It didn't take long for one of the LA Angels big off season acquisitions to show his teammates and fans what he's all about... he's all about hitting in the clutch as the Angels discovered last season in the post-season against the New York Yankees.
Hideki Matsui went 2-4 with a game winning RBI and a home run in his Angels debut and looks like a great replacement for Vladdy Guerrero right about now.
The Angels needed a solid bat to replace Guerrero in the lineup but more importantly they needed someone to replace his clutch hits and RBI's and those kind of guys are hard to find. With Matsui the Angels will be fine in that department but what continues to concern me is...
Jered Weaver looked fine even good in his opening day start for the Angels but in my book he's not an ace. He's not a shut down the other team kind of pitcher and that's what you need out of your ace in the playoffs. John Lackey couldn't deliver that and that's why he's pitching in Boston now...
And finally the LA angels offense would really be intimidating if the Angels could somehow get their phenom rookie prospect Brandon Wood to hit but considering how he did yesterday, 0 for 3 with 3 strike outs, he may still be a work in progress for the 3rd or 4th year in a row now...
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