It has officially been 114 days since someone other than myself has posted here on TLSF, and that's a little sad. Mostly because I feel like everything coming out of me has been negative, and I feel like some LSF bloggers could have something positive to bring to the table, namely my current archrival, J. Despite the lack of "teamness" in this team blog, I press on...with another negative post.
Last night, Los Halos dropped one of the most anticipated games of the year, 1-3. As a fan, I've been waiting for "Lackey Bowl" ever since the crumb bum left for Boston and an extra $1.5 million per year. We had our chance to bust him, thanks to some strong pitching from La Piñata, but our bats (other than Brandon Wood, oddly enough) failed us when it counted. Lack went 7 innings of 1 run ball, allowing just 2 hits. It's weird that the previous sentence doesn't get followed by others about Big John leading us to victory. Instead, it's about him straight shutting us down. Despite 6 innings of 2 run ball from Joel, the offense couldn't get anything going. Kendry Morales had a single, Brandon Wood drilled his second jack of the year, and Ma$e and El Comedulce drew walks. That's it. Silence from Aybar, Hunter, Matsui, Kendrick, and Napoli. Silence that leads to a 12-17 record, 6 straight losses, and a 3 game deficit to first place Texas. Silence that now has us on the verge of getting swept in back to back series and possible starting off our 10 game roadie with 7 losses. Did anyone else notice that the Red Sox suck so far this year too? And they're just crushing us.
Luckily for the Angels, we're not the only team from the greater Los Angeles area going through a tough time. Los Doyers are helping to take some of the media spotlight off of the Angels poor start with their own bad opening to the year. The Azul are 11-16 and 5.5 games back of the division leading SF/SD combo. Coming off a 3-11 loss to the Brewers yesterday, the Dodgers are 3-7 over their last 10 games, and join in the feeling of pain from a rough April and first week of May.
So, it's time to settle the debate. As of May 6, 2010, which team sucks the most? Which fan base is going through the most suffering? Which squad is least likely to turn things around and win their division? Let's get it on:
LAA: At 17, my boys have more losses than the Dodgers.
LAD: With just 11 wins in 27 games, the Doyers have less wins than the Angels and have a 0.006 worse winning percentage.
LAA: The Angels starting third baseman is hiting a lowly .185, and they have 6 regular starters hitting below .250.
LAD: My boy Garret Anderson, who has played in some 23 odd games is hitting a pathetic .136, and 5 regular starters are hitting under .250.
LAA: The Halos are 11th out of 14 AL teams in runs scored, while the Dodgers are 4th in the NL.
LAD: The Dodgers are 13th in the NL in team ERA with a staggering 5.05.
LAA: The Angels 5.19 ERA is the absolute worst in the AL.
LAD: The Blue Crew have 1 mesely save in the entire 2010 season, which is by far the worst in the NL. By contrast, the Angels have amassed 8 saves in their 12 wins.
LAA: The Angels ground into double plays like nuts, 7th best in the AL. The Dodgers are the 2nd best at avoiding the GIDP.
LAD: At 119, Los Doyers issue the third most free passes in the National League. And their K/BB ratio is a tough to swallow 199/119. At 113, the Angels only issue the fourth most walks and have a ratio of 201/113 (that one is pretty darn close).
LAA: For a team that has always prided itself as a defensive force, being 7th in the AL in errors with 19 in 29 games.
LAD: Of course, the Azul are ranked 3rd in the NL in errors with 24.
LAA: The Angels have fans like myself, my 4 month old son, and Bradon's friend Stephanie.
LAD: Dodger fans include Brandon, J, my cousin Daniel, and Chris Holmes.
So, who wins Suckfest '10? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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