Ohtani&Trout

Just now, The Boogie Man said:

No

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Just now, Lou said:

 Yea, it feels good knowing I'm right

1 minute ago, hangin n wangin said:

Fletcher tweeted we all owe Kole an apology. We don’t owe him shit. He’s been absolute garbage today.

One good play does not erase the .390 OPS. So, no thanks.

Calhoun just ensured himself another month of playing time. Great.

Maldonado is a joke of a catcher. Calling fastballs on terrible times.

Calhoun...finding new ways to kill the team. Impressive.

Ohtani is the only reason to watch.

Thank goodness I missed whatever Calhoun did to screw the team again. Better to watch the Cavs-Celtics game than this.

Ohtani is starting to take more walks now. His OBP is about 60 points higher than his BA. Much better.

Is Calhoun simply incapable of NOT hitting into the shift?

Swung at ball 4.

Where is this team's hitting coach? Besides Trout, almost everyone seems to hack away.

Ohtani with a walk.

Just let someone else catch games, please. This pitching staff - for the most part- sucks when Maldonado catches. Backed up by the results. 

Maldonado is catching, so I can't say I am surprised.

Lol F*ck. This is what happens when you play bad players.

Pujols is still batting 4th. Too comical.

Thank goodness for Ohtani. The Angels have an ace they can count on to stop the bleeding.

1 minute ago, 101halo said:

Currently 21st in fWAR among AL starters. Essentially pegs him as a decent #2 right now. You take that Boston blister start out and he's right in the conversation among the best in league. 

Oh, and he hits bombs too. Loving it. 

Yup, although his WAR probably won't be as high as it can be considering he's on an innings/starts limit. But yea, that blister start really did some damage.   His numbers would look ace-like if you remove that one start.

Ohtani's numbers so far: 3.35 ERA/3.29 FIP/3.17 xFIP

Not bad. He has faced some really good hitting teams. These numbers also would've been much better if not for that disastrous start in Boston when he was dealing with the blister issues. 

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Oh hey you stay offspeed on 0-2 and get the strikeout. How about that

I've seen Maldonado call fastballs on 0-2 and 1-2 counts way too often.

It's not a coincidence that the team's ERA is 1.2 runs higher when he catches compared to when Rivera catches. 

Just now, fan_since79 said:

When Rivera recovers, Maldonado needs to sit at the far end of the bench for a few months.

 

He's awful. He doesn't know how to call games at all.  And his defense is overrated. 

F*cking Maldonado.  Calling for a fastball on 2  strikes down the middle. 

4 minutes ago, VariousCrap said:

Ohtani's ERA is down to 3.18.  Nice.

He has pitched against some really good offensive teams, too. 

Ohtani's defense keeps letting him down. That should've easily been a catch.

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

dude just leave like others have asked before,

go jerk off to Ohtani somewhere else

I own you