10/20 Kazmir Fail
by Zach Attack on Oct 21, 2009 3:03 AM EDT
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So it's come down to this. The reason the Angels wanted Scott Kazmir is so that he could give them some extra oomph in the postseason. Watching tonight's game, I had some major nostalgia about Kaz's long journey back from the DL for the Rays this season.
It's safe to say that this series is well over at this point. I can't envision any way the Yankees won't win it all in the WS. They're just too good.
Tonight's game was really tough to watch. Kaz walked a bunch of batters. He gave up a homerun, several base hits, and a bunch of the outs were hard-hit line drives and fly balls. When he got pulled after five innings, the camera showed him throwing his glove down in the locker room corridor, frustrated and helpless.
I was wondering what peoples' reaction to this game is. This was undoubtedly the biggest game of the Angels' entire season. Hell, because the Angels may be the only team that can beat the Yankees -- this may have been the defining game of the entire AL season. And Scott Kazmir was there, right at the heart of it. Out of our small-market town, and plunged into the heart of a major media market. Booed by fans who held red clappers, not cowbells. Booed by those who hadn't really paid attention to his early-season fireworks this year. Booed by those who hadn't supported him over the years, like we have.
I feel sad for him, and sad for the Rays as well.
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I don't know who I'd root for if this ends up happening
I think it may be the Yanks, though, because I couldn’t stand to see the Phillies win it all again.
"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation." - Satchel Paige
by Steve Slowinski on Oct 21, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know, when you try tp debate with a Yankees fan, and they end it with... "26".
It makes you want to kill something.
I was REALLY hoping the Dodgers would make it....
and then see Torre win it all against the yankees. oh well.
And I agree...this was a tough one
I can’t help but miss Kazmir and wish him well, so seeing all that was pretty rough.
"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation." - Satchel Paige
by Steve Slowinski on Oct 21, 2009 9:10 AM EDT reply actions
6 years of Sean Rodriguez makes it impossible for me to be sad
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by Tommy Rancel on Oct 21, 2009 9:36 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
7 of the last 10 AL reps in the WS have come from the ALE
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He also didn't pitch very well on 10/20
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Did he hug Harold Reynolds?
Get well soon DM
by Sandy Kazmir on Oct 21, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
This is what new Kazmir gives teams. He'll be good sometimes, he'll be bad sometimes.
I didn’t feel bad for him, I felt indifferent; I also felt a little smug satisfaction due to a couple of Angels fans I overheard saying how much they ripped off the Rays in that trade, while I knew otherwise.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
Yep.
I thought it was particularly irritating that they had Ken Rosenthal chime in — in the bottom of the third inning — just to make that point: that his inconsistency is why we felt the need to trade him.
But I agree, I think last night was one example of why we didn’t get ripped off at all.
Over/Under on margin of victory for Pats this weekend?
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Is this now the OTTOTD?
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by PlayOnWords on Oct 21, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't have to be
Didn’t feel like starting one as I usually start it at the same time someone else does.
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As long as we all pretend to post like its August and not October, I'm down with it.
I really think Byron Leftwich is going to work out for this team. I could see us beating Buffalo and maybe the Redskins.
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by PlayOnWords on Oct 21, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Come on west coast teams... Get on your feet...
In the name of Shinji Mori, we shall win!
by thebaddancingraysfan on Oct 21, 2009 11:55 AM EDT reply actions
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