Eight games into the season, and my Mighty Halos are 2-6. A 5-7 loss to the Yankees, despite a ninth inning grand slam by Bobby Abreu, sent the Angels to their worst start since 1972. I guess all I can say is that our former worst start in franchise history (after quite a bit more than 8 games) resulted in a World Series Championship. We're still lucky that it's only been 8 years since that glorious year! Now, though, on a day when Hideki Matsui picked up his World Series ring at Yankee Stadium prior to the game, I've got more questions than answers.
Will idiot fans get of Woody's back? Brandon went 1 for 3 with a walk today and even crossed the plate on the BA grand slam (remember, we had zero slams last year). B-Weezy is now hitting .091, and survived the day without getting punched out. Is he slowly but surely ready to find his way.
Will I finally get of Abreu's back? We've been waiting for him to come out of his shell, and his 9th inning grand slam may have done just that. He may have finished the day 1 for 5 with 2 Ks, but it was a big 1, and now BA is hitting .265/2/5 on the year.
Can I say "I told you so" about Jeff Mathis yet? I've always been a Mathis-matician fan, supporting him to get more time over Napoli, and he's finally swinging the stick here in '10. Jefe went 2 for 4 in today's loss, and is now ripping it up at .350/1/2 this year. Okay, I'll do it. I told you so!
Will we get a win in a game where someone not names Jered Weaver starts? Honestly, this is my main concern. Sunday, Joe Joe drops to 0-2 after 6 innings of 4 run ball. Today, Young Erv dropped to 0-2 after 5.67 innings of 5 run ball. While the bullpen has been completely hit or miss this year, the starting pitching has been shockingly suspect. What the heck is going on? And, can Joel Piñeiro turn things around tomorrow?
And finally, who the hell is Bobby Cassevah, and why is he up here? An 8.31 ERA so far has me wondering why he isn't wearing a Bees hat in Mormon country while Thompson and the Moose gets up here.
So, we're 2-6. Idiot fans around Halo Nation are probably going to be whinning on sports talk radio while I sit in traffic on the 405 South after work today. I hate it, and I hate it for two reasons. A) We really have no need to make such ridiculous judgments after 8 games about where this season is headed. Sure it's fun, but lets be real. If we're sitting at 18-40, then we can start the whinning, but at 2-6 we should really just be exploring the current problems and figuring out what can help this team run better. None of this, "Trade Torii Hunter for prospects because this season is lost" garbaga, please. B) Those of you who know me, or have been reading this blog over the last 3 years know that I secretly enjoy it when my favorite teams suck. I've always felt this way for one reason: I hate all the bandwagon fans. They're the ones complaining about how Brandon Wood shouldn't get any more chances. We scarred them all off for a while, but in 2002 they came crawling back, infesting our fan base. They haven't left! If we do end up having a couple of thin years, which I don't think is going to happen, we can consider the positive of all those morons being chased off to sport their Anaheim Ducks t-shirt jerseys at Dodger games rather than at our beloved Big A. Don't get me wrong, I want my team to succeed, and enjoy it like nothing else. But, I'm just saying that there is a positive to your team being shitty (which, again, I don't think we are/will be any time soon).
What a rant. Good luck tomorrow, Joel.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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