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I am in the very early goings (8-13) of a season in Angels Stadium. There is a Coors Field, Rogers Centre and kaufman stadium in my division.

Is this a slow start or a sign of some structural issues?

Thanks

Steve


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My guess is a slow start.

Sizemore, Gross and Soriano are crawling out of the gate.

Is Soriano in LF?

Your pitching is getting hammered. I'm not crazy about your #3/4 starters.

Soriano is my DH. Yes, I am not sure what to do with Capuano. I like Cook. There re a couple teams in my division with hardly any leftys.

Maybe a guy like Westbrook or Garland might be your answer.
(Reverse RH)

Your run differential looks okay for the record. Sizemore is starting slow, but is on a pace for 100 runs/rbi (always check production stats in addition to individual stats to guage how effective a player is).

Bullpen usage looks like a glaring issue. Geary should be set to quick hook with 1-2 inn pitched max & avoid lefties. Same for Beimel. I'd set Geary to 'avoid using before 8th'. Maybe set Beimel to 'avoid using before the 8th'. Set closer usage to maximize w/saito specified of course. saito set to slow hook. that should keep Beimel and Geary on the bench more frequently. slow hook soriano. don't worry about downs, he'll improve. Maroth should probably be dumped for a started w/o a relief rating, unless you absolutely must have a (crappy) lefty. You need to keep the craptastic pitchers off the field.

What's your record vs. R/L handed pitchers? It looks like you're leaning very heavily towards bashing right handers, but you're really weak against lefties. That could be your downfall.

If it weren't for that, I would absolutely say that you're looking at nothing more than a slow start. I hope that's all.

Right now, 2 and 4 versus LHP and 6 and 12 versus RHP.

Steve