Gary Matthews Jr.
I am posting this before the game is over because any game with Gary Matthews Jr in it is over before it is over. For SHAME, Gary. It was the first big error of a rolelrcoaster ride lost on some errors.
Blame of the Game: Gary Matthews Jr.
photo credit: pattimelt
UPDATE:
• Still the BEST record in baseball.
•7-3 East Coast Road trip with a sweep in Fenway.
We'll take it!
Those10 unearned runs in the final two innings of this ridiculous road trip say it all: it is time for some home cooking.
And I am just going to say this ONCE... Shades of 1995. Hang tight
0 recs |
175
comments
Comments
we were cursed from the first – once Gary starts, we lose.
by Rev Halofan on
Aug 3, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
up
0 recs
agree
been saying that for weeks
time for the ninja to work some magic.
DFA and hope some contending team takes a chance on him
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:36 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Lackey deserves Blame as well
You have a 5-0 lead. How the hell do you start nibbling around the strikezone? Just go after guys idiot.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on Aug 3, 2008 1:21 PM PDT 0 recs
I dont think Lackey deserves blame.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on
Aug 3, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Why not?
He has a five run lead and starts to nibble big time. He got lucky in the 4th, allowed a shot in the 5th, and got torched in the 6th. I hate how he does that sometimes. He tries to be too perfect. You have a five run cushion, just throw the ball over the plate, stay in the strikezone, and let the defense (which is was good) do the work for you. I hate how pitchers do that.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on
Aug 3, 2008 1:37 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Perfectionism is the game.
It keeps Lackey throwing No-hitters into the 9th, and other days knocks him out after 6.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 1:42 PM PDT
up
0 recs
I'll take Sandy Koufax's philosophy
“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on
Aug 3, 2008 1:51 PM PDT
up
0 recs
That was some of the WORST DEFENSE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!
It’s like we wanted to lose today. Blame of the game?? Take your pick…Mathis for throwing the ball into the outfield for the 100th time this season, GMJ for dropping a sure out, Aybar for his continued poor defense, or Figgins for his horrendous mess. I’m digusted with all of them
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on Aug 3, 2008 1:24 PM PDT 0 recs
*disgusted
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 1:25 PM PDT
up
0 recs
I don't think it's necessarily Gary's fault
What w/ the TORN KNEE and all.
It’s MANAGEMENT’S fault-esp. Soth-for insisting on trotting an obviously injured player out there every day because of his contract.
Force GMJ to have surgery and problems are solved-he’s out for the rest of the season and likely much more effective when he returns at some point next year. In the meantime, Rivera and Willits get more playing time and who knows-Maybe Kendry gets called up, too.
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on Aug 3, 2008 1:28 PM PDT 0 recs
I agree
Soth is being stuborn to a fault with GMJ. Willits or Rivera should play for him for the rest of the season
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 1:31 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Exactly
As someone said with Frosty a few years ago, management needs to take away the option to play GMJ. Otherwise Soth is going to continue putting him out there.
At this point, I’d much rather see Kendry, Evans, or even Wood or Rodriguez getting ABs. But I’m not ready to give up on Gary completely. Remember, he produced pretty well for us last year-to the tune of a 15.8 VORP (not fantastic, but pretty good)-and happens to have been injured since roughly last September. Now that they know what the problem is, Soth needs to-or Reagins needs to force the hand-put Gary on the DL and try again next season.
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on
Aug 3, 2008 1:34 PM PDT
up
0 recs
And for benching Vlad when Hunter is already gone.
I swear, if one more person tells me to "work smarter, not harder"...
by Rally Manatee on
Aug 3, 2008 1:38 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Can we give the blame...
To everybody EXCEPT Tex and Willits?
by tbone_cutter on Aug 3, 2008 1:31 PM PDT 0 recs
I don't think I've ever been on a DFA bandwagon...
as hard asI am now…
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on Aug 3, 2008 1:35 PM PDT 0 recs
matthews needs ot be traded in the offseason
to someon elike kansas city for 1 cent on the dollar. Give us a single A catcher hitting .125 and let us pay 90% of his contract.
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 3, 2008 1:36 PM PDT 0 recs
10 unearned in 2 in. WOW. That's pretty gnarly.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 3, 2008 1:36 PM PDT 0 recs
figgins get's some mention
blew two double play balls that could have kept like a million runs off the board
by UCIHalo on Aug 3, 2008 1:38 PM PDT 0 recs
but he performed offensively and had some nice defensive plays at other points.
You can’t blame everything on the Fig man.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 1:41 PM PDT
up
0 recs
he makes that DP in the 8th,
they go into the ninth TIED!!!!
the only time that offense keeps u outta blame contention is if u’re offense comes thru after an error.
i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all
by halofan4life on
Aug 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT
up
0 recs
So Figgins botches one play,
he definitely doesn’t deserve the whole blame, just 2 unearned runs of the 10. So more like 20% of the blame minus whatever offense he contributed.
Blame GMJ for his lack of defense and offense
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 1:49 PM PDT
up
0 recs
im not sayin figgy alone
but i think that he should shoulder some of the blame along with GMJ, more to GMJ because he was all-around crap today (like we expected any better), but figgy’s defense late was exceptionally bad
i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all
by halofan4life on
Aug 3, 2008 1:56 PM PDT
up
0 recs
It's true, it's not just Matthews
But I agree with Rev: any game in which Matthews STARTS, we’re basically saying we’re giving the edge to our opponent.
GMJ will find ways to ground into more double plays, be as unclutch as possible and lately even ways to have bad defense.
GMJ should NOT play/start in any of the Angels’ game anytime soon. I can only hope management realized that.
As for the actual blame of the game; you can honestly not put it on one person. MaMayFig ArreShieldsOl – in other words, Mathis, Matthews, Aybar, Figgins, Arredondo, Shields and Oliver and actually, also Lackey, all had some very VERY bad moments at some very, VERY bad times which in the end ended us costing us the game.
Teixeira, GA, Willits are about the only three players that did not deserve to lose today. Oh, and maybe Rivera too – although by the time he started hitting, the game was already lost.
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 3, 2008 1:39 PM PDT 0 recs
I thought that this was the year we were going for it all - screw the future and go all in
don’t understand than why someone like Gary even sees the inside of a locker room
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:41 PM PDT
up
0 recs
I agree
He’s not part of the future, and shouldn’t be part of today.
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 3, 2008 1:43 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Does Kendrick just not exist then?
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Aug 4, 2008 10:13 AM PDT
up
0 recs
My bad
Kendrick absolutely exists and did not deserve blame indeed.
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 4, 2008 2:45 PM PDT
up
0 recs
The only worrisome thing about this game to me
is that the bullpen cracked under pressure, and the defense completely faltered in the big house of baseball, most likely trembling hands with 55K screaming fans around them.
I agree with RevHF, this has 1995 overshadowed tones and I don’t like it one bit.
Other than that, we’re doing great and should finish out the regular season much more offensively equipped than we were a week ago.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Aug 3, 2008 1:39 PM PDT 0 recs
don't know how much blame you can give the bullpen
if aybar, mathis and figgy would have played defense the yankees don’t score any runs in the 8th and only one run in the 7th
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:42 PM PDT
up
0 recs
No, they receive most of the blame.
Arredondo gave up a 3 run shot to Nady, although unearned, was a crack in his armor, showing he faltered under the pressure and couldn’t handle the grave error given up by GMJ.
Shields was nibbling and not strong. His first two batters were his fault, but after that, the abysmal defense took over and allowed 5 unearned to be attributed to him.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 1:45 PM PDT
up
0 recs
nady doesn't get on if the defense makes the plays
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on
Aug 3, 2008 1:56 PM PDT
up
0 recs
You're missing the point
despite the defensive follies, the bullpen was not able to adjust and reacted horribly to the bad defense behind them.
A mark of a good pitcher is to get past the last batter and focus on the next one, ie. giving up a homerun and coming back to strike out the next guy. Today, the pitchers were emotionally affected and unable to cope with the defense, and/or they pitched poorly.
Either way, not a good sign for the bullpen.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Shields was off, Arredondo was off
They’ve been lights out for a long time, so were “due” for a stinker, as any pitcher is every now and then. It just so happened to be today. I’m not too worried about the bullpen, and not too worried about the defense. I’m sure they’ll rebound.
I AM worried about Scioscia still playing GMJ. I don’t care Torii wasn’t there to be played – give Vlad a day of tomorrow instead of today, Willits in center and Vlad in right and we win the game.
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 3, 2008 1:45 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Mathis, Matthews, Aybar, Figgins, Arredondo, Shields, Oliver, Lackey
These guys blew it, plain and simple
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on Aug 3, 2008 1:41 PM PDT 0 recs
no, not in order
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Lackey didn't blow anything.
He left the game after six with the lead against one of the better offensive teams in baseball.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT
up
0 recs
THANK YOU
He struck out A-Rod twice in pressure situations … what the hell more do you guys want?
by Rev Halofan on
Aug 3, 2008 1:48 PM PDT
up
0 recs
162-0?
we sometimes forget this is real life, not playstation!
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on
Aug 3, 2008 1:57 PM PDT
up
0 recs
ha
start – choose lineup
down arrow to matthews -> press X
R1 to select bench
down to vlad -> press X
“do you want substitute vladimir guerrero for gary matthews jr.?”
