Angels fans, we can walk into the Big A and see a game at our familiar ballpark. Spring Training is incredible and it has been fun watching on TV but there’s nothing like attending a game live; especially in your home ballpark.
Dorothy was right, there is no place like home.
What have we learned this week? Jose Soriano is a stud. 2 starts, 2 wins, and complete dominance in both. I’ve often posted the marriage of Soriano and Maddux could work magic and we might be seeing it.
His baseball savant page is already covered in red and the union has just begun.
Outside of Soriano, though, Angels pitching has been a very mixed bag. That bullpen is a high wire act no matter who is called but I do enjoy seeing Bachman throwing some nasty sinkers. He’ll never live up to his draft status but getting something of value there, and in an area of need, is a nice little cookie this off season.
Soriano’s early success and the Angels lack of a good farm have folks already speculating on when the Angels might trade him. They should know by now we hold onto our players and let the leave for nothing around here. Getting good prospects and extending players are for other teams.
Oh, I took another massive shot at Arte over On SI. He landed a TV deal but has not spent a dime. To be fair he has yet to receive many dimes but still.
For a week at least we are seeing Mike Trout flex at the plate. It has been fun to see.
Thus far I am not a fan of Kurt Suzuki’s management. Simply put, he’s not putting guys in the places their career numbers suggest they should go. Perhaps he’s right and thousands of data points are wrong, but that is rarely the case.
Nolan Schanuel behind Mike Trout needs to stop. Who should be hitting behind Trout? Depends on the hand of the pitcher we are facing.
Sorry about the short links this week but I am buried with work and have a family obligation I simply will not miss. Love this community and so happy you all support me as a father so I know you’ll understand. I’ll make it up to you soon, I promise.
So link what I missed and enjoy your weekend. If you make it out to the Big A have a helmet sundae for me. And try to make it to the meetup in two weeks against the Padres.
