Gameday Thread: Angels @ Brewers (4/29/23 4pm): Detmers on the mound, Neto leading off, Ward hitting 7th

[UndertheHalo]

Powerful example of Angels baseball 

[daygloman]

Oh well, that's the series!

Let's hope to avoid the sweep tomorrow. 

Go Halos!

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, Jason said:

Or not

He personally oversaw the buttercup tonight 

[UndertheHalo]

Remember when I did this last year.  Pretty proud of it. 

[daygloman]

Time for "Alibi talk", right after these commercials....

[Mark68]

1 minute ago, daygloman said:

Oh well, that's the series!

Let's hope to avoid the sweep tomorrow. 

Go Halos!

Yeah, hoping that Suarez and his 10.26 ERA will enable thrm to avoid the sweep is a bit…optimistic?

[Sho Way That Was A Strike]

On any other day I’d be surprised at the score but it’s Angels baseball at its finest. Two great players, a couple of decent ones, and a handful of guys that should be in the minors. 

[Deek]

Thanks for the L Tony…

[daygloman]

Just now, Mark68 said:

Yeah, hoping that Suarez and his 10.26 ERA will enable thrm to avoid the sweep is a bit…optimistic?

Stranger things have happened, brother!

[Sho Way That Was A Strike]

Just now, Mark68 said:

Yeah, hoping that Suarez and his 10.26 ERA will enable thrm to avoid the sweep is a bit…optimistic?

Which means they win 5-1. Everyone starts getting optimistic again about Suarez and the team in general. 

[Jason]

21 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

He personally oversaw the buttercup tonight 

His goal of achieving a negative WAR is close 

[Angels 1961]

This team too many players that are out of options. Davidson, Suarez, Rengifo, Barria, Thaiss. Plus carrying Philips who has zero value. Ward needs to sit for a games so who is next OF. Looks like Rengifo for OF spot. Halo team not beating good teams so far and it looks like another subpar 500 team. Big question as season goes on what happens to Ohtani? 

[daygloman]

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

Big question as season goes on what happens to Ohtani? 

We'll ALL know the answer to the answer to that for sure, by the All Star break.

I suspect we ALL know the answer now!

[Duren, Duren]

This team seems unable or just not good enough to build momentum and put together the type of streak they need to become a playoff contender. Take away the K.C./Oakland series and they haven't been able to build over .500. 

If the pitching was consistent and the bench deeper they could have wo  at least half a dozen they lost. As well as have had their stars be a bit more clutch in those game defining situations. 

Sure, it's a long season, only a month in. But we have a sample size that isn't necessarily encouraging. Frustrating how they play better teams and struggle. The better teams create more pressure and expose some of the team problems. 

For instance, Rendon's defense barely saving a win over the A's. A couple of games later, a big part of a loss. Same with a lot of other inconsistencies from game to game. 

[Lazorko Saves]

Things getting so bad Trout has started drinking Pennzoil 5W-30...

[Blarg]

Remember a couple games back so many wanted Barria kicked off the team?

Today he tossed three scoreless frames. No hits, one walk with 5 strikeouts and his ERA dropped from 3.38 to 2.76. 

[Angel Oracle]

37 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

This team seems unable or just not good enough to build momentum and put together the type of streak they need to become a playoff contender. Take away the K.C./Oakland series and they haven't been able to build over .500. 

If the pitching was consistent and the bench deeper they could have wo  at least half a dozen they lost. As well as have had their stars be a bit more clutch in those game defining situations. 

Sure, it's a long season, only a month in. But we have a sample size that isn't necessarily encouraging. Frustrating how they play better teams and struggle. The better teams create more pressure and expose some of the team problems. 

For instance, Rendon's defense barely saving a win over the A's. A couple of games later, a big part of a loss. Same with a lot of other inconsistencies from game to game. 

3-9 against .500 and over teams is no way to go through life, sons.

[Angel Oracle]

30 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Remember a couple games back so many wanted Barria kicked off the team?

Today he tossed three scoreless frames. No hits, one walk with 5 strikeouts and his ERA dropped from 3.38 to 2.76. 

Slider was really good today.

[Jason]

9 hours ago, Blarg said:

Remember a couple games back so many wanted Barria kicked off the team?

Today he tossed three scoreless frames. No hits, one walk with 5 strikeouts and his ERA dropped from 3.38 to 2.76. 

Watch him get shelled in his next outing 

[Revad]

9 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

3-9 against .500 and over teams is no way to go through life, sons.

3-9 ain’t the way to have fun, son

Edited April 30, 2023 by Revad

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, Jason said:

Watch him get shelled in his next outing 

Like Detmers was?