Am I the only one?

by reluctantexan on Sep 6, 2008 9:41 AM PDT

Watching how the Sox trounced us last night, I got a sinking feeling.

We have too many injured and too many rookies playing to make it past the playoffs.

Tex can't do it all by himself.

How can a pitcher cut his hands on the bench? And why put somebody from AAA in to pitch against the Sox?

No, I'm not a manager, nor will I ever be, but I'm afraid we're all used up.

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naw... last night sucked for sure but

it was a combination of Moseley/Quinlan/Matthews starting and us just having a bad game.

None of those guys should be starting during the playoffs. no worries.

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

by howiestheman on Sep 6, 2008 9:46 AM PDT reply actions

it was chisox v. salt lake last night

i’m not worried.

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

by NoDakHalo on Sep 6, 2008 10:39 AM PDT reply actions

Maybe you are

We have too many injured and too many rookies playing to make it past the playoffs.

Aybar and Kendrick and Weaver will all be back before the playoffs. Nobody else of importance is injured, except for the backup shortstop. As for rookies, I think Jose Arredondo has done a pretty good job, myself. Wood & Rodriguez are getting good enough experience so that the one who makes the playoff roster should be comfortable enough to contribute. I don’t remember John Lackey’s and Frankie Rodriguez’s rookieness hurting us too bad in the 2002 playoffs.

Tex can’t do it all by himself.

Vladimir Guererro is a Hall of Fame player having an “off” season at .295/.359/.504. Our Gold Glove CFer has 56 extra-base hits. The catching tandem has 23 homers, 73 RBIs, and 57 walks. Howie Kendrick is a lifetime .306 hitter at age 24 who hits doubles at one of the most prolific rates in Major League history. As a second baseman. Tex ain’t alone.

How can a pitcher cut his hands on the bench?

Opening up a can of dip? Fixing his bong?

And why put somebody from AAA in to pitch against the Sox?

Because we’re up by 17 games in early September, will clinch the division with a week, and some of our SPs could use a breather?

No, I’m not a manager, nor will I ever be, but I’m afraid we’re all used up.

What you are is a spoiled Angels fan, having a mild panic attack. Chill.

by mattwelch on Sep 6, 2008 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs

Well said, Matt!

I hope Harden wins 10 more games for the Cubs. Ha!

by 101halo on Sep 6, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

very well said

and rec’d because of 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 Sep 6, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Vlad in the postseason

I love Vladdy but I do have one nagging worry. He has had one good post-season series and the rest have been dismal. His career post-season numbers:

AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS
.183/.269/.233/.502

From what I remember it’s a combination of:

- No decent pitches to hit and/or IBB
- Vlad wanting to do well and swinging at anything thrown by anyone
- End of season wear-and-tear leaves his bat a tic slow

Maybe the rest and the Torii/U-Haul protection will change things. We need him right in October!

by Diving Catch on Sep 6, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Vlad has been hurt.

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

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Sep 8, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I am not sure if you are referring to this year ot previous years.

The problem is that Vlad seems to have been "off" most of this year…too much "bad Vlad". He is swinging/missing pitches he previously would hammer or at least foul off. Plus, I have seen him jerking his head so far around on some whiffs that he is starting to remind me of Linda Blair in the Exorcist.
Whatever the problem(s), I hope he gets straightened out in the next couple of weeks. We need "Good Vlad" in the playoffs.

by sothball on Sep 8, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

I was talking playoffs.

Agreed. His play has been a tad concerning this year.

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

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Sep 8, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks for the friendly face slap

I suppose you’re right. I’m so defensive about my Angels and so proud that when we fall short, I panic.

Sorry.

by reluctantexan on Sep 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Posted my thoughts and comments

on a fan post once it got a little long

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 6, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Well Done Matt

by eyespy on Sep 6, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Adam Eaton cut himself with a boxcutter opening a CD package...

cut open his chest!

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Sep 7, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions

No need to panic

Still a month until the playoffs.

The injuries have time to heal and the players have time to focus going into the playoffs. Trust that Scioscia will have the team prepared.

by Rhapsode on Sep 6, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply actions

How can a pitcher cut his hands on the bench?

Simple. When the staples are coming out of the pad.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 6, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

I almost can't believe somebody hasn't suggested this is me

posting under a pseudonym. If you want to be worried about something, be worried about Howie not getting his stroke back before the postseason. He wasn’t hitting that well before he finally went down.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Sep 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions