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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Brew Crew 1, Halos 0
If there's a worse way to lose a ballgame then that, I don't want to know about it.
- Could this offence look a little more impotent? What's that now- 34 innings without a run or extra-base hit? If you want to gauge how bad the offence is going lately, just check out Vlad's last four games: 1 for 18 (.055), 2 BB, 0 XBH. And it's not much prettier for Guillen.
When watching this game I felt as though I was trapped in one of those old Roadrunner cartoons, looking down off that cliff, watching the Angel's plummeting offensive numbers. There was of course that very satisfying whistling sound, followed by the highly anticipated bang and a puff of smoke as they impacted the desert floor below. The egde of the cliff broke a long time ago- they've just been running in mid-air for a few weeks, doomed to fall eventually. Meep-Meep!
- I have officially soured on Kotchman. The kid just doesn't belong here yet. I fear we are ruining him. Please send him back down to AA where he belongs.
- Note to Scioscia: There's this guy sitting on your bench named Robb Quinlan. He handles the bat pretty well and plays a decent first base. He's not a valuable piece of art- to be looked at and never touched- he's a ball player, so USE HIM FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!
There were at least 10 instances where I would have inserted Quinlan as a pinch hitter, but Mike won't even consider it. He actually got Eckstein warmed-up to pinch hit before Quinlan! That's two of our 25 roster spots that are completely and totally wasted on guys who Scioscia refuses to use in any situation.
- On the bright side, Escobar is now a bona-fide stopper. Another fantastic game from him tonight- 8 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 1 BB. At least someone is stepping up in our time of need.
- I'm too mad and too tired to go on. More tomorrow, when I cool off.
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