Garland blames catchers

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He said it was a case of throwing too many bad pitches. He suggested a lack of consistency with his battery mate also played a part.

"I think I threw to the same catcher consecutively four times, maybe five times at the most," he said. "There might have been a stretch where something was working real good for me, and they're switching back and forth and call two different games."

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What a Loser

Wow, that is whiny…

by Rev Halofan on Mar 31, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions

He should go visit the petting zoo...

at Shea Hillenbrand’s home.

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Mar 31, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry, Jon, what was that?

I couldn’t hear what you were saying over all the hits being sprayed around the ballpark. Maybe if you tried missing a bat every now and again, we could conduct a proper interview.

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Mar 31, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

XD

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 31, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Soth

Doesn’t Scioscia call the the pitches?

Bye Bye Ohio, hello Valencia!

by anaheimisnotla on Mar 31, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions

No, he doesn't call the pitches. He calls the defense with a runner on base (Pitchouts, throw overs, etc.)

by SoCalWine on Mar 31, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions

so is garland retarded or something? he doesnt know what pitch to throw in what situation?

he cant look off a pitch he doesnt want to throw? are you kidding me

by ihearhowie2.0 on Mar 31, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions

Whatever, Judy.

You sucked in MLB2K8, and that is what really mattered.

by clover_black on Mar 31, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

Me likey the Internet.....

because I can prove guys like Garland wrong. Simply going to Garland’s Yahoo page, you can look up every start he made in 2008. While Garland is correct about shifting catchers early in the season, in the last half of the season, he had nothing but consistency from his catchers – Jeff Mathis caught Garland’s 18th through 24th starts (seven starts in a row) while Napoli caught Garland’s last eight starts (starts 25 through 32). So in those final 14 starts where Garland had a 6.58 ERA, he had nothing but consistency from his catchers – first Mathis, then Napoli.
But how did Garland fare when he had the same catcher as the last start – AKA the consistency he craved? – he went 8-6 with nine No-decisions.
When Garland had a new catcher, i.e. someone catching him who was different from the previous starting catcher, he was 6-2 with one No-decision.
So you could argue that Garland was more successful when he had to throw to a new catcher – different from the one he threw to in the last game – based on Won and Loss records. I did not get a chance to crunch the numbers regarding ERA but since Garland posted a 6.58 ERA with the consistent catchers at the end of the season, I would argue that when the Angels switched catchers on Garland, he was a better pitcher.

Now can we forget about this guy?

by HowTheGrichStoleChristmas on Mar 31, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs

awesome research

terrible paragraph breaks but awesome research.

Jon should be whining about that missing H in his first name.

by Rev Halofan on Mar 31, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions

If Jon reduced the agonizing time between his pitches

and wandering around on the mound, I am sure it would help out his catcher some.

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by 44FAN on Mar 31, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Nobody else seemed to have a problem with it

by The Clyde on Mar 31, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions

Not enough time at Goathill Tavern with Jeff and Mike...

Sounds like he spent too much time with Lovieanne. I might have chosen the way he did, too. Although, with my excellent hindsight I would have gone to arbitration with the Halos. You lose, Jon. Too bad.

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by Downing Rules on Mar 31, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions

He'd probably blame the sawdust on the Tavern floor for slipping and pulling a groin,

thus contributing to his suckiness last year.

by PieceOfAase on Apr 1, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions

Give it a rest, Judy. Your only plus is the ability eat innings

while giving up around league average runs. You’ve had one really good season as a fulltime starter. It’s not the Angels fault you didn’t play well in a contract year.

Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Mar 31, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions

this article honestly made me gag

i used to now be able to believe the mount of hits he would give up. Even my girlfriend hated him and she doesnt know shit about baseball. He was just unbelievable annoying to watch. So many hits. so. many. hits.

Meanwhile saunders and ervin made the all star game out of no where. lackey had a great year too. only this ass sucked. At the end, he was literally the worst player on the team.

by TheAngelsAngels on Mar 31, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

I’m always amazed at ballplayers’ variety of excuses for sucking. “I don’t suck, I need laser eye surgery.” “I don’t suck, my uniforms were washed in an improper detergent.”

Netherlands-2 Dominican Republic-0

by HaloDutch on Mar 31, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions