Orange County Register: Scioscia 'concerned' about Josh Hamilton

[AngelsWin.com]

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton is out of the lineup for the fifth straight game because of a stiff shoulder, and Mike Scioscia said his progressed has stalled to the point that he is "concerned.""If you're in a pennant race, Josh is one of those...

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[DoubleOffTheWall]

Uh oh

[fan_since79]

See you in 2015, Josh!

[tdawg87]

Has Hamilton ever had a healthy season? Like, in his entire career?

 

Anywho, this is probably a blessing in disguise. The team obviously hasn't missed him since he's been out. Howie has thrived in the cleanup spot as well.

[fan_since79]

It's ironic that the team has done better with Hamilton in the lineup, a .625 winning pct. compared to .600 without him.

[tdawg87]

Yeah but they are 4-0 since his most recent injury with 166 runs scored.

[Taylor]

Season over.

[QuinlansMinion]

Were going to need him healthy and hitting if were going anywhere in the postseason.  

 

All this time off might be good for him though.  He doesnt seem to like playing every day, I say this because of the massive smile on his face when he broke his thumb in Seattle, he looked happy about it.  When he had a couple days off in Boston he came back hitting the ball hard and the other way, then eventually went back to his normal self.  This season he started out hitting .400 before he got hurt.  Who knows maybe he comes back the last week of the season and gets hot at the right time.  We all know he has the talent to do so.  

[Taylor]

All this time off might be good for him though.  He doesnt seem to like playing every day, I say this because of the massive smile on his face when he broke his thumb in Seattle, he looked happy about it. 

 

[fan_since79]

Yeah but they are 4-0 since his most recent injury with 166 runs scored.

 

And Howie's driven in about 140 of those out of the cleanup spot.

[Taylor]

And Howie's driven in about 140 of those out of the cleanup spot.

 

with one hand tied behind his back.

[Ohtaniland]

Lol @ Scioscia that he just noticed that Hamilton has issues. We here at @ngelswin knew that the first month he arrived after he posted a .204 with 32 K's.

[fan_since79]

Lol @ Scioscia that he just noticed that Hamilton has issues. We here at @ngelswin knew that the first month he arrived after he posted a .204 with 32 K's.

 

Scioscia still hasn't figured out that the contact play doesn't work. He's a little slow on the uptake.

[Ohtaniland]

[WallyWorld]

And Howie's driven in about 140 of those out of the cleanup spot.

 

you guys remember this when he's gone cold in a couple weeks, followed by an ugly 0-fer in the playoffs.

[ScottT]

Howie didn't replace Hamilton in the lineup.  Hamilton is better than Cowgill and Boesch.  I hope he gets back in the lineup.  

[tdawg87]

Howie didn't replace Hamilton in the lineup.  Hamilton is better than Cowgill and Boesch.  I hope he gets back in the lineup.  

 

Cron is better than Hamilton though.

[ScottT]

That's debatable.  Cron is a poor defender and hadn't hit much lately... until the last three games.   He's done well, overall, but I don't like his chances of keeping it up.  

[Oz27]

Hamilton > Boesch and Navarro

 

Yeah, he kinda sucks. But I'd still rather have him than not have him.

[ScottT]

Exactly.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

Worried about this. It will be tough to win in the playoffs with GRich, Skaggs and Hamilton. 

 

While Hamilton has been inconsistent at best, he's still a great player and greatness shines when it counts most. (Still remember that 2-R Homer in game 6 of the 2011 WS in extra innings...that woulda won it)

 

I hope they can help him heal up before the start of the playoffs. 

[Angelsjunky]

Were going to need him healthy and hitting if were going anywhere in the postseason.  

 

I disagree. A healthy and hitting Hamilton would certainly be nice, but we haven't seen that since April and the Angels have been doing just fine.

 

I want hamilton to do well.

 

But at the same time he is a big head case, which is the case with most addicts.

 

We're all addicts, just some more obviously than others.

[Angelsjunky]

Worried about this. It will be tough to win in the playoffs with GRich, Skaggs and Hamilton. 

 

 

Richards is the only huge loss in terms of the postseason. Not having him means that CJ Wilson will start a game in a best-of-seven series. If both were healthy Skaggs would have likely been mop-up as he wasn't pitching as well as Garret, Jered, Shoemaker or Santiago.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

Richards is the only huge loss in terms of the postseason. Not having him means that CJ Wilson will start a game in a best-of-seven series. If both were healthy Skaggs would have likely been mop-up as he wasn't pitching as well as Garret, Jered, Shoemaker or Santiago.

 

Mop-up is underrated though. Lackey started out as mop-up and then became the go-to in 2002. 

 

And as you indicate, having Wilson start just sounds horrible. I can't believe our playoff fates will have so much to do with how that guy pitches! 

[Docwaukee]

just a thought although I have no idea about whether this may have happened, but it's actually pretty easy to miss the joint when doing a shoulder injection of cortisone.  Especially on a big guy like Josh.  Not getting the full amount into the joint would give you muscle soreness for a few days just like he's complaining of so maybe it's not as bad as we think. 

 

Also, Josh is a bit 'delicate'.  I wouldn't be surprised if he magically feels better after the Rangers series.