YOUR DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all
by halofan4life on
Aug 3, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
up
0 recs
with all due respect REV
A-Rod has been anything but clutch this year. One of the knocks on him right now is his inablility to deliver in clutch situations. Even the YES guys were talking about it today during the telecast
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 1:59 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Keep in mind
that A-Rod struck out 7 times in this series and went 4-16.
Not a great series for him.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Aug 3, 2008 2:03 PM PDT
up
0 recs
still, Im not saying Lackey deserves all the blame
far from it. Our defense was horrendous today
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 2:03 PM PDT
up
0 recs
agreed
he did try to throw too many breaking balls in the 6th, but was overall giving the team exactly what is expected with a bullpen as strong as ours.
thats the strength of this team, shortening games, almost everytime a game gets into the 7th that is tight, its close to over THEN b/c arre, shields, and k-rod shut the other team down.
yeah arre gave up a bomb, he was due and teixeira bailed him out.
shields got the DP groundball he needed and figgy “bucknered” it.
this game has a defensive blame all over it
i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all
by halofan4life on
Aug 3, 2008 1:51 PM PDT
up
0 recs
doesnt it just break your heart
to know that gary matthews’ salary will cost us a Frankie Rodriguez, Teixeira, Figgins or Lackey?
Think about that for a second. And try not to kill something
by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 3, 2008 1:42 PM PDT 0 recs
not if we can get some sucker to take his contract
come on ninja. time to work some magic
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:43 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Might not
Arte might open his hearts and wallets to us.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
Aug 3, 2008 3:20 PM PDT
up
0 recs
disaster...
but definitely better than it happens in October; and as for GMJ, we should trade him for several bunches of balls or a dozen of bats, just like this
by jjlooney on Aug 3, 2008 1:42 PM PDT 0 recs
amen
four losses after the all star break….all games where GMJ started…..
by ZiK on Aug 3, 2008 1:45 PM PDT 0 recs
whoopee.
Knew you’d come in handy with the doomsday news ;)
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on
Aug 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT
up
0 recs
what are the chances of some team picking up Gary if we DFA him
cause if its higher than 25% It would be hard not to do it
by UCIHalo on Aug 3, 2008 1:45 PM PDT 0 recs
I don't think it's even CLOSE to 25%
Nobody would want him now.
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 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT
up
0 recs
come on, don't snatch away my dreams
some sucker in a division race might be that desperate
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:48 PM PDT
up
0 recs
To make sure they won't make the postseason ?
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 3, 2008 1:49 PM PDT
up
0 recs
not gonna have many games like today
This was an anomaly, thankfully. This might be a weekly occurrence for the Rangers.
by yeswecan on Aug 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing.
Hopefully it’s a blip, not the start of a trend.
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on
Aug 3, 2008 1:58 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Maybe we should hack Angelsbaseball.com
And put out a fake pressrelease on how The Angels DFA’d Matthews after this game.
Think that’ll send them the signal they need ?
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 3, 2008 1:46 PM PDT 0 recs
(in case you are serious)
I do not condone this statement.
by Rev Halofan on
Aug 3, 2008 1:49 PM PDT
up
0 recs
I was not serious
FWIW
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 3, 2008 1:50 PM PDT
up
0 recs
But I AM frustrated ;-)
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 3, 2008 1:50 PM PDT
up
0 recs
So does this game make us feel better about Izturis ?
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 3, 2008 1:48 PM PDT 0 recs
Ive always said Izzy is better than Aybar
and it is because Aybar’s D is subpar
Write to the Angels front office. Get Tim Salmon's number 15 retired!
by KingF15h on
Aug 3, 2008 2:13 PM PDT
up
0 recs
Aybar
I don’t know if they get a DP on that play anyway…Christian was already at second when he bobbled it, but he could have got the guy at first.
The Figgins, Mathis and GMJ were much more costly, because I don’t think Aybar could have turned two there, Christian was too fast. As evidenced by his stealing third right after that.
Trade Manny for a bag of salt...
by hk47 on
Aug 3, 2008 2:42 PM PDT
up
0 recs
matthews no trade clause goes through next season right
i think we need to try really hard to get him to OK a move in the offseason. If he’s around next year when we might lose 2 outfielders….theres a chance that he could be an everyday starter
DEAR GOD NO
by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 3, 2008 1:50 PM PDT 0 recs
good thing a no trade clasue doesn't apply to being DFAed
serious, right now might be our best opportunity to dump him. teams get pretty desperate at the end of the season.
wait, what am i saying. we are stuck with him
maybe we can reopen the case to void his contract
by UCIHalo on
Aug 3, 2008 1:56 PM PDT
up
0 recs
need to plant some HGH in his home
and sabotage some urine test.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
by ihearhowie2.0 on
Aug 3, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
up
0 recs
hahahaha
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on
Aug 3, 2008 2:01 PM PDT
up
0 recs




