Wednesday, August 31, 2005 |
Frankie Almost Byrned Again: Angels 2, A's 1
Once again, a lousy outing for the offense, who can't piece it together for more than a couple games or two before reverting to sucktitude. That, ironically enough, Erstad ended up with the big hit of the night following Vlad came as a complete laugh.
Both Garret and Vlad are just wrong. For Vlad, maybe it's the proximity to career home run 300, maybe it's the lack of protection, or maybe it's just the worst slump of his career, but whatever it is, he just hasn't looked good at the plate in ages. Even so, he managed to get on base at the right time, and scored one of the team's two runs. Anderson -- well, I won't even go there. A different way to spell, "Finley"?
Anyway -- a crisply played game on both sides, and this despite some pretty serious injuries to the A's starters, most notably Bobby Crosby, who broke his ankle prior to the game, and Rich Harden seems destined to miss at least one start -- blessedly, against the Angels -- and maybe more, while centerfielder Mark Kotsay struggles with back spasms that have sent him back to Oakland. The play Payton made in the fourth to tag out Izturis -- well, I didn't see it live, but the replays were phenominal. I don't think you'll see anything like it in five years.
: 8/31/2005 11:40:00 PMI wouldn't be against using Escobar as middle relief and moving Shields to closer role for a week or so.
: 8/31/2005 11:50:00 PMI mean, the beauty of a 4-seam/change guy like Gagne is that he doesn't have to fight with his command on the mound. He just chucks it exactly where he sees the glove and lets the grip do the work.
: 9/01/2005 12:19:00 AM
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