Wednesday, April 05, 2006 |
It's Going Around: Mariners 6, Angels 4
Team IP ERA WHIP BAA ================================ Oakland 55.0 5.56 1.47 .299 Seattle 35.1 5.35 1.36 .302 Texas 46.1 5.24 1.58 .313
So at this point, it's probably beside the point to make mention of the possibility that, by the end of the season, Jeff's going to wish his younger brother was in the rotation instead of him. And Weaver's five earned runs weren't the end of the Angels' troubles: Donnelly became the latest member of the "It Don't Mean A Thing If You Earned It In Spring" Club, coming off a strong spring training effort only to fall flat on his face when it counted.
Meantime, for all that the Angels' offense was supposed to be awful, they managed to get four runs, which, last year, should have been enough to collect a victory. That included a 2-4 night for Tim Salmon, who started at DH and hit like he wanted to stay in the lineup, collecting his second home run in as many nights, and a double as well, for a .500/.500/1.667 line that's sure to head south, but for now we rejoice in his anomalous accomplishments. He is the feel-good story in a rough start for the Angels, set against hard going in the first few games for Figgins, Anderson, and Kotchman.
: 4/06/2006 07:45:00 AM
: 4/06/2006 10:50:00 AMThe greater concern is middle relief: what if these outings by Yan and Donnelly turn out to be the norm? I say, hello Chris Bootcheck, who also was quite effective this spring essentially pitching middle relief. I know the team still envisions him as a starter, but query whether he would be more valuable (and effective) as a 6th-7th inning guy, as opposed to a #5 starter.
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