Angels Pitching Walks in 4 Runs
Final Score in Loserland: Angels 5, Twins 13
Angels pitching walked FOUR runs in. No, Angels pitching did not just walk FOUR batters, starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood did that and one more all by himself in 3.2 innings. Angels pitching walked FOUR batters with the bases loaded. Joe Mauer was scratched before the game because he wanted to go on Pirates of the Caribbean and found out the line is much shorter at 7:30 PM so Ron Gardenhire gave him the night off. Justin Morneau is still nursing a hangover. So there was just no reason to walk Twinkie batters in droves, let alone batters with the bases loaded. Nine batters walked in all, FOUR with the bases loaded.
But despite it being BIG BANG Friday, did the Anaheim Fans' Asses of Seats stick around and spend money in the stadium waiting for this turkey to end? Nope. They didn't buy nachos, hot dogs and overpriced fiftieth anniversary crap. Like your Los Angeles noodle arm pitching staff of Frontierland, their boots were made for walkin'...
Hopefully Fernando Rodney is DFA'd tomorrow. No, I take that back, it is 10:30 PM Pacific, show him the door tonight. Hopefully Arte Moreno kicks the ass of Tony Reagins out onto the curb in four weeks. They aren't sticking around for fireworks and they won't be sticking around for concessions and souvenirs during the remaining 14 home games with trashy pitching like this.
I will admit to sadistically enjoying the lingering shots on Mike Scioscia watching the season slip away as his choice of relief pitching handed one of the worst teams in baseball a gift victory. A season of playing Jeff Mathis, a dumping of Mike Napoli and your welcoming of a turd named Vernon Wells have given you 74 wins and what appears to be an unhealthy 33 pounds on the Mike SS Tub O'Lard and his CERA-coated sunflower seed lasagna. He just stood there and stuffed his fat face, Lasorda style, as the house of cards he overpaid for collapsed in front of a half-empty Friday night crowd. If you ignored all the ugly billboards, it was as if it was Mike's first season here all over again. What a long strange and shitty trip its been and Scioscia drove the bus into this ditch, Buck Rodgers style, and at least Buck had a driver to blame back in '92.
UPDATE: And the god of baseball analysis, mlb.com gladhander Lyle M. Spencer can smugly assert that Hank Conger allowed those 13 runs. What motivation is there to offer incisive analysis about a franchise where the general Manager's head is up his ass, the field manager's head is up his ass and the team website reporter brags that he alone has stuck his head up his ass 4,000 times? None!
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el sigh
for the hommies
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't give me no gas chicco!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad I gave the kids the tickets for tonight...
…uh oh, did I just confess to child abuse?
...on the road....
i enjoyed this write up, immensely.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
Real. Fantasy.
It’s on. I was hoping I was wrong when I said the Angels’ 2011 season was done, but it’s looking like I was right. Boo.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Tub-o. I kinda like it!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 10:40 PM PDT reply actions
Title of this story is wrong. There is no way you can call Fraudney a "pitcher"
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
rev has reached
THE BREAKING POINT.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 2, 2011 10:41 PM PDT reply actions
I was hoping Izturis was going to pitch the 9th.
That would have made this game suck slightly less.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
Premium shouldve pitched
with the way he hits, his pitching must be pretty damn good
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I feel bad for Terry Smith after tonights game.
Poor guy has to listen to people gripe and complain.
"Dick in Whittier...hullo?"
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit...
I almost spit out my coke after reading this laughing. Poor Terry Smith…
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Sep 2, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
So
What happens to Sosh if Arte and Tony have told Scisocia to play Trout and he continues to ignore them. I have a hard time believing they call Trout up unless they planned on playing him everyday. I know Sosh has a ton of years left on his contract, but this can’t sit well with Arte.
They want to limit Trout's play, so the FO is saying "sit the little fry".
They need Mike’s skills to sell tickets season when all of Arte’s billboards will be plastered with big pictures encouraging you to come and see your 2012 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE play at the BIG A!!!
If Trout gets to many AB’s all the money they spent on cheap printing will be wasted.
After I puked my guts out again watching Rodney and Takahoochie pitch,
I slugged down a smooth tasting liquid Pepto-Pismol of watching a Trout at bat.
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
no mention of wells' great at bat that followed?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 2, 2011 11:26 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I keep Pepto in the freezer
After games like this I make a smoothie. Doesn’t help anymore than room temp stuff, but I get to watch the blade spin.
