Thank You All For a Great Season
by Rev Halofan on Oct 6, 2008 8:31 PM PDT
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I will write more later, but from March 31 thru October 6 you have all made HALOS HEAVEN a great Angels Fan Site.
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Tough loss
once again we fall flat in the post season
Thanks Halos!
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Oct 6, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it
It was way better to go out this way than getting swept in three games. The team showed heart and came up a bunt short of victory.
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great regular season. period.
we tried… many questionable calls… bleh.
some things NEED to be changed.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
amen to that
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 6, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
have to agree here
really, the MINDSET of the team needs to be changed.
you can’t play for 1 run post-2002. it doesn’t work anymore. you want to win championships? catch up with the times.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea no more squezze plays when tied in the ninth and the season is on the line
too risky…
pinch hit for a flyball hitter and sac him in..
Angels baseball beat itself in the ninth tonight….
GO RAYS
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on Oct 6, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont think the squeeze was a bad call, aybar put too much flash into it by trying to slap at it, he should have just laid a howie kendrick-like bunt
We can't look at the standings. If we play the way we are capable of playing, we will reach our goal." Mike Scioscia
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 6, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else get the feeling
that this team was just better built for the long haul and not short post season series. We’ve got the depth to get 100 wins when people get injured but not the star power / hitting potential / mojo or what have you to beat a team that really wasn’t better than us.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 7, 2008 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Not buying it
Our front three are stellar and our fourth is as good as anyone else.
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 7, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitching-wise you're right, but hitting-wise, this team is not built for the post-season.
by snowhor on Oct 8, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post season games are low scoring
Unfortunately they forgot how to play defense
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 8, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
god damnit we should have won that game
unf**king believable
by BoulderBrian on Oct 6, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GO DEVIL RAYS!!!!!
JOE MADDON BABY!!!!
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Oct 6, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
same here
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yo i am glad i found this blog
u guys all rock here and i’ll be sure to keep checkin up for the latest updates on my favorite baseball team
THANKS
Watching the Halos from Princeton University. The random Halo fan in a sea of Bosux and Skankee fans.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 6, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I HATE BOSTON
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 6, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WHO DOESN'T?
"Halos Heaven All Time Saves Record Holder Genius Prognasticator."
by vlad IS my man on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
with a burning passion
We can't look at the standings. If we play the way we are capable of playing, we will reach our goal." Mike Scioscia
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 6, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep it positive in here guys.
My eyes are gonna be like a hawk. And I will be relentless.
It was a great season. Unfortunate how it ended though :(
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on Oct 6, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude...
who are you, the friggin’ blog police? I’ll be sure to cleanse all my opinions before I enter this hallowed fanpost. Whatever, give me a break.
I was at a rehearsal tonight and “watching” on my phone – but couldn’t believe the squeeze call…
I’m going to watch the game now and see how bad it really was…
Unreal call. Really ballsy – or stupid.
Jim Scully
by jimmuscomp on Oct 6, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got the game thread to vent.
Look at the title. Look at how it’s goin.
Just want to keep it positive.
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on Oct 6, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kendrick lost the series for the Angels
His 2 errors cost 4 runs total.
Pathetic
World Series Bound in 2008
by HaloPride on Oct 6, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Correction... 5 runs total
not to mention is impressive 2 for 15???? Thank you Mr. Hatcher.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 6, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, right back, Rev!
Just wish it could have ended on a higher note.
The '56 LA Angels (PCL) cap logo...a classic.
by MurrietaMick on Oct 6, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad that we lost, but at least we fought till the end.
We weren’t pushovers—we made them earn that series victory, which is more than I can say for the prior October matchups against them.
The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!
by cardinalwraith on Oct 6, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i am drained...
its been fun
Krod save count (62) ... Rob's blinkie cup collection (8)
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 6, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a good effort....
a great effort was required.
Damn…this..hurts. So close.
Thanks to the Rev and Scottnak for all your work. I will try to thank you better at another time…just can’t think too clearly right now. Take care guys.
by sothball on Oct 6, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
43 Runners Left On Base
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 6, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a great season on Halos Heaven!
Thanks to Rev Halofan, scottnak, cupie, and yeswecan.
Recipient of the 2008 "The Iron Man" award from scottnak of Halos Heaven!
by 44FAN on Oct 6, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ditto Ditto and double ditto!
Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August, er September, er October...? Miss ya Kotch, but Tex is THE man!
by K3YEROUT on Oct 6, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks all you guys
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 6, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, thanks to everyone
Thanks to the main guys especially, but also thanks to those of you who comment and post and make this blog community fun to read.
by gilbert on Oct 6, 2008 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks Rev and HH peeps
I haven’t been this pissed and had a whole bunch of other people to be angry with about a season since 1995.
load the spaceship with the rocket fuel... load it with the warriors...
by gdog009 on Oct 6, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rev, scottnak, cupie, yeswecan
This site is fantastic…..I’ll miss all the fun of game threads, though I’ll still hang with you peeps over the winter.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks everyone
great year. sorry it could not have been more
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rev and the rest of the halosheaven crew!
Thanks for the awesome site! Sucks it had to end like this. Can’t wait for spring training!
by gohalos912 on Oct 6, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for a great site Rev
kudos to you
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck to Frankie and Teixeira
Hope they find teams that know how to at least show up in October.
by LA Seitz on Oct 6, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ignoring the flame bait
Because I like your posts, your blog, and this was an emotional end to the season.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why leave Shields in?
He’s already gassed and gave up a hit and then a hard line drive at first. Should have taken him out (and I was actually saying that before Kotsay lined out).
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also
Why squeeze when they clearly knew what was coming? What the worst that happens if they don’t give Aybar a ball to bunt?? He walks…which puts the double play in order. That was not smart ball.
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because Scioscia trusts him more than Frankie?
Jim Scully
by jimmuscomp on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than to have K-Rod serve up the game on a silver platter to Bay
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where was our lone lefty in the pen? he only threw 8 pitches the night before
and why did bay get to see two fastballs out over the plate? did they think he learned how to hit a curve after his last failure of an at bat?
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 6, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was this an organizational loss ?
Were we beat at every level ?
Stay on the damn bag!!
by higdog on Oct 6, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
I think our starting pitching was every bit as good as theirs. But defensively and at the plate, they were better.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boston signs and develops professional hitters.
Ours are overmatched, which results in wild swings at bad pitches. And the reliance on cute gimmicky shit like a suicide squeeze to the our shot to stay alive in the playoffs.
by snowhor on Oct 6, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I dont post really, but I love reading this place. Want to thank everyone for making it interesting.
Hats off to Tex, i hope he returns, i’m not expecting miracles. Also nice job hunter, lackey, and no matter what, we cant blame shields. I’m happy with all our big money actual (cept GMJ). Now we need a new closer, starter, 1b (i hope not), and 2b. We must replace Kendrick. I have never been more upset/disappointed with any player ever.
Bring on the spring! Go Dodgers! Go Rays!
by Zookeeper on Oct 6, 2008 8:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mahalo Rev
and also to the others that help you with this site.
by eyespy on Oct 6, 2008 8:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this game is still in the top of the ninth
ball falls out due to hustle from the runner, same story as a runner diving into the catcher, ball comes loose, player is safe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo
by ANewFoundThrice on Oct 6, 2008 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This site is great!!
Tough year but I’ll be right here next year rooting on the Angels like always!!
I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank
by angelsown3417 on Oct 6, 2008 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Papelbon on TBS
Acting like a complete tool. So what’s new? Red Sox nation (from the fans right down to the players) are genetically incapable of comporting themselves in any manner other than offensive.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boston is the capital of Asshatland.
load the spaceship with the rocket fuel... load it with the warriors...
by gdog009 on Oct 6, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
let em celebrate look at what Krod does on the mound after every save
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on Oct 6, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah pointing to your dead grandfather is always a bad thing
seriously forget “the nation.” im waiting for a rays sweep and for them all to choke on the r’s added to the end of every other word.
but other than that, it was a great season. not the way we want it to end, but it is a great time to be an angels fan
by linkbruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many days until Spring Training 2009?
by ladybug on Oct 6, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too many
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Specializing in maniac-ball since 2000
by halofan4life on Oct 6, 2008 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sort of numb to the world right now... just had my heart ripped out.
Great fansite.
by Red on Oct 6, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know what you mean bro
Im just so crushed and heartbroken. The guys battled so hard and to end it like that hurts real bad. Hopefully we get the title next year though!!!
I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank
by angelsown3417 on Oct 6, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So many positives...
about this season. You can’t judge success based on whether or not you win the world series, or you will be a depressed fan. It was a lot of fun to watch the Halos win 100 for the first time, and KRod get the saves record. Just think of it this way… what would we talk about if we all liked the Orioles.
by ponusbaum43 on Oct 6, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely right
Come on, we played 166 games this season and won 101 of them. That’s pretty darn good. We still have a ways to go, but this is all a learning experience.
Just wait for next year.
"Hostility Abounds" 9-17-09
by wildwill on Oct 6, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better to be the Halos than..
the rest of the division. But common, ask the players and Artie and I think they will have a different view.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Oct 6, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
High Expectations
always tough to live up to
Rays had none this year and thats why they are loose and ready to win.
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am pulling for the rays
cause next year they will be the 2008 mariners
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody
is saying that because we didn’t win the world series this year, it was a failure but looking at the past 5 years I don’t think you can see a bunch of positives. A team that is on the precipice for 5 straight years and just can’t perform in the playoffs is not all that successful in my book.
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I judge it by the piss poor manner with which they lost.
Not the Angels I am accustomed to watching.
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um...
We’d talk about Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken jr., even Babe Ruth (tech), not to mention 3 World Championships… Long way to go there ponus…
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 6, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so much
I live in Orioles country, and I can assure no one is talking about any of those players. At all. Just the Redskins.
by ponusbaum43 on Oct 8, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We keep losing
we trade for Tex and sign Torii and we still lose. What is the common denominator ?
Stay on the damn bag!!
by higdog on Oct 6, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
boston is better set up then we are for a short series
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Failure to execute has nothing to do with the length of a series
The Angels lost because they simply don’t show up to play in October. They’d lose if if the series was five games, seven games, or 57 games. They simply don’t show up when the lights are brighter.
by LA Seitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
kind of
definitely we had some guys not show, howie and aybar. but everyone one of those games were close. and most of them were decided in the late innings.
my point is that a short series mitigates our advantage over the sox.
here is a fun test. compare the angels starting post season roster, position by position to the angels post season roster and tell him how many players you wouldn’t swap.
tex and maybe torii is what i come up with.
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
going for it all
and getting cold feet near seasons end, we had izturis gone for the season and couldnt pull the trigger on a world series MVP hometown hero in Eckstein.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo
by ANewFoundThrice on Oct 6, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea in hindsight that was huge. with Eck they win this series easily
by MH252525 on Oct 6, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow
I doubt Eckstein would have made a difference.
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you too Rev
cupie, yeswecan, scottnak, ladybug, and all the great posters. This hurts but it will be fun next year.
And Quentin will still be out on on a fly ball to CF.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Oct 6, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to use all those f-bombs I didn't use
Fuck
Fuck
FUCK
FUCK!!!!!!
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 6, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Panther
Save some, this site is quite active in the offseason.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 6, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I borrow a couple... I seem to be all out.
by Red on Oct 6, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can have mine... I don't use 'em..
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 6, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Angels realize they need to change their offensive philosophy
then the season is not a complete loss. Hopefully Naps is full time catcher next year. Let K-Rod walk. Dondo is nails. Let Garland walk and take the draft pick or two. Sign Tex!
by MH252525 on Oct 6, 2008 9:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's a HUGE "if" right now
but i completely agree with everything you just said.
this offseason should be reeeeaaaally interesting.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fire hatcher and give tex his job and salary
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
never
scioscia to loyal to a fault. he would never allow it
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still think he is
Someone is going to take the fall for this
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the problem is larger than Hatcher.
We sign and develop overly aggressive swing at everything hitters. It’s the organizational philosophy from the top down.
by snowhor on Oct 7, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to EVERYONE for this season
this place was fun.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to bad howie was a total bust in the post season huh
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's just back from an injury
don’t know if he would have done any better, but I am bias and think if he hadn’t been injured just before the end of the season, he would have done better.
by Seik1177 on Oct 6, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree!
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 6, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its hard to say
but seriously no more postseason rehab stints
by linkbruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hard to take
fun series to watch, but we bungled it in so many ways. I only have one wish now – and that is to see the Rays rock Papelbohn. I just saw him on a post-game TBS interview and he needs a serious lesson in humility. Rays in 5!
by steveray8 on Oct 6, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pissed off, but as usual I'm level headed.
I knew having to face Lester twice would not be easy.
I knew the regular season means little.
I was not blinded into thinking this would be an easy match-up as so many of you were, so this loss is somewhat easier to take.
As for next season. Signing Tex is a must in my eyes. Letting K-Rod go is an easy decision, as well. Better win soon baby, cause who knows how much longer our window stays open. Thankfully the rest of the division is a joke—for now!
by Floppy Bad Boy on Oct 6, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Failos
for another excellent but meaningless regular season. I’m sorry but I’m just being realistic. The Angels just making the post-season and then choking is flat out unacceptable. It’s not a successful season. It’s a failure. I’m sick of this BS.
Monthly F-bomb
Fuck this. Go Dodgers.
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 6, 2008 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
have fun on the bandwagon
i could go on much more of a rant, but dont have the heart right now. fans like you make the rest of us look bad, so thanks guy.
by linkbruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you HH!
I love this place, one of the best web communities I’ve come across. I agree with Floppy Bad Boy (nice name btw) in that we MUST sign Tex, not even a question. Tex > Frankie by a lot. Next year should be another easy AL West championship for us, and with Escobar back who knows what we can accomplish. It’s a huge disappointment, to say the least, getting beat by Boston yet again, but I’m already fired up for ’09. Go Halos!
light up the halo
by deer on Oct 6, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhhhhhhhh ........... Bring on the free agent signings already !
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Oct 6, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Such a heartbreaking way to end the season.
Aybar really failed us miserably. He should have been on his knees, doing everything he could to make contact. I don’t blame Scioscia at all for that call. I’m listening to Rex Hudler right now, and he thinks it was a bad call.
Oh well, the season is over. I would have to consider it a colossal failure.
Awesome site, Rev…. take care of yourself guys, I’ll see you next year.
Your defending OPD champion. Respect it, bitches.
by bc56274 on Oct 6, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They saw it coming
Worst thing that happens is that they walk Aybar and the DP is in order. They were not going to give him anything he could bunt.
by HungryHunter on Oct 6, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That pitch was low enough to be bunted..
At the very least you’ve got to make contact with it.
Your defending OPD champion. Respect it, bitches.
by bc56274 on Oct 6, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, thank you Rev
your site has given an Angels fan in Idaho an Angels community to share the good times and the bad times (like tonight). Heck, just the daily picks game is enough to keep me happy, It will be an interesting off-season (to say the least) and I can’t wait until next spring.
Go Angels!
Angels in 08!
by tanana40 on Oct 6, 2008 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Halos Heaven for a mostly enjoyable 2008
Still too disappointed to be happy-go-lucky and not really in the mood to look back at the season, as a whole, yet. It’s going to be a strange feeling waking up tomorrow knowing that this season is finally over. This will be a very interesting offseason though — things will likely look a lot different come Spring Training.
Go Uncle Joe and the Tampa Bay Rays. May they piss in the face of Chowd Nation and take down the crown.
by Big Easy Halofan on Oct 6, 2008 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A Purely Fantastic Season
There are so many negative things that could be said right now but bottom line is we had an amazing regular season and no one can take that away. All of the memories from this year will always stick with me, including toriis walk of slam, krods 58th, winning the AL west, and one of the best postseason games i have ever seen last night. I am just as torn and broken about what has just happened and i hope those chowderheads get destroyed by the rays in the next round… heck if nothing else pull for joe and percy (even tho i don’t think he is currently healthy enough to play, its still his team)… spring will be here before you know it and i dunno about everyone else but i think we have a team built to succeed for many years
Let’s Go Angels!
I, trojanangelfan, will always believe
I am calling all you Angels!!!
Fight On Trojans!
by trojanangelfan on Oct 6, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know? It's baseball.
It’s a great game. It delivers so much drama! So many big moments. That moment, when a pitcher looks down towards the batter, that is one of my favorite things about any game. Here is a man, on a hill, who needs to trick a guy with a large piece of lumber. He has an army behind him, armed with leather, determination, and hoping for a little luck.
The Angels delivered dizzying, dizzying highs this season. All of the members of the team? They’re human beings. They didn’t go all the way? Oh well, they do this every year, and as long as America stands, we’ll do it again. I am so lucky to have been alive when the Angels won it all. They’re strong, and they’ll be strong. And if they’re not? They’re not. We’ll keep watching! We’ll wear the jerseys and put on the caps, we’ll cheer and hug and drink and eat. We’ll go to games, and we will snub our nose at the stat-heads. I’ll be telling my children about Vladdy, and Scot, and Frankie. I love this game.
This was a great year. I hate reading how pissed you all are. You did what you could, with your support. It wasn’t in the cards! Now I am thinking about the team that will win the world series. I’m thinking about their fans. About the version of me, hoping and hoping. His dreams will be realized. You have to learn how to lose in order to understand why winning is so fantastic.
Thanks again, Angels! I’ll be there next year, like I was this year. And the year after that.
by RubixsQube on Oct 6, 2008 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Excellent
Nice post and you are 100% right on. We love baseball for the same reasons which is why it is such a great sport. I hate to see the Chowda’s win again and really question what game the umps were watching….but that is all water under the bridge now.
When you step back and look at the season, it was pretty amazing. The Angel’s have a great organization from the top down. There is not a greater fan experience in the entire league than the one you have at the Big A. From the guy that takes your ticket to the team itself, it is pure heaven.
If I could have just one final wish before I look to the horizan of next season, that would be that Chip Caray has a horrible, disfiguring accident whereby his testicles are no longer connected to his body, then the world would be perfect and all will be as it should be..
Goodnight.
by HaloMachismo on Oct 6, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Rev
Let’s cook up some good projects this offseason, whaddya say? That Top 100 list could use a thorough refreshing, or we could combine everyone’s talents & memories to compile new lists, arguments, anecdotes, etc.
In the meantime, I’m with Seitz — we battled and battled, but we really played like ass this series, and that’s just unacceptable this far into the Scioscia Program. Don’t know what is to be done, if anything, but it definitely need to be acknowledged.
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Strong in the middle
Catcher was good in the series and CF was strong as well but the SS / 2B was god awful. Not sure you could get a old pair of used riddell cleats for HK
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A fun project would be: Whatever happened to? or Where are they now?
As a long time Angels’ fan, I often sit around and wonder whatever happened to Dave Chalk, Rance Mulliniks, Paul Hartzell, even Ike Hampon, etc. I know it would be tough but collectively I bet we could put together an interesting list. When you spend the winter in Idaho you need such projects.
Angels in 08!
by tanana40 on Oct 6, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent idea
The team itself has actually been pretty good with alumni relations the past few years (thanks, Arte!), but we could definitely put some good stuff together, I think.
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet Rance
Rance Mulliniks is the west coast colour commentator for Rogers Sportsnet’s Blue Jays coverage
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, you are one geeked-out catcher!
Where’s yr Andy Etchebarren? Darrell Miller?
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
D Miller?Come on he was like the 3rd best athlete in his family
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably fourth
And Reggie was second….
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have reggie 2nd and I know they had another sibling
but to play in the bigs and be 3rd best in the family thats tough
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love those eyebrows yeah babyyy
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Christ!
Does that thing even have opposable thumbs?
(I kid, I kid, etc.)
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha
makes one wonder
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, K., I'm coming out to Cali in November for three weeks
You still around the LBC? Would love to grab a beer or coffee, if yr around. Would be fun, too, to meet the Rev, if you never have. He lives in South Central now, so it’s close….
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I am in the area still
I will be around doing the baseball thing. Maybe we can get John Buck out of City Hall…..he is a tie guy now
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
toss you email at your site or what?
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mleewelch@gmail.com
Would totally love to see Buck after all these years.
by mattwelch on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jut sent you some mail
take a look..let me know what you think and when you are planning on making the trip out here. Fam still in and around the wood?
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
D Miller teammate with Chris Clark in college and with the Trappers
there is a name from the past huh?
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just whatever happened to Angels' catchers would be fun
add Terry Humphrey, Ed Ott, Lance Parrish, Jorge Fabregas, Ron Tingely, Greg Meyers….
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 6, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget the first comming of Mendoza Mathis
John Orton
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't Jorge Fabregas supposed to be a great catcher?
That of course never lived up to his potential
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the club decided to get him twice
he sucked
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SS and 2B really needs to be addressed this off season
If you want a championship team, having both Aybar and HK playing everyday isn’t going to get it done. Aybar has the speed and defense while HK has the speed, but their lack of power and discipline at the plate really hurts the offense.
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possible Free Agents at SS and 2B (the ones that aren't awful, anyway)
2B : Orlando Hudson, Mark Ellis, Grit-and-Hustle, and some aging players (Durham, Grudzliefnlasdfjklds, Loretta, Kent)
SS : Cabrera, Furcal, Renteria?
These are never the deepest positions, obviously, but there is precious little on the free agent market right now.
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please remember Figgins was awful in the 2004 and 2005 playoffs but was quite effective this year.
HK choked but the guy is and will be a great player. Aybar was always a risk to me, I like Izzy but Aybar still might be a fine major league shortstop, we were young at 2b and ss this year and it cost us in the playoffs, but don’t give up on them, particularly HK.
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true, but our leadoff man shouldn't have 0 walks and 6 k's in a 4 game period.
his .294 obp followed by ga’s stellar 3/19(1 walk 4 k’s) was the biggest issue. if you are relying on the 8 and 9 hitters to win games, which we actually did win a game with our 9 hitter getting a hit, it’s going to be hard to win.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 6, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty bleak
Let’s hope that Izzy gets healthy and Wood gets a closer look
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe you are actually thinking of getting rif of HK...
Just because he blew 3 out of 4 games… Until now he was the next batting champion…. Some of you guys need to relax a little… He’ll be fine… And are you really expecting Aibar to hit like Vlad??? Come on…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 6, 2008 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine Boston should get rid of "MVP" Pedroia also...
He did worse than HK… 1 hit at .059….
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 6, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully you are right
Comparing Pedroia to HK is ridiculous since Pedroia has played 2 FULL seasons of highly productive ball while our “future batting champ” has yet to play a full season in the majors due to injuries. Moreover, HK has no plate discipline which was exposed when he was flailing at breaking balls outside of the zone and swinging at first pitches.
Does HK have a chance to be a productive big league hitter with average defense? Of course. All Star and future batting champ? The jury is still out.
As far as Aybar, I don’t recall anyone saying that they expected him to hit like Vlad. If they did, people wouldn’t be pondering other options. Heck, if Aybar can have Orlando Cabrera type production and health when he was with the Halos (except the 1st year) I think most people would be thrilled.
HK and Aybar are still young and have time to develop into solid contributors. To say that they can form a championship caliber (more than a Western Division, 1st round exit) middle of the infield may be a little stretch.
by stolenbases on Oct 7, 2008 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more thing
I should clarify that I am not advocating shipping both Aybar and Kendrick out to Pittsburgh, but to have both of them playing everyday would not be wise because they are pretty much the same type of hitter with low OBP and SLG though Kendrick can hit for average with some doubles when he’s hot.
Anyway, we already have enough low OBP and low SLG guys on the team and could use more guys that have power or at least more guys that will take an occasional walk.
by stolenbases on Oct 7, 2008 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel totally fine with Izzy/Aibar/ Wood and HK...
I mean it’s middle infielders… we still won 100 with them… He (HK) had a bad series… that happens… happened to Vlad before… we played 4 games… that’s it…
I just think it’s weird cuz I never heard anyone complain about Howie until this series and now everyone wants to crucify him… Just curious if Boston would have lost, if their fans woulda done the same thing with Pedroia for sucking so bad…
Just think we all need to relax a little…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 7, 2008 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't give LF a free pass.
GA produced about as well as Howie. Let GA walk and insert Morales.
by snowhor on Oct 7, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say insert Reggie midget in LF
: )
by stolenbases on Oct 7, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Improvement!
Angels finally broke through and beat the Red Sox in the playoffs! 1-3 this postseason, versus 0-3, and 0-3 before that.
My appreciation to Rev Halofan for running a very good board.
See ya in 2009.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 6, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, this was a first postseason win against Boston in the series.
Proud to be an Angels fan. 2009 will be another great year for the Halos.
"Vlad has always found himself in the position of trying to carry his whole offense in every October he's ever been in. Different year. Different lineup. Different team. I'd never bet against that guy." Jayson Stark
by VladdyG on Oct 6, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe next year we can win 2 games in the ALDS!!!
:(
load the spaceship with the rocket fuel... load it with the warriors...
by gdog009 on Oct 6, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great fun season Im glad I found this board.
Im sure well see some big changes.
by SFV88 on Oct 6, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The thing that hurts the most
for me is that in the new millenium the Angels had been able to rein supreme over the Doyers but this year it will be the Dodgers advancing and all those ahole fans running wild
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It hurts me too
I am not going to bother watching the Dodgers-Phils series, but I will watch TB and Boston. I am guessing that the Dodgers are going to the WS, but I really hope I am wrong.
I am fortunate to be in SD most of the year and not have to listen to all the Dodger c*ck sucking that goes on in the OC/LA media even if they are playing like crap.
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
im avoiding anything tbs.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 6, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But... But...
Then you’ll miss “Frank TV”!!!!!!
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 7, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we need to have a discussion about Tek's tag
I get why reggie was ruled out. he was tagged then the ball fell out.
However, i think a case can be made that a player has to hold onto the ball until the tagging motion is completed. Tek didn’t hold onto the ball throughout the motion he used to tag out reggie
go watch it again. in slow motion it looks like an out, but in real time it looks at least questionable
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just thought of something...
aren’t runners usually called safe when the ball comes loose like that on a play at the plate, like after a collision? Why different at third????
by bryan15 on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets say the play goes the other way
when reggie gets caught in the rundown, instead on going back to third he charges home and knocks tek down. tek tags him out but falls which causes the ball to pop out.
who calls him out then?
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also
when are we going to print some sign tex shirts, buttons and yard signs
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sort of rubs me the wrong way that the Dogers are still playing and we're not.
We did have a great regular season, but perhaps that makes it hurt even more going out this way.
We handed the Sux this series on a platter. However, I’m still real sore about the umpiring… yeah, yeah, yeah… no excuses — but when calls are being missed, like that 3rd strike to Tex with a man on 3rd… with everything we had riding. Reggie being tagged out at 3rd… at least a questionable call.
I know one thing for damn sure… we have to sign Tex. WE HAVE TO SIGN TEX
by Red on Oct 6, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to be fair
We had the strike three on Ellsbury yesterday, and the rundown could really have gone either way and it would have been argued… The Angels have so much more potential than this.
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will be Dodgers v. Red Sox in the series
Because life hates me.
by LA Seitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
World Series
The Dodgers are definitely in the World Series and I have a gut feeling they are going to win unless Manny somehow gets injured, but I am not sold on Boston. They are going to have to play a lot better than they did against the Halos to beat TB unless the Rays somehow collapse.
If the Red Sox play the Dodgers in the WS, boy are they going to regret giving away Manny to the Dodgers for nothing.
Manny is the best hitter in baseball when he wants to be and can carry a team. It’s amazing what a motivated Manny can do.
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Decompressed a bit
Because even sober I didn’t take this one well. Truly amazing past two games, and just incredible drama in the series. It was great. The only way it could have been greater is had we won.
It’s very heartbreaking, but if there weren’t pain associated with losing there would be no joy in winning. We are set up with some incredible core talent in Ervin, Saunders, Weaver, Arredondo, Napoli, Wood, Sean Rodriguez for many years to come (and plenty of supporting cast, even if they are past their prime).
This team will be good next year, and we’ll have this incredible drama to watch again next year. Maybe it’ll end in joy instead of heartbreak. And even if it doesn’t, I’ll still be proud to wear Halos red.
Napoli is gonna be postseason MVP... I'm calling it!
by 101halo on Oct 6, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap, forgot Howie
Despite his tough series, he is a star in the making. Can’t fault a guy that wasn’t back from injury for but a week before the postseason, even if he played like crap.
Napoli is gonna be postseason MVP... I'm calling it!
by 101halo on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
i am more skeptical about howie then ever.
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am as well
But i want to give him the benefit of the doubt, he’s just had some bad-luck injuries in his three seasons (I believe he broke a finger once on a bunt attempt or something, no?) Hopefully this series can get him straightened out.
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not skeptical about his talent...
his talent and “p-word” are high… but im skeptical about his yearly DL stints… i only think how a HK47 would of been coming into this series had he avoided his last DL stint. he would of been in a groove… also.. i hope Izzy comes back heatlhy and ready to play in ’09
Krod save count (62) ... Rob's blinkie cup collection (8)
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 6, 2008 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about Howie
I mean, I don’t know if he bounces back. We’re in Rick Ankiel territory here. Pretty much EVERYTHING he did was wrong, except for a sac bunt here or there. I’m not sure if he bounces back. I hope he does, but that type of failure can be career ending.
by LA Seitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't sold on Howie b4 the playoffs started
Hope he proves me wrong though.
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ga dropped a fly ball and went 3/19, 1 walk, 4 k's ... as the #2 hitter.
Howie will be fine, or he won’t, but he has other guys who can sit in the corner with him right now.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 6, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew had 4 at bats in a month or something he looked fine
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 6, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guy is a vet.
Has been in the situation time and time again. 10 plus years in the big leagues
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was talking about the ability to hit
HK showed none.
Howie choked it is that simple
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 6, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need to tell me about the awful play by HK
he was so so bad,,,,,,,,,,,,
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howie...
needs a bionic hamstring. Otherwise he’ll keep getting injured for 2 months and will never have a breakout season.
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 6, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have
a lot of things to say about what I think the Halos should do in the offseason but I don’t want to think about that right now. I’ll save it for when it’s appropriate, whenever that is. But I will say that re-signing Tex is a must. Screw K-Rod. Let him go to the Mets. He’ll fit in perfectly with the rest of that blowpen.
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 6, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The team needs a philosophy change
I’m not asking for Billy Beane or Moneyball, but this team really needs to address the issues that it has with power and patience, and that starts from the grassroots levels of the organization. We just saw what could happen with a masher in the middle who can actually hit and walk a bit.
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great fansite guys!
Very disappointed in the team, though. What’s the good in having a 100 win season if they just fall to the douchiest team in baseball again? I guess the only silver lining is that it wasn’t a sweep.
Here’s hoping that the Red Sux and their colossally douchey fans don’t make it to the world series.
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 6, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
P.S.
The Angels lost this series on their own. It’s like they were playing more against themselves than Boston. Boston didn’t even play well.
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 6, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good pitching. clutch hitting
but the angels definitely helped them out
by UCIHalo on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ABSOLUTELY TRUE... Boston did not win this series... our defense handed it to them.
How many runs did they score without one of our errors? Didn’t we left 43 runs on base? What would have happened if several key calls went our way?
by Red on Oct 6, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I can stand another year of the Sox being champions
Go Rays
Resign Tex.
by 182 on Oct 6, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I, Funke5ive, Do Believe
oh wait
Should be an interesting off-season.
Big Thanks to our HH PANTHERS Rev, Scottnak, yeswecan, and Cupie.
Thanks, Guys
"i got 5ive on it"
by Funke5ive on Oct 6, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a fun year!! who woulda thought one hundred
wins and clinching back in July?? lol
You Better watch out, The Angels are War Machines!
by im4kiss on Oct 6, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Rev , what a great season
"Halos Heaven All Time Saves Record Holder Genius Prognasticator."
by vlad IS my man on Oct 6, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rev for a tremendous website and community.
It just hurts too much right now to do or say much. This is perhaps the toughest loss in playoffs ever. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, plus it’s the size of a booted ground ball.
I really wanted to meet you last Wednesday when i was out in the RF Pavillion, but it was so crazy out there all night I never had the chance. Hopefully next spring or some time sooner.
This site is one of the very best I’ve seen. This is a tremendous place for all the fans to get together and discuss our club. Keep up the tremendous work you and the crew do.
Somebody: Please beat Boston.
by goodvibe61 on Oct 6, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Rev, Cupie, Scottnak, and Yeswecan for a wonderful site!
It’s great to know that the Angels have so many diehard fans that are passionate about the team. A great site that makes the games a little less nerve-racking.
Hope we sign Tex!
Have a great off season everyone!
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
there is no off season on HalosHeaven. It's baseball all year round!
by ladybug on Oct 6, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
boo yah!
We can't look at the standings. If we play the way we are capable of playing, we will reach our goal." Mike Scioscia
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 6, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case....
I will be still be seeing you guys : )
by stolenbases on Oct 6, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but for now...
the panther sleeps
We can't look at the standings. If we play the way we are capable of playing, we will reach our goal." Mike Scioscia
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 6, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
that's passed out my friend... panther just killed a six pack.
by Red on Oct 6, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of new Sox?
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 6, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Streak.......HOPE IT IS BORKEN
04’ Angels Lose in Playoffs to SUX = Sux Win WS
05’ Angels Lose in Playoffs to SOX = Sox Win WS
07’ Angels Lose in Playoffs to SUX = Sux Win WS
08’ Angels Lose in Playoffs to SUX = ?????
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
streaks are meant to be broken!
we’ve heard that a few times right?
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on Oct 6, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HOPE.........Like I said Before
GO Rays……GO Doyers…..GO Phillies……FUCK YOU RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no doyers
they’re as bad as the red sox
by linkbruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have the doyers than the sux
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 7, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1986 - sox beat angels but do not saweep
will youkilis be the next bill buckner?
by Rev Halofan on Oct 7, 2008 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as buckner shows up I could care less who blows it for them....
But yes that’d be nice…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 7, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One can hope Rev
The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.
by hauldog on Oct 7, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tough one to swallow
Runner was only 90 feet away and we couldn’t bring him in. Wish we had had Izturis in that situation rather than Aybar but it’s over and time to move on. Great “regular” season any way, 100 wins and best record in the majors. Now its time to get to work in the off-season.
by 310Angel on Oct 6, 2008 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've been saying that since Izzy went down
Hell, even the Red Sux know it. Josh Beckett was quoted as saying Izzy was a big difference between our 8-1 regular season versus the (at the time) 0-2 post season.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 7, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kendry Morales HAS TO START NEXT YEAR in RF or 1B or DH
Or I am going to be WAY FUCKEN PISSED OFF……..
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 10:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what.....Now that I think about it, I have a feeling Scioscia is going to be a little bitch and not start him.
I hope they trade him to the Padres (I would say Dodgers but they already have OF and 1B) so I can watch him play in person once in a while.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
read the "offseason moves" thread
i have him in there. =D
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I were Moreno I would Make Scioscia field this lineup.......
First Sign Rivera, and Tex…….
Figgins – 3B
Tex – 1B
Vlad – RF
Hunter – CF
Morales – DH
Rivera – LF
Napoli – C
Wood – SS
Howie – 2B (If he keeps getting hurt…….screw him and go with S-Rod)
Scioscia is Already thinking…….“I have my starting Lineup.”
Figgins – 3B
Anderson – LF
Guerrero – RF
Hunter – CF
Howie – 2B
Aybar – SS
Napoli – C
Matthews – DH
Mathis – 1B
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
at the second part.
if he had his way, im sure we’d see that at least half the season
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 6, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was good for a laugh
Needed that after this series
by stolenbases on Oct 7, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rev Halo
HH is an excellent site and I thoroughly enjoyed it. .Hopefully,next year the Angels bring the ring to where it belongs.
by wings on Oct 6, 2008 10:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Season was worth it.
The high and lows are what makes this game what it is. Having a strong community like we do only makes it that much more enjoyable.
Cheers to 2009.
by Northwest on Oct 6, 2008 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So what was the outcome on your beard or mustache?
this may have been all your fault. ;)
"i got 5ive on it"
by Funke5ive on Oct 6, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the moustache stayed.
it was shaved at about 1030pm tonight per girlfriends orders.
by Northwest on Oct 7, 2008 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sick to my stomach right now, I just came here to thank some people.
Rev, great site buddy. You made this season much more enjoyable. Sitting around the house watching the game alone used to be miserable, but with you all, it was memorable.
Scotnak, thanks for all the work on the PGGs. Again, it made the season that much more fun.
Thanks to everyone else for being around here this year, too. Without you, there’s no Halos Heaven.
Let’s go Phillies! God forbid the Dodgers sneak in there and win the whole goddamn thing…
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 6, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I want the Dodgers or Rays to win the WS
I think It would be fun to see Manny Kick the shit out of the Red Sox in the WS but I dont think they Doyers can beat them so I want the Rays to beat the Sux, then Play the Doyers in the WS. It would be fun to watch.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 6, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot to mention cupie and yeswecan... THANKS!
And anyone else that contributes regularly to this site
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 6, 2008 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pissed off
Ok, I’m so F*$%ing pissed right now I can’t think straight. There no reason why we should have lost this series, in specific no reason why we should have lost two at home. 100 F’ing wins and right now we are in the same place as the shitty Mariners, spectators. I guess I can take salis in the fact that we’re not the Cubs, but it still sucks knowing that we were probably the best team.
