SCUDSBROTHER
08-07-2006, 11:39 PM
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LIRIANO HURT= HUGE.Probably down to just 2 (Bosox/Chisox) for the Wild Card.Escobar is pitching strong now.Since the Allstar break,Angel starters haven't pitched quite as well as they can,but the last 3 games they have seemed to turn the corner.They simply have no chance to win the division without the starters pitching great.Halo offense is a "pile on only" offense.This means if the pitching to start the 1st 5 innings is great,then they will hit.If the starters struggle,then the offense rarely makes up for it(and when they do,the middle relief blows close games.)It's a team built around starting pitching.Dodgers still hot(tied with Cincy for the wild card lead.Go f'n figure.)You are not gunna believe how many runs the Dodgers are gunna save on defense by having Lugo play the middle infield.The guy has been with the team for less than a week,but you would think he has been with these guys for years.I guess when you escape Tampa you love everybody.Even when he was in Tampa he played very hard though.He stood out(Total team player.)I know they aren't gunna let him play like they should.Kent came back,and played 1st tonite,but Garciaparra is coming back to play 1st soon.Good problem to have though.The thing that has held this team back was the poor starting pitching by Tomko(moved to bullpen,)Perez(traded,)Hendricksen(still iffy ,but wasn't horrible yesterday,)and the sloppy pitching by Lowe.Penny has pitched well,but probably has felt like he has been the only one trying for most of the year.So,he has had some poor starts(and I don't think that would of happened if he thought the rest of the team was trying.)He seems awfully tough now that the other starters are doing better.Dodgers have struggled against San Diego,and San Francisco.If they play well against those two,then you will know whether they are gunna be for real.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=260807104
LIRIANO HURT= HUGE.Probably down to just 2 (Bosox/Chisox) for the Wild Card.Escobar is pitching strong now.Since the Allstar break,Angel starters haven't pitched quite as well as they can,but the last 3 games they have seemed to turn the corner.They simply have no chance to win the division without the starters pitching great.Halo offense is a "pile on only" offense.This means if the pitching to start the 1st 5 innings is great,then they will hit.If the starters struggle,then the offense rarely makes up for it(and when they do,the middle relief blows close games.)It's a team built around starting pitching.Dodgers still hot(tied with Cincy for the wild card lead.Go f'n figure.)You are not gunna believe how many runs the Dodgers are gunna save on defense by having Lugo play the middle infield.The guy has been with the team for less than a week,but you would think he has been with these guys for years.I guess when you escape Tampa you love everybody.Even when he was in Tampa he played very hard though.He stood out(Total team player.)I know they aren't gunna let him play like they should.Kent came back,and played 1st tonite,but Garciaparra is coming back to play 1st soon.Good problem to have though.The thing that has held this team back was the poor starting pitching by Tomko(moved to bullpen,)Perez(traded,)Hendricksen(still iffy ,but wasn't horrible yesterday,)and the sloppy pitching by Lowe.Penny has pitched well,but probably has felt like he has been the only one trying for most of the year.So,he has had some poor starts(and I don't think that would of happened if he thought the rest of the team was trying.)He seems awfully tough now that the other starters are doing better.Dodgers have struggled against San Diego,and San Francisco.If they play well against those two,then you will know whether they are gunna be for real.