Gameday Thread (5/13/24): Cardinals @ Angels: Soriano on the mound, Adell hitting 2nd

[jsnpritchett]

Matthew Liberatore on the mound for the Cardinals. 

 

Edited May 13 by jsnpritchett

[Tank]

i never thought i'd be a little defensive about willie calhoun being moved out of the clean up spot, but here we are.

put him back, wash.

[Angels 1961]

Tonight, Ward and O'Hoppe hit HR

[CaliAngel]

Didn't Wash just talk about why he didn't want Adell in the top half of the lineup? 

Then he moves him to the 2 slot. 

Hasn't Willie Calhoun been a hit machine since he got here? 

Moves him down in the lineup. 

Didn't Wash say he wanted consistent lineups? 

Seems like it's shuffled every game. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, CaliAngel said:

Didn't Wash just talk about why he didn't want Adell in the top half of the lineup? 

Then he moves him to the 2 slot. 

Hasn't Willie Calhoun been a hit machine since he got here? 

Moves him down in the lineup. 

Didn't Wash say he wanted consistent lineups? 

Seems like it's shuffled every game. 

I think it's pretty clear now that Washington just kinda makes shit up as he goes. Says a lot of things that sound positive and upbeat in the moment, but don't really mean much in the long run. He's flip-flopped several times regarding his lineup decisions, whether the team is rebuilding or built to win, etc. 

I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says at all at this point. 

[Slegnaac]

We're going to run down the AL West.

[Angelsjunky]

14 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

The AL West is going to run the train on us.

Fixed

[Angelsjunky]

19 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I think it's pretty clear now that Washington just kinda makes shit up as he goes. Says a lot of things that sound positive and upbeat in the moment, but don't really mean much in the long run. He's flip-flopped several times regarding his lineup decisions, whether the team is rebuilding or built to win, etc. 

I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says at all at this point. 

Arte/Perry playing 4D chess: They signed RW knowing they were going to suck for a few years, but wanted a guy who could keep spirits up and help the young guys develop a positive attitude. RW is there to help build a Rocky Balboa attitude, which which build up until they sneak into a wildcard berth in 2027.

[Chuck]

[Taylor]

33 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

We're going to get the runs

Fixed

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!

CLIP THE CARDS!!!

SWEEP THE REDBIRDS!!! NO EXCUSES!! THEY ARE ALSO A LAST-PLACE TEAM!!

A BATTLE OF EQUALS???

 

[AngelStew43]

There is no Star power on this team without Trout.  If ownership doesn’t sign Burnes & Guerrero Jr. the team will be mediocre for a long time.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, AngelStew43 said:

There is no Star power on this team without Trout.  If ownership doesn’t sign Burnes & Guerrero Jr. the team will be mediocre for a long time.

I would argue that if they DO sign those two, they'll be mediocre at best for a long time.

[T.G.]

Goldschmidt has sucked this season... That being said... you know...

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

There is no Star power on this team without Trout

"Star power" hasn't done crap for the Angels in years. 

[Chuck]

 

[Blarg]

3 minutes ago, T.G. said:

"Star power" hasn't done crap for the Angels in years a decade. 

 

[Chuck]

 

[Blarg]

10 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

There is no Star power on this team without Trout.  If ownership doesn’t sign Burnes & Guerrero Jr. the team will be mediocre for a long time.

Guerreo Jr. isn't a free agent until 2026. 

[T.G.]

Cimber is going to give up the game winning run now, right?

[EDinTUSTIN]

Well, let's hope that they can take advantage here and make some progress towards bettering that record and sweep this series.

[EDinTUSTIN]

20 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

There is no Star power on this team without Trout.  If ownership doesn’t sign Burnes & Guerrero Jr. the team will be mediocre for a long time.

They were not doing any better with Trout in the lineup, so I doubt the lack of star power will make much difference. It is good to have star power for sure, but without production is multiple places in the batting order, along with more consistent pitching, that star power doesn't really matter much other than maybe better optics.