Five Mid-Series Questions with Halos Heaven
Down 0-2 in the series, I figured, "Hey, how about I ask Rev Halofan from Halos Heaven some questions?" It seemed like a good idea at 2 a.m.
Rev's ridiculous and unfiltered answers after the jump (OK, so maybe there's a hint of sensationalism in that sentence. Sue me).
OTM: The Angels stole their first base in game two. All the experts predicted the Angels would "run wild" over the Sox. Is this somewhat a surprise, or did you expect this?
Because most analysts cannot pinpoint Mike Sciosica's managing, they find the baserunning and fixate on it. This team does not live by speed alone.
OTM: So, word on the street was that the Angels' bullpen sucked. What happened? Who lied?
It was a work in progress and Scioscia finally found the right way to tinker with it... but it is STILL a work in progress.
OTM: How good is this Angels team compared to any other postseason team in the past 10 years?
Best starters, best overall offense although with less pop than 2002 but all around situational the best, best defense, bullpen is the worst Sciosica has ever had and it is scotch taped up every night in a slightly different permutation by Scioscia.
OTM: Finish the sentence: "If the Angels lose the next three games, I, Rev HaloFan, will ________________."
Be blaming Brian Fuentes.
OTM: Predict game five. Don't hold back, either.
I tried to be optimistic by asking him to predict game five. He had none of that.
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Last q is well played, Rev.
I gotta admit. But it ain’t over till its over.
Well, Yankee fans, there is ONE thing we can agree on: We're all smarter than Madonna.
by BoSox415 on Oct 10, 2009 5:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Grady Francona
Was I the only fucking one screaming at him to take Beckett out after the first guy reached in the 7th and actually calling the Stadium after the second guy does?
by www.SoxTherapy.Net on Oct 10, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
after the HBP (of Napoli)
I knew it was time to pull the plug…
I thought Becks was just too mad
by fenwaypark97 on Oct 10, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one of the silliest things I've ever read
Beckett was at 85 pitches after walking Vladdy. The game was tied, 1-1. After the walk, Beckett got the next two hitters. The Sox’ pen hasn’t been great, and isn’t it very deep right now. All told, Beckett threw 103 pitches in the game. You have to give one of your best starters a chance to get out of the inning. You don’t play mix and match on the road in a tie game, unless you want to burn your pen (which is a dumb thing to do when your team is having trouble scoring runs).
Beckett was in great shape pitch count-wise going into the 7th. And he was one hitter away from getting out of the inning without much damage. He made a bad pitch to Aybar—and Ellsbury was playing way too shallow.
This is totally different than what Grady did. Anyone who understands baseball knows that. Grady left a spent Pedro in a game, when every scouting report noted that Pedro had trouble after 100 pitches. The Sox had a 3 run lead and 6 outs to get. That’s the time to play mix and match (especially since it was Game 7). But Grady didn’t like stats, match-ups, or scouting reports. He was the a gut-feeling manager and it failed. Tito understands scouting, match-ups, and stats. The two managers couldn’t be more different in their approach to the game.
I have no complaints with Tito’s management of his pitching last night. You can bitch all you like and blame the manager for the loss. But here’s a simple fact: few teams win games with only four hits. If you want to blame anyone, blame the hitters.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Oct 10, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, in response to your first question, Randy:
“running” doesn’t just necessarily mean stealing bases. The Angels are the best team going first to third on contact and have been doing that all series.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 10, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
enough of that nonsense
this series has been defined so far by the red sox inability to hit. hopefully when the sox get back to fenway tomorrow they remember how to hit a 92 mph fastball then the media will stop overvaluing the angels AMAZING base running
by lb33 on Oct 11, 2009 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They aren't amazing baserunners...
They are great at milking hits for every base they’re worth, which involves the smartly aggressive 1st-3rd advancing, but they also cost themselves a lot of runs by attempting to steal too much.
That said, shiftyeyedgoat wasn’t saying that’s what has caused the Sox to lose – he was just pointing out that the Angels were living up to the predictions of “running wild”, just in a smarter way.
@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 11, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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