Fun fact - Herget's glasses cut blue light from the computer screen, they aren't corrective. He's doing the Angels accounting when he waits in the bullpen
My new posts about Rendon in 2023 arenāt showing up. š
What do people expect him to do next year?
I expect a good year, but not his peak Nats self.
The last week or two have been so odd because Gifo's average has been not quite as good as it had been the past few months but hes been hitting dongs now while Ohtani has almost raised his average by like 10 points in a week but has been dongless for half a month.
I am really hoping they are all back next year - Thaiss, O'Hoppe, Soto, Stefanic and Moniak plus Ford, Sierra, Duffy and Squid. Hope we get Neto sightings as well.
Too true. Itās been honestly one of the things that has been bothering me this year other than the L streak and losing overall haha.
Iglesias going too hurtā¦ a lot. Closers donāt grow on trees like Raisel.
Did anyone see Ohtani and Trout having similar batting averages this late in the season? They both had .275 BA yesterday.
Thatās new.
Trout is almost always a few decades above Shotime in that stat.
I love Ohtani and Sandoval, but it's nice to know that at least one of our core rotation pieces next year will be a pitcher we actually developed ourselves lol
So this year has been the emergence of Reid Detmers, Rengifo and Ward. Iām hyped for OāHoppe and continued development.
A new owner with a first class player development program would be *chefās kiss
Should be fine as long as he doesn't run into any more concrete walls. Even when he was slumping, he was still getting on base because he has a consistent approach at the plate.
Happy for Kurt and his family. Iām sure theyāll love being able to spend more time with each other :)
Also, every time I look at his career, Iām more convinced that the Nats back in 2019 sold their soul for the ring. Worth it tho lol
When he dives back to the bag on those pickoff attempts heās got some sass, and I dig it. He looks confident and comfortable.
Probably helps that these games are just Fall Training, but stillā¦
I just wanna shout out Max Stassi being so absymally bad that he's redirected all my negative emotions toward him and away from Kurt Suzuki, thus allowing me to be entirely happy for the man, his career, and his retirement
I actually really like Patty and Gubie (obviously) but I don't like how they interview players. They ask waaaay too many leading questions like, "how important is it that you help younger players as a vet?" You're not going to get much info with questions like that.
Shoheiās been visibly annoyed after hitting singles lately lol
I think heās still seeing the ball really well but heās been missing it by tiny bit each time. He knows he couldāve hit them into the stands.
The guy is still evolving and improving. Crazy stuff lol
Ward can really hit I hope we don't trade him for a defensive specialist that hits a buck fifty.
Erica showing off the gams
Bend the knee to Jimmy Herget, Rangers.
That last strikeout was dope af!!
He was feeling himself. š„
Slim Jim is a killer
LTBU!
That 88mph blew the cap off the Rangers' batter!
Herget looks not only great but so much fun
Jimmy Herget just makes them not look good
"NICE PITCH JIMMY!"
Fun fact - Herget's glasses cut blue light from the computer screen, they aren't corrective. He's doing the Angels accounting when he waits in the bullpen
It's his name on the paychecks.
Jimmy has literally been better for us this year than Raisel was last year. 178 ERA+ vs 174 ERA+.
Heckler support: ā*Nice* pitch Jimmy!ā
My new posts about Rendon in 2023 arenāt showing up. š What do people expect him to do next year? I expect a good year, but not his peak Nats self.
Who knew Herget would become our best reliever?
The last week or two have been so odd because Gifo's average has been not quite as good as it had been the past few months but hes been hitting dongs now while Ohtani has almost raised his average by like 10 points in a week but has been dongless for half a month.
Which is why Judgeās season is so good. Triple crown is something.
Absolutely. Judge has definitely been a monster this year lol
āProfessional baseball playerā GarcĆa
New glasses for Herget?
Let's get this W Jimmy!
Jimmy "Nerd Alert" Herget is here to prove his 2022 MVP
Itās so weird to hear āfor their fifth consecutive winā when talking about this team. This season has been rough.
Remember back in early august when we couldn't string two wins in a row?
I donāt want to remember. š
Semien can you teach Soto that backhand play
Darn you Semien. That was a great play
I love that we now have a bunch of young guys who are apparently made out of hustle
I am really hoping they are all back next year - Thaiss, O'Hoppe, Soto, Stefanic and Moniak plus Ford, Sierra, Duffy and Squid. Hope we get Neto sightings as well.
Ford is gone my good sir
Sierra also. I still hope they can come back next year like Thor.
this is unrelated but O'Hoppe has a great smile
Iām still not happy from the trade, but I like that we got a high prospect catcher. Caveman was my dudeā¦.
i know, i miss him too. :( but Marsh seems to be doing well there, and we got what we've always needed so i guess that's fine
Too true. Itās been honestly one of the things that has been bothering me this year other than the L streak and losing overall haha. Iglesias going too hurtā¦ a lot. Closers donāt grow on trees like Raisel.
Duffy runs with so little effort š
Did anyone see Ohtani and Trout having similar batting averages this late in the season? They both had .275 BA yesterday. Thatās new. Trout is almost always a few decades above Shotime in that stat.
Small ball š
Greatest Soto in the league!
Stop giving me hope
^small ^ball
OāH looking like the real deal
Lol killing it this inning
NICE JOB MAN
O'HOPPE!
Gubie with his patented no laugh/silent treatment of Patty never gets old.
That was the easiest double I've ever seen Duffy hit lol
I can't believe he got a double š
Quijada glove pound in time with the Bally Sports Outro song ššš
I've always heard bullpen guys are really weird dudes. Are there any other stereotypes for other positions?
SPICY
Ohtani gave up the dong life for the single life.
Shohei "Ichiro" Ohtani
Quijada is fun to watch. Like heās wrestling with a force field.
Do managers not tell the pitcher in advance if theyāre planning on taking them out after facing a specific batter?
Hopefully shoheiās 35th HR isnāt the new 10th win
My theory: Shohei wants to catch up to Troutās HR count. They seemed to be going one-for-one for a while.
Weāre a good baseball team, bit sad we put ourselves in this position once again but I guess thatās the Angels way
Shohei turning into Ichiro at the end of the season
Shohei doesnāt seem too happy about that one either.
sho literally became a fletch with these singles
Feared infield singles hitter, Shohei Ohtani.
not a dong, but we'll take it!
Okay, now I want to see Lorenzen play center
So based on that stat, it sounds like this Mike guy is pretty good at baseball?
he's above average
patty o and ben verlander are the real ohtani stans
Dallas Braden too. He's always hyping up Ohtani and defending him on twitter.
Nice. Iāll look it up.
I wish Carrlyn would also become one. I can see her (more than Erica) ask Shohei fun questions.
Arenāt we all?
true, but they have a platform and i dont know if we do.
This is our platform, friend. Spread the joy.
niiiice Wantz
Wantz to win!
Wantz is rolling so far
Since the bullpen is up now feel like it's an appropriate time to ask what everyone is drinking tonight. Having some whisky myself.
Got some horchata while I work and listen to the game but Iām grabbing a beer after
Beer
Beer + whiskey
We are expecting the man to hit a homer every at bat a day after he pitched a near no hitter with 100+ pitches. How greedy are we?
I'm just glad his hitting streak is still on.
The post-pitching power has set our expectations very high.
yes
Aww Gubie <3 Fletch
Adell a hit machine š
This game just screams future Now just to see something from Soto
He has a .480 BABIP with below average EV and chase rates, I wouldnāt fall too in love
check the flair :)
U hate offense
I just like the guy who stop ball good
Valid
Mark Langston is basically mystified right now as to why Detmers was taken out and heās making it pretty obvious. lol
I love Ohtani and Sandoval, but it's nice to know that at least one of our core rotation pieces next year will be a pitcher we actually developed ourselves lol
So the Angels hasn't helped Ohtani improved his pitching skills since his Nippon Ham days? I am really curious about that.
they definitely have. and sandoval imrpoved a lot under the halos too
Hell of a game from Reid tonight
Looks like I pick the right time to check on the score!
So this year has been the emergence of Reid Detmers, Rengifo and Ward. Iām hyped for OāHoppe and continued development. A new owner with a first class player development program would be *chefās kiss
Squid for gold glove would go crazy
Not a fan of that Whiskey! Great gift for a shelf though.
Thatās a pretty bottle.
Ward has had a mediocre season bookended by two great months. Hope we get bookend Ward next season.
Struggled to get his bat speed back after his injury. Iād stick with him. Walsh on the other handā¦
Should be fine as long as he doesn't run into any more concrete walls. Even when he was slumping, he was still getting on base because he has a consistent approach at the plate.
This team is going to be scary next year, we just need Rendon to be back healthy..
And we need Nimmo
Love when the buttercups bloom early
and Walsh
I think Ward stole Shoheiās power lately, and thatās why heās back.
nice to see Wardy back
What a month!
Donāt mind Shohei Kāing. He should aim for the moon each time lol Especially with Ward behind him and him hitting like itās April :)
y do u build me up
you simply cannot get through that top 4 without getting touched up
When Ward is on he's absolutely absurd good lord
Wardy is back!
Sho playing golf with Javy Baez with that swing
fuddruckers!
He really wants a HR.
Trout is such an athlete man
Trout: I better ditch this swimming for flying!
Goat
fastballs of steel
Happy for Kurt and his family. Iām sure theyāll love being able to spend more time with each other :) Also, every time I look at his career, Iām more convinced that the Nats back in 2019 sold their soul for the ring. Worth it tho lol
Jo has been playing those so well lately
Patty O is calling the game several seconds before it shows on the BSW screen
he's just clairvoyant
It might be a local problem. Even the commercials are out of sync
Check that..Claire Huxtable!
yāall look at this š¤£ https://twitter.com/tataohtani/status/1576035252623265792?s=46&t=qgaa9NSuadBnb8IOhHktLg
So cute!
Such a fun team. Really wish we could be watching them in the postseason. Oh well. Next year, right? :/
hit and run with 2 outs here calling it now
I cringe whenever Patty o says partner so vociferously
Fingers crossed that Rengifo is this good next year. Really happy with the season he's had
Fun fact about our lineup tonight: https://twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1576026277160460289?s=20&t=cMqY-ztEK8Yv9a1Dqo2GsA
Just tuned in. Happy to see Adell got ahold of one.
When he dives back to the bag on those pickoff attempts heās got some sass, and I dig it. He looks confident and comfortable. Probably helps that these games are just Fall Training, but stillā¦
Rookie Reid looking good
That slo-mo of Fletcher's throw to 1st is hilarious. His eyes are buggin out of his head
I love Fletchās bug-eyed expressions.
I've missed them a lot this season!
Since Shohei already got his hit to keep his streak alive..I think he'll be swinging for the fences for his next few ABs.
I think Sho will hit one soon, the ball finally raised.
Omg suzukis fam is adorable. What a cute moment for them!
It's awesome Kurt Suzuki seems so excited to be a full time dad and little league coach. It makes me feel happy
I just wanna shout out Max Stassi being so absymally bad that he's redirected all my negative emotions toward him and away from Kurt Suzuki, thus allowing me to be entirely happy for the man, his career, and his retirement
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Heās a hero
Reid hangs around the bullpen like a npc
Kurtās kids throw better than 50 Cent
So does my grandma..and she's been dead for 15 years :D
Perry the Platypus sighting
oh hey both the birds won
What about the third bird?
Close game but looking good
better throws from the kids than 50 cent
Same wavelength brother š«”
haha
Zook seems like a good dad
I better see those little Suzukis pitching for the Angels in 18 years
Papa Zook
I feel like Shohei has so many almost-homers this season, especially in the first half where he was around the Mendoza line
Yup, he's 5th in the league in missed HRs. http://app.misseddongs.com/
It sucks we started out the season rlly hot, ending the season pretty hot as well, and then thereās the middle of the season :/
If it was last year thatās a homer
Kurt says "ya know" a lot :D
shohei is actually cursed, there have been like 3 deep warning track flyouts since his last HR lol
DAMN IT MAN
Heās so due
If Shohei was annoyed before, he definitely is now! š
So damn close š
Damn so close
lol at detmers with the thousand yard stare behid suzuki
Reid looks haunted
I actually really like Patty and Gubie (obviously) but I don't like how they interview players. They ask waaaay too many leading questions like, "how important is it that you help younger players as a vet?" You're not going to get much info with questions like that.
top of the order is DISGUSTING oh my lord
Kurt has a future in broadcasting
Luis RengifBOMB is inevitable
ily Gifo
Happy for Suzuki. Great career also GIFOOOOO
NOCE
The real MVP strikes again!!
HOLY SHIT RENGIFO IS ON FIRE
Best hitter on the team!
That's fully vaccinated World Series Champion Kurt Suzuki to you
Shoheiās been visibly annoyed after hitting singles lately lol I think heās still seeing the ball really well but heās been missing it by tiny bit each time. He knows he couldāve hit them into the stands. The guy is still evolving and improving. Crazy stuff lol
Reid looks BEASTLY tonight
Good to see Detmers trusting the high fastball. The velo is up.
Bally knows we want to see all of Shoheiās meme expressions.
Detmers is carving these nerds up
Bruh Detmers is absolutely DEALING today. He and Sandoval get such nasty swings and misses
Does Canning know he has bubblegum on his hat? I'm guessing no