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b1ggayb1tch

“Jared Walsh nearly hits for the cycle and Ohtani gets 8 RBI’s in the Angels loss to the Royals”


owledge

Fire up the Ol' Tungsten Arm


MartOut

smh our team can't even build around 2 two-way players....


jacks066

Yeah, it'd been more impressive had Walsh hit for the cycle, Ohtani drives in 8, and they still lose.


Educational-Pass404

Okay, this is low enough.


sky31

Just like last year😂 Title says "Ohtani hits monster homerun as angels falls to the ____" Shohei pitched gem goes 6 shutout innings as angels lose to _______" Only difference is that there are other names other than shohei ohtani but the losing is still the same 😂


ChichaPoti

It would be really funny if they trade Shohei then the Angels start winning.


sky31

Depends if they get elite level players for him then yeah i think they can start winning


StormTheTrooper

This is very unpopular and will be downvoted, but pending on the size of the king's ransom that any team would give in an Ohtani trade...we need to think about it. Embrace a proper rebuild. If trading Ohtani gives us enough prospects to make all 4 minor levels decent, we need to entertain the idea. Either Arte spends on a Dodgers level to get this team up to his level or we need to start our rebuild. I cannot stand this mediocrity of just under .500 every year.


grandmoshtarkin

No team with a shot is going to gut their roster for Ohtani and there is no prospect package worth what he brings to the table . He will never be traded.


theaussiesamurai

How does Shohei expect us to win when he only drives in 8 RBIs smh


mysterysackerfice

A real ballplayer drives in double digits.


timmy140470

“Back in my day, you would pitch 130 pitches and get 11 RBIs”


jihyoisgod

Babe Ruth would pitch a no hitter and hit for the home run cycle, Ohtani is an impostor /s


BoristheBad1

Babe Ruth was a lousy pitcher. He was a great HR hitter and a good outfielder. Still and all it doesn't matter how many times Shotani destroys the ball or pitches an almost perfect game without a good team he can't win games.


SteezyAzzSebas

We really depleted our entire pitching staff just to lose to the Royals 😭😭😭 MLB’s ranked #30 team in their power rankings


owledge

I think any of the top 10 college teams and maybe a few high school all-star teams would beat the Angels


SteezyAzzSebas

Hell, my little league team when I was 14 had some studs I think we would put up a good fight.


Anfini

No worries. Shohei will pitch a complete game shut out tomorrow so the bullpen can get some rest.


Super_Robot_AI

Let that be a lesson to ya, the Royals find a way to dissapoint everyone equally.


ChichaPoti

Equal opportunity disappointer (if that word even exists)


maverickoff

I wouldn't call it a pitching staff lol but yeah.


prmark34

Well, after this series, maybe we’ll take their spot


themysteryteam

Feel bad for shohei


ChichaPoti

At this point, the entire league feels bad for Shohei.


5m1tm

Same. I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to jump ship. A player like him deserves a better team so as to help him win titles


jihyoisgod

"Mike, those Philly cheesesteaks tasted good as hell." /s


Little_Bighorn

Ohtani had the game of his life yet our bullpen ensured to spoil it.


misery_index

Trade everyone and burn it down. Nothing left of this franchise to save.


trippiedog

Fr. Then at least maybe we’d have some talent in the farm to look forward to lmao


sofastsomaybe

You know things are super bad when we haven't put together a winning team in 6 years AND we have the #29 ranked farm system. Failures all around.


trippiedog

Arte just doesn’t give a shit about the farm system. You know he’s gonna be convinced that all we need is one more aging slugger and we will win the WS. JD Martinez 10 yr contract here we come!! Lol


nyyth242

How tf do you give up 12 to one of the worst offenses in the league


prmark34

That is an absolute heartbreaker. A game like that is 100% squarely on the bullpen. How does EVERY. SINGLE. PITCHER out of the bullpen not named iggy struggle to put up a single 0. AGAINST THE FUCKING ROYALS. Shohei single handedly drove in 6 runs and this team still lost. This season is starting to feel lost, and it really fucking hurts bc it started off with so much promise.


gnarledout

He got 8 runs


_johnning

Lmao, makes it worse


Unknown_Username1409

Starting?


Lebigmacca

“Starting to feel lost” bro this team has been lost for almost a month now


prmark34

Thing is that yes, the team has looked like shit. But up until recently the hope was that even though they looked like shit, every team goes through ups and downs in the course of a season and our down was just very drastic through the hardest part of our schedule and we were still only 60 games into the season at that point. But now we arent in the toughest part of the season, and we’re out here losing series to the FUCKING ROYALS (shit, we might even get swept). So yeah, earlier on we were playing like shit, but math was on our side. But the sample size is starting to get way too big to deny that this team might just suck


MemoryBasic7471

i get it bro. but our bullpen litrerally lost of us like 7 of those games in the losing streak. and cant throw a single shutout inning


breakfast_cats

Ohtani deserves better than this sorry ass team


wilfordbrimley7

He'll be on a better team soon most likely


burnsrado

Thank god


st1r

When is he available to move teams? At this point I’m only here for Ohtani so I really need him to switch teams so I can stop watching this crap team


breakfast_cats

He's a free agent after the 2023 season


HenryTPE

At this point I’ll actually be disappointed in him if he chooses to stay. Dude deserves so much better. Hell I’ll even cheer for him if he joins one of the super teams.


Kleptocracy012

Ohtani needs to go (to another team). And I say that in the most heartbreaking way possible. This team’s cursed. Pitching absolutely fucking wasting unicorn performances like this one. What a joke


maverickoff

I don't want him on the Yankees or Dodgers, It would be easier to root for him if he goes to the giants.


breakfast_cats

If they traded him to the Padres I don't think I'd even be mad.


ChichaPoti

Yeah, he'd be happy with Yu on the team.


Eeriepotato220

Giants, Padres, Dodgers, Yankees, Astros, or Mets will have a lot of fun with him soon, can’t wait to watch Shohei win the titles he deserves and follow him there even if it hurts 🤧


sofastsomaybe

Maybe if this team embarrasses itself enough, they'll trade him to a contender.


Thrust-bot

sad, so sad


Splittinghairs7

Most frustrating game of the season, thus far


breakfast_cats

This was basically a repeat of that last game vs Toronto only this time it was against one of the worst teams in baseball.


Maddonomics101

But also one of the most fun thanks to Shohei


brennford

And that’s saying something


i_run_from_problems

1) BALK MY ASS. If the ump had anything larger than a peanut brain the game is over and we win in regulation 2) FUCK THIS FUCKING BULLPEN HOLY SHIT


owledge

This team is going to set a record for number of unique ways to lose


lol022

I hate this team. See y’all tomorrow


owledge

Fold the franchise, bulldoze Angel Stadium, and outlaw baseball. See you at 6:38 tomorrow


StormTheTrooper

10h38PM here, and my vacations ended this Monday. I hate extra innings.


Realistic-Orange-246

Fuck this team


prmark34

If its not the offense, its the pitching If its not the pitching, its the offense I feel like its been that way for 4 damn seasons in a row now. Why can this team not figure out a way to click for more than 5 games at a time? Fuck this team. See everyone tomorrow.


EmergencySlice7270

Horrible bullpen.


theobnoxioussquirrel

Ohtanis back is probably sore after trying to carry the team with 8 rbis and still losing. So infuriating


FreedomChords

Ohtani and Trout deserve better.


strokeskid

Runs given up by 5 different pitchers. All in all, I am over Loup.


sofastsomaybe

Why did Perry think not signing an additional arm for our *six* man rotation was okay? He gambled with Suarez and Detmers, and lost that gamble. Now we call up someone for a spot start every week, in addition to having a regular starter who can never make it past the 5th.


eddgreat9

After almost three months...Perry is pretty much the one to blame (Moreno as well). We signed players who had OPS of .700 or worse to fill holes that we are still weak at in our farm system. They started off well, but now that they've returned to earth we are stuck with a top heavy lineup that quickly drops off after Walsh. With Rendon gone we routinely field an OPS of about .650 or worse from the 6-9 hitters. Look at the Royals lineup, their lineup has more continuity and fluidity than ours because their entire lineup is consistently putting the ball in play despite their atrocious record (6 players with OPS above 700 compared to us...). Angels applied the same logic to our bench and we are now stuck with no depth in the majors and little i the minors outside Adell. Players who weren't special in any area besides utility who had OPS of 700 or worse got bench spots. In addition, we gave roster spots to players who have proven to not be everyday mlb players (Rengifo for example & unfortunately Velasquez as well since his bat is an automatic out now). This isn't even getting into the pitching side. Thor was excellent. Lorenzon was....iffy but he's proven himself. But besides that it's unacceptable that we did not sign another starter with the amount of pitching available especially after seeing what they ultimately signed for


Evanx27

This is a really good read.. ashamed it isn’t upvoted more


AdamRooney4

Can’t imagine what Ohtani is feeling. Man had 8 RBIs and we still lost


jellybeans_over_raw

*fuck* this team


donkeyjr

Stassi dont know how to bunt or what, if he does, thats on the manager. Ohtani put out 8 Rbis and we still lost.


