Ugly Duck (or Ostrich)

by yeswecan on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 PM PDT in Angels Postgame

World Champion teams find a way to win on short rest.

Blame of the Game: Jon Garland

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nice performance by O'Day, though

good to see some good relief

by yeswecan on Jul 11, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions

BotG: Texas.........

those mother humpers…...........

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 11, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions

I'm going with this.

Then Garland.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 11, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Holy crap that sucked

3 HITS… 3 HITS!

by infant on Jul 11, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions

But 2 runs.

Awesome Run to Hit effiicency.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Garland takes the fall...

but 3 hits… on yet another rookie pitcher… plenty of blame to go all around

Halo tailgate party... offense optional

by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions

an ump with 20/20 vision would be nice though...

Halo tailgate party... offense optional

by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 11, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Or consistent vision

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 11, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Garland takes the blame for sure

I bet i could shut down the angels hitting right now. Seeing as Im a pitcher theyve never seen before

by Northwest on Jul 11, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions

Their record forces me to agree.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 11, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions

1 winner, 2 points

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

Nice work Downing

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Maybe Rex should get a stint

as the Angels’ hitting coach

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

Ugly Judy..........very ugly.

We will get them on Saturday, in the park, hotter than the month of July.

by 44FAN on Jul 11, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

yeah this one goes to Judy

not good. not good at all

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 11, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

What's up

with the Angels and rookie pitchers they have never seen?

K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)

by halofan91 on Jul 11, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions

Downingrules

has been talking about that for some time. check his posts.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 12, 2008 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions

or comments

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 12, 2008 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I resemble that remark too.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 12, 2008 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions

:)

"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."

by SwampyD on Jul 11, 2008 10:49 PM PDT reply actions

didnt show

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 11, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Is this spam?

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 12, 2008 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Garland

For a pitching team, our starters sure have sucked lately.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 12, 2008 1:41 AM PDT reply actions

Yawn. Check out Garland's gamelogs during his career.

Every year he has games just like this one, where he gives up tons of hits. Hey, hits happen.

But after this season the Angels will need to let Garland leave via free agency. His K/9 rate (which has always been low) is only 3.83 this year. Not only are the strikeouts down, but his control is off; a K/BB ratio of just 1.31. LD% is a career worst 24%. The saving grace has been a career best GB/FB ratio of 1.75. He turns 30 next year, so velocity is likely to drop.

Gotta hope he can deliver some decent starts in the 2nd half, but a long-term deal would be a bad move.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 12, 2008 7:32 AM PDT reply actions

the man just threw a CG 5 hitter last start.......he's effective enough......

give him a break…..he hasnt missed a start the whole year he is probably a lil winded lets see how he comes back after the break.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 12, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Garland has definitely been a solid contributor to the Angels' 1st place standing.

He’s been a very important addition. However, I’m thinking more in terms of 2009 and beyond. With Escobar not back until the All-Star break in 2009 (at the earliest), the Angels front office must assess what to do about the rotation in 2009. Do they re-sign Garland? (I say no, but the Angels may be thinking otherwise). Do they entrust a rotation spot to one of their own? (i.e. Adenhart) Or do they bid in free agency for a top-of-the-rotation talent like a Sabathia or a Sheets?

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 12, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Let Garland walk

He ain’t no $12 million man, and we could probably suffer through Moseley long enough to either get Escy back or to get Adenhart’s head screwed back on right. But there has been talk about the team acquiring some kind of MLB-ready swingman by the trade deadline, which wouldn’t be bad (as long as it wasn’t a panicky, Brett Tomko-type of move).

by mattwelch on Jul 12, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions