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Call Your Shot

On April 3, 2002, I called my shot in Vegas and put $20 down on the Angels to win the Series. Without a doubt, the greatest wager of my life.

There are 161 games left, so NOW is the time to CALL YOUR SHOT. I'm not talking about obvious stuff like Vlad's going to hit 30 HRs blah blah blah. I'm talking about going out on a limb and PREDICTING THE FUTURE, using whatever powers you may have.

Here's my shot:
Chone Figgins will be traded by July 1.

What's yours?

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Hillenbrandnot on roster on July 1st
by hoook or by crook or by trade or by release...

by Rev Halofan on Apr 3, 2007 12:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Reggie Willits will be in CF
after HGH screws up his knee going back on a long fly ball

Also, Huston Street will be photographed on the "other side" of a Castro District gloryhole.

by Higz on Apr 3, 2007 12:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Howie will hit .335+
!

by MistaRaggy @ Halos Heaven on Apr 3, 2007 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Lackey
Runner up in AL Cy Young voting.
No offense? Howie, Kotch and Napoli will change your mind.

by hauldog on Apr 3, 2007 12:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Finally...
...I agree with you about something!

by Dogman on Apr 3, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now that they are actually playing
this might occur more frequently.  The winter makes me cranky.
No offense? Howie, Kotch and Napoli will change your mind.

by hauldog on Apr 3, 2007 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

not a huge stretch, but...
Brittle Colon will start less than 10 games for the Halos this year.

by pedro guerrero on Apr 3, 2007 12:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Along those lines...
Not the Angels, but I was saying the same thing about Harden this year.  Out for the season by the All-Star break.

by 101halo on Apr 3, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Brandon Wood
Will get enough ABs to strike out 50 times with the Angels.

by iLoveLamp on Apr 3, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions  

haha
i love wood, but i definitely second this one. he'll probably only need 100 for that.

by ihearhowie2.0 on Apr 3, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Escobar will violate terms of service on Myspace
and gets kicked off.  He goes 16-9 with a 3.56 for the season.

by PieceOfAase on Apr 3, 2007 12:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Haha
Classic, man, classic.

by 101halo on Apr 3, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Casey Kotchman
...will hit 25HR this season

by The Limey on Apr 3, 2007 1:15 PM PDT reply actions  

My Prediction
Kotchman will not get more than 400 at-bats this season.

by WiseAndEck on Apr 3, 2007 1:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Why settle for one shot...
..when the whole bottle of tequila sits there in front of you?
  • GA will flirt with .400 well into May. People will talk about his renaissance, but only when they bother to mention him at all. He will be drowned out by the offensive duo of Kendrick/Kotchman. K&K will carry the offense well into July and be the talk of AL West baseball up to that point, at which time they will slump and Vlad will take over.
  • As evidenced during spring training, the Angels will lead all of major league baseball in triple plays turned this year. And they will be near the top in double plays turned. And they will lead the division in total defense percentage. And we will still complain about them.
  • GMJ's ability to outrun his bad reads off the bat and result in leaping snags will make him the most watched Angel on Sportscenter this year. Yep, more than Vlad. He will make a play that will put him up for an ESPY.
  • OC will lead the AL in fielding percentage for SS. And have more chances than all others in the AL. And not get the Gold Glove.
  • Vlad will have a great stretch run, overshadowing a mediocre April through late July. People will question his health. Then bitch about his free-swinging ways. Then bitch about Sosh's loyalty as Vlad fails to come through repeatedly in clutch situations. Then, come September, all that will be forgotten.
  • The Angels will fall behind in each of their three playoff series before sweeping the remaining games and moving on.
  • On October 15th, Anaheim will be hosting the victory parade ending at Angels Stadium, after the Halos defeat the Mets 4 games to 2 in the WS. Kotchman will be driving his WS MVP car. The parade will be scheduled to start at 11am, but will not get going until 11:25.
  • The celebratory podium will not contain Figgins. Nor Aybar. Nor Saunders. It will contain Hillendbrand. And Todd Helton.
  •  The party in the parking lot will officially conclude at 2:14pm, but the last stragglers will not leave until 4:06. And that last straggler will be me...

by Stirrups on Apr 3, 2007 1:18 PM PDT reply actions  

God I hope your right
I agree with it all except.... For sure the parade will start on time

by Sinatrasratpack on Apr 3, 2007 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

figgins is gone
Calling my shot
Figgins, Ervin Santana, Mosley involved in major trade and lets just say Cabrera moves to third for the rest of the year

by Sinatrasratpack on Apr 3, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

another out on the limb shot
Bill Stoneman will improve our offense at the deadline by adding (insert lame addition here)

by Sinatrasratpack on Apr 3, 2007 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

YWC
Will drink a beer.
This is Darby from Yorba Linda...

by cupie on Apr 3, 2007 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

smartass
just for that, i'm drinking wine coolers all season long.

by yeswecan on Apr 3, 2007 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

and take all Cupie's supply?
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again

by ladybug on Apr 3, 2007 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

my shot...
Casey doesn't get mono this year.

I know, I know, it's a stretch!

I need a new signature.

by thrill000 on Apr 3, 2007 2:15 PM PDT reply actions  

s h o t s
The Angels will have their best April record in recent memory.

The Halos have more All-Stars than usual: Kendrick, Anderson, Vlad, Lackey and Frankie.

Barry Bonds will not break Aaron's record.

Mathis's AAA performance will make Jose Molina expendable by July.

Hillenbrand will be a pleasant surprise, but will still be displaced by Kendry in July or August.

Kelvim finishes the season with more wins than Lackey.

by squarefootnatlpark on Apr 3, 2007 2:17 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm going with...
Garret Anderson = All Star

And I have 100 bucks on the Angels this year.  13 to 1 odds was just too tempting.

by Wytelitning on Apr 3, 2007 2:24 PM PDT reply actions  

word...
Stoney will, once again, not do ANYTHING at the trade deadline, despite 25 rumors involving A-rod, Carl Crawford, Manny, and the ghost of Babe Ruth.

GMJ will provide more Angel's highlights on Sportcenter, than any other Angel.

Lackey will win 17 games, and bang 4 Halo Chicks under Big Thunder Mountain... at the same time!

Garrett Anderson will put up career numbers, despite looking incredibly bored doing it.

HK-47 will prove he is the future of this team by hitting large, and providing amazing defense.

jeff

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by sipperphoto on Apr 3, 2007 2:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Trades
I'm going to go out on a limb without really going out on a limb.  In other words, I'm going to predict something vague (i.e., there is an essentially limitless number of ways that my prediction could come true), yet nonetheless unlikely.

Bill Stoneman will consummate at least two trades during the season.  I won't say who gets traded, or what other teams will be involved.  I'm just saying there will be at least two different transactions.  Lots of ways it could happen, but if it happens at all it will be newsworthy.

by jjackflash on Apr 3, 2007 2:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Starters Victories
The win totals for Angels starters in 2007 will be:

Ervin Santana          18
John Lackey            17
Jered Weaver           14
Kelvim Escobar         13
Joe Saunders           11
Bartolo Colon           4

The bullpen/others will combine for 24 wins for a team total of 101 wins, a new Angels record.  Frankie Rodriguez will have 47 saves.

by Yetijuice on Apr 3, 2007 3:14 PM PDT reply actions  

OPD
Matthews/Carrasco/1

I am going to continue picking Matthews for Offense until he fails me.  So far he is 2-for-2 for being the first Angel to reach second base.  Yes, I count exhibition games if I go to them!

by Yetijuice on Apr 3, 2007 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Shields
ERA will be over 5.00 at some point this season after May 1.
Bring back Al Wisk!!!

by Sixtyminuteman on Apr 3, 2007 3:24 PM PDT reply actions  

That is funny.
No offense? Howie, Kotch and Napoli will change your mind.

