Let's start the 2nd half right!

by elricsi on Jul 8, 2007 5:46 PM PDT

OK, with a few days off, I imagine the Angels are working on setting their rotation the best they can to open the 2nd half. After Black Magic's disaster in Yankee stadium, I hope they make an effort to maximize his home starts and minimize the road starts (especially in tough stadiums).

So after the break, we have this:

3 vs Tex
3 at TB
3 at Min
3 vs Oak
3 vs Det
3 at Sea
4 at Oak

How about something like this:

Escobar
Lackey
Santana
-------
Weaver
Sanders
Escobar
-------
Lackey
Colon
Weaver
------
Santana
Escobar
Lackey
------
Sanders
Weaver
Santana
-------
Escobar
Lackey
Sanders or Colon

This way all of Black Magic's starts are at home, and Lackey and Escobar pitch as much as possible and they both go in the Seattle series too. Not too many Colon starts and for that 3rd Seattle game we go with the best/healthiest choice.

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Sanders!

by edhoo on Jul 8, 2007 5:49 PM PDT reply actions

good thinkin.

use our 3 consistent starters as much as possible, and use Ervin, colonel, or : depending on the situation. plus, it kind of saves our arms for the post season. shoot an e-mail to sosh. seriously.

john RIP samo

by angels4adam on Jul 8, 2007 6:17 PM PDT reply actions

Sold!

by cupie on Jul 8, 2007 6:18 PM PDT reply actions

I may be crazy, and some of you will think I am

but I think we should go with a four-man rotation. There's a lot of data out there showing that pitching more than 110 pitches per outing is much, much worse for a pitcher's health than having three day's rest instead of four.

Just imagine a rotation of Lackey, Escobar, Weaver, and Santana/Colon/Saunders (whoever seems to be most effective).

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Jul 8, 2007 6:20 PM PDT reply actions

I'd prefer this

Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver ------- Escobar Lackey Weaver -------

by melvintoast on Jul 8, 2007 6:21 PM PDT reply actions

Escobar, Lackey and Weave

and then no room to breave...

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions

ha

nice try

john RIP samo

by angels4adam on Jul 8, 2007 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

lackey and myspace

and 3 days of disgrace.

john RIP samo

by angels4adam on Jul 8, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't wait for some Haiku

for our pitching staff

by cupie on Jul 8, 2007 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Haiku

Escobar Lackey They are Aces to be Sure Weaver and then what?

by melvintoast on Jul 8, 2007 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Whoops try it again

Escobar Lackey
They are Aces to be Sure
Weaver and the what?

by melvintoast on Jul 8, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Damn it one more time

Escobar Lackey
They are Aces to be Sure
Weaver and then What?

by melvintoast on Jul 8, 2007 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope you prepare to start

the All-Star Break, with three losses in a row and then be in second place!

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

haha

Uh no.

Vlad will hit 5 home runs versus Texas to go with his 14 RBI.

by elricsi on Jul 8, 2007 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions

I like how

Seattle coaches couldn't figure out King Felix's problems, but the M's bloggers could. That makes me tickle, but it should make you question them.

by Obscurity on Jul 8, 2007 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I like how the Angel coaches

keep pitching Colon despite him having the worst season of his career, and Santana on the road despite his horrendous ERA.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions

one name for you:

Vidro, J.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

One Name for YOU

Napoli, M.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, our catcher whose OPS is better than your DH?

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, you team that's

second to last in the AL in home runs?

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions

You=Your

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions

And that's mattered?

We've averaged 4.97 runs scored a game, vs M's 4.99. Oh no!!

Nice work on that 4.79 runs allowed, though. Real class act that rotation of yours is. What a shame to waste that bullpen you have.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, but guess what?

Weaver since returning from the DL: 6 starts, 37.2 IP 7 ER, 1.62 ERA.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Look closely

I will grant the 5.2IP 1ER game against Boston is decent, though still a short outing.

-BUT-

4IP 1ER v SanD - 29th in MLB in AVG
6IP 3ER v ChiC - 9th (worst outing, and with 10 hits, 3ER is luck)
9IP 1ER v Pitt - 25th
8IP 1ER v Tor - 22nd
5IP 1ER v Oak - 23rd (as if I have to tell you how bad their offense is)

Let's see him go deep in a game vs a really good offense before you crown him Cy Young.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Batista's been outstanding lately too.

We're just good. Face it.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Go home

To LL where they hate you even worse than we do, and enjoy the Wild Card race.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on

if you are banking on Weaver to help you down the stretch...there is no need in carrying on a rational conversation with you...cause you are a MORON

Everyone, everywhere on every team knows WEaver sucks.... Enjoy him taking you to the gutter!

Vlad, GMJ, Willits, OC =good ////Kotch,Aybar,Molina, Figgins=not bad..not good////Hillenpoop and Napoli F'cking terrible

by P237 on Jul 9, 2007 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Scoreboard. First in the MLB in Wins.

by melvintoast on Jul 8, 2007 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions

That team, Last 10:

4-6, ohhhh! Mariners, Last 10: 7-3, Yay!

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

So when you lose 7 out of 10 after the break

Your season will be over, right?

Way to judge a season on 10 games. You should apply for a scouting position with the M's. Seriously.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 8, 2007 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Here's the thing.

Your offense isn't going to continue like this either. Cabrera's having a career year and Willits isn't that good. All our players are hovering around their career averages. I think that means our offense will keep this up.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2007 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Wrong.

Even assuming your offense stays consistent after the break, there's no way in hell Weaver or Bautista remain that good. Baseball is not a one-dimensional game, and scoring twelve runs won't help if your starter gives up thirteen.

Enjoy the mirage you're deluding yourself with now. It'll make the late September pain easier to stomach, I promise.

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Jul 8, 2007 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions

no, no

Give Owens his twenty minutes. We all know The Choke is coming.

East coast bias

by Carl Johnson on Jul 9, 2007 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions

"The Choke" HA!

Like this is the team that should really be talking about other teams choking after '95.

Visiting Mariners fan.

by Coach Owens on Jul 9, 2007 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions

We swept that aside after 2002

Winning a pennant and a world championship tends to heal old wounds. You know what I mean, right...oh, well, I guess you wouldn't.

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Jul 9, 2007 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Sleepless in Seattle

I love how the mariner fan quit right after you mentioned the 02' world series. Laughing Out Loud

me and the wonder dog got high!

by YOUknowulovetheIE on Jul 9, 2007 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

You got it! The 2002 World Series win was a big

"F**K YOU!" to every Angels failure, be it past, present or future.

World Series Champion Angels.....got a nice ring to it. And it never gets tired. World Series Champion Angels.

Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 9, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Now if only Bartolo

could be as slim as this thread, the Angels have it made.

Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 9, 2007 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Do you know how many times I can watch

GA bloop the ball to left field and watch Bonds boot it? I don't know either because everytime I watch it I LOVE IT!

by melvintoast on Jul 9, 2007 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Dingers!

Boy, you've got to be a REAL idiot if you think insulting a team's home run production, when their offense still scores a lot of runs, is actually any kind of rebuttal.

Or just a terrible baseball fan.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 9, 2007 4:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Hey, in your defense...

the Mariners have been playing SPECTACULAR baseball! It is nice to have some competition this year from the rain-soaked Northwest!

Best of luck to your boys in Aqua. Hopefully we will both be in it up til the last day and we can finally get you guys back for 1995. You can thank us, Mark Langston, especially for still having baseball in your gloomy area.

You owe us one, buddy.

'86 never happened!

by Downing Rules on Jul 9, 2007 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

For the good of the country and the Angels

I am prepared to go down as a martyr for the ages and kill Bartolo Colon, thus making him at least LESS likely to be used by Scioscia.

I make this sacrifice under one condition:

Rev, make sure I get a wikipedia page out of this, no longer how long it must be debated on a talk page.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 8, 2007 10:10 PM PDT reply actions

Man,

You better make sure you take out Mickey Hatcher at the same time.

by Obscurity on Jul 8, 2007 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Kill him?

Why kill him? Why not just lead him into a donut shop and let him gorge until he ends his season in a diabetic coma?

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jul 9, 2007 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions

by melvintoast on Jul 9, 2007 8:10 AM PDT reply actions

The season is still long over...

and they've got Jose Guillen.

The guy is going to explode, hopefully it is a self-destructive kind of explosion like usual for him. Otherwise, we could be in for a really exciting fight to the finish!

'86 never happened!

by Downing Rules on Jul 9, 2007 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions