Gameday Thread (5/23/23): Angels vs Red Sox - Canning on the mound

[mmc]

[Blarg]

It appears Mr Ward has hit his way out of the lineup.

[DMVol]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

It appears Mr Ward has hit his way out of the lineup.

Lots of season left….I’m just glad we have some legit depth, for once….

[REDneck]

Get er Won!

[Roy Hobbs]

34 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Lots of season left….I’m just glad we have some legit depth, for once….

Exactly, plus he will probably be in the lineup tomorrow against the lefty Paxton.

[Angel Oracle]

As long as Moniak is hitting well, keep him in there against all righty starters.

[Duren, Duren]

Moniak is hot now. Gotta let him play for now. Internal team competition should be a positive. Keeps the intensity up.

So far catching has been adequate with the Thais/Wallach pair. But remember, O'Hoppe was supposed to be the main starter. Too bad he essentially is losing most of a season of experience. Also looks like Wallach is regressing at the plate though with a small sample size. And he's probably better defensively than Thais. Who overall has been decent. Hopefully the combo can be sufficient. 

[Blarg]

Stassi was supposed to be the main starter.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

This just might be my favorite lineup, until Rendon returns.

[mmc]

Trout and Ohtani both have a 140 wRC+ coming into this coming

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[Torridd]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

It appears Mr Ward has hit his way out of the lineup.

They're really going with the hot hand. I wonder if this is Nevin or Perry. I don't necessarily agree with this, but with the Rangers and Astros seemingly winning daily and Ohtani perhaps out the door, there's a lot of pressure for the Angels to win. I think Ward's resurgence is better for the team than Moniak but the choice has been made. Does anyone know what's going on with Ward?

[Torridd]

1 hour ago, Duren, Duren said:

Moniak is hot now. Gotta let him play for now. Internal team competition should be a positive. Keeps the intensity up.

So far catching has been adequate with the Thais/Wallach pair. But remember, O'Hoppe was supposed to be the main starter. Too bad he essentially is losing most of a season of experience. Also looks like Wallach is regressing at the plate though with a small sample size. And he's probably better defensively than Thais. Who overall has been decent. Hopefully the combo can be sufficient. 

I wonder how many people believe in this... the hot hand. Do you remove a "regular" for a hot hitter?

[Slegnaac]

17 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I wonder how many people believe in this... the hot hand. Do you remove a "regular" for a hot hitter?

It happened to Wally Pip

[mmc]

 

[Blarg]

24 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I wonder how many people believe in this... the hot hand. Do you remove a "regular" for a hot hitter?

Moniak is a better defender so Ward is against more than just a hot bat. Regardless if Taylor ups his hitting he can't reach Moniak's defensive level. 

[Angels 1961]

14 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

It happened to Wally Pip

I thought Wally Pip was injured

[Angels 1961]

9 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Will he answer questions from Oakland fans?

[Angels 1961]

36 minutes ago, Torridd said:

They're really going with the hot hand. I wonder if this is Nevin or Perry. I don't necessarily agree with this, but with the Rangers and Astros seemingly winning daily and Ohtani perhaps out the door, there's a lot of pressure for the Angels to win. I think Ward's resurgence is better for the team than Moniak but the choice has been made. Does anyone know what's going on with Ward?

Maybe he should put catching gear back on. How about get him 1B and a 3B glove?

[TheLordofOuts]

Moniak will put on the Samurai helmet today

[REDneck]

13 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

I thought Wally Pip was injured

13 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

I thought Wally Pip was injured

He was just jet lagged.

 

[Lou]

16 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

I thought Wally Pip was injured

Headache

[REDneck]

52 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I wonder how many people believe in this... the hot hand. Do you remove a "regular" for a hot hitter?

In this case you do.

Love to see a Ward reemergence, but you play Moniak until the bat runs out.

If the bat doesn't run out, then you keep playing him.

[TurboFan]

56 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I wonder how many people believe in this... the hot hand. Do you remove a "regular" for a hot hitter?

The only people it matters if they believe in this are Nevin and Minassian. Their jobs depend on the wisdom of this decision. The rest of us ? It makes no difference whether we like it. Winning solves everything. Just win baby and these questions disappear.

[Angel Oracle]

24 minutes ago, REDneck said:

In this case you do.

Love to see a Ward reemergence, but you play Moniak until the bat runs out.

If the bat doesn't run out, then you keep playing him.

I would still give Ward starts against enough lefties, no righties for now.