A Day Late, C$1 Short
by yeswecan on May 22, 2008 6:53 PM PDT
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Blame of the Game: Nominees?
REV HF UPDATE: I couldn't punish Ervin Santana for a damn fine start, but which lack-of offense Angel was more offensive than the others. Well according to FANGRAPHS, there was on player who contributed more to this loss than Ervin's surrendering of four runs.
And that Angel is...
Blame of the Game: BRANDON WOOD
Welcome back to the show, kid.
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Hunter has been shit lately
but hard to blame him for every single loss
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Scioscia for not calling up Morales and have him DH instead of HGH.
But we cant blam Scioscia so BOG = HGH!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you get that journalismo trabajo acuda?
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Claro que porsupuesto que desdeluego que no.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary of the Game = Santana
He gave up that HR after we came back. That was a killer
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
Wood, he's shown no wood so far
Left too many ducks on the pond
Let's stay off the handrails, people.
by Chone's Chonies on May 22, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
My mind has been changed
gotta go with Broke Wood and his 4 LOB
And how's the Chili Davis this evening?
BOTG = Santana's hat
it looks stupid sitting all crooked on his head and must have cost us the game somehow!
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
Plus he leaves the brim flat...the baseball gods do not approve
And how's the Chili Davis this evening?
Agreed, agreed!
The flat bill has GOT TO GO
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
the hip-hop kids can go fuck a stump
damn, there goes my one for the month…
And how's the Chili Davis this evening?
I am in my 30's...
and I LOVE the flat brims. I also don’t mind bent brims either.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I just found it funny that he wants to blame him for how he wears his hat
My Dad has said that verbatim.
Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.
My botg is hunter
Burnett was trying to walk him and he struck out w/o seeing a pitch in the strikezone, then his DP in the 8th hurt, and I think he was way too shallow on that triple in the 2nd. I mean he should have known Santana was going to groove a fastball with a runner on first, 1 out and their number 9 hitter. Even though he’s probably not a good hitter, who can’t hit a fastball in the majors when they know it’s coming, yet Hunter was playing right next to GA.
but Hunter has to play next to GA because GA is so slow. If anything, blame Sosh for playing GA in the field!
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
when was the last time you got 2 infield hits in a game ;)
I think GA is a bit faster than you give him credit for, but overall I agree, even though GA got that nice OF assist that I don’t think GMJ gets, GMJ should be in the OF whenever he is in the lineup. When he’s not in the OF, then someone else should be DH’ing.
Yeah, his infield hits surprised the hell out of me tonight!
but still, he doesnt play the field as well as GMJ. And it pains me to say that because I can’t stand GMJ
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
Why, because GA doesn't dive for balls he takes a bad route to?
You should check your facts before you spout off because it makes you look like an idiot. Anderson has better range and a better arm tha GMJ. In fact GMJ has a below league average range factor in both right and left field. Anderson is obviously healthy this year and despite his slow start with the bat, he is playing good defense. GMJ needs to be benched. To be hitting in the two hole with his OPS+ of 81 is absurd. Screw the $10 mil a year he is getting paid. Let reggie DH so we have someone on base in frount of Vlad et al.
I am a fair weather fan so the Angels better win!
I'm an idiot??
GMJ is better in the field than GA. There is no doubt about it. And besides, you tell me that I need to “check the facts” and then spout off a bunch of opinions, not facts. Why are you attacking me anyway? We’re all Angel fans here, there is no need for name calling. Don’t be an internet thug.
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
In this case
the facts referred to are the defensive metric statistics. GA’s are better than GMJr.’s.
Vlad
He’s supposed to be the #1 go to guy and he didn’t even reach base.
he singlehandedly provided all the Angels' runs yesterday
he hasn’t performed as well as he usually does, but i don’t think we should expect him to get it done every single day
But we SHOULD expect the rookie 3B to provide hitting support the day after arriving?
How does that make sense?
~Till the Halo burns out...
It's a man's game, zu. ...
Did inexperience stop K-Rod or Desmond from contributing to our only WS title? Time for Dick Wood to step up.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't see why he gets BOTG
When hunter was just as bad. Rookies doing well is the EXCEPTION, not the rule. Veterans making $18 million per are expected to produce.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Key play PR'ing in game 6... made Barry take his eye of the ball when Figgy went 1st - 3rd...
how could you forget?
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Tough BOTG
Gotta go to Dick Wood. Maybe he’ll learn his lessons from the HH faithful. And then start raking.
Don't call me Desmond
Based on what I've seen from the night,
it’s either Santana or Hunter. Wood isn’t expected to produce, while Hunter is.
~Till the Halo burns out...
fair enough to a point ...
actually, both of them are expected to produce
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know why you expect him to produce when he isn't getting consistent MLB atbats
We don’t make the same requirement of Rivera.
~Till the Halo burns out...
I'm not saying I agree with Wood being the BOTG
but he really was a rally killer tonight Zu. 4 LOB
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
I agree
But so was Hunter (8th inning GIDP), and like I said, I’m pointing the finger at the veteran millionaire before the rookie call-up spot start.
~Till the Halo burns out...
yeah, Hunter looked silly with a couple of those swings. He was trying too hard
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
Hey wait a minute ...
Dick Wood is not just any other “rookie call-up”. Dick Wood is a guy that the geek baseball press have been pumping up to be the next Cal Ripken for at least three years. This is not a cup of coffee for Dick. This is time for Dick, to get it on … Dick.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I was agreeing with you zu
Hunter and Santana should both be expected to produce by now.
Not Dick.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, mate ...
I meant Santana and Hunter.
My butt.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Santana wasn't horrible by any means
but when he gave up that HR after we fought back…man that was just a crushing blow to the team
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
that's a good point
even if Santana wasn’t full Boodoo, sometimes one bad pitch is all it takes to lose it.
Ervin, probably ...
Plus a crimp in the bill of his cap wouldn’t hurt anything.
Don't call me Desmond
I'd be okay with that too.
I might even be okay with Sosh for not DH Napoli (our best hitter) over Juice.
~Till the Halo burns out...
If there was anything we could do with Juice other than DFA
I would be all for it.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Grrr ... frustrating
I’m going to bed now. You lot fight it out. Hunter is slumping. Howie Kendrick needs to stop dropping acid on what ever hippie karma trip he’s on (36 ABs a year just doesn’t cut it Howie, Bobby Grich played the whole 86 season with a screwed hammy). .... and as far as Richard Brandon “Dick” Wood, I hope he does turn into the next Cal Ripken …
Starting tomorrow. Go Halos! Go DICK!
Don't call me Desmond
Me too......Go Dickety Wood!!!!
Hope he starts bustin out that 40+ HR power.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or the next Rob Deer
"The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink." (Henry Rollins)
What crazy manlove does Soth have for GMJ?
Did GMJ catch Soth in the act of getting fellated by an Angel groupie? Just what does he have on Scioscia in order to convince the skipper to play him every friggin’ day/night, despite his complete suckitude?? Why is Willits wilting on the bench? Has Juan Rivera ventured too far into the outer darkness of Soth’s doghouse? What gives?????
In the meantime, our $50 million man flirts with the Mendoza Line.
"The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink." (Henry Rollins)
It's his philosophy towards "veterans"
And it’s a major flaw.
If the player struggles but has a good attitude, he’ll stick by him. Steve Finley logged 112 games and hit .222. Fans called for his head but Sosh kept playing him.
Shea Hillenbrand played 52 games and was starting to come around, hitting .254 on June 23rd. He had hits in 14 of his last 16 games as a Halo yet he was DFA’d because he had a shitty attitude. And the fans were happy (we all pointed and laughed at the Dodgers where Hillendeuche played almost every day for the rest of the season).
Alfonso just plain sucked.
Point is, he’s not Jim Leyland. Don’t mistake this as support for Gary, because I’m as over him as everyone else around here, but as long as he maintains a healthy attitude and shows a commitment to improving, Sosh will keep running him out there. For better or worse. And there’s nothing we can do about it but bitch and moan on a message board.
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's half-inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on May 22, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
GMJ must have the positivity of Anthony Robbins.
"The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink." (Henry Rollins)
by PieceOfAase on May 22, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Would a Soth's doghouse be a slothhouse?
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You mean "Just Perspire?" he is no longer "Just Inspire"
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Just Sewer
we are getting creative now. have a nice weekend everyone… catch y’all at the stadium Monday night.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Just look at the line-up
Gary Matthews as the DH? There’s no need to look anywhere else.
Santana pitched good enough to win.
Don’t get me started on Wood.
A positive...
Sean Rodriguez was listed as the Angels “top batter” in the box score:
LINK – to – BOX SCORE (yahoo sports)
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
Another positive...
The A’s didn’t win, so we only lost a 1/2 game in the standings. AND the red-hot Red Suckers come into Mt. Davis tonight for a 3-game set. Let’s see if Oakland is for real or a fluke.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
thanks for that.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You are welcome
Hard hitting analysis huh?
Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.
to the point, for sure!
:)
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on May 23, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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