One week after a Giants fan was badly beaten up in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, a Pirates usher was found dead Saturday morning near their stadium. Pirates employee found dead near stadium. John Sickels takes a quick look at last night's starter. Is this representative of his future? What you saw in the first start looks to me like a combination of rookie jitters and lack of Triple-A experience. The results were rough: five innings, four runs, four walks, four hits, with two homers allowed. Prospect of the Day: Tyler Chatwood - Minor League Ball Sam is right, if Wells had this 4 for 40 streak at any other time other than the beginning of the season, no one would be making such a big deal about Wells' current failures. But everybody has noticed Wells' slow start this season. There are probably other times, too, but nobody notices a 4 for 40 in the middle of the season, when those bad at-bats can hide in the mass of statistics that accumulate over 162 games. He went 4 for 40 during a stretch of June 2010. Wells’ hitting troubles continue - The Orange County Register Obviously I'm still hoping he's not, but I'm almost ready to throw in the towel on my support. Aren't there degrees of failure? Certainly, the failures of Brandon Wood and Andy Marte are easy to identify.īrandon Wood, certified Bust. Generally, the term bust is understood to mean failure, but that just leads a subjective standard that is relative to the player in question. Nick Johnson, Bust? - Beyond the Box Score The Angels are targeting early May for Morales' return.Įarly May? Four weeks? I remember when they were saying he'd be ready for the start of the season. Manager Mike Scioscia said Morales has been feeling "terrific" lately and that he should be running in the next "day or so." If Morales can run without pain, he could begin a minor-league rehabilitation start, his final hurdle before he joins the Angels. Here's the whole blurb:įor just the second time since he reported to spring training nearly two months ago, Morales will test his left ankle by attempting to run on it. Within this post, Mike Scioscia says Morales is "feeling terrific" and he plans on running in the next day or so. According to Mark Saxon: Morales gets a little closer and other notes - ESPN Los Angeles. Good news for those of you manning the Kendrys Morales watch. (By the way, the Angels rank 14th, 16th, and 17th in the above rankings.) Or, you can be a realist and say, "Who gives a crap about power rankings." At least the Angels aren't the only ones struggling." Or you can be pessimistic and see this as, "Holy crap, the Rangers are going to be hard to beat." As a fan, which ranking do you feel more strongly about division rival Rangers' #1 ranking, or the big drop for the Sox? See, you can be the optimist and say, "Ha-ha Red Sox.
Now, each have the Red Sox ranked 13th, 12th, and 24th. Each of these sites have the Texas Rangers ranked #1 and all had the Boston Red Sox at the top of their rankings heading into the season. Here are three MLB Power Rankings, Power rankings -, BtB Power Rankings, and BP's Power Rankings.
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