by hauldog on Apr 3, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

my turn
Bartolo will be picked to star in the new Ghostbusters movie as the son of the Stay-Puft man.
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again

by ladybug on Apr 3, 2007 3:25 PM PDT reply actions  

That was classic!
nice 1 Bug
Lets win with what we got!!!

by P237 on Apr 3, 2007 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

thank you, thank you
I'd like to thank the Angels, the Hall of Fame and most of all, my fellow HalosHeaven fanatics who have thoroughly corrupted my life.
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again

by ladybug on Apr 3, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ga
GA will have a great year thanks to being healthy. This will rank as one of his 5 best seasons as an Angel

Molina, Willit's or Murphy (Same player)and Aybar get traded

Lets win with what we got!!!

by P237 on Apr 3, 2007 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

16
The number of games the A's will finish behind the Angels this season....

by Crapper John MD on Apr 3, 2007 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

145,987
the number of times they will whine about it
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again

by ladybug on Apr 3, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

zing!
(and incidentally, 145,987 will also be their total attendance this season)

by Higz on Apr 3, 2007 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

kind of generous there, aren't you?
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again

by ladybug on Apr 3, 2007 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Erick Aybar
Will play his last game as an Angel on May 14.

by Clutch on Apr 3, 2007 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Vladdy
Will catch a ball without causing me stress.

by bc56274 on Apr 3, 2007 4:54 PM PDT reply actions  

and...
GA will maken exactly one diving catch this season, but not until october.

by 101halo on Apr 3, 2007 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why Not?
Greg Jones will be the first call-up this season (not counting the rehab'ing dudes).

by UtesFan89 on Apr 3, 2007 6:10 PM PDT reply actions  

vlad will throw someone out from the warning track
and

johnsamo will win the OPD contest.

john RIP samo

by angels4adam on Apr 3, 2007 6:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Big stretch, but could happen:
I will become an enormous Casey Kotchman fan.

by goodvibe61 on Apr 3, 2007 6:49 PM PDT reply actions  

There will be at least
one brawl this year between the A's and the Halos after Bobby Crosby's fragile ass gets beaned by Speier and knocks him out for the season.

Bonus: Speier earns mad respect by clocking Kendall, who is the first one out of the dugout, before Big John even gets a chance.

by agermer on Apr 3, 2007 9:53 PM PDT reply actions  

I hate to say it, but.....
Mike Napoli will not be our starting catcher at the end of the year. He looks completely overmatched at the plate. Please prove me wrong Naps.

by Howie the Halo on Apr 4, 2007 1:14 AM PDT reply actions  

Casey Kotchman
All-Star, and finishes in the Top 5 for MVP voting.

He's soon to be recognized as the Angels 2nd most potent offensive force and will rock the AL for the next decade at least..

by rbrianc on Apr 4, 2007 1:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Brandon Wood
Will slug .670 in 2 months of AAA, be called up to play 3B for the rest of the year, and hit .250 with 15 homers in about 300 at bats in the majors.
If I went to war and could only take one weapon, it would be an HK47.

by RallyMonkey5 on Apr 4, 2007 6:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Trades
Stoneman actually trades someone....

The line up continues to do well (Hill does just enough to stay viable) and Figgy becomes the odd man out when he returns from injury - then is traded.

The wait is over! The wait is over! Play Ball!

by gorams77 on Apr 4, 2007 7:27 AM PDT reply actions  

Kotchman
Kotchman will hit exactly 18 HR

On the non-Angel front, each member of the dodger starting staff (Lowe/Schmidt/Penny/Wolf/Tomko) will spend time on the DL.

by Shiq on Apr 4, 2007 9:18 AM PDT reply actions  

I predict...
Jose Molina will hit 74 homeruns
Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!

by Angel Hawker on Apr 4, 2007 11:49 AM PDT reply actions  

Seems pretty unlikely...
I would say 64 is more within his reach.

by MistaRaggy @ Halos Heaven on Apr 4, 2007 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Arod and Jeter
Won't have anymore sleep overs
No offense? Howie, Kotch and Napoli will change your mind.

by hauldog on Apr 4, 2007 5:28 PM PDT reply actions  

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