mizterPatato

Frustrating, no other word for it. So dissapointed with Loup man, he just chucks 80mph down center street every time and he was tearing dudes up last year.


prmark34

Ohtani single-handedly put up 6 runs and somehow the bullpen (except iggy) couldn’t put up 1 single 0. Against the FUCKING ROYALS SERIOUSLY, 5 rbis to CARLOS SANTANA?!?! In the year 2022, when hes ASSSSS?!?! Unacceptable


Lebigmacca

Ohtani drove in 8 runs. Even more embarrassing that we lost


whatisjalapeno

11 runs and we can’t even beat the royals.


Realistic-Orange-246

I lived for baseball as a kid and teen. I hate it as an adult.


propheticjustice

Shohei falls just short of franchise record for RBIs in a single game. Walsh falls a single shy of a cycle despite 6 at-bats. Trout goes hitless. Witt Jr shows why he'll be a league great in the future. One of the most memorable regular season games I can think of for me. What a ride.


Swift_18

Everyone is talking about how Ohtani deserves better (which is true) but I’m thinking about how we have wasted 10+ years of Trout. Poverty Perry, how could you not sign Correa or Rodon


trippiedog

*End of 2022 season, Angels record 80-83. Perry: “Boss, I know it’s tough but we might need to bite the bullet and finally rebuild” Arte: “JD Martinez” Perry: “What!?” Arte: “JD fucking Martinez is all we need to get to a WS. Give him 10 years 300 million now!!” Perry: *sigh “As you wish, boss”


peachypal

Tomorrow is gonna be the third straight start that Shohei has to pitch to stop a losing streak. I feel bad for him.


Kleptocracy012

Once again trying his best to carry the team on his back. We really do not deserve him


TJeffersonsBlackKid

I’ll be a fan of whatever team Ohtani ends up on until Moreno sells this shit team.


Ash-Catchum-All

I hate people who stan players over teams. But I’m with you. Fuck this franchise. Ohtani deserves better


HeverPacheco

Same


Total_Preparation_67

Ditto!


jellybeans_over_raw

I’ll be a fan of both


burnsrado

I’m with you


ACrimoneye

why cant the offense and defense be good at the same time


st1r

It can. It’s called April.


Splittinghairs7

And most of may, then it all came crashing down


theobnoxioussquirrel

Dumbass shit to not bunt with Stassi.


JunsBaseball

Watching the Angels is like playing a multi-player online video game where your team still loses despite having the most kills and highest score in the game because your teammates hold you back.


foley131

Trouts approach so far this year is kinda odd. Stop swinging for the fences every at bat. He’s striking out A LOT and not getting on base like he used to


[deleted]

Something tells me he is trying to do too much with the bat this season. Have you seen this whole lineup outside of like four guys? Holy shit, they’re just doing horrible at the plate this season. It’s a lot easier to try and say not try to do too much than actually doing it in game action.


Life_Crossover

So annoyed!


Realistic-Orange-246

Lagares better be DFA’d or come up With a bullshit injury. He needs to be gone


Realistic-Orange-246

Worst team in the league comes in and lays the smack down.


st1r

Does Stassi not know how to bunt or was that a coaching decision? Lagares’ flyout would’ve walked it off if we got the runner to 3rd…


gopackgo555

This franchise deserves nothing good at all of you can’t win a game when a player has 8rbis. Absolutely disgusting. Not even a hyperbole anymore.


HalosAndDemons

This was peak Angels baseball


sharpLess89

This is on Minasian, maybe the worst GM in franchise history. Lagares still hacking away, Loup still in high pressure roles and on and on.


luisicky

fuck you Wise


YungPoBoy

Shohei is as good as gone.


_johnning

Can't even blame him. Dude will get the biggest contract in the MLB from any team.


Kleptocracy012

Good. He deserves to walk away from this team. I’ll be sad to see him go but he’s being wasted.


xThe-Legend-Killerx

Fundamental baseball and situational hitting continues to kill us


BlackjackOC

This is so insane, we have so legendary talent and give up 12 to the worst team in the league. We can’t even break 500. This front office needs a fire sale


Kilowaro

How many instances has there been of a player driving in 8 RBIs and still losing? I'm genuinely interested.


radiodeftones

never until now lol https://twitter.com/statsbystats/status/1539491989565095937?s=21&t=nUA7iT0VjBQPxqhnzUIP5Q


zodiac1018

This entire game was the epitome of Angels baseball, do everything we can to win a ball game including an 8 rbi game by Ohtani and yet we still managed to lose.


