Gameday Thread: (8/29/23) Angels @ Phillies: Anderson vs. Lorenzen on the mound

[Angel Oracle]

Arte Moreno must be so proud of what he’s done to this franchise.

And make no mistake, it’s ALL on him, no other common denominators since 2010.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[AngelsFaninGA]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Arte Moreno must be so proud of what he’s done to this franchise.

He's probably drunk right now tbh

[Jason]

18 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

He's probably drunk right now tbh

On expensive booze 

[greginpsca]

It will be all over soon. One more month.

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I wonder when people are going to finally figure out that there is no turning this franchise around…

...unless there's a total rebuild which includes the farm. 5-7 years and we're back in the hunt.

Just a complete teardown and then a rebuild. Trout's the only one whose job is safe. Everybody else can go. And of course Arte needs to exit.

[SoCalDucksFan]

24 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Arte Moreno must be so proud of what he’s done to this franchise.

And make no mistake, it’s ALL on him, no other common denominators since 2010.

He's a wealthy POS, and he couldn't care less.  He's a Narcissist, just like the guy he openly supports.  At some point, he'll parachute out with a Huge profit on his investment.  That's really all that matters to him.

Unlike the former mayor of Anaheim, who just plead guilty in court, he has enough money and power to make himself immune from criminal prosecution.  But I'm guessing he was involved up to his eyeballs in the criminal activity which went on.

[Stradling]

Just now, SoCalDucksFan said:

He's a wealthy POS, and he couldn't care less.  He's a Narcissist, just like the guy he openly supports.  At some point, he'll parachute out with a Huge profit on his investment.  That's really all that matters to him.

Unlike the former mayor of Anaheim, who just plead guilty in court, he has enough money and power to make himself immune from criminal prosecution.  But I'm guessing he was involved up to his eyeballs in the criminal activity which went on.

Are we still pretending the FBI cares about Arte being wealthy?  They didn’t go after Arte because they didn’t have evidence.  It’s that simple. Also of course he cares, he just sucks at being an owner. 

[Swordsman78]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

RIP, Mickey.

 

Sure.....why not.  No one else wants to suit up either.  sad

[Farmbuildingfan]

6 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Who remembers this game? I was listening in my room doing homework. 

I ended up nearly giving my mom a heart attack who was passed out on the couch in the living room as I busted through my bedroom door screaming like my ass was on fire after Dick Schofield hit that walk-off grand slam. 

Best. Come Back. Ever. 

#8 on our Top-50 Greatest Moments in Angels Baseball feature. 

 

And three hours earlier, I made my only visit to Fenway Park to see Boston best Cleveland 4-3.

Bad timing that tainted my memory of the experience

 

[jsnpritchett]

Angels now have the same record as the Guardians, though the Guardians have a much better run differential.  Sad.

[Angel Oracle]

Why are the Halos playing at Philly and Atlanta two straight seasons?

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Why are the Halos playing at Philly and Atlanta two straight seasons?

This is the first year of the "all teams play all other teams" schedule, so whatever happened before this year has no bearing on this schedule.

[Angelsjunky]

4 hours ago, Deek said:

Dude seriously reminds me of Wade Boggs... 

That's crossed my mind as well. Of course Boggs had the Green Monster, which probably added 10 doubles and 30 points of BA. But I'd be very happy if Schanuel turned into "non-Fenway Boggs."

[Angel Oracle]

Not only is this turning into a repeat of 2022, but also 2019.

2019 and 2023 teams were both 54-49 after 103 games, snd then totally collapsed and had somebody on the pitching coaching staff that didn’t belong?   White 2019, either Wise or Hezel in 2023

[gurn67]

The Angels are now back in 30th place in both OPS and ERA for the month of August. They had managed to climb up to the 29th and 29th spots after the Mets series, but consistently throwing meatballs right down the middle of the plate the last two games, didn't help the ERA.

[gurn67]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

Not only is this turning into a repeat of 2022, but also 2019.

2019 and 2023 teams were both 54-49 after 103 games, snd then totally collapsed and had somebody on the pitching coaching staff that didn’t belong?   White 2019, either Wise or Hezel in 2023

It reminds me of the 1999 team. That team quit on Terry Collins. This team looks like it has quit on Phil Nevin. 

[Blarg]

1 minute ago, gurn67 said:

It reminds me of the 1999 team. That team quit on Terry Collins. This team looks like it has quit on Phil Nevin. 

Stupid narrative. 

[Stradling]

11 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Stupid narrative. 

It’s not a good one. 

[Angels in 2030]

2030

[Lazorko Saves]

2 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Just a complete teardown and then a rebuild. Trout's the only one whose job is safe. Everybody else can go.

Ah, here comes the trade Neto, O'Hoppe, Detmers, Sandoval, Silseth, and Schanuel crowd again.

So who do you think we can get for Schanuel? A compensation round pick in the 2024 draft? Or do we trade him for some player taken after the pick he went in this year's draft? Meaning, a player we just passed on to take Schanuel?

[Chuck]

23 minutes ago, Skips said:

2030

[Lazorko Saves]

9 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Dick Schofield hit that walk-off grand slam. 

Yep, talk about unlikely hero!

I was at that game, still have the ticket stub in a box here somewhere.  Very glad my dad didn't get out the car keys in the 7th. He let us stay. I don't think my dad ever left any sporting event early for the rest of his life after that game.

Was at the game the next night also. Another 9th inning walk off HR, from Doug DeCinces.

I expect Sparky Anderson broke a few things in the clubhouse that series.

[BTH]

@Swordsman78

How are you gonna defend Nevin walking Harper, only for Bohm to hit a 3-run HR after?

Why would you put the tying run on-base and send the go-ahead run to the plate?

Bohm was hitting .360 and an .878 OPS with RISP entering today.

[Mark68]

5 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

RIP, Mickey.

 

I'm guessing a...spinal injury?

 

I'll see myself out.

[gurn67]

This collapse has been a team effort. 

Before the All-Star Break, 11 of their 12 hitters with the most at bats had an OPS of at least .679. Only Rengifo was below and he was at .638

Since the break, only 3 of the top 15 have. Ohtani 1.129 & Rengifo .970. Ward 1.115 12 of the 15 are .676 or lower. 7 of them are .563 or lower.