Back at the Big A!
Angels vs. Royals Game 1 Gamethread
The Seattle series really took A LOT out of the Angels plus RenDone is out so the Angels have their excuse already baked in the cake which Trent Rush will mention on his post-game comedy show…
One thing I really hate is how the other teams get an insta-win once they get past our 1-2-3 hitters from the 7th on.
And Perry does absolutely nothing to improve it. Nothing. What other options does he have you ask? Anybody with a pulse is a better option!!!!!!!
I would like to suggest the stadium crew paint the batter’s eye black ASAP.
I remember the orioles and the pirates….. coming in here and beating up on us. Those were bad teams.
Bad move by Nevin leaving Thor in and then not walking Salvi . Make them pay for the steal by taking the bat out of their best players hands. We pitched to Pete Alonso a few weeks back with a base open late as well. Just basic managerial maneuvers getting missed. Oh well this offense probably wouldn’t have mustered another run for proper management to matter anyway.
Don’t apologize for your take — you are absolutely right about Nevin!
20 minutes ago I was thinking the same thing! Most of the blame for this loss goes on him. He just has no instinct for the subtleties of the game – NONE.
Clearly Thor was not at his best tonight; anyone could see it. He was lucky to be tied 2-2 going to the 7th, he did a tightrope walk in prior inning.
Bullpen should have been ready for 7th and 8th inning. This was anyone’s game at 2-2 and Nevin gave it away with his stupidity.
I don’t think Thor lasts the season. Velocity not where it needs to be. Every single or walk is effectively a double. He’s shown some flashes, but no one is afraid of him, and it’s only going to get tougher for him as the scouting reports get around. In thinking DFA by late August, early September.
This team isn’t getting a sniff of the post season. If you have troubles beating these teams you’re supposed to dominate, and let pitchers with sky high ERA’s shut you down, you don’t deserve to be in the post season, period!!
So to me that is poor pitch selection. Perez is a fastball hitter. Bats less than .100!on curveballs and sliders. So throwing fastballs doesn’t make much sense. Oh well