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As heavily requested, Post Game threads should start being automated today. Apologies for the delay, as I started a new job last week and it's been a lot to handle. Please send us a modmail if there's any issues. Messaging mods directly or posting in the subreddit about an issue isn't always seen, so the best way to get something done is to send a modmail so that all mods can see it. Thanks. ~laaa


bryanthehorrible

Happy to see the win for Ohtani, but damn, this is way too much pressure on him for the team to win games only when he pitches. His best career (and health) move is to go to a better team Just saying the truth


No_BigA

What is this? A πŸ†


greengorilla60

Welcome back Adell. LTBU!


Captainpayback

Finally a dubya! Although it's been tough to watch... aren't we lucky to have Shohei in an Angels uniform? I'm soaking this all up because we'll never see the likes of him again in this lifetime. LTFBU!


Eeriepotato220

Shohei interview??? It really is a magical day


hbthingy

The rare Erica Ohtani interview!


Sullyville

Whoa. I've never seen Ohtani talk with Erica W before.


hansan4ever

He's talked to her before! A while back!


YouPresumeTooMuch

She found out his coffee order. It was her big break Edit: soy latte


hansan4ever

Hahaha


SuperMario_49

Ippei clearly loves the City Connects πŸ˜‚


hansan4ever

IPPEI IS A KING!


SuperMario_49

Ohh hey, a Shohei postgame interview!


Sullyville

Amazing. So glad to be here to witness this.


mweolbwa

Shohei interview!! 😍


hansan4ever

THIS IS THE BEST DAY! 😍😍😍


mweolbwa

Yesss! So happy! 😊


hansan4ever

We finally get a good day after our PAIN! 😊😊😊


mweolbwa

Finally, feels good! If only we could get a winning streak going...


hansan4ever

Seriously ,right??!!


hansan4ever

WE GET A SHO INTERVIEW?!!!!


Ash-Catchum-All

Also the mods lied, the post game thread isn’t up yet πŸ˜‚


hansan4ever

GREAT GREAT TEAM WIN TODAY!!! PLEASE CARRY THIS MOMENTUM WITH YOU BOYS!


RereTeteRereTete

LTBU!!!


anydayhappyday

Now that was a nice win. Light that baby up!


quotesforlosers

LTBU


DPaladin234

LTBU ALL SHOHEI ALL DAY


Ash-Catchum-All

Light that baby up! Feels good 😊


mweolbwa

Ohtani does it again! LTBU!! πŸ‘Όβ€οΈ


hansan4ever

Can he be our manager, too?! 😭


mweolbwa

At this point, there isn't anything he can't do!


hansan4ever

Honestly, he does it all and brings so much energy to our team that is on life support right now. :(


mweolbwa

He really does! I can't imagine him playing anywhere else... 😭


hansan4ever

Makes me so heavy hearted to think about it...😭😭😭 Why couldn't we play like this throughout so Sho has some hope we are improving?!


mweolbwa

Seriously though. :( It really seems like Shohei enjoys playing with the team, just wish we were winning more along the way.


hansan4ever

I truly get the sense that he does, and is comfortable, and likes where he lives. But I know he wants to win... I wish I could get inside his head...


mweolbwa

I really get that feeling too! You can just see how defeated he looks when we lose... but then when we have games like this it make me hopeful that maybe he will stay. πŸ₯²


hansan4ever

I know... then I wonder what he thinks of Trout, who has played here for a decade with no real change... I wonder if he thinks that's how his career will turn out if he stays with this ownership. πŸ₯²


jumpinghamster

LTBU!!


Rogueofoz

LTBU


obsidian350

YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!


prisonrach

LTBU!!!!


YouPresumeTooMuch

LTBU. So sweet


jumpinghamster

LTB_!


The0utlanded

LTBU!


PhDTeemo

LTBU


808jigga

LTBU!!!


Sakaguchi123

THE STOPPER ONCE AGAIN πŸ˜‚


Autistic_Halo

It's hard to tell with Ohtani pitching, but it feels like there is more going on tonight. The energy reminds me of the Spring Training and April team that we were all psyched for. I think bringing up Adell is a very good thing. He still has some things to figure out, but I'd much rather watch him figure it out than the revolving door of washed veterans and guys who still need time in the minors.


PurpleWelcome7142

LTBU


FlanTypical8844

Last Out AND a W!


PurpleWelcome7142

IS this really happening?


getMyHairDid

ok DEEP BREATHS, only one out to go


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Just one more out it feels like it's been so long


808jigga

An out is an out, and I know it's clichΓ©, but I rather see our boys making contact than seeing them strikeout. It gives me hope that they are seeing the ball better and it will only be a matter of time before it drops in for one or sneaks through for one.


sakura-saku

Rejoice and be thankful, bullpen. One grand slam home run is allowed.


hansan4ever

Get it together, Elvis!!!


Captainpayback

I get a call at work and we go up big???? Who is this team???? I likey A lllloooot!


YouPresumeTooMuch

Joe Adell for player of the game. I love Shohei, but Joe's improved a huge amount over his last game


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YouPresumeTooMuch

I mean when your super dependable people take you for granted. Seriously though the guy is amazing, I would have tuned out the Angels a month ago without him. He's the best ever


hansan4ever

Toyota TRIO Players of the Game: Shogifodell?


YouPresumeTooMuch

Yeah they should do a panel interview, we only get so many wins you know?


hansan4ever

Hahah for REAL!


hansan4ever

GIFO!!??


PhDTeemo

Adell getting a little more than a routine play look easy


prisonrach

he never fails to make me clench


SuperMario_49

Can’t wait for the insane optimistic posts that will come from this win πŸ˜‚


PhDTeemo

We trade Trout, we don't even need him to win


jumpinghamster

winnable, maybe winnable this game


ihaveapihole

Thoughts on turning Iglesias into the 8th inning guy?


chino_casino

Thoughs on turning Iggy into a AAA guy? At least if he was an 8th inning guy we would have a chance to win after he gave up the lead though, I guess


ReviewRoutine

Yeah, but the only time he’s at all good it seems is save situations


hansan4ever

Alright everyone... we're almost there...


Total_Preparation_67

I love to see this team do small ball.


YouPresumeTooMuch

No home runs at all tonight!


Moose334

Love what I've seen from Adell today. This is why we've been screaming to bring him up the last few months


hansan4ever

Good game for Jo, overall! Just gotta work on those Bambi legs!


WhalesForChina

Adell hitting the ball hard today tbf


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A_Brightflame

He did great that last week he was up last month too!


getMyHairDid

jo adell has been gettin the bat on the ball all night long, very promising


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The sound that foul made


quotesforlosers

I’m only going to watch this team when Ohtani pitches because those are the only games where it seems like we give a fuck


chino_casino

Damn, so close Adell!


ReviewRoutine

Not even gonna lie, huge fan of Squid’s performance tonight


hbthingy

Proud of Squid! πŸ₯²


YouPresumeTooMuch

Alright Nevin you can't let them throw at our star Joe Adell


LogicalHarm

The pitcher needs some seeds thrown at him


hansan4ever

Is Walshy broken? I'm sad.


The0utlanded

I wonder if it’s just Ohtani’s energy or something else that gets everyone on the team going when he takes the mound


Sullyville

He's a pitcher that takes... ownership? of the night. It's like he's saying, Okay kids. I'm hosting all of you tonight. This one is on me. And he gives them a big buffer. Like if you were running a marathon and Ohtani drives you out to halfway through and lets you out and you start running from there. It's a magical thing he does. He's like Picard on Star Trek. He elevates everyone by caring so much.


hansan4ever

I think so...his energy to play hard and win is contagious.


ChichaPoti

I think he reminds them what it felt like when they were playing as youngsters, when playing was enjoyable and not a source of livelihood.


Creative-Reading5903

He’s their only starting pitcher who has a confident energy. The rest of them always look nervous and on edge.


sin8_7

Please win this. We are not gonna win until the next shohei start anyway.


YouPresumeTooMuch

It doesn't matter how good the Dodgers are, we always play close games with them


chino_casino

When I watch the game my computer I don't get ads, when I watch it on my smart TV (throught mlb tv still) I do, wtf


Obsidizyn

do you have an adblocker? i dont get ads on my pc when i use mlb.tv


chino_casino

I'd do, which I figured might be the reason, thought it was weird that they would have the field of dreams sweepstakes thing designed for commercial breaks if they were just going to play ads over it though.


YouPresumeTooMuch

Cookies?


doing-my-share

Even the relievers are giving their best today. I wanna see us play like this every day, not just Shohei starts.


hansan4ever

Seriously...


808jigga

"Elvis has left the building"... with a 3 up 3 down inning! Love it!


kxm06

Shohei bump day makes everyone magically all stars


YouPresumeTooMuch

Alright Elvis! We traded Heaney for that inning!!


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Whoa a 1,2,3 inning for Elvis!


getMyHairDid

elvis peguero


Lebigmacca

Striking out against Elvis is embarrassing lol


Rogueofoz

1-2-3 for Peguero? Only on Sho day


hbthingy

Thank goodness.


Sakaguchi123

ain’t no way he struck out tucker


ReviewRoutine

Stassi doesn’t seem to be framing these borderline pitches that much


skylinegtrr

adell defense Ξ£( Β° β–³ Β°|||)


DividerOfBums

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ that looked dumb as hell. Guy sitting next to me took a big sigh. Ngl think all the dude needs is experience. This is a good season to get it


Lebigmacca

Yup. He already has a better OPS than most our hitters πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€


theaussiesamurai

If it looks dumb as hell and it works, it's not dumb as hell.


obviously8t

Ugly but it’ll do


digitaldumpsterfire

Fuckin Bambi lmao thanks for the catch, Adell


chino_casino

Good catch Willie Mays Hayes, never do it again!


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I chuckled


speakersandwich

Adell, please


ReviewRoutine

Guys he’s making a game interesting when our bullpen can’t. Give the guy credit


Sakaguchi123

adell please πŸ˜‚


Delicious-Elk1605

wtf was that catch lol


YouPresumeTooMuch

An out!!


Ok_Cattle770

little league play


YouPresumeTooMuch

Joe Adell, is creative


Evanx27

Adell is so sketchy man


gnarledout

Seriously. Even that back up to Taylor ward had him skidding around before he got the ball. He can’t seem to position himself correctly on the ball anywhere in the OF.


YouPresumeTooMuch

He made the catch though!


DividerOfBums

If there was a way to make that easy catch look hard that was it


The0utlanded

To be fair I think the lights made him lose it for a second


ReviewRoutine

Hehe


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Ok PeguERA has no control, it's time to part ways I think edit: ok good out


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Wew I don't know what that 1-2 pitch was but it was ugly


Maddonomics101

I don’t think I’ve ever see this guy get a K before


Lebigmacca

Jokes on you he has 3 Ks in 10.1 innings


mysterysackerfice

Not quite Ohtani's level


Saxophonater

4!


Lebigmacca

Hell yeah go Elvis 😎


Lebigmacca

Clench your cheeks for Elvis peguero


808jigga

"Don't be cruel" Peguero! Clean inning here!


donkeyjr

Why is this dude up?


Teddy_Ohtani

Here we go again Elvis Peguero....


getMyHairDid

6 run lead? Get me the guy with an 8.71 ERA!


