Marsaka

if i were the city officials, i would demand the anaheim name goes back into the team name and los angeles was removed permanently.

i would definitely take lee if he keeps up that inherited runner mark lol i think preventing inherited runners from scoring is an actual skill, but that's just my opinion. some people rise to the occasion, some dont - just like being a closer.

well said.

stopping inherited runners from scoring is the most important thing you want out of a reliever. to discount it and act is if it's not an essential part of his job is pretty baffling. as for kohn, he has a good arm and good stuff but it's wasted because he cant find the strike zone most of the time. how many times has he walked the lead off hitter on 4 pitches now? too many to count any more. again not what you want out of a reliever. he got away with it last night, but it will catch up to him eventually.

i agree bedrock, alvarez, sisk, and morin are coming soon. its just right now the team isnt ready to win yet so they are holding them back. i see the strategy now, the goal is to stay in 3rd place. got it.

i agree that scioscia is terrible at bullpen management, but jerry is partly at fault, he traded talent away for salas, he wasted 7m on jerry blanton - money that could have been used on relief.

well maybe scioscia didnt want to gut the middle of the lineup.

i dont get the feeling the angels use situational stats.

iannetta always catches weaver. coincidence?

scioscia is waiting for herrera to send the game into extra's to bring him in.

i dunno, you would think 2 guys who have been in baseball as long as scioscia and dipoto can recognize that herrera's stuff is not even below average...its completely garbage.

herrera's pitches lack movement. even his breaking ball is straight as an arrow it just goes straight down lol.

im waiting for herrera to completely implode, maybe tonight?

yep pretty much the same feeling the last 2 seasons. but i feel like they are gonna win this game only because the Indians are bad and likely wont take advantage of the angels weaknesses like the a's or rangers would.

u gotta just laugh at this point.

yep iannetta is another player along with shuck that the team would be better off with anyone else.

see how those pitches are catching the strike zone yet he doesnt get the call? it's iannetta pitch framing that his costing him strikes.

that wasnt a strike? really..

umps should be fined if a call of theirs is overturned, especially an obvious one like that.

id rather see long at this point, can he possibly do any worse? and at least he'll play good defense.

im guessing they dont put any value in it. thats why this team is so lackadaisical with risp.

can i ask a serious question...why hasn't dipoto or scioscia yet realized that shuck is worthless?

only the angels would keep a journeyman outfielder who is 1 for his last 24.

look at the bright side...they create tons of opportunities.

terrible pitch there, he would have chased one in the dirt.