What was with Brian Fuentes' cookie duster last night? If he was driving around in Arizona and got pulled over, they'd ask for his papers. If you met him and guessed his occupation, you'd definitely say "cop." I guess I shouldn't call the soup strainer into question, since he pitched a perfect "just for fun" eighth inning. He, and his lip tickler, kept us in the game. In honor of his new found face furnitue, here is a list of a couple more nicknames:
Lip spinach
Muzzy
Misplaced eyebrow
Face Fungus
Nose Neighbour
Dr. Fuzzenstein
Ye ol' pushbroom
If you have a fav, you can leave it in the comments (I enjoy "Face Furniture," personally).
Now about that game last night; how many of us thought that we were in the clear up 7-3 after the top of the fifth. We were raking the ball, Weaver seemed to be pitching well enough to win. What happened?! Well, what happened is that a Torii 2 run jack, a JR 2 run jack, a 2 RBI night for El Comedulce, and a game where the offense only left 4 runners on base has gone to waste. Weaver allowed a Michael Young 2 run bomb in the 3rd before giving up a giant solo shot to Vladdy. In the 5th, Kinsler hit a 2 run bomb, and two more runners reached the bases before Weaver left. Bozo Bell gave up a deep 2 run double, charged to Weaver, and the rest is history. You get spotted a 7, and it all falls apart? Give me a break. Tough loss to take.
Now, after getting killed in this mini-series, we're 18-23 and an ever increasing 4.5 games back of the Rangers. Right after to loss, the Halos hopped on Jet Blue and traveled to Chicago while watching the pathetic highlights via DirecTV. This afternoon, we go head to head with the equally pathetic 16-22 White Sox. The Sox have won just 8 of their last 19, none of which are consecutive wins, and their going for consecutive wins tonight. John Danks (3-2, 2.25) is on the mound looking to avoid his third straight loss after a happy-fun-time start against Joey Joe Joe Saunders (2-5, 4.96, and a Simpsons reference). Big Joe Saundo hurled a complete game shutout to beat Dallas Braden in his last start, and we would all be happy to see his turnaround continue. Saunders is undefeated at US Cellular Field, holding down a 1.66 ERA.
At this point in the year, can we separate the men from the boys and decide who is the offense leader of this club? Let's separate (based on yesterday's starters):
Definitely not the leader:
Aybar: .236/1/5 is no way for a leadoff man to be performing. Just to be nice, I'll point out his OBP of .306, but that's 12th on the team. Rough.
Wood: It would be nice, but he idea is laugable. Woody is still down in the dumps at .167/2/7. He has 19 hits this season, and 34 strikeout. I'm starting to lose hope here, buddy.
Napoli: .226/3/9 is just not what Napoli lovers have come to expect from the Italian Stallion. Most of his jacks have recently started rolling around, but he is clearly not anywhere close to being our offensive leader.
Matsui: Now here's a guy who seemed like the leader of the club early on. Remember back in the day when he was slugging? Good times. Now, Godzilla is going at .229/5/19. .229?!? What happened? Really, where did your bat go, and why did we have to come to Arlington and watch who we could have at DH doing so well?
Maybe, could be, the leader:
JR: Good ol' JR is hitting .250/5/17, and while he has the stuff to be our offensive leader, he's not doing it quite yet. His 2 run bomb yesterday certainly inspired me.
Abreu: El Comedulce had surviveda little lineup shuffle lately, and is hitting .275/5/19. He is definitely the leader of working a count, which makes him a popular choice. His .349 OBP is tops among regular starters, and he leads the team in runs.
A good shot at being the leader:
Kendrick: I obviously lean this way, just because HK-47 is my favorite current player on the squad. He's hitting .281/2/19, off the BA lead by .001, and he could be leading again by tonight. He's a rake machine, and since he's been moved up to the 2 spot, he's been a table setter. I've been enjoying it.
Morales: Bam Bam has been just that, leading the Angels with his 9 HR and 29 RBI. Add to that his .277 BA and his .794 OPS, and you have yourself the credentials of a boneafied leader around these parts.
Hunter: Big Game is the obvious choice. He leads the team with his .282 batting average, and has contributed 6 jacks and 24 RBI. His OPS is a staggering .848 and 19 of his 40 hits have gone for extra bases. That's a pretty good resumé.
So there you haveyour options. Take your pick. I'm going with a tie between Hunter and Mo Mo.
Good luck tonight, boys.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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