Origin of User Names
Was itching to make this post during regular season, but felt it had to wait.
Thought it would be interesting to find out how everyone on this site got their username.
Some of them,
i know, are obvious, but others--er, not so much.
I'll start. Anaheim is my loyalty to having Anaheim angels, halos is just a nickname for the angels, and 1961 is the year the franchise was formed.
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Name.
[Scott Nak]amura
== Resident Point Tallier ==
by scottnak on Oct 8, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were a big Spiez and AK fan...
Scott (Spiezio) n A.K. (Adam Kennedy for those who may not recall AK)
Anyway. That’s the way I had always read it.
Thanks for the explanation and I now stand corrected.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was ChokeTheMonkey
And then Reggie Willits came to play in 07. I was reading something on the register dot com and the writer phrased something like “Willits was hitting bullets all over the field”.
Thus, ReggieBullits (how clever, spelling Bullets like Willits…harharhar).
Is it March yet?
by ReggieBullits on Oct 8, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it was supposed to be "i heart howie"
but i typo’d
and then when we switched to new one, i didnt know how to transfer so i just made a new handle, hence 2.0
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 8, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ironically i typo'd like 3 more times in that post alone
i wish i had spell check on here like on word
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 8, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Firefox
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 9, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or just use an Apple
The OS generates a gnarly red line whenever I mistype something – in EVERY application.
Jim Scully
by jimmuscomp on Oct 9, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mine comes from my job...
Selling stuff at Angel Stadium since 2003 (and one season back in 1996) in the stands.
Most people call us “vendors,” but we usually call ourselves “hawkers,”
thus Angel Hawker.
Selling you ice cream since 2003
Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!
by Angel Hawker on Oct 8, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mine.
NOT a gynocologist.
Old guy, therefore old school. Wear your pants to the knnes, and pull up your colors, stretching the STIRRUPS.
If you ain’t showing your stirrups, you are out of uniform.
The fact that it might make the occasional lady blogger here flinch is merely a bonus.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My screen name has 2 sources.
First some background. I started following the site in April, but didn’t start posting until early August. For a couple of months, I was thinking of possible screen names, and hadcome up with several possibilities. Some time in May, someone in a game post made an error and wrote “Soth” instead of “Sosh”. So, the mistaken name for Scioscia took hold on HH.
The second source was my daughter, who is now 21 years old. She first played softball when she was around 7-8 years old…at a time when her font teeth had fallen out. She could not say softball. It came out “sothball”…or something close. So, when comtemplating a screen name, “sothball” seemed to work in 2 ways. It makes me think of the Angel way to play baseball, and it reminds me of some great times with my daughter.
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoops...thats "front teeth", not "font teeth".
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fontball
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 11, 2008 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some bizarre reason, every time I see one of your posts
I get visions of big hairy white monsters inhabiting the ice caves of snowbound planets in a galaxy far away…
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one of my
favorite star trek episodes. Actually it’s the only one i remember.
since 1961
by Chompo on Oct 9, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hothball
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 11, 2008 6:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ladybug=softball team I played on when I was little. My Dad helped coached, so it's a special time
by ladybug on Oct 8, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I once played on a girls soccer team named Ladybugs...but I had to dress as a girl. My dad was funny.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 8, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'splains some of them photos...
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
??? How is girl soccer wear and different from guy soccer wear?
Did you have color coordinated ribbons in your hair?
Were you banned from using a cup?
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I had to wear a wig and use a high pitched voice. I said my name was martha. It was a cool experience overall though.
There was this smokin hot chick on the team that I had been trying to pimp at school, but never got up the courage. Turned out she was on this soccer team, so I got to know her and stuff. Of course, she thought I was Martha. Hi jinx galore followed.
Oh, and we won the championship.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 8, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your dad was seriously messed up.
And it sounds like “smokin hot chick” must have played for the other side. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am trying to think of how this experience can ba adapted to "Switch Hitter, The Movie".
There are so many possibilities…
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It basically IS Switch Hitter....
Ladybugs…starring Johnathan Brandis and Rodney Dangerfield.
Ladybugs, dude.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 8, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait
I thought Switch Hitter was a totally original premise!
