Word from the Angels HQ is that Dustin Moseley will be the Angels' 5th starter to begin the season. The Rotation shakes down as: Weaver, Garland, Saunders, Santana, Moseley.
This leaves the bullpen in need of a long man. In Arizona, Dark Horse Righthander Shane Loux is being stretched out and could join the 6-man pen that so far shapes up as Frankie, Speier, Oliver, O'Day and Thompson.
Those thinking that Moseley will not be so important to begin the 2008 campaign have obviously not closely examined the Angels schedule. The first three off days of the season (April 10, 21 and May 8) are all spaced to prohibit skipping the 5th starter until May 12th. That would give Moseley (or his replacement should Dustin be too terrible to bear) a MINIMUM of 7 starts (April 4, 9, 15, 20, 26, May 1, 6) before the staff could be expected to each pitch on normal rest and be able to skip the turn of the 5th starter. And those are plump assignments - 1 start against both Detroit and Cleveland, 4 games against AL West rivals (2 Vs. Texas, 1 each against Oakland and Seattle) and Kansas City on the road.
Dustin Moseley will have no cakewalk through a month and a half of major league starts.
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IN MOSELEY WE TRUST
Downing Rules - March 27, 2008
At leat we got something for Ramon Ortiz
Who does not have a job at the moment...
Rev Halofan - March 27, 2008
Mosely rules
He hasn't let us down yet.
vladtheimpaler - March 28, 2008
i'll admit
i'm a little bummed. i knew it was an outside chance that Adenhart would start the home opener, but what better way to start a kid?
oh well. Holy Moseley will be awesome.
howiestheman - March 28, 2008
Go Ivory!
Higz - March 28, 2008
new development!!
Projected starting lineup
1. 3B Chone Figgins
2. DH Gary Matthews Jr.
3. RF Vladimir Guerrero
4. LF Garret Anderson
5. CF Torii Hunter
6. 1B Casey Kotchman
7. 2B Howard Kendrick
8. C Mike Napoli
9. SS Maicer Izturis
Projected rotation
1. RHP Jered Weaver
2. RHP Jon Garland
3. LHP Joe Saunders
4. RHP Ervin Santana
5. RHP Nick Adenhart
Projected bullpen
Closer: RHP Francisco Rodriguez
Setup: RHP Scot Shields
Setup: RHP Justin Speier
Middle: LHP Darren Oliver
Middle: RHP Rich Thompson
Long: RHP Dustin Moseley
check it here
does spencer know something we don't, or was this a typo??
howiestheman - March 28, 2008
sorry,
the stupid link won't work.
go to angelsbaseball.com and click on the Opening Day outlook story. it's on the right hand side
howiestheman - March 28, 2008
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with that problem.
wumbug - March 28, 2008
It is only if you try to manually do links yourself...
instead of using the link ICON in the "post a comment" thingy...I've tried it.
I mentioned it in two other "halosheaven" issues/bugs threads to no avail.
Using HH's link ICON:
LINK -to- STORY
Using my manually created (via < a href = " link " > and closing it manually with < / a >
LINK -to- STORY
Notice the first one CORRECTLY goes to the Angelsbaseball.com story while the 2nd went back to this thread. However, when I wrote it, I used the SAME link FOR BOTH LINKS.
Downing Rules - March 28, 2008
now i know
and knowledge is power!
howiestheman - March 28, 2008
it works for me.
try not using quotes around your link.
< a href = insert url here > insert link title here < /a >
angels4adam - March 30, 2008
OK, I will try your method...
this is a test link to the same quote above...
LINK (if this takes you back to the "Fog clears" it didn't work
See, it didn't work, I am NOT using quotes and I have tried using quotes. Both ways, no go.
Downing Rules - March 30, 2008
At the risk of asking the obvious
Are you remembering to put the http:// in front of your URL?
I'm sure you did, and no insult intended.
red floyd - March 30, 2008
Just making sure...
TEST LINK MAKING ABSOLUTELY SURE HTTP IS THERE
Still
flucked.Downing Rules - March 30, 2008
they are still trying to work out the bugs...
Rev Halofan - March 30, 2008
i hope he is right
I like this look better than the alternative.
hauldog - March 28, 2008
Not Sure About Adenhart
According to the LAT, per Scioscia, Moseley has the inside track for the #5 spot.
Of course, since the 40-man now stands at only 38 with the departure of Haynes, it opens up the possibility of adding two players (e.g., O'Day and Adenhart). Shields is going to open on the DL, so we know that Spencer's projected bullpen is inaccurate.
jjackflash - March 28, 2008
Plus Escobar should be on the 60 day DL soon
edhoo - March 28, 2008
Doesn't look right to me
since Shields will start season on the DL.
I think O'Day makes opening day.
SoCalWine - March 28, 2008
I hope to see O'Day
and Thompson both on Opening Day, as well as Adenhart.
i guess we'll find out tonight and tomorrow...
howiestheman - March 28, 2008
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