Angels acquire LHP Christiansen from SF

[G-Dubb]

LOL

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Traded for a couple from our farming system.

If there is anytime to get a left handed pitcher in our bull-pen, it would be now. It's too bad it took this long.

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

JC=GARBAGE!!

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

The majority of it is the pitcher, but pitching coaches can do wonders.

 

[AC Transit]

this was a no brainer - Angels needed anybody lefthanded to come out the bully

 

[G-Dubb]

Both Donnelly and Shields are better pitchers against lefties than Christiansen is. MUCH better. I really don't see Christiansen helping all that much (unless he can bat 4th/5th and protect Vlad.)

If you guys don't remember who Christiansen is, he gave up 5 ER's against the A's in 1 inning in that 16-0 blowout against the A's... He faced every lefty in the A's lineup (because the A's batted around) and I think he gave up a hit to each of em. He's the guy who got mad because Dan Johnson hit a 2 run single off him, then tried to hit Nick Swisher, only for Swisher to get up and hit a 2-run HR off him.

A's lefties vs. Christiansen
Chavez: .400 AVG/.800 OPS
Hatteberg: .500 AVG/1.150 OPS
Johnson: 1.000 AVG/2.000 OPS
Kotsay: .143 AVG/.286 OPS

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

THANK YOU ANGELS!!

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

I really don't know much about the person that we aquired. Hopefully Bud Black can mold him into something useful.

I would trade Donnelly for a bucket of sunflower seeds.

 

[G-Dubb]

He's already 35 years old... About to be 36 in a month... Good luck molding him into anything.

 

[3VID3NC3]

If you guys don't remember who Christiansen is, he gave up 5 ER's against the A's in 1 inning in that 16-0 blowout against the A's... He faced every lefty in the A's lineup (because the A's batted around) and I think he gave up a hit to each of em. He's the guy who got mad because Dan Johnson hit a 2 run single off him, then tried to hit Nick Swisher, only for Swisher to get up and hit a 2-run HR off him.

A's lefties vs. Christiansen
Chavez: .400 AVG/.800 OPS
Hatteberg: .500 AVG/1.150 OPS
Johnson: 1.000 AVG/2.000 OPS
Kotsay: .143 AVG/.286 OPS

That was probally his worst game all season, cuz the A's were lighting it up now matter who was pitching that day. He hasn't done that bad otherwise, but I agree, it wont help the Angels that much.

 

[YOUNG-$PIDER415]

O DAMN I AINT KNOW ALL DAT...I NEVER LIKED HIM THOUGH.....SCOTT EYRE DOIN GOOD !

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Well, we put him up up against two left handed batters tonight. Both got singles off of him, then he was taken out.

His first outing as an Angel, and it sucked ass.

 

[G-Dubb]

O DAMN I AINT KNOW ALL DAT...I NEVER LIKED HIM THOUGH.....SCOTT EYRE DOIN GOOD !

That's who the Angels should have gone after, he's actually a decent pitcher and the Giants only have him signed through this season.

Well, we put him up up against two left handed batters tonight. Both got singles off of him, then he was taken out.

His first outing as an Angel, and it sucked ass.

Get used to it.

It's almost like the Angels tried to fix their "situational lefty" problem by getting the first lefty they could get their hands on... Did they even look at his stats against lefties? If lefties hit the guy pretty hard, you might as well get a righty that can get lefties out.