As far as next year, I’m sure that once again renewing my seats and will be there wearing Angel Red rooting on the team to another Western Division Championship. However, I am getting a bit tired of the old “next year” mentality.
I only hope that Artie realizes that Tex should be in Angel red for many years to come.
I also want to wish F-Rod a fond adieu and good luck in a Mets uniform.
by sunshine thermometer on Oct 6, 2008 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to the big 4 of course...
And thanks to guys/gals like Zu Long, Mayhem, Welch, Ladybug, Highland and last but not least Acuda!!! I love this place… Great to have this fam so far away from home…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 6, 2008 11:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Rev, for another successful HH season
Everything was lined up perfectly for the Angels to succeed, but they completely failed to show up in the postseason. This was a great team, and they blew it. So many opportunities to cash in runs, so many chances to close the door on rallies — but they lost their cool and forgot who they were.
And now it’s reboot time. I think the Angels need to make a hard run at Teixeira, and then build from there. He is the #1 offseason priority, imo.
by yeswecan on Oct 6, 2008 11:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
xxxxxs to all
this hurts but we’ll get over it. Let’s stick together
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Oct 6, 2008 11:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
FUCK....FUCKITY...FUCK...FUCK
I don’t give a Fuck, if I spend my F-bombs, this day, the Red Sux didn’nt beat the Halo’s. We beat our selves.We did not lose to the Sux,We beat ourselves.We all hate the Red Sux…..Fuck Them All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Once again,Fuck em!!!!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Oct 6, 2008 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks EVERYONE
This has been a great season, and I look forward to the great off-season discussions!
(sign Teixeira now!)
I was uncool before uncool was cool.
by WiHaloFan on Oct 7, 2008 12:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Rev!
and everybody here at HH.
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
by b0rd3rline on Oct 7, 2008 12:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One thing is for sure and it's very difficult to say, but
we are definitely NOT the best team.
We won one playoff game. Against a team that everyone, EVERYONE agrees is a shell of its former self.
No Manny Ramirez (no, that’s why the Doyers are probably going to the WS)
Poppi: hurt
Lowell: Hurt BAD
JD Drew: Hurt BAD (2 AB’s in 6 weeks)
Beckett Hurt (Definitely not the same player right now)
No Curt Schilling (A money pitcher if ever there was one)
And yet the Red Sox had zero problems with us. We didn’t even force a return trip to Anaheim. They came into our house and won both games. It’s unfathomable. It’s unacceptable. It’s heart breaking for the fans.
We dropped routine fly balls. Or we watched them fall between us. We booted routine DP grounders (tonight that really cost us). We ran the bases like complete fools, running ourselves out of innings time and again. Our pitching was okay. How many times this season did Ervin give up 4 runs in the 1st inning? You cannot do that in a post season series, especially in the first round. Big John pitched well…..John Lester pitched better. After the last 2 playoff series against Boston compare our closer with theirs. When you do that tell me you don’t feel sick to your stomach. We left 44 runners on base. That is a staggering number. We had one player who hit well with RISP. And we were out managed. Badly.
Our strategy is to fight, claw, do everything we possibly can to scratch across a run or two. Then the other team comes up with one big swing. Game over. I think that squeeze call tonite was Mike grasping at straws. He’s thinking "well, our guys most likely wont’ get the big hit, so we’ll try this instead, even though it’s low percentage. I agree that the squeeze attempt was a bonehead move; however, Sosh is a strong manager and leader of men, and he had zero to do with stranding 44 runners on base. Zero, and don’t forget that. That’s what forced his hand. He manages the assets he is given. He doesn’t have Ryan Howard hitting cleanup, and he doesn’t have ManRam to cure all our ills. He has what he has and he makes moves based on our roster. And I admire his ability to get the most out of our particular roster. But our little guys looked horrible this week, and we paid the ultimate price for it.
The idea now of a Red Sox vs. Dodgers WS is trauma inducing. As Phil Alvin would say: “Daaaark Night……It’s a daaaarrkkkk night”.
Sorry for venting. I could go on and on….
by goodvibe61 on Oct 7, 2008 12:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To be honest
Seeing how the Red SUX played compared to how the Rays played I don’t see them getting the ALCS. Then again I thought we’d take the SUX in four games so what do I know.
Still the Rays just feel like the team with that special something we had in ’02.
I’ll be back in the spring for more Angels baseball and more of Halos Heaven.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 7, 2008 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree wholeheartedly
I, for one, am emotionally drained from that series. It seemed like every single pitch had me cringing. If there were every the perfect situation to beat Boston in the playoffs it was this season and we blew it, extremely disappointing. I imagine if Howie Kendrick hadn’t just come off the DL then he wouldn’t have blown so many chunks this series. We really gift wrapped this for them and that it what makes this so painful. You can also bet that this postseason will be like every other, where things need to be shaken up but never are. This ALDS has me so mentally exhausted and frustrated that I can go without watching baseball for awhile now.
by turs12 on Oct 7, 2008 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Angels!
We’ll get ’em next year. Great year, unfortunate ending. I think we were the better team.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Oct 7, 2008 12:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Rev and to all the gang
Sad way to end, but this remains a fine place to spend those summer hours when baseball rules the sporting firmament.
Looking forward to an exciting off-season as we reload for another crack at it in ’09.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 7, 2008 6:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am so stoked to have found this site.
Thank you so much Rev, Cupie, Scottand YWC. I’ll be here everyday this winter and will be prepared to cheer hard come spring time.
I Halofan4life, STILL, most emphatically do believe.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Specializing in maniac-ball since 2000
by halofan4life on Oct 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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