If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 8, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"No respect" playing Martha Mayhem?
I just can’t picture Rodney D with a wig and high pitched voice running up and down a soccer field…
Maybe Sean Rodriguez….he didn’t look too bad in that Hooters wear.
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"All I know is,
I got a lot of balls."
since 1961
by Chompo on Oct 9, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amazing piece of cinema...probably seen it 20 times.

Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 9, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in love with the blonde one...
what’s that you say?
oh my…
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kimberly Mullen or the blonde that was really a dude, Matthew/Martha?
I liked Penny Pester, in the end when she decided she was special, no matter what others think.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 9, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real name, kinda.
Last name is Mayhood. Had nickname Mayhem…which turned into mayhem in the hood sometime around high school;
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 8, 2008 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NoDakHalo
My first name is Norm.
I work for Daktronics.
Halogens are my favorite elements.
But seriously, I’m sure you can all figure it out.
If the Red Sox and Dodgers play for the World Series, I will not watch a single minute of a single game.
by NoDakHalo on Oct 8, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was short for North Dakota Halo.
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is...
If the Red Sox and Dodgers play for the World Series, I will not watch a single minute of a single game.
by NoDakHalo on Oct 8, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.
Well in that case I thought it was short for Norm Daktronics Halo.
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make that...
big hairy white monsters inhabiting the ice caves of snowbound planets in a galaxy far away…who are REALLY slow on the uptake!
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes, being slow on the uptake has its advantages.
I can’t think of any at the moment…
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well played, sir.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Norm
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 8, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NORM!!!!!
had to do that one…even if your name isn’t Normie
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
call me Carla :-D
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2002 World Series, Game 2
Cancun. Outside sports bar. Liquor’d up. “The Clyde” impersonation was born (in honor of the rally monkey).
Think Clyde the orangutan from Clint Eastwood movies. I have a picture, but I’m too GA lazy to post it.
by The Clyde on Oct 8, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My name was given to me
when both my hubby and I worked for a band called Union, which was Bruce Kulick from Kiss, and John Corabi from Motley Crue.
Whenever the band would see us, we were always together, so henceforth, pattimelt came to life. Those of you that have my email addy, the numbers at the end are the year my hubby and I met for the first time.
by pattimelt on Oct 8, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and he's still alive after all these years.....LOL
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kokey8
Kokey= in high school we had these packs of animal cookies.. and in Physics class which is right after lunch i would always eat the cookies. But i only ate the Elephant and his name was Kokey.. My physics teacher started calling me kokey.
and 8. well for kobe bryant #8. His first number
Do you know how to grow dreads like Vlad?
by Kokey8 on Oct 8, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So it has nothing to do with an 8 ball of blow?
That changes everything.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on Oct 9, 2008 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DaBigKahuna
I’m 6ft tall, 300+ and I love kustom kulture, Exotica and Tikiana. In Hawaiian the word refers to a priest, sorcerer or healer but it modern times it’s come to mean a leader or the best at something.
"No pay me bunt" Vlad
by DaBigKahuna on Oct 8, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And also a pretty good place in Waikiki
Trapped in Utah, it's a trap!
by Andyman on Oct 18, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nickname, sorta
A friend of mine decidedly nicknamed me Zoe a decade ago. Shortly after that, I began a three year college radio career, doing a weekly industrial show I called “The Necrobotic Dance Party.” Since my music was a subgenre of the post-punk, gothic, dark variety I fashioned the DJ name Zoe Necrosis. Now to this day I still use said name for my podcast, blogging, all purpose interweb littering.
"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 8, 2008 9:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For some bizarre reason, when I see your screen name
I have flash backs to the movie “The 6th Sense”…you know, “I see dead people”. But worse. It must be the “Necrosis” in your name. I guess we all have our irrational side…
by sothball on Oct 8, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yours is one of my favorites
Its the kind of name that gets stuck in your head and you end up repeating it over and over again…wait, I take that back, you suck.
I was uncool before uncool was cool.
by WiHaloFan on Oct 9, 2008 6:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clutch
Tried to think of something baseball-related and clever. First considered using HollyWood, which was my Little League nickname (you figure it out—stemmed from the latter word), but must’ve thought nobody else would get that I wasn’t referring to the city…
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on Oct 8, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wasnt clutch
one of the lame angels mascots in the late 90s? along with scoop i think, lol
Mike Scioscia For President
by Sorbo182 on Oct 9, 2008 2:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't scoop
it was gas and brake. Or thats what I think whenever I see your nick.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't Scoop, but it was Clutch
And yes, they were lame. Total Disney. Two bears (I assume to represent California). They’re names were Clutch, and Rbi. (Pronounced “Ribby” of course). I’m thankful to Disney for the stadium remodel, keeping the Halos in Anaheim, and the WS championship. But the Disney flavor (cheerleaders on the dugout, a “countdown” before the first pitch, etc)… man, that was embarrassing. Long live Arte!
If you can't rock me, the Halos will...
by Rockin' Halo on Oct 10, 2008 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I seem to
recall a year when they were called clutch and scoop as well.
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Oct 12, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone has that screen name...
complete with the photo of Clutch and Scoop…
by Downing Rules on Oct 13, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CJ is the main character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
My first handle on HHv.1.0 was actually nomahhh, but I haven’t used that for eons.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Oct 8, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was “halofan” and then they promoted me to this blog from my 2003/04 livejournal and it was like being elevated to the priesthood, so that is where the “Reverend” part comes in.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 8, 2008 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
basically, Howie's the man.
end.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 8, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sigh
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's saying
howies hitlessness at the plate humored halos heaven.
since 1961
by Chompo on Oct 9, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome Alliterations Are Amazing.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is commenting on your typo.
you mistakenly typed an apostrophe instead of " wa".
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 9, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am obviously a Mike Napoli fan.
I wanted a name that indicated that without using his actual name in my name, so I chose to use his uniform number. I thought this name up about 30 seconds before I pushed the button to join HH about two years ago.
Recipient of the 2008 "The Iron Man" award from scottnak of Halos Heaven!
by 44FAN on Oct 8, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
man and I always thought you werea reggie jackson fan...
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 8, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha me too!
I'm your huckleberry
by autry's cowboys on Oct 9, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we
just clearly identified the generational gap in this culture.
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Oct 9, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
Jackson never crossed my mind, sadly enough.
i figured it was Naps all along
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 9, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even more sad is the fact that I am under 30!
I'm your huckleberry
by autry's cowboys on Oct 9, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how old are you in your mind?!
=D
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 9, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
good point!
I'm your huckleberry
by autry's cowboys on Oct 10, 2008 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
12
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Oct 12, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And here I just thought you had a mancrush on Clint Eastwood.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 10:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and I thought all along you were some perv guy with a S&M gynocologist fetish.
Recipient of the 2008 "The Iron Man" award from scottnak of Halos Heaven!
by 44FAN on Oct 8, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your way sounds more fun.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 8, 2008 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
b0rd3rline
nothing special, just an old handle from high school, you know, when the whole numbers instead of letters was still cool. lol.
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
by b0rd3rline on Oct 8, 2008 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Very good thread
I’m learning a lot on these names after lurking for a season and a half. In September I moved from N.B. to Sonoma County, hence the name. Now I’m sadly an exile. Makes me doubly depressed these days, and I’ll take any suggestions from fellow exiles.
No witty sig here.
by SonomaCoHalofan on Oct 8, 2008 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If you're in Sonoma
just drink a lot of wine! That always helps when I’m depressed.
by Brew Angel on Oct 9, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go watch the Giants or Athletics play
it makes you grateful for which team you are rooting for.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stuck in Romania
Back in ’96 I moved to Romania as a missionary/pastor/humanitarian aid worker… Thought maybe Rev Angelfan woulda been an appropriate name but I guess the Rev was already taken;) Anyway not being able to see a single Angel game makes me Stuck here in Romania… Besides not seeing Angels Baseball i enjoy it here, but that is the hard part… No angels…. When I discovered this blog last season i was stoked to connect… Like a caveman discovering fire!!!
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 8, 2008 11:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Got me bro
I’m already feeling better…
No witty sig here.
by SonomaCoHalofan on Oct 8, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Used to call Figgins, Chonie... like many others.
