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Sunday, October 09, 2005 |
Series Over: Yankees 3, Angels 2
The endless Yankee arrogance goes on yet again, as Torre managed to avoid the sucky middle relief out of his bullpen. I don't see how he can pull this kind of stuff in a seven-game series, but it's possible, I suppose.
Collapses by the Angels bullpen, the team's all-too-fragile offense, and every last flaw of the 1-4 hitters came on display again. This is not an accident; this was just one game, but you can rewind August and every damn last game was that way. Mike left Shields in far too long when it was obvious that he didn't have anything, one day of rest notwithstanding.
I can't be the only one to think that the Angels bullpen can't be trusted with anything but a bulletproof five-run lead in late innings tomorrow. Despite home field advantage, I have to think the Angels are toast tomorrow, and the worst part of it is that I've got tickets to see them fall. $32 million for Orlando Cabrera and his 1-4 performances? Erstad and his consistent whiffing? Guerrero, shut down for virtually the whole series? They need plate discipline; where's Kotchman? This is pathetic.
Update: They are so going to lose tomorrow:
We've got our Cy Young winner going tomorrow," Lackey said, assuming his teammate will win the award and the game. "We're going to be just fine."Wake me when he's won anything, Lackey. Jesus Christ.
Comments:
Well, I'm not going that far, but I do think we're in big trouble. If the strike zone isn't wide tomorrow, it could be over early.
Come off the ledge Rob.
1) The bullpen is fine. Shields had a bad day, and the defense (*cough* Figgins *cough*) did him no favors. It happens.
2) Guerrero has not been "shut down" - he's hitting .286 for the series with an OBP in the neighborhood of .370 (I could you for certain if somebody would update their stats, or if ESPN was keeping playoff stats to begin with. What's up with that, BTW?).
3) Being tied 2-2 and stifling the Yankees' offense for the series is far from pathetic. We knew the Angels bats weren't going to be great - we've seen that all season.
4) With Colon going against Mussina tomorrow, I'd say we have the upper hand.
So pop a couple Paxil and enjoy tomorrow's game.
1) The bullpen is fine. Shields had a bad day, and the defense (*cough* Figgins *cough*) did him no favors. It happens.
2) Guerrero has not been "shut down" - he's hitting .286 for the series with an OBP in the neighborhood of .370 (I could you for certain if somebody would update their stats, or if ESPN was keeping playoff stats to begin with. What's up with that, BTW?).
3) Being tied 2-2 and stifling the Yankees' offense for the series is far from pathetic. We knew the Angels bats weren't going to be great - we've seen that all season.
4) With Colon going against Mussina tomorrow, I'd say we have the upper hand.
So pop a couple Paxil and enjoy tomorrow's game.
I can't agree with you about Cabrera. Nobody has ragged on that guy more than me, but he had a clutch double tonight, and that 2 out RBI hit in Game 2 was huge. We don't win Game 2 without that hit.
Chacon, Leiter and Rivera pitched a great game...as did Lackey. Give credit where credit is due.
Sad and ironic that both games have been lost over defense (BAD throws...two from GA, one from Figgens)...and in relief (Shields tonight), when those are the two areas we have a decided advantage over the Yankees
Chacon, Leiter and Rivera pitched a great game...as did Lackey. Give credit where credit is due.
Sad and ironic that both games have been lost over defense (BAD throws...two from GA, one from Figgens)...and in relief (Shields tonight), when those are the two areas we have a decided advantage over the Yankees
# posted by 
: 10/09/2005 09:59:00 PM
: 10/09/2005 09:59:00 PM
1) Bad days in the postseason lose you games.
2) Vlad: .286/.412/.286. I'd call that pretty damn well neutralized.
3) Sure, the Angels could be the Padres. They aren't, but offensively, that's not saying much.
4) How soon they forget. Upper hand? Is last week even that remote from your memory?
2) Vlad: .286/.412/.286. I'd call that pretty damn well neutralized.
3) Sure, the Angels could be the Padres. They aren't, but offensively, that's not saying much.
4) How soon they forget. Upper hand? Is last week even that remote from your memory?
Wait....did I read that right? Richard told someone to come off the ledge? What is this world coming to?
I keed, I keed!
I keed, I keed!
1) Bad days lose you games any day. That's why it's important to remember that the other guys are equally capable of having bad days.
2) .400 OBP? Clearly this man is Neifi Perez.
3) I'm afraid I can't formulate a response to that...
4) Oh my God! The Angels once lost a game that Bartolo Colon pitched in (and pitched pretty well in, IIRC)! Well, they might as well not even show up!
2) .400 OBP? Clearly this man is Neifi Perez.
3) I'm afraid I can't formulate a response to that...
4) Oh my God! The Angels once lost a game that Bartolo Colon pitched in (and pitched pretty well in, IIRC)! Well, they might as well not even show up!
.400 OBP? Clearly this man is Neifi Perez.
The Angels didn't sign Vlad to be David Eckstein, who, coincidentally, is hitting for more power than Vlad in these playoffs.
