Good morning Angels fans, only a few more games left this season. Have some links as we wind down.
Angels News
Shohei Ohtani hasn’t played for 9 straight games. Is he done for the season or not?! COME ON!
Oh yeah and the Angels played a game. They lost. Sadage.
Jose Suarez is back! Remember when he went down way back all those months ago?
Around Baseball
Matt Olson is advocating for the Autism community. Great cause. Makes him hitting the most Home Runs this season a bit easier to deal with.
Rich Hill is available on waivers. Wow, he is still pitching…
The most clutch MLB players since 2018. Of course there are 3 Trashos on it…
Alek Manoah did not take his demotion well and has been MIA since. No, literally, as he never reported to AAA. Very awkward and a whiny baby.
The mom from Little Big League now has a son in the real Big Leagues. Cubs must feel very lucky right now.
John Means is back! First start since April 2022!
Nick Castellanos hasn’t made an error yet this year. Last qualified player to do so.
Anything I missed? Post below for upvotes.
I almost burst out laughing when I just now went to the Angels website and the front story says “Sandoval runs into trouble” next to the score 8-0.
At the end of the year, they’ll probably run the headline “Angels season doesn’t quite live up to expectations”
I got deep into the prison blogs about toilet wine. Trade Ohtani and trade Trout! Herr derr gerr! And there he is, the panic meister cooking up his salty spaghetti. Evil Arte Moreno and his billboard minions! I wonder if the sad I’d be without you would be less than the sad I get from being with you. Injury curses, the scaffolded depth of talent, and MF Anthony Rendon’s no ingles translation of manners for the butt hurt fans of a butt hurt franchise. Gah and dammnit, Perry! Three more weeks of this? Ah well.
what am I going to do with a soul anyways?
Wantz on the bump…no lineup yet.
What? Still No Ohtani?
https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1702012263467729111/photo/1
Just waive him already
This is just seriously the org stringing around fans to entice them to come to the stadium in the hopes of catching Ohtani one last time, but internally I think everyone knows he’s done.
The
DrPA is on Vacation. Waiting for recovery from his bloodletting procedure the other day. Iron level is low. Extra Bologna sandwich next few days. He’ll be fine.Thank You!!
Yes! we have no Ohtani today
From 5 slot on down, hopeless at the plate
Wantz is the starting pitcher? Yeeeesh.
I still remember the last time Wantz started a game against the M’s….
It was a real hit.
Good morning Halo faithful.
Let’s take another series tonight.
I dont know about you but I dont think the team can wait until tonight to take the series.
Tonight…today…same difference
Padres are just as bad as Angels this year, even spending way more money. Both teams need a shakeup. Trade Trout, Rendone, Rengifo, for Tatis, Bogaerts, Kim. Why not, can things get any worse next year for either club ? Bad enough the Dodgers going after Ohtani and rumors say Snell (SD best pitcher) too during FA. No wonder both fan bases despise them.
Heavy sigh….
The Little Big League link is money. Great job there.
Reid Detmers this season has 154 strikeouts = 34th amongst all MLB starters.
If Detmers qualified with IP, his 10.1 K/9 would place him tied for 11th with Wheeler and Morton. If Ohtani qualified, he would be 5th with a 11.4 K/9.
I am so bullish on Reid Detmers reaching his ceiling yall have no idea. Future ace imho.
Detmers improved his K/9 YoY from 8.5 to 10.1.
That’s significant.
Best hope we have for an Ace. Still has a long way to go. Mentally, might his biggest obstacle.
I wouldn’t give up on Silseth provided that thrown ball didnt…
Yet his WHIP rose from 1.209 to 1.366 and his ERA went from 3.77 to 4.77. Those are also significant
ERA is a meaningless waste of consideration.
A Myopic view but how about FIP then? it Still went up significantly.
From the poop deck of my majestic schooner, with the salty brine stinging my weather-beaten face, I say unto you, ARA/BF, ARA/BF, and again, ARA/BF.
And Detmers’ ARA/BF has been averaging at the mediocre mark all year. Can he improve? It has been known to happen.
And my optics view the world just fine.
For an apparition? yeah I guess so.
He just needs some more consistency. When’s he on he’s great. And I understand guys aren’t going to be on every time. But when he’s off he’s really bad. Once he figures out how to gut out a mediocre performance when he doesn’t have his best stuff he’ll be really good.
My biggest disappointment this season is easily Sandoval. I really thought he’d have a breakout year. And it looked to be that way during the WBC.
Pitches with a .10-cent head too many nights. Needs to find a good sports psychologist. Check that, the team needs to find a good sports psychologist.
Or hire a coaching staff that can teach what appears to be basic baseball fundamentals and knowledge. Think a lot of our pitchers are a good coach away from becoming much improved and solid.
Aside from personal responsibility, the staff is failing to get his best.
Sandoval’s temper reminds me of John Lackey, but Lackey knew to win games and pitch according to the situation, most of the time.
