Hey Clowns! FYI: Matt Palmer is our fifth starter

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 14, 2009 6:38 PM PDT

I keep reading comments on some recent post about how Matt Palmer is moving to the pen when Lackey and Erv come back. This is just a friendly reminder to look at your hand, then count how many fingers on it. Now pretend like each one is an Angels starting pitcher...Missing someone? Oh right, there are five starters. And Matt Palmer is the fifth.

1. Saundo

2. Dream Weaver

3. Big John

4. Santana

5. Palmer

Note: There is this CRAZY website called angelsbaseball.com that can help you keep track of who is on the 25-man roster and who isnt. Also, if you scroll down when on HH(that stands for Halos Heaven...the website you are on), Rev and co. are keeping tabs on what players are on the DL (that stands for disabled list.)

Just a friendly suggestion to keep your facts in order before you start whining about our bullpen, how Weaver should have stayed in longer or whatever else gets your goat.

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I had to get a sharpie out but I've got it

And the Angels rotation makes a pretty killer fist!!!

*Ade-Rock 34*

by TheTypingFiend on May 14, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions

Kind of old news about Palmer is'nt it?

There goes Moseley’s chance of making it into the rotation any time soon, unless, unless, unless………

I am The Iron Man.

by 44FAN on May 14, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

He was in it

But couldn’t stay healthy.

by Sethy on May 14, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, man...that is kind of the point of the post.

It seems people have not gotten the clue yet on this. So I figured I would write a post to help some of them pull their head out of their arse.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 14, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions

i think i remember writing this

LAST WEEK!!!!
Bryan thank you, I felt if i did another post it would be like beating a dead Taliban, whats the point?

"don't worry about the past, there is not future in it."
-Yogi Berra

by pendletonmike on May 14, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions

Can you beat a dead Taliban? Does Nancy Pelosi know about this?

RIP Nick. We will miss you!

by KingF15h on May 18, 2009 6:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Someonn's been taking sips

by eyespy on May 14, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions

At least until Escobar comes back

And if the bullpen stops getting torched every other game

by Andyman on May 15, 2009 5:58 AM PDT reply actions

No reason to throw out Escobar's arm

Put him in the bullpen. We’ve got a great rotation with Saunders, Weaver, and Palmer. Add Lackey and Santana and that’s it. Escobar, Loux, and whomever can help in that bullpen depth.

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by Jay Cal on May 15, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Is there a circus somewhere?

Who are the clowns?

Make some noise already people. Come on!

by Downing Rules on May 15, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions

Notice: post by new members

which are welcomed but also ridiculous….

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Isn't it rich?

Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!

by Stirrups on May 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ah, a Sondheim reference

Nicely played.

by George Kaplan on May 15, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Are we a pair?

RIP Nick...

Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home

by jimmuscomp on May 18, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Me with my feet on the ground

You in mid-air?

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on May 18, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Thank you for the reminder

However, I would like to point out that I have been with HH since 200*6* and hence am not one of these so-called clownish new posters…though again, thanks for the correction on the brain fart. I forgot we currently had Ortega in the rotation as well—when one encounters a black hole, one tends to avert one’s eyes—hence, realizing that two starters going away + two starters coming back + three currently “extra” starters = Ortega and Loux go, Palmer stays. Thanks!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

Was I referencing you, Clutch?

I know you’ve been around awhile, you aint no clown.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

In the Saenez post

I made reference to Palmer and Loux going to the bullpen and you corrected me. But again, thanks! We all lose baseball-brain-function every so often…:-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on May 15, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Palmer reminds me of Kirk McCaskill

Steady, control-oriented, innings-eater, and with the ability to get the K when needed. I love him as the 5th starter.

by PieceOfAase on May 15, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

hes too gnarly to be mccaskill

I like Palmer because he is an overweight, old-school type work horse. All he needs is to chew and he is straight out of the 80’s.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

...Then he's a clone of David Wells? A son of Terry Forster??

by PieceOfAase on May 15, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Squint your eyes....

do you NOT see David Wells in Angel Red when hes pitching??

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 15, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions

With a squint, I think

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on May 15, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

This is only for now, right??

Moseley and Escobar are both still on the DL. I think either one could supplant Palmer if he loses his magic streak.

So far the moves are pretty obvious (as everyone has pointed out). June is when things get interesting roster wise, imo.

by matthiasstephan on May 15, 2009 5:45 PM PDT reply actions

Scioscia said in an interview yesterday that

Palmer is still in the rotation. Jose Mota asked the question

by wumbug on May 16, 2009 8:54 AM PDT reply actions

Umm, I think the argument was about Palmer vs. Loux

And the fact that when we’re back to full strength, Shane Loux is out of options whereas Matt Palmer is not. When Dustin Mosely comes back, someone will have to go back to Salt Lake.

I’m not interested in exposing Loux to waivers, so Matt Palmer it is.

Maybe I missed something. I was at a consumer Surfboard tradeshow this weekend and missed everything. Although I did stumble upon a embarrasing thread where I saw SEVERAL HH members acting like complete idiotic children when confronted by less than aggressive Rangers fans…

by MidwayCityLivestock on May 19, 2009 11:13 AM PDT reply actions