LA Times: Angels lose to Mariners, 4-3, and also lose their tempers

[AngelsWin.com]

Angels starter Joe Blanton and pitching coach Mike Butcher exchange angry words in the dugout over a 'miscommunication' between the pitcher and catcher Chris Iannetta.

SEATTLE â€” The Angels lost to the Seattle Mariners, 4-3, Sunday in Safeco Field, but they didn't go down without a fight … among themselves.

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[knooper]

This team is in shambles. Stuff like this doesn't surprise me anymore.

[70runner]

Blanton and Iannetta were arguing about which one of them is the worst player in the AL

[disarcina]

Sign of a team going no where..........

 

swept by Seattle, five games under .500 going into All Star Break.

 

Had a 1-4 road trip heading into Break, a trip in which they could have gotten to (or even a game above) .500 to have momentum to make a second half run.

 

Instead, Halos look like sellers rather than buyers as trade deadline looms at end of the month.

 

Blanton, if any one would take him as a rental, may be the first to go..........or a trip to long relief in the pen may be next for him..........

[jshep]

Blanton and Iannetta were arguing about which one of them is the worst player in the AL

 

Blanton wins that easily, considering Iannetta isn't bad and Blanton is.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Blanton wins that easily, considering Iannetta isn't bad and Blanton is.

LMAO, they both suck ass! Ianetta is terrible!

[Ray McKigney]

LMAO, they both suck ass! Ianetta is terrible!

 

I agree. Iannetta had a couple of very short hot streaks with the bat. Besides that, he's pretty much an automatic out (unless he can work a BB). His defense isn't good either. What percentage of would be base stealers has he thrown out? I know it's a really low number. 

[jshep]

LMAO, they both suck ass! Ianetta is terrible!

 

No not really.

 

I'm not going to say Iannetta is amazing, but he's certainly not terrible. His defense is below average(although I think the low CS% this year is at least in part on the pitching staff), but he's a pretty solid hitter for a catcher despite the low batting average.

[fan_since79]

He has a decent OBP but can't thrown runners out at all.

 

10% caught stealing and 54 SB allowed, both worst in baseball.

 

By the way, Mathis leads the majors with a 62% caught stealing rate.

[The God of Runs]

He has a decent OBP but can't thrown runners out at all.

10% caught stealing and 54 SB allowed, both worst in baseball.

By the way, Mathis leads the majors with a 62% caught stealing rate.

Trade Blanton for Mathis. Everything will work itself out from there

[Angel Oracle]

No not really.

 

I'm not going to say Iannetta is amazing, but he's certainly not terrible. His defense is below average(although I think the low CS% this year is at least in part on the pitching staff), but he's a pretty solid hitter for a catcher despite the low batting average.

Except that Conger with those same pitchers has a solid CS% so far in 2013.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

By the way, Mathis leads the majors with a 62% caught stealing rate.

 

That's in 29 games, so I wouldn't get too excited. He is also batting .196, and that is an improvement.