Head Case

by BuckyFox on Aug 7, 2006 7:54 PM PDT

When Pierzynski came up for Chicago's last breath, every Angel fan had a message for Frankie: bean him.

It's a wonder A.J.'s helmet stays on against Scioscia's gang after last year's Black Sox II.

Speaking of the game at the Cell, what a change from May, when the contest was rained out.

When the Angels were in Chi back then, they were wallowing at 14-20 and had lost eight straight games to the White Sox -- four in the 2005 ALCS and four in '06.

The culprit? Hitting. Or swinging and missing, since the Angels weren't connecting. When Vlad came up with the bases loaded in the third inning, Rex noted that the Angels had nine situations with the bases full up to that point in the season. How many did the White Sox have? Thirty.

As if responding to that stark gap, Guerrero smashed an infield single to score one run. Then with the bases still jammed, Garret Anderson just missed a grand slam. His double off the fence cleared the bases, and the Angels were soaring toward a 12-5 rout.

The Angels picked it up Monday as if they had never left the Windy City.

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before the stat-masters start up

the 'intangibles' will start the comment loop:

You're damn straight!!

I keep hitting "ESCAPE", but I am still here.

by ladybug on Aug 7, 2006 8:38 PM PDT reply actions

better than beaning

was the fact he made the last out - i rather enjoyed that.

by rbrianc on Aug 7, 2006 8:41 PM PDT reply actions

Bucky heard me yelling there

by Rev Halofan on Aug 7, 2006 8:49 PM PDT reply actions

AJ need to play for the Yankees

That way he canplay for every team I hate: NYY, SFG and now the CHIeat Sox

by anaheimisnotla on Aug 7, 2006 9:28 PM PDT reply actions

I was one

who called for a beaning when AJP came up. I was completely wrong. In retrospect, he is not the villain of the piece, that dubious honour belongs to Eddings.

Pieghtsrszinchjnski tried to pull a stunt by going to first, stupid but far from a hanging offense, but it was only the breathtaking incompetence of a dickhead of an umpire that caused the situation to get out of hand. Let's not dilute the crassness and intrinsic imbecility of Eddings the Douchebag by putting any blame on anyone else.

Although Guillen is still a twat...

The future ain't what it used to be.

by UK Halo on Aug 8, 2006 9:20 AM PDT reply actions