I understand incorporating analytics, but it seems the move is extreme to the one side. I agree with the players that there should be some balance between analytics and adjusting to game situations. It’s not a “one-size-fits-all” approach. I would think teams that are more successful in implementing analytics still incorporate actual game situations’ strategies when playing.
You all realize that he’ll be acquired by the Dodgers or Braves, and then he’ll tweak his pitch mixture and change his stance a little, and win a Cy Young Award.
To that he has to learn how to pitch, rather than to just throw the ball with velocity and/or maximum spin. To do that, he needs an organization that teaches pitching, not just throwing.
Sandoval’s breakout year was last season and this season is the natural regression.
His stuff is good, not dominant. Pair that with his tendency to lose control of his emotions and *presto* there is your mid-rotation arm.
Sandoval settles in somewhere around a #3-4 arm. In 2022, he pitched like a #2 and in 2023, a #4.
He’ll be better next season.
If you are going to use a mathematical response, I think you should be required to show your work.
Simple fix for next year, replace Nevin with Benji! Problem solved. 😇
I’d love to see the team bring in a veteran pitcher next year who has achieved a high level of success but is in the twilight of his career. His role would be to model preparation and the mental side of pitching. In other words, a mentor to our young guys. Someone like Kershaw comes to mind.
I can’t even imagine any scenario where Kershaw wears Halo Red.
But having said that…great idea and exactly what these kids need.
Notice I didn’t use the word youngsters?
How about Yutes? https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/00e2fea6-3ccd-43e6-a5e9-b19339f06191
Where’s Bluto to complain when we need him?
Nolan Schanuel (89 PA)
.288 BA
.416 OBP
.301 SLG
.717 OPS
100 OPS+
15.7% walk rate
13.5% strikeout rate
if the power EVER comes …
At least he got his slugging % back over .300
small victories add up haha. Somebody, anybody, needs to help this kid fill out his upper-body.
Was surprised that Bobby compared him to Rafael Pameiro last night. Maybe he meant strike zone command?
Bobby is, and always has been, full of it.
Grich?
Maybe before Palmeiro juiced up ? Maybeeeeee lol ? Idk
Then Roids must be part of the solution to his lack of power.
Or Viagra.
Is the 4 hour rule in effect?
It does not look like Schanuel drives the ball, just protecting the plate. I’m not onboard yet. Palmeiro had gap power at least.
Believe it or not, Schanuel has hit 20 home runs this year across his collegiate and minor league games.
Sadly, only 1 HR with a wooden bat at the MiLB and MLB level.
I am a big fan of Schanuel already, and will be an even bigger fan once he starts launching balls over the fence.
If the power ever comes, I think there should be a reasonable expectation that that OBP will come down to .350-.370s, as well as the K rate increasing
So what do s his power numbers need to rise to for him to become an asset where he would generate significantly positive WAR each season?
I would assume to at least .450?
If this is Schanuel, and all he does is get on base, move runners over, and keep the inning alive for the next batter, I’m all for it. Let the other players provide the power.
Another JB Shuck or something better?
The Foundation Building Materials’ keystone of the game today against the Seattle Ms is “Looking for Clues” by Robert Palmer.
The Angels are going with a bullpen game today. Get as many players into the game as possible. Going full spring training mode here. Pull the position players every three innings. Looking under all the rocks for someone who may be able to help the Angels next year. Need that strong fourth string depth. Looking for clues.
https://youtu.be/92wCPfqyVbg?si=fMkPrASA5iyPPDcs
Does anybody have the Moose injury update?
Injury. Update. Angels 😀😀😀 that’s funny. Like they know what’s wrong the day after an injury. 😀😀😀
I’m setting my fantasy lineup for today and he’s the only Angel left on my team, so this is actually serious.
Lack of Planning on Your Part Does Not Constitute an Emergency on My Part
-Angels and Dr. Nick
You shouldn’t have any Angels on your fantasy roster if it’s serious.
lol… fantasy baseball… actually serious.
Surly you can’t be serious.
It’s all of got left in terms of winning something related to baseball.
I gave it up when I started thinking some pitcher could strike out an Angel and that would be ok or even good
It’s called misplay-itis. and here’s the moose tank:
From the Mean Streets of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Couple of gaffs by Moose last night, he performed the tank well.
I’m sure it has something to do with an oblique injury that created a fracture of the hamate bone, which then Moose overcompensated his throwing motion and injured the UCL. While he was getting and MRI on the UCL injury, he contracted long COVID.
Ha! But he’s still listed day-to-day.
All M’s RBI came with 2-out…..2 outs are bad.
Take the series tonight…GO HALO!!!
Okay with CP SLO Woo getting win.
Make that today…1:10pm start!!
The Return of Suarez?
Good for TEAM TANK, bad for our eyeballs.
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Seems like they don’t want to admit Sho is done for season, cause that would tank attendance last week for home games. They know there is a lot of interest seeing him playing for us knowing it may be his final Angel games. Especially the Japanese fans.
Maybe they could have that team picture guy sub in for him.
Good morning, folks, amazingly just like Nick Castellanos, the Angels haven’t committed an error since, hmm, well since last night. 😫 😃