Gameday Thread (8/3/23): Mariners @ Angels: Ohtani on the mound, no Drury

[nando714]

Don’t go on social media 

we are currently the laughing stock of the night 

god I hate this franchise sometimes 

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

Estevez is the new Donnie Moore in Angels history. 

[Angel Oracle]

Who the heck is Marlowe????

[bloodbrother]

Just now, ukyah said:

the angels are so fucked after this season if ohtani walks. i mean, clusters of fucks all over. 

Which is why they went all out and buying at the deadline despite having very poor playoff odds. They figure they're gonna stink if Ohtani walks and that the players they traded away weren't gonna change their fortunes much in the present or immediate future either

[Stradling]

Just now, asuangelsfan05 said:

Estevez is the new Donnie Moore in Angels history. 

This is incredibly stupid. 

[Mark68]

It seems that Charlie Sheen has been a little shaky the last few weeks.

 

It may seem counterintuitive, but it might be due to underuse and overuse at the same time--underuse due to the team not playing well enough to get him a lot of save opportunities, and overuse in that when he HAS been in there, he's thrown a lot more pitches than usual...

[Erstad Grit]

A closer cannot be perfect. He's been really good for us. It just horrible timing against the wrong team to have a melt down. 

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

Just now, Stradling said:

This is incredibly stupid. 

Yeah I know tomorrow morning this will be stupid once I cool off. 

[Stradling]

Just now, asuangelsfan05 said:

Yeah I know tomorrow morning this will be stupid once I cool off. 

Then do yourself a favor and delete it. 

[T-angel]

Nevin pulled him in a similar situation against Houston earlier in the year and I thought he was about to do it again.

I don't think we are there in changing the closer yet, but I would hold him back for the next couple of days and use either Moore or Lopez to finish games. The obligatory 4 pitch walk after the team scores has been an absolute cancer.

[fan_since79]

Even great teams lose the occasional game in an outrageous way, but we seem to do it on a regular basis.

Throws a guy playing in his 12th career game a meatball on an 0-2 count for a grand slam and the game. SMH

[tdawg87]

Disgusting fucking team. Fuck them all. 

[jsnpritchett]

5 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Who the heck is Marlowe????

[Amazing Larry]

12 minutes ago, Halo in Chicago said:

Damn. This one hurts

[Duren, Duren]

Just now, Mark68 said:

It seems that Charlie Sheen has been a little shaky the last few weeks.

 

It may seem counterintuitive, but it might be due to underuse and overuse at the same time--underuse due to the team not playing well enough to get him a lot of save opportunities, and overuse in that when he HAS been in there, he's thrown a lot more pitches than usual...

Good points. But the manager and pitching coach just expected him to keep on finding ways to get the job done. Counting on his string of success to continue And Estevez probably never complained. 

[nando714]

God damn it

Luis Castillo tomorrow 

this team is so done 

[T-angel]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Even great teams lose the occasional game in an outrageous way, but we seem to do it on a regular basis.

Throws a guy playing in his 12th career game a meatball on an 0-2 count for a grand slam and the game.

If we won half the games this year in which we lost ridiculously we would probably be leading the division right now. Estevez had no control. He threw out of the zone when he needed to throw strikes and threw in the zone when he didn't need to.

[Erstad Grit]

[fan_since79]

Don't worry, Rendon will be back in a month or so and we'll make an incredible run for that 3rd wild card. Everything will be okay.

[Angel Oracle]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

This is incredibly stupid. 

True, but can you blame people for being frustrated?

Despite adding all of those players, 2-5 in past 7 games and can’t beat contending teams.

What is going to suddenly change this season?

Just finish over .500 for a change.

Edited August 4, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[Angel Oracle]

4 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

Good points. But the manager and pitching coach just expected him to keep on finding ways to get the job done. Counting on his string of success to continue And Estevez probably never complained. 

Nevin does not know how to handle a bullpen.

[Revad]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Don't worry, Rendon will be back in a month or so and we'll make an incredible run for that 3rd wild card. Everything will be okay.

Experts agree everything is fine.

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[No Roles]

i literally left after ohtani's 40th hr...by the time i turn the radio on in my car estevez blew it with a grand slam !!! i still am glad i left that would have been a worse drive home if i stayed...as it was i hit 2 trains leaving anaheim stadium...and then my last turn to get onto chapman and up the hill their were sirens everywhere !!! talk about a buzz then a complete kill !!

[fan_since79]

...and Michael Lorenzen wins his first start with the surging Phillies.

Oh well...