Game Thread - Mariners at Angels - Jarrod Washburn vs. Kelvim Escobar - 7:05pm
Jarrod hasn't won a game on the road yet, and Kelvim has pitched better than his record indicates. If the Angels can provide Kelvim some defense and a little offense, We might hear a post-game interview go something like this...
Intentionally Altered Movie Lines:
Mike Scioscia: We're very lucky on this team in that we have two visionaries, Vlad and Kelvim, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the organization is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water.
Beat My Runs and Hits Picks: LAA: 6, 10 ... SEA: 1, 6
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Picks
"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."Washouts - 10,10
Angel Tap - 11,11
Kick ass!
Higz - June 9, 2006
You beat me by less than ten minutes
Halos: 7, 12Team Frapuccino: 3, 9
PLEASE LIST THE ANGELS Hits and Tuns Picks with The Angels 1st and the opponent 2nd regardless of who is home or away team, it makes it SO much easier to tabulate the totals... which I will update on the sidebar sometime soon!
Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
aye-aye
Higz - June 9, 2006
But...
But the Angels have been winning since I started putting the visiting team's totals above the home team's!jjackflash - June 9, 2006
Just Another Halo Victory!
Sea 3, 7LAA 5, 9
Yetijuice - June 9, 2006
Bad on the road+ shity at The BIg A=blowout
Angels 8 and 11Starbucks 2 and 5
Dear Mike,
Please play Napoli, he's good,
rjcicc - June 9, 2006
Pick It!
Angels: 6/10Seamen: 3/7
jjackflash - June 9, 2006
SEY EW NAC
Halos: 7/12M&M's: 2/7
Spark up the Halo
P237 - June 9, 2006
Could be an interesting next 7days...
with the way our schedule plays and the that of our division rivals.higdog - June 9, 2006
Picks
Halos: 7/11Seafarers: 4/7
Matt UK - June 9, 2006
Picks
Team w/o Washburn 8Team w Washburn 4
higdog - June 9, 2006
Add Hits
Angels 14Mariners 8
higdog - June 9, 2006
Tonight
Halos 8/13M's 3/8
Not only would I like Napoli to start but Dallas needs at bats vs. lefties like Wash.
riktermiller - June 9, 2006
pick 'em
Myspacers - 9, 13Grunge bands - 4, 7
thewebb - June 9, 2006
TEXAS DOWN IN THE FIRST AT BOSTON:
- C. Crisp singled to right
- M. Loretta singled to left, C. Crisp to second
- D. Ortiz flied out to center
- M. Ramirez struck out swinging
- T. Nixon homered to deep right, C. Crisp and M. Loretta scoredRev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Gonna be at this one
Sitting somewhere in your neighborhood Rev, the RF pavilion. My poor nephew has never been to an MLB game (he's 13!). Predicting an Angels win, of course.Neo8234 - June 9, 2006
Skipping this series
Enjoy the game!Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
picks...
K & The Boys: 12/16M's: 0/2
It's going to be a GOOD night for everyone.
S
ScottD00 - June 9, 2006
Picxies
Halos: 8/15Marynerds: 0/3
eyespy - June 9, 2006
Halos Heaven/Angels Blog Meet Up
All -Been talking with HeyLegacy about this idea, of a meet-up for drinks, food, typical tomfoolery at a sports bar somewhere in the OC while the Halos are out of town. I will "volunteer" to handle the "logistics" of getting the place alerted, etc.... The dates we were thinking are:
Tuesday June 20 v. San Francisco or
Friday June 23 v. Arizona
My email is listed if you click on my name, please feel free to shoot me an email if you're interested and I'll set the whole thing up.
S
ScottD00 - June 9, 2006
Sweet :)
HeyLegacy - June 9, 2006
I...
Do Try ;;)S
ScottD00 - June 9, 2006
Yr not commenting from work, are ya!
Ha ha ha. (We work at the same place.)Meetup sounds grand.
mattwelch - June 9, 2006
LOL
Luckily for me I'm not on the editorial side ;-). But, no, I'm not doing that either. That was from the train ;-).S
ScottD00 - June 9, 2006
Even worse (for me)....
... it's a three-newspaper day! But I find that perusing Halos Heaven helps w/ the ol' webheds....mattwelch - June 9, 2006
pick em if you got em
Good 5 and 10bad 3 and 11
please, if any of the actual Angel players are reading this, will you hit 3 home runs tonight?
Thanks, Kramer
Chompo - June 9, 2006
Friday Night Fights...Oh, Wait, Line-Ups
Tonight's line-ups for your Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) and the Seattle Mariners:Mariners:
Suzuki - RF - .362
Beltre - 3B - .229
Lopez - 2B - .268
Ibanez - LF - .289
Sexson - 1B - .215
Everett - DH - .248
Johjima - C - .268
Reed - CF - .216
Betancourt - SS - .292
Washburn - P - 4.50
Finally, a team with a team BA of under .300
Halos:
Figgins - CF - .254
Cabrera - SS - .296
Anderson - LF - .282
Guerrero - RF - .324
Salmon - DH - .271
Morales - 1B - .279
Napoli - C - .323
Quinlan - 3B - .244
Kennedy - 2B - .273
I'd rather see "O'"Murphy in CF and Figgy at 3B, but....Mike is the boss.
ScottD00 - June 9, 2006
my new pavlovian reaction
i upchuck just a small bit of stomach juice every time i see Quinlan's name in the lineup.yeswecan - June 9, 2006
Sox beat Rangers 4-3
leftwing - June 9, 2006
McPherson
I'd like to see Dallas get some AB against lefties (and Washburn seems like a good candidate, as he's not exactly known for big sweeping curveballs), just to find out if he'll ever be more than a platoon player.Quinlan has done pretty much nothing lately. With Maicier Izturis due back momentarily, though, I don't see Quinlan getting many more opportunities.
jjackflash - June 9, 2006
agree about dallas
I think Sosh takes the righty/lefty thing too far sometimes. Once he decides someone is only good against one or the other, bam, that's it, they never get another chance to prove they can hit both. How are these youngsters ever supposed to turn into everyday players if they don't get ABs? Its just going to make him worse against leftys if all he ever sees is rightys.leftwing - June 9, 2006
R/L irony
the irony of scioscia's righty-lefty obsession is that he made the opposite argument for why the angels didn't have a lefty reliever for so many years. and i agreed with him: if the righties are getting lefties out, then there's no need for a lefty! likewise, if lefty batters can hit righties, then put 'em in!yeswecan - June 9, 2006
Quinlan's career against lefties
.315/.357/.509, in 222 ABs. Sitting 25% of the time shouldn't stunt Dallas' growth too much, and we do have a division to win. Quinlan should never face a RHP for the rest of his life, agreed, but a platoon w/ Dallas will be very effective.mattwelch - June 9, 2006
but still
who's been hot lately?leftwing - June 9, 2006
They let you out?
scareduck - June 9, 2006
Fireworks Friday...all kinds!
Halos: 6/11M's: 4/8
Let's keep things going, here is our opportunity in the next 10 games to get completely back into it.
Let's go Halos!
goodvibe61 - June 9, 2006
uh...extra innings?
Ok, extra innings says "Game 1/4" for the game...nothing on Game 1, an extra innings game on Game 4. WTF?leftwing - June 9, 2006
oh, nevermind
I thought the cubs/reds were going to the 10th, but its 6-4 bottom of the 9th.leftwing - June 9, 2006
I have the same thing....
I think they're not on 1 because the Yanks are in a rain delay.thewebb - June 9, 2006
Ok Cincy
Just get a hit and end it already. These walks are taking too long.Oh no! No pitching change!
leftwing - June 9, 2006
agreed
end this Lopezthewebb - June 9, 2006
If they tie it up, I'm going to lose it
leftwing - June 9, 2006
yay, go cubs
ok, can we switch it now?leftwing - June 9, 2006
ooooh
Rangers and Sox play a doubleheader tomorrow. Here's hoping the Sox hitters get hot tomorrow.leftwing - June 9, 2006
Hillenbrand just hit another HR
Hitting over .400 from the 7th inning on.thewebb - June 9, 2006
Washburn
I will purely hate it if Wash pitches well in this game. He never could get it together to pitch well in Anaheim when he was an Angel.scareduck - June 9, 2006
the insight of Hudler
after washburn broke salmon's bat for a groundout:"...looks like Washburn just gave his ol' pal Salmon a jam sandwich."
yeswecan - June 9, 2006
Napoli
The Angels were hitting quite crappilyWhen Stoneman promoted Mike Napoli
He homers and walks
So his bat really talks
And now Angels fans all go home happily.
scareduck - June 9, 2006
Haha! Great job Nap!
leftwing - June 9, 2006
seriously
napoli is just the manhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Howie Kendrick
1-1, .406 average.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Should have been an error
That was right at him.scareduck - June 9, 2006
The Mighty Quin...
has a glove made out of crapeyespy - June 9, 2006
Swwweeeeeeetttttttttttttt
eyespy - June 9, 2006
that
was a terrible call from 3rd...dino ebel isnt that bad!hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
that's some poor 3rd base coaching right there
nice relay thoughleftwing - June 9, 2006
I cannot believe
they turned that into an out.Carlos Garcia giftwrapped an out.
