Comments on: Game 25: Angels at Tigers

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:34:11 +0000

I don’t think the shoulders are going to get any healthier than they are right now with 3 cortisone shots in them, MikeR. This is probably the best he’s gonna be. If he has no pain, he’ll start to hit…that’s a given just like he did last year until the shoulder injury again. He’s not going to have surgery again so this is the last hurrah for him. Obviously, he’ll have to come out if there’s no improvement but let’s give a few games. He was fabulous last year for those few months.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:18:33 +0000

I don’t want Sheff to go to the 60 day DL because he’s been terrible, but to try to just get the shoulders healthy down the stretch. Obviously we don’t need him in this lineup, but his plate discipline is always a welcomed addition, but only if he’s not hitting weak dribblers or popping up on the infield. I think a 60 day DL stint can help him more then it hurts him — even if it makes him frustrated.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:18:18 +0000

Thanks!

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:04:23 +0000

Steve:
Izturis scored with two outs, which he obviously would not have done if Hunter had been put out. Therefore, Anderson was the only earned run of the inning. In fact, if the Angels had gone on to score ten more runs after two were out, they would also have gone down as unearned runs.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:57:02 +0000

Need explanation…… Scored my first game, and added up all the stats, etc. Why does Galaragga have 1 ER credited to him? I understand Hunter reached on an error in the top of the 7th, but shouldn’t the other two runs (Anderson and Izturis) count as ERs to Galarraga? Thanks.

By: Eric Cioe

Eric Cioe — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:42:47 +0000

But they would have done the same thing if it was Sheffield and Ordonez. They would have walked Sheff to get to Maggs, because you need a DP to stop a run from scoring. You see this all the time in Boston with Ortiz getting walked to get to Manny, because Manny grounds into a lot of double plays.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:31:07 +0000

Eric, that may be the case; however, it’s not exactly a secret that Sheffield is struggling/injured, or whatever. No disrespect to Sheffield — but managers will often play the odds per the cycles of slumpling/streaky players — it kinda reminds me of a couple years back when A-Rod was mired in a horrible slump and pithcers were actually deliberately walking batters to get to A-Rod.

I’m with Kathy — Sheffield can still be an asset. He wasn’t exacly lighting up the bases in April last year either — yet he posted MVP-like numbers in May and June. From what I’ve seen, Sheff’s a streaky-kinda player. I’m just waiting for him to turn a corner. Provided, however, his shoulder is 100% healthy.

By: Eric Cioe

Eric Cioe — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:16:37 +0000

Sheff had some good at bats the last two games. Did you see him hit the ball to the left-center fence last night?

They weren’t walking Polanco to get to Sheff, either. They were walking Polanco to set up the double play, which is what you do when you have only 1 out and have a runner at third. It wasn’t like they thought they had a better chance at getting Sheffield out, but that they had a better chance of getting out of the inning unscathed by setting up the double play.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:59:20 +0000

I’d give Gary a few more games to get it goin. He was pretty good last year for a while. If he can’t get it goin, then they’ll have to put him on the DL or he’ll have to retire.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:56:12 +0000

Terrific game!!