Gameday Thread: (8/18/23): Rays @ Angels: Schanuel leading off & O'Hoppe is back!

[DMVol]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Anderson gonna Anderson.  Sigh...

He is consistent….

[jsnpritchett]

Also, random note: I live 5.2 miles from the Rose Bowl, but I can hear the music from the concert that just started there over the Angels game that I'm watching in my living room.  I've lived here 12 1/2 years and never had that happen before.  Crazy.

[Revad]

Just now, Stradling said:

It should be 5-2, but the defense. 

Be patient.  It’s just Angels baseball.  Maybe a bit of buttercup in the background, but this is rock and roll dude

[Revad]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Also, random note: I live 5.2 miles from the Rose Bowl, but I can hear the music from the concert that just started there over the Angels game that I'm watching in my living room.  I've lived here 12 1/2 years and never had that happen before.  Crazy.

They could go on a roll right now, maybe this is the winning streak we’ve been waiting for.

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, Revad said:

They could go on a roll right now, maybe this is the winning streak we’ve been waiting for.

?  I'm honestly not following some of your posts tonight.  Sorry.  My post was about a concert 5 miles away that's so loud that I can hear it from my house.

[jsnpritchett]

Oh no.  The dreaded interview with the rookie's parents.

[Revad]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

?  I'm honestly not following some of your posts tonight.  Sorry.  My post was about a concert 5 miles away that's so loud that I can hear it from my house.

I’m saying the crowd is excited, and that’s reflected in what you heard.  The energy is different.  That’s what I’m saying.

[AngelsFaninGA]

Our pitching and defense really stinks. I'm really looking forward to that once again not being addressed in the offseason

[TroutField]

“Shohei Ohtani hits grand slam in angels loss” 

[Revad]

I’m suggesting the team may respond to that energy.  This is true in any organization, not just baseball.  It’s about the culture and the energy.

[Revad]

I’m drunk maybe but under the legal limit to drive if I have to

[Duren, Duren]

Can't stand prosperity as another big lead dribbles away. Anderson unable to close down innings through half a game. As per usual. Not good enough stuff or control to fool or beat hitters the second time around. 

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

Can't stand prosperity as another big lead dribbles away. Anderson unable to close down innings through half a game. As per usual. Not good enough stuff or control to fool or beat hitters the second time around. 

Well, the good thing is he's gone after this year!  Oh, wait...

[khouse]

Wow...another blown opportunity with RISP. Why has so many, for so long been so wasted...

[HanfordGuy]

Damn. TB takes the lead.

[daygloman]

Sigh................................

[Don]

So, I don’t know why this bothers me so much, but the graphic they just showed about Schanuel being the first player to make his MLB debut in the same season he was drafted since Conor Gillaspie in 2008 is wrong.

MLB TV actually asked the same question as a piece of trivia a couple years ago too… and also got it wrong (they said Gillaspie as well I believe). The correct answer is Brandon Finnegan with the 2014 Royals. Was taken 17th overall in the 2014 MLB draft and made his MLB debut that same season. Don’t know why broadcasts/MLB itself consistently get that wrong.
 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/finnebr01.shtml

Tagging @Jeff Fletcher

[fan_since79]

First big league hit!

Good for him!!

[daygloman]

That's a start.

Go Halos!

[Blarg]

First MLB hit is an opposite field line drive.

[jsnpritchett]

6 minutes ago, Don said:

So, I don’t know why this bothers me so much, but the graphic they just showed about Schanuel being the first player to make his MLB debut in the same season he was drafted since Conor Gillaspie in 2008 is wrong.

MLB TV actually asked the same question as a piece of trivia a couple years ago too… and also got it wrong (they said Gillaspie as well I believe). The correct answer is Brandon Finnegan with the 2014 Royals. Was taken 17th overall in the 2014 MLB draft and made his MLB debut that same season. Don’t know why broadcasts/MLB itself consistently get that wrong.
 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/finnebr01.shtml

Tagging @Jeff Fletcher

He's the first position player since Gillaspie.  Isn't that what they said?

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Blarg said:

First MLB hit is an opposite field line drive.

He was going to the opposite field quite a bit in the minors, too.  Noticed that in some of the highlights I saw.

[Don]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

He's the first position player since Gillaspie.  Isn't that what they said?

Nope, the graphic said player

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Don said:

Nope, the graphic said player

Ah.  Interesting.  I heard it a couple places earlier this evening and both said position player.

[daygloman]

Nice!

Go Halos!