YOU LOSE.

by scottnak on Aug 21, 2008 10:25 PM PDT in Postgame Threads

Insert 1 coin(s) to continue.

Blame Of the Game: Do I really need to say? Speier.

But keep your chin up. Losing streaks happen. All you need to do is reach into your pockets, brush off another fresh coin. And get another game in and hope it goes your way next time.

And make sure you don't pick that same character again for the next game.

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DFA SPEIER

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 21, 2008 10:26 PM PDT 0 recs

except that we've been picking the same character in these situations all year

can we get some common sense in the dugout???

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

by howiestheman on Aug 21, 2008 10:27 PM PDT 0 recs

SPEIREIIRIREERIERIIREIERIRE

by Red on Aug 21, 2008 10:28 PM PDT 0 recs

HIGH SCORES!

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 21, 2008 10:31 PM PDT 0 recs

Justin Sipid

gets the BOTG… but only because we can’t give it to the entire offense.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 21, 2008 10:35 PM PDT 0 recs

yea how can the Angels simultaneously take strikes right down the middle

and swing at balls way outside the zone. It’s mind boggling!

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

Morales Made contact EVERY time up!!

Oh Scioscia took him out because he didnt swing at piece of shit pitches and strike out. I get it now ; )

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

by acuda27 on Aug 21, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

why Soth kept S-Rod as the DH after the double pinch-hit, instead of putting Mathis in the 8-slot. He pulled K-Mo for S-Rod and Naps for Rivera. At that point, he could have slotted Mathis into S-Rod’s spot.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 22, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yes Speier needs to go

It’d be one think if they didn’t have alternatives but Bulger has been awesome in a hitters league with like a .62 ERA.

The stat that really shows how bad Speier has been is that his season OPS against lefties is almost 1.000. Basically left handers hit like Tex against him.

It’s obvious Soth, DFA his sorry ass.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 10:35 PM PDT 0 recs

DFA speier

--
Zot! Zot! Zot!

by mjhsieh on Aug 21, 2008 10:40 PM PDT 0 recs

how f'n worthless is speier?

by UCIHalo on Aug 21, 2008 10:42 PM PDT 0 recs

Bonehead play of the game: Sean Rodriguez's sorry excuse of a bunt

Go back to Baseball 101, Rook!

You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

by PieceOfAase on Aug 21, 2008 10:44 PM PDT 0 recs

would have liked to have seen a hit and run there

Everyone in the park knew a high fastball was coming and even if he gets the bunt down they would have had 2 struggling hitters coming up trying to drive him in.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

Bonehead play of the game: Actually pinch hitting SRod for KMo with the game on the line

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

by howiestheman on Aug 21, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

That was it

SRod popped it up and the catcher got it.

He could of at least hit it hard enough for the pitcher to try and get it then twist his ankle or something.

by eyespy on Aug 21, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

Dude he got a bunt down with TWO STRIKES last time.

He shouldnt have been in the game in the first place. Unless he was PHing for “I cant hit Mathis”

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

by acuda27 on Aug 21, 2008 11:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hm.

GA comes up a close 2nd via fangraphs… to the suckitude of the game.

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 21, 2008 10:48 PM PDT 0 recs

BTW Guys

Bulger got the save today for Salt Lake by throwing 13 pitches (9 strikes) and striking out the side in order.

But of course we can have him rot away in AAA because we are paying Speier millions of bucks.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 10:50 PM PDT 0 recs

Bulger's K rate is an incredible 15.8 per 9

72 Ks in 41 innings after tonight’s save.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 21, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

One can only wonder what Speier's K rate would be in AAA

Maybe the first time through the league he’d get some until those youngsters realize his “change” is really his fastball

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Also I looked it up

When Frankie was in the minors in 2002 before he came up his K rate was 13.01

If the Angels needed a K in the postseason I’d rather have Bulger in there than pretty much anyone on the current Angels staff.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

aaaaaand

everybody’s favorite uber-prospect went 1-2 with an RBI and 2 walks.
he’s now batting .299.

Link to Box Score

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

by howiestheman on Aug 21, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

yea I hope he gets some playing time in Sept.

Also I don’t know how Soth feels about Wilson’s D but I have no doubt he’d hit circles around Mathis, the guy has put up an OBP WELL above .400 since June.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

if he keeps this up and gets a chance to hit in September

he might find himself playing for us in October

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

by howiestheman on Aug 21, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

well if he doesn't come up before Sept then the Angels would have to have

an injury to put him on the postseason roster. That’s why I think the Angels should call up Bulger for Loux yesterday!

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Or just use Loux

Sheesh. Anyone but Speier at this point. And I’m a Speier fan.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 22, 2008 1:46 AM PDT up 0 recs

HE SUCKS HE IS NOT A VEEHHTRUNNNN

This is Scioscia talking through Acuda27 btw.

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

by acuda27 on Aug 21, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

"rot" is an interesting word

I agree, I have no idea why he’s not in the Angels pen right now.

She's a man-man, baby...

by hk47 on Aug 22, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

The BOTG vibes for Speier were called out during the game thread, even before Lackey's Houdini act.

We’re being set up. For either:
a) a walk-off win
b) a hanging Speier slider

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 21, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply 0 recs

http://www.halosheaven.com/2008/8/21/594956/thursday-game-thread#8258121

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 21, 2008 10:51 PM PDT 0 recs

haha...

too bad the replied comments didn’t come true …

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 21, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG

SCIOSCIA TAKES THE BLAME FOR THIS GAME. IT HAS BEEN OBVIOUS ALL SEASON SPEIER HAS NOTHING. THANK YOU. I WILL STOP SHOUTING NOW. SOON. REALLY.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Aug 21, 2008 10:57 PM PDT 0 recs

Well...

If I recall correctly, Scioscia isn’t an option.

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 21, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

i dont know if anyone has said this, but...

FEAR THE TWINS.

"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."

by NoDakHalo on Aug 21, 2008 11:14 PM PDT 0 recs

that wasn't supposed to be the end of my post...

trust me, i watch them everyday. they have strong pitching, speed on the bases, as good of a 3-4 punch as anyone (including us…yes, we aren’t the greatest ever…or even this season), great defense, probably the best top of the order in the league, as far as i’m concerned (with span and casilla), and CLUTCH HITTING. you can lead the league in hitting every year, but if none of it is with 2 outs, it don’t mean SHIT.

FEAR THE TWINS.

"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."

by NoDakHalo on Aug 21, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

Personally I'm not sold at all on their pitching yet

Blackburn has thrown 164 Innings in the majors
Slowey has thrown 188
Perkins has thrown 151
Bonser’s ERA is over 6

Wait for those guys to become more exposed to the bigs. Remember the success Jason Dickson has his first 200 innings in the majors! He was a legit All-Star in 97 then the league adjusted.

I’ll give you Liriano though, when healthy that guy is a stud.

by MH252525 on Aug 21, 2008 11:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

bonser is irrelevant

in fact, he doesn’t even get mop-up innings anymore.

their bullpen is weak, obviously other than nathan, but that is their only real concern.

"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."

by NoDakHalo on Aug 22, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up 0 recs

Looking on the bright side

Lackey was brilliant without his best stuff (he even worked out of a jam he created with his own error), and the bullpen (with one glaring exception!) was nails for 3 innings.

Sure the offense stunk up the joint, but they’ll come around, and we still have the best rotation in baseball and a pretty good top 4 relievers (5 if we call up Bulger). Don’t sweat it.

The future is now!

by halofan91 on Aug 21, 2008 11:58 PM PDT 0 recs

THANK YOU!

by tbone_cutter on Aug 22, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

i was there

cool hat giveaway tonight though

by SCHalo on Aug 22, 2008 12:59 AM PDT 0 recs

very cool – durable material and al!

by Rev Halofan on Aug 22, 2008 1:17 AM PDT up 0 recs

PANTHER OF THE GAME

SCOTNAK for gamethreading and keepng the site rolling along – good vibes at the stadium tonight, frankly i will take this amazing John Lackey outing as a sign that we are still on the right track!

by Rev Halofan on Aug 22, 2008 1:17 AM PDT 0 recs

The Downward Speier

He and GMJ are the Jonahs on board.

My Halos Heaven: a Mountain Dew in the upper view

by Rally Manatee on Aug 22, 2008 1:22 AM PDT 0 recs

Here's the thing

Every good team goes through a slump. A month in a half ago or so the Cubs went through a slump. I remember thinking “maybe these guys aren’t so good.” Now they have been consistantly winning.

My point is, I am actually glad we are going through the slump NOW. This should be followed by a leveling off, then peaking again. It is a normal progression for a good team. I really think we are in the perfect position to come on strong in September for the playoff run.

Oh, and my boy Speier is 1-7.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Aug 22, 2008 1:25 AM PDT 0 recs

word.

Better to get the sputtering out well before when it really matters… (forbidding the apocolyptic numbers)

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 22, 2008 1:39 AM PDT up 0 recs

THANK YOU!

Also, there’s nobody saying that the Red Sox aren’t a good team…and I think we all know personally that they’ve gone through a couple of losing streaks this season…heh, heh, heh…

by tbone_cutter on Aug 22, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

Exaclty

A few weeks ago, I was afraid that we were getting too hot too soon. Is it strange to say that I actually don’t mind the slump right now? I just know this gives us a better shot at getting hot again at the right time.

Fire Mickey Hatcher... oh wait

by thrill000 on Aug 22, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up 0 recs

Speier did throw a meatball to Punto

and almost everything he threw was flat at 84mph….and he now has 7 losses…and we all knew when he came into the game it was not good…and has been a total disaster all season…..but Hunter over ran the ball hit by Punto and didn’t make the catch. He should have caught it and he makes that play 99/100 times. That is routine for Torii. He makes that play and than Speier gives up a jack and THEN Speier is BOG. That didn’t happen.
Hunter also went 0/4 with a BB and lead the team with 4 men LOB. Hunter is BOG in my book.

by LosAngel on Aug 22, 2008 1:46 AM PDT 0 recs

And even then

Torii almost got it.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

Agreed- Torii was BOTG

He gets a pass from people after he drops that fly ball last night? And he was 0-4? BOTG. We all know Speier sucks, but he gets out of the inning unscathed if Torii catches that ball.

She's a man-man, baby...

by hk47 on Aug 22, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

MARINE LAYER = BOTG

Torii hit a ball four inches from the top of the fence that sent the Twin LF to literally nestle in the LF fence to catch it – two guys were on, he could not have hit it any harder. Hey an out is an out, butt that would have been a clutch homer in many parks and in anaheim on many days and nights.

The 12th triple came right toward my seats, I assumed it wa going to be a homer. Torii’s hesitation was the split-second-assessment that he might have to paly it off the wall before realizing he had overcommitted to catching it. It was NOT a routine fly in any way shape or form.

by Rev Halofan on Aug 22, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

You can use the same character again

Just so long as you f’ing FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE HIM.

Which at this point is unfortunately “not at all.”

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 22, 2008 1:47 AM PDT 0 recs

Not Speier

The Whole lineup should take the blame.

by Mickey Hacker on Aug 22, 2008 3:00 AM PDT 0 recs

Agreed....

As long as the whole lineup includes Speier sitting at the top of the heap.

by ViolaHalo on Aug 22, 2008 3:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

GA

for striking out a lot. Torii Hunter for missing that fly in center. Even though it was a tough play it probably could’ve been made. How about Figgins for not snaring that hit in the top of the 12th. He does the dive over the ball trick a lot.

Stay on the damn bag!!

by higdog on Aug 22, 2008 6:09 AM PDT 0 recs

And pretty far off the line when the go-ahead runner was on 3B

Francisco Rodriguez: 194 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.

by Stirrups on Aug 22, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

Spier

is now in mop up duty, Spier meet kevin Gregg

Relax... Everything is fine

by Sinatrasratpack on Aug 22, 2008 7:17 AM PDT 0 recs

Spier? Are you frigg'n kidd'n me?!

Yeah, that’s it. Let’s focus on the least of our problems. That’ll get it done.

How about a line-up of feared hitters like Texieria, Guererro, Hunter, Anderson, Kendric etc. choking at just about every at-bat? Only 1 hit after the 4th inning.

How about teaching S-Rod to lay down a bunt? That’s twice he popped out on a bunt. The sacrafice bunt is a intergral of the Angles strategy. Bring back Willits. At least he can lay it down in a clutch.

How about all the blunders? Hunter not making a catch that he could have nailed in his sleep. Lackey throwing the ball away (2 errors in the game)

But let’s focus on Spier. Nobody likes him anway…

Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look up at the sky with hope! And let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the K-Rod!

by Scuff on Aug 22, 2008 10:32 AM PDT 0 recs