goldenGlove

Thanks for all the info you guys

21 minutes ago, Declined said:

I don't think he ever really recovered from TJS but at this point we don't have very many options so I'm sure he'll be back. Was a lot of fun watching him throw that spilt change for a bit. 

One thing I've noticed though & I'm probably looking wayyyy too much into this but when he's pitched I've noticed his hand has this weird discoloration like he's not getting enough oxygen in there. I wonder if he loses feel while pitching. I've heard of players losing "feeling" after TJ. But like I said, I don't know jack lol. 

I think this means he is not master of his domain 

1 minute ago, Lou said:

lol at Aquino having Frank Sinatra as his walk-up music

Better than Call Me Maybe for Votto haha

Fire Arte

Just now, Stradling said:

I don’t have the volume on for the game so I don’t know what happened to Barria when he came out and came back in.  Then you had the new catcher dude have his finger dislocated and put back in and he remained in the game, then you have Bard take a line drive off the elbow.  Today has been pretty awesome.

Barria has his ankle taped up 

When it rains it pours

The Dodgers are the ones with the egregious behavior chart for their international employees, right? Maybe the Angels need to get one of those 

I'm sure anyone who is upset about these guys being traded has watched them and/or heard a lot of scouting reports and has reason to not like seeing them go.... But as someone who literally only knows them because of one thread on AW, it seems these guys were our #7 and #8 best OF prospects at best? And we had no depth at catcher at all and nobody close to the majors. And Smith is injury prone and Lucroy is old and Garneau is playing decent but in a small sample size. 

Seems pretty fair to me

Things change quickly. In 2009, ESPN had the Angels as the #1 franchise in all of American sports and the Clippers as the worst:

https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=4297569

Winning makes everything look better and losing makes everything look way worse. The Angels seem to have addressed a lot of things that have made them fall from #1 to here (getting back into the international market, not drafting horrifically, having an actual organizational philosophy for development and scouting, no crippling contracts the last 5 years). I think that these changes have been made show a degree of self awareness and wouldn't really happen if they were all out dysfunctional. 

Now when we had Dipoto and all the media leaks and the conflict between the manager/GM and rumors of Pujols fighting people or whatever haha. THAT was dysfunction. But I feel like all that set us so far back and we've largely corrected it with having a chance of sustainable functionality (or whatever the opposite of dysfunction is lol)

Well good thing it’s not a close game or we’d have to face the nasty center fielder on the mound again 

I was horrifically awfully wrong in thinking he could be somewhere between what he did in CIN last year and what Richards gave us last year. The only thing positive that can be said is that at least Eppler didn’t let him go out and suck in too many games. 

Harvey (7.09 ERA, 1.542) is right there with Jeff Weaver (6.29 ERA, 1.529 WHIP, 88.2 IP) and Blanton (6.04 ERA,  1.613 WHIP, 132.2 IP!!) in sucky veteran pickups in Angel recent history. But at least he only got a 59.2 inning rope. 

Has Justin Upton taken a wider stance this season compared to normal? Or have I just not noticed it perhaps? Just seems to have quite a wide setup

2 hours ago, Dick Enberg said:

Fletcher is just pure action. Guy can do so much! 

Off topic but this quote really reminded me of a game probably 10 years ago vs TOR. Aybar gets a double and Hudler says "man I just love the way Aybar plays, always in action!" Physioc says "Wow Hud I think you just came up with a great nickname for him. Action Aybar!"

Hudler- "Hmm I don't know, I think we could come up with something better."

Physioc: "Oh okay. How about....AybAARGGH! He's a pirate!"

*awakward silence*

Hudler- "Uhh I don't think so."

Haha still cracks me up

boooooooooo

AMAZING

nope, don't like any all-star games in general

So sorry for his family and loved ones. And of course for everyone in the organization. Only a year older than I- just really shocking and horrible. RIP Tyler:( I’m glad I said what’s up to you at Spring training 

I hope Skaggs can build off his last game and go on a run of good starts. Would love to win some games with him starting and hopefully have a chance to sell high on him at the deadline 

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Trout is definitely leaving :( he wants to be in that kind of environment 

Noe’s stuff has looked a lot sharper to me this year. I wonder if that’s a Doug White factor or what, but he’s looked very good! 

Happy for him:) he was a cool guy at Fullerton 

Who cares

I have season seats, watch every game of the team, every sharp liner to 3rd this dude hits. If he thinks we’re not the best fans then whatever, I’m not doing all this for him. 

I just want the angels to win

Skaggs on the mound, gonna need 5+ runs again

sick offense

It's gonna be nasty when we have Simmons and eventually Adell in it

good job offense

GRAND SLAM TROUT