I believe Capt. Kurtz, in Apocalypse Now, said it best: "The horror. The horror."

That perfectly sums up the Angels playing in Fenway Park.

They blew a 5-1 lead and lost 7-6 when Dustin Pedroia's third double of the night drove in Jacoby Ellsbury from first base. Pedroia's double came against Scot Shields, who has seen his share of horror here.

Though the run was charged to Darren Oliver, Shields' ERA at Fenway is now a robust 16.39 in 12 games, a number that actually went down with his 2/3 inning performance.

The Angels have lost 21 of their past 28 games at Fenway and are just 14-25 here under Manager Mike Scioscia.

And, the mention has touched more than one nerve in the Angels' clubhouse. Shields and pitching coach Mike Butcher both used expletives to describe their distaste for that stat and the talk that the Angels are cursed here.

1 Comments

Brian on April 22, 2008 11:54 PM said:

I just read this quote from Scot Shields

"To be honest, I am tired of ... our luck here," said a frustrated Shields. "I'm tired of it. They beat us. Now let's move on to the next day."

If he's tired of it what about us fans who have to sit here and watch him implode time after time? Scot, it isn't about luck. you make your own luck. Just pitch like you can everywhere else. Stop giving games away. If the Angels can't beat the Red Sox what's the use watching them for six months? I at least want to see Vlad, Gary and Garret at bat trying hard to drive in runs late in the game. The 7th inning was horrible. That ruined the whole game. These guys need to get past this dumb losing to the lowly Red Sox.

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