6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: My New Pitching Technique Is Unstoppable: Angels 5, Yankees 1

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005

My New Pitching Technique Is Unstoppable: Angels 5, Yankees 1

My new fighting technique is unstoppable

You know, I would never have expected Jarrod Washburn to be a Yankee-killer; a man with flyball tendencies should be a man begging for pain when up against a lineup that homer-happy. Yet, like the cleaner wrasse, he (usually) escapes the jaws of his predators. (Still working on the part of the analogy where he performs some useful service for the Yankees, sorry.) Somehow, Washburn has a 2.55 ERA, 3-1 record against the Yanks lifetime (Update: use Yahoo lifetime player splits, they're faster), and 1-0, 1.29 ERA over the last three years. If the Angels have been Yankee-killers, they can look to Washburn as their David with the sling. If he were going to stay, I might suggest calling him Jay-rod.

Not much to report here, other than the homers from Fins and GA to lift the Halos to final victory. A-Rod continued his home run streak, thus saving himself from public garroting at whatever neighborhood watering holes he frequents, but the blue-lipped third baseman who favors elegant yet simple black handbags will be back in the town's bad graces just as soon as he goes 0-4 in a game, or scuffles with a routine groundball. The Bronx is a tough place to play.

Update: Oh, of course, and how silly of me to miss mentioning David Pinto's observation that Mussina is likely close to done if he doesn't increase his strikeouts. With an ERA hovering around 5.00, the tanning he'll receive in the papers won't begin to match the death threats Yankee fans will send his way.

Oh, yes, and David Matranga gets the callup to complete the 25-man. Well, good luck sticking there, kid.

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