Angels @ A’s 05/27/2021 Gamethread

Shohei Ohtani has been scratched from the mound (traffic). Patrick Sandoval is pitching instead.

Angels Lineup: Upton 7, Ohtani DH, Rendon 5, Walsh 3, Lagares 8, Rojas 4, Ward 9, Butera 2, Fletcher 6. Sandoval 1.

A’s Lineup: Canha 7, Pinder 4, Laureano 8, Olson 3, Lowrie DH, Chapman 5, Murphy 2, Piscotty 9, Andrus 6. Bassitt 1.

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GrandpaBaseball
Legend
2 years ago

Perry has done the same things as Reagins, Jedi, Epps have done in the past. The owner wants yes men and miracles because he buys expensive talent. Arte gives these guys a slim budget and they have to work within those slim margins and he takes care of the Free Agent signings. Arte does not like spending money on relief pitchers so that has forced the GM’s to be creative in how they build the Pen. What is being missed is every team to advanced through the playoffs has a really good Pen. KC in ’15 had the best. I do believe that Maddon has pulled starters properly if you had a BP that was very good. But he has pitchers that he can not depend on. So I can now ask, how has this strategy worked out. I did not like how Jedi quit the team mid season at the time but now I realize that there is a lot I am not aware of what took place. No one person can do the job of General Manger of the Angels without the full backing and no interference of the Owner and come out doing the job properly.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

the answer to tonight’s baseball quiz: The last complete game by an Angel pitcher was August 6th of last year (2020) by Dylan Bundy. 9 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 10 Ks, 0 BBs, Angels won 6-1.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

Nice job by Sandoval.

JackFrost
Super Member
2 years ago

Yep. Too bad the offense could not get him a run or two.

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago

Used up all our run production yesterday.

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago

One barrel on the ball tonight. That’s it.

aces666high
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Our announcers just said the exact same thing about a CG shutout. Even they don’t care.

aces666high
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Tuned in just in time to watch yet another passed ball.

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  aces666high

That’s actually the Angels best play tonight.

aces666high
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  UtahAlumnus

Sad thing is, I believe you

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago

Butera has checked out of this game.

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

That curveball was nuts.

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Maddon would pull this pitcher wouldn’t he?

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  UtahAlumnus

With two outs in the 9th on a no-hitter.

aces666high
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  angelslogic

And he’d still end up using 5 pitchers

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  aces666high

Lol

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Ok last time Angels had a pitcher complete 8? Last complete game?

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago

Cy Bassitt now pitching.

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago

RengIFFYo for Rojas – straight up.

anewfoundthrice
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

Or nick tropeano either :/

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
2 years ago

Different deal with Nick in that he was just about par at best. Good for him this year in S.F. He was due a good season some where.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

Because he sucked with us, we tried to force pitches on him, he refused. The As’s, help him out, and instruct him in pitching awareness. And Bedrosian is willing to learn things and new pitches in a great, baseball, environment.

Last edited 2 years ago by eyespy
GrandpaBaseball
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

I think his last 3 years were decent, much better than most of the Pen Guys we have currently. H.T. has a legit question.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago

His role in the pen got less stressful. He would come into games where he would make less of an impact on the outcome. Didn’t he finish up here kind of the mop-up man?

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Do the A’s really let fans bang on drums and stuff like a freaking soccer game?

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  UtahAlumnus

sure. Who can forget those thundersticks?

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Can’t we fire the owner? Can’t be that hard can it? 🙂

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  UtahAlumnus

 😃 

Angels2020Champs
Legend
2 years ago

Was the entire offense late to the game?!

UtahAlumnus
Trusted Member
2 years ago

Baseball is crazy. 9 runs one night, zero the next.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago
JackFrost
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

They drowned out Missa Luba….

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

following HT’s suggestion that we look at these games with an eye to improving the squad, rather than just calling the owner, the GM, the manager, various players “losers” and suggesting they be “DFA’d”, I’d have someone sit down with Arte, someone who doesn’t care if he gets fired in the next 5 minutes, and tell him the truth. Specifically I’d like it to be Perry who does that. And if nothing is accomplished in that meeting I’d resign.

I guess that’s what happened to Dipoto. I’d like to know all the details of what happened there.

FungoAle
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

Yeah, you guys are right and frankly to me, the right approach. Avoid piling on the negativity. Makes my chest lighter I can tell you that.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

When you DFA a player, whom will you replace them with?

Right now you just play the IL game, and ride out the never-ending storm.

angelslogic
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  eyespy

With a pen this bad, rotate AAA players in until someone proves himself. It cannot be much worse than what we are dealing with now. Maybe the ream finds a diamond in the rough.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  angelslogic

And ruin minds

You need to get these young guys a little ready first, and you know we have nothing down on the farm that is even a little ready.

Twebur
Legend
2 years ago

Many mysterious secrets with this team, I didn’t know that was maybe what got Jetty fired, not surprised. Love to hear that story.

eyespy
Super Member
2 years ago

Perry is just what the Artester ordered.

Joe is playing the long con on Arte.

The group that owns the Angels? I would be surprised if they knew about baseball, or even cared about team sports.

The cupboards are bare with anyone to face up to Mr. Moreno.

AllenB
Super Member
2 years ago

Good night all. This game is history.

AllenB
Super Member
2 years ago

Their defense is out there maybe 5 minutes, and ours was like a half hour.

Twebur
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  AllenB

It’s a telling stat. Time playing defense and pitches thrown.