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Sunday, September 05, 2004
Angels 2, Tribe 1
Sometimes I forget how good Frankie Rodriguez is. He faced four batters and retired all of them- three by strikeout.
And that play... oh that play.
I don't know what was better- Bengie's Jeter-esque flip or K-Rod's plate block/under-the-leg tag. Both were magnificent displays of athleticism, and together form what is certainly one of the top web gems of the year- if not all of history.
Lackey continues his Jekell/Hyde season, with the good doctor deciding to report for duty today. 7.1 IP, 2 H(!), 1 R, 0 ER(!), and 5 SO. The odd thing about Lackey's season is that if you were to compile a list of the "10 best pitching performances of the season", Lackey's name would show up at least three or four times. And if you were to compile a similar list of the worst pitching performances, he would surely monopolize that list as well. Who knows; maybe this is the start of a much-needed late-season run for Big John... or maybe he'll tagged for 10 ER in his next start. I'd say it's about 50/50.
As for the offense, there wasn't much to write home about. Westbrook is good (especially at the Jake, where he had a 2.18 ERA coming into this one), so I can forgive the quiet bats- but just this once. Glaus did hit a homerun to dead center, so that's good.
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