Sports_Freak

Gotta get that AAA guy in there, huh AJ? SMH...

Bases loaded. This has disaster spelled all over it.

The meltdown inning of Jack Flaherty. Every 5th day.

The leash for Flaherty should be this long;

But you were right about hitters being bigger, stronger and in better shape than in years past. That seems to be true all across sports. Look at offensive linemen in football. It was kinda rare to have 300 pound guys, now every player is that big. Or basketball, 7 footers weren't as common as today. And this doesn't even take into account video and scouting. People who play sports now have a year long dedication to it. In years past, players had to have an off-season job. It really is a much different game in modern times. And, IMO, the use of relief pitchers is the biggest difference in baseball.

I guess the totally rested bullpen, sitting unused, was my biggest issue. Hinch has always mostly used new RP to start a clean inning and he didnt in this game. Yes, it may have been matchup issues but the results speak for themselves. Like you said, a different pitcher may have given it up but Vest did give it up. Playing that game, Finnegan may have had a clean inning. We'll never know....

OTOH, how many strikeouts were considered OK by hitters? It <seems> like there's less contact being made by hitters in today's game.

But there's a huge difference in a fly ball over a lined rocket at 100+ MPH or whatever. Even that ball Perez didnt catch wasn't a lazy fly ball, it was hit hard. And Vest's velocity was down just enough to allow a weak hitting Angel team to square up pitches. Yes, he shoulda been out of the inning, but he wasn't. Hinch shoulda made a move before Trout even walked. After Trout walked? Not making a move was/is indefensible.

Flaherty going for his first win of the season...

If this Trump administration was just a movie, I would turn it off. Just too unbelievable. Corruption? Too much to even believe.

I think it's more about who they replace Keith with. Its not like they have a capable hitter replacing him, it's a hitter who is hitting ~ .160. Yeah, he hits LH pitchers better but, well, he sucks. 😆

Wait until McGonigle goes 0-8 against lefties, Hinch will start platooning him? Gotta play the guy with the .167 batting average.

Our win for the week. Cool...

2 out rally. Is that legal?

Someone will give him $80 million for 4 years.

But that's a play Perez stays back on and plays on a hop or two. Him catching it was a surprise.

Perez...lmao. IDC if he made a good play, cut his sorry ass.

I was on my bike when Riley struck out so i have to ask, is he starting one of his ice cold streaks? Man on 3rd and one out? Just don't strike out, put the ball in play. And yes, he struck out. 😒

IDK, that ball Riley caught had triple written all over it. Pretty amazing catch, IDK what the stat page says about it. I would say it was a harder catch than the one Perez messed up, but that just by eye. Either way, Vest wasn't fooling many of the hitters and Hinch should have saw that. Again, with a rested bullpen, there's not much of an excuse.

That kid sure can play!

Riley made a similar catch in LF to end the 7th. When a team is hitting rockets off a pitcher, it may be a good idea to replace him. Or just sit there so everyone can see how smart you are. We sure wouldn't want to overwork the bullpen. Fire Hinch...

Uhhhh...I didn't call you a name. You just read into it. But you came right out and actually named me. And that's not cool, not cool at all.

Thats rich...you call me out but when I return the favor, you balk. 🤣🤣

It starts with our POBO inability to bring in any legitimate bats to help our horrible lack of run scoring. Harris has wasted..what...a $200 million payroll? Just about every team in baseball makes trades, why is it SO difficult for him? Maybe Chris can wake up and clean house?

You mean to tell me that making a trade mid-season is so rare and unheard of that Harris can be excused for not doing his freaking job? Being a Harris lackey has been taken to a whole new level...