Angels Rue McClanahan Early, Can’t Ward Off L in Extras

Now that is an argument that is somewhat logical and makes sense. Not like these other people crying that Joe is trying to lose or just trying to have fun.

The other thing people forget is that Maddon wants everyone on the active roster to feel like part of the team, and to actually play from time to time. This is no small thing and contributes to team chemistry in the dugout and clubhouse.

It’s fairly common to give players who will see heavy usage all year a “long weekend” by resting them before a travel day. Especially if they are a little banged up early like Trout and Ward have been. The Astros will likely be banging for months to come so it’s not much of a factor, not as important as avoiding Trout’s swoons in Aug/Sept. If the manager’s gonna do that he just has to do it, can’t wait for a get away game that also has a scrub pitcher starting.

I really wonder what has changed when it comes to the game. Players used to play 145-150 games a season and somehow survived to play 15-20 years, pitchers hammered out 36 starts and 200+ innings was not some crazy number. Even a few (gasp!) complete games wasn’t out of the realm of possibility.

Could it be that they start wearing kids down from the get go? Little leaguers are taught how to throw curveballs, sliders etc, fielders practice firing throws all over the field and this is all before hi skool, college etc. throw in the “supplements” they use to stay competitive and all of a sudden that guy who’s been throwing 99 since his junior year is going through TJ surgery #2.

I guess modern medicine can keep up w/certain things but very long term damage that doesn’t tear it’s ugly head for years may be forcing teams to baby players a lot more than what the norm used to be.

I do remember days when being a platoon player meant you played 115-130 games a year. That’s borderline an “everyday” player now.

SLC is a bloody launching pad, anyways.

Trade him for pitching while he still might have a little value left.

Now would definitely be the time to apply a couple of the half dozen wins we are supposed to have received for getting rid of Soth. I understand why we haven’t applied them to this point, but maybe we could use a couple now and save a few for the end of the season?

Those wins were promised to me on Halo’s Heaven as a FACT that only an asshole would argue against, so I assume they are still stored in a block chain someplace.

Your view is very short-sighted Grandpa. This is why Joe Maddon is a Major League manager and you are not.

Nuff said.

We cannot win every game and some games will have to be encountered with roll the dice AAAA lineups.

That said, facing one of the toughest lefties in the league with one of your best pitchers on mound, apparently did not look like the ideal day to rest your best RHHs.

Maybe there is something behind the scenes, and maybe they are just aiming to crush the A’s after the offday, but seeing Rengifo batting second instead of Trout for this game was certainly underwhelming.

Exactly. And we need perfect games people, none of these candy assed no-hitters.

Get the feeling we can win every game.
Can get used to this

Are you going to make up your mind?

You do realize that your comment directly above this one of mine totally contradicts the long diatribe you went on above, don’t you?