Gameday Thread (6/13/23): Angels @ Rangers - Moniak in CF for Trout

[gurn67]

11 minutes ago, stormngt said:

He got a SaC the first inning.  That is what Nevin wanted.  It didnt work out that time.  However its ignorant to call it stupid!!!!

BTW you do know RISP is worthless when you are going for a Sac fly!  Don't you?

Yes. I totally understand that guys with extremely low OPS are usually fantastic in clutch situations with runners on 3rd, and less than 2 outs. My bad. How ignorant of me.

[gurn67]

After Anderson's first 3 innings in game 1, the Angels pitchers have been absolute studs the last 18 innings.

Going into this series. The Rangers were batting .334 with RISP. A huge margin over the 2nd place team.

In the first two games of this series, they've gone 5-29 (.172)

In the last 18 innings, the Rangers have only had 2 hits with RISP in 22 opportunities. (.091)

[stormngt]

14 hours ago, gurn67 said:

Yes. I totally understand that guys with extremely low OPS are usually fantastic in clutch situations with runners on 3rd, and less than 2 outs. My bad. How ignorant of me.

Whats ignorant is using hindsight to criticize a move already made.

Edited June 14, 2023 by stormngt

[Angels 1961]

57 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Really need a way to watch these games in SoCal. I don’t have / want cable. 

They sound great on my transistor radio

[Angels 1961]

57 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Really need a way to watch these games in SoCal. I don’t have / want cable. 

They sound great on my transistor radio

[Angels 1961]

57 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Really need a way to watch these games in SoCal. I don’t have / want cable. 

They sound great on my transistor radio

[TroutField]

2 more games in the series, jobs not finished. 
 

3/4 would be great, a sweep would be a revelation. Pray to god they keep it rolling in KC 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

59 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Really need a way to watch these games in SoCal. I don’t have / want cable. 

I use MLBtv and a VPN.  MLBtv was free with Tmobile, VPN cost about $9.00/mo.

[Chuck]

https://twitter.com/angelswin/status/1668816396636282880?s=46&t=N7YLg7b1eLrufGnW6Fl6eA

[Duren, Duren]

I haven't watched the game yet, inundated with other things tonight. But I couldn't resist peeking at the final score/recap. 

Now, a pleasant red wine nitecap and a bit of replay fun! 

[drpiranha]

1 hour ago, Swordsman78 said:

Estevez didn't throw too many pitches so he should still be relatively fresh.   Bullpen once again is dealing.

There is no way Nevin will let Estevez pitch tomorrow. Nevin will not use him 3 days in a row plus Estevez warmed up Sunday to pitch the 9th inning in a Save situation, but was not used because the Angels scored 2 runs in the 8th inning to make it a 5 run game. So, he actually warmed up to pitch 3 days in a row. Devenski would probably close in a save situation.

[Docwaukee]

28 minutes ago, drpiranha said:

Devenski would probably close in a save situation.

we might see Soriano again tomorrow.  

[BTH]

1 hour ago, Docwaukee said:

we might see Soriano again tomorrow.  

He’s never pitched in back-to-back days.

And it’d be 3 games in 4 days too.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Neto is showing off his power in the last few games. Good to see.

[Angels 1961]

BP is being used a lot. Going to have someone else to shuttle back and forth from SLC. Halo staters need to go longer into games. I know Tepera was DFA but did any team pick him up?

[Angels 1961]

No I do not want Tepera back. Need Matt Moore back. Devenski and Estevez need few days off. Davidson could play big role in next few games.

[Swordsman78]

11 hours ago, stormngt said:

Whats ignorant is using hindsight to criticize a movealready made.

Exactly.  

My issue is The guys who criticize managerial decisions that don't pay off, also do not give credit for managerial decisions that DO pay off .

Or

The guys who criticize for not playing "little ball"  in April/May, then bitch when they play little ball in June.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Good news is having 2 days off next week, to allow some rest for the pen.

Still need the starters to start going deeper into games.

[Angel Oracle]

6 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

Exactly.  

My issue is The guys who criticize managerial decisions that don't pay off, also do not give credit for managerial decisions that DO pay off .

Or

The guys who criticize for not playing "little ball"  in April/May, then bitch when they play little ball in June.

 

My only comment was that they had a hot hitter (Neto) bunting on all three pitches.   Should a hot hitter be bunting?

[Revad]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

My only comment was that they had a hot hitter (Neto) bunting on all three pitches.   Should a hot hitter be bunting?

Any word as to was that a called play by Nevin?  He might have been bunting for a base hit the first time but seemed like a sacrifice all the way.  Weird choice there, or unexpected at least.

[Swordsman78]

10 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

My only comment was that they had a hot hitter (Neto) bunting on all three pitches.   Should a hot hitter be bunting?

Maybe not.  It is a legit point, and reasonable to question.

That wasn't the issue though. 
 

 

[Stradling]

55 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

Maybe not.  It is a legit point, and reasonable to question.

That wasn't the issue though. 
 

 

It’s absolutely an issue.  He shouldn’t have been bunting and that is on Nevin.  If it worked then a bad decision worked out.  

[Blarg]

Neto the last 7 games .409/.500/.909/1.409. 

Probably shouldn't be the guy you ask to bunt. 

In case you are wondering if this is an isolated hot streak, consider that over the last 25 games he has hit .280/.375/.520/.895. The only Angels player hotter than Neto is Ohtani and he only beats him in slugging percentage.    

[Swordsman78]

53 minutes ago, Stradling said:

It’s absolutely an issue.  He shouldn’t have been bunting and that is on Nevin.  If it worked then a bad decision worked out.  

*noted

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

My only comment was that they had a hot hitter (Neto) bunting on all three pitches.   Should a hot hitter be bunting?

I think that is a fair argument.  Another fair criticism is why havent they bunted more.  Did they even prepare to bunt in Spring Training