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

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, BTH said:

@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.

Harper the last 12 games has a line of  .432/.546/.932/1.477 and had already crushed a home run his previous at bat. He is playing like he using a God Mode cheat. 

Bohm in the same stretch has been hitting .229/.296/.417/.713 and that is how you justify walking Harper. 

 

[fan_since79]

While most of our hitters are slumping badly, the Phillies lineup is raking and hitting home runs at an insane pace. Our pitchers are only too happy to oblige them. 

Revised final prediction: 74-88.

[DMVol]

26 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Revised final prediction: 74-88.

If all of the waiver guys are claimed, that is pretty realistic.

[BTH]

8 hours ago, Blarg said:

Harper the last 12 games has a line of  .432/.546/.932/1.477 and had already crushed a home run his previous at bat. He is playing like he using a God Mode cheat. 

Bohm in the same stretch has been hitting .229/.296/.417/.713 and that is how you justify walking Harper. 

 

Then you might as well not pitch to Harper at all then.

It’s not like there were 2 outs and they were trying to get the 3rd out against Bohm instead of Harper.

[Duren, Duren]

This was a surreal experience. Almost like an NFL exhibition game being played with some players who know they are being cut but still playing. Except it was a regular season game. 

The Philly broadcasters were baffled by it too. 

Ironic that Grichuk had an impressive audition for a potential future team. 

Anderson has been consistent all season. Can't get through a fifth or sixth inning without a major eruption of runs given up in an inning.

Rengifo really has been a bright spot. He may even equal or better last year's numbers. 

The pitching staff needs a major overhaul and reconfiguration. And their coaching group has to be replaced. 

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

14 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

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

Because Rob Manfred is doing to the game what Fred Durst did to alternative rock in the late 90s.

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, cysomeawfulpitcher said:

Because Rob Manfred is doing to the game what Fred Durst did to alternative rock in the late 90s.