Gameday Thread: (7/19/23 4pm) Yankees @ Angels: Silseth on the mound

[totdprods]

That was a shaky outing, but Jose Soriano has quietly been so damn valuable for the team this year. 

[VladdyforHOF]

1 minute ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

You never let any team back in the game or give them HOPE!

 

Especially a team struggling as bad as the Yankees. They could snap out of it at any point.

[DMVol]

Wallach is helpless…Makes Mathis looks like a decent hitter…

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, DMVol said:

Wallach is helpless…Makes Mathis looks like a decent hitter…

0-for-33 now?

 

[full circle]

I don’t believe there is a single shred of evidence that pitch count obsession has reduced arm injury one iota.  In fact, it’s the opposite 

[Revad]

Let’s pick up a run here, Neto on second and Ohtani on first with one out.

[VladdyforHOF]

1 minute ago, DMVol said:

Wallach is helpless…Makes Mathis looks like a decent hitter…

Yeah, he's been hanging out a lot with Renfroe. They eat their own diarrhea together.

[totdprods]

I love Zach Neto

[DMVol]

4 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

0-for-33 now?

 

He was 0 for 30, so I think that is right…is Stassi no longer on the radar to come back this year? 

[fan_since79]

Cool stat: last night 11 teams in MLB scored 10 or more runs, first time that's happened since 1894.

[VladdyforHOF]

6 minutes ago, full circle said:

I don’t believe there is a single shred of evidence that pitch count obsession has reduced arm injury one iota.  In fact, it’s the opposite 

Warren Spahn. Juan Marichal. Nolan Ryan. Bob Gibson. Sandy Koufax. These guys could throw over 200 pitches in a game. Spahn and Marichal faced off this one time at the ballpark and both threw 16 innings and over 200 pitches. It speaks to incredible mechanics and athleticism that these pitchers were able to do so.

All the TJ surgeries these days have nothing to do with pitch count. I don't know what it is, but it's something else. Maybe all the breaking stuff and weird pitching mechanics.

[AngelsLakersFan]

11 minutes ago, full circle said:

I don’t believe there is a single shred of evidence that pitch count obsession has reduced arm injury one iota.  In fact, it’s the opposite 

Do you have evidence that it doesn't?

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

I'm still a little nervous of this one. Especially after Sunday. But I do feel better with Matt Moore back. I would assume he'll be in the 8th. Great job by Webb though!

[Kampy]

11 minutes ago, DMVol said:

He was 0 for 30, so I think that is right…is Stassi no longer on the radar to come back this year? 

I dunno... but I think O'Hoppe is ramping up for a return as we speak

[eligrba4ever]

Webb handles the 7th with aplomb.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

7 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Webb handles the 7th with aplomb.

Thanks for making me look up aplomb

[totdprods]

Due for a Velazquez HR

[DMVol]

15 minutes ago, Kampy said:

I dunno... but I think O'Hoppe is ramping up for a return as we speak

Boy, I’d be careful with O’Hoppe…really valuable to risk bringing him back too early…

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

24 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Do you have evidence that it doesn't?

Bad repeating mechanics due to attempting to over throw your pitches. 

I've seen more pitchers attempt to over throw and jerk their front side open that then drops the elbow and they have to push it to home plate. Too many Guru's not enough knowledge.

Which equals continued stress on the elbow and ligament. Which is why they call it at first a stress reaction. Then a sprain. Then a full tear. Example Ben Joyce. He was bouncing through his delivery and push off vs the Astros in the 9-6 game which caused him to leak front side then his elbow trailed and he was pushing it. Had some discomfort went against the Cubs 4 days later. Didn't get out of the M's game...

Sorry, man! This Dog don't hunt.

[eligrba4ever]

The final 6 are the most difficult outs these days.

[full circle]

18 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Do you have evidence that it doesn't?

Yes.  The fact that frequency of arm injury has not gone down in the pitch count obsessed era.  

[DMVol]

Just now, asuangelsfan05 said:

Velasquez pinch hitting for Stefanic?? Why?Why? Why??

Defense…but it is early, takes an AB away from Stefanic in the 7th…

[Revad]

Let’s pick up a couple runs and safe Estevez for tomorrow.

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

Great job by Moore! Gave up a solo hr but shook it off and shut the door. I always say as a longtime baseball fan I would rather my pitcher give up a solo HR than a leadoff walk with a lead late in the game. 

[No Roles]

well if we stay at a 75 percent winning pct from all star break... we will easily be in the playoffs