JP Howell

1-5, 7.08

 

vs.

 

Freddy Garcia

12-7, 3.75

 

 

Let's finish em off boys!

 

 

I'll let the offense off the hook tonight. They've been pretty good the last week. But there's no excuse for us not to knock this Howell guy around quite a bit.

RIP EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don Henley said it best:

 

"Kick 'em when their up, kick em when their down......"

 

Go get 'em boys!!!

i will be there b****es, didnt buy the c of the c tickets but I will be in section 131 with freakin bells on. Maybe a beer in the fan deck?

i will be there b****es, didnt buy the c of the c tickets but I will be in section 131 with freakin bells on.  Maybe a beer in the fan deck?

 

We'll all be in 105 IIRC. Stop by and say hey. Look for the dorks with nametags, and we'll be the ones next to them, sans the tags

These are the Royals, but it doesn't look like they've laid down this series.

 

Freddy's coming off that awesome performance against Detroit that I witnessed in person. Hopefully, it carries over into tonight.

 

Finish 'em off!!

 

 

I'm guessing either Borchard or Anderson play tonight.

 

Don't fool yourselves just yet, this is still a very important win. You need this win just as bad as any other.

 

Go out and get it done, Freddy!

We'll all be in 105 IIRC.  Stop by and say hey.  Look for the dorks with nametags, and we'll be the ones next to them, sans the tags

(ponders whether or not to make himself distinguishable)

 

I'll sport road 83 fisk for the occasion.

BTW, expect t-storms tonight. Which means.

 

1. A wet crappy game or...

 

2. Extended drinking time during the rain delay.

I'm guessing either Borchard or Anderson play tonight.

Hmph...so this really is a game thread...lousy hidden game threads with C of the C names...

 

Ozzie said in 1 of the papers today that he wouldn't really start resting people until we had the division clinched (a very good thing to hear, IMO).

 

Nevertheless...I think Pods or ARow are probably due for an offday in that outfield, so someone else will probably be out there tonight. I just hope it ends up not being Timo.

 

Go get em Freddy! I know it's a night game at home, but it's also the Royals! And we're still on pace for our 30-0 September!

 

Hmph...so this really is a game thread...lousy hidden game threads with C of the C names...

 

My bad.

 

I thought it would be appropriate for today's game.

I will see you guys there. I will be wearing my #13 black Sox practice jersey..

and no name tag for me..

 

-Alex

By the way...we don't exactly have an Angels Series thread started yet, so I figure this is as good a place as any to give you guys Colon updates from the LA Times

 

The lower-back injury that forced Bartolo Colon out of Sunday's game against Seattle in the sixth inning is more severe than the one that sidelined the ace for five days in spring training, and that could be cause for concern for the Angels.

 

"There's no comparison," Colon said through an interpreter Wednesday. "In spring training it was more tightness. This is more pain in the back."

 

Colon, who is 18-6 with a 3.24 earned-run average and is a leading candidate for the American League Cy Young Award, said he felt "a little better" after receiving treatment Wednesday, but the right-hander is still having trouble bending from the waist.

 

He appears to be in jeopardy of missing Saturday's start against the Chicago White Sox, and with the Angels locked in a tight race with Oakland for the AL West title, they can't afford to be without their best pitcher for too long.

 

"I want to pitch," Colon said. "We're in the middle of something good, and I want to keep contributing to it. That's why I want to wait as long as I can to make a decision."

 

If this were April or May, Colon probably would miss his next start. But this is September, and every game is important, so Colon must weigh the benefits of pitching with some discomfort against the possibility of risking greater injury to his back.

 

"It's one of the hardest decisions I've faced in my career," Colon said. "Not only am I thinking about myself, I'm thinking about my teammates and how I don't want to let them down if I don't pitch well."

 

Colon probably won't throw in the bullpen today or Friday, but he will need to throw off flat ground to convince Manager Mike Scioscia and pitching coach Bud Black he is ready to start Saturday.

 

"There's a line he'll have to get over where he can function, execute his pitches and not jeopardize his next start," Scioscia said. "We trust what Bart says. He's been very open with us. If he can't go, he'll be very candid with us."

 

Colon's injury also weakens the bullpen, because if he can't pitch Saturday, Kelvim Escobar, who sparkled in his first relief appearance Tuesday night, will start. And if Escobar is going to be ready for Saturday, Scioscia can't use him in relief tonight or Friday. A Saturday start also would knock Escobar out of the bullpen from Sunday through at least Tuesday.

 

Would the Angels be better off using left-hander Joe Saunders as an emergency starter and keeping Escobar, who threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings and escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh inning against the Red Sox on Tuesday night, in the bullpen?

 

"Some guys [in the bullpen] have struggled, and having a power arm like Kelvim's could take some pressure off the other guys," Scioscia said. "But you have to balance that with the impact he could have starting."

We'll all be in 105 IIRC.  Stop by and say hey.  Look for the dorks with nametags, and we'll be the ones next to them, sans the tags

 

 

Same here..sans nametag that is and my favorite road gray Ray Durham jersey.

Edited September 8, 200520 yr by BFirebird

Lets keep it going!!

 

Colon if you even think about starting on Saturday,AJ will kick you in the crotch!

2-0 Tigers.

 

Top of the 2nd.

Tigers have blown numerous chances to blow this game wide open.

continue the streak, magic number is at 16 right?

continue the streak, magic number is at 16 right?

15.

 

2-2. Indians just tied it up!

 

2-2.  Indians just tied it up!

 

No reason for the Indians to have a chance in this game. Tigers have left just a ton of runners on in scoring position, and the Indians have 2 runs on 2 hits.

Aaron F*cking Boone

Even if the Indians end up winning this game, they have to face Johan Santana tomorrow.

:finger

 

F**k. Casey Blake! :banghead