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Friday, October 14, 2005Liveblogging: ALCS, Game 3Tonight's matchup: Jon Garland vs. John Lackey
This is the first matchup of the series where the Angels have an obvious advantage in the pitching matchup. The Angels have beat Garland twice (including his first loss of the season which led to Garland's season going downhill slowly). Even so, Garland is a solid pitcher this year and made a leap from young guy with promise to a solid no. 2 or 3 starter (which the White Sox have a few of). Lackey actually had a similar leap this season, but really has become a big game pitcher. If the Angels win this game the Eddings controversy will be largely ignored unless/until the Angels lose the series. Here's hoping this game is a stepping stone towards that. JOSH (5:28): Fox shows the Angels fans booing the umps as they came onto the field. Also, Eddings has more security near him than normal. JOSH (5:37): Lackey leaves about 4 or 5 breaking balls up in the zone and the Sox kill three of them for a single, a double, and a home run, giving them a 3-0 lead to start the game. RICHARD (5:52): McCarver and Buck are making a lot of sense. That scares me. JOSH (6:06): Erstad, normally a great baserunner, just made a huge baserunning error. Trying to stretch a double into a triple with 2 out, he is about by a lot. The Angels look flat in just about every aspect right now. JOSH (6:19): Lackey is lucky to get out of the 3rd with only 1 run scored. He just doesn't have it today. Thankfully, OC was right where a liner went and was able to double Dye off. JOSH (6:48): The wheels are off for Lackey. I don't know how he made it through 5 with the fat pitches he was throwing up. No more posts from me until the Angels score. JOSH (7:13): OC hits a HR with AK on, 5-2. JOSH (8:30): Well, the game is over. Every starter besides Cabrera performed poorly. Vlad has nothing. Finley never had anything. Lackey couldn't get the curve down. Just one of those days. I am pretty sure that the ending to Game 2 had an effect on the team this game...they just looked flat from start to finish. On the plus side, Donnelly and Gregg both pitched pretty well, keeping the team in the game as long as possible. I feel confident about tomorrow: Santana is pitching. Comments:What do you guys think of Pinella in the booth? Surprisingly, I think he's funny, smart and doesn't let McCarver eat his brain. I think that if they take away his pregame comments (where it looks like he is trying to read a card and say things in long, windy sentences) he is not too bad. He has some stories that are usually irrelevant that Buck and McCarver try to get him to tell, but then Buck always tried getting McCarver to tell those stories. Not too bad, but certainly not a guy that should think about it as a career. I dug him in the first couple games, but tonight he was really wearing on my nerves. Some of his observations were completely nonsensical, and he even trailed off on a few of them after he realized it. Best part of going to the games? Not having to listen to the Fox crew. I never thought a team of broadcasters could exist that would make Steve and Rex look eloquent, astute, and interesting. And they way they treat Lou reminds me of the early days of "The View" when there was always this weird pause anytime little Debbie tried to say anything. Embrace the mute button. |