You're right
Why did Mike Scioscia tell the catchers to call so many balls??
Also
Why did they call Abreu and Wells into Scioscia’s office to tell them they were platooning, if Sosh was just going to start platooning Trout?
Well, he WAS pitching against the 2011 Angels.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Sep 2, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I had to chuckle
When I heard Gubi say Pavano did a great job not walking guys tonight. The home plate umpire had a tiny strike zone, yet the Angels cannot take a damn pitch.
Yesterday was "Swing Away Day"
Today will be stand there and watch day. This team is always a day late, and dollars to Wells
Sosh just said "Turn the page" Everybody take a drink.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 10:49 PM PDT reply actions
For those of you too young or unborn, "Boots" was a number one song for ever,
we had that damn song drilled into our memories.
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
Thanks, sounds lovely.
hula dula da dominoes rula.
by DanishThunder on Sep 3, 2011 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice video
Dancing go go girls took quite a bit of sting off tonight, maybe you can give us Eva Gardner tomorrow night when we drop 5-1/2 back. Time to sedate us and just get us comfortably numb.
Lies!!!
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by deejayelleseven on Sep 3, 2011 3:28 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
What's our record in throwbacks.
It’s got to be below .300
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I need to take a day off from this team
But… I probably won’t let myself.
See you guys tomorrow!
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
Turn the page ryfe
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
This horrid roller coaster ride is almost over
Again I say, make em wear the periwinkles! They deserve no better!
At least
Trout gets the start tomorrow since we’re facing a lefty.
How many more pages do we have to turn to get to the end of this horrible story?
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:05 PM PDT reply actions
I'm about
To burn the book Scioscia’s reading.
I dont see a problem
3 double rum and cokes and I think this was a great game.
Silver Lining
Lots of FINE laddies at the game
by Funke5ive on Sep 2, 2011 11:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, 'tis the laddies yer after?
I be more into the ladies meself.
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by Teixeira Who? on Sep 2, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.259
by deejayelleseven on Sep 3, 2011 3:29 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Aye, it must be.
But what do I know. I posted a comment with the word “hommies” earlier in this thread.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You make me feel...
…so not alone.
J/k i was tryn’ to make you feel better about yorself.
by Funke5ive on Sep 3, 2011 6:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I got tickets for Sundays game.
I certainly hope they do better than tonight. How much longer is Scioscia going to keep running Fraudney’s useless ass out to pitch. Although i’m not sure you can call what Fraudney did tonight as “pitching.”
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Lost My Voice
Booing tonight. If you heard a thoroughly disgusted fan in section 312 tonight, that was me.
This was all on the pitching (except in Looney Lyle’s world). What a maroon.
ouch. one of the worst games in recent memory.
You should get a refund.
by Wally's World on Sep 3, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought Rodney did great.
His fastball was firm and in the zone. His curve had a lot of late life.
by bighig on Sep 2, 2011 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Can I get your autograph Papa Sosh?
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, that writeup was therapy ...
where do I send my $150 check?
I sat all the way through this debacle in section 260. How in the FUCK does Vernon Wells continue to get playing time? It’s a damn joke… “It’s not a joke, I can’t find my stroke!”
The bullpen is a revolving door of clowns…. I cheered when Takahashi finally threw a strike after what seemed to be 20 straight balls.
The thrill of the night was the debut of Moore & Navarro and when Trout pinch hit. But when Wells came up, I knew we were really done for.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 2, 2011 11:24 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
You know
Wells just need to get into his game…form some offensive continuity..no yanking and cranking.
That's what you get for rooting for the Red Sux.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Scioscia is really beginning to get on my nerves.
If he were to choke on a plate of pasta, could we void his contract?
I've got nothing.
Pasta's historically very difficult to choke on.
Try a cannoli.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 2, 2011 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Scioscia played
Erstad until it was painful….Same with Kennedy. I miss me some Erstad right now.
Also
I think I was the only one in the stadium who booed when they showed the Moneyball commercial mid-inning (pretty early in the game). I read the book, might see the movie, but come on…this is the Big A, fer cryin’ out loud. Then again, we can simply point to the 2002 flag.
To those who haven't read the book...
SPOILER ALERT!!!

