JustATroutFan

Hope you have a great day, @Lou.
 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-watch-felix-hernandez-and-mike-trout-face-off-forever/
Nice analysis by Jeff Sullivan of Fangraphs.  It would have been more fun it Trout ends up with a hit, but still worth a look.  I had the feeling Trout was just taking on the 14th pitch, but maybe it was a ball, who knows.

This must be an April Fool's joke.

Chuck, if Pujols go homerless for the month of April for you guys again like he did in 2012, I will be laughing so hard. In 2012, I was like," What the (bleep). We're into May and Pujols still doesn't have a home run yet!"
 
But if he hits .300 for April without no home runs, I'll still be okay with that since the home runs will come once you start getting hits.

Had a feeling the Angels would have a great defense this year. Sure there were a few mistakes like the Trout error at Oakland but overall, team has a good defense. Maldonado has been terrific behind the plate. Good influence on the pitching staff.
Hitting should get a good grade as well, Probably an A-. A little streaky but still terrific. Pujols get an F+ though, if going by stats.
 
I'll give pitching a B- since outside of Chavez and Nolasco, everyone else in the starting rotation has been shaky so far. But the bullpen has been a bright spot.

Had a feeling the Angels would have a great defense this year. Sure there were a few mistakes like the Trout error at Oakland but overall, team has a good defense. Maldonado has been terrific behind the plate. Good influence on the pitching staff.
Hitting should get a good grade as well, Probably an A-. A little streaky but still terrific. Pujols get an F+ though, if going by stats.
 
I'll give pitching a B- since outside of Chavez and Nolasco, everyone else in the starting rotation has been shaky so far. But the bullpen has been a bright spot.

And if Bedrosian had blew the game for the Angels, you would say, "Fire Scioscia!"

And if Bedrosian had blew the game for the Angels, you would say, "Fire Scioscia!"

Indeed. A great player with a great attitude, unlike that one year wonder from the Nations that is Bryce Harper.

Jesus Chavez
Be funny if 2017 Chavez is 2014 Shoemaker.

I know there has been a lot of back and forth on what Sosh has meant for this org.   Heck, I've thrown out my fair share of critiques over the past several years. 
Two stats by the close of 2018 will stand out though, as promoting possible HOF induction down the road.
By then, he will be top 5 all time in managerial wins with one team, the others (Mack, McGraw, Alston, and Cox) are all in the HOF.   By then, he likely will have a better W/L % and for sure will have more wins than another HOF manager, Tommy Lasorda.   Currently, Sosh's winning % is at .541.   Lasorda's winning % was .526.  

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Some people just can't stay healthy it seems. Like Josh Hamilton. I know every Angels fans hate Hamilton because he stunk it up in both of his years as a Halo but anyways, dude just could never seem to stay healthy, even when he was great in Texas as well. And then, there are others like Cal Ripken who are durable and rarely misses games, if any at all. Richards could be one of those players who gets hurt like every year.
Which would be unfortunate because his ceiling is "ace" pitcher. Proved it in 2014 before he got hurt and missed the final month and a half of the season.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

Calhoun's underrated. Dude's a gamer. Can hit, play defense, and gives you his all every single game.

I would root for you to change your profile picture. You wanted Scioscia to be gone after just one game?

Great way to get your first hit with a new team: a game-winning 3-run home run off of a really good pitcher in Ryan Dull (no pun intended).

I would root for you to change your profile picture. You wanted Scioscia to be gone after just one game?

Expect the unexpected. The guys that helped the Angels rallied to win their first game of the season were guys who everyone did not expect. Maybin and Espinosa. Expect the unexpected. 

Of everyone, it was Maybin and Espinosa who keyed the rally. Expect the unexpected.

Expect the unexpected. The guys that helped the Angels rallied to win their first game of the season were guys who everyone did not expect. Maybin and Espinosa. Expect the unexpected.