Angel Aches and Pains

everything else is pretty trivial.

i like the score card you use Rev, and the tracking system.

but still, as long as Vlad is healthy - it's all good, we have enough spare parts.

if he isn't, we're hosed.

The whole franchise revolves around the staff, and it continues to prevent the offense, more importantly the kids, from being the focal point.

We've had all these conversations in the off season about the offense and the kids. These pitching injuries could translate into a situation in which the offense MUST be depended on to win ballgames.

The sooner we find out where the overall team offense stands the better. Let's put the pressure on the offense from the get go. That way we can find out if the improvements we have planned (Sarge, Figgins at 3B, Kotchman, Napoli's 2nd year, Kendrick, Hillenbrand) are going to pan out.

If the pitching isn't healthy, then the offense knows immediately that they shouldn't expect to be trying to scratch across 2 runs in a 2-1 ballgame, or a 3-2 ballgame. Instead, if the starting staff isn't at its best, and the ERA is more like 4-4.5, then we need to be scoring 5 1/2 -6 1/2 runs day in, day out. The sooner they understand this the better, and then we'll see who can do it.