In a 24-hour cycle that has seen big leaguers hitting the IL in droves, it may be time to declare the “dog days” as being officially upon us. Angels hurler Felix Pena–he of the emotionally charged combined no-hitter from earlier this season–is the latest athlete to endure an apparently serious injury, as the team announced via Twitter that Pena was removed from tonight’s game with a right knee sprain.
Given the events happening elsewhere in our nation this evening, it would be crass to make too much of a non-life-threatening injury sustained by an athlete on a baseball field. That said, when paired with the tragic loss of Tyler Skaggs earlier this year, Pena’s injury is just the latest episode in what has been a season from heck for Angels fans. The team in Anaheim has already seen injuries befall Andrew Heaney, Tommy La Stella, and several other contributors amidst a 56-55 campaign.
In addition to his part in that unforgettable no-hitter on July 12th, Pena has logged respectable numbers in his second Los Angeles season, with a 4.66 ERA that looks slightly worse than his solid 9.60 K/9 and 3.23 BB/9 markers. The 29-year-old had been working out of the rotation in tonight’s game with the Baltimore Orioles.
The fact he couldn’t put any pressure on it and he had to be carried by two people just sucks
Man the Angel curses really gobbling up Angels this year
Fire Ausmus please!! He can’t make a line up or manage a team to win!! 1st & 2nd no outs with #8 hitter up no bunt try, swinging away hits into DP
Unfortunately he will be the only FA signing Eppler made this year that won’t be DFA. He is absolutely terrible. I’m not sure why they even have a 3rd base coach. They don’t bunt, they don’t hit and run, they almost never steal and he holds every runner.
3rd base coach went to the dodgers. May as well put a stuffed rally monkey there now.
Might as well fire Billy eppler while you’re at it
Not yet. If not for his drafting and trades, this team would be one of the worst in baseball with Trout. If Dipoto was the GM he would have already traded Trout and Ohtani for garbage and the Angels would be 5-7 years from being competitive
Angels need 5 extra SP for when the others get injured
yeah, they really need a new conditioning staff.
Contreras out for Cubs too.
Lots of injuries.
They are playing the Indians
“Season from heck” is one hell of a G rated understatement
Well it is a family friendly site…..
Halo fan finally figuring out this Angels organization is garbage. Little slow on the though process…. but hey! At least you are finally realizing it. Better late than never Halo fan.
Stop it HaloShame
Pena gets hurt covering first, how does that make the Angels garbage? You are a classy guy.
This guy is a troll and has these kinds of comments on all posts about the Angels
He’s certainly not a fan of this franchise by any stretch. And when the club eventually rights the ship and starts winning, he doesn’t deserve to be around.
Proofread people. Angels are playing the Indians, not the O’s. Not the first I’ve seen of this type mistake. Previously they reported Marcus Stroman making his Mets debut against the Cubs. Wow.
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Indians not Orioles
all the angels need is a bit of luck. and a troll vacuum!
it’s over. mail in the results. the season is history and we’ll finish in last place at 70-92. that’s really not too bad considering we don’t even have a pitching staff.
Out for season yikes