Running Almost too Late

Whew!

Even with all my planning and scheduling I still almost missed out on making a post on the 8th day of Blaugust. I mean, I guess I did publish a new episode of my Rook Web Chronicle but I wanted to also get a general ramble post in as well. So this is it…

I suppose the biggest thing on my mind right now is the fact that my Angels have taken a nose dive. Ok, sure, they went that high to begin with but they did get a few games above the .500 mark. Right now though, they’re mired in a 7 game skid but it goes beyond that.

I think it all goes back to the play I highlighted against the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th inning on July 25th. Since that play, they’ve gone 2-11 and that was right after sweeping the Dodgers who have the best record in the league and starting the 2nd half of the season 9-2. That single bad call tipped the scales and sent them into disaster.

So yeah, I blame the umpire. I blame the replay guys. I blame the camera operators. Between the 3 of them I blame them all for destroying the emotional high the Angels were on after throwing a no hitter for Tyler Skaggs.

Anyway, that’s my ramble for today. I was pissed about the bad call when it happened and now that it’s history I’m really upset they let the umps make such bad calls that get reinforced by analysts across the country who were most likely asleep at 4:30 in the morning.