I almost called him that when I met him, since I had a habit of calling him that. Since that time I’ve just stuck with Figgy.
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 8, 2008 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I went to an Angels game and a drunk guy next to me kept calling Chone Chonie
He was really drunk and he spoke like he had discovered the meaning of life. I knew he was wrong though, the correct answer is 42.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure
But what is the question?!
"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 9, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got my towel
do you have yours?
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if u have your towel
after hitchhiking millions of miles, then you must be a person that one should not reckon with.
Also, i assume that you have a toothbrush and other amenities and would be perfectly willing to loan you anything you may have lost
Mr Moreno,
Please re-sign Tex.
Sincerely yours,
Halo fans everywhere
by anaheim angels on Oct 12, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course I do
You never know when you’re going to run into the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal!
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 12, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6x7? been too long to remember.
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Oct 12, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WiseAndEck
My name is for Matt Wise and David Eckstein, two of my all-time favorite Angels.
by WiseAndEck on Oct 8, 2008 11:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HawaiiHaloFan35
Hawaii- where I live
HaloFan- pretty self-explanatory
35- It was cause my fav Angel was Kotch, but it’s doesn’t really apply anymore…
Hud: "Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in"
by HawaiiHaloFan35 on Oct 8, 2008 11:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where should I start?
Perhaps the least liked screen name on HH.
Now, put Chris Pritchett at first, Bobby Rose at second, Pete Coachmen at third, and let's go win.
by GarretSaysSuckIt on Oct 8, 2008 11:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Alohahalofan
I moved to Hawaii in october of 2002 and back home(huntington/newport beach) in april of 2004. The spirit of aloha is a very real thing and I adopted it as a source of spiritual guidance. I surf, fish, dive, and pretty much live the aloha life. I miss Hawaii but love being back with my family and going to angel games more. I love “Blazing Saddles” and thats where my signature comes from
What in the wide wide world of sports is a goin on here?
by AlohaHalofan on Oct 9, 2008 12:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oohhh...
the camptown ladies sing this song,, doo-dar, doo-dar…
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 11, 2008 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funke is my last name.
Five is part of another nom de plum I use.
"i got 5ive on it"
by Funke5ive on Oct 9, 2008 12:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dr. Funke?
From Arrested Development?
by Brew Angel on Oct 9, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think his name is Fumke?
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tobias Funke
I can’t do umlauts over the “u”, but that’s the spelling.
by Brew Angel on Oct 9, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just blue myself.
"i got 5ive on it"
by Funke5ive on Oct 9, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone want a banger in the mouth?
If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 9, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are now easily...
tobias for the rest of your posting on this site
game time!
by haloforlife on Oct 14, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
acuda27
Made up the name acuda a when I was young and have used that name in video games such as Halo, Blitz (old school on playstation).
27 is of course for VLAD. He is the only reason why I fell in love with baseball. I was a HARD CORE football fan back in the day. My favorit team is the Tampa Bay Bucs. One day I was chillin at home board out of my mind and nothing was on TV (didnt have cable till 2005). I was flippin through channels and came across an Angels game on CH. 9 I think it was back in 2004. Vlad was batting and I stopped flipping channels and watched the rest of the game. I didnt even know any of the players on the team but I thought to myself, This dude is bad ass(2HRs that game), I think I could watch more of this. And that is when I fell in love with Baseball. Now I dont even watch football every week, unless the bucs are playing then I’ll catch part of the game.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Oct 9, 2008 12:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Every time I see the first part of your name
I think of “The Lion King” and “Acuna Matata”. Probably a bit odd for a guy 51 years old, but…what the hell. I sang it with my daughter.
by sothball on Oct 12, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mine
comes from the fact I have a very big head, not talking about ego or anything (though I do have a bit of an ego), but I wear a hat size of 7&7/8ths… so big I have to specially order hats online, stores don’t carry hats big enough for me…
by bighead on Oct 9, 2008 12:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Niiiiice...
