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Thursday, September 16, 2004Angels 6, M's 1I found myself feeling sorry for the Mariners in that four-run seventh. To give up not one, but two runs on a freak play like that (granted, it was a horrendous throw from Boone. He does know that the "one-hop to the catcher" rule is only for outfielders, right?), well, that's just gotta suck. In the grand scheme of things that one mistake didn't mean all that much, as it was followed by a couple more gaffes which made those two particular runs academic. Yes, I felt sorry for the Mariners. It was a moment of weakness that only lasted for a few seconds, and then I realized that Mariner fans' misery is Angel fans' joy. It did nothing to temper my celebration over a much-needed win. I know what the talk is going to be on all the Angels message boards tonight. People will write stuff like "...hey, Sele kept us in it, and that's all you can ask from your starter..." in an attempt to convince themselves that Sele could be an effective starting pitcher down the stretch. I'm not fooled. Let's not kid ourselves here- Sele was awful. He was just as awful as he was in his last start, just a whole lot luckier (I have a feeling the luckiest part was the fact that he drew the Mariners anemic lineup this time around). This reminds me a lot of Ramon Ortiz's start in Oakland back on April 25th (here's what I wrote after that game)- there was talk then of a possible turn-around because Ramon only allowed two runs. But few people (outside the blogosphere, that is) seemed to take notice of the walks, the line-drive outs, or the multiple double plays that saved Ramon's bacon that night. I still stand by my claim that anyone but Sele should hold the fifth starter's role, most preferably Kevin Gregg. This win changes nothing. |
