The Angels were off Sunday, curiously, which allowed baseball’s stage to be taken by arguably the Angels of the NL, the New York Mets. Before we get there, a few quick team-related points.
Shohei Ohtani reached the 40-20 club with his 20th stolen base over the weekend. He continues to polish off his MVP campaign. Although Ohtani was hit in the pitching hand, Joe Maddon says he should still be able to make his Tuesday start, a comment which naturally you should take with a boatload of salt.
Andrew Heaney has already been booted from the Yankees rotation. The former Angel, who was actually scheduled to take the mound tonight at Angel Stadium, now gives way to Corey Kluber, although he should still feature prominently in the game. The Angels have not announced a starter yet, although Fangraphs believes it might be José Quintana.
Alex Curry announced on Twitter that she will be no longer covering the Angels, transitioning to a national Fox show centered on sports betting.
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The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals have mandated that all non-playing employees must receive the vaccine to continue to be employed. This does not extend to the players, probably because they are covered under the CBA and not directly under the purview of the team.
Sunday, Mets starter Noah Syndergaard celebrated his birthday. That morning, the team announced he had a “non-baseball related injury,” although it was later reported that he tested positive for COVID-19, drawing questions from the media and fans alike as to why the team reported it that way initially.
Later, Javier Báez, Francisco Lindor, and Kevin Pillar were among the Mets to “thumbs-down” at Mets fans, taking issue with the way that the fans frequently booed the team. The Mets later issued a statement saying that the players’ gestures were unacceptable.
The Orioles have now lost 18 of 19 games to the Rays this season. The futility demonstrated by Baltimore, juxtaposed with the fact that the Angels played terrible ball there last week, is incredibly demoralizing for a team that is struggling to put up offense right now. As we enter September, it remains an uphill battle for the Angels to post a winning season.
Title Image from Mets Twitter
https://twitter.com/steve_wendt/status/1432411159257178115?s=20
Just got a ticket for tonight dropped in my lap. Now must mentally prepare for the Yankees fans. whooosaaaaaa
Please thank them for being dumb enough to take Heaney off our hands.
I’ll be there too friend!
I refuse to go to MFY games at the Big A. It’s like being in fucking (August) Yankee Stadium.
The urine smell is not as pungent as MFY Stadium, so there’s that.
Mike Mayers is starting, opening, appearing………..whatever you want to call it.
and no Jiggles. Mayfield at short
As long as Adell and Marsh are in, I’m interested.
right? That’s about it for me….plus Ohtani and Fletch. But especially these two young OFs.
And Walsh.
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No Q.
We going to see another AAAer called up?
Bullpen game, Maddon has 9 pitchers all slated to try and pitch 1 inning, if it goes to extras then Fletcher moves to the mound.
Wasn’t Walsh a pitcher? I thought he was gonna try 2-way at one point.
he did then arm trouble scrapped the experiment.
Q got claimed by giants?
Yes. They will also fix him
So no more children? I can’t believe that was the problem
Chemical castration? That is extreme.
Back in like 2015/16, I was sitting behind the Angels dugout, was a few beers in, Alex Curry was walking off after the player interview, I shouted “I love you Alex!”
She looked up, smiled, and waved. My heart grew 10 sizes that day, lmao.
Apologies for hitting on your wife, red floyd & DG!
Will miss her happy personality immensely.
I saw her at the front gate a couple months ago and yelled the same thing. Her response was the same as well, she turned and waved. I’m sure she was smiling as well but she had a mask on..
Well – I guess you can always start gambling if you miss her too much….,
“Gambling is a tax on those too stupid to know better”
-My Grandfather
Hmmm my Dad said it was “Being an Angel Fan”
Haha. FAIR.
Much obliged
Laugh at me now:
Wasn’t in a good mood Friday and the thought of spending a night away from my son, mixing up my workout plans for the week, dealing with traffic, all to be surrounded by MFY fans wasn’t appealing.
So Friday afternoon I called my ticket rep and told him I couldn’t make Tuesday’s game but to credit my account so I can take some friends next weekend. No problem, done.
Two hours later the Angels announced Ohtani as the starter.
Of course… his pitching schedule is the worst in getting tickets and attending. It’s also Ohtani pillow night Tuesday
Yep, Pillow Night round 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2pu0m9iTo4
Is Ohtani pitches anything like he did the last time he faced the Yanks, I think you’ll wind up happy with your decision. Fingers crossed he doesn’t though.
https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1432483708502560771
done for the year, then
Why even play him. Swinging a bat can add some stress to the right hand.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/giants-claim-jose-quintana-waivers-giants.html
We all know how this story ends
Same thing as with Watson: with Halos – 4.64 ERA, 1.18 WHIP. With Giants – 3.48 ERA and 0.87 WHIP.
Selman with Giants: 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP. With Angels: 4.91 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.
