Rangers at Angels 09/20/2020 Gamethread

Andrew Heaney says the Angels probably need to win out. Will the streak continue today?

Angels Lineup: Fletcher 4, Walsh 3, Trout 8, Rendon 5, Ohtani 10, Upton 7, Ward 9, Bemboom 2, Simmons 6. Teheran 1.

Rangers Lineup: Taveras 8, Calhoun 7, Kiner-Falefa 5, Gallo 9, Odor 4, Tejeda 6, Dietrich 10, Guzmán 3, Huff 2. Cody 1.

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MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

Dear Mr. Moreno,
You’d think you’d spend some $$$ on pitching to support a lineup of Fletcher/Walsh/Trout/Rendon/Simba and other supposedly capable hitters.

C’mon, man! We’re suffering. And that transcendent player you signed for life can’t do it w/o some EFFING PITCHING!

Give Eppler the pink slip and get someone who can find some arms that can get us into the 7th. Then re-build the bullpen.

The A’s payroll laffs at you again. Aren’t you getting tired of it?

Most sincerely,
All Angels Fans

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

PS: what is a “pink slip”, anyway?

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

Well l will still watch the last week as the Winter will last a long time this off season, but the bullpen sucked, the rotation sucked and JUp and Ohtani sucked and for a month Rendon sucked. l think that about covers it pretty much.

admkir
Trusted Member
3 years ago

As the Halo grows dim, its only a matter of flipping the switch as it turns off

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  admkir

At this point, just use some bolt cutters.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
3 years ago

a fitting end

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

Wow, robbed.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

OKAY! Here we go! Just SIX measly runs to keep our hopes…naw.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

Tomorrow’s game is at 1:10pm pst, so l will be coming in late, at least we have three outs left to make our comeback.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

Wow. First pitch to Kiner-Falefa was 4 inches outside.

“Strike!”

Lots of people just wanna go home.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Traffic on the 55 will be bumper to bumper.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

A lot of cardboard cut-outs behind the wheel: watch it out there. Those Things drink before driving. Or so I have heard.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Yesterday a pretty Blond cutout pulled right out in front of me, to her side l pulled up to give her heck but she rolled down her window and tossed a couple of beers my way. Being the Gentleman l am l just said thank you even though they were not Coors Light………….lol…………Of course l waited until l got home, nice and warm, yuk.

2002heaven
Trusted Member
3 years ago

I think a E.D.D HR person in Fresno could’ve done better than Billy at finding competent pitching.
Julio Teheran yet another mulligan in Billy Eppler’s absurd record in FA.

Last edited 3 years ago by 2002heaven
2002heaven
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  2002heaven

It would be panic to leave the Big A if Eppler signed a FA pitcher. 😆 

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

Someone here at CtPG predicted when the Angels headed home that Trout was going to go off and end the season just smashing the cover off the ball.

That..did not…occur.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Opps, but l did say that we would score one a few innings back. (Was it me?)

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago

This was about a week ago. It’s all losing water under the bridge now.

2002heaven
Trusted Member
3 years ago

Hansel Robles is on the mound…….Maddon has conceded. 😣 

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

Can Robles get thru this not giving up a ru? As for Odor, he has a lousy attitude and if l played with him we would have words no Doubt.

nishiogawakun
Super Member
3 years ago

Victor and Gubi are in countdown mode too.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

Down, down the drain we go, the lousy trip is oh so slow, this kinda of trip drives you insane, but it hurts all just the same.
The team spent all the dough expecting to win, all the losing is just a hurtful sin.

Christianhanson
Trusted Member
3 years ago

Anyone else irritated that the angels season basically just ended and Vic and Gubi are talking about country singers.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago

American Idol, but yup it hurts a bit.

ryanfea
Super Member
3 years ago

Clarkson is with The Voice these days!

2002heaven
Trusted Member
3 years ago

Rams won and Roger Lodge will no doubt discuss it. 😣 

DMAGZ13
Trusted Member
3 years ago

Our season has been over since around the 3rd week. Really it was destroyed by Ohtani’s first start which killed the rotation for about two turns until they got onto a schedule.

Last edited 3 years ago by DMAGZ13
nishiogawakun
Super Member
3 years ago

How many days till next season?

2002heaven
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  nishiogawakun

The next season starts when Billy is out the door.

admkir
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  2002heaven

I think his pink slip is in the interoffice mail right now

admkir
Trusted Member
3 years ago

Okay we all know that the hopes of the playoffs are gone, so new strategy if we want to lock down a top 10 draft choice. We start all the remaining games with a starter and that starter will be Teheran

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  admkir

I’d be fine with that.

Christianhanson
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  admkir

I think as punishment for sucking they should make him start every single game

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago

It’s a plan!

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
3 years ago
Reply to  admkir

A little late for that band wagon……….., we missed that boat.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  admkir

Wouldn’t that begin to look too (tanking) obvious to the league?
Bring back Joe Blanton for a few starts? He retired 6 years ago, so he’s rested and ready to throw some a-spicy-a-meat-a-balls.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Hey! What’s CJ up to these days?

DMAGZ13
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Selling cars and racing cars

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  DMAGZ13

No hair care products?

Christianhanson
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

We’re just playing the team the way we like it that’s all!

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
3 years ago

last I looked we were picking 10th.

ryanfea
Super Member
3 years ago

Our brief hopes for the playoffs have been stamped out today. On to 2021 and finding a new GM

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  ryanfea

I’m still mostly bummed we can’t even catch the Astros, who are sucking, because we lose so much to bad teams.

Christianhanson
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  PatrickNaN

The only good news is that they lost their best starter and closer for next season too. As well as Springer and Brantley being free agents, wouldn’t be surprised if they weren’t relevant next year.

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago

I don’t think they will be. Really, they are having a bad year it’s just that so is everyone else in our division not named Oakland.

Last edited 3 years ago by PatrickNaN
Christianhanson
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  PatrickNaN

Yeah but there pitching staff is looking actually bad. Not even including injuries.

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago

That’s what I meant. It came out wrong.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  PatrickNaN

Good point. Especially sinuses. Hardly anyone every mentions how crucial they are to breathe during a pennant race.

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Ha! Ducking autocorrect.

nishiogawakun
Super Member
3 years ago
Reply to  PatrickNaN

I would have almost been ok if we got bounced the first series in the playoffs if it meant we knocked the trashtros out.

PatrickNaN
Trusted Member
3 years ago
Reply to  nishiogawakun

Me too!