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 4:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
halofan4life
halofan – obvious enough same as the 4life part. For me the reason it means more than just that is because ‘95 was the year I started becoming a serious fan (I was only 12, I vaguely remembered ’91, but that was mostly because of Jim Abbott). A collapse like that you would think we stray a child from loving this team, but, hear I stand today as devoted as ever to my team in red. So I’m a Halo Fan 4 Life. not connected to the video game in anyway.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Specializing in maniac-ball since 2000
by halofan4life on Oct 9, 2008 1:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
were we twins separated at birth?
when i was going to type the meaning of my handle this was pretty much exactly what I was going to say… Haloforlife…. here till the end
game time!
by haloforlife on Oct 14, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red114
My real name is Jared, but people call me Red.
My birthday is January 14th, so there’s the 114.
Also red 114 is some sort of carcinogenic acid or something, which really means nothing, but it goes well with my name and seems destructive, which I like for some reason.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on Oct 9, 2008 1:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Limey
English bloke – thought I’d confess to my origins before the accuracy of my spelling gave it away…
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 9, 2008 1:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL reminds me of the line from Robin Hood, Men in Tights:
Prince John: And why should the people listen to you?
Robin Hood: Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
princeton11loveshalos
Pretty basic
I attend princeton university (jersey sucks) and i am class of 11
and i love the halos
ps
doug decinces’s daughter was my pe teacher
Watching the Halos from Princeton University. The random Halo fan in a sea of Bosux and Skankee fans.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 9, 2008 2:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sorbo182
my first names kevin and i got the nickname kevin sorbo (actor who played hercules) playing high school soccer, later cut short to just sorbo. and the 182 comes from my favorite band, blink 182
Mike Scioscia For President
by Sorbo182 on Oct 9, 2008 2:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh, I'm just a fan of Don Aase - the best part of the Jerry Remy trade
Besides, YoukilisDoucheBag was taken.
You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
by PieceOfAase on Oct 9, 2008 4:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WiHaloFan
I live in Wisconsin (yawn).
It was WiAngelFan, but when the site changed over I couldn’t remember if it was Angel or Halo. Guessed wrong.
I was uncool before uncool was cool.
by WiHaloFan on Oct 9, 2008 5:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mine comes from the infamous name change fiasco
where a bunch of fans got their panties in a bunch…
My solution, since the LA Angels was sort of redundant, was simply to call them Los Angeles de Anaheim., which at the time, also catered to our large number of Hispanic players.
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Oct 9, 2008 5:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ViolaHalo
An ode to my favorite calcio squad (soccer), Fiorentina, who wear Purple and as such are nicknamed “La Viola” in Italian, and my favorite baseball squad, the Angels, who are nicknamed…..you get the point.
Forza Viola!
Forza Halos!
by ViolaHalo on Oct 9, 2008 5:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
niiiice... I have to be a fan of Fiorentina because of Mutu
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mutu...
…the numbnuts who got banned and sacked by Chelsea for doing large amounts of coke (the club target tested him because of the persistent rumours and because he was playing like shit), and then successfully took him to court to recover the £15m in lost transfer fees? That Adrian Mutu?
Pick another Romanian to support – that one’s a twat.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 9, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that one.
The one that was just recently fined said absurd amount of money that will basically bankrupt him, all because chavski are one of the most greedy clubs on the planet.
All the while having turned his life around, you know, as we WANT people to do?
Not sure who is the twat here, really.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 9, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He brought it on himself...
If I get caught taking cocaine by my boss I expect to be fired (as would you, I suspect, or anyone else here) particularly if it affects my performance at work, which in his case it clearly did.
If my drug taking costs my company millions of pounds (in this case Mutu’s transfer fee), I will expect to be sued. And frankly, Mutu will be able to afford it – ultimately. My sympathy for him stops from the moment his performance is affected while he’s collecting $10m a year for it, because at that point he’s defrauding the fans of their hard earned money – and they can’t afford it. It’s a harsh punishment but he deserves it (even though he’ll probably never be forced to pay it). Chelsea’s ability to absorb the loss is neither here nor there – unless of course morality is conditional on the amount of money you have, and it’s ok to steal from those who can afford it. Don’t get me wrong, I despise Chelsea and all that they stand for, and have had the misfortune of living within walking distance of their ground for some years now, but I defend their right to take action as they did.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 10, 2008 5:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem is...
…the people that will pay the ultimate price (if it gets paid at all, as you say) are the Fiorentina fans, as Mutu has been excellent for this club, and as I have said, has really been quite a team player who appears to do things the right way now.
One of two things will happen – Fiorentina will up his wages (not likely) as he asks for more to help defray the costs, or he moves on to another club who will do so. Either way, the only ones on the losing end are his current club and supporters.
And come on, some compensation is understandable. This amount is absurd.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 10, 2008 5:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough...
…I agree that Fiorentina and its fans shouldn’t be on the receiving end – it’s his mistake. However, there’s something about accountability here that pisses me off – Joe Bloggs on the street will always be made to pay for his errors in a way that the Adrian Mutu’s of this world never do – being talented / wealthy shouldn’t insulate you from your own stupidity (despite the frequency with which it does).
And beyond all that, I think I’m still bitter with Mutu for the damage he did to my fantasy football team that year…
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 10, 2008 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Additionally
takes a lot of balls for a Liverpool supporter (where Robbie Fowler the cokehead is a legend) to back chavski in this.
by ViolaHalo on Oct 9, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now,,as for Fowler...
…his goal ‘celebration’ has to be seen in the context of the game and the city in which he played his football. At that time he’s among the most successful players of his generation and he likes to go to clubs and party. I have no problem with that, he was still highly successful as a player for Liverpool. The suggestion that he had a coke habit was one generated amongst the Everton fans of the city who saw him out and about living it up. His infamous ‘coke snorting’ celebration was done for their benefit (after they’d spent the entire game taunting him), in front of them, after he scored a goal against them in the derby. Childish, probably. Ill-thought out, certainly. Evidence he took cocaine… hardly. As he stated in his autobiography, it was his way of reclaiming the lies spread against him.
And besides this, my affiliation with one football club shouldn’t deny me the right to criticise the behaviour of a player from another.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 10, 2008 5:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they were all coke heads at Chelsea...
You really think he was alone… I have a feeling Melchiot was the one that taught him… Anyway he was the scapegoat… And indeed he has turned his life around… I met him on a flight once, and he was a really nice guy…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find that hard to believe...
The assertion that all of Chelsea’s players were taking coke doesn’t really stand up to the reality of their achievements during that particular era. If you can find me a group of sportsmen anywhere in history in any sport that dominated a league the way they did for 2 years, will simultaneously handicapping themselves through cocaine abuse against an allegedly clean competition, I’d love to hear about it. Mutu’s performance stuck out like a sore thumb because he was the guy doing it. If you’ve got evidence to the contrary – lay it down. I’d like to read about it, as I’m sure would most of the English football media.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 10, 2008 5:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no... I don't have any evidence... just heavy exageration... my bad...
But I do think that others he befriended there were in the same circle…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 10, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
"Halos Heaven All Time Saves Record Holder Genius Prognasticator."
by vlad IS my man on Oct 9, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is awesome
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
without a doubt!
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 9, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
billhune
is just a shortening of my name
Bill Terhune – billhune
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, Glory lasts Forever!
by billhune on Oct 9, 2008 6:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
RICangelfan
RIC is a common abbreviation for Richmond, Virginia. Since I am an Angel fan from Richmond, I figured that makes sense as a user name. Also, being from Virginia I thought a cool icon/avatar/whatever would be to use a picture of when Joe Saunders was pitching with a Virginia Tech cap on.
by RICangelfan on Oct 9, 2008 7:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
vlad IS my man
Well, I kind of picked this randomly. Even as a die-hard Halos fan, I’m not the biggest fan of Vlad. Sure, I think he’s awesome , but, my favorite player before this season on the Angels was Kotch(It’s kinda sad to see him struggling in ATL). I play first base, so yeah, I like most first basemen on the Angels. Anyway, kotch IS my man sounds kind of gay, so yeah, there came the birth of vlad IS my man.
"Halos Heaven All Time Saves Record Holder Genius Prognasticator."
by vlad IS my man on Oct 9, 2008 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
rmhalofan
rm = Rocky Mountains. I moved from OC to Denver 5 yrs ago. Can’t support the Rockies
halofan = Been a fan since 1987
by rmhalofan on Oct 9, 2008 7:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
obvious, yes
but I did love ANA and CAL before that. Mom drove me down to the stadium in ‘79 looking for WS tickets, we know how that went…most games listened to Bob Starr on a clock radio since hardly any games were televised, if they were it was KTLA/5 also owned by the Cowboy (utterly useless fact: I used the phone in Autry’s KTLA office, once). ANYWAY, the screenname, much like the staypuft marshmallow man, just popped in there and was snappily alliterative (I thought)
by LUVtheLAA on Oct 9, 2008 7:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My name is Will
Thrill rhymes with Will :)
and no, I’m not a fan of Will Clark.
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 7:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
funny how everytime i see your name i think of Will Clark
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was the probably the most famous
Will the Thrill.
I’m pretty sure any guy named Will will be called Will the Thrill at some point in his life!
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew a “Jill the Thrill” — much more exciting than Will Clark, let me tell you.
by Downing Rules on Oct 13, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am a big fan of the American West history and lore
and I think I may have been born in the wrong century
I'm your huckleberry
by autry's cowboys on Oct 9, 2008 8:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sepulveda
It means, “on the left hand of God”, which was to mean yoou were not favored with the Man. I am left handed and when I was young my great grandmother, believing that left handers were evil, would tie my left arm behind my back and make me use my right arm. Didn’t work, still left handed and still like to be devious at times.
When I was up at bat, there was always someone in scoring position, and that someone was me. -Reggie Jackson
by sepulveda on Oct 9, 2008 8:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Us lefties need to UNITE!
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also UNTIE!
If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 9, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't have a dominant hand
write with right and play sports with left.
"Halos Heaven All Time Saves Record Holder Genius Prognasticator."
by vlad IS my man on Oct 9, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe is called cross dominant
I write and eat with the left and throw and use a knife with the right.
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, Glory lasts Forever!
by billhune on Oct 10, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
more like..
amphibious… :)
Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 10, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am right handed but shoot a shotgun/rifle left handed....I'm left eye dominant
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 10, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was an Angel pitcher about 15 years ago that wore a shirt saying
“Everyone is left handed til they sin” …. Can’t remember who that was though…
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought it was just after the street in la
explains why sepulveda is a bad street….god must hate it
by linkbruin on Oct 9, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jangel
First name is John
Im obsessed with this team
I am JOHNNY ANGEL!!
Fanatic since Fregosi
by Jangel7 on Oct 9, 2008 8:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sethy
My parents named me Seth. And I added a Y.
by Sethy on Oct 9, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sethy=Sexy
Hostility abounds on Halos Heaven
by thrill000 on Oct 9, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MatthiasStephan
Just my name, don’t wear it out.
by matthiasstephan on Oct 9, 2008 9:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's really weird
because my real name is Matthew Stephen
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Oct 9, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine goe back
to high school. My # in high school was 10 and my favorite player david eckstein was 22 so it came together. When Eck left it just stayed with me. I still miss the guy especially this post season, but I will not get into it.
"Throw some CHED!"
by angelskid2210 on Oct 9, 2008 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wytelitning
White running back in college I was blessed with the quickness and vision of Barry Sanders and the speed of the late Colonel Sanders. I once cutback 9 times on a 40 yard run, and juked the same defensive end twice. When we watched the film and coach drew a line on the screeen of my path to the endzone, it was all jagged and looked like a lightning bolt.
by Wytelitning on Oct 9, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brew Angel
I’m a pilot with the Navy’s stunt-flying/exhibition team who speaks with a stereotypically heavy Asian-American accent and can’t pronounce (or type) the letter “L”.
Either that, or I like the Brewers, beer, and the Angels. You guess which one is the true story.
by Brew Angel on Oct 9, 2008 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I go with you are a Jewish Angel fan (heBREW ANGEL)
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
adirondackangelfan
i’m the ONLY angel fan up here in this pristine part of new york state. i’m surrounded by yank, met and, sox fans. i stick out like a sore thumb. anyone looking for a vacation check us out…www.northwoodsinnresort.com
Still, I wish I was here
by adirondackangelfan on Oct 9, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
do we get the 'family' discount plan?
it is GORGEOUS there!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Esp. now.
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 11, 2008 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful area.
