Randy Gradishar

The way Simmons and Goodwin have played of late I doubt we get a dime bag of cheap weed for their services. 
We just can't have nice things. 

@tdawg87 Lou says Ok

Where have you been?  

The pitcher hit 2 batters in a row. 

lol joining late on this one, what's with the two b2b hbp?

Ok 

I hope the season gets canceled

Nice reference 

Give me a fucking break.

Every time this dude is recalled I'm surprised he's still with the org.

He’s a keeper

I agree. Dumbass.

My take is I don’t know for sure....
But, I know that Maddon said clearly he didn’t think it was intentional. And I checked on twitter with two beat writers who have covered him the longest (one from Chicago and one from Tampa) and both said in their experience Maddon would say if he felt it was intentional. 
 
So if I am going to trust their 12 or so years experience with Maddon, and thereby Maddon’s 45 years or so in baseball, that makes me think it wasn’t intentional. 
 
I also don’t think it would have just died down so quickly if Trout or the Angels were sure a guy was throwing at Trout’s head. There definitely would have been a lot more barking, not calmly standing there while the umpires talked it over. 
 
Also, I just don’t see why he would do that. No one would think Longoria was intentional and there’s no other reason to do it. 
 
I really don’t have that much trouble believing that a guy who isn’t a very good pitcher could let two slip on a day when it was really hot and unusually humid. 
 
The preponderance of evidence, to me, is that they just slipped. 
 
Who knows though? I guess if the Angels really believe it was intentional someone will get hit tomorrow. 

Well, if youre old and have the money, you usually end up buying one.
I mean marrying one for love.

That would definitely make them think twice about throwing at one of our guys again.

Yeah... that’s what I’m saying. Keep up or shut up.

Yeah. We should've brushed someone back in the tenth to send a message.

Eff all this "we should have done this" and "this shows our mindset" bullshit. The best retaliation will be blowing them out tomorrow and Thursday.

Noe knows what to do.

Barria vs. Belt
21-pitch at-bat, remember that one?
 

He's about 6 months younger.

One of the dumbest things I have ever seen here, and I've been here about 15 years.

1. Keep focused with the current offense, as is.  (Upton's a gamer, he'll bounce back in a big way, give the guy a break who's been trying to shake off that weird injury since the 2019 beginning).  
2.  Who wouldn't want a Ryan Yarborough or Nathan Eovaldi type added to their pitching corps?  Reinforce it that way, and take a page out of TB's book from last season. Clubs that aren't solid atop w/ their SP can win w/ solid arms for the middle (versatile at SP).  Focus on the underscore.   
3.   Adell needs more work, still too green, send him back down to work on some things with the bat.  Like, try easier.