And the Angels most clutch hitter is...

by BoulderBrian on Jun 20, 2008 12:11 AM PDT

Maicer Izturis!

There is a great article on FanGraphs.com about how clutch Maicer has been the last two years for the Halos. According to the article, Maicer has ammased a clutch rating of 1.22, fourth highest in baseball, in only 198 at bats. Last season he was 19th best in all of baseball which is outstanding for someone who only filled in for injured players. Considering these statistics, as well as his terrific defense (better than Erick Aybar statistically), does this change your opinion of who should be the every day shortstop for the angels right now (or at least get the majority of starts)?

My opinion is that Aybar is a great short stop, has huge potential, but the angels are not rebuilding-- We want to win now! With our style of baseball, agressive baserunning with timely hitting, we need players out there who we can count on with 2 outs and RISP. Aybar surely has the brighter future, but if we want to win now (and I am referring to October not another AL West title) we need "clutchness", and Maicer is Mr. Clutch.

Poll

Who should get the majority of starts at SS?

Maicer Izturis

36 votes

Erick Aybar

10 votes

David Eckstein (for Jon Miller who thinks he is on our team)

4 votes

50 votes | Poll has closed

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Aybar.....Izturis should DH for Anderson, till HGH cools off.

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

by acuda27 on Jun 20, 2008 12:20 AM PDT reply actions

till Andy cools down?

Did you see the phillies game?

You boys still havn’t learned not to dis the vets. Trust me, they are not over the hill, and they will come through.

Iz over Aybar. I reserve the right to change my mind. Like them both.

Angels Defense. Angels Pitching. Get past that. :-[

by vladtheimpaler on Jun 21, 2008 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions

HA HA

Earlier this season I voted for Maicer in the TangoTiger great-clutch-project but I question Tom Tango’s integrity to ever publicly admit being wrong in public (although he is a master of rationalization, so watch him get weasley). If this DIPShit cannot even program the correct name of our team into his commodore 64 and then gets aggro when called out on his retarded lapse, how can we not assume he will skew away from truth, justice and the American (or in Maicer’s case, Venezuelan) way.

by Rev Halofan on Jun 20, 2008 12:52 AM PDT reply actions

That was amusing

He flipped his shit when I told him to fix the name.

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

by hauldog on Jun 20, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins

he will get his

by Rev Halofan on Jun 20, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Maicer. No question.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Jun 20, 2008 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

Maicer 60/40

i think it could be a bad idea to stop letting aybar develop. hes more of the future, dont want to shatter his confidence just yet

by ihearhowie2.0 on Jun 20, 2008 10:36 AM PDT reply actions

I'm going to beat a dead horse to death

but as great as the Boy King has been, we’d have a better player in Kazuo Matsui had we not wasted so much $$$ on stiffs like GMJ, Speier, et al who have all cost us draft picks. We also signed Kendry Morales to a huge signing bonus of which return we have seen nil.

Well said though, I love the Boy King. I’m just not sure he’s durable enough to play SS every day.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jun 20, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions