Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game 25/162

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 12:19 AM PDT in News Comment 84 comments

GAME THREAD - White Sox at Angels - 12:35 pm PDT
Jon Garland v. Black Magic

Looks like Escobar is going to miss a start with a blister on his finger.

Bartolo is still not in the picture.

Juan Rivera and Maicer Izturis joined the Spanish Language broadcast two days early for the big May 1 protest.

Meanwhile, back in the dugout, we are a .500 team, Texas has a little pitching, Oakland is already making excuses for every hangnail on its injury-prone crew and Seattle, well, they are in the division as well.

Scouting Report:
Some Angel Batters Against Garland
Cabrera 6/16 1.000 ops
Erstad 10/20 1.124 ops
Salmon 5/11 1.374 ops

Let's hope we can avoid the broom and then take two quick ones form the She-Wolffs on Monday and Tuesday.

Random iTunes Lyrics
So he built his great empire
and he slaughtered his own kind
and he died a confused man
victim of his own mind

Beat my Runs and Hits Picks:
LAA - 7, 12
CHI - 1, 8

TV: Effessenn

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magic magic!

LAA: 5/10
CWS: 3/7

by yeswecan on Apr 30, 2006 2:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

predictions

ervin magic post-johan santana dominates

halos - 11, 15
w-sox - 1, 1

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ps

rev, its jon garland, not john

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got it.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mine

Angels 5 runs, 9 hits
Pale Ho's 3 runs, 8 hits

by WiseAndEck on Apr 30, 2006 10:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

let's light it up today boys....

Angelicans - 4, 7
AJ's heroes - 2, 5

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

damn

do you ever pick the Angels to lose?

by letsgooakland on Apr 30, 2006 11:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

o btw

A's take a 2-0 lead!

by letsgooakland on Apr 30, 2006 11:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha ha

I was just thinking that! I guess it's just wishful thinking.

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Apr 30, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit

This was supposed to be attached to the comment above...how do you delete?

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Apr 30, 2006 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i never play DON'T PASS

I always have hope for my team and I express it. As opposed to stat-head jerks whop have a weird need to appear objective (and "always right"), so why the hell would I pick against my team?

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but

don't you ever get a feeling like your team ain't gonna win that day?

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Apr 30, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

every day

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where is the rain now?

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Vibe Sunday

The monkey is coming off our back today.

I feel us breaking out big time today, and Magik looking strong.

Halos: 7/14
Sox: 3/8

Let's go Halos!

by goodvibe61 on Apr 30, 2006 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Line ups

Today's Lineups
NO. CHICAGO LOS ANGELES

S. Podsednik, LF C. Figgins, 3B
A. Cintron, 2B O. Cabrera, SS
J. Thome, DH V. Guerrero, RF
P. Konerko, 1B G. Anderson, LF
J. Dye, RF T. Salmon, DH
J. Crede, 3B D. Erstad, CF
R. Mackowiak, CF C. Kotchman, 1B
J. Uribe, SS J. Mathis, C
C. Widger, C A. Kennedy, 2B

No Alfonso! It's a start.
Halos 1/3
Them 0/6

Ervin dominating is the only shot today.

by riktermiller on Apr 30, 2006 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

There's that Sunday line up

Ozzie insists on getting the bench a start a week. No predictions from me except the hope Garland has his location and his change up.

BTW I heard this coming from deep center field -

Wow, man, it's a drag being a rock
(Help, I'm a rock)
(Help, I'm a rock)
(Help, I'm a rock)
I wish I was anything but a rock
Heck, I'd even like to be a policeman
Hey, you know what?
You know maybe if I practice, you know
Maybe if I pass my driving test
I could get a gig drivin' that bus that pick the freaks up
In front of Ben Frank's, right?

Rev I bet you don't have that on your IPOD. Or do you?

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no ipod

itunes, and nope, don't have that one, whatever it is...

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

its called Help I'm a Rock

L.A. native Frank Zappa - Freak Out

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Titties and Beer

perhaps his masterpiece.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When is Kotchman does hit it out of the infield?

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on Apr 30, 2006 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

idiot fan

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

what happened?

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it ended up not mattering...

but a foul ball on the 3rd base line, a fan reached way out into the field of play and somehow GA still caught it. Let's hope it wasn't a Halo Heaven guy!

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

got it

thanks

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sunday's Finest

Ozzie has his trademark "sunday lineup" out there.

Right now, big situation, and a 1/14 on the season Chris Widger is in.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A timely situation for hit number 2 on the year

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares

when we can focus on Rex Hudler's kid all inning...

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that a former Angels' player?

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

strict policy

we have a strict policy on halosheaven against doing research on our team for other team's fans - we aren't hee to give you ammo or tell you all about a player so you can critique him or so you can balance your stat spreadsheets...

but, yeah, hudler now sucks as a broadcaster for us after having sucked as a player for us.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotcha

and thanks for breaking policy just this once.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At first...

I thought theHud Marley was hunting for youngins', then I found out it was only incest.

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WHOA

a double? where'd that come from?

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

lets go AK

tie it up right here

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nuts, ties game

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

way to go

chone

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

BOO YEAH!!!!

O-CAB has been a stud this year!

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Mota seems to...

have caught the same virus as our mighty announcers

WOO-HOO O.C.

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

O-Cab

PANTHER

by Matt UK on Apr 30, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YES, YES, Y-E-S

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One pitch

and Garland goes from a good outing to a bad outing.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Jon

Nice pitching there.

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Cabrera did a good job

That pitch was right where Widger wanted it. He did a good job turning on it.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Cabrera is killing us

Santana is gonna kill you.

He missed the tag!

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

jeez louise this is getting old

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah it is

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh what the hell

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Homer and dipshit

On the Sox broadcast, they must have said ten times that Kennedy never tagged Machowiak, despite replays showing that he tagged both on the leg and the arm while Machowiak wasn't on the bag.

I hate those assholes.

by LA Seitz on Apr 30, 2006 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hawk

is one of the biggest "homers" ever.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about

Hawk and Physioc team up and broadcast one game for each team so everyone in baseball subsequently loves and aprpeciates their announcers...

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One small difference

Hawk comes off as ignorant and as a homer, but for the most part Sox fans love him.

Cubs fans HATE him though. They loathe the man

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The real difference

Physioc and Hudler never openly root for the Angels from the booth. They, like all local anouncers, will get excited when the Angels do well. But you never hear "C'mon, Vlad, take him deep right here, take him right here" or "Alright, Lackey, get the stikeout right here."

Of course, no one ever confused Homer and Dipshit with professional broadcasters.

by LA Seitz on Apr 30, 2006 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

actually

Hawk said they did tag him. During the 40 replay sequence in super slo stop slo repeat action.

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Salmon

Why no pinch runner?

Kendrick maybe?

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2006 2:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking the same thing...

would save on Salmon's legs, get a faster runner in there, and give Kendrick some time. Just makes too much sense I suppose.

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fearless prediction...

Kotch goes yard.

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

doubt it

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

or not...

a walk works.

Looking forward to see Willits. Umm, I knew a guy named Reggie Willits was white, really, I did.

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Willits gave it away

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they never read our steal attempts last year...

is Maddon the difference?

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

last time mathis tried to bunt....

...it wasnt pretty

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Lame lame lame lame lame lame lame lame

Bad stolen base. Bad broken bat groundout.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on Apr 30, 2006 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And now, a word from Mr. Drummon

Willits, I'm very disappointed in you!

by Sean on Apr 30, 2006 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How many months until the Angels rookies

start looking like actual major league players?

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on Apr 30, 2006 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

great question

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Atleast one

by riktermiller on Apr 30, 2006 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

not soon enough!

3 outs left for the non-rookies...

"If my mind and my heart were done, it would be easier." -Troy Percival

by LTUPHLO on Apr 30, 2006 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crowd shots

man the cameras add 40lbs.

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 2:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No

Its a Sunday game they really are fat slobs

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

PaNtHeR

Figgy made da play.

Hey everybody is it monkey time

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Take that

stro motion and magic pen away from the stoner. one , two........too many times. The guy had the whole break plus half an inning to do his homework.

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AHHH

c'mon vlad

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 2:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm off

I've got to leave for the airport. Thanks for a very hospitable place to talk baseball. I appreciate it, y'all easily could have just trashed me; it's fun talking with good baseball fans.

Good luck the rest of the season, and maybe I'll be back at halosheaven next time we play you guys.

-Jeeves www.chisoxblog.blogspot.com

by jeeves on Apr 30, 2006 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

have a safe flight

(and go Halos!)

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crap

Goddamn pitching, godddamn bats, goddamn rookies, goddamn everything.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on Apr 30, 2006 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hey....

it's an actual at bat! Can't be an Angel.

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

fuck

"I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform." - Vladimir Guerrero

by angels4adam on Apr 30, 2006 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Owch

being swept at home hurts

by eyespy on Apr 30, 2006 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this series sucked...

The White Sox are just better than us right now, simple as that. Hope we improve.

by thewebb on Apr 30, 2006 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll go quietly away now

take care Halo fans. Good luck the rest of the way except when our paths cross again.

by zokmaad on Apr 30, 2006 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Pathetic

Sosh has to split up the three coldest bats in the line up. Erstad, Kotchman, and Jeff Molina have to make pitchers feel good about themselves when they see them coming up.

by riktermiller on Apr 30, 2006 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In simple words...

i am sick of this shit...

Mathis sucks, Ersty Sucks, Vladdy couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat,

OC had a great game...

Magic let them in every time we took the lead...

What a terrible series, I thought Sosh was going to let Alfonso pinch hit in the ninth.. might as well let him make the last out in both games!

What the hell is he thinking...

Halo Fever P239

by P237 on Apr 30, 2006 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Once Again

Angels lose, I'm pissed. What a shocker.

by WiseAndEck on Apr 30, 2006 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Chi Sox are far better than us at this point.

Tip of the cap, they are simply superior to us in just about every way. The tone of each game when we play is the same; it never FEELS like we are in control, or are going to win. They are clearly better.

OK. Time to move on.

The next two games are of paramount import for us. We need to A: End the losing streak immediately, and B: continue to have the upper hand with the A's, like Chicago has with us.

It is early yet; I will only use that as an excuse for another dozen games or so. If we've played 40 games and we're .500 or less, well, that is what it is.

Time to get going. Let's start tomorrow.

by goodvibe61 on Apr 30, 2006 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs