Gameday Thread: (9/21/23 10am start) Angels @ Rays: Canning on the mound, Cron at DH

[DMVol]

Estevez had a good run early but he hasn't been very good in the second half...add closer to the long list of things to work on for next year.....

[Angels 1961]

Drive for spot number 5

[daygloman]

Anyone REALLY surprised?

[PattyD22]

Welp that’s that.  

Time to start the men’s 130 shotgun tournament at San Juan Hills.

Enjoy the rest of your day boys.
 

 

[daygloman]

4 minutes ago, khouse said:

2 outs & Estevez loads the bases...yikes again!

I'm done with that motherfucker! 

[eligrba4ever]

Oh, well. So close, yet so far. 

153 down. 9 to go. 

 GO HALOS!

[Biergott]

Who is this Estevez imposter, can we have the real one back?

[DMVol]

4 minutes ago, Biergott said:

Who is this Estevez imposter, can we have the real one back?

He had a 1.88 ERA on July 30th.....

[Biergott]

Just now, DMVol said:

He had a 1.88 ERA on July 30th.....

Miss those days, I think he got taken hostage in Seattle and they sent back Crapthebedrosian in an Estevez mask.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

There are only about a dozen games left. No one is going to claim him even if they did put him back on waivers. We've had this discussion. 

One can hope though, right, without expecting it?

Doesn’t hurt.

[Angel Oracle]

Need to an acquire/sign a closer this off-season.  WHIPs over 1.40 is NOT what closers are supposed to do.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

One can hope though, right, without expecting it?

Doesn’t hurt.

It doesn't hurt, but in what scenario can you imagine a team claiming him?  It just isn't logical.

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

Need to an acquire/sign a closer this off-season.  WHIPs over 1.40 is NOT what closers are supposed to do.

I don't know if he ran out of gas or opposing teams figured him out but second half Estevez is not a very good pitcher....

[Angel Oracle]

They better be under the threshold at the close of the season, after all of the players waived.

[Angels in 2030]

[BTH]

whispers: *Estevez closes the game out if Neto cleanly fields that grounder, which he should’ve fielded*

[Blarg]

Looks like Adell had a good day at the plate. Missed the game due to work. 

[jsnpritchett]

17 minutes ago, BTH said:

whispers: *Estevez closes the game out if Neto cleanly fields that grounder, which he should’ve fielded*

Neto probably should have gotten to it, but honestly, I get a little tired of the excuses when stuff like this happens.  Obviously Sandoval is the worst victim and offender in these circumstances.  But it's on the pitcher to just get the outs, too.  Sure, it means you're throwing more pitches when the defense lets you down--but you're not required to go into an absolute meltdown and shit the bed.  Your job is still to get outs.  So sick of the excuses.

[Mark68]

It's not like Estevez has had any save opportunities lately...

[tdawg87]

Estevez embraces the @Tank

[Taylor]

19 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Looks like Adell had a good day at the plate. Missed the game due to work. 

He better be careful or the baseball gods will take notice and injure him again.

[Tank]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

Estevez embraces the @Tank

[BTH]

12 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Neto probably should have gotten to it, but honestly, I get a little tired of the excuses when stuff like this happens.  Obviously Sandoval is the worst victim and offender in these circumstances.  But it's on the pitcher to just get the outs, too.  Sure, it means you're throwing more pitches when the defense lets you down--but you're not required to go into an absolute meltdown and shit the bed.  Your job is still to get outs.  So sick of the excuses.

I’m not excusing Estevez here.

I’m just not excusing Neto for playing bad defense. And he also didn’t get the runner at third home with less than 2 outs.

Everyone was blaming Estevez, and I was simply pointing out that Neto messed up too.

[EDinTUSTIN]

1 hour ago, DMVol said:

I don't know if he ran out of gas or opposing teams figured him out but second half Estevez is not a very good pitcher....

Ran out of gas as a closer? First, we have not won enough games where he was needed to save a good portion of those hypothetical wins in order to be at the point of exhaustion. Also, he typically only pitches one inning, and not every game. I doubt he is out of gas. He may be full of gas for all I know, but he is certainly not out of it. His peripherals just have not been that strong all season. I think it was just a matter of time until it caught up with him.

The team definitely should be looking for a new closer. If he stays healthy, I think Joyce could fit the bill. He throws high-octane heat consistently and has wicked movement on his pitches and has a couple of good secondary pitches. That is the stuff of a closer. 

[tdawg87]

11 minutes ago, Tank said: