Gameday Thread (4/30/24): Phillies @ Angels: Anderson on the mound, Schanuel leading off

[eligrba4ever]

Bounce back at the Wednesday matinee, Angels. 1:07 p.m.

[Erstad Grit]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Watching a Moniak at bat makes it very easy to understand the Pillar signing. 

Disagree.

Moniak at least has theoretically has a ceiling. 

Pillar was cut by the worst team in MLB

[Slegnaac]

Buttercupped again.

sigh

[fan_since79]

Team is broken. Nothing else to say.

[Justin]

Just now, daygloman said:

That game was fucked up!

It was fun until it wasn't, which is something I feel frequently when Estevez closes. 

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

Disagree.

Moniak at least has theoretically has a ceiling. 

Pillar was cut by the worst team in MLB

[Stradling]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

It really doesn't. I don't care how bad Moniak is, there's still no reason to sign or play Pillar. No one is going to change my mind on this. 

Ok. I’m not trying to change your mind. Moniak has the plate discipline of @tdawg87. With all due respect. 

[katie]

I need to go to a game. They haven’t lost a game I’ve attended this year. 

[Slegnaac]

1 minute ago, katie said:

I need to go to a game. They haven’t lost a game I’ve attended this year. 

You were at the Miami series?

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Pillar was cut by the worst team in MLB

But the Angels just signed him? When did they cut him?

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Ok. I’m not trying to change your mind. Moniak has the plate discipline of @tdawg87. With all due respect. 

[halodground]

14 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

Fuentes?

Yes, even more than Fuentes. Fuentes sucked, but his suckage made sense to me. Estevez annoys me because A) he has some tools and the stuff to be solid but is emblematic of the general issue with the entire staff; he can’t or won’t stick to a plan and regularly implodes, I assume by overthrowing. Just throw fukin’ strikes. And 2) people seem to think because he throws high 90s he’s good and he gets way more credit for his save count than he should. 
 
 

Edited May 1 by halodground

[jsnpritchett]

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Ok. I’m not trying to change your mind. Moniak has the plate discipline of @tdawg87. With all due respect. 

... and Pillar is a 35-year-old guy who is now on his 9th (not a typo) team since 2019. He's toast. Complete waste of a spot.

[katie]

5 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

You were at the Miami series?

No I was at the March 8, 9, and 10 games. 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

... and Pillar is a 35-year-old guy who is now on his 9th (not a typo) team since 2019. He's toast. Complete waste of a spot.

Ok Claude. 

[Swordsman78]

It's terrible for Anderson.  6 strong innings pitched, probably could have gone another inning (looked like he wanted to).  Exits/pulled with a 2 run lead only needing 9 outs.   Bullpen collapses ruining one of the rare stellar starting pitching efforts.

Edited May 1 by Swordsman78

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Ok Claude. 

I'm still waiting to hear why Pillar makes any sense at all, given where this team is likely headed. 

[BTH]

18 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Bounce back at the Wednesday matinee, Angels. 1:07 p.m.

Don’t check the probable starter

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, BTH said:

Don’t check the probable starter

[TheLordofOuts]

I'm gonna listen to Coldplay tonight to round out a shit evening

[Stradling]

9 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'm still waiting to hear why Pillar makes any sense at all, given where this team is likely headed. 

Because it makes no sense to call up Adams or anyone else to sit on the bench. They are also an injury away from having to call up someone who likely isn’t ready to start. 

[Stradling]

3 runs in 6 innings (4.50 ERA) is now considered stellar. 

[m0nkey]

29 minutes ago, katie said:

I need to go to a game. They haven’t lost a game I’ve attended this year. 

When I saw Cory and Jody there, I assumed you and @ScottTand @James were too

[jsnpritchett]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Because it makes no sense to call up Adams or anyone else to sit on the bench. They are also an injury away from having to call up someone who likely isn’t ready to start. 

Again, someone like Martin makes more sense to me than Pillar.

[katie]

10 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

A worm with a mustache?!!!