Why is Hawpe even here?

[Angel Oracle]

WTF does he supply this team?

ZERO XBHs in close to 20 at bats

Nice K in the 7th against a mediocre righty!

[Glen]

Just HAWPE it!

[Ohtaniland]

Hawpe is this years Russell Branyan.

[DropOfAnaheim]

Russell hit some key homers at least.

[nando714]

WTF does he supply this team?

ZERO XBHs in close to 20 at bats

Nice K in the 7th against a mediocre righty!

This

[Angel Oracle]

Branyan >>>>> Willits Hawpe.

[shellback]

why are hawpe and harris here?

[Angel Oracle]

Great MLB scouts we have, they sure know how to find good acquisitions.

[JAHV76]

Hawpe will be gone when Bourjos is back. Calhoun should be called up and send Hawpe back down.

[shellback]

calhoun should have been up a long time ago.

maybe not though- he is a rookie and sciosia will certainly bury him on the bench, start him in all 9 spots in the batting order and start any over the hill stiff they can dig up ahead of him.

makes my hair fall out the way he treats young players.

[m0nkey]

To be fair, they've been sporadic at bats. Not mentioning it's only 20.

[IowaAngels27]

To be fair, they've been sporadic at bats. Not mentioning it's only 20.

To be fair, we are not a patient fan base. Ask April 2012 Albert Pujols, It's Calhoun time.

[tomsred]

calhoun should have been up a long time ago.

maybe not though- he is a rookie and sciosia will certainly bury him on the bench, start him in all 9 spots in the batting order and start any over the hill stiff they can dig up ahead of him.

makes my hair fall out the way he treats young players.

Judging by your avatar, it also makes your head swell; or is that too many steriods?

[Mark68]

I'm starting to think that Calhoun is in SLC to bolster his trade value, which might be diminished with the few amount of at bats he would get with the Angels. Why else would scrubs like Brad Hawpe and Collin Cowgill be with the big club instead of Calhoun?

[ELEVEN]

I'm starting to think that Calhoun is in SLC to bolster his trade value, which might be diminished with the few amount of at bats he would get with the Angels. Why else would scrubs like Brad Hawpe and Collin Cowgill be with the big club instead of Calhoun?

What is.. "Basic Stupidity"?

[Angelsjunky]

It really makes no sense, unless the Angels think there's something seriously wrong with Calhoun and that he can't even be a marginal player. I can see Shuck playing over Kole simply because he's hitting for a good average and Scioscia likes scrappy players like him. But Cowgill and Hawpe?

[shellback]

Judging by your avatar, it also makes your head swell; or is that too many steriods?

 

human growth hormone!

[gotbeer]

Hawpe is here to make Shuck look good.

[katie]

Because the padres didnt want him

[eligrba]

The real question is why was he selected to pinch hit at that moment?  If I knew he was the only option, I would have let Ianetta hit and then pinch hit Conger if that opportunity was available.  Ianetta is way better than Hawpe......

 

Sometimes I think Scioscia ignores reality to stay with "match ups."

[Jay]

Apparently Scioscia really liked the matchup of Blanton vs. Cubs last night in the 6th, unfortunately it didn't work out.

[Angel Oracle]

A Shuck single would have made it 6-4, and brought up Aybar no longer facing a lefty and Trout.

[Tank]

he's this years version of ryan langerhans.

[poker1]

Yeah Calhoun has some real problems he is only hitting .330 at SLC with a .970 yet these vet scrubs are here with the big club getting at bats that could be given to a good young player. I don't understand it.