Angels at Rangers Gamethread

About longest drive possible in the Cactus League. Probably 45 minutes today. The Grapefruit League would love to be as fortunate.

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BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago

Shufflebot is on strike or just tired from all this winning?

Angels2020Champs
Legend
1 year ago
Reply to  BannedInLA

Touch and go ‘round here

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Truffle shuffle today

Fansince1971
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1 year ago
Reply to  BannedInLA

Spring Training. Find a different bot maybe for ST

Last edited 1 year ago by Fansince1971
Angels2020Champs
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1 year ago
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Fansince1971
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1 year ago

I like it! A comic bot for spring Training – brilliant!

Angels2020Champs
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1 year ago
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BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago

Well, if it passes the F71 bar, who am I to question it.

Fansince1971
Legend
1 year ago
Reply to  BannedInLA

Ha! I mean I’m happy that folks want to celebrate Spring Training games but I am sure we all know around here that the Angels won the Cactus League in ‘22 and ‘23 and how the regular season turned out. So celebrate away – I just think it needs to be different than a regular season celebration.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
1 year ago

Rico…aw…eee-ya ee-ya Suarez…… 🤘 

clover_black
Super Member
1 year ago

wash calling neto “neato” just made my day.

Mia
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Mia
1 year ago
Reply to  clover_black

We’ve all done it at least once lol

Angelz4ever
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mia

You’ve done it at least twice Mia, I’ll find receipts….. 😀 

Last edited 1 year ago by Angelz4ever
Mia
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Mia
1 year ago
Reply to  Angelz4ever

I definitely questioned it a few times last year.

That’s the one thing I miss from Halos Heaven. Being able to keyword search your comment history.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Mia

I am even more old school than that, I remember actually posting onto the team’s website. Too many trolls ruined it.

Mia
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Mia
1 year ago
Reply to  Angelz4ever

It was Facebook groups for me pre-2016 when I started lurking on HH and found r/baseball lol.

What a wasteland Facebook Angels groups were.

red floyd
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1 year ago
Reply to  Mia

I admit it, I do it all the time. I think it’s a neato idea!

Eric_in_Portland
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1 year ago

we win again!

clover_black
Super Member
1 year ago

Playing for sole possession of 3rd in cactus league.

This is where champions are made.

Mia
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Mia
1 year ago

Neto when he hears we’re losing Ohtani’s production:

“Hold my beer.”

More production from O’Hoppe, and the pitching looked alright from the box score.

Not bad…

Mia
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Mia
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

Is Bobby V with him? That would be unbearable.

Mia
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Mia
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

Ah geez. Must have been rough for the guy.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

Better than Patrice O’Neal….

Eric_in_Portland
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1 year ago

not a Kolarek fan…which I’ve said before

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
1 year ago

lots of Ks on both sides

BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago

That’s the first thing I noticed when I perused the box score.

Tyler Anderson had 6 K’s thru 3 innings !!!

ryanfea
Super Member
1 year ago

Charles LeBlanc about to get reassigned to minor league camp

Eric_in_Portland
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1 year ago

Neto, hall of famer! Maybe inner circle!

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago

Damn near all Sano can do is draw walks but at least he does that.

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

Once in a while.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

If Rengifo is hurt to start the season, I predict Sano will make the team out of camp

BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

I assume you’re basing it on the fact that Rengifo is the back-up third baseman and Sano can allegedly play the position as well?

This is making the decision to NOT pay Gio a couple of millie look questionable at best. Stupid at worst.

Let’s all start sending positive vibes in Rendon’s direction. We need some semblance of a bounce back in the worst way.

Cowboy26
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1 year ago
Reply to  BannedInLA

Yes, that Sano & Possibly Drury can “Allegedly” play third ( although Drury has not played an inning there all spring) I have already made the assumption that Adrianza will make the club out of camp since he has had pretty good spring with the bat, hes one of Wash’s pets and no-one else can remotely play short after Neato. (Other than Soto and Paris but both have options and need bat work)

I think Wash has spent a fair amount of time with Sano teaching him 3B defense this spring so there must be some hope for him at the hot corner?

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BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

I’ve been predicting that Sano doesn’t make the opening day roster, but if Rengifo is out for much longer, you’re scenario will likely come to pass. I don’t think they’re signing anyone else at this stage.

red floyd
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1 year ago
Reply to  Jeff Joiner

He had some pretty nice plays at 1B on Sunday.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

I think when he gets his timing, he’ll be thumping, maybe not at a legendary level, but much better than now.

BannedInLA
Super Member
1 year ago
Reply to  Angelz4ever

Let him marinate in the minors to start. Given the probability of injuries and/or cold starts, he’ll get his shot eventually.