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17 minutes ago, BliaYang6 said:

Another start another screw job for Ohtani.  He's probably ranked #1 in non-called in-the-zone strikes especially during a high count/full count RISP high stakes situations.  It all adds up.  Ohtani has given up runs that way due to attrition via bad call after bad call and also rarely getting any dubious calls which is typically the complete opposite treatment for the opponent he faces on that day.  I'm done watching baseball until robo-umps are administered.  The hate Ohtani gets is either from the non-stop coverage - which I completely understand is grating to people.  The other is plain old bigotry and trust me, there are, i.e., (paraphrasing) "Asians aren't that athletic hence he's on steroids", "This Asian aint going to win over Judge this year", etc.,.  Whatever.  It is what it is.

 

What I don't stand for is unfair treatment towards an individual based on their ethnicity, race, group, background, or accomplishments, and that's exactly what Ohtani has been going through since last year after the AS break.  His numbers should be noticeably better than even now.  The attrition of getting dubious calls over and over again adds up and it shows on the stat sheets.  Poor Ohtani is too damn nice to do anything about it.  I might as well do something about it.  Hate all you want, it's your right, but if you support the unfair treatment of a single player the you are also part of the problem.  

 

I had to register here to speak my thoughts because I have start somewhere and this is the only blog I go for the game threads for the Angels incidentally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree Ohtani has experienced bad calls. In all honesty, he is the only reason to continue watching the Angels.   He is amazing.

26 minutes ago, NotOhtaniFanBoy said:

Ohtani is not as good as the hype from his fanboys, and so the excuse now is "It is hard to be a pitcher and batter", or it is hard to be a pitcher"?!!  LOL!  That sounds like an admission from the loser Ohtani fanboys that Ohtani is neither a great batter and nor a great pitcher!  When Ohtani is decent, fanboys scream in ecstasy!  But when Ohtani is mediocre, it's the rain and it's just hard to be a pitcher and batter!  You fanboys are so pathetic!

Dumb

23 minutes ago, NotOhtaniFanBoy said:

Stomach virus?!  How about the truth is Ohtani got knocked out of the game, but Angels PR is so concerned about protecting his image because of his false trade value?

Dumber

9 minutes ago, NotOhtaniFanBoy said:

Fact: I am a troll, and I am trolling the Ohtani fanboys out there.  Fact: Ohtani gave up three runs in 4 innings today.  Fact: Ohtani is not Cy Young material.  Fact: Ohtani will not win ballgames for you.  Fact: Angels with Trout and Ohtani is near last place.  Opinion: There is contempt on the Angels team due to the hype Trout and Ohtani get, and that is one reason the Angels is a losing team - for many many years!

Dumberest

Just now, NotOhtaniFanBoy said:

Ok, chill out, you Ohtani fanboys.  Ohtani will get an asterisk next to this loss because he had a stomach virus!  You could bet this will be the headline coming from LA: "Ohtani has stomach virus and so Angels lose".  LOL!  Pathetic ballclub and pathetic fanboys who can't accept the truth.

Dumberestest

3 minutes ago, NotOhtaniFanBoy said:

Where are the Ohtani fanboys!?  It's raining, so Ohtani shouldn't pitch?!?  Angels lose, it's everybody else's fault.  Angels win, it's Ohtani's credit.  Ohtani just got knocked out of the game!!!  LOL!  Embarrassing Ohtani fanboys, where are you all?

Angels will always be losers.  Who wants to win on a team when other overhyped players always get the credit?  Fact is, Trout and neither Ohtani has elevated the Angels.  Baseball is not just stats - it's about your karma and whether you have that winning spirit to elevate others.  Clearly Trout and Ohtani are losers, not winners.

 

That's a lot of effort. You should be pumped. 

Why do the 5-9 hitters insist on going to plate with a bat?

His grandson is probably the right age to play major league baseball, so maybe?

23 minutes ago, Docwaukee said:

this is actually a poor analogy to support the argument that analytics shouldn't always be used.  Because the reason this Vegas guy is losing is likely because he abandons the analytics for his instincts.  And good luck with that if you're playing black jack or some other odds based game.  

and it's not just to automate in game decisions but give you actual useful information on how to make better and more consistent decisions.  

so they got rid of the guy who likes to split a pair of 5's.  The problem is that their system still sucks even without those obvious poor decisions.  

I guess I wasn't clear.  I'm saying analytics is being misused in an attempt to maximize outcomes that are often based more on chance.

I tried.

18 minutes ago, TempeAngel said:

He has a 1.179 OPS for the trash pandas.

Since I have only been watching the Garbage Halos this year, I can't imagine what a 1.179 OPS looks like or that it is even possible by someone other than Trout.

For me, analytics is an attempt by front offices to use data to automatize in-game decisions.  Unfortunately, many old school managers use probabilities when make making in-game decisions.  And, how a specific player is doing at that moment may impact the in-game decision by changing the probability in the manager's head.  The Angels represents the guy who goes to Vegas with gobs of data and a well designed predetermined set of betting decisions who doesn't understand why they constantly lose.

I think the take away is that he felt connected to the Angels more than any other team he coached or managed and thought the organization failed in what he believed was important. 
 

21 hours ago, Blarg said:

Detroit has only won 45 games this year. There are only 2 teams with a worse record.

21 hours ago, Blarg said:

Detroit is the worst hitting team in all of baseball with a .613 OPS. 

And the Angels are playing them tough! Go halos!

On 8/15/2022 at 12:56 PM, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Money to Protect their investment? Why aren't Contracts insured incase of injury?.... That would recoup the lost value to toss towards other players the next season?

Billionaire self insured. The Angels are playing the odds.

13 minutes ago, OhtaniSan said:

Rogers has a 3.4 WAR this year. McMahon had a 4 WAR year in 2021 and already has a 2.7 WAR this year. 

Granted, the rest of those guys suck.

The Rockies are a victim of terrible GM's. 

The Angels, a terrible owner.

The Angels have both, terrible GM and terrible owner. 

3 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

August 19, 2022

Ohtani .263

Trout .269

Rengifo  .269

Ward .261

Fletcher .280

Walsh .223

Adell .223

Rojas .104

Suzuki  .187

You can’t coach that.

8 minutes ago, ukyah said:

such as?

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/former-angels-manager-joe-maddon-sounds-off-on-halos-front-office/

Just read some recent quotes from Maddon.  Sounds like the Angels are now dead to him.

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

I bet you won’t call me Chrissy to my face.  
 

.....Chrissy

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

It’s kind of like how Twitter was way ahead of AW with hot takes similar to yours. With all due respect. 

Don't make me go Jim Everett on you.

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

Guys, Brandon Wood was 15 years ago.  Let it go.  

If he is available to play, he would fit in with the current roster.  Maybe Brandon was 15 years ahead of his time?

2 minutes ago, Tank said:

I’ll be honest, that still seems a bit too optimistic. 

You're underestimating the impact of coaching. 

21 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

I liked Eppler, but bringing Adell up in 2020 may have been the biggest mistake this team has made since signing AP.  Maybe even worse.

Add the group of young pitchers to the list of his mistakes. 

Rojas with a nice piece of hitting. Pounding the ball into the ground towards three defenders. Wtf.

8 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

This is the one that never made sense.  I can see the argument for those that wear it outside, maybe they still believe what we were first told and to mask up whenever you're in public, fine.

But when you're alone in your car? Scared of your own respiratory droplets? 

People who are immunocompromised need to be extremely careful. 

25 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

We still have people wearing masks outside walking their dogs in the park here in South Pasadena.  Not just asians either