Pop's on the Upswing

by BuckyFox on Aug 6, 2006 11:13 PM PDT

RIVERA'S FLOOD

Just when you think the Angels swing nothing but limp bats, up steps some stout muscle.

Namely:

Juan Rivera with homer No. 19 in a 10-3 rout of the Rangers Saturday.

And Vlad Guerrero with his 23rd blast in another Texas tattering, this time 9-1 Sunday.

Such artillery made for better sparks than Friday night's fireworks.

Suddenly the Angels look like studs again. If Rivera keeps complementing Guerrero -- and if Chone Figgins gets a leg up on the enemy like last year -- Anaheim's finest will stand first on October 1.

And I'll be rewriting "The Highflying Angels" (BuckyFox.com) to update the Rivera chapter, which looks like this in the current book:

Rivera Flows

Juan Rivera sure traveled upstream to make a spash with the Angels.

He was born in Venezuela, started with the New York Yankees, went farther north to the Montreal Expos, then finally west to Los Angeles.

He made serious waves amid the pennant heat of August 2005. In the first game of a big series with the defending world champion Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium, Rivera ripped two three-run homers as L.A. coasted 13-4.

Rivera was filling a power void in left field, where Garret Anderson was missing because of an injury.

At 27, Rivera suddenly surfaced as a life raft for a drifting offense.

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What is the over/under in # of days

for when Bucky learns the "a href" command and becomes a real poster?

Bucky, to make your book complete you can add:

Juan is a Gemini and wears embroidered pastel dress shirts while travelling on the road, favoring beige and lavender solid tones contrastingg with dark jackets. He usually orders the shrimp enchilada, especially when Cabrera is buying - which the generous Angels shortstop does for any batter who drives him in during a game. His HALOS HEAVEN nickname is "Johnny Rivers"

The Rev Don't Lie

by Rev Halofan on Aug 6, 2006 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

Whose Pop?

Who is the POP referred to in your headline?

Did you mean POP as in power in the Angel bats? If so, you should not have used that possessive apostrophe.

I would be curious is any Angel has the same nickname as Willie Stargell...

by Rev Halofan on Aug 7, 2006 1:49 AM PDT reply actions

Apostrophe is Fine

"Pop's on the..." would be short for "Pop is on the...".

I wonder how fond Stargell was of that nickname.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 7, 2006 3:14 AM PDT reply actions

Rivera is POP ?

at age 28 ?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 7, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Plenty Of Power?

Panther On Parade?
Piss Off P237?

Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand. - Leo Durocher (not Wes Westrum)

by Stirrups on Aug 7, 2006 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Pop, as in Power

Power is on the upswing.

Pop's on the upswing.

Now what was the top headline of 2005? The L.A. Times' "Cabrera Pops in the Clutch" after OC's winning hit in Game 2 of the AL Division Series.

End of class.

Bucky Fox BuckyFox.com

by BuckyFox on Aug 7, 2006 3:59 PM PDT reply actions

TOP ANGEL HEADLINE OF 2005

FINLEY HEADED TO DL

by Rev Halofan on Aug 7, 2006 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

That's classic!

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Aug 7, 2006 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions

If Saunders...

...keep pitching like he has been, the top headline for 2006 might be "Colon to DL".

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Aug 7, 2006 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

"Colon Gets Flushed"

"After undergoing an extensive inspection, the Angels flushed Colon yesterday, washing their hands of their ex-Cy Young award-winning pitcher. Fortunately, this doesn't leave a hole in their rotation now that young arms are available to cork up the opening."

"Yes," Stoneman was quoted, "I know this personnel move stinks to some, but I assure all our fans that our remaining pitchers will certainly be more than capable of keeping opponents from getting the runs."

Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand. - Leo Durocher (not Wes Westrum)

by Stirrups on Aug 7, 2006 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions