Mike's REAL postgame comments

[Jason]

At least the Halos got a theme song out if all this

[YouthofToday]

I'm glad Scioscia has new material. Hopefully his new material lasts at least through April. At this rate he might be out of new cliches by the end of the week.

I have no issue with Scioscia staying calm. It's a sign of maturity. You folks want Guillen or Valentine madness?

[Carlota Gonzalez]

To be fair to Sosh, the others night, first inning, !wilson on the mound, he got pissed and showed it. When he turned to Butcher to get someone up the bullpen his face and demeanor were very apparent. He was angry and frustrated. I was surprised to see emotion from him.

[Jay]

I heard something Scioscia said on the radio yesterday during his "pregame meeting with the broadcast media" on KLAA.  It was more priceless than anything Jose Mota has ever said.  Unfortunately I was driving in my car or I would have written it down.  I almost don't want to share it here because I won't get it right.  But it was something like, "that's a deep well to dig into" and "it will dry up on you" so if anybody recalls it better than me, please post it here.

[RallyMo]

If this team could hit .250 w/ RISP (rather than the current .150), this season would be going very differently.

 

Of course, they're not, and thus they pretty much suck thus far.

 

It's maddening to watch.

 

Hamilton needs to get his crap together.

[Glen]

If this team could hit .250 w/ RISP (rather than the current .150), this season would be going very differently.

 

Of course, they're not, and thus they pretty much suck thus far.

 

It's maddening to watch.

 

Hamilton needs to get his crap together.

 

If you look at the stats for our lineup (with one obvious exception) we should be doing much better offensively:

 

Trout: .278

Callaspo: .300

Pujols: .346

Hamilton: .156

Trumbo: .286

Kendrick: .344

Harris: .350

Iannetta: .222

Bourjos: .318

 

Yes, I know, that's just batting average but with the exception of the void that currently is Hamilton, it looks good.  Then you start looking at things like hitting with RISP and it starts to fall apart.

[Blarg]

Tin, Harris is hitting .250 and shouldn't even be on the squad.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Statistically this team would fall into the category of 'unlucky' - we'll see how long this lasts, but considering how well this team is hitting overall it's hard to explain a .150 average with RISP... not to mention the reverse of that seeming to be true on the defensive side.

[Blarg]

Statistically this team would fall into the category of 'unlucky' - we'll see how long this lasts, but considering how well this team is hitting overall it's hard to explain a .150 average with RISP... not to mention the reverse of that seeming to be true on the defensive side.

It never helps that your #4 hitter is striking out twice a game and providing no power.

[RallyMo]

It never helps that your #4 hitter is striking out twice a game and providing nothing helpful at all.

Ftfy to take it one step further. The Angels have set the table very nicely many times for Hamilton only to have him stumble over it and make a mess of the dining room.

[nando714]

Should Hamilton hit 3rd?

[fan_since79]

Hamilton needs to be dropped two or three spots in the order until he stops swinging at junk low and outside.

 

The pitchers are toying with him now. It's way too easy.

[Brian Ilten]

Ftfy to take it one step further. The Angels have set the table very nicely many times for Hamilton only to have him stumble over it and make a mess of the dining room.

 

 

Was that on the way to shitting on the couch or after he did so?

[Brian Ilten]

Should Hamilton hit 3rd?

 

 

Hamilton needs to be dropped two or three spots in the order until he stops swinging at junk low and outside.

 

The pitchers are toying with him now. It's way too easy.

 

 

I would like to see what happens if you put him in front of Pujols.  AP is on fire and has returned to the form we saw in STL.  It certainly isn't because Hamilton is protecting him, so I don't care whether you switch the two of them or if you put Hamilton in the two hole for a couple of days, do it and lets see what protection by AP will do for the guy.

 

What we are doing now isn't working.

[Reveille1984]

Hamilton is such a mental midget that I don't know what would stress him out more, the failure of continuing to suck total ass in the clean-up spot or the shame of being moved into a different lineup spot after a week.

[Jay]

FIRE EPPARD

[Brian Ilten]

FIRE EPPARD

 

And I agree with the Jay.  Don't get me wrong, Eppard was great in the minors, but I am not sure he has what it takes to work with the established major leaguers.

[Corona]

I don't even know what to say about this lol.

[SoCALkid]

Hamilton needs to be dropped two or three spots in the order until he stops swinging at junk low and outside.

The pitchers are toying with him now. It's way too easy.

From what I recall he always swings at junk low and outside. He's a sucker for those lefty sliders.

[mp170.6]

And I agree with the Jay.  Don't get me wrong, Eppard was great in the minors, but I am not sure he has what it takes to work with the established major leaguers.

 

Honest question about Eppard.

 

After being promoted, was he instructed to carry out Mickey Hatcher's old hitting philosophies by Mickey's old pal?  My inclination says yes. 

[acro2008]

Does anyone think some of these guys are taking a diiffferent approach with RISP, as opposed to nobody on base.  It's as if they don't reallize the real pressure is on the pitcher.