Gameday Thread (4/21/24 10:40am Pacific): Soriano on the mound, Hicks leading off, Adrianza has a locker

[Amazing Larry]

I like Randazzo. When he busted out that Electric Avenue joke I knew Gubi was going to laugh his ass off. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

The strategy this off season was, we aren't going to spend money on guys that don't make this a playoff team. No one could make this into a playoff team so they didnt spend any money. 

...yet they spent over $6M on Luis Garcia, Kolarek, and Plesac.  A semi-competent middle infield option would have been a better use of the limited resources.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Lhalo said:

I like Randazzo. When he busted out that Electric Avenue joke I knew Gubi was going to laugh his ass off. 

That's Matt Vasgersian.

[Amazing Larry]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

That's Matt Vasgersian.

Oh. No wonder the joke was funny. 

[Blarg]

We seem to have 3 really good pitchers in Detmers, Anderson, and now, Soriano. 

[Jason]

That ball 4 looked like a strike 

[Blarg]

Holy shit that was a terrible call. 

[CaliAngel]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

We seem to have 3 really good pitchers in Detmers, Anderson, and now, Soriano. 

Might be the most encouraging thing with the team, these 3 guys going out there and pitching their hearts out...

[Amazing Larry]

Just now, Blarg said:

We seem to have 3 really good pitchers in Detmers, Anderson, and now, Soriano. 

Ya Soriano is looking on point so far. 
 

Right as I typed this the ump shit the bed and called an obvious strike a ball. 

[Swordsman78]

Awful call by the ump.   Trout had a worse pitch called a strike

 

[Swordsman78]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

Holy shit that was a terrible call. 

 

Yup.  Sandy would have went south quick after that call.  Kudos to Soriano for not obsessing over it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

...yet they spent over $6M on Luis Garcia, Kolarek, and Plesac.  A semi-competent middle infield option would have been a better use of the limited resources.

They were buying lotto tickets not baseball players

[CaliAngel]

Holy crap this pitcher goes so quick lol they can barely run the stat banners

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

 

Yup.  Sandy would have went south quick after that call.  Kudos to Soriano for not obsessing over it.

Sandy is probably losing his shit in the dugout right now anyway.

[Jason]

Schanuel. SMH

[AngelsLakersFan]

Angels gona get shutout today

[CaliAngel]

I hate this team

[Ariamus]

21 minutes ago, Jason said:

Yeah, he isn't quite there yet. They should consider sending him down as he looks very overmatched. 

And replace him with who? We infamously have no farm system. Thank you Arte 

[Ochocinco!]

This is what happens when your only upgrade to counter losing ohtani in the lineup is Aaron Hicks 

[AngelsLakersFan]

I hate this umpire so much

[CaliAngel]

Lead off walks are my favorite.

[Swordsman78]

lead off walk to that guy is the same as a triple

[TheLordofOuts]

This Elly Dela Cruz guy is kinda of annoying.  You think we can acquire him in a trade in exchange for Sandoval and Adell

[AngelsLakersFan]

Terrible throw by Neto

[jsnpritchett]

6 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

They were buying lotto tickets not baseball players

Those guys are more like three-year-old scratch-offs that have already been used and thrown away.