This will be the place where Ricahrd and I place updates for tonight. I will be watching the game on a gamecast, and I am trying to look for one that updates quickly and is easy to read with good information on the cast.

Last night I watched on ESPN.com Gamecast and CBS SportsLine.com Gamecenter. CBS added pitch types and speeds to their information, while ESPN added outfield dimensions. I found that the CBS one had more important information compressed onto a single page without having to scroll, and the added outfield dimensions actually distract from the baserunners (makes it more difficult to take in at a glance). Other things I am going to try are MLB Gameday, Yahoo GameChannel, and Fox Sports Game Trax. If anyone has any better ones they use, I would appreciate a comment on that.

As for the game, it should start in an hour and 15 minutes...

RICHARD (7:02): I'm only going to be around for the first hour of the game, then it's off for the weekly Lost/West Wing watch party. I'll be keeping track of the game, but you probably won't see any liveblogging from me tonight.

JOSH (9:06 CDT): Lost is very good...

JOSH (9:19 CDT): Wash appears to be struggling in the same way Colon did last night...lots of baserunners, no runs given up. Let's hope he settles down for the rest of the game.

RICHARD (7:25): Ok, so I lied - I'm still posting. I just want to comment on tonight's lineup. Cabrera 6th and Finley 7th is not a pretty sight for Angels fans. I hate to keep going there, but had the Angels signed Carlos Beltran, they would have had a guy could pencil into the 3-4-5 160 games a year. Instead, their big offseason acquisition is languishing at the bottom of the lineup, signaling that the club is expecting minimal production against left handers.

RICHARD (7:27): Arrgh - again with the WHIP. Rex is like a small child with a new toy...

JOSH (9:31 CDT): This will be my last post for about an hour. I would have really expected Finley to bat at least 6th tonight. This is a very odd non-Scioscia-esque lineup. Also, it's good to see GA getting a double, especially to drive Vlad in.

RICHARD (7:54): Why is Robb Quinlan batting 9th against a lefty after having batted 6th against a righty the previous night? You'd have to ask Mike Scioscia.

RICHARD (7:55): What's with this Central time crap, Josh? What - our logic is confused enough? Now we have to add math?

JOSH (10:52 CDT): I am confident in your ability to subtract 2 from everything. This game has been double play mania. Washburn has just been taken out after 6 innings, he seems to have done well. Shields is relieving again, which means Donnelly will be up in the 8th and Frankie K in the 9th, assuming the score stays the same.

JOSH (11:00 CDT): Kenny Rogers left the game just before the bottom of the 7th inning with a hand injury. Apparently, he took his warmup pitches and decided he couldn't go.

JOSH (11:23 CDT): Donnelly just gave up a 2 run home run to Richard Hidalgo. Texas is now up 2-1. Second straight game that one of the relievers has given up a home run.

RICHARD (9:59): It's amazing that no matter how much the faces change, one fact remains the same - the Angels can't hit pitchers who know how to effectively change speeds.

RICHARD (10:05): Extra baseball thanks to Ersty. 2-2 heading into the tenth.

RICHARD (10:14): Frankie's line on the young season: 6 batters faced, 6 outs, 20 pitches. Disgusting.

JOSH (12:20 CDT): More free baseball! I think Frankie may go one more inning.

RICHARD (10:28): Steve: "Barajas has to be expecting Frankie's slider."

Yeah, well, expecting it and actually hitting it are two different things. It can move independent of the laws of physics, after all. Proving that point, Barajas pops up to end the inning. To the Angels’ half of the 11th we go...

RICHARD (10:37): R.A. Dickey - the second most embarassing name in sports. Ok, maybe not...

JOSH (12:40 CDT): Don't forget Bubba Franks!

JOSH (12:50 CDT): Well, now we know why Prinz came so cheap...HR Soriano.

JOSH (12:57 CDT): And that's how games are lost. The bullpen has given up 3 HRs, and 4 of the total 5 runs given up by the team so far.