Gameday Thread (6/3/22): Angels @ Astros - Soriano first MLB game

[fan_since79]

Need a 2-out hit from Thaiss.

[Angels 1961]

Way to go Ward kill the rally

[Mark68]

Like clockwork: Angels score, so naturally, they need to give at least one back. 

 

[fan_since79]

Astros on their own will put us out of the wild card if we can't figure out a way to beat them.

[eligrba4ever]

We has now seen the two sides of Mr. Joyce. What is thrown very fast can, when squarely hit,  fly far very fast, too.

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

So no one on this team has the balls to get a big hit it in a big spot... Bases left loaded then they cough 2 back lol. It's so Angels lol. 

[Justin]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Astros on their own will put us out of the wild card if we can't figure out a way to beat them.

Did you know every team in the AL East, even last-place Boston, is ahead of the Angels in the Wild Card standings? 

[Mark68]

It seems that the pitching staff, as a whole, is adverse to shut-down innings. 

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, drpiranha said:

9th inning...2outs and the base loaded, down by 1 run playing at home. Who is most likely to deliver the game winning hit?

1. Mike Trout

2. Shohei Ohtani

3. Alex Bregman

3

[Ariamus]

7 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Astros on their own will put us out of the wild card if we can't figure out a way to beat them.

Since the last time they made the postseason in 2015, with the exception of 2020, which was a really weird season that should not be compared to the ordinary, the Angels have a winning percentage against Houston of something like .250.

[Docwaukee]

Early in the season I always had the feeling that a comeback victory could occur at any time.  Really hard to find that feeling right now.  

[fan_since79]

6 minutes ago, Justin said:

Did you know every team in the AL East, even last-place Boston, is ahead of the Angels in the Wild Card standings? 

Wow.

So forget the postseason this year?

[Mark68]

[daygloman]

8-5 back, just like I fucking prophesized!

Sad.

 

[Justin]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

Wow.

So forget the postseason this year?

I mean... I can't really give up on the season on June 3rd. 

That being said, there are some years you can hover around .500 and hope to get hot and make a run. But this doesn't look like one of them.

I can certainly see the Angels ending the season with a better record than Boston or Seattle.

But that leaves Houston (or Texas, if Houston overtakes them), the Yankees, Blue Jays, and Orioles. 

I do not see the Angels finishing with a better record than any of those four teams, let alone three of them. 

[daygloman]

4 minutes ago, Justin said:

I mean... I can't really give up on the season on June 3rd. 

 

Minasian threw the Season out the window on June 7th 2022, last year. 

This team will finish 3rd or 4th again.

[Mark68]

2 minutes ago, daygloman said:

Minasian threw the Season out the window on June 7th 2022, last year. 

This team will finish 3rd or 4th again.

You mean, when they fired Maddon 12 games into a 14-game losing streak? No, I'm afraid the season was already lost. 

 

[Mark68]

Light up the Failo.

[Stradling]

14 minutes ago, daygloman said:

Minasian threw the Season out the window on June 7th 2022, last year. 

This team will finish 3rd or 4th again.

What did he do on June 7th last year?

[Stradling]

11 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

You mean, when they fired Maddon 12 games into a 14-game losing streak? No, I'm afraid the season was already lost. 

 

If that’s what he means then he’s lost all credibility. 

[Mark68]

16 minutes ago, Stradling said:

If that’s what he means then he’s lost all credibility. 

That is the date that Maddon was fired, so I assume that's what he is referring to...

 

[Stradling]

Just now, Mark68 said:

That is the date that Maddon was fired, so I assume that's what he is referring to...

 

Then he’s ridiculous. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

2 hours ago, Mark68 said:

Above 500?  You kidding me?

As long as cheapskate Farte gives the middle finger to middle relief, this is gonna keep happening.

[Duren, Duren]

Give Ohtani credit for being more patient and using more of the field. 

Inner diamond defense is disastrous still. Especially without Neto and Rendon. Even the Astro announcers felt sorry for Sandoval being charged with the four run inning. 

Too much hype about Joyce after a handful of innings. Today was a useful reality check. The fastballs will be hit if location is poor and other pitches aren't respected. 

Another series lost and falling further out of any sort of race. 

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, daygloman said:

8-5 back, just like I fucking prophesized!

Sad.

 

They are about to complete a 2-5 road trip, just as I predicted.

Not much of a chance tomorrow