AngelArcher

That's how it's done Cron. 

Really?

1 minute ago, disarcina said:

Geez -- this crowd here is tough.

ragging on Trout -- best player in MLB --

hey, guys, we're playing Cleveland - they're pretty good.

right now Cleveland and perhaps Arizona D-Backs, hottest teams in baseball.

Dodgers trying hard to lose best record to Nats and/or Inidians.

Twins can't seem to lose right now either.........

Twins are 4-6 in their last 10

Trout NEEDS to step up here. 

4 minutes ago, ArturoMoreno said:

Hernandez pitched in 38 games for us. He was tacked for giving up earned runs in only 5 games, 2 of those 5 games against the hard-dicked Twins offense. Yeah, what's to lose sleep over?

Lol, he's talking about Fister. 

49 minutes ago, fanfromday1 said:

I'm loving this new lineup. In Friday's game we may have lost to Texas, but we fought back from a deficit and finally took the lead in the eighth inning. Only to lose in the ninth inning 10 – 9.

On Saturday we trailed in most of the game, but we came back three different times, finally taking the lead on  a 2 run 2 out Homer in the top of the ninth inning.

This new lineup is something we've needed for several years now. Looking forward to an exciting last month of the season. Go Angels.
 

 

Did you watch the same games?, because that's not how either game played out. 

8 hours ago, ettin said:

Probable lineup vs. LHP:

Probable lineup vs. RHP:

Probable? Do you forget who the manager is? Pujols will not bat lower than 4th and I won't be surprised to still see him batting 3rd. 

12 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Fucking and loose adults. See what happens when you get rid of the porn board, @Chuckster70? We have to be horny in poo holes threads.

Fify

Maybe instead of a gay pride night, they should do an equality night where anyone and everyone is celebrated. 

Chavez was big tonight. Well done. 

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Smoak's big jump is this year. Just like Maybin's was last year. Let's see what Smoak does next year. 

Same with Morrison. 

Turner didn't really get as much of a chance to play as Maybin has had. Maybin  has 2600+ PAs of being who he was before last year's jump. Turner had 926. I don't think you knew what he was. 

And Murphy had some very good seasons as a 26-28 year old. The only thing he added was some HRs. Blackmon is kind of the same. He was an All-Star at 27. Just added HRs at 29.

We're talking about someone breaking an established pattern at 29-30 and maintaining it. 

No, Murphy is the same player minus the HRs. He started hitting better and got on base more often. LOL, at using "All-Star" for Blackmon. He had a better OPS at 26 and 28, but no All-Star? No, he is not the same player minus the HRs. He too started hitting better and got on base more often.

I know these are extreme examples and rare, but remember Maybin is coming off a career year and I wasn't even expecting him to match that.

So Maybin is a below .700 OPS player and Eppler and the fans should have know this because that's what he's always been? I don't recall having an opinion when the trade happen only having hope that he'll provide around .750 OPS. I do recall most being optimistic and happy with the trade.

And if you're looking for someone else who's done it for more than 1 year like Murphy, there's Justin Turner too. 

All those guys had big to huge jumps in production and all I was hoping for was a modest one for Maybin. You're probably right though Jeff, not realistic. 

5 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

When a guy is 29-30 years old, he is who he is. You can hope, but it's probably not realistic. 

Daniel Murphy agrees, as does Justin Smoak, Charlie Blackmon, Logan Morrison. I got tired of looking, but I'm sure there are more.

Nothing to see here, move along. 

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Maybin's career OPS is .693.

This year: .685

I think myself and most Angels' fans were hoping he found something and turned a corner last year and give us at least .750 OPS.

Coming off a career year to not even matching his meager average. Yeah, disappointing. 

Maybin has been a huge disappointment. 

This thread has really delivered. 

I wonder if when Scioscia fills out the lineup, does he start with 2. Trout, 3. Pujols, then figures out the rest?

11 hours ago, gurn67 said:

If Nolasco somehow compiles the 62 2/3 innings he needs to trigger his $13,000,000 guarantee for next year, heads need to roll. It looks like the most starts he could possiblly get would be 8, so it's highly unlikely.

It would mean he pitched like an absolute dominate ace and the team most likely makes the playoffs with the hottest pitcher in the league. Everyone will be signing a different tune then and 13 mil will look like a bargain. Yeah, not happening. 

Fuck that guy, nice play though. 

Let's pad those stats Trout. 

Bomb

Hopefully Maybin can get hot again. 

I don't like using Bedrosian in a 6 run game. 

6 minutes ago, disarcina said:

and, YES -- MAKE THE PLAY.........

Valbuena don't play ump -- but, here - he was mislead by the ump on the third base foul line.

 

How the hell did he mislead Valbuena? Valbuena decided to pocket the ball before the 3rd base ump called foul and if you re-watched it, Valbuena didn't even know it was called foul by him until he was arguing with the home plate ump. Didn't matter, because there was no play at 1st anyways.