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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Two Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 3

dodgers.com Headline: "Dodgers Scrap With Giants In San Fran"

There's an extra "s" in there somewhere.

I'm increasingly concerned that Weaver is pitching injured. I had a premonition that Weaver would last 4.2 innings, but he didn't even go that far. I also had a premonition that Matheny would get a big three-run double in today's game, and while I was wrong about the double, I was right about the three runs. That it was a homer was just added salt in that wound.

Teensy bright spot: DJ Houlton goes two without giving up any.

Update: Buddy Carlyle is coming back up? J.D. Drew gets an MRI revealing fluid in his wrist, preventing him from swinging properly, but the Official Tracy Line is "with regular treatment it's no problem"? Pardon me while I hork.

ESPN Box MLB.com recap

White Sox 2, Angels 1

No (nearly) fecally-themed headline here, but the results were about as bad. The Angels pay Esteban Yan $1.25M for his "services" this year, and while it could be a lot worse, 4.71 out of the bullpen is just awful.

I'm really starting to get to the point where I'm mad, though not necessarily at, say, Steve Finley (though he should oughta be hitting way better than he is). No, I'm getting mad at Stoneman. Cabrera: an offensive hole. Finley: another hole (though I still think he can come out of it). Vlad on the DL for two weeks. McPherson, a raw rookie with an affinity for the strikeout. Who knows, maybe Rich is right: he's just never going to be useful until he gets better knowledge of the strike zone. Look at all those left-handed bats the Angels put up there, and look at all the strikeouts.

And a brilliant performance by Colon, wasted.

You can talk all you want about pitching depth, but this team is intensely shallow offensively.

ESPN Box MLB.com recap


Comments:
I think bringing in Yan in a tight but very winnable 1-1 game qualifies as managerial misconduct.

- Chris
 
Or a desperate cry for help.
 
Maybe if Donnelly hadn't thrown a million warm up pitches worrying about the mound, he could have gone two. Wouldn't have mattered. They could still be playing right now and the Angels still wouldn't have scored.
 
Yeah, true enough. The fundamental issue with this team has been crap-ass run production.

- Chris, Master of the Obvious
 

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