Casey Kotchman For President

by matt92130 on Jun 5, 2007 11:31 PM PDT

How hot is Casey Kotchman? I'm a firm believer that the Kotch we've seen over the last 16 games is a better indication of his talent than the previous 39 games.

First 39 Games:
.254 BA
3 HR
19 RBI's
13 Runs
6 2B
12 K
12 BB

The last 16 games:
BA is up .055 to .309
4 HR
9 RBI's
8 Runs
6 2B
2 K
6 BB

Not to mention his work at 1st base. Did anyone else see the play where Howie threw the ball to Escobar covering 1st and Kotch ducked out of the way recognizing the play developing around him? Amazing baseball mind... he's going to be an Angel great for a loooooong time. I'm excited for him and the organization. GO ANGELS!!! Oh yeah, F ESPN and their biased outlook... bastards.

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Kotchman = Todd Helton

translated down to sea level. It's all good, and yeah, despite watching him between my fingers early in the season, this is the Kotchman we've anticipated all this time.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 5, 2007 11:50 PM PDT reply actions

Additionally,

now he's protectioin for GA.

by wumbug on Jun 6, 2007 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions

I would consider a sex change

so I could have his babies, but I don't want the mono.

Lemme get one thing cleared up here, for the record...

...we have a hitter in the lineup who draws walks, right?

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jun 6, 2007 12:30 AM PDT reply actions

You should change your username

to Casey's Stick of Death Anyone else noticed that even when Casey was "sucking" he walked as much as he struck out??? He must be Hatcher proof. I notice G.A. talking to young Casey in the dugout a lot. G.A. must be wondering what it's like to still have bat speed AND have a good eye at the plate. The only thing I see in common between the two is the lack of smiling. Let's keep it that way.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jun 6, 2007 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Cheers to that.

I was sooo effin' bummed last year when Kotch didn't get to play. I'm glad he's justifying that bummeredness by kickin' so much ayaass.

The last world series champion in California has "Anaheim" written next to their name.

by Anaheim of Anaheim on Jun 6, 2007 12:36 AM PDT reply actions

internet props

roflmao kotch <3 u plz keep hitting

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jun 6, 2007 12:48 AM PDT reply actions

panther

by yeswecan on Jun 6, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Why not go back a little further

His last 23 games:

.437AVG (raising it from .224 to .309; 85 points)
5HRs
16RBIs
.512OBP
.761SLG
1.273OPS

Boner-iffic.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jun 6, 2007 1:02 AM PDT reply actions

I love Kotch too

But he does all his damage against Righties. Against RHPs Casey is basically Justin Morneau/Mark Texeira, against LHPs he's.....Garret Anderson with plate discipline. To wit: Vs. RHPs: .320 Avg/.938 Ops Vs. LHPs: .240 Avg/.641 Ops Given the fact that all of our switch hitters with the exception of Willits struggle from the right side vs. the left, teams with strong LH SPs and good lefty relievers could give us fits come playoff time.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jun 6, 2007 1:54 AM PDT reply actions

That's why God invented Robb Quinlan

by mattwelch on Jun 6, 2007 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions

True enough

Thank God for Q.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jun 6, 2007 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions

True

but he's barely seen them on the major league stage. Isn't it reasonable to let him see a few more?

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 6, 2007 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree

49 career ABs is a small sample size for sure. He wouldn't be the only lefty slugger to be neutralized by LHPs if he remains this way. My guess is his OPS will eventually get to within 100 points of his RH OPS.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jun 6, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm excited about his numbers, but...

did you see how well-crushed the HR's he hit Monday and Tuesday against the Twins were? Jeez! That was some power. Really exciting to see him cranking it up!

'86 never happened!

by Downing Rules on Jun 6, 2007 6:14 AM PDT reply actions

Yay!

I'm so happy we didn't sign some overpaid bum or trade for some fat slow loser to play 1b.

Casey will have his ups and downs, but players who play in the majors at age 21 and still don't strike out much will almost always develop into something nice.

I also fully expect his power to eventually exceed every expectation I have seen people guess.

by elricsi on Jun 6, 2007 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd be very happy with a sea-level Todd Helton

which is about what I figure he'll end up being. .300/.400/.500 in his prime, with 25-30 HR annually. That line describes a middle-of-the-order slugger.

And by the way, Paul Konerko is hitting .235/.320/.403. It didn't bother me too much to see the Angels "lose out" on him a couple seasons ago. If anything, it helped drain White Sox coffers a bit, and the Angels have a very nice first baseman, thank you.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 6, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Ozzie factor

That's probably due to the fact that Ozzie's an asshole and he wants outa there!

by CaLiKrAzY on Jun 6, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm betting

it has more to do with the fact that he's playing out his age 31 season.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 6, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Or maybe

the fact he is a second half player.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U.

by hauldog on Jun 6, 2007 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe

"I'm a firm believer that the Kotch we've seen over the last 16 games is a better indication of his talent than the previous 39 games."

I don't know if I'd put it that way. He's not as good as he's been the last 2-3 weeks, nobody is. Nobody hits .437.

But his total season line, on pace for about .300-20-80, that's probably about how good he is. And with a gold glove.

If I went to war and could only take one weapon, it would be an HK47.

by RallyMonkey5 on Jun 6, 2007 7:25 AM PDT reply actions

I expect nothing less than

.430/90/220

by Pwn on Jun 6, 2007 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions

me too

those are very realistic numbers to project along w/frankie getting 75 saves. we have raised the bar and it's about time our boys crush every stat known to baseball, win 130 games a season and make every perfect personal move in the game. anything less is unacceptable. i heard from a very reliable source that hillenbrand will be moved straight up for miguel cabrera, it'll happen soon

by thejd on Jun 6, 2007 9:50 AM PDT reply actions

I want

some of what you're drinking.

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 6, 2007 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions

new team name

the los angeles angels of anaheim in cooperstown

by thejd on Jun 6, 2007 9:50 AM PDT reply actions

In video games

(MLB 06 The Show)Casey topped out around .360-.370 but Vlad hit over .400 a few times. Even in video games I rarely beat anyone as bad as they beat the Twins Monday.

If I went to war and could only take one weapon, it would be an HK47.

by RallyMonkey5 on Jun 6, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions

Wow... Reality is stranger than fantasy!

by melvintoast on Jun 6, 2007 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Willits = panther

And damn close to his first ML dinger. All kneel before the power of Ball Four!

Ervin Santana To AAA! (But only for road games.)

by scareduck on Jun 6, 2007 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

which leads me to

Where does Willits come in for Angel MVP? The obvious choice is Vlad. But I will add that Willits patience has been contagious, so were does his presence rate as being the catalyst for this team?

by mdangel on Jun 6, 2007 7:59 PM PDT reply actions

Kotchman is playing like a stud.

Consider me a complete convert.

I love the guy. He signed a ball for my stepson Sunday afternoon before the game, which showed me a tremendous amount of class.

And he's a great two way player. He's like JT Snow out there with the glove, just nails.

I've never been more happy to be completely wrong about a guy. I just hated this guy last year, he disappointed me so much. It's great that he has shown so much skill already this season.

Great job.

by goodvibe61 on Jun 6, 2007 11:15 PM PDT reply actions