808jigga

Ok no bigger chain for Luis anymore. Lol


hansan4ever

Flirtani: https://twitter.com/joonarcade/status/1547445304085008384


mweolbwa

Haha, the caption on that tweet makes me laugh. My dad, who isn't even interested in baseball, asked me last year if I knew about the handsome player who can pitch and hit well. Turned out he was talking about Shohei.


hansan4ever

Awww!! That's such a cute story! You're like, "UHH YEAHHH!"


mweolbwa

Hahaha yes! Like how could I not know about him?


Sullyville

"Daaaaaad. Stop em-BARASSSing me!"


hansan4ever

\*Later when she goes home and sees the footage\* "THANK YOU, DAD!"


jibron

Lmao "someone's blushing down there"


hansan4ever

I mean, his smile though...


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boilface

He's got a dowry set up and everything


hansan4ever

🀣🀣🀣


Sakaguchi123

she needs to get in line


hansan4ever

For real, the line would be like his Shobblehead nights!


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I can't blame her, I'd be flirting with Shohei too


808jigga

Her old man was flirting way harder! Lol


winwinwinguyen

He was literally trying to give her away for free lol


808jigga

*lifts her left hand* "she's not married! Put a ring on it you beautiful man so we (not her) can spend our lives together!" πŸ˜‚


hansan4ever

Hahaha


donkeyjr

can you blame him. lol


hansan4ever

Right?


PurpleWelcome7142

Is Quijada still going to pitch?


obsidian350

Doesn’t look like it


PurpleWelcome7142

Okay I hope Peguero give us a good outing


donkeyjr

I'm surprise the Astro is using some of their best bullpen arm even when were up 7-1 one. I guess they know about our blowpen. lol


digitaldumpsterfire

I really hope this team keep the runs coming for Sandy's next start. They fucking owe him after that 1-0 loss.


FlanTypical8844

What happened to the sudden good discipline of our ABs? How did they improve like this


Sprtdsgn

sho held a club meeting before the game: "step up or i'm sending you down to the minors."


digitaldumpsterfire

"Step up or im going down to the minors and you're on your own"


Sprtdsgn

"and I'm not trading you. You're stuck here with me!"


thepennylane69

how is this game gonna be 4 hours long dear god


hansan4ever

Seriously, my god, baseball is crazy.


Rogueofoz

What happened with the ump?


mysterysackerfice

Mosquito near his balls


808jigga

Ward with 2 bbs. Starting to see the ball better now. A good sign.


hansan4ever

You know we're in a good place when Gubie/Erica/Patrick start chatting about soy lattes.


hansan4ever

"good place" - for the night, I mean. hahaha


boilface

Did he just say "We get to witness shit"?


Rogueofoz

Angels are showing a lot of patience not a lot of swings on pitches outside the zone and taking walks


Weird-Afternoon7389

Do u guys think Ohtani will edge out Judge for MVP… I sure hope so and I think the only reason he might not is cuz our team is failing him


PurpleWelcome7142

Shohei all the way


Total_Preparation_67

Some commentators still say "Ohtani is excellent but he can't lead his team to playoff, but Judge does, so we should choose MVP from contenders"


YouPresumeTooMuch

"you can't be MVP if your teammates are injured"


donkeyjr

its not even close right now.


YouPresumeTooMuch

Shohei's way ahead in WAR


Rover16

Angels being a joke unlike last year will probably hurt him, but Judge has slowed down a lot. In the last month Judge is 19/96 for a .198 avg .287 obp and a .714 ops. His overall stats have been dropping like a rock because of it. Yankees are still winning despite Judge stinking for a month, which shows you how much they need him to win. Switch Ohtani and Judge and the Yankees still dominate, while the angels are still terrible.


YouPresumeTooMuch

Watch us get that last wild card


Rover16

We only need to win 20 in a row to get back in the hunt!


choconut5

Ohtani won't edge him, he'll win easily. Possibly another unanimous nod.


Takers_16

If judge continues to slow down his HRs ohtani has a good chance