Gameday Thread (5/1/24 1pm): Phillies @ Angels: Sandoval on the mound, Pillar in LF

[CaliAngel]

Haha dumbass Harper

[eligrba4ever]

I can't really laugh at Harper, but i REALLY want to.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Watch the cup at the end of Moniaks bat.... if you see it he's wrapping and his swing becomes looooong... 

[CaliAngel]

Nice to see nothings changed with Moniak.

[BTH]

Every single time Moniak strikes out looking, he’s always shaking his head or mumbling something.

Almost always, it’s on a strike. So I don’t know if he’s upset with the umpire and really bad at judging the zone or upset with himself.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Sandavol gutted 5 innings 102 pitches! Considering he had 44 pitches in the middle of the 2nd... He did good.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1 minute ago, BTH said:

Every single time Moniak strikes out looking, he’s always shaking his head or mumbling something.

Almost always, it’s on a strike. So I don’t know if he’s upset with the umpire and really bad at judging the zone or upset with himself.

When your slumping and your trying everything including too much and swinging at bad pitches. Then you watch a hittable pitch on the outer half go by. It's completely in his head and he's now questioning everything!

[CaliAngel]

8 minutes ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Watch the cup at the end of Moniaks bat.... if you see it he's wrapping and his swing becomes looooong... 

You're right...so far so, it's almost facing the pitcher when he's loading to swing.

My favorite way to alleviate that problem was to get my hands back as far as possible towards the backstop, and hold the bat as vertical as I could.

That way there was no (or minimal) load, and my only movement was *down* to the ball. Seemed to shorten and speed up my swing.

[daygloman]

Got his ass!

[eligrba4ever]

OUT AT HOME!!!  RENGIFO THROWS AND THAISS TAGS!!!

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

4 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

You're right...so far so, it's almost facing the pitcher when he's loading to swing.

My favorite way to alleviate that problem was to get my hands back as far as possible towards the backstop, and hold the bat vertical.

That way there's no load, and my only movement was *down* to the ball. Seemed to shorten and speed up my swing.

Works for soft toss, dry swings and BP also! 

Or, rotate your shoulders while keeping your hands back. Then it's hips and hands, see contact then finish.

 

Arianna just did that on the foul ball down 3b side before he struck out... 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Be ready for the shoulder strain for Rengifo... off balance throw to the plate. He was trying to stretch it as he jogged off.

[Stradling]

21 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I'd prefer the closer not give up 3 runs for the loss. 

But it’s Washington’s fault because Moore pitched 3 days in a row. 

[rafibomb]

What a terrible call to ring up Jo

[fan_since79]

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

[jsnpritchett]

9 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

[T.G.]

9 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

Taylor Ward says hello.

[CaliAngel]

9 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

Right on cue...

[T.G.]

What a waste.

[CaliAngel]

lol

11 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

You get half credit?

no reason for Ward to go there

[T.G.]

Rengifo singles.....

O'Hoppe pinch hitting for Thaiss.

[CaliAngel]

11 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're not going to get another baserunner, are we?

This offense...

Strike that...back to a big fat WRONG.

 

just joshin' ya

[Erstad Grit]

Glaus got fired from a HS coaching gig? He must have done something bad to get sacked during the season. 

[CaliAngel]

Keep hitting it right attem

[Rollinghard]

Did Wash tell Ward to steal? Not very smart..