Ramble for September 1, 2022
Now that the pressure is off and Blaugust 2022 is in the rearview mirror, I find that I am drawn to ramble a bit. Nothing major, but I figured that I have a couple of things I wanted to babble …
Tag: Mike Trout
Baseball and Tournaments – We Must Have Sprung Ahead
So it’s now Monday, and I am still recovering from all the happenings from the past week, but I am looking forward to the kickoff of the 2022 March Mammal Madness tournament later today. I’m putting the finishing touches on …
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3 Home Runs and They Only Needed One
Kole Calhoun, Justin Upton, and Albert Pujols all connected for home runs in the game but with the solid pitching of Jaime Barria they only needed one.
Can I Pitch Coach?
With Mike Trout still day-to-day with a wrist injury the Angels need the rest of the team to step up…and some are. Too bad others are stepping down.
Another Bad Inning
The game on Sunday against Seattle came down to a single inning in which the Angels gave up 7 runs…flash forward to Tuesday and that game against the Rays came down to a single inning in which the Angels gave …
Arcia for the Win!
WOW! What a couple of games from a 12 year minor league catcher! Francisco Arcia is certainly making the most of his first at bats in the majors. In yesterday’s game he hit his 2nd home run of his career …
Feast or Famine
The Angels are in a bit of a cycle these days with the offense either scoring double digit runs or none at all. Wednesday featured the former and it was good to see the team hitting like they know what …
Long Reliever Makes a Decent Starter
Felix Pena keeps doing his best to be a starter. Even though he’s primarily been a reliever, even a long reliever in his MLB career, he did start some games in the minors a few years ago. With the Angels’ …
Back Under .500
I’m still working on getting back into the swing of posting after Comic-Con and the Angels aren’t helping my motivation. But as I watched this game it seemed once again to show how deflated the Angels have become.
First Half Finale
Well that was a disappointing first half. With injuries upon injuries, the pitching staff is decimated. With injuries and slumps the offense hasn’t scored as much as they should. About the only thing the Angels did right in the first …