I'm just so happy for Casey Kotchman....

Not really related to the Angels today - but I knew Kotchman was having a good season in TB, just wasn't sure how good.

Turns out, he's doing what I had hoped (and expected) him to do here: .400 OBP/.450 SLG. 30 walks and 40 K's while playing - I assume - really great defense at 1st. I'm just happy he didn't flame out entirely.

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I know, man

He was my favorite in his stint here with the Angels. He was just hitting his stride for us when that pickoff play at 2nd knocked him out for a while. I was super angry when we traded for Teixiera because I knew a 3-month rental wasn’t worth losing a true Angel. Let’s hope he keeps it up for a long time.

by datepicker on Aug 4, 2011 10:36 PM PDT reply actions

dude has been the freakiest of freak injury magnets

MONO takes a whole developmental season when he is penciled in as our starter.
Russel Martin hits him in the head
Bereavement while other is in hospital for a cerebral hemorage
Blurred vision in Seattle solved by Lasix in Tampa Bay

by Rev Halofan on Aug 4, 2011 10:42 PM PDT reply actions

Still only 28 yrs old.

He could have a whole second career in him. Maybe he turns into Sean Casey.

Stranger things have happened.

by Turks Teeth on Aug 4, 2011 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

still rock my old CK jersey at every home game !

IT COULD HAPPEN

by BigBangRobbDawgg on Aug 5, 2011 12:15 AM PDT reply actions

I'm happy for him, but...

His BABIP is an ungodly .362. His career number is .280. Nothing in his numbers suggest this is anything but luck. But if anyone deserves some good luck, it’s him.

I remember when he was 24 years old and put up a line of .296/.372/.467. I thought he would develop into Rafael Palmeiro. Or at least Mark Grace. Due to all the miseries describes above, it’s just never happened.

But he’s just 28 years old now, and he plays for Joe Maddon, the Most Positive Man in the World. Here’s hoping he still makes a career for himself.

"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you." - Woody Hayes

by johnnyangel101 on Aug 5, 2011 12:26 AM PDT reply actions

I'm glad Kotchman has turned things around

I’m also really happy that he’s doing it for Tampa Bay, and not for Seattle or Boston. It’s almost as if he’s still an Angel at heart – wearing the uniform of a team in our division or one we despise saps his ability.

"That boy is our last hope" - Obi Wan Scioscia, as Francisco Rodriguez left for the Mets. "No, there is another" - Yoda Reagins.

by RallyMonkey5 on Aug 5, 2011 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I see Kotchman as another post-Mickey-Hatchet success story.

Also, see Mike Napoli and Brandon Wood.

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Aug 5, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Brandon Wood actually has an OBP of .303 (20 BB's)

others below him are: Vernon Wells .249, Figgins .241, Crawford (glad we didn’t sign him) .276, Uggla .284, McGehee .289, Trumbo .297

Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!

by stuck in Romania on Aug 5, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah - he is killing the ball over his last

45 AB’s. Over 1.000 OPS. Hope he figures it out, too.

How does this team win with this offense? Hey, anyone....DRAW A WALK!!!

Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home

by jimmuscomp on Aug 5, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions

And....

all this talk about Trumbo and how great he is needs to cease. The motherfucker can’t draw a walk to save his life. Power is fine and all. I prefer my players have it, no doubt, but an OBP under .300 just doesn’t excite me no matter HOW many homers a guys hits.

Wake me when he is at .310 for his OBP – then I’ll acknowledge that he is a serviceable MLB player. Until then – he’s AAAA material in my mind.

How does this team win with this offense? Hey, anyone....DRAW A WALK!!!

Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home

by jimmuscomp on Aug 5, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Casey wasn't very good in Atlanta, Boston or Seattle either.

by ~MMP~ on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Wood is another one that's doing better. Average is up to .229. Maybe he'll figure things out.

Sometimes someone just needs a change of scenery. You know, Mathis? I heard the Canadian Football League put out a call for quarterbacks with a high CERA.

"Did the Japanese go and sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor before they bombed them?"

by Captain Thailand on Aug 5, 2011 11:02 AM PDT reply actions