Gameday Thread (4/2/24): Angels @ Marlins: Anderson on the mound

[Redondo]

4 hours ago, Redondo said:

Will Ren-done get his first hit tonight?

Or will the zero streak keep going?

The streak continues 

Good thing we are winning these games despite him

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, Redondo said:

The streak continues 

Good thing we are winning these games despite him

He hit the ball really hard tonight so maybe it's a sign of good things to come. 

[Chuck]

21 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

What happened to the guy on the couch?  Has he been retired?  Or only comes out vs. wins over Tier 1 and 2 teams?

I'm working on making some updates / improvements to that graphic.

[Redondo]

3 minutes ago, Chuck said:

He hit the ball really hard tonight so maybe it's a sign of good things to come. 

We can hope 

[ArkyAngelsFan]

Nice job by Tylerl tonight. He threw about 71% strikes. That's much better than his performance last year.

Hopefully the new pitching coach is working for him.....

 

~ArkyAngelsFan~

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Did anyone tell Anderson he’s not on the Dodgers anymore?  

[Chuck]

 

[redoctober2002]

Who had Anderson having the best start the first time through the rotation? Great start for him, hopefully he can build upon it and have a successful season.

[Chuck]

7 minutes ago, redoctober2002 said:

Who had Anderson having the best start the first time through the rotation? Great start for him, hopefully he can build upon it and have a successful season.

I like that he carried his great spring over into his first start of the season. 

His changeup looked a lot like it did in 2022 with the Dodgers. He's throwing strikes too. 

The Barry Enright factor?

Let's just hope he can get into Patrick Sandoval's thick skull. Hoping for a good start tomorrow. 

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Chuck said:

I'm working on making some updates / improvements to that graphic.

Hopefully the improvement is a super attractive female 

[Ochocinco!]

Idk if we are good team yet or not but I know for a fact the Marlins SUCK! If we want to be a good team we have to beat up on bad teams, let’s get this sweep tomorrow! We have a rough schedule the rest of the month so get every win we can 

[Erstad Grit]

10 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

Idk if we are good team yet or not but I know for a fact the Marlins SUCK! If we want to be a good team we have to beat up on bad teams, let’s get this sweep tomorrow! We have a rough schedule the rest of the month so get every win we can 

I think Marlins are a pretty decent team. 

[jsnpritchett]

8 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I think Marlins are a pretty decent team. 

Eh. They made the playoffs last year, but got outscored by 57 runs over the course of the season.  They got a little lucky. They also didn't do much in the off-season. 

[Ochocinco!]

Outside of the A's I think the Marlins will be fighting for the worst record in baseball with the White Sox 

[Angel Oracle]

5 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

Outside of the A's I think the Marlins will be fighting for the worst record in baseball with the White Sox 

I wouldn’t go that far.

But chances are good of finishing under .500.

[Lazorko Saves]

6 hours ago, T.G. said:

Players looking at note cards is funny to me.

Indeed.  This one is Drury checking his health insurance card to see if he's covered for scorching ground balls that almost take his head off.

[rafibomb]

Rendon’s best days are obviously way behind him but also I feel like he has been notoriously the slowest starter I have ever seen since we have gotten him. The problem with him is that he always gets hurt once he starts hitting his stride. Wash should have put him in the bottom of the lineup until then though.

[TroutField]

8 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Rendon’s best days are obviously way behind him but also I feel like he has been notoriously the slowest starter I have ever seen since we have gotten him. The problem with him is that he always gets hurt once he starts hitting his stride. Wash should have put him in the bottom of the lineup until then though.

Problem is there are no better options .. 

 

Angels are 30th out of 30 teams in batting average and OBP. Some clutch hitting and luck has driven the 3 wins. I’ll take it 

[ThisismineScios]

Rendon is actually making good contact. I’m a little more annoyed about Adell losing ABs to Sano. But we will see.