That ball was assuredly NOT off the wall. Bad read by Figgy.
scareduck - June 9, 2006
Bad throw by Napoli
Not terrible, though.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Had to go ...
around Beltreeyespy - June 9, 2006
Is it just me
or has Kelvim started to suck once he signed his extension?scareduck - June 9, 2006
hes had
1 start..and hasnt given up a run yet today...hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
This is his second start
since signing.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Apparently
throwing behind doesn't work.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Kelvim has a Lackey Inning
Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
but dodges a bullet
1-Zip into the bottom of the 3rd we go.......Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
HK
with another hit.. avg is at .410hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Beat me to it
He's just amazing. And just scored the first Bees run.scareduck - June 9, 2006
That sucked
When Vlad isn't working, he can be really, really bad.scareduck - June 9, 2006
The only thing worse
than watching the Angels struggle is listening to Phys and Hud talk about it....higdog - June 9, 2006
Not that it helps so much
but they made Wash throw a few pitches. 57 pitches at the end of three. The M's have a good bullpen, tho.scareduck - June 9, 2006
when
did escobar start being so wild?hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
His K/9 has been down a point this year
Worrisome.scareduck - June 9, 2006
At least Vlad hustled
After pulling a Figgins.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
wow
that was fucking embarrassing vladhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
WTF is up with Vlad's fielding this year?
scareduck - June 9, 2006
yea
he always had little lapses..but this year hes having one alot more often..like almost every gamehathaway93 - June 9, 2006
ugly, vlad, ugly
Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Charged as a WP
but I have to wonder: why didn't Napoli try to block that rather than backhanding it?scareduck - June 9, 2006
split second bad decision
Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
He had no chance to block
It was too bar away from him.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
It is too..
quiet at the Big "A"eyespy - June 9, 2006
True Angels baseball has returned!
We're gonna party like its 1999 !Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Are
Escobar and Vlad having a pissing contest on the field? Vlad has made a couple of errors while Escobar has been pitching and in turn Escobar threw the wild pitch to let Vlad's run score.higdog - June 9, 2006
Escobar
Has struck out roughly 18% of batters faced.Other years:
- 26% (but it should be higher for relieving)
- 22%
- 20% (some relief)
- 24% (all relief)
So he is down a bit this year, coming into this game ... dunno if K rates are down league-wide, I suspect they might be a bit.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
if they are down league wide
theys sure as shit ain't down that much...Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Myabe Just Maybe
The vaunted arsenal of Kelvim's various pitches needs to be trimmed in order for him to GREAT at throwing 3 of them insted of good and very good at throwing 8 of them....Rev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Erstad conveniently grounds out
leaving the leadoff spot for Kendrick in the next inning. .500 here we come!scareduck - June 9, 2006
You KNOW if the Angels had re-signed him
Washburn would be 0-9 at home by now.scareduck - June 9, 2006
obviously
quinlan's 2-for-2 simply because i made a stink about him being in the lineup tonight.yeswecan - June 9, 2006
Now he'll be...
in the lineup for the next ten games 'ala' the Fonz'eyespy - June 9, 2006
it's too bad....
our superstar and best hitter is our worst fielder.thewebb - June 9, 2006
oh my
just another hit for howiehathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Scary to think that
a 2-5 night would actually pull down his average.scareduck - June 9, 2006
haha
i hadn't thought about it like that..but it is definately truehathaway93 - June 9, 2006
HK-47
3-3, all singles.scareduck - June 9, 2006
scoring question
how many ERs should Escobar have right now?thewebb - June 9, 2006
Depends
on whether you like the WP call and the error on Vlad.scareduck - June 9, 2006
official score wise
CBS says he has 3 ERs but that can't be right.thewebb - June 9, 2006
I want a floppy hat
eyespy - June 9, 2006
nick adenhart
pitched a pretty good game today..is there any reason hes not been moved up yet?hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
The Angels haven't proven very aggressive
at pushing guys up the ladder. Wood stayed at Rancho a full year while Kendrick got booted to Arkansas midway through the season. I guess that means it matters who the player is.Beltre was on the bag, BTW.
scareduck - June 9, 2006
One other thing
Adenhart is a HS pitcher on his first full year coming back from Tommy John surgery. They're going to go easy on the kid (who, by the way, is having an exemplary year for a kid in his first full year of pro ball after an injury. Sheesh.)scareduck - June 9, 2006
nice play Pablo
leftwing - June 9, 2006
NICE DP!
About time!scareduck - June 9, 2006
Yo quiero Nick Adenhart
I'd definitely drive out to Rancho if he got promoted.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
Me, too
Maybe we can make a group trip of it?scareduck - June 9, 2006
In other news
Chone Figgins still sucks.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Thank god
A Bubba Crosby moment.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Wow
A successful stolen base!scareduck - June 9, 2006
Vlad gets back one of the runs he owes
leftwing - June 9, 2006
Horrific route
by Ibanez on Vladdi's double ... but it's nice to see the Impaler getting back some of what he gave away.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
Dumb ass..
quit talking about the Skankees. This be an Angels game.Atte fire the clod
eyespy - June 9, 2006
Ahem...Artte
eyespy - June 9, 2006
Damn That Tim Salmon
Man, that guy sucks! Trade 'im!scareduck - June 9, 2006
Damn That Tim Salmon
Man, that guy sucks! Trade 'im!scareduck - June 9, 2006
nah...
send him to the minors!leftwing - June 9, 2006
Bit of a wandering strike zone today
That pitch wasn't a strike last inning.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Minor league ump
up for this game ... I've been underwhelmed thus far.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
nice play Figgins
thewebb - June 9, 2006
Figgins' catch
almost made up for a lot of the suckage he's had at CF lately.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Can we trade AK yet?
Howie seems ready, he's got 400 reasons why.higdog - June 9, 2006
I really want an Angels Floppy Hat
eyespy - June 9, 2006
I've got a bunch in the attic
Drop a line with a mailing address.scareduck - June 9, 2006
I was almost excited there for a moment
but he hooked it too much.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Waiting for the third true outcome
Still no homer from Napoli. Close, though.scareduck - June 9, 2006
he's waiting until there's a couple of guys on
leftwing - June 9, 2006
All of a sudden
Kendry Morales sucks at the plate, but he's pretty good with the glove.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Jeremy Reed's
crappy year has really come out of nowhere. Yikes.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
Nice bang-bang play!
And a 1-2-3 inning for Kescy.scareduck - June 9, 2006
Nate Bland
sux. 5-4 Tacoma, and they're anything but a good-hitting team.Or maybe I should say SS Juan Brito sucks. Man, with as many quality SS prospects as the Angels have, you'd think they'd have a decent one fielding at Salt Lake.
scareduck - June 9, 2006
where's
macier..but i guess aybar should be the one thats there right nowhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Interestinly
Nate Sux is rather bland.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
Jebus
Lame hustle, Kennedy. Do you feel HK-47's hot breath?scareduck - June 9, 2006
nice to see Izturis back
thewebb - June 9, 2006
Two outs into the bottom of the 7th
and we're just hearing that Ztu was activated today. Jeez, nice coverage, superclowns.Chronicles - June 9, 2006
did they say
who went down?..almost positive its aybar....hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Yes
Aybar. From the events of today's Salt Lake game, it sounds like they need him.scareduck - June 9, 2006
jeez
erstads numbers are so pathetic in triple a..i feel bad for himhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
He needs surgery
and to admit his season is effectively over.scareduck - June 9, 2006
my guess
is he would definately do that now if he weren't a FA after this seasonhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
So what do you do?
If he doesn't have the surgery, he has to explain hitting .100 in a hitter's park and a hitter's league. No way the Angels put him back into a struggling lineup.scareduck - June 9, 2006
id give him a two weeks or so
to start hitting in triple a if not he needs to just have surgery or whatever else he needs to do and get healthy...or maybe..hes just done..sadlyhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
CG for Esky?
eyespy - June 9, 2006
nope I guess
eyespy - June 9, 2006
Right down the middle belt high
This ain't Dodger Stadium.scareduck - June 9, 2006
let's go Vladdie
thewebb - June 9, 2006
Sexon is a..
frickin' monstereyespy - June 9, 2006
Assuming
Escy's night is done and we don't come back, in his last five games he'll be 0-5 with a 4.05 ERA.That's some bad luck ... and his defensive support has been about as good as his offensive support.
Chronicles - June 9, 2006
story of his time with the Angels
thewebb - June 9, 2006
our defense
really sucks for him consistently..i think theres something to that..i havent checked but id guess he leads the league in unearned runs..any thoughts?hathaway93 - June 9, 2006
Same ol' song and dance
eyespy - June 9, 2006
come on Kendry
be my herothewebb - June 9, 2006
K
Vlad. And Kendrick.scareduck - June 9, 2006
f n a
thewebb - June 9, 2006
kendry
not a good game offensivelyhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
I have a theory
Though the M's suck, they yet have the Angels' number.scareduck - June 9, 2006
at some point
we're gonna have to start sweeping shitty teams if we wanna win the divisionhathaway93 - June 9, 2006
buzzkill
this gameRev Halofan - June 9, 2006
Q makes two good plays
None of this makes up for Vlad's Bill Buckner imitation, though.scareduck - June 9, 2006
what a bad game
we continue to play terrible against shitty teams. WTF is up with that?thewebb - June 9, 2006
Ouch! @#$%
M's have won 5 of 7 vs the Halos this yearLTUPHLO - June 9, 2006
L.A.M.E.
seattle's won 7 of their last 9 now, and 5 of the 7 meetings between these 2 teams this season.yeswecan - June 9, 2006
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