THURSDAY ANGELS ROUNDUP: Angels Sloppy Play, Scioscia #3
by WiHaloFan on Jul 2, 2009 8:01 AM PDT
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The biggest mistake of the night might have been made in the dugout. Manager Mike Scioscia sent pitching coach Mike Butcher out to talk to pitcher Justin Speier in the bottom of the ninth and decided to let Speier pitch to Hank Blalock with two outs, first base open, the go-ahead run on second — and 23-year-old rookie Julio Borbon with five big-league at-bats on deck.
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First base was open, and in the on-deck circle was Julio Borbon, a rookie who has one major league hit in his young career. Would the Rangers have pinch-hit for him? Maybe, but so what? You absolutely, positively had to walk Blalock in that spot.
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I simply love
that they WANTED to sign Abreu. I get the feeling Stoneman would have passed regardless of the price. Reagins seems to have a better grasp on the offensive side of things than Bill ever did. Personally, I’d like to keep Abreu around a couple more years to be our late-career Paul Molitor/Tony Gwynn type who is still productive but just as importantly would act as a good influence and mentor to all the young hitters we’ll be sending out there the next few seasons.
Agreed, it’s nice to see someone take the 2-1 pitch once in a while. Walks really are just as good as hits.
by Scioscia aint that smart on Jul 2, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions
Wow
Columnists are actually calling out Scioscia? I thought the guy was tenured and thus immune from criticism by the media.
I really like Steve Bischeff's blog
he says what we’re all thinking, lol
RIP Nick. We will miss you!
The poster named Zach, under that column
has some valid points about Bischeff’s inconsistencies.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
You're right
He makes a couple good points about the Rangers record against the same NL teams and runs score by both teams.
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by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Jul 3, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions
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