In Mike Scioscia We Trust

there are a lot of times where mike releases his lineups and i think he is such a bonehead. but he does know his team 100000x better then us

its pretty obvious either GA or Vlad need to DH fulltime, how many more misplayed balls need to happen before they accept this. it looks pretty bad for rivera /willits besides the PH role. it seems that mike sosh knows that they don’t have a spot (to get settled) but can’t resist switching them in every now and then. DFA bootcheck and quinlan- i think itd be better for both sides.

izturis- i don’t really think he’s a good fit for the role sosh has him in. batting 5th on occasion just cause he’s got a high RISP. can somebody confirm what his RISP is this season, I couldn’t find it anywhere???? why does mike like him so much, is it cause he works hard or has a “high baseball iq”? personally i don’t think hes that talented

GMJ- i’m okay with gary being in the lineup but does he really have to swing for a homerun every single time??? i swear i have seen him in situations so many times when theres someone on 2nd base with 0 out and he either K’s or flysout. move the running over for once. sure hes been successful a couple of times before but in the long run i think hes hurting the team by doing that.

what do you guys think?

all except for one thing: “The Soth”? Really?

I read that as “Sloth” sans the “L”. Shouldn’t “Sosh” or “Socsh” be more apropos?

http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?c_id=ana&baseballScope=LAA&subScope=pos&teamPosCode=all&statType=1&timeSubFrame=2008&sitSplit=rsp&venueID=&Submit=Submit&timeFrame=1

Izzy is hitting a surprising 300 w/RISP.

While the team leader (healthy team leader) is not suprisingly El Kotcho

Our superior defense gives us the edge over most opposing teams. It is the difference when we win games against a team that hits better than we do, or in games where we just can’t buy a hit against ace pitching. This was evident during the series with the Dodgers and the number of errors they committed. If the Angels performed that poorly on the field, we fans would be appalled. The Angels just don’t make inexcusable errors that allow extra runs to score like the many other teams we watch.

Is there a delicate balance that needs to be stuck when Scioscia fills out his roster sheet between offense and defense? Maybe we are too focused on who should be playing according to how hot their bat is rather than looking at the big picture that Scioscia sees so clearly as the leader of the team. Scioscia and his staff has spoiled us rotten by giving us a team so skilled in the fundamentals of baseball defensive play that all we have left to complain about is who should be batting second, and so and so’s current slump. Lucky us. Sometimes I think we take our defense too much for granted.

Sosh is the one who opted to keep putting Matthews in the lineup, while they have outfielders Torii Hunter, Garret Anderson, Vladimir Guerrero, Reggie Willits and Juan Rivera healthy and willing to play every day.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/scioscia-matthews-batting-2045880-day-find

I read a couple of days ago that Preston Gomez is still in the hospital.
Does anyone know his Condition?

isnt quite as season-changing as you are all making it out to be. If you actually read up on the studies it doesnt do so much that it would raise a players average from .220 to .320.

The problem with GMJ is between his ears, not what he isnt taking.

http://www.advice-hgh.com/human-growth-hormone.html

Basically in extremely large doses it might help keep your energy level up for all 162 games. It wont help you hit a fastball. If Rev took crap-loads of HGH from now until next season, he cant walk into Angels camp and drill 90mph fastballs to the fountain.

It does aid in weight lifting, but the effect might translate minimally. Maybe a double or two would turn into a homerun, if the same workout routine is maintained. Coupled with steroids, then you could see actual results in power production.

Depending on the type of stuff GMJ ordered, he may be using a pill/power/or oral HGH supplement which is significantly less potent.

I think its more of a placebo with some good side effects that would help with a season, but not exactly turn someone like Moseley into a good pitcher, or GMJ into 2004 Vlad.

If Iz comes on strong and Aybars OBP keeps plummeting, coach won’t have a problem with the veteran Iz at SS. Of course, Iz would have to stay healthy, which he has yet to prove he can do.