Angels in Great Position

by Rev Halofan on Aug 30, 2007 11:15 PM PDT in Angels News

Consider this:
The Angels were in first by a game a week ago. With today's Mariner loss, they have added 4.5 games onto their division lead in 7 days.

They lost Figgins and Kotchman in consecutive games a week ago and managed to put together a competitive-to-dominant run without their leadoff hitter who is 5th in the AL in batting and their clutch Lefty 1Bman. Choakland would have thrown in the towel, ditched the expensive players and discussed Beane's genius as comparable to Thomas Jefferson or Teddy Roosevelt. The Angels simply exploited their depth.

The uncanny ability for the Mariners' interim manager to make a bad decision exactly when the course of the game demands a good or great one - this ability is eerier to watch than the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It makes Mike Scioscia appear to be borderline irreplaceable.

Would we have LOST any of the past four games with Marc Teixeira in the lineup?

The Angels got a day off and rested up to face Texas at home. This is a fortuitous chance for the team to put even more ground between themselves and the Mariner's Moose.

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Drinkin' again

or did you lose the spell check?

; P

by Ty Webb on Aug 30, 2007 11:11 PM PDT reply actions

Didn't know Teixeira is French Canadian! ;)

Quit yer whinin' and START CHEERING!

by Downing Rules on Aug 31, 2007 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions

didn't use word

once in a while i type straight into the site ... then i am up in the morning doing edits!

by Rev Halofan on Aug 31, 2007 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Don't forget James K. Polk!

". . .and the young lions will lock horns!" -- Ron Fairly, from an Angels telecast

by rspencer on Aug 31, 2007 12:09 AM PDT reply actions

what's so odd about the child catcher

in chitty chitty bang bang?

"it's mind-bottling."

by retrohalo on Aug 31, 2007 3:23 AM PDT reply actions

McClaren

I actually feel sorry for the M's having this guy. I mean, having bad players is one thing (I have no problem chuckling at Richie Sexson's struggles this season), but having your own manager steal big games from you through stupidity just seems unfair. Mike occasionally makes moves I disagree with, but he actually is RIGHT most of the time.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 31, 2007 8:21 AM PDT reply actions

They have their Moose Stubing.

Remember the Red Moon Massacre!

by Stirrups on Aug 31, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

You feel sorry for the Mariners?

C'mon Zu, our biggest roadblock to winning this division having a manager who can't figure out how to use the "Stop/Slow" sign doesn't call for pity. It's time to rejoice, bru-therrrr!

by Higz on Aug 31, 2007 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Concur

I remember the 2006 Seattle record, head-to-head with the A's. It cost us a division title. I weep for them not.

Remember the Red Moon Massacre!

by Stirrups on Aug 31, 2007 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions

By sweeping the Tridents

we put them in there place. Showing them how real baseball is played by seriously real players with a mission.

IMHO that game in Cleveland was the most important game of the season for them .They had to win that game. They had a chance to win that game, and it slowly walked away from them.

To begin with who wants to go to Cleveland. Have to play only one game with no day off for travel. Just after getting demoralized by their division rivals at home.

by eyespy on Aug 31, 2007 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't mention Scioscia and forget...

Wild Bill Stoneman! Yes Stoneman. He is the is mastermind behind our depth, almost as if the bastard has a little injury crystal ball up there in his luxury sweet.

by Wytelitning on Aug 31, 2007 9:13 AM PDT reply actions

uhmmm if we traded minor leaguers and Kotchman...

...for Teixeira then no we wouldn't have lost any games with him in the lineup. Kendry did a pretty great impression of Marky Tish and I expect the real thing would have been as good or better.

The last world series champion in California has "Anaheim" written next to their name.

by Anaheim of Anaheim on Aug 31, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions

Agreed.

I'm not exactly certain why that was thrown into the original post; Tex has been burning wood like matchsticks sending balls out of Turner Field.

He's an absolute beast.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Aug 31, 2007 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Teixeira since trade

.327/.416/.664

10 jacks, 4 doubles and 1 triple in 107 AB's

We'd be fine with him.

Although I never thought it was a good idea to trade Saunders and Kotch.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 31, 2007 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

Now all they have to do is capitalize

A pretty amazing fact about the schedule from here on in: on EVERY SINGLE DAY from now until the end of the season, when both the Angels and Mariners are playing, either (a) the Angels are playing a last- or second-to-last-place team, (b) the Mariners are playing a first- or second-place team, or (c) both.

by Sean @ Halos Heaven on Aug 31, 2007 12:02 PM PDT reply actions

Well put!

Very interesting.

Quit yer whinin' and START CHEERING!

by Downing Rules on Aug 31, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

That's good, provided those last place teams

don't play like those KC Royals did in June against the Angels.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 31, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope the good Blue Jays team

shows up against the M's. Perhaps that same Jays' pitching staff that held the Angels to just 18 runs over 7 games can continue its success. Jays have posted a solid Pythag W-L of 71-62, but in reality baseball they are 67-66. Matt Stairs is quietly having a heck of a year (.373/.577).

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 31, 2007 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Kendry will be ripping the ball just as good as

Teixeira by next season. He is done building up his confidence now he just has to EXPLODE into "THE CUBAN SUPERSTAR" that will get Vlads back no matter who's on the mound pitching.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Aug 31, 2007 4:14 PM PDT reply actions