7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

[redsrule]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Reds offense is finally waking up!

Nice to see you around here again Buckeyes. Bryan Price called them out on their lack of effort, and they have won 3 straight games showing a pulse on offense. Lets hope it continues!

[DTX3]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Love to see the fans of the Orange County Angels of Anaheim leave early outta their own park. Go Blue

[daflyboys]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

He was in a MEGA slump and the media was all over him. He was even benched for 3 straight games to give him a mental break. A lot of talk about the Phillies possibly just releasing him in the offseason with how bad things had gotten. If he keeps playing like this and showing he can still play his game , he won't be going anywhere. That contract is untradeable anyway.

I like in interviews where he keeps referring to it as "a work in progress".

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[DrJones]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

He was in a MEGA slump and the media was all over him. He was even benched for 3 straight games to give him a mental break. A lot of talk about the Phillies possibly just releasing him in the offseason with how bad things had gotten. If he keeps playing like this and showing he can still play his game , he won't be going anywhere. That contract is untradeable anyway.

The Phillies would have to write a check for 60 million dollars to make Howard go away. Tough to imagine ownership signing off on that.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Too bad the Dodgers took 3 out of 4 from the Angels. I wasn't particularly expecting that. Lost some ground on the A's and the Dodgers got to add a game on SF. Bah. Not ideal.

[bkrich83]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Love to see the fans of the Orange County Angels of Anaheim leave early outta their own park. Go Blue

You realize showing up in the 3rd and leaving in the 7th is something Dodger fans are legendary for? And trust me no one in the Angels fan base wants to be associated with LA. It was purely a money move by Arte Moreno.

Good series. Each team won a blowout, and the two games in the middle were 1 run games that could have gone either way. A World Series between these two teams could be fun, but the Angels don't have enough to get over the hump.

[Marino]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

You realize showing up in the 3rd and leaving in the 7th is something Dodger fans are legendary for? And trust me no one in the Angels fan base wants to be associated with LA. It was purely a money move by Arte Moreno.

Good series. Each team won a blowout, and the two games in the middle were 1 run games that could have gone either way. A World Series between these two teams could be fun, but the Angels don't have enough to get over the hump.

What is your opinion on Moreno? I always hear differing opinions about him, just curious about yours.

[TripleCrown9]

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Still one of my favorite shirts.

[DTX3]

7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

You realize showing up in the 3rd and leaving in the 7th is something Dodger fans are legendary for? And trust me no one in the Angels fan base wants to be associated with LA. It was purely a money move by Arte Moreno.
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Most LA residents are douche bags. LA isn't that great either. I'm just happy we finally won a series over the angels.

[Mabster]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Too bad the Dodgers took 3 out of 4 from the Angels. I wasn't particularly expecting that. Lost some ground on the A's and the Dodgers got to add a game on SF. Bah. Not ideal.

Sounds pretty ideal to me.

[bkrich83]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

What is your opinion on Moreno? I always hear differing opinions about him, just curious about yours.

I like him because he spends the money, and they do a pretty good job of keeping the costs at the games down. He wants to win, which is all I can ask of an owner.

However, he's made some decisions or some non-decisions front office wise particularly with front office personel that have hurt the club in the long run. The team will always have a shot because he's willing to make move and spend the money to get them in that position. He just needs to get the right guys in the jobs below him to facilitate those moves and to develop a depleted farm system. (Although part of the reason the farm system is depleted is they've advanced so many of their players to the big club from within )

[bkrich83]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Most LA residents are douche bags. LA isn't that great either. I'm just happy we finally won a series over the angels.

I avoid the greater LA region like the plague.

I liked this series, even though we lost 3 of 4, the games were for the most part competitive and there was a genuine playoff type atmosphere. That can only happen when both teams are good and they are playing for something so hopefully it continues.

[Chip Douglass]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

I can't imagine how good he could be if he wasn't legally a moron. Unlimited physical talent.

He needs to continue to sand off some of his rough edges, but it's hard to get much better than NL MVP frontrunner.

[19]

Re: 7/28 - 8/10 Game Discussion Thread

Jeter ties Honus Wagner for 6th all time in hits.

[kehlis]

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Should not at all have been ruled a hit.