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Saturday, October 02, 2004Liveblogging: Game TwoChampagne on ice? No way. This is no time for the Angels to start getting cocky- one of two in Oakland is nowhere close to being a lock. Today is likely the Halo's best chance to finish this up. Their undisputed ace, Kelvim Escobar, takes the hill against the wildly inconsistent Barry Zito (Blez describes him as "Mr. YoYo"). There are some questions as to how effective Escobar can be on three days rest, but he didn't seem to have any problems in his last such start against Texas. The A's have gotten a bit of good news heading into today's game- their best hitter (arguably), Erubiel Durazo, will be in the lineup despite an injured wrist. However, Damian Miller will not play. Will it make a difference? We shall see. Top 1st: The Angels go down quietly in the first. Oh, and Damian Miller is behind the plate for Oakland. Good for him- it's not like he has anything to lose. Bottom 2nd: Escobar looks very strong early. He's got excellent velocity (95-97) and his fastball control has been pin-point thus far. This is going to be a low scoring affair. Just Sayin': Could Barry Zito's pants be any tighter? It looks like they were painted on before the game. Seriously: I can't stop staring at Barry Zito's ass. It's starting to ruin the game for me. Bottom 3rd: Things have completly fallen apart for Escobar here in the thrid. He's getting crushed by the A's, and he looks to have lost some velocity. I guess the short rest has finally caught up to him. Top 4th: The Angels still can't solve Barry Zito, but they have managed to work his pitchcount into the mid-seventies. I'm sure they can't wait to get to the soft-underbelly of this Oakland club- the bullpen. Angels 0, A's 2 Top 6th: Vlad just locked-up the MVP with a monster shot to dead center (MVP! MVP! MVP!) and Kelvim's poor 3rd appears to have been an aberration, as he's turned it on over the past two innings. Angels 2, A's 2 Bottom 6th: Garret Anderson is unable to rundown a ball that any other center fielder in baseball makes easily, and the Angels are back down on a Dye double. (You see why we need a real center fielder now, Bill?) Angels 2, A's 3 UPDATE: Brendan Donnelly doesn't fare any better than Escobar (Brendan Donnelly? WTF Mike? Are you conserving Scot Shields for Sunday?), as he gives up another run. Angels 2, A's 4 Top 8th: Darin Fucking Erstad! Hell yeah! Angels 4, A's 4 UPDATE: Garret Anderson! Angels 5, A's 4 UPDATE: Now it's up to Frankie and Percy. Think that was Oakland's worst nightmare? Bottom 8th: Frankie did his job- now let's make like GEICO and get some insurance. Bottom 9th: Three outs... GAME OVER: IT'S ALL OVER! MAGIC NUMBER IS ZERO!!!!!! |
