GDT: 8/7/13 Rangers @ Angels

[jshep]

So much for Joe Blanton's days as an ace reliever

[fan_since79]

Hamilton and Trumbo a combined 0-5 today.

 

Your #3 and #4 hitters.

[worldofx]

Really enjoy Beltre as a Texas Ranger.

[Jason]

Blanton still sucks

[fan_since79]

This season is not really happening. It's just a long nightmare and we will eventually wake up.

[Jason]

Hamilton and Trumbo a combined 0-5 today.

Your #3 and #4 hitters.

Weren't they 0-8 last night?

[jsnpritchett]

You know, a lot of really shitty things are happening in my life right now--and I can't even get a couple of hours of relief from watching an Angels game anymore.  Watching them these days just seems to add to my stress and frustration.  Probably just making my situation worse...

[Guest]

Blanton should just polish Trout's cleats or something. He can't even pitch one inning without fuc-king up.

[Troll Daddy]

13 pages and going ... Very impressive guys and girls. Here I thought you guys gave up and were not going to watch anymore games.

Bravo

[austin724]

The Ranger players are a bunch of fags.  I am sure that Cruz has given them his PEDS. I have never in my life seen a team have it so easy as the Rangers do.  They can all go **** themselves.

[Angel Oracle]

Bleep you Dipoto and Reagins!

[2002_halos_II]

7-2

get out the brooms

[fan_since79]

In some comforting news, the White Sox could sweep the Yankees with a win tomorrow. 

 

They're putting a serious crimp in NY's playoff push.

[bloodbrother]

This is why I hope they just DFA Blanton. This guy cannot be on the team next year at all. He sucks as a starter and sucks as a reliever. They cannot waste a roster spot with this dude on the team. He offers nothing

 

 

Don't offer HAnson arb either and cut him loose. Give Vargas a qualifying offer and see what happens, but I don't really want them signing him to a multi year deal. He's not a bad pitcher, but his stuff is that of a #4 pitcher and they can't really afford to be spending whatever cash they have to spend on guys with his meh stuff for multiple years. If he accepts the offer then whatever, they have him for 1 year which isn't that bad.

 

Weav/CJ/Richards should be the current starters for next season, with Vargas as a potential 4th option. See what is out there via trade/FA. Put Williams back as the long reliever where he excelled. Get creative with finding bullpen options

[jsnpritchett]

13 pages and going ... Very impressive guys and girls. Here I thought you guys gave up and were not going to watch anymore games.

Bravo

go away and die, please.

[Angel Oracle]

Good, the White Sox stand in the way of getting the #2 pick, after which we could bribe Houston to not select NC State's Rodon.

[bloodbrother]

13 pages and going ... Very impressive guys and girls. Here I thought you guys gave up and were not going to watch anymore games.

Bravo

 

You thought wrong, as usual

 

Bravo(not really since you were wrong)

[sneaky_flute]

it's surprising that the angels are below .500. baltimore has a worse pitching staff and offense and they have over 60 wins. it doesn't really make sense.

[Guest]

13 pages and going ... Very impressive guys and girls. Here I thought you guys gave up and were not going to watch anymore games.

Bravo

You'd make a good posterchild for Lithium.

[Guest]

it's surprising that the angels are below .500. baltimore has a worse pitching staff and offense and they have over 60 wins. it doesn't really make sense.

Their pitching staff is better than ours, their defense is 1st in the MLB, and their offense is consistently excellent. You couldn't be more incorrect.

[fan_since79]

I left the thread and watched a rerun of the Mary Tyler Moore Show on ME-TV. Funny as hell.

 

Feel totally relaxed and recharged now. 

[AZMike]

it's surprising that the angels are below .500. baltimore has a worse pitching staff and offense and they have over 60 wins. it doesn't really make sense.

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=3&season=2013&month=0&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=11,d

 

The Orioles are clutch. The Angels are not.

[sneaky_flute]

Their pitching staff is better than ours, their defense is 1st in the MLB, and their offense is consistently excellent. You couldn't be more incorrect.

they have a couple of decent relievers, but their starting rotation isn't good. fangraphs also shows the angels' offense is one of the best in the league even with hamilton playing like shit.

[fan_since79]

This game is almost three hours long and it's only in the 6th inning.

[Guest]

they have a couple of decent relievers, but their starting rotation isn't good. fangraphs also shows the angels' offense is one of the best in the league even with hamilton playing like shit.

Good offense doesn't amount to much when your defense is nearly dead last in the entire league. I suppose Baltimore is a good example of what the Angels could have been this year had they focused on defense.

 

FWIW, Baltimore is 4th in offense while the Angels are 8th (Toronto's 5th).