I don’t know if you have a big memory, but last year there was a tweet that went around about the Angels that had the Twittersphere laughing.

every time I see an Angels highlight it’s like « Mike Trout hit three homes runs and raised his average to .528 while Shohei Ohtani did something that hasn’t been done since ‘Tungsten Arm’ O’Doyle of the 1921 Akron Groomsmen, as the Tigers defeated the Angels 8-3 »

Basically, he’s a guy who said he felt like every game, we saw Mike Trout hit three long balls to bring his average to .528 in addition to seeing Shohei Ohtani achieve a feat that had never been achieved over 100 years ago…but that the Angels still lost.

With that in mind, let me tell you about yesterday’s game.

Shohei Ohtani, the day after a seven-strike out performance as a pitcher, went DH and hit two long balls.

He became the second most prolific Japanese long-hitter in MLB history, tied with the great Ichiro Suzuki’s 117 homers. Note that Hideki Matsui is at 175.

Shohei Ohtani’s second homer Thursday ties him with Ichiro Suzuki for second all-time in home runs among Japanese players in MLB history with 117.

◽️ Ichiro played 19 seasons ◽️ Ohtani is playing in his fifth season pic.twitter.com/y1o2Vj8fRZ

His two long runs were solo homers. How do I know? Because the club scored seven runs on seven long balls.

Taylor Ward, Jo Adell, Jared Walsh, Kurt Suzuki and Mickey Moniak all hit the long ball in that duel. So it was a big game for the hitters.

But did the club win? Home? Against the A’s? Of course not.

The team from Oakland, which has no resources, got their hands on an 8-7 victory against their rivals from California. And for the sixth time in history, seven home runs were not enough to win.

The Angels are pathetic. They are not able to surround their good players well and the team mound has been lacking for years.

Janson Junk (six runs in 2.1 innings) and Touki Toussaint (two runs in 4.1 innings in long relief, which isn’t bad under the circumstances) weren’t able to stop the bleeding. Don’t wonder why Shohei Ohtani doesn’t want to hear about a long-term contract there.

My favorite image from the @royals game tonight. I hope everyone has a teammate or someone in their life like Salvy. Guy’s incredible as a ball player and a human. pic.twitter.com/LDVg7DQvKH

Christian Yelich on what he said to get ejected today, and whether the Josh Hader trade had anything to do with getting swept by the Pirates.

“You’d be lying if you said it didn’t have an effect, but at the same time it’s like, we’re pros,” Yelich said. pic.twitter.com/iDsON3SOr8

Your small market: We cannot survive without financial flexibility. We can’t spend what the big-market teams do.

San Diego: We’re selling so many season tickets that we’re gonna put a limit on ’em. https://t.co/mgDNMokA3d

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