Halos Wire May 10th, 2002

Quick Angels update as we now reach May 10, 2002 in my replay. The Angels are off to a 24-10 start and are currently on a 7 game win streak. These numbers are a little deceiving though. The Angels are combined 14-1 against the AL East and the AL Central, however they have only played the bottom feeders of those divisions and have yet to play any playoff contending type teams from those divisions. Their record vs. the AL West which outside of Texas are all playoff contenders is a little different as they are 10-9 vs. the AL West including a 2-5 record vs. Seattle.

Team Statistics For 2002 Anaheim Angels Totals After 34 Games
 

                     WON LOST  PCT                  TEAM  OPP
  OVERALL RECORD      24  10  .706     LEFT ON BASE  279  247
  HOME RECORD         15   3  .833     DP'S TURNED    31   24
  ROAD RECORD          9   7  .563     TP'S TURNED     0    1
  VS. LEFTY STARTERS   5   4  .556     MOST HITS      18   15
  VS. RIGHTY STARTERS 19   6  .760     LEAST HITS      5    2
  EXTRA INNING GAMES   4   1  .800     MOST RUNS      14   11
  ONE RUN GAMES        8   2  .800     
  LAST 10 GAMES        9   1  .900     TOTAL RUNS    177  132
                                       AVERAGE RUNS 5.21 3.88
  CURRENT 7 GAME WINNING STREAK                               TOTAL
  LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 7 GAMES      HR'S AT ANA    18   16    34
  LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 4 GAMES       HR'S AT OPP    15   23    38
                                       TOTAL          33   39

RECORD VS. AL East DIVISION      WON LOST  PCT
Baltimore Orioles                  0   0  ----
Boston Red Sox                     0   0  ----
New York (AL) Yankees              0   0  ----
Tampa Bay D-Rays                   0   0  ----
Toronto Blue Jays                  6   0 1.000
TOTAL VS. THIS DIVISION            6   0 1.000


RECORD VS. AL Central DIVISION   WON LOST  PCT
Chicago (AL) White Sox             0   0  ----
Cleveland Indians                  5   1  .833
Detroit Tigers                     3   0 1.000
Kansas City Royals                 0   0  ----
Minnesota Twins                    0   0  ----
TOTAL VS. THIS DIVISION            8   1  .889


RECORD VS. AL West DIVISION      WON LOST  PCT
Oakland Athletics                  5   2  .714
Seattle Mariners                   2   5  .286
Texas Rangers                      3   2  .600
TOTAL VS. THIS DIVISION           10   9  .526

Adam Kennedy is on fire!
Adam Kennedy has come out of the gates en fuego. The Angels #9 hitters is slashing .371/.407/.600 with 5 home runs and 16 RBI, while playing solid defense at 2B. It’s unlikely he can sustain this but if the Angels can get this kind of production from the bottom of the order they will be in good shape. 

Washburn a CY Young Candidate? 
If the Cy Young was going to be voted on in May then Jarrod Washburn would be one of the favorites. Washburn has been the true ace of the Halos staff early in the season. He’s currently 6-0 and is sporting a 1.43 ERA. His advanced stats are off the charts. He’s held left handed batters to just a .192 average and right handers have had it even tougher hitting just .188 off of him

Pitcher             G GS  W  L   Pct   R  ER   ERA    IP   H  BB IBB  SO HR
J.Washburn          6  6  6  0 1.000   7   7  1.43  44.0  31  11   0  30  2

Breakdowns        Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR  BB IBB   K  WON LOST    IP   ERA
Overall          .189 164  31   9   0   2  11   0  30    6    0  44.0  1.43
vs. Left         .192  52  10   7   0   0   3   0  13
vs. Right        .188 112  21   2   0   2   8   0  17

What’s going on with Troy Glaus?
The Angels young 3B Troy Glaus is really struggling to start the season, as .195/.329/.333 is not what the Angels were expecting from him. While he’s played outstanding defensively his lack of production at the plate (.662 OPS) has some wondering if the Angels will give him some time off to refocus on his game.