Filed under: AWESOME, Baseball, Blue Jays | Tags: aaron hill, adam lind, all star, amercan league east, american league west, award, Baseball, Blue Jays, champions, dodgers, golden glove, los angeles, mlb, new york, roy halladay, silver slugger, toronto, vic de zen, world series, yankees
Well.
Quick baseball related interlude here, and then we’ll return you to your regularly scheduled “24-centric” programming.
The MLB handed out their annual Golden Glove and Silver Slugger awards, and while the Blue Jays were shut out in defense, they made a big impact in offense.
Only three teams in the entire MLB had multiple recipients of Silver Slugger awards – The New York Yankees (World Series Champions), the LA Dodgers (National League West Champions) and the Toronto Blue Jays (American League East Fourth Place Champions.)
Aaron Hill, our All-Star second basemen, and Adam Lind our All-Star-in-our-hearts designated hitter, each brought home the award.
Congratulations, boys, and hopefully these two will remain the faces of the franchise for a long time – something we’ll definitely need after we inevitably trade Halladay.
Edit:
Huh. It seems that this just happens to be my 32nd blog post.
Roy Halladay’s number.
GUESS HE’S STAYING AFTER ALL, FOLKS.
Please don’t quote me on that.
Filed under: Baseball, NOT AWESOME | Tags: Baseball, new york, philadelphia, phillies, yankees
Well.
I guess money does buy happiness.
Filed under: Baseball, Humour & Comedy, Strange & Bizarre | Tags: angels, Baseball, galasso, game 5, game 6, lu, lu galasso, new york, phillies, world series, yankees
Well.
It seems that reports of the Angel’s loss were greatly exaggerated.
My god, what a game THAT was!
The Angels managed to battle their way back from the brink at the last moment, toppling the Yankees 7-6 last night in Los Angeles. It was an epic battle, with the Angels leading for most of the game until the sixth inning – when ace John Lackey loaded the bases, and then the Yankees hammered the bullpen for six runs, giving them a 6-4 lead.
Luckily, the Angels rallied in their half of the seventh inning, chasing away Yankee ace (and former Blue Jay) A.J. Burnett, to seal the game at 7-6.
Now it’s on to Game 6 in the Bronx…if the Yankees win this game, they’ll be heading to the World Series – and celebrating this accomplishment on their own turf.
If not, it’s on to a final showdown for the American League in Game 7. Even disregarding my hatred for the Yankees, I still hope it makes it that far. I want to see the Angels win, sure, but I’d REALLY like to see some exciting baseball.
Let’s go Angels!
Filed under: Baseball, Humour & Comedy | Tags: american league, angels, championship, dodgers, galasso, los angeles, lu, national league, new york, philadelphia, phillies, world series, yankees
Well.
The Angels pretty much sealed their postseason fate Tuesday night, losing 10-1 to the New York Yankees in game four of the American League Championship Series. The Angels now have the unenviable task of facing the Yankees in game five, trailing them in the series 3-1. If they lose this game, it’s over. And that makes me sad.
Sadder still, is the fact that the Los Angeles Dodger’s bid for the World Series also fell short – the Philadelphia Phillies beat them in Game Four last night, becoming the National League Champions for the second year in a row.
My predictions? The Yankees are definitely going to win tonight, leading to the (what some people I’m sure saw as inevitable) World Series showdown between the Yankees and the Phillies. I’ll watch, I’m sure, but I honestly don’t know who to root for.
Oh well. I guess it’s about time to start looking ahead to next year. This may be my last regular baseball post for a while – unless the Angels mount a comeback, or I somehow get interested in a Yankees/Phillies World Series.
Regardless…I think it’s about time for a damn salary cap!
Filed under: Baseball, Humour & Comedy | Tags: american league, angels, california, galasso, los angeles, lu, new york, playoffs, world series, yankees
Well.
The Angels did not live up to my expectations this weekend. At all.
They now trail the Yankees by two games in this seven game series. Game three is this afternoon, and will be taking place in sunny California. Andy Pettitte will take the mound for the Yankees; Jared Weaver for the Angels.
The Halos really need to step it up today. Not only are they already two games behind the Yankees, but they haven’t been playing very good baseball. Countless errors have mired an otherwise decent coulple of outings by the Angels, and the Yankees have been unapologetic about making them pay for them.
Regardless, despite losing some confidence in their ability to ruin the All-Mighty Yankees (shudder), I’m hopeful that a move back to the warmer Californian climate and friendlier fans will jumpstart their playoff chances.
I just hope it’s not to late.
Inching towards mediocrity. 