Why ESPN is Garbage

So after the trade of the year went down, ESPN finally decided to shed some light on the Halos for the first time this season. The problem was, they didn't know what they hell they were talking about.

I have now heard about ten different times, all from ESPN reports, that this was a great trade because Kotchman was having a bad year. Yes, the same Kotch that was voted by Halo fans as the first half team MVP. Not to mention that last year was his first ever full season! How can you call this an off year if the player only has one season to base it on??? Last year he hit .296, this year he is at .287. Last year he hit 11 home runs, this year he already has 12. Last year he hit 68 rbi's, this year he has 54 so far. Let's not forget that his strikeouts to at bats ratio is the best in the majors. Hey, ESPN, get it together.

Then they try to break down the Angels lineup, now with Teixeira joining the squad. Here's what they said it will be:

c-Mathis
1b-Tex
2b-hk47
3b-figgy
ss-aybar
lf-gmj
cf-torii
rf-vlad
dh-g.a.

Izzy will be our starting shortstop, gmj has been benched (not to mention he's injured) for the likes of Juan Rivera (a.k.a. Johnny Rivers), G.A. plays in the field most of the time, and Juan will DH. Ugh. Brutal.

That's like saying the Twins start Killah Craig in the outfield regularly, Everett is their most used DH, and Casilla will be in the starting lineup tonight. WTF.