Game 4 decisions?

by devildogamp on Oct 19, 2009 6:06 PM PDT

Given the results up and down the starting pitching and bullpen of the yankees for Howie "The Yankee Killer" Kendrick, should Scioscia give him second base tomorrow? Izzy is nice but not Howie Kendrick. Izzy's errors were absent too, so go on discuss amongst yourselves. Seriously I'll wait, I'll stand over here waiting for 75 words la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

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I like… no LOVE having HK start at 2b, napoli start, and have mighty mouse pinch for naps when there is a clutch hit to be had, and playing the rest of the game with hk and mathis!

and maybe give GMJ a shot to start, and sub with juanito, cuz Juan is giving us nothing right now

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Oct 19, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions

of course

CC is pitching. he’s always in there against lefties. Mathis was probably going to play tomorrow also since Naps played today.

by HALO_86 on Oct 19, 2009 6:16 PM PDT reply actions

Not so sure that was or is the case

Naps has caught the bulk of the starts when Kaz has been on the bump

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Oct 19, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

HK starting is a given...

CC lefty going in game 4 for the yanks… Howie will start it out and Izzy’s PH prowess will be ready to go. Mathis better get the start tomorrow too he’s called games for the halos so far and it seems like he’s stolen the offensive mojo from sidekick Napster. Where in the hell is Napoli anyway that guy is MIA in the playoffs thus far

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Heavenly Offense

by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 19, 2009 6:16 PM PDT reply actions

yep, hk starts against lefties, not an issue

Angels in 09!

by tanana40 on Oct 19, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions

John Lackey

Bring him back on 3 days rest. Then if we get to game 7, big John can pitch that one too, on regular rest. Play Howie, and bring Maicer off the bench. Worked just fine.

The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built

by RallyMonkey5 on Oct 19, 2009 6:18 PM PDT reply actions

no way

keep the rotation set. no reason to mess with it. NYY if this goes to Game 7, CC will run out of gas that fat ass.

by HALO_86 on Oct 19, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions

i hope

by HALO_86 on Oct 19, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Really?

Kazmir is pretty great against the Yankees in his career. It’s part of the reason we traded for him.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 19, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Don't know if that's the reason we traded for him

But yes, that makes much more sense to start the guy with the 2.67 ERA lifetime against the Yankees as opposed to the guy with the ballpark 4.66 ERA lifetime against the Yankees…and on short rest to boot!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Oct 19, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I can only speculate

I’m sure reason #1 was insurance against Lackey leaving in the offseason.

But I don’t doubt that it was in the minds of Reagins, Moreno, Scioscia, etc. that Kazmir just-so-happened to have strong lifetime numbers against a likely playoff opponent.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 19, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

we dont need to start Lakey on short rest, save him for the critial game 5 no matter if we win or lose gm 4

WS in 09

by salmonforever on Oct 19, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions

You're still here?

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Baseball is a wicked master.

CKOD has the disease. The same one that brought you and I back after the strike(s).

You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.

by Stirrups on Oct 19, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I usually prefer to call the disease 'drunkenness'

if I did it more than half a dozen times a year, maybe it could venture within 30 miles of ‘alcoholism,’ but it doesn’t.

Strike. Pfft. You old man.

Then again, I remember reading about it and experiencing it when I was only 8.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 20, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions

The disease of baseball often travels through a bottle or two

as one struggles with their addiction. Us Halo fan geezers have been spared this struggle most of our lives, since the Halos rarely sniffed October. But we know it from the strikes. And we know it from a few years that must remain unmentioned. And, fortunately, we know it well this decade. Just as we know that you snot-nosed younglings will accumulate your litany of painful memories as you go through your years (probably more, since you are being weaned on success, rather than failure, and you are going to miss these days down the road).

And just as we know your pain, we also know that you will be back. You will always come back. Each time, you may blame something different, but you will always come crying back.

You are in denial, youngling. It happens to us all. The ball is not in the catcher’s mit. Turn around. Your centerfielder is watching it fly over Thunder Mountain and out into the bright blue sky.

You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.

by Stirrups on Oct 20, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm not old enough to have suffered the 60s, 70s, and 80s and all of those "all-mosts"

but my first year as an Angels fan was a month before the strike. My first (almost) full season was the 1995. Which was followed by the disastrous 1996. And then my favorite player was traded for a guy who “couldn’t open a beer bottle properly.”

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 20, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions