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PERCY to sign minor league deal and retire MONDAY

From the official site:

TROY PERCIVAL TO RETIRE AS AN ANGEL
Angels' all-time saves leader will sign a minor league contract with club and retire

ANAHEIM, CA - The Angels Thursday announced that Troy Percival, the club's
all-time saves leader, will sign a minor league contract next Monday and
then officially retire. To commemorate the event, Percival will be on hand
Opening Night at Angel Stadium on April 2 to throw out the honorary first pitch.

"I'm very proud to be a part of this organization," said Percival. "This
club has always embraced me and my family. I'm honored to retire as an
Angel."

"Troy Percival has been an integral part of the success and tradition of
Angels Baseball for many years," said Angels Vice President & General
Manager Bill Stoneman. "It is very appropriate that he retire as an
Angel."

Percival, who currently serves as an Angels' special assignment pitching
instructor, pitched 11 seasons in the Majors with the Angels (1995-2004)
and Tigers (2005-2006), compiling a 30-41 record with 324 saves and 3.10
ERA (611.2 IP - 211 ER) in 605 games. His 324 saves entering 2007 is tied
for 11th (Billy Wagner) on the all-time Major League list. He stands as
the Angels' lifetime leader in saves (316) and games pitched (579).

He spent the entire 2006 season on the disabled list with the Tigers after
suffering a serious injury to his right forearm in July 2005 while pitching
for Detroit. Percival worked for the Tigers as an advance scout in 2006.

A key member of Angels' 2002 World Series team, he was on the mound for
each of the Angels' three series-clinching victories of the 2002
Post-Season and his seven saves (seven chances) during the 2002 playoffs
tied a Major League Post-Season record. He logged a career-high 42 saves
in 1998 and enjoyed his best season in 2002 with a 4-1 record, 40 saves, 68
strikeouts and 1.92 ERA.

The four-time All-Star resides in Riverside, CA, with his wife Michelle and
children
Cole and Avery.

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this makes me smile, im glad i will be on hand to see him throw out the first pitch
retire number fifteen.

by rowast on Mar 29, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cool
That is actually pretty neat. I'll be up front in saying that if this was any other team I would probably call it tacky but it's my team and Percy. Cool.

by canadianangelsfan on Mar 29, 2007 2:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Patti--
this is totally off topic, but does "Paula & Patty's Velvet Touch Professional Cup Fitting" mean anything to you? My coworker passed this cute pastel business card along to me, saying her friend who is a nurse and a HUGE Angels fan made these up. It can't be you, can it?

by angelstar on Mar 30, 2007 8:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

she's not the nurse
I am. Patti is a Jane-of-all-trades.

But, if you are talking about those kind of cups, I'm sure we girls could form a "P.L.B.'s Velvet Touch Professional Cup Fitting" wink wink nudge nudge!! LMAO

Come on already.....PLAY BALL!!!

by ladybug on Mar 30, 2007 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

aww shucks
oh well, its a hilarious idea, no matter who is responsible for it! I guess the gals who made it handed one to Mickey Hatcher at a spring training game and he passed it around the dugout...I heard that the guys were definitely amused.

I wish I had a scanner to post a picture of the card...its priceless!

It says: "Paula & Patty's Velvet Touch Professional Cup Fitting: No jock too big or too small. Discrete and Experienced RN's. Mobile unit, we come to you! Ask about our team discounts and stretching services!"

by angelstar on Mar 30, 2007 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny
Did they toss the gals some AliMed® Knee Savers in return?

by Bilko 420 on Mar 30, 2007 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knee Savers
Those come in a variety of colors as well!

...or so someone told me in passing.

by HeyLegacy on Mar 30, 2007 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So...
Any of you ladies making the next HH mixer?

by Bilko 420 on Mar 30, 2007 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you betcha!!

You think I'm purty, don't ya?

Come on already.....PLAY BALL!!!

by ladybug on Mar 30, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would have been
perfect.

But Gross Mickey Hatcher apparently gave the ladies a bit of The Eye.

I shudder to think.

by angelstar on Mar 30, 2007 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Percy retiring as an a HALO
The way it should be....

F'cking sweet

Lets win with what we got!!!

by P237 on Mar 30, 2007 8:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

bitchin
now who's going to say "retire percy's number" the day after salmon's?

by yeswecan on Mar 30, 2007 10:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

RETIRE #40 the day after Timmy's!!!
you're welcome
Come on already.....PLAY BALL!!!

by ladybug on Mar 30, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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