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Friday, April 09, 2004 |
Pickoff Moves
Who Are You, And What Did You Do With Anderson?
The space aliens have abducted Garrett, as evidenced by this comment in today's Times about the kind of hitter he is:"I was just trying to keep it simple, hit the ball on a line, be a tough out," said Anderson, a career .294 hitter against left-handers. "I wasn't trying to go deep and be a hero. I'm a leadoff hitter. I need to get on base."Somewhere on the mother ship, poor GA's getting colorectal probes and having electrodes attached to him in unspeakable places. His doppelgänger apparently forgot that Eckstein's OBP has been better than his two of the last three years, while GA's SLG has been substantially higher than the little guy's over that time. 6-4-2 hopes for a speedy return of the spaceborne Angel.
Live By The Longball...
... die by the longball, three in all for the Rangers. Texas can still hit -- 18 in this game alone! -- A-Rod or no A-Rod. Sele isn't fooling anybody, and neither is headcase Ortiz. Ortiz has steadily become a flyball pitcher, very bad news in a hitter's haven like Arlington, and Sele's never pitched out of the bullpen in his career. The ugly 12-4 final score vindicates the worries I had about the bottom of the rotation, and Lackey, whose taterrific tendencies accelerated last year, might be no better tomorrow.Last year, we opened the season with a loss to the Rangers. Let's hope it's not an omen.
M's fans, I feel your pain.
Torre Unavailable For Angels Play-By-Play
Joe Torre is unfortunately unavailable to resume his role in the Angels' TV broadcast booth, as he's signed a three year extension with the Yankees to manage that east coast team. But, hey, how cool is it that Steinbrenner's general partner (and son-in-law) is a guy named Swindal?Closeout!
Say buh bye (at a reduced price, of course) to these bobbleheads:
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| Richie Sexson as a Brewer | A-Rod as a Ranger | Miguel Tejada as an Athletic |
Who buys these things, anyway? I guess I can understand it in a general fan way, but I have a distinct aversion to anything whose principle function is to collect dust. But that's not to say they're completely useless. One of my co-workers (a Dodgers/A's fan -- go figure!) has built a little Tommy shrine:
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| Tommy looks upon the good works of acolytes Green, LoDuca, and McGriff |
On mane padme hum, on mane padme hum...
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