John Taylor

6 hours ago, Spirit said:

And big shout out to @John Taylor for the awesome post-production audio engineering work!  Thank you!

 

I tell @Chuckster70 it's a good excuse to get early access to the podcast

One thing I didn't know I needed was Geoff's comedic quips. He has the perfect timing to throw a line in between Victor and Chuck.

I love how Victor tells it like it is. I know some folks were worried he would "Tow the line" but if you paid attention to when he did PBP he never towed the line.

The stat nerd in me loves when Chuck brings the "Catchers ERA" type stats.

I didn't expect the chemistry between Victor, Chuck and Geoff to be as good as it is so early in the Podcast, they each fit into their respective roles really well.

10 minutes ago, Tank said:

Interesting read. 
 

I’d like to see side by side pictures of him swinging at a pitch in the same location both years.  In yours, the picture from this year is decidedly more inside than the pitch from last year. In fact, it looks like it isn’t even a strike whereas the picture from last year is a much better pitch to swing at. Not criticizing you personally as I greatly appreciate people who are willing to do this kind of tedious work. 

Thats why added the "I could be talking out of my ass" part of the post, lol

He definitely doesn't have the look of a guy who is going to do damage, and he looks more like the super light hitting Taylor Ward before he had his swing adjusted.

Was hoping Bob Uecker was calling the PBP for the Brew crew on their video feed (He's on the audio feed which is about as in sync as Matty V was last season). A damn National Treasure

Anderson isn't fooling anyone this season

Remember when Yelich was considered the guy to replace Trout as "tHe bEsT pLaYeR iN bAsEBalL"? Every year they would try to bring up a new challenger, every year Trout remained the GOAT

On 4/25/2022 Taylor Ward hit 2 homers against Shane Beiber and the Indians Guardians, and finished the day with an OPS of 1.225.

On 4/25/2023 Taylor had an OPS of .655 (He did get 2 hits against the A's that day though and raised his OPS to a whopping .669....nice).

I decided to screenshot his batting stance/swing to see if there is a visual difference (The 2022 at bat is his 1st HR off Beiber). I am not a hitting coach and this is purely an amateur visual commentary:

1.) The stance. My first thought is that he looks a lot (this year) like the light hitting Ward we all remember pre-2022. His left leg is slightly in a more open stance, elbow is higher, and the bat isn't as level off the shoulder.

He also generally looks less imposing. I remember early in 2022 watching his ABs and thinking "This guy looks like he is gonna hit the ball hard"

2.) The leg kick. he already looks off balance. in the 2022 game he looks to be kicking "up" with his stance ready to drive the ball. In the 2023 he seems to be kicking "forward" and flying open.

3.) The follow through. This is the most striking to me. The 2022 AB (HR) his head is level, his left leg is balanced, he seems to be driving off of it.  The 2023 AB (Swinging K) he is pretty off balance, seems to be coming off his left heel.

This is just a small sample size, I could be talking out of my ass, and MLB has a lot smarter people looking into far more advanced stuff than an arm chair guy like me who can struggle his way through a photoshop.

But most of us have watched baseball for most of, if not, all our lives and we've seen enough ABs to kind of have a "feel" for when someone doesn't quite look right. Taylor Ward currently doesn't look right in the box.

(Thank you for attending my TED talk, lol)

Shohei and Ippei might have just saved Suarez' career

From the r/angelsbaseball subreddit (u/artyhko):

Video in screenshot:

44 minutes ago, T.G. said:

@Chuckster70 BTW... It was hard to hear you. 

Again... great job.  Another example of why AW is THE place for the latest and best Angels content.

We fixed Chuck's audio, he should get it updated on the podcast sites soon.

Trout with the TRUCK BOMB

Just now, drpiranha said:

Loup definitely got some boos.

 

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I didn't hear it. Maybe just a handful of losers. 

I would have cheered for Rendon

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I was in another room when the Angels player intros started, so couldn't hear fully--but did Rendon get a somewhat mixed reaction?

Yeah, he got some boos and also was shaking his head a bit like "These motherfuckers"

34 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Fletcher over Rengifo tonight?

Rengifo only allowed to play Seattle where he rakes.

There was more red in the "I feel like I'm in Oakland cause this place is empty" crowd in Seattle on Monday.

So I'm counting that as the home opener for us PNW Angels fans, lol

7 hours ago, Stradling said:

I think you mean Slutter:

 

 

He sure loves his slutters around 80

I actually don't remember this but yeah a lifetime ban for it was pretty harsh, especially compared to the Trashstros.

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It's funny, we'll come up with all these flashy names only for some Hedge Fund faceless corporation to buy the team, lol

Who's gonna buy the team?

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