Kinda Blue
by Rev Halofan on Jun 27, 2008 10:22 PM PDT
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PrintBlame of the Game: A long list from which to pick:
Saunders was flat, off his game, too rested and untested.
Speier choked it up with 2 outs when there were 6 outs to play with at only a 3-run deficit.
Aybar made a costly error, butt he did wreak his own havoc on our behalf on the basepaths.
Vlad grounded into what would prove to be a costly double play in the 1st inning - who knew then what we know now...
Torii, Quinlan, Kotchman, Mathis and most egregiously, Howie Kendrick all going hitless - Howie in the 2-hole...
I dunno, this one was terrible, weak and plays awful to the fan-base who have to answer to the ribbing of the San Fernando Mullets who are still living on Planet Garvey...
Blame of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero
Sure it was only a GIDP, but with this offense, one chance may be all you get and your failure in that situation gets magnified. And the name of that magnifying glass is BOTG.
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Just Terrible
I blame Vlad for screwing up early… sent us on a downhill spiral… our top guy shouldn’t be hitting into DP’s with RISP
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Jun 27, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions
BOTG:
Aybar, SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .282
Kendrick, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .308
Anderson, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254
Guerrero, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290
Hunter, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Kotchman, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Quinlan, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .270
Mathis, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
Saunders, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Willits, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
Speier, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Matthews, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
O’Day, P
Do you have a moment to hear about the Church of Fregosi?
Howie
0 – 4
3 K’s
2 LOB’s
Worst offensive performance among the very bad.
No pitcher stands a chance when the offense fails to score at all.
For some reason
The guy just can’t hit in the two spot.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Jun 27, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
aybar for me.....
1-0 and no SPEIER if he doesnt have the E-6
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 27, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Howie has no buisness in the 2 spot.
he flat out sucks over the course of his career in the 2 spot. a .250 OBP and a .306 SLG. keep him batting 7th.
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on Jun 27, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Speier pretty much let the game out of control by allowing three more runs.
But the offense was the worst.
he wouldnt have even been in methinks.....
had aybar not let the lead go from 1-0 to 3-0
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 27, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
that error led to saunders giving up more pitches......if not for it.....no runs, and Joe probably goes to the 6th or further.
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 27, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTG..........
no rally thread
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 27, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
lol
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 27, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Park'd
Worst game of the season. Hated everything about it. The lousy swings, the “Angels suck” chants coming through my shitty Ghetto-13 standard definition broadcast, and listening to Hud claime that a guy who hadn’t won a game as a starting pitcher in 2 damn years had “great stuff” when it was painfully obvious that we were hellbent on swinging at any and everything. The cherry on top was watching SPEIER give up ANOTHER HR when the game was close. I hope he’s thrown his last pitch as an Angel.
14 Ks tonight and at least half were on pitches a foot or farther out of the strike zone. That was a cringe-worthy team performance if ever I’ve seen one.
I don’t even know who to vote for.
this is what the playoff offense has looked like for a while now
this team needs a power bat, and it’s not coming up through the minors fast enough (cough brandon wood)
by Captain Awesome on Jun 27, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Per usual
As Vlad goes, this team goes.
My greatest fear is that Saunders is going to fall apart sometime in August after he’s thrown 50 more innings then his career high. He looks tired now and it’s only July (close enough).
by ReggieBullits on Jun 27, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTG
All you doomsayers who are pissing and moaning right now and will be happier than hell tomorrow when we whip Brooklyn’s asses.
Other than that: Quinlan. 3 whiffs.
Don't call me Desmond
BOTG goes to the whole team
for making that hack Chan Ho Park look like Cy Freaking Young out there.
You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
there it is...
no need for me to post, that was my exact line.
"Never throw the ball so far over the fence where you can't go back and get it." Chuck Knox quoted through Darryl Henley
by Downing Rules on Jun 28, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
This is a guy who gave up...
Bonds’ historic homeruns (2 of them in one game)...
2 grand slams in ONE INNING to the same player (Tatis)
A homerun to CC Sabathia (a tape-measure job, no less)
a karate chop to Tim Belcher in an exhibition game
and a guy who was in the minors last year. He has no business being on a major league mound.
"Never throw the ball so far over the fence where you can't go back and get it." Chuck Knox quoted through Darryl Henley
by Downing Rules on Jun 28, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
either Q or Mathis
but im gonna say Mathis.
per Rex… Soth is using him because he likes his CERA. well i’m sorry, but 6 runs were scored with him behind the dish and he looked even worse at bat.
Jeff “Sarah” Mathis-Scioscia gets the blame.
Chaka Khan... Rally Monkey 2.0
Mathis can't make Saunders throw strikes
Or Speier not suck.
by ReggieBullits on Jun 27, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, his "defense" was so good
Juan Pierre looked like Rickey Henderson out there…he also couldn’t block the ball when Pierre struck out…
In addition, Mathis had his usual offensive numbers.
The Angels have a power bat that has hit 11 homers in limited duty…his name is mike napoli.
I love LAC.
Kendrick
then Aybar.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Jun 27, 2008 10:52 PM PDT reply actions
Just got back from the game
and to me it seemed like the Admiral. Hokie Joe’s pitching was subpar, but he was battling through it (1-0) when an inning ending DP turned into 2nd and 3rd and one out. Both runner scored and with our offense sputtering, you felt like the game was over.
My second Dodgers-Angels game at Dodgers stadium, and the Dodger fans were pretty obnoxious tonight (yelling “Angels suck” as loudly as they could). I really don’t like that place!
Let’s get them tomorrow.
K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)
It's a Chavez tradition
yelling "Angels suck" as loudly as they could
Yeah, they do that pretty much anytime they have a lead on the Halos. They just get to do it so rarely.
Angels fan since '67
Saunders BOTG
Though Quinlan can be the co-BOTG with 0-for-3 performance with three Ks.
Bad timing
I live in El Centro, way down there next to Mexicali. Hence, I don’t get to many Angel games. Well, a friend of my father in law’s had tickets for this game—so I did the 400 mile round trip to see my team. And my reward? One of the worst games I’ve seen them play this year. I think I’ll watch the next two games from my living room.
At least they didn't yell BEAT LA...
"Never throw the ball so far over the fence where you can't go back and get it." Chuck Knox quoted through Darryl Henley
by Downing Rules on Jun 28, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I still say it was Kendrick
not just for his abysmal performance in the box, but his weak fielding, poor throws (did anyone else see Juan Pierre nearly walk to first base on an infield single? Disgraceful…), and what appeared to be a lack of passion tonight.
There is nothing positive to take away from this game.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jun 28, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Can't blame Aybar
He was the little bit of offense we had, and his error didnt matter much since we were unable to score even 1. The error didnt lead to all 6 runs. I got to blame Mickey Hatcher again. Wake these freakin bats up!
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