound, no Trout or Rendon

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Kampy said:

Just got back from a work meeting... I see the game has resumed after delay... How many innings did Shohei go? Did they talk about why he didn't pitch after the delay? I'm assuming just because it's so cold and getting him warm again would be difficult?

There were 2 delays.

[eligrba4ever]

Slipping and sliding can be dangerous. No real damage apparent, however.

[jsnpritchett]

Nice to see Davidson work out of that jam.  I was fearing the worst.

[jsnpritchett]

Lamb doing his best to save his roster spot.

[Angel Oracle]

Add more insurance runs now.

[Dtwncbad]

Erasing the individual says for rainout games is kind of stupid.  Those things happened.

It just doesn’t seem that hard to simply not count the game in wins or losses and also let the individual stats remain.

Yes the stats are “meaningless” in terms of those innings mattering in a win or loss.

But let’s be honest, we keep individual stats in 17-1 games where a RF pitches two innings.  So you can’t really make the argument that the stats don’t count in “meaningless” situations.

I know if a hitter got 2 hr in a 4 inning rainout game, it’s sort of unfair that he had the chance to get those extra at bats “outside” of 162 regular games, especially in the context of winning a HR title that year.  But at the same time there are guys that play in tons of extra inning games versus guys that play in fewer extra innings games.  So we already accept one player getting more chances than others as acceptable and “hey that’s what happened.”

 

 

 

[Kampy]

I missed the first part of this game... what is this "incident" they are referring to about O'Hoppe? shoulder injury? What was he doing when it happened?

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

I like Phillip's screwdriver.

[Duren, Duren]

The station i was watching switched to different programming but I found it on another of their feeds (TSN 5 in Canada). I see they made it to five, but no Ohtani. His ERA took a mild tweak, giving up a run in a couple of innings but hopefully no physical issues.

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

The station i was watching switched to different programming but I found it on another of their feeds (TSN 5 in Canada). I see they made it to five, but no Ohtani. His ERA took a mild tweak, giving up a run in a couple of innings but hopefully no physical issues.

Physical issues? Why would you think that?

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, Kampy said:

I missed the first part of this game... what is this "incident" they are referring to about O'Hoppe? shoulder injury? What was he doing when it happened?

A hard swing. We seem to have more than our share of issues with hitters at the plate.

[Revad]

Nice play by Urshela.

[Duren, Duren]

Stiffness from the stopping and restarting in wet conditions. Possible strain from delivery on the sticky mound.

[bloodbrother]

With Velazquez not on the roster this season, they needed somebody to replace his bat, and Brett Phillips has done so admirably

[AngelsFaninGA]

Sox playing some trademark Angels defense rn

[DMVol]

Phillips is absolutely helpless with a bat in his hand....makes (fill in blank...Velasquez, Mathis) look like Babe Ruth....

[Justin]

Just now, AngelsFaninGA said:

Sox playing some trademark Angels defense rn

Crawford needs lessons from Rendon on the ancient art of bouncing a throw. 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

Stiffness from the stopping and restarting in wet conditions. Possible strain from delivery on the sticky mound.

So you're just making things up. 

He's fine. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

With Velazquez not on the roster this season, they needed somebody to replace his bat, and Brett Phillips has done so admirably

Even Velazquez hit the occasional homer. Philips offers nothing at all. He's more Steven Duggar

[Kampy]

pitcher saw Rendon's sweet bounce pass the other day and decided he wanted to try it

[TheLordofOuts]

Okay, time to flush the Red Sox down the Fenway toilets

[AngelsFaninGA]

The Angels now balancing it out with some classic Angels baserunning

[jsnpritchett]

Yikes.  I don't really love seeing Ohtani trying to steal there given the conditions. 

[TheLordofOuts]

What the hell are they doing?  

[Revad]

The Angels Way…