Torii to start in Right Field, Bourjos in Center

Bourjos will be batting 9th as well. OCR's Dan Woike reports.

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9th is the new 1st

Go Bourjas!

Rory Markas. Alex Chilton. 2010, you suck!

by LazorkoRules on Aug 3, 2010 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

you beat me to it!

lineup for tonight:

SS Aybar
2B Izturis
LF Abreu
RF Hunter
DH Matsui
3B Callaspo
1B Kendrick
C Napoli
CF Bourjos

way to go, Scioscia! we have faith in you!

Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34

by howiestheman on Aug 3, 2010 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

I like this OF a lot better than the one we started the season with.

by ~MMP~ on Aug 3, 2010 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

YESSSSSS

I wonder how Torii is handling the move?

Torii Hunter has some Brain Movage

by ryanfea on Aug 3, 2010 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

You would have had to think he would have been approached about it

Interesting, Hula Dula moves to RF and Abreu to LF. Rivera can have a seat next to rotten Wood.

NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Aug 3, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I doubt the Angels would make the move if Torii was completely okay with it.

by ~MMP~ on Aug 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

wasn't*

by ~MMP~ on Aug 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Torii is in favor.

Front page article on it.

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

by red floyd on Aug 3, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow

Nice to see

by Gokyle45 on Aug 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

You can say that again

by Epic Dean on Aug 3, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow

Nice to see

by Gokyle45 on Aug 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

So surprised,

but glad that Sosh made this happen. This is what is best for the team. I can imagine Torii putting up a serious fight. His ego took a mighty hit today.

by land4sale on Aug 3, 2010 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

I doubt it. If Torii wasn't willing to make the move

Soth would have put Bourjos in left

by Epic Dean on Aug 3, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

So is moving Torii to right instead of left

A sign that the Angels will be pursuing Carl Crawford to play left next year while Abreu could move to DH?

Torii Hunter has some Brain Movage

by ryanfea on Aug 3, 2010 1:31 PM PDT reply actions

Exactly.

I bet that’s how they sold it to Torii as well. He is the logical guy to play RF out of him, Carl, and Peter.

by land4sale on Aug 3, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Or Torii decided that if was going to move to a corner, he rather play RF

by ~MMP~ on Aug 3, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah that could be it

But the fan in me wants any type of confirmation that we might go after Crawford!

Torii Hunter has some Brain Movage

by ryanfea on Aug 3, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Well Torii was makin the sales pitch during the ASB

so there’s no way he’d take Crawfords position

by Epic Dean on Aug 3, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Probably a sign of RF being a (slightly) more important defensive position

by mattwelch on Aug 3, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

"I call it a 'jumping to conclusions' mat"

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 3, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

But it's so much fun!

Torii Hunter has some Brain Movage

by ryanfea on Aug 3, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions

"PC Load Letter? WTF does that mean?"

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

by red floyd on Aug 3, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t know about you guys, but even if we tank for the rest of the season, I am overly excited to finally see this kid play! Whether or not he is the spark that ignites some magical attitude in the lackadaisical Haloball we’ve been playing, it’s great to see some homegrown (new) product get a chance to show what he’s got.

Let’s see some heart, kid!

www.appealtoemulsion.com

by feNOMINAL on Aug 3, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions

Our Bourjos, Who Art In Centerfield

Hallowed be Thy Name

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Aug 3, 2010 1:43 PM PDT reply actions

"Hollow wood is not thy name (we hope)"

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 3, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Holy crap, that is phenomenal news

This probably means he’ll be a regular, not a platooner, since I don’t think Sosh would yo-yo w/ Torii & Abroo out there. Hideki Matsui is so on waivers right now.

by mattwelch on Aug 3, 2010 1:44 PM PDT reply actions

Great point...

another reason to love this move.

by land4sale on Aug 3, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Half this team should be on waivers

44fan claims that it is a fact Vlad will get hurt. Here is to your "borrowed time" Vlad. You were, are, and will be the man Vlad.

by hauldog on Aug 3, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

And they probably are or will be at some point this month

by Epic Dean on Aug 3, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

And that is the case with most teams too. The waivers are revocable, so there is no harm in placing just about everyone on waivers and seeing what interest is out there.

by ~MMP~ on Aug 3, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly

by Epic Dean on Aug 3, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions

FUCK

I was going to go to tonight’s game in Baltimore but the person i was going to go with decided she would rather make a date of it with her bf instead. i was the one who brought up going last week.

i was excited i was going to see this guy’s debut and i was going to make a sign “Halo to the majors Bourjos” (hehe silly play on words) AND i was going to put the logo of HH on it as well.

by Halos in DE on Aug 3, 2010 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

Our own RallyMonkey5 (Sean "CHONE" Smith) should be there for some of the series

Look forward to his report!

by mattwelch on Aug 3, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Tickets are easy to get at that stadium

44fan claims that it is a fact Vlad will get hurt. Here is to your "borrowed time" Vlad. You were, are, and will be the man Vlad.

by hauldog on Aug 3, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

however

i don’t want to go to a game by myself – i’d rather go with someone else even if they are rooting for the other team (as the above case would attest to).

by Halos in DE on Aug 3, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

This changes everything

we go from having a below-average outfield to an above-average one overnight.

I took your stash.

by blochead on Aug 3, 2010 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

Angels OF'ers 18 runs below average according to UZR system, as written by David Golebiewski

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/promotion-peter-bourjos/

NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Aug 3, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions

One possible downside

Sosh is selling this as an upgrade on offense, weirdo that he is, so there’s a chance that this might put more pressure on Bourjos than we’d like, and also more pressure on Sosh to yank him if he starts out hitting .220, which is altogether likely.

by mattwelch on Aug 3, 2010 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

Isn't anybody worried about Torii and Bobby's lack of familiarity with these new positions?

You’ll recall they tried to put Abreu in left field during Spring training in ’09. That was abandoned very quickly.
If they stick with this setup, it might be very bumpy before it gets appreciably better.

"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third"
Tommy Lasorda on catcher Mike Scioscia

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 3, 2010 2:16 PM PDT reply actions