A few days ago, Joe Posnanski wrote an excellent piece on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  He touted their ability to win despite the fact that they do not change their ways when facing certain pitchers.  The case in point was that Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher said that the team does not plan on taking pitches against Dice-K Matsuzaka, despite the fact that he walked a TON of players this season.  Stubborn, yes.  But it got them this far.  But were they winning in spite of themselves?

Joe called this inner battle “Diloneism.”  I found this quite interesting, that not only was Miguel Dilone a one-time .341-hitting member of the Cleveland Indians, but he was also one of the weakest arms to ever grace Municipal Stadium while playing for one of the worst teams in the history of the franchise.  In my interview with Terry Pluto, he dropped a quick jab at David Dellucci when comparing his outfield prowess to that of Dilone.  But while you can read Joe’s piece that focuses on the baseball frame of thought, I couldn’t help but compare what he was saying to the Cleveland Browns of the last 12 months. [Read more...]