It isn’t how you start, it is how you finish. Tonight’s welcome return home started off pretty well for the Angels. Team MVP Logan O’Hoppe put the Halos on the board in the second inning with his ninth home run of the year.
Detroit responded with two runs in the top of the third inning but the Angels matched those two runs in the bottom half of the frame to maintain a one run lead. Then, the Angels added on to that lead in the following inning and pushed it to 4-2.
The two runs in the third came courtesy of a Jorge Soler homer. Yes, a home run with somebody on base.
Kevin Newman punched in the run in the fourth inning. Yes, I double checked before actually posting that sentence.
The score stayed that way until Reid Detmers entered the game in the 8th inning. Detmers promptly dumped a 55 gallon tank of nitro methane racing fuel on the infield and threw a pre lit Duraflame on the puddle.
You’d think giving up a run and having men on second and third might get him pulled. But, nah! Perhaps allowing the tying run on a fielder’s choice? Nah. Although Wash did give him a talking to at this stage of the shit show.
The coup de grace was a three run blast he gave up after already surrendering the lead. Thankfully a guy most of us did not know last week (Fermin) was able to do what the former 1st round draft pick was unable to do and end the inning.
McDaniels tried to soak up the 9th and got hit pretty hard. Two doubles and a home run stretched the score to 10-4 with only one out. He managed to get two more outs sandwiched around a single.
10-4 was the final score. Call it a trucker game.
Overall, this was a classic Angels blowpen loss and it came at a horrible time. Early on, it seemed the baseball deities were looking favorably on us.
There aren’t going to be many games in which Newman gets a hit. Even fewer with an RBI. We need to win games like that and we didn’t tonight. As for Detmers, he I’m running out of hopium but really hopium to be wrong.
Wash is going nowhere for the same reason Maddox was fired. It’s all about the party line. Wash can walk it, Maddox was honest.
Maddox was a pretty strait shooter without being a total tool. It’s a shame we can’t get him to be a pitching coach. If you mean Maddon. he was a washed up tool who know how to service the ears of bitter middle aged men with his zaniness.
We’re going to draft JaMarcus Russell with the #2 pick—watch. Everything is fine. Bobble heads, fanny packs and cheap tix!
Serious question, Kikuchi was straining to get through 5, who do you bring in from the arson gang to finish it out to get to Jansen in the 9th? The fresh arms:
I don’t think Washington mismanaged the game flow but outside of Zeferjahn, it’s a crapshoot. I don’t like Detmers as a leverage guy, more of an innings tosser but he has to be one of the better options.
We thought the pen was to be a strength, it’s not.
I gave 15WAR a ration of shite last night for providing laughably dishonest answers to MNT questions but, I agree with you. His choices range from Dumb, Dumber and Corky from Life Goes On.
Detmers is a bitter disappointment.
I think he did mismanage the end of the game. Detmers may be a contributor in the pen at some point this season, but clearly it is not right now. Wednesday in Seattle should have showed our manager that.
I mean, there were at least two if not three mistakes made by Washington and Company. First, Zef. had not thrown alot of pitches. This was a game we HAD to have. I think you need to keep Zef in there in such an important spot. Ideally, you would like Zeferjahn to face the heart of the Tigers lineup. Not sure why they chose to use him in the 7th instead of in the 8th as a setup guy, which is where he usually is. They could have used RJ in the 7th as a bridge.
Which brings me to my main point — why in the hell do you not use RJ over Detmers in the 8th? I mean, he only pitched 1 inning the day before and had not been used on Tuesday. And having a lead in the late innings is like gold for us right now… it was to be protected. In that spot you have to go with Ryan Johnson. This loss is on the manager and coaches, plain and simple. Then the final mistake and nail in the Angels coffin was not removing Detmers after he walked the first guy, had given up a single and then the lead. At that point you HAD to pull him, right?
Just total stupidity by Washington and company. This loss is on the manager and coaches, plain and simple.
Man. The Tigers are better than us? Who knew? They sure rebuilt fast. But at least we got to watch that last year and a half of Ohtani. Totally worth it if I recall. Once in a lifetime stuff baby. Best choice all the way.
Yeah, I was completely onboard with rolling the dice with Ohtani and surrounding him with MOAR parts. I was wrong. Mae Culpa.
The haul for Ohtani in 2022-2023 would’ve been substantial.
Meh. We’re all geniuses if you just let us pick apart stuff that’s already happened. Ask me who the 20 best pen arms will be over the next 3 years and listen to the gods laugh….
Isn’t Saturday bobble head night:Ben Joyce! Everyone pulling a Dodger fan hype by showing up 5 hours early to ensure you get one. At this losing streak point does anybody really care? Fireworks too,
Joyce bobble head doesn’t move the needle for me. Pass.
Lol, there will be leftovers for the next game.
The only hope Arte has of bringing people in is promotions like this or getting the mindless, non-baseball crowd for “weekend fun” at the ballpark. Week day attendance will continue to shrivel up and I will enjoy Arte squirming as he loses more and more money.
Who’s Joyce?
You would be 19 hours late because it’s on Friday
Kikuchi has every right to be pissed off. Just trade him and put him out of his misery.
This organization is cooked
Trout to the IL with a bone bruise per Washington.
Not sure how he picked up a bone bruise running to first base but…could be worse..right?
Like on his heel?
See you next year Trout. Slow healing bone bruise with complications.
It’s nothing…. so he’s out for the year.
“The good news for the Angels is that Washington told reporters that there is no structural damage for Trout’s knee” This from the fellow who told us Trout was fine and would play tonight.
Bone bruise. I can’t wait to hear the medical explanation on that.
Bone bruise translates to 90 Day IL in English.
After seeing this team and its management, If they drafted me as the second pick I would ask for 50 million over slot. Better to cost a little money in the draft than an entire career with this shitshow.
Back to a 65 win pace
I guess we’re not going to make the 108 wins?
How much more rope does Detmers get? He’s clearly not a bullpen guy. What do you have to lose putting him back in the rotation? The team is already 6 games under .500.
Looking forward to Reid “he has velo” Detmers in the rotation.
TA the soft tosser is easily our best starter. Lol
The dumpster is in peak mode. I now worry about the kids a bit, the veterans on this team are not setting the tone. I’m sure Washington is not happy with what the boss has brought him,
Clips tightening throats
A few more months and they’ll have 100 people in attendance.
One Star Wars promo and it’ll be 44k again
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think Perry won’t fire Washington because, after Maddon, a tack of “bodies”, I.e. fired managers, would make people say “maybe it’s an organizational problem”
Stack, not tack
Does Minassian really think he’s fooling anybody whether he fires him or not?
Arte has vocally thrown his support towards Wash. He’s safe for this season.
Not sure Perry will worry about future manager problems. I think he’s done an OK job, and I’m not one of the air puffed turds that thinks he stupid and I could do a better job…. but he’s not under contract much longer and it’s not like his job’s super safe either. Wouldn’t be shocked if he doesn’t get extended.
but he did get extended, no? For this year and next
Washington will not be fired, connection too thick
Washington will continue saying he has nothing to work with.
We’re already bad and we haven’t even traded anyone yet. Rengifo and Ward are tanking so they can’t be traded.
Their plans are working.
Post game interview he has been getting beat up lately by the press
And rightfully so. I would skewer him. Even if I was banned from reporting about Angels games afterwards.
Fk yeah! You are the balls every crotch needs!
Where can you watch that?
Usually the postgame show has a few minutes worth.
Can someone relate Washington’s interview for me
We are wasting JD Newman’s prime (or is it Kevin?)