Angels vs. USA Gamethread

Can decide if it is “let’s go Angels” or “USA!, USA!, USA!” in this one.

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Mikeal1st
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1 year ago

Yes! Trout Wins!!!!
USA USA USA USA

WallyChuckChili
Legend
1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

Neto to!

FungoAle
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1 year ago

I want a Neto home run and this day can be called a success.

Cowboy26
Legend
1 year ago
Reply to  FungoAle

Off of Ben Joyce?

GrandpaBaseball
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1 year ago

Strange seeing Trouty on the other side, kinda hurts, but it is an exhibition game, but still.

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
1 year ago

He’s out, love those international rules until I don’t.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago

They would have replayed it if it wasn’t a podunk exhibition game with 2 cameras

GrandpaBaseball
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1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

Didn’t need more than 2 cameras to check that as an out.

Eric_in_Portland
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1 year ago

rooting for Trout here

GrandpaBaseball
Legend
1 year ago

Tough call.

Twebur
Legend
1 year ago

If it were Dodger Anderson…this wouldn’t have happened.

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Last edited 1 year ago by Twebur
GrandpaBaseball
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1 year ago
Reply to  Twebur

Never sign a player coming off a career year, simple rule, seldom followed. Exceptions, sure there are but very rare.

Cowboy26
Legend
1 year ago

for 3 years 39 million? I’ll take my chances

GrandpaBaseball
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1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

We’ll see but losing 13 million and a draft pick seemed high to me, would have rather had Thor return, but I am rooting for Anderson to do well.

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago

I didn’t think it was a bad signing, and four runs against this lineup isn’t an indication of future performance necessarily.

GrandpaBaseball
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1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

It’s not like I said the sun won’t shine somewhere tomorrow, only he never had a season like last year and a pitcher in his 30’s is not a good percentage bet. I hope he can win 14 games this year as I don’t expect another 20 W season.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago

Even if you ignore last season Id still take his non Coors field career numbers. Especially after watching Bundy, Quintana Teheran, Harvey and Cahill trying to avoid a 6.00 + ERAs

Cowboy26
Legend
1 year ago

Thor throws puss now even though it’s been 3 years since his TJS. Also that slow move to the plate was was horrible to watch them steal at will. Now maybe the Doyers with their vaunted coaching can fix that issue but with the new bases and disengagement limitations I think hes going to be a Huge liability .

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

Too bad, I like the guy.

FungoAle
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1 year ago

^THIS^ Anderson really had no track record. Not that he was expensive but 3-yrs, did choke up a draft pick and he was the only starter signed.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago
Reply to  FungoAle

No track record ? So the 632 innings he pitched prior to becoming a Dodger are irrelevant.

Right.

FungoAle
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1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

Crap stats

2GA2Join
Super Member
1 year ago

Sorry to nitpick… but did we sign Vlad when he was awesome? I’m trying to remember.

For all the times that people generalize and say we should never again sign an expensive free agent that just had a good year.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago
Reply to  Twebur

Of course it wouldn’t have happened Since Anderson would have never faced Mookie

John Henry Weitzel
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago

OOF

ScoopleDoople
Trusted Member
1 year ago

Well the Angels did well there for a couple of innings.

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago

I’m a little shocked that USA isn’t pummeling the Angels after two innings.

Eric_in_Portland
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1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

Minnesota beat the Dominican Republic today which proves that anything can happen in baseball….

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago

Except Crying

John Henry Weitzel
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

Ummm

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

Define pummeling
(I think you jinxed us. The only out this inning was made by Trout)

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago
Reply to  LanaBanana

4-0

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

I mean 5-0

Mikeal1st
Trusted Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mikeal1st

What I really meant was 6-0

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago

Does anyone know what percentage of players on all of the WBC rosters are from MLB?

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago

Are the WBC games using the old baseball rules? No pitch clock, shift is ok, etc? And are they using those rules for this game?

John Henry Weitzel
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  LanaBanana

Yep. Old rules. No sticky stuff ban either

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago

How about the bases, did they put back the old smaller bases for today game, too?

John Henry Weitzel
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  LanaBanana

Don’t know about that.

Cowboy26
Legend
1 year ago

Its international rules so the key is bigger and they never call traveling

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

And holding is ok, too?

Cowboy26
Legend
1 year ago
Reply to  LanaBanana

Yep as well as flopping .

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

Angels players excel at flopping.

clover_black
Super Member
1 year ago

Game is on Bally but not MLB TV? What a joke.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
1 year ago

here comes Trout…

Biggiswrth
Trusted Member
1 year ago

Can we watch this anywhere? Or radio only?

LanaBanana
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Biggiswrth

It’s on Bally