the baseball diaries

"Here I go it must be four in a row, I gotta get my head down tonight. But you know I know, when the streets are aglow, I'll be heading for the city of light..."

Willllsssssooooonnnnn!!!!!

Nice job CJ! Going seven innings with only one run allowed is pretty nice. He also struck out five and easily cruised to his first win of the year. That brought the Angels back to .500 and only looking better. Huntsman and Abreu had good ab's, Gaybar playing good D and throwing down take-out slides, and Pujols legging out fielder's choices is how we win ball games! Seriously though, this guy needs to start hitting. Earn that cheddah Albert!

Vernon Wells is worthless. 2-14 to start the season. Last year he had a career worst .218 average and this year is not looking any better. Yet he still has a cheerleader in Chocha saying that he's basically trying too hard not to suck, yet sucking all the more in the process. Can we dump this guy already?

"With a matchbox full and a sulfurous skull, trying to set my mind to rights, I'm gonna burn, burn, burn as the universe turns, out of mind and out of sight..."

Weaver and the Angels have a chance to give the Twins their first ever 0-5 start to the season. If Weaver is even remotely as good as he was in the opener, I think that will be easy. This is one of the few guys that "gets" it. He doesn't talk smack, he doesn't make excuses when he struggles, he goes out and wins, or fights hard in losses. A consummate professional. He faces Carl Pavano who struggled in his first outing and no doubt will try to be sharper vs. the Angels. But the Twins are light-hitting. I know that because of the three articles I've read on the match-up and the recap of the last game, they all said that! Bunch of light-hitting "twankers"...

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"Baseball Bill went in for the kill, he blew it when he found his soul. Lost his will to live when he saw someone give, 'cause giving always takes its toll!" - Echo and the Bunnymen