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by Teixeira Who? on Sep 2, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Damn, I was going to read that eventually.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 3, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
:'(
and damn Bengie could jump ha!
Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant
Erstad says he's got it... Erstad.... MAKES THE CATCH!!!! And the Anaheim Angels are the Champions of Baseball!!!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Money does not buy love
or championships…okay maybe love for the night
Don't I know it.
They say they will love me long time, but they lie.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 3, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Dear Vernon Wells,
I hope you happen to run into this message. I just wanted to say that you are the most atrocious baseball player in an Angels uniform I have ever had the displeasure to watch. The outstanding performance of the Angels young core this year has given me hope for future Angels seasons, but one sobering look at your revolting contract ruins such optimism.
Opt out of your contract you bloated piece of shit and end the suffering of Angels fans everywhere. FUCK YOU and may you be perpetually booed for the disservice you have bestowed on this team.
Sincerely,
LAA101010
by LAA101010 on Sep 3, 2011 12:17 AM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Dude...
I agree he sucks but damn, it’s not like if he made that catch we would have won.
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by Teixeira Who? on Sep 3, 2011 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
it is cumulative
it starts when shitforbrains Tony cannot sell us on the trade and talks up improved defense and then the handcuffed finances prohibit bringing in another player at the deadline and the fielding is just never that great. Finally one play in a bad game sees the levee break and Vernon’s got no place to go…
Agreed
But that’s why I’m so hostile against Tony. This is Tony’s fault. He got his ass kicked during the off season after he showed up fashionably late and panicked. It’s his fault there’s a log jam in the OF now and his fault we don’t have Trumbo in the OF and Napoli at first (or Naps behind the plate, Trumbo at first and Trout in the OF). Tony made the organization look like fools and Toronto look like geniuses. None of this is Wells’ fault and while his performance this year has taken years off my life, I sometimes think he’s being blamed for shit he didn’t do.
Wells sucks but I really don’t think he goes into each game with the mindset of playing like that. As frustrating as it is to watch, he hasn’t put the blame on anyone else (unlike Mathis who threw a bitch fit when Sosh benched his useless ass for two days). He knows he’s sucking and I guess I just have a hard time kicking a guy while he’s down and struggling to get his shit back together. He’s very much responsible for some of our losses but so is Tony, Sosh, Torii, Abreu, Rodney and the rest of the Bullpen, and pretty much anyone not blamed Weaver, Haren, Santana, Downs, Trumbo or Kendrick.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Sep 3, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
When I wrote this
I knew I would leave someone out. My apologies to P-Bo
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by Teixeira Who? on Sep 4, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
he makes the catch and were tied. Chatwood doesn't get the chance to melt down.
Who knows if we would have won, but at least it would still be a game up for grabs.
by Wally's World on Sep 3, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course if Chatwood could throw strikes, it would still have been up for grabs
I dislike Wells as much as anyone, and that play was embarassing, but trying to blame him for that disaster of an inning is kind of weak.
A lot more went wrong in that inning than Vernon Wells doing his best impression of Juan Rivera’s less talented cousin.
I actually shouted "use your opt out!" at him from the stands last night
Pretty sure he heard me too.
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by Commander_Nate on Sep 3, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I've had to wait until September to catch a live game this year...
…if the Angels could at least keep the season feeling alive until I get there, that would be triffic.
I see red people
Just got back from the game.
Stayed the whole damn nine innings simply because I don’t get to go to Angels games that often. I was so excited for the whole thing; I had sweet seats, free parking at Throwbacks, and I didn’t even realize it was fireworks night. I figured I was in for a great night. Granted, I still had a great night, but it’s just depressing to see a team capable of seizing the reigns of the American League West go out there and play such uninspiring baseball. Aybar, Howie and Bourjos (God bless him for trying to make that play at the wall) were really the only ones who were playing like they were in the middle of a pennant race.
And never, NEVER have I seen such a bizarre and infuriating performance from a pitching squad. Tonight’s display was absolutely shameful.
I was going to say you can't possibly blame this loss on Scioscia but
I have no ammo besides the obligatory fuck the Wells trade.
We don’t deserve to be in the playoffs and it saddens me madly.
Back to being skeptically optimistic.
And you know what really gets me?
Mike Trout comes in to play in the ninth and winds up scoring the Angels’ final run. God damnit so much.
right? We all know he should be starting every day!!! BA just voted him minor league player of the year.
