Rangers Ink Donnelly

The Rangers signed former Angel Brendan Donnelly to a minor league deal on Saturday.

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Brendan enjoys sweating more than any pitcher this side of Esteban yan so he should really dig Arlington in August.

by Rev Halofan on Feb 7, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

good for him

bad for us when he throws at torii’s head

by ihearhowie2.0 on Feb 7, 2009 9:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

ahhh good times

Watching the Halos from Princeton University. The random Halo fan in a sea of Bosux and Skankee fans.

by princeton11loveshalos on Feb 7, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not sure what to think of Brendan Donnelly. He gave the Angels some good years, and was an important piece on the World Series team. Apparently he pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings in the series, got the win in Game 6, and even relieved John Lackey for two innings in Game 7. Still, there was always something suspicious about him: aging AAA-lifer suddenly becomes a dominant back-end reliever. He would have been the perfect candidate to use the juice to try to push over the top. I just couldn’t bring myself to love him. He always looked like Mr. Anger Man out there on the mound, and there was his petty feud with Jose Guillen, the pine tar incident, Mitchell Report etc.

I guess this means his career is just about over. Texas is the kind of place where old pitchers go to die. I’d be interested to hear what others think about his Angel “legacy.”

by Suboptimal on Feb 7, 2009 10:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know about juicer.

Donnely had a problem breaking into the majors because he crossed the line in ’94/95.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Feb 7, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not that the Mitchell Report is the greatest piece of detective work ever published, but Donnelly was named in it on pages 224-225. It’s a plausible story; the prime ‘roid abusers weren’t necessarily superstars, but the Matt Lawtons of the world desperate for an edge. Oh, and Alex Rodriguez.

by Suboptimal on Feb 7, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It mentions Adam Riggs

That guy was so bulked up it was completely obvious he was on roids. Didn’t surprise me when I heard that he had referred about some Angels to a guy selling performance enhancers. Apparently, he referred Glaus to the guy which leads to rumors of him referring other Angels in that time period (‘03 and ’04). I also came across an article (link below) that says sixteen Angels were on the Mitchell Report. SIXTEEN. Some of them playing during the ’03-’04 seasons. I also came across his wikipedia page (yea he has one), that says that he has NOT tested positive for illegal substances. Hmmm….

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/14/sports/sp-angels14

by TheAntiSox on Feb 8, 2009 12:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

by teopeht on Feb 8, 2009 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats to Donkey, I wish him well.

It’s gonna be strange, maybe even a little funny, to watch him trot in from the pen, take a few warm up pitches, and then plant the first pitch squarely into one of our player’s backs!

The guy never backed down from anybody. I always loved him for that. Now we’re the enemy!

Bring it Donkey!

by goodvibe61 on Feb 9, 2009 4:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs