A tale of three seasons

by Suboptimal on Sep 10, 2009 11:58 PM PDT

In Phase I (April 6-June 11), the Angels had a mediocre offense and bad pitching. In Phase II (June 12-August 20), the Angels had an unstoppable offense and terrible pitching. In Phase III (August 21-now), the Angels offense has reverted to mediocre, but the pitching staff has gone nuts. Examine.

Game #s    W    L    PCT   XWL   RS/G   RA/G
1-59      29   29   .500  .463   4.66   5.02
60-119    44   18   .721  .613   6.66   5.29
120-138    9    9   .500  .631   4.50   3.44

Imagine if the Angels could put both the pitching and the hitting together for the stretch run: their expected win-loss record would be 19-5! A 102-win season isn't likely, but as it stands, the Angels could go .500 the rest of the way and still finish a strong 95-67. Their luck lately has been really tough, and saberheads will say Pythagoras is finally sneaking up on them, but it looks like overall, the Angels have already got the best of the old Greek again this year. Here's hoping their disastrous luck in the playoffs (an improbable 1-10 record in their last 11 postseason games) finally evens out in 2009.

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pitching, defense, hitting.....

with these powers combined we ARE CAPTAIN PLANET

Tell your statistics to shut up

by HaloDutch on Sep 11, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions

It took me years to realize that show was funded by the Green Party...

damn good marketing I say.

Furthermore… who else thinks “Heart” was by far the lamest Planeteer?

by BruinHalo on Sep 11, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions

I dont think its possible to be lame when your a Planeteer :)

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Sep 11, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

we're the Planeteers, you can be one too

cause saving our planet is the thing to do

Tell your statistics to shut up

by HaloDutch on Sep 11, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Didnt they

have a segment on how to save our planet at the end of every show?

They want power, We want respect...

by SenorChuckles on Sep 11, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

seriously though

if we could get that August O back and fuse it with our current pitching, we’d run amok. AMOK, I say.

Tell your statistics to shut up

by HaloDutch on Sep 11, 2009 7:44 AM PDT reply actions

So that would be our.... "Amok Time"?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 11, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions

HA!

yes, let us engage the Rangers in traditional combat

Tell your statistics to shut up

by HaloDutch on Sep 11, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd

That’s what I was thinking of.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 11, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Cue music

FIGHT!

by WiHaloFan on Sep 11, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

du du DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH du du du duh.....

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 11, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm starting to believe that offense wins championships...

not this pitching and defense b.s.

RIP NA

by NoDakHalo on Sep 11, 2009 8:03 AM PDT reply actions

This club is battle tested

I think this separates them from some previous teams what floundered in the playoffs.

Who could lose virtually your entire pitching staff and key position players for stretches at a time and yet wind up on top?

The Angels.

The only thing that I am concerned about is that there seemed to be times when the emergency lineups overachieved and we had to take a step backward waiting for the regulars to get back in sync when they came back. Some times I wonder from day to day how this team is going to play, more so than before because they have been through so much change.

by California Cajun on Sep 11, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions