Tuesday at home vs. the Tigers...bottom of the 9th down 5-3 and with runners at 1st and 3rd and nobody out, the Tigers closer, Fernando Rodney, who has been shakey all year, had his back against the ropes. After giving up a single Figgins (on a 3-2 pitch), followed by a walk to Abreu, here come the "big" Angels' bats in Torii Hunter and Vlad Guerrero. And what do they do...true to form, they start swinging for the fences, after promptly down 0-2 (swing, swing) and failed to drive in a single run. In that situation, what would the Game's other great hitter do? That's right...they would see a few pitches and allow the closer the struggle, but NO, not Torii Hunter or Vlad Guerrero.
It's this kind of anxious approach that has killed the Angels the past 5 years and it all stems from Vlad Guerrero. If the Angels are going to get to the next level, it will have to be without Vlad's bat. Leave his free-swinging spirit to some other would-be contender. I felt bad for the other Angels players last night because this poor effort was a complete unprofessional approach by the supposedly the Angels top two hitters.
With the starting pitching struggling (Lackey two poor starts in a row) and the bats seemingly anxious, it's hard to see this team getting out of the first round of the playoffs. Sorry my fellow Angels fans.
Yurkdog
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