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With the Angels at Dodger Stadium last weekend, I turned my focus to them for my latest SI.com column:
... The Angels pride themselves on small-ball execution, but with the rare scoring opportunities provided by the team's AL-worst on-base and slugging percentages, mistakes have been magnified. The Angels pride themselves on clubhouse chemistry, but a shouting match between players broke out in full earshot of reporters after that frustrating May 18 loss. The Angels pride themselves as the ascending team in Los Angeles but got hammered 31-7 over three games last weekend by their I-5 rivals, the Dodgers.Meanwhile, allow me to recommend Ken Arneson's thought-provoking piece at Catfish Stew, "A Good Haymaker." I'm still thinking about things he said in it.Finally, the Angels pride themselves on a blossoming farm system, but their rookies have been a net negative this season.
If it all sounds bleak, it should. But if it all sounds bleak beyond repair, it shouldn't. ...
Update: The Angels have called up Jered Weaver to pitch Saturday, according to Mark Saxon of the Register. He will take Kevin Gregg's rotation spot. Jeff Weaver's six-inning, three-run victory this week in Texas saved the Angels from a difficult decision about him.
Update 2: For more on Jered Weaver, check out Baseball Analysts.
At least you avoided the obvious "Fallen Angels". :-)
He walked Jeff Francouer!
It was his fourth walk of the inning.
It will go down as one of those collectors' items. Sort of like the "butcher cover" Beatles album.
4 - If I'd known it would be taken down so quickly, I would've screen grabbed it and posted on eBay. Such is life...
Sorry for making such a big deal out of it.
I suppose its violent content depends upon whether "strangels" is a conjunction of "strange" and "angels" or "strangle" and "angels."
I'm guessing you meant the former.
An aside to fairness, from 2003-2005, the Dodgers record in games where they led after 7 innings was 189-11. While they only have 3 losses in games where they have led after 7 this year, the 2 losses after the 8th inning (interestingly both with 3+ runs) are more than they had in 2003 and 2004 combined.
This year, a quick look tells me that big trouble inning is the 8th because 5 losses have occurred when the game was either tied or led after 7, the lead changed over for good after the fateful 8th (ode to Vin).
That is why the goggled guy pitching tonight in Vegas may have the biggest impact on the NL West. If he can settle down the bullpen, we may be able to hold on to some of those leads.
These aren't your father's Cubs.
The Angels unfortunately have become a team that I like watching them lose only to hear their fans complain about their GM and the moves he made or didn't make. I was listening to XM last night and heard the first part of an interview with Terry Smith, Angel radio broadcaster, he must have said "we" 12-15 times in his first set of comments. Maybe I will never get past my upbringing with Vin, but that bugs me too.
It was a rhetorical claim.
It was a rhetorical claim.
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From a local weather website (www.capitalweather.com):
"NatCast
Dodgers at Nationals
May 26, 2006 -- 7:05pm -- RFK Stadium
First Pitch 77F
9th 70F
Weather Muggy and Overcast
Chance of Rain 20%
Dress lightly for this summer-like evening, but also prepare for wet seats. Showers will have just barely passed our region by gametime; breezes should also be dying down."
https://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/385685.html
Sort of.
This has to be the most depressing sentence I have read this year.
I am still hoping for a McPherson-Morales-Kotchman-led revival.
Chicago would obviously want back some hitting (presumably outfield help).
vr, Xei
[ducks]
It has been replaced by one to stop people from calling American bison "buffaloes" and to stop people from calling the frieze around Yankee Stadium a "facade".
I'll be making my first career trip to Yankee Stadium next month. I'll be sure to think "frieze" when I'm looking at the facade.
http://www.small-parks.com/YankeeFront.JPG
The frieze of Yankee Stadium:
http://greyflannelauctions.com/lotimages/1531_a.jpg
In Google, you have to put in "facade" to find the frieze.
"A plain or decorated horizontal part of an entablature between the architrave and cornice."
That clears it up nicely.
Yeah. That seems straightforward. The only part that usually throws me off is remembering that the horizontal part of the entablature between the architrave and cornice can be either plain or decorated. I always assume it has to be decorated.
nate, i thought about heading over the dome tonight to see the matchup. the governor is going to be there, and they are having a big pat-on-the-back ceremony, including the actual signing of the new stadium funding bill. oliva, killer, rodney cline (along with announcer bert "be home" blyleven) will all be there. will kirby's ashes make an appearance?
unfortunately, the game is played inside, and it's supposed to be a nice night, so i will probably pass.
I think its ridiculous that the twins got a new stadium and the vikings didnt. bah, oh well.
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