We traded Watson for a few prospects. Hardly the same thing.
Sure – we did get prospects that might become something useful. No one is disputing that. The only point being made is that Watson went to the Giants and pitched better than when he was a Halo. Selman has pitched worse as an Angel then when he was a Giant.
It just a data point, nothing more.
He pitched well for us the first 17 games or so too. Give him time.
(To be fair, most of the Angels damage comes from the 6 ER start in 0.0 innings on June 16 at OAK – so he really was pretty good for us, which is why he had value to trade).
Watson was going to pitch better. Hes been with the Giants the previous 3 seasons so obviously they know how to manage him. His numbers were really good for us save 2 bad implosions. However Watson’s last 2 outings for the vaunted Gigantes have been pretty bad . It seems like if hes not used regularly has a tendency to implode.
Selman’s peripherals were clear warning sign and despite that I thought hes pitched ok for the Halos. Of course with a name like Selman well you know….
I didn’t know we’d waived him until just now. So….into the bin of history with Matt Harvey, Cody Allen and others.
Did we wave Upton but no takers?
Upton will be traded or cut before the start of next year.
I’m just happy they are finally de cluttering their shit bin…….don’t need to watch Q, Sludgy or Claudio pitch again. Give the Yutes a chance…..who’s NEXT? Mr. Bundy, please call the front office.
I’d rather watch Cooper Chriswell struggle to make it through an inning. More curious to see if he is capable of making someone swing and miss. Even though we know he’ll likely suck, hasn’t been confirmed yet. Better than watching Q.
Agree, they will release him and give him the Albert treatment. Bye.
Crazy, I never would’ve thought chatwoods career would last as long as it did.
Alex Curry was incredibly nice to my son when we’d go to the booth to visit Vic. Always remembered us, especially him. I wish her well.
Hopefully Fox 11 in LA will hire Alex to replace Liz Habib.
It pains me to say this but this maybe the first time I have agreed with you on ANYTHING.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcAYMb5uk4
Agree!
You should post one of your headshots of beautiful Alex to hit home what we are missing out on. That would be a welcome sight. 💪💪👌👌‼️
I was looking forward to facing Heandog, oh well. Old friends had good weekend showings. Cron is on a roll with a HR this weekend and a streak of 20 games getting on base. Noodles (Tommy LaStella) had a HR for the Giants and Goody also had a HR for the Reds.
Alex Curry leaving is good for her, bad and sad for us. She is the type that can light up the room by her presence and her always cheerful voice and outlook were very must appreciated by her fans here at CTPG. Thankx and goodluck Alex.
It sounds like they may give Kluber a shorter day and follow with Heaney, so maybe tune in today.
Since my retirement and departure from SoCal 10 years ago I had my view of Angels baseball restricted to mlb.tv, which meant being able to watch Alex was strictly during the game. This year I was seeing very little of her and thought she was already gone, but then mlb.tv just recently started showing pre and post game where I saw she was still around. It is sad to see that this was a shory lived thing. I have and will miss her
I’ll miss alex curry. She did a great the last 10 years.
a boatload of salt? Wrong noun. 😀
Was the boat named Titanic?
You think a grain of salt is all that’s needed to evaluate a Maddon comment?
Or at least one related to injuries?
Interesting re Alex Curry. Have to wonder why leave the Angels for a sports betting show? Would that be consistent a promotion? Maybe because it’s a hosting job? Wierd. Anyway, good luck Alex!
Probably considered a promotion with a national show vs. a local area show with The Angels. More national TV exposure also = bigger future checks.
Money is likely better for her, but also she can now have a normal work schedule instead of sitting through every game waiting to do a post game interview for 30 seconds and then head home at 10pm. I think she lives in LA so the drive to the stadium every day is likely a hassle as well. Good luck to her, she’s been a shiny light during these dark seasons.
Eck’s Bro gets shit canned.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/pirates-fire-hitting-coach-rick-eckstein.html
So Alex Curry’s new job is a Bookie?
…and “make it rain”
https://youtu.be/E-jlQS-Wuc0
Quintana start. Can he make it through 3 1/3 innings?
Unlikely.
Its really unlikely now:
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/giants-claim-jose-quintana-waivers-giants.html
Better not to think of him as a starter, but rather as an opener, no?
I consider him the guy who is throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
😂
Yeah opening up the gates of hell.
Sounds like a gambling proposition…………
I just laid $1000 with my new Bookie “Alex” on the under.
I looked forward to meeting her next Monday to get paid.
Hey! That’s my wife yer talkin’ about!
[Harumph]
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You watch your ass!
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How did you get DG’s home movies?
Bought the full series when Blockbuster was having their “Killed by Netflix” going out of business sale.
Pretty much any evening (morning and afternoon for that fact) around the ol’ DG kitchen table.
As my grandfather said, “If something wants out of your body, let it out.” His words have served me well.