drpiranha

Really tough to do when they aren't playing.

You are ridiculous. There are 30 MLB teams. How many closers can you name with 20+ saves and less than 2 blown saves?

I like this idea. Rengifo is controlled by the Angels. You need to see what he is capable of. Cron and Moustakas are free agents and probably not coming back, unless Rengifo can't cut it.

Exactly. They got someone that they feel is better than Wantz, Reyes and Herget. They actually didn't need another bullpen arm, except for the fact that Canning went on the DL and moves Silseth (who they would trust in moderate leverage situations) into the starting rotation.

....................and in his 2nd game 3-4 with 2 walks. 2 singles and a triple and 4RBI

Renfroe is hot. It's time to bat him behind Ohtani.

Would you rather use up Moore and Estevez and lose 2-1?

Nothing to see here. It's over.

Angels, very thoughtfully, go quietly in the 8th, rather than load the bases again and not score, frustrating their fans.

THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T PULL DETMERS FOR NO REASON !!! They need to use 4 pitchers to close the game and they only have 3 they count on (Lopez, Moore, and Estevez).

Baseball is not fun with shit umpires.

Doesn't make any sense to pull Detmers

No way. That, very obviously, was not on purpose.

What did Detmers do to deserve this lack of support all season?

If Ohtani comes up with the bases loaded, they may walk him intentionally.

Swanson's last game 5 hits and 1 walk and 4 runs vs the Dodgers.

Well crap !!!

Also got lucky that they swung at 3-2 pitch which was 3-4 inches out of the zone.

Ridiculous. We need a computer controlled strike zone, badly.

Insist that he takes live batting practice and have the BP pitcher hit him anywhere on his body with a 65 mph fastball. If he survives that he's good to go.

As many may know, if there is a tie for the wildcard spot, there will not be a 1 game playoff. The Wildcard team will be determined by tiebreaker rules. The 1st tiebreaker rule is head to head competition. The Angels won the season series against both Boston and New York, so a tie with either results in the Angels claiming the wild card spot. Toronto won 2 of the 1st 3 games. A sweep for the Angels would be nice to give them the season series, but it is not necessary. The Angels just need to win 2 of 3 to tie the season series because the 2nd tiebreaker is your record inside your own division. The Angels are 11-9, so far in division. Toronto is a disastrous 7-20. Toronto would never make up that ground. In case you are wondering about Seattle, the Angels won 4 of the 1st 6 games and have 7 games left, so the Angels need to win 3 of the last 7 games to claim the season series.

Long overdue. Wasted roster spot.

Renfroe: "Don't trade me"

Random thoughts from what others had mentioned. I would not trade Silseth. He is very young and has shown good stuff. He belongs. Renfroe hasn't done much in forever, but you can't trade him unless you know both Trout and Adell will be back within a week. The 2 pitchers to dump with this acquistion is Reyes (low man on the totem pole) and Davidson (worthless and no place on this team).

Guys....If you remember, The Angel pitching gurus (like it or not) count Estevez warming up as pitching 1 day. Many teams use a closer in a 4 run game, if he warmed up for a save situation. Just happy to have the win and the bright side is maybe we can now count on Loup, who was fantastic in 2021 before sucking the last 1 1/2 years. Soriano has great stuff, but prone to wildness that he can't overcome. It's nice to have someone like Loup ready in the 6th or 7th inning, If Soriano doesn't have it.