The Angels didn't sign Vlad to be David Eckstein, who, coincidentally, is hitting for more power than Vlad in these playoffs.
i think the angels are gonna win. bartolo + frankie will do it. with mariano going for 2 innings last night, the angels have a big pitching edge.
Oh my God! The Angels once lost a game that Bartolo Colon pitched in (and pitched pretty well in, IIRC)! Well, they might as well not even show up!
... and Bart still has that same back trouble that's been plaguing him throughout September. Whoopee.
... and Bart still has that same back trouble that's been plaguing him throughout September. Whoopee.
That's a fine point, Daniel. Scioscia's been making mistakes like that all year. I almost pine for Kevin Gregg.
Part of me think a victory by either team is a little hollow, because either team is going to be jet-lag roadkill tomorrow tonight at Chicago.
Remember that Vlad hitting 286 is inflated by Randy's fat pitch performance. All of their hitting stats are.
Not surprised the Angels couldn't hit Chacon. Like I said, Angels can't hit guys with heavy sinkers or a lot of breaking stuff. Basically if you get junk over for strikes on the first pitch, you can own the Angels offense. Same goes with Kotchman.
Shields didn't have a bad day, per se. But what he didn't do was throw strikes on the first batter. Even with just a one-run lead, you don't walk the first guy. With one guy on and nobody out, against the meat of the Yankees order, they were going to score. The Yanks hit the Angels bullpen probably better than anybody else in the league. No lead is safe.
The real shame -- and why I think the Angels will lose tonight -- is that Scoscia has to use Colon tonight rather than Lackey. The one brilliant Angels pitching performance of this series was last night, not tonight. The Yanks have hit Colon well in the past, as they did in the first game.
Angels aren't going to hit Mussina tonight. He's slept in the same bed for one whole week. He's going to own the Angels.
Remember that Vlad hitting 286 is inflated by Randy's fat pitch performance. All of their hitting stats are.
Not surprised the Angels couldn't hit Chacon. Like I said, Angels can't hit guys with heavy sinkers or a lot of breaking stuff. Basically if you get junk over for strikes on the first pitch, you can own the Angels offense. Same goes with Kotchman.
Shields didn't have a bad day, per se. But what he didn't do was throw strikes on the first batter. Even with just a one-run lead, you don't walk the first guy. With one guy on and nobody out, against the meat of the Yankees order, they were going to score. The Yanks hit the Angels bullpen probably better than anybody else in the league. No lead is safe.
The real shame -- and why I think the Angels will lose tonight -- is that Scoscia has to use Colon tonight rather than Lackey. The one brilliant Angels pitching performance of this series was last night, not tonight. The Yanks have hit Colon well in the past, as they did in the first game.
Angels aren't going to hit Mussina tonight. He's slept in the same bed for one whole week. He's going to own the Angels.
# posted by : 10/10/2005 10:02:00 AM
: 10/10/2005 10:02:00 AM
Part of me think a victory by either team is a little hollow, because either team is going to be jet-lag roadkill tomorrow tonight at Chicago.
Nope. The ALCS has been postponed to Wednesday now that a Game 5 has to occur on a Monday.
Nope. The ALCS has been postponed to Wednesday now that a Game 5 has to occur on a Monday.
Rob, where are you seeing that? Both MLB and FOX's website still have ALCS game 1 at 8PM on Tuesday. This is as of 11:50 PT.
# posted by : 10/10/2005 11:51:00 AM
: 10/10/2005 11:51:00 AM
Why does Vlad feel the need to show off his arm at every opportunity? There was no way he was going to throw out the speedy Cano at home on Sierra's ground ball single. If he throws to third Posada stays at second and doesn't score on Jeter's grounder to third. Who knows how the game would've turned out?
# posted by : 10/10/2005 11:56:00 AM
: 10/10/2005 11:56:00 AM
I inadvertently clobbered the comment while I was deleting a spambot's leavings (they now can read those word verification images, dammit), but somebody asked about the postponement of ALCS game 1. Here it is in the Connecticut Post, but apparently it's a decision that hasn't been made just yet. It could happen, so I was a little overeager there. (More at MLB.com.)
I think that you forgot to factor in the autrocious defense and lack of common sense some players {Giambi} have in the field. I swear sometimes watching NYY makes me think that they cloned Manny and put him in at every position except for SS, unbelievable
# posted by : 10/10/2005 06:55:00 PM
: 10/10/2005 06:55:00 PM
I, for one, happily eat crow regarding the Angels offense tonight against Mussina. They did enough, and didn't Santana just come up big tonight!
Fielding defense seemed to make the difference tonight. I still have very mixed feelings about Erstad, but he was an anchor at first base. Just awesome.
Fielding defense seemed to make the difference tonight. I still have very mixed feelings about Erstad, but he was an anchor at first base. Just awesome.
# posted by : 10/10/2005 09:22:00 PM
: 10/10/2005 09:22:00 PMNewer› ‹Older
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