Gameday Thread: Angels @ Guardians (5/12/23): Anderson on the mound

[cals]

26 minutes ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

That move to intentionally walk Naylor, loading the bases, to get to the weaker hitter in Brennan took some balls

You know what takes balls?  Walking in a runner to get to weaker runner.  Call me when his cajones get that big.

[BTH]

I don't know if you got a chance to ask Nevin this post-game tonight, but if not, maybe it's something you could follow up on tomorrow: why did Nevin wait until the 2-2 count on Renfroe to pinch-run Phillips for Rendon? And he didn't even do it right when it got to a 2-2 count. He did it after Renfroe fouled off three pitches in a 2-2 count.

EDIT— oh, didn’t realize you aren’t in Cleveland. Nvm.

Edited May 13, 2023 by Trendon

[REDneck]

BTW Blarg hasn't chimed in...I hope he isn't getting jumped in the parking lot.

[cals]

6 minutes ago, Trendon said:

@Jeff Fletcher I don't know if you got a chance to ask Nevin this post-game tonight, but if not, maybe it's something you could follow up on tomorrow: why did Nevin wait until the 2-2 count on Renfroe to pinch-run Phillips for Rendon? And he didn't even do it right when it got to a 2-2 count. He did it after Renfroe fouled off three pitches in a 2-2 count.

Because he didn’t even think about it until then.  Solid managing 

[cals]

7 minutes ago, REDneck said:

BTW Blarg hasn't chimed in...I hope he isn't getting jumped in the parking lot.

If you tried to jump Blarg, you’d bounce right off.

[T.G.]

10 minutes ago, REDneck said:

BTW Blarg hasn't chimed in...I hope he isn't getting jumped in the parking lot.

He went to the ER after eating too much cotton candy.

OR

He was thrown out of the stadium after trying to tell the ushers how to do their jobs. 

[SoWhat]

28 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

What would this team's record be without the Estevez signing? 9 for 9 now in save situations. 

Estevez has definitely made me eat crow. I’ll admit I wrote him off in spring training when he had over 10 walks in 3 innings pitched lol

[Lou]

38 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

How far would you go?

Decent 

[Docwaukee]

41 minutes ago, cals said:

You know what takes balls?  Walking in a runner to get to weaker runner.  Call me when his cajones get that big.

this takes balls too.  

[Blarg]

 Great game tonight. It was in the 70's the whole game and only a light sprinkle around the 3rd inning that went away quickly. 

Waving Thaiss through was criminal so I hope there is a team fine for that stupidity. Estevez certainly made it more exciting than it need be but in the end he disappointed 30,000 Cleveland fans.

We came for a good game and it was worth every penny. I hope tomorrow is just as fun. 

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

i said disregard, or put another way nevermind

I wrote it before I read the second post made.  My bad.

[Swordsman78]

4 minutes ago, Blarg said:

 Great game tonight. It was in the 70's the whole game and only a light sprinkle around the 3rd inning that went away quickly. 

Waving Thaiss through was criminal so I hope there is a team fine for that stupidity. Estevez certainly made it more exciting than it need be but in the end he disappointed 30,000 Cleveland fans.

We came for a good game and it was worth every penny. I hope tomorrow is just as fun. 

How bout dem boys!

[cals]

14 minutes ago, Docwaukee said:

this takes balls too.  

That’s Europe.  Their plugs have different safety things.

[Revad]

1 hour ago, cals said:

Because he didn’t even think about it until then.  Solid managing 

Maybe it had to do with the count?  The other thing is umpires checking a pitcher’s hands during an inning?   Don’t believe I’ve ever seen that unless requested by the opposing manager.

Edited May 13, 2023 by Revad

[SoWhat]

Nice to finally see Rendon with an OPS of .801

[cals]

10 minutes ago, Revad said:

Maybe it had to do with the count?  The other thing is umpires checking a pitcher’s hands during an inning?   Don’t believe I’ve ever seen that unless requested by the opposing manager.

It was a good decision but I think it was last minute/second.  I like Nevin, but I think it just dawned on him late.

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

 Great game tonight. It was in the 70's the whole game and only a light sprinkle around the 3rd inning that went away quickly. 

Waving Thaiss through was criminal so I hope there is a team fine for that stupidity. Estevez certainly made it more exciting than it need be but in the end he disappointed 30,000 Cleveland fans.

We came for a good game and it was worth every penny. I hope tomorrow is just as fun. 

If you watch the replay it looked like an errand throw. Ramierz, race over and ball bounced up perfect to him.

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, SoWhat said:

Estevez has definitely made me eat crow. I’ll admit I wrote him off in spring training when he had over 10 walks in 3 innings pitched lol

Spring stats do not count, if they did Moniak would have been on opening day roster.

[Swordsman78]

2 hours ago, Trendon said:

I don't know if you got a chance to ask Nevin this post-game tonight, but if not, maybe it's something you could follow up on tomorrow: why did Nevin wait until the 2-2 count on Renfroe to pinch-run Phillips for Rendon? And he didn't even do it right when it got to a 2-2 count. He did it after Renfroe fouled off three pitches in a 2-2 count.

EDIT— oh, didn’t realize you aren’t in Cleveland. Nvm.

Your answer can be found within....https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/mike-trout-s-double-sparks-angels-rally-in-9th

[Swordsman78]

A's walk off Texas.  Great day all around.

 

[SoWhat]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

Spring stats do not count, if they did Moniak would have been on opening day roster.

Wow! Really? Never knew that. Thanks, genius.

[Duren, Duren]

Nice comeback. Good to see some manufactured runs. Rendon had a smart at bat in the ninth, making contact and hitting it where it was pitched. Renfrew battled. Trout finally got a pitch in his wheelhouse. Pitching velocity is over rated if you can't control it and mix it up with other pitches. 

It looked like some poor defense and baserunning were going to cost the game. They need to tighten up on fundamentals and have more positional stability. Estevez bent, but didn't break. So far, so good as a closer. Starting pitching not great, but at least no big innings allowed. Moore one big mistake. Can't overuse him. 

Now get back to winning a series and a tougher challenge against the Orioles. Important road trip.

A minor thing that irks me. He always was Terry Francona with the Expos. Tito Francona played for the Cleveland Indians alongside Rocky Colavito, Jimmy Piersall, Johnny Romano, Vic Power, Gary 'ding dong' Bell, 'sudden' Sam McDowell and a perennial middle of the pack team. I have their baseball cards! I have Terry's rookie card  too. Each with their own name. Being given your dad's exact  nickname seems a bit silly. Two different people with their own personas. 

[imisstheCaliforniaAngels]

5 hours ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

Credit where it's due, Nevin did a tremendous job in the 9th.

Definitely!  Im as critical of Nevin as anyone, but tonight he showed he'd learned from his mistakes......finally.   

[Junkballer]

@Blarg Curious as to how many Cleveland fans you saw were wearing Chief Wahoo hats vs. Guardians hats?

[Blarg]

Not many Wahoo hats but lots of Indian jerseys and hats with the C.