IIIII

As if things couldn’t get worse. Back comes Bour.

Well this is over

 I love the versatility of this team defensively. Really fun to watch 

He didn’t even swing. How can a player of this caliber in this position not even swing once. Never thought I’d say this but trout has been very disappointing this year (relative to his career). Other then that Texas series I can’t really recall any times he has carried. La Stella has been the best player on this team (also something I thought I’d never say). 

I understand that Trout is trying to work out issues with his former swing but man he does not look comfortable in this new stance. 

They haven't seen the ball well at all these last two games. Don't have a good feeling about this series. Cmon guys!

25 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Simmons is not a bad option considering he leads the team in hits (55) and doubles (13).

That being said, I would much rather have La Stella hit behind Shohei.

For me the only issue is his tendency to hit into double plays. Other than that he's been a better cleanup hitter than we could have anticipated. 

Revenge from last week please!

44 hits and only 15 runs. Not gonna get it done with this staff.

F*ck this series was so debilitating. 

Ughhhhh this series is so frustrating. 

Anddd so much for that comeback. Gonna outhit the twins 3-1 this series and lose 2/3

This has been a hard series to deal with. The amount of missed chances is ridiculous. Good teams at least get that 4th run in there

Alright let’s not do this again. Hit people in today cmon! 

That’s the first double play Odorizzi has induced this year. Nice

Way too many double plays. I’m not sure how that can be rectified without moving him down the lineup.

Only 8 runs on 26 hits isn't going to cut it. Need to hit people in today! This would be a big series win if the team can pull it off and very successful road trip. 

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Ausmus manages like a guy with Asperger's.

Lefty/righty, righty/lefty obsession. 

What a disaster.

I mean the Angels are top 10 to top 5 in basically every hitting stat. Even more so since the lineup has started to come together and there is less shifting/playing shitty people (top 5 to top 3 in everything over the last 3 weeks). This is a completely misguided comment simply based on a terrible pinch hitting decision. Pitching is still far and a way the main issue for this team. 

Why can stuff like this never happen when we don't want a guy to play? Of course it happens when he's on fire. Either way good for him!

Nice W glad I was wrong

This game has the feeling of one where we'll regret all the missed chances. Hopefully i'm wrong!

They need to capitalize on all these hits. The Twins are way too good to only win with 3.

F*ck Pujols

Team finally playing well and he isn’t. Never seem to be on the same page 

This Twins series is going to be pretty telling about the current state of the team. Hottest team in the league so if we can nab 2/3 it would put the team in a great position.

50 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Everyone is different, but there are also trends. A lot of what is being said--including the OP--seems based on the logical fallacy of either/or: either all millenials are one way, or all are unique and different.

There are qualities to each generation, which in turn are modified and shaped by culture, upbringing, personal experience and aptitudes. Every millenial is different, but there are also "generational trends."

As for the dates and such, Strauss and Howe are the main names behind "generational theory" so we should probably use their definitions...going back to those generations still living:

G.I. Generation (b. 1901-24)...age 95-118

Silent Generation (b. 1925-42)...age 77-94

Boomer Generation (b. 1943-60)...age 59-76

Generation X (b. 1961-81)....age 38-58

Millenials/Gen Y (b. 1982-2004)...age 15-37

Homeland Gen/Gen Z (b. 2005-present)...age 14 and younger

I tend to side with Pew in that millenials end in 1996. I personally feel that there was a noticeable attitude/culture/etc. change in people born after 1997-2000 or so.