Richards seriously injures knee

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I feel bad for Richards. Ugh. I hope he can recover.

We have to make a move for a starter in the off-season. We are down two.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I feel bad for Richards. Ugh. I hope he can recover.

We have to make a move for a starter in the off-season. We are down two.

[disarcina]

Rats -- break out season - team in first place -- best record in baseball.......

 

Cy Young  Award type numbers......

 

feel bad for the guy -- looks like his next pitch might be at Tempe Diablo..

[tdawg87]

I feel bad for Richards. Ugh. I hope he can recover.

We have to make a move for a starter in the off-season. We are down two.

 

I'd be shocked if James Shields isn't an Angel next year.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

At this point, with our current projected rotation, Shields is the minimum.

[disarcina]

I've seen the re-play a few times -- geez, he just sort of crumbles as he approaches the bag at first........

 

did he twist his ankle wrong, it's almost as he stepped in a gopher hole or something -- he's moving to the bag and then just crumbles hitting the ground awkwardly which couldn't have helped things.

 

OUCH.

 

Geez......terrible.

[bloodbrother]

There's definitely a lot of big names this offseason. Would have to backload a deal since 2016 is pretty rough with CJ/Weav/Hamilton/Pujols/Trout all getting significant raises. It's workable though since Weav/CJ are off the books after 2016, and you still will have young guys like Skaggs, Richards, Santiago, Shoemaker in the fold and under club control during that time. Halos will likely be major players for one of the big name FA arms this winter, especially if RIchards ends up having to miss part of next season

 

Really hope it's not a torn patellar tendon, but the quotes from Weav, etc don't sound good.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I'd be shocked if James Shields isn't an Angel next year.

 

Scherzer maybe?

[ettin]

There are a lot of good starting pitching options next year and I could certainly see the Angels targeting James Shields or perhaps Justin Masterson or even Brandon McCarthy on the back end. Scherzer sounds too expensive.

 

Also there are some trade options that might come into play such as Johnny Cueto (if the Reds can't extend him), Chad Billingsley, et al.

[Halos of Anaheim]

This is heart-wrenching..I almost had to quit my training session half way through because of this. F*cking gyms TV's with ESPN all over them -- my eye sight is terrible so I just saw a white guy in an Angels uniform on the ground, first thing to come to my mind was ''Please don't let it be Richards''.

 

I ran halfway through the gym to get a better look and it was. At first I thought Richards had fainted/died (they showed an ambulance and Red Sux fans in awe/shock -- which was a rare feat) so I had no idea what was happening. Devastating news, just devastating. I felt like crap, I can't imagine how bad Richards must have felt after it happened.

Edited August 21, 2014 by Halos of Anaheim

[Don]

I really just hope it's not a PCL. One of my best friends in college was a baseball player that tore his PCL trying to lunge for the bag to beat out an infield single. Nine years later, he just had his fifth surgery. It's the same injury that derailed Kevin Garnett for two plus years.

Edited August 21, 2014 by Don

[Mark68]

Wade LeBlanc is 10-3 at AAA Salt Lake.

Because W/L records in AAA are indicative of a pitcher's expected performance in MLB.

[Mark68]

There are a lot of good starting pitching options next year and I could certainly see the Angels targeting James Shields or perhaps Justin Masterson or even Brandon McCarthy on the back end. Scherzer sounds too expensive.

 

Also there are some trade options that might come into play such as Johnny Cueto (if the Reds can't extend him), Chad Billingsley, et al.

Cueto, while very, very good, is usually an injury waiting to happen. This year has been the exception to the rule.

 

This is coming from someone who used to own him in fantasy, got frustrated with him always being injured, and traded him away.

[Docwaukee]

this really sucks.  feel horrible for the kid.  he was doing everything I though he would do and earlier than I expected.  Next year means nothing at this point.  They have the best record in baseball and have gone all in to this point.  You can't give the season away now.  If this happens a month or so ago, maybe you look to next year, but now you have to see it thru.  Gotta get a starter.  Have to. 

[Mark68]

this really sucks.  feel horrible for the kid.  he was doing everything I though he would do and earlier than I expected.  Next year means nothing at this point.  They have the best record in baseball and have gone all in to this point.  You can't give the season away now.  If this happens a month or so ago, maybe you look to next year, but now you have to see it thru.  Gotta get a starter.  Have to. 

Actually, if this had happened a month ago, there would have been more options to pursue in trades.

[Season Over]

Ironically, the best record in the AL might be biting us in the ass. Oakland can snipe all our waiver claims now just to be assholes.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I do have to go it to the Sox fans for being classy throughout the entire thing. Nice to see them cheer off our young stud like that. 

 

Come back stronger next year Grich!

[ten ocho recon scout]

I'd be shocked if James Shields isn't an Angel next year.

fingers crossed

[Angel Oracle]

Jered Weaver says Hello.

The saving grace is that if the A'ths win the AL West, the Halos are way in front of the 2nd WC, and thus if Weaver pitched the WC game he is at home where he is solid.

[Angel Oracle]

I've seen the re-play a few times -- geez, he just sort of crumbles as he approaches the bag at first........

did he twist his ankle wrong, it's almost as he stepped in a gopher hole or something -- he's moving to the bag and then just crumbles hitting the ground awkwardly which couldn't have helped things.

OUCH.

Geez......terrible.

Could have been the field (own Red Sox players have even commented on the condition over the years), could have been the knee being weakened already, could have been a fluke planting of the foot as he went to cover 1B.

In any event, it sucks for him.

[gotbeer]

My guess if i had to take one and since I've slept in a Holiday Inn before -- patellar tendon injury.

 

Garrett Richards injury 'significant'

 

 

 Angels pitcher Garrett Richards is scheduled to fly back to Los Angeles on Thursday to be examined by team doctors for what manager Mike Scioscia called a "significant injury" to his left patellar tendon.

 

[Carlota Gonzalez]

There's definitely a lot of big names this offseason. Would have to backload a deal since 2016 is pretty rough with CJ/Weav/Hamilton/Pujols/Trout all getting significant raises. It's workable though since Weav/CJ are off the books after 2016, and you still will have young guys like Skaggs, Richards, Santiago, Shoemaker in the fold and under club control during that time. Halos will likely be major players for one of the big name FA arms this winter, especially if RIchards ends up having to miss part of next season

 

Really hope it's not a torn patellar tendon, but the quotes from Weav, etc don't sound good.

I almost gaurantee its a torn patella. The fact that a bulge was in his quad, and he was pointing to his quad (The knee cap goes up intot he quad on a torn patella)...Not good...2016 might be the next time we see him pitching.