Angels Lack Timely Hits Against Oakland

someday…

with a tip of the cap to Moseley just to piss off Zu Long.

Had a chance to knock Cahill out which would have changed the entire game

Don’t make us forget why we are going with you over GMJ.

It’s not easy to being the guy it comes down to every inning, but if you want that DH job to stay yours, you gotta do better than that.

a frustrating night at the ballpark tonight.

Made it down for tonight’s contest and took advantage of the ticket special, as it appears many thousands did as well. Game was a sellout or close to, even though many tickets were available just a couple of days ago. I wonder how the folks on Stubhub did; I managed a ticket in section 130 for only $15. The walk-up lines were incredibly long, and the only windows open were on the 3B side at the home plate entrance. The line snaked back to the batter’s box on the “field” as early as 5:45, and it only got longer as the game time drew near.

Noticed a couple of things at the stadium tonight. First, the good: more Beach Pit BBQ locations (possibly the best grub within the stadium confines), and the return of Weinerschnitzel-brand hot dogs to the concession stands (an improvement over Farmer John, which has been on hand for the last five years or so). Most food and drink prices seemed about the same as last year, and parking is still $8.

On the down side, there’s still no spicy brown mustard (seriously, how can they not have that?). Also, I noticed that the seats are starting to look a bit worn. In particular, the section & row labels on the aisle seats have almost completely been washed away in many places.

Moseley did a decent-enough impersonation of a major league starter tonight, leaking baserunners all evening but minimizing the damage for the most part. Jepsen crapped the bed in what may have been his first important outing in the majors (figuring all of his appearances last September were relatively meaningless as the team cruised to the division title). Oliver was his usual April rusty self (he’s usually nails starting in about May). They really had Cahill on the ropes for much of the night, but the knockout blow continually eluded them (Juan Rivera in particular).

Oh well. There will be many better nights at the Big A this year.

Oh, one final thing. For many years, there was a popular restaurant called “The Catch” across the street from the stadium (I never made it there), which gave way to new development. In any event, it will be returning “this summer,” per a banner, at a new location in the complex on Katella across the street from Fresca’s, Togo’s, etc., at the Amtrak driveway.

but was it determined if it would have been better for HK to take one for the team in the 9th and get on base vs risking an injury? i mean, your head falling off of your body after getting beaned in the hip seems unlikely, but with his history with injuries, who knows…

i got into that argument with my friend who i went to the game with and we never did come to a decision…

Although a hat tip goes to Vlad. I don’t know who surgically “repaired” his knees, but if he couldn’t score from second on that double by Hunter, he’s aged more than a year in the offseason. It would have taken a pretty quick guy to score on the Morales double, but not scoring on Hunter’s really hurt. Especially since Juan crapped the bed immediately afterwards. Vlad is not running well.