Extra Innings Loses Us Another Game and I Just Don’t Have the Heart for This

6-2 Dodgers

Sigh… Paragraph after paragraph after paragraph of positivity, down the drain. Reid Detmers made an epic comeback that was squandered by an inability to score, Shohei Ohtani was back in Angel Stadium in an official capacity for the first time in a year, the Dodgers were striking out worse than I do at a bar, and Ben Joyce threw a pitch with so much zest that every person watching actually went blind.

And yet, I’m just at a loss for words. We expect less than nothing every single night and still manage to come away from a game with stomach pains and a headache.

Let’s just get it over with, I guess.

Detmers returned to the Big A and looked like he did in April, only running into slight trouble in the 3rd inning and allowing 3 consecutive hits to the murderer’s row top of the lineup. Those were the only 3 hits the Dodgers would collect through the first 9 innings. Ben Joyce punctuated those 9 with a 105.5 MPH pitch with amazing location that made me feel like everything was going to be okay… until it wasn’t.

Roansy Contreras is going to get a lot of hate for this, and some of it is probably deserved, but… uh. I don’t really have anything to add. You ruined my night, dude.

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Brent
Super Member
3 months ago

See, I turned the game off after the 9th because I”ve seen this script before, and I don’t like scary movies.

MikeSalmon
Super Member
3 months ago

I just watched Ben Joyce K Tommy Erdman late in the game for the 3rd out: 105.5 mph, on the inside corner. One of the most ridiculously great pitches I’ve ever seen, and I’m…ancient.

And yea: Detmers has been fixed. For now. What a great performance. Too bad Kyle Schwarber had more total bases tonight than we did.

Ward and Logan-O HRs: 8 TB
Captain Neto and Dreary: a single a piece: 10 TB for the Angels.

Schwarber: 3 HRs, a double and a single: 15 TB.

But yea. I guess it’s to be expected. What I didn’t expect: for Detmers to look so damned good.

DowningDude
Legend
3 months ago

Dang. Detmers exceeded my expectations. Great performance.

FungoAle
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  DowningDude

Reid “Fucking” Detmers

steelgolf
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  DowningDude

Only to be screwed over by Washington and his bullpen management. The true Angels experience.

BannedInLA
Super Member
3 months ago
Reply to  steelgolf

We already used our two best relievers in Quijada & Joyce. He should we have used in the 10th?

We scored 2 runs. That is why we lost this game.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
3 months ago
Reply to  BannedInLA

Agreed.

CAoldskoll
Trusted Member
3 months ago

Great starting pitching and all around effort. Lost to the best team money can buy. I’m sure Easy Sho really wants to win these games, doesn’t want to look bad on his better super team. Big FU to Pantone and their ‘takeover’ visit. Only Doyers could have such a cocky following.

55yearsangelsfan
Trusted Member
3 months ago

Letting Drury and Kavadas bat in the 10th was tantamount to throwing in the towel.

steelgolf
Legend
3 months ago

Having them on the roster is throwing in the towel. Kavadas looks worst than McAnulty!

DowningDude
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  steelgolf

I think McAnulty would EAT the towel:
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FungoAle
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  steelgolf

Hey, that’s Ni-KK-o you’re talking about!!

Angelz4ever
Super Member
3 months ago

Who were better options on the bench?

DowningDude
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  Angelz4ever

No, who is on first

55yearsangelsfan
Trusted Member
3 months ago
Reply to  Angelz4ever

Stefanic. Thaiss. Even LeBlanc.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
3 months ago

We needed a rally; it would be different if it was a one run game.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
3 months ago

Well, nine strong innings of quality pitching.

Angelz4ever
Super Member
3 months ago

Heavy sigh

aces666high
Trusted Member
3 months ago

Glad I worked a 12 hour day instead of watching the late inning failure.

Is Wash playing 10D chess by throwing in the dumpster dives to shame the FO into not doing that anymore? Or is this another of his didn’t know the score kinda moves.

Core came thru, only need 10-15 more players and we’re gold!

steelgolf
Legend
3 months ago

Nice fundamental baseball from m the “fundamentals” manager Washington. Still can’t seem to plate the ghost runner, and still making bad bullpen decisions. Why does Contreras, a Pirates cast off, on this team?

WallyChuckChili
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3 months ago

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Eric_in_Portland
Legend
3 months ago

We can still finish as a .500 team, just have to win our last 24.

My consolation for the night is that Seattle lost again and *they* are now under.500, too

DowningDude
Legend
3 months ago

I heard Seattle lost via another walkoff. Classic. JERRY MUST GO!

FungoAle
Legend
3 months ago
Reply to  DowningDude

Scary Jerry, dude is done.