Schilling on Saunders

by mattwelch on Aug 21, 2007 11:57 PM PDT

More interesting observations from a guy we'll see in the playoffs:

The series did end in a split because Saunders pitched his tail off today. In the past few weeks I think we've seen four of the top 7-10 young pitchers in all of baseball in Eric Bedard, Scott Kazmir, Jason Shields and Joe Saunders. After seeing Bedard this spring I was under the impression that this was the year he'd stop flying under the radar but I didn't expect him to be this dominant this fast. His numbers are staggering, even more so when you consider he's doing it in one of the most offensive oriented divisions in the game.
Saunders impressed me immensely in the fact that it looked to me like his second start against us he used some stuff he learned from the first game in Anaheim, applied it, and dominated. He was hitting 93-94 pretty consistently today and commanding his fast ball to both sides of the plate.

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One of the best 7-10 young pitchers in baseball

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17-20

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27-30

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His loss wasn't his fault

He has been a big asset for the Halos. A blessing with the Colon and Santana melt down, he helped to keep us in 1st place.

by 1000 Oaks angels fan on Aug 21, 2007 11:57 PM PDT reply actions

Is Jason Shields really

better than that young stud from Tampa named James Shields?

I friggin' hate Schilling - at least get the name right, Kert.

He is, most likely, sitting at a CPU whilst typing the blog - all he has to do is open a new browsing tab and look up the D-Rays roster on ESPN.COM or baseballreference.com and get the damn name right.

Ick.

He also came out today saying that he'd like to play for Tampa next year if it comes to that. He is annoying and says what every market wants to hear...

I. Can't. Stand. Him. Period.

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by jimmuscomp on Aug 21, 2007 11:58 PM PDT reply actions

"open a new browsing tab"

I would assume that Schilling is an IE6.0 guy. Gathering Internet info is still too clumsy for him.

by Stirrups on Aug 22, 2007 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Bedard is just sick...

I think he has certainly earned a spot on this rotation at to whoms expense? I don't know with Santana lurking around, Bartolo looking like he will be back soon, Mosely being serviceable, and Weaver looking at times like either good or bad Lackey back in the day.

Besides that long run on sentence, I would take Saunders over all four of those gentlemen. I think he is clearly our number three starter.

by cupie on Aug 22, 2007 12:02 AM PDT reply actions

Saunders has EARNED his spot in our rotation

Period. I don't care whose expense it is at. Especially Fat Bart.

The fact he is a lefty on a totally right handed stsff (apologies to Oliver) should be emphasized! In addition to everything above, Saunders is a change of pace and MUST remain in our rotation!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 22, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

saunders

I've felt really bad for the guy this year what with him having to go back and forth between the majors and the minors. But he seems like he's really gracious about it, and that's Angels baseball. No egos. Just winning, as a team. Having fun, and forcing the rest of America to notice. One of my personal favorite moments of the year with Joe was his stellar performance after the Virginia Tech tragedy. Good job, man.

by RubixsQube on Aug 22, 2007 11:14 AM PDT reply actions

None of the above

What happened with #s 11-16? I would place Colonel Saunders in that category. I consider age 25 or under to be a young pitcher.

Regarding old pitchers the Angels will most likely face either Schilling or Clemens in the LDS or LCS, hopefully not both. I don't want the AL wild card to come from the eastern division.

by Yetijuice on Aug 22, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions