GDT: 8/4/13 Angels vs Blue Jays - White flag edition

[nate]

[nate]

By the way I fully understand that this means they will score 10 runs and I will look like an idiot for posting it.

[m0nkey]

They were winning too much.

Time go keep the streak going

[seenoevil]

I like it! No hamilton

[eaterfan]

It appears to me it's just Cowgill in for Shuck/Hamilton and giving Howie a rest in the field. 

[nate]

Calhoun batting 9th, Kendrick batting 3rd instead of Trout???

[eaterfan]

Calhoun batting 9th, Kendrick batting 3rd instead of Trout???

 

I like the idea of Trout hitting 2. It's the most optimal spot. I'd rather have Calhoun bat leadoff and Cowgill batting 9 but in reality lineup order matters far far less than who is in it.

[Chimi]

Calhoun is being disciplined for not being a team player and being a show off  by having back to back games with a home run.  Scioscia wants him to sit at the bottom of the order and think about how selfish of a player he's been.

[Stradling]

I haven't looked at who is pitching against us but I'm going to take a guess and say its Buerle. That's what this lineup reminds me of. Am I right? Or maybe Dickey?

[nate]

Buehrle, you know it is a lefty because he put Calhoun at 9th... even though he hits lefties better.

[Angel Oracle]

Scioscia will always have a thing about lefty vs lefty. In Hamilton's case, yes it makes since. Not when a guy tore up lefty pitching in AAA though.

Move Calhoun to lead off and flip flop Kendrick to hit 5th and Trumbo cleanup. Field has no business hitting anything other than 9th, and no business hitting ahead of Calhoun.

[Guest]

Scioscia continues to baffle me. Why put Calhoun at 9 when he's been tearing it up at leadoff? 

[Stradling]

I figured it was Buehrle against us with that line up. We will still win.

[Blarg]

Scioscia will always have a thing about lefty vs lefty. In Hamilton's case, yes it makes since. Not when a guy tore up lefty pitching in AAA though.

Move Calhoun to lead off and flip flop Kendrick to hit 5th and Trumbo cleanup. Field has no business hitting anything other than 9th, and no business hitting ahead of Calhoun.

I don't have any stats for how he hit lefties in the minors but in the majors do far he is hitting .143. But more to the point, who cares? The Angels gave up on the season at the trade deadline, from here on out it is simply getting the kids some play time.

[jshep]

He had a 1.227 OPS against lefties in Triple-A.

 

Calhoun has 7 major league PAs against lefties. I couldn't possibly care less about how he's done against them, when we're talking about 7 PAs.

 

I do agree with your second point though, as long as Calhoun is playing, I really don't care where he bats at this point.

[mancini79]

I'm more shocked that Calhoun is playing 3 straight games.

[Jimmag]

Where is Conger?

This line up sucks glad I am not going to game.

Now watch us put up 7-8 runs

[stormngt]

We are what? 13 games out. Why do any of you care what the batting order is? I can see griping about who is in the lineup as players like trout and Calhoun are the br8ght spots to keep watching the games. It is amazing to me how so many of you will complain about everything.

[Ochocinco!]

No Hamilton = 15 runs

[SanTiny]

Stop complaining about everything!!!! Calhoun is starting even against a LH pitcher, Hamilton is not in the lineup. LETS WIN THIS GAME.....PERIOD!!

[Brent Maguire]

We'll win with this lineup. 

 

Very strange but it's not that terrible. 

[gotbeer]

I like the lineup.  If Scioscia plays Hamilton, he's an idoit.  If Scioscia doesn't play Hamilton, he's an idoit.  

 

But I still don't get why Ianetta has been playing so much lately.  Are they trying to showcase him for trade porn?

[xboom28x]

Scioscia has been doing this his entire tenure as Angels manager and it ticks me off! He already has the series wrapped up so he puts the B-team in the lineup since the game is "not as important." This comes from MS's philosophy of just win each series.

 

Guess what Sosh, when you lose a bunch of series early in the season, you have to win every game in order to get back in the race.

 

I know we are out of it, but it doesn't mean Sosh's lineups should reflect that.

 

And what the heck happened to Sosh giving Trout "a long look at the 3 spot in the lineup?"

[xboom28x]

If anything, in a season that is lost already, Hamilton SHOULD be in the lineup vs lefties because he obviously needs the practice.

[gotbeer]

He already has the series wrapped up so he puts the B-team in the lineup since the game is "not as important." 

 

 

 

I dont see how this is the B Team.  Cowgill has a .900+ OPS while with the Angels.  Harris is going to play third.  Really, only Kendrick for Field is the defensive replacement.  Outfield is probably the best defensive outfield, until Peter comes back.