hey folks, this sucks!
Blame of the Game: Gene Autry for founding this team specifically to make misery in our lives. (nominate your B.O.T.G. in this thread)
The blame could go to Mathis for his throw into CF, but the bats are the problem and MIster Slumpy has left a lot of his game on the domino table of late...
BLAME OF THE GAME: Torii Hunter
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that is funny ^^^
ladybug - June 28, 2008
This one
feels bad…especially since its against the Doll-hairs…Blame goes to Mathis..no doubt…
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of seeing Willits taking strike one EVERY single at bat now? I mean tonight, you are up there to get a hit, NOT walk…he should be swinging at that first pitch. Instead, his first swing of the night is a weak one at the third strike….not what a pinch-HITTER should be doing…at leas go down in style..
Clip Show - June 28, 2008
Screw blaming Mathis......even though he sucks......
our “FRICKEN” 90 Million dollar man is to BLAME….........I’ll play center field and strike out 3 times in 4 AB’s for 1 million for the entire year….........done and done!
norcaliangelsfan - June 28, 2008
thinking the same thing
i am so disgusted with hunter
UCIHalo - June 28, 2008
youre over it
ihearhowie2.0 - June 28, 2008
Absolutely Disgusted.
Doctor Wu - June 28, 2008
i'll say it again...
Mathis gets the blame, with an honorable mention for the rest of the effing offense.
his “awesome D” has been complete crap lately, and he’s been even worse at the plate.
honestly, since Mike is so big on catcher’s D, what the hell is Mathis still doing starting games??? the guy plays catch with his center fielder during the game!!! time to give him to boot back to the pine.
this was beyond disgusting.
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
yup yup
norcaliangelsfan - June 28, 2008
is it just me or did kendrick not back up the play
it seems like he runs in at the last second, but shouldnt he have backed it up? cuz if he does back it up, then the runner stays at second, gets saced to third, then is stranded
anaheim angels - June 28, 2008
mathis threw it over HIS head too!
howiestheman - June 29, 2008
... And all the while, Juan Rivera languishes on the bench ......
Mendoza Line Mathis is BOTG. Throwing that ball halfway to Glendale was inexcusable.
PieceOfAase - June 28, 2008
Scioscia has said..
that the offense would be adjusted if people didn’t start snapping out of their slumps..
Any idea when that might happen?
jimmuscomp - June 28, 2008
uhhhh never?
that was over a week ago, and yet we still see Old Man River batting 3rd and Mathis-Scioscia starting almost every effing game.
seems like it was just talk.
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
oh yeah
and Kotchman never bats above 5th
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
More than that
he said it once back in May. Then he said it again in June. Clearly, it’s nothing but talk. Willits and Rivera don’t make as much money as the rest of the OF/DH contingent, and thus they will not play. Simple as that.
jjackflash - June 29, 2008
about the same time Steve Finley was taking out
or in other words, the 1st or 2nd week of October.
MH252525 - June 28, 2008
jeff mathis
UCIHalo - June 28, 2008
MATHIS!
mathis!
Funke5ive - June 28, 2008
#5
44FAN - June 28, 2008
On the negative side...
we finally got all that media attention we have been whining for.
Stirrups - June 28, 2008
hahahaha
that evil 4 lettered network is all over this, although they have kindly mentioned that this was an unofficial no hitter.
anything to hammer the Angels further down…
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
It's a RED FLAG ALERT! at Fox News.
44FAN - June 28, 2008
Red Flags are for heavy winds...
this game blew hard enough to warrant a red flag warning.
Downing Rules - June 28, 2008
Panther
Bitter Panther
Rev Halofan - June 28, 2008
My Botg
is Hunter, his AB’s were just sooooo bad. He didn’t see anything resembling a strike and still there he was flailing away. At least Mathis drew a walk, that had Weaver been able to get a bunt down, likely would have resulted in a run.
MH252525 - June 28, 2008
btw...
we have now been held scoreless for 19 innings by the Nationals (for one inning) and the Dodgers (for two games).
ouch.
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
am i wrong for not thinking this is that big of a deal
terrible game to watch, but this is baseball. we had won 5 in a row before this little 3 game skid. we’re fine.
that said, mathis needs to learn how to throw to second. mike might not throw guys out, but he doesnt gift teams ANOTHER base by airmailing it. Mathis has been doing this since spring training and its really starting to show even more.
if a move is made, i wouldnt be surprised to see it be for another catcher. Mathis’ defense is nothing that cant be replaced or even easily improved.
kendrick in my opinion has shown a lot of flaws at the plate, torii presses in big situations, GA is an eyesore at third…........but its still june! we’ve got time! have faith
ihearhowie2.0 - June 28, 2008
I think the main point, for me anyway, is WHY THE DODGERS?
any other team, OK but these jerks?
ladybug - June 28, 2008
All I can say is I'm sure glad I missed this one!
Embarrassing is what it is and I hope they take this to heart and get pissed off…!
K3YEROUT - June 28, 2008
ps…LAD have been involved in 4 straight shutouts…
K3YEROUT - June 28, 2008
Hunter
He is so predictable
edhoo - June 28, 2008
What's the name this movie again?
Oh yeah, it’s called Ground Hog Day.
Fuck.
Scuff - June 28, 2008
Can't specifically pin down an individual in a 1 run game...
BOTG…
Angel’s Offense
Red - June 28, 2008
i can, his name is jeff mathis and honorable mention goes to hunter
there are two names for ya
UCIHalo - June 28, 2008
those are the two correct names
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
Picked the wrong night to go to the theater
Or was it the right night? Unbelievable. Anyone have the low down on a replay? Was the original broadcast FSN or Ghetto-13?
ReggieBullits - June 28, 2008
you should be able to watch it at MLB.com
once it’s archived (which it should be by now), it’s free.
and i would just bypass it… unless you really, really want to get pissed off
howiestheman - June 28, 2008
This is history man
I don’t think I can get more pissed off than I was last night. We’ll see. Thanks for the heads up.
ReggieBullits - June 28, 2008
Ghetto-13 and KCAL-9
The latter for the doyers’ feed
red floyd - June 28, 2008
Thanks
That means probably no replay. Dammit.
ReggieBullits - June 28, 2008
Hopefully Lackey can get 'em tomorrow
With the bat, I mean. Because right now, this offense could probably find a way to lose a perfect game. The only way I see Lackey winning tomorrow is if he hits a couple homers.
This was embarrassing on a historical level.
LA Seitz - June 28, 2008
agree
Ya just KNOW that the Dodgers will be trotting out this “historical” game forever from now on.
Rev Halofan - June 28, 2008
i'm going to see lackey get us the last game
there’s no way i’ll see a perfect game loss is there?
SCHalo - June 29, 2008
BOTG??
Hacker. oops…. HATCHER
pattimelt - June 28, 2008
since when did you jump on the anti-Hatcher band wagon?
ps…hello dahling!!!
ladybug - June 28, 2008
hello, darling..
any news??? You know what I’m talking about.
God save me from 60 year old co workers that want to go on a trip with me… :)
Call me tomorrow afternoon when you can talk.
pattimelt - June 28, 2008
Too bad...
but I blame Mathis for playing catch with Torii Hunter too many times in the past week(s).
Downing Rules - June 28, 2008
Mathis
should not be starting until he can get his crap together.
Doctor Wu - June 29, 2008
I had great seats
to the most frustrating game I have seen. A Doyer fan shit talk fest.
lightupthat420 - June 29, 2008
Wow.
Glad I went to watch Wall*E instead. [Awesome movie, watch it.]
Picks Results will be up tomorrow. I’m exhausted.
scottnak - June 29, 2008
Mathis
Then Hunter.
vladtheimpaler - June 29, 2008
that was terrible
Dear Jeff Mathis,
It’s better to lawn dart the throw than overpower it. Fundamentals. Fun. Da. Men. Tals.
Love,
Marcus
Carl Johnson - June 29, 2008
yea, because that way, you might also injure the runner
;)
anaheim angels - June 29, 2008
I was there.
What a crazy game to be at for my first time as an away fan. It was really stupid that every dodger fan was so ecstatic over the win even though they had no hits. You have to give the blame to anyone but Jared and Jose. Sadly it should go to Reggie because he had a chance to at least tie the game in the 9th. What a fucked up night overall. All the Dodger fans were yelling Angels suck and I was yelling no hits.
VladdyG - June 29, 2008
No, it's not Reggie's fault
You can’t expect him to actually hit in that situation.
Blame Soth for sticking Mr. .222 RISP up there when he had JUAN RIVERA sitting on the bench.
Clutch - June 29, 2008
Just for the record
if a no-hitter is officially recorded in a 5-inning rained-out game, then it damn well should fucking count in this one. That’s just common fucking sense reasoning.
Caseys Kiss of Death - June 29, 2008
Oh let ESPN have their fun
It’s what they live for, right?
Clutch - June 29, 2008
Officially ...
... the powers that be took away the 5 inning no-hitters a couple off-seasons ago. I recall Dean Chance with the Twins having 9 inning and 5 inning no-hitters in the same season. Now the official no-hit list only includes Chance’s 9 inning no-no.
Matt Kemp’s roller with backspin last night was more hit than error. I was at Bill Singer’s July 1970 no-hitter vs Philadelphia at Dodger Stadium. Don Money reached first base safely on a bunt that was fielded by Singer and thrown wildly passed first baseman Wes Parker for an error. Singer’s hurried throw passed first base before Money reached the bag. Afterwards Money declared the play should have been scored a hit. As the throw clearly passed first base before Money I go along with the official scorer’s error ruling.
Last night’s Kemp roller that Jered Weaver was given an error on was more of a hit than Don Money’s 1970 bunt. I know, conventional wisdom says that the first hit of the game has to be a clean one. The same CW says a tie goes to the runner. The umpires I have talked to clearly state that there are no ties. Either the ball or the runner gets to the base first.
With 98 pitches through 6 innings it was very clear that Weaver was not going to pitch 9 innings. If Weaver the Younger had continued he probably would have run out of gas in the 8th inning. Disclaimer: I did not watch last night’s Angels @ Dodgers game. The wife and I were dining out at Kintaro’s in Kapaa feasting on sushi and sake. I did see the highlights of the game afterwards including at least 8 replays of Kemp’s squibber that Weaver could not field. Without the no-hit drama building this play would usually be scored a hit, not an error.
Yetijuice - June 29, 2008
weaver had the play, and he botched it. ERROR plain and simple.
wongy - June 29, 2008
Kintaro is awesome
one of my two favorite restaurants on Kauai; the other is the Hanalei Dolphin.
jjackflash - June 30, 2008
scottnak - June 29, 2008
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