Angels at Astros 08/24/2020 Gamethread

The Angels travel to Houston, the site of an impending hurricane. There will be a double-header tomorrow.

Angels Lineup: Fletcher 4, Ohtani 10, Trout 8, Rendon 5, Pujols 3, Adell 9, Upton 7, Simmons 6, Bemboom 2. Sandoval 1

Astros Lineup: Springer 8, Altuve 4, Correa 6, Tucker 7, Gurriel 3, Brantley 10, Reddick 9, Maldonado 2, Mayfield 5. Valdez 1

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aces666high
Trusted Member
4 years ago

So every relief pitcher but Ramirez and our backup backup backup catcher/pitcher gave up runs tonight.

Is our pitching that consistently bad or are the pitching coaches that bad that they can’t fix/make any adjustments? Or both? I vote for both.

UtahAlumnus
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4 years ago

Lead runner is in the dugout!

nishiogawakun
Super Member
4 years ago

Trying to be optimistic about next year. I mean, there’s no way we’re this bad again, right? A core of trout, Rendon, Ohtani, and fletcher isn’t a bad core at all really. Adell naturally improves, and I am personally of the opinion that Ohtani is totally pitching again. A rotation of Ohtani, canning, Bundy, and high class free agent isn’t bad at all really. Through it a reclamation project that FINALLY works (one has to work eventually, right?) and boom! Maybe we’re the team to beat after all?!

nishiogawakun
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4 years ago
Reply to  nishiogawakun

Plus pujols retires because he wants trout to have a better chance at the post season. Too far? 😅

eyespy
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4 years ago
Reply to  nishiogawakun

Like they really care that much about each other

nishiogawakun
Super Member
4 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

I don’t think it’s likely enough for pujols to retire, but you don’t think they care about each other? I’d do a lot for some of my coworkers and I’d say we don’t spend the time together that these guys do. But even if Trout has half of his heart, I’m sure in Pujols mind he is ABSOLUTELY NOT at all part of the problem. That’s the things.

Jessica DeLine
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Super Member
4 years ago

Bemboom > Robles

John Henry Weitzel
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Super Member
4 years ago

9-21 is pathetically pathetic. But good enough for the 1st overall pick

John Henry Weitzel
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Super Member
4 years ago

Eh…

aces666high
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Didn’t bother to turn the game on again. Not missing anything new, other than Upton ruining my dream and scraping above .100

I really hate this team. So lifeless.

eyespy
Super Member
4 years ago
Reply to  aces666high

He’s coming up this inning, I would think, and you can not cheer him on

aces666high
Trusted Member
4 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

I haven’t been cheering for anyone. Can I anti cheer for him?

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Great batters are great because they see the ball well. The know how to lay off crap and jump on hittable pitches. Trout is not seeing the ball well lately.

fyasko51
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4 years ago
Reply to  UtahAlumnus

Trout usually has a small slump around this time of the year. He goes on a tear when breaks out of it.

eyespy
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4 years ago
Reply to  fyasko51

It’s only been a few weeks, not a few months.

He’s not living baseball right now. New baby + bad team = Would rather be doing something else right now

eastbayhalo
Member
4 years ago

Again?

fyasko51
Trusted Member
4 years ago

It wouldn’t be an Angel game until the relievers give up a ton of runs.

eyespy
Super Member
4 years ago
<p><font size="1">LETS GO HALOS</font></p>

Nothing more to say

Last edited 4 years ago by eyespy
admkir
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Hit to right becomes a double

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
4 years ago

Is anyone amazed that this has happened, this guy is a HorseS — pitcher. He just kills us. He let’s other pitchers runs score in every outing.

LAAFan
Trusted Member
4 years ago

I’ll definitely take those 3 runs for that Springer hit. Good stuff.

admkir
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Inherited runners

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Did I see it wrong or did he have him on an 0-2 count?

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
4 years ago

Yessssssssss!

Jeff Joiner
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Legend
4 years ago

Springer yapping our. That was brutal. Not intentional but I don’t feel sorry for him.

Jeff Joiner
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4 years ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

Tapping out

...Rev Halofan
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4 years ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

I like YAPPING OUT better.

admkir
Trusted Member
4 years ago

Best guy to have a pitcher hit a cheater

ryanfea
Super Member
4 years ago

Jacob Barnes all about that tank