My grandfather was originally from Northville.
by snowhor on Oct 9, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spent some time up there
as a kid, with my parents. We used to stay in a cabin, right on Indian Lake. How far are you from there?
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, Glory lasts Forever!
by billhune on Oct 10, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
about an hour south
and i’ll see what i can do for a HH discount!
Still, I wish I was here
by adirondackangelfan on Oct 14, 2008 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmuscomp
My first name is Jim…
I am a music professor and I am primarily a composer – so…
JimMusComp…
I’ve had that handle at various places since I joined AOL in 1994 or so…
Jim Scully
by jimmuscomp on Oct 9, 2008 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Name of my high school rock band
Yes, we called ourselves Gorbachav. And there were five of us. So this has become my name for various things.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
by Gorbachav5 on Oct 9, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If so, what are you doing that far from Essex?
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 9, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Transplanted
Lived in SoCal for 20 yers before moving out to Iowa. All is not lost, however. The Angels have a low-A affiliate called the Kernels about 45 minutes away.
by Kernel on Oct 9, 2008 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Iowa City
sounds like your abode. I was born and raised there. Before it was an Angels affiliate, they used to have ‘quarter beer night.’ Very bad idea…
No witty sig here.
by SonomaCoHalofan on Oct 9, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
beer/wine/whiskey/sake/tequila/rakshi/chang/feni
“Yetijuice” refers to any alcoholic drink in Nepal, where I lived for eleven years and was a member in good standing with the Himalayan Hash House Harriers (the drinking club with a running problem).
by Yetijuice on Oct 9, 2008 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
And you are very lucky to have had the pleasure to live in Nepal for 11 yrs. I’ve also had the “fortune” of trying rakshi, chang/tungba and feni myself…yetijuice indeed!
by Big Easy Halofan on Oct 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Teopeht = Thepoet backwards
I like rhymes, ditties, music, and ALLITERATIONS.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 9, 2008 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hapyorange
An exposure to Agent Orange got me out of Vietnam. Therefor… Happy for Agent Orange (with a typo).
"......and you can kiss it GOODBYE"
by Hapyorange on Oct 9, 2008 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A Short History of TheTypingFiend
Back in the days when the AIM was the hippest way for middle schoolers to communicate I was speaking with one of my friends. We had been friends in real life for some time but had only recently become “buddies.” I mentioned that when on the AIM I was a “typing fiend”
Later when I was at home & on the computer, I found that TheTypingFiend was available as a screenname and I took it as my primary identity on the internets.
Upon being admitted through the red gates of Halos Heaven I inscribed my name in the good book and have visited thousands of times since.
If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 9, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
back before people actually attended angel games (circa summer '02)....
the angel mascots were 2 uniform clad bears named Clutch and Scoop.
remember the good ‘ol days when you could walk up to the Big A on game day and get great seats any night of the week? i looked back on attendance records during 2002 and it made me nostalgic for the angels i grew up with. we were in the middle of a tight pennant race (we were 1 game back in the Div.) with the A’s when they came to town for a 4 game series on Sept. 9th. the angels home attendance record for those games were as follows….
Game 1 = 28,145
Game 2 = 35,323
Game 3 = 34,302
Game 4 = 31,304
all 4 of these games were up from 2002’s attendance avg. of 28,063 a game. a week later the angels were drawing 43,000+ and have been ever since. the bandwagon fans that jumped on board that october have served their purpose by proving anaheim a viable baseball town for a new owner and big name players, but i still miss the good ’ol days.
How is Gary Disarcina not in the Halo of Fame?
by Clutch_&_Scoop on Oct 9, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Clutch & Scoop
used to be named Ribbie & (I forget the other name)?
As a kid never understood why we had bears as our mascots.
If GA wasn't so Lazy, I'd have something clever here.
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 9, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ribbie and roobarb
were the white sox mascots in the 80’s. they were universally hated.
How is Gary Disarcina not in the Halo of Fame?
by Clutch_&_Scoop on Oct 9, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://homerderby.com/archives/986
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 10, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ooops...that didn't work
The Angels used to have two other Bears as their mascots, Ribbie and Southpaw, from 1994 until 1996. They disappeared after the Angels were purchased by the Disney company. Don’t ask for