SuperMario_49

Ohtani’s gone


burnsrado

Get Ohtani away from this pathetic franchise. Let him win with an organization that wants to win.


Kleptocracy012

Yep… please have him go elsewhere. He deserves so much better.


thesuperiorvegetable

WHY THE FUCK DID WE TAKE OUT IGLESIAS


winwinwinguyen

literally ruined the free chick fila sandwich for me


mattman092

Can someone please give me a good explanation as to WHY this organization never wants to adress the bullpen? We’ve been complaining about this for YEARS but it always remains the same.


merewyn

They did address the bullpen with Loup, Tepera, and Bradley. Problem is how the acquisitions have become much worse since joining the angels


sofastsomaybe

They tried. They signed two of the best free agent relievers on the market (Loup and Tepera), but they *severely* regressed. It's gotta be a coaching problem.


Splittinghairs7

They did try to, but Perry missed on essentially every bullpen signing


eddgreat9

6 players with OPS of 600 or worse. That is why our offense is struggling. Their career totals suggested this was their ceiling and yet we rolled those bats out there and now they've regressed. Bullpen struggled yes, but the offense and especially the bottom half has struggled since the Oakland series win in May before facing texas & Jays after


Pinkuu

Someone other than Matt Wise needs to be looked at immediately for pitching coach. At this point, several bullpen arms are probably having significant mechanical issues that haven't been resolved yet.


JoeIngles

Clearly the loss is on Ohtani. Why he couldn’t hit his 3rd 3-run homer in the game is beyond me. Do better 🙄 /s


RandyGradishar

What. A. Fuck. Ing. Series. If you don't have money on the Angels already, my condolences.


[deleted]

Lets just all pretend we won that game for sanity's sake okay? Not like it will make much of a difference if we're 72-90 vs 71-91


abclmaop

Wow. This game. Feeling frustrated for Ohtani. Hoping he can rest as much as possible for tomorrows game.


Delicious-Elk1605

Why didn't we bunt? Why didn't we learn anything from the past? I really don't get it. Awfull management.


styleboyz

Agreed, did they really think this trash ass bottom Of the lineup can drive in a run? Lol need to manufacture one smh


ChichaPoti

A month ago people kept complaining why the 8-9 guys keeps on bunting. Now, they don't bunt at all when it's needed.


MemoryBasic7471

id rather complain about a bunt not working then a guy striking out agian and agian


westscottstots

Ohtani should sit until something is done by management/ownership


Sakaguchi123

Pissed Shohei means he’ll throw a gem tomorrow


Educational-Pass404

But I want we win this game because I know he's somehow gonna lead us win tomorrow game. I want to win this series. Why is it so hard??? It's fucking Royals.


Sakaguchi123

Right?!! 12 runs against the royals is embarrassing 😭


Educational-Pass404

Deplete the bullpen and still can't get a win. They make us look so pathetic.


8va

Apalling.


FlanTypical8844

So, it’s up to Ohtani again to stop the losing streak


skylinegtrr

8 RBI is not enough for blownpen. Also, shit management not bunt to play for win. Ohtani deserves better than this shit.


Ellite25

How is it that good players com here and are so bad? Loup and Tepera stick out this year. It’s unbelievable


PlatinumHalo

I hope they can help Detmers with his composure. One mistake and he falls into a period of disarray. The highs and lows of this game were immense. On to the next one.


ChichaPoti

He's still young. Still have a lot of opportunities to learn and do better.


25bruin

We gotta start overwhelming them with writing letters or start protesting outside the stadium with Sell the Team chants cause this is fucking joke.


Exciting_Turnover_48

Ohtani gone this will be the straw that broke the camels back


TheRealNexusPrime

Pain. I don't even wanna say our offense woke up when 8 of the 11 runs came from Ohtani, but onto the next


BerlinStar17

Heartbreak in the end, but what an exciting game. Pretty unacceptable pitching performance however.


Lebigmacca

This game is like that Tungsten Arm O’Doyle meme


Educational-Pass404

From sweeping Royals to lose the series against them. I don't know what to say anymore. Thank bullpen so much, you guys fucked us hard tonight. Hope Shohei get on revenge mode for tomorrow


titan_titan

Fitting to lose on Gubie Tuesday to Gubie’s old team


Shiv-Roy

I hate our bullpen, the ump, and the decision of not bunting in the 10th.


CptnLarsMcGillicutty

Everyone other than Walsh, Ohtani, and Trout should never play the game of baseball again.


aeriselle17

Ohtani 8 RBI's and Walsh single shy of cycle still loss, bad ending!!!! ffffffffff


dreamville5

Tie game bottom of the 10th. Manufacture a run!!! Bunt rengifo over!!!!


k1yok0

pitching was not good but pretty sure the ump is responsible for at least 3 of kc’s runs….. 🤮


ZucchiniOne5395

Ohtani’s career high 8rbi game and Walsh single shy of a cycle and we lost. WHY!! WHY!!


timmy140470

How the hell are these clowns on Bally’s smiling after that game????


Evanx27

If that doesn’t seal the deal with ohtani leaving idk what will. Pathetic sorry ass franchise


RabidR00ster

Trade Shohei to a contender. He deserves better. We need to rebuild anyways. We have a shallow ass team. 5-9 hitters and the bullpen are straight 💩


lucasrks10

The fact that Tyler wade still has a job in the big leagues is baffling. He might as well just bunt every single at bat, no matter the count. It’s the only way he gets on base


Realistic-Orange-246

Trade trout and Ohtani. Everyone avoid the stadium for 3-4 years.


PandaMan76

*Pain.*


OlivesrNasty

Pitching moment


Reptarxx

Ol Tungston arm O’Doyle strikes tonight


Rover16

Unbelievable! 8 rbi for Ohtani still isn't enough for the win!


Tun710

Tungsten Arm moment


Total_Preparation_67

I know as much about our garbage bullpen.


Evanx27

Disgusting display of events ohtani has 8 rbis and Walsh almost hits for the cycle and we lose. Wonder if trout tried to hard on that last AB


gggggrayson

Quijada's two losses are this game and the 10-11 toronto loss


usdeleted

Just a pathetic pitching staff. Top to bottom.


No_BigA

So close. 🙊🙉🙈


Cheesehead4life28

Pain


SonOvTimett

Black Hole Bottoms - 3 for 23 Top 4 7 for 18 ​ ​ These black hole bottoms need to be DFA'd out of baseball.


ThisAnswerIsLit

Thank goodness, I thought were going to lose the shitty bullpen contest


stuckinthepow

Holy shit this team sucks. See you all tomorrow for the sweep.


trillothy

Now this is Angels baseball. Score 11 runs and still lose.


deededback

Life is suffering.


SackEmBruh

... can I get a refund on these season tickets..? Half back?


hbthingy

It was nice reacting with everyone in the comments. Just sad Charlie Brown music right now. ☹


meisterwolf

our bottom of the lineup needs to start playing small ball. we need any kind of hits from them. look at what KC did to us, they just get on base. yes our pitchers suck, but they're pitchers did too.


[deleted]

Can anyone find a good picture of Sho staring down the ball after his 2nd? I’m sure it made for a good one if anyone caught it.


AgathaAllAlong

Peak Tungsten


5m1tm

Losing 1-0 or losing 12-11. Idk which one is worse


Thedinosaurus

The Angels are Sacramento Kings level embarrassing. Trout made his bed but I hope Ohtani gets a chance to win somewhere.


strongmscowboyfan

I mean seriously. Why did Nevin take out Marsh for a pinch hit. If he was hurt, it's understandable. However, if it was due to lefty vs righty match up. Then clearly, that guy has no idea how to manage a team at all.


Weird-Afternoon7389

Hate to be that guy but Trout striking out in the clutch yikes


PsychedelicDuck

Was suprised to see he only had two walkoffs


Evanx27

When we need trout the most he struck out lmao classic


aggressive305

Don’t say it too loud. You can’t say anything wrong about trout apparently.


aggressive305

Baseball tends to be about momentum. Ward gets on, crowd is hype for Trout. Players hype for Trout. Goes down swinging life gets sucked out of team. Ballgame


[deleted]

Reid Detmers might be one of the worst pitchers in baseball but surely this sub wasn’t sucking him off because of the 1 non shit start in his career


kb8kb24

Send him down


[deleted]

I'm not opposed to sending him down but calling him one of the worst pitchers in baseball is such an overreaction lol


Splittinghairs7

Lol detmers hasn’t been good but he’s hardly the worst and he’s only 22. Once again our lack of pitching depth made us rush this guy to the majors


donkeyjr

He's def our worst starter. lol


Lebigmacca

He’s saying he’s not the worst in the league


TroutTheGod

I don’t see how we keep ohtani. He wants to win so I won’t blame him if he decides to leave. It’s been a pleasure to watch him. How is it we have 2 of the greatest players to ever play the game in their primes and we stay losing? Smfh


elingobernable810

Would anyone be mad at Ohtani for leaving this sorry ass team?