Gameday Thread: (8/22/23) Reds @ Angels: Giolito on the mound & Trout is back!

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

And yet, it's a plague that pervades every player. Like Giolito and his nearly 9 ERA since joining the team

[UndertheHalo]

I like all these new guys that just cry when they get made fun of.  Lol.  Get gud at posting imo.  

Edited August 23, 2023 by UndertheHalo

[Blarg]

9 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

Can't even make routine plays lol. First Adams and now this. Do they just not teach these guys defense or fundamentals at all?

You mean during Schanuel's 21 games in the minors? He must not have been paying attention.

[jsnpritchett]

Man, that 3-run inning by the Reds seems to have sucked the life out of the Angels.  Need to get some momentum back.

[Blarg]

3 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

They really need to move to some other location. I hear Oakland will have a stadium available soon...

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Man, that 3-run inning by the Reds seems to have sucked the life out of the Angels.  Need to get some momentum back.

The angels being shit is a force of nature.  Like the tides or whatever.  It’s fine.  Eventually this era will end.  Not this year tho.  Probably not next year either.  Lol .

[UndertheHalo]

[Mark68]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Man, that 3-run inning by the Reds seems to have sucked the life out of the Angels.  Need to get some momentum back.

You assume they've had any life since July. You assume too much.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I like all these new guys that just cry when they get made fun of.  Lol.  Get gud at posting imo.  

I toiled away in the minors of yahoo and mlb.com for a few years, honing my craft, before reaching the big leagues of AW.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I toiled away in the minors of yahoo and mlb.com for a few years, honing my craft, before reaching the big leagues of AW.

Gotta have some mental toughness.  Like a miner in an African diamond pit/cave.  These guys seem too soft.  Very sad. 

Edited August 23, 2023 by UndertheHalo

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I toiled away in the minors of yahoo and mlb.com for a few years, honing my craft, before reaching the big leagues of AW.

Some DFAs might be necessary.

[greginpsca]

The Reds make the Angels look old and slow.

[UndertheHalo]

Alright.  That’s good for me tonight.  Got the gayLaCruz out. 

[UndertheHalo]

Oh I meant de la Cruz.  My bad.  

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Gotta have some mental toughness.  Like a miner in an African diamond pit/cave.  These guys seem too soft.  Very sad. 

I had to suffer with two roommates while living off Taco Bell and making minimum wage. These new posters don’t know how good they have it.

[Blarg]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I toiled away in the minors of yahoo and mlb.com for a few years, honing my craft, before reaching the big leagues of AW.

I did my minor league stint on the Official Angels MLB message board from 2003-2006. No moderation with Lee and a cast of characters that argued well into the AM hours after the game. No quote function and guys would copy and paste an entire argument from start to end for a couple pages. It was insanity. 

[Mark68]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I had to suffer with two roommates while living off Taco Bell and making minimum wage. These new posters don’t know how good they have it.

If you were living off Taco Bell, weren't your roommates actually the ones who had to suffer?

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

I did my minor league stint on the Official Angels MLB message board from 2003-2006. No moderation with Lee and a cast of characters that argued well into the AM hours after the game. No quote function and guys would copy and paste an entire argument from start to end for a couple pages. It was insanity. 

Yeah man, we came up around the same time.

Damn, now I feel really really old!

[UndertheHalo]

Ashcraft? More like Asscraft imo. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, Mark68 said:

If you were living off Taco Bell, weren't your roommates actually the ones who had to suffer?

They were living off actual garbage.

[jsnpritchett]

If Texas loses tonight (they're down 5-1 in the 6th), they'll only be 1 game ahead of the Mariners (and half a game up on Houston).  Crazy.

[Blarg]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Yeah man, we came up around the same time.

Damn, now I feel really really old!

I was @No Roles age when the Angels won their world series. Started this adventure when I was 7 years old. I don't just feel old, I am. 

[fan_since79]

I was on the phone for two hours with my brother over some family troubles, and just now tuned in.

If nobody's said it already, here goes: Cy Ashcraft.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

9 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

The Reds make the Angels look old and slow.

Christ, last season Reds would beat this remedial team.  Teams getting better left and right yet the FO keeps sabotaging us.

[Angel Oracle]

Schanuel was rated near end of 1st round, yet was picked 11th and given 11th pick money.

Should we expect this for the 2024 first round pick too, even if top 10?