Would the braves call up Jason Heyword and have him sit on the bench??? Its f-ing insanity.
by Wally's World on Sep 3, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a side of me that just wants the Angels to tank the rest of the way...
so we can watch trout and conger play every game and watch Reagins booted at the end of the season.
That’s a better scenario than hanging around in the race until the last 3 games of the season, watching Sosh trot Wells and Mathis out there every other game and then getting clobbered by the Rangers only to fall short again.
I was at the game tonight..
Started in section in 533, went to 422 in the 4th then down right behind the first base dugout by the 6th. So many fans were leaving, empty seats were easy to come by.
Good thing is that some friends and I were really close to heckle the hell outta Fraudney and Wells. The crowd was really sarcastic today, it was nice to see the fans actually boo Sciosca and some of the guys for a change. Hopefully it invokes change, but likely won’t.
funny how FSNWEST cranks up the music during blowouts
as they cut to commercials during pitching changes and in between innings
gwergrtrstgtr
!
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 3, 2011 2:18 AM PDT reply actions
Anyone have $1.3 billion I can borrow?
So that I can go buy the Dodgers and trade for Vernon, Abreu to get them off the Angel roster.
thats a great idea...
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Yen is Japan. Yuan is Chinese.
1.3 billion Japanese yen = 16.8896 million U.S. dollars
Just giving you a hard time rook. Now get out there and win us a damn championship.
I don't see why you guys are so upset
Pitchers only walked in four runs
Is that that bad? Oh, and I don’t care if I’m pissed off too with Tony Reagins having a large part in messing up this team.
There was an article I read that said he just gave Sosh a bit of a mish mash of players and expected him to do something with it. I think that’s being kind.
It’s sad. That’s it. No more. It’s just plain sad.
He seems so far out of his depth that………… it’s just….
whoops, I think I already said that.
OK. Bye you guys.
I really hope this year has taught the Angels some lessons
Like how rare and valuable an offensive presence at catcher can be. Like how young talent it worth being given a shot. Like how bloated contracts are NOT what you do with more money in your wallet.
And Sosh, go back in time and pull Weaver after six.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Bullpen management?
There is an argument to be made that Scioscia is responsible for constructing this roster, and certainly for not playing Trout everyday. But bullpen management had nothing to do with this loss. With the exception of Williams (who was pitching on two days of rest after a seven-inning start), everyone out of the bullpen sucked. And even Williams let two inherited runners score. Unless we want to start using Cassevah and Downs in the 4th inning of games we trail by 4 or 5 runs, the bullpen management can’t be blamed for last night.
Blames for this loss — Chatwood for a terrible spot start, Wells for that botched play in left field that opened the floodgates, Scioscia for starting Wells and Abreu, and the terrible relief pitching by all (and in particular by Rodney).
by Brody on Sep 3, 2011 6:14 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
in williams defense, the first run was a little dribbeler that went for an infield single. In williams offense, he could have at least tried to field his position.
by Wally's World on Sep 3, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Chatwood had no business being on that mound to start with
Chatty’s arm is out of gas for the season, and he needs to work on a lot of things before he is ready to pitch in the show again.
Who ever put him out there is to blame.
Even if the bullpen did not fall apart after the 4th
The team still loses 6-5. At this point of the season, there’s no moral victories. When Seattle and Minnesota are playing like they are in the race to win the division – and the Angels aren’t showing the mental toughness, desire and baseball intellect to play like champions, the outcome is highly predictable.
by mustard_man on Sep 3, 2011 6:24 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Mental toughness and desire
Need to come from team leaders – do we have any? On a team with plenty of youth, veteran leadership is important and what we have is Torii and Vdub making constant mistakes in the field and on the basepaths (and the Dub at the plate), and the typical reaction from them is smiling, laughing, and giggling in the dugout. What this team needs next year is actual intensity from veterans that will teach the younger players how to actaully play winning baseball.
yes on the analysis, but all of us diehards will be on the gamethread on Saturday, hoping that Boston beats TX,
hoping that MIke Trout is the permanent left fielder, hoping that somehow the Angels can make one big push and catch TX. Being a baseball fan sucks, particularly when you are committed to a team for life.
Angels in 2011!
I hope Vernon gets into the habit of jumping on homeplate in celebration after a homerun
Maybe we’ll get lucky.
Should I laugh or cry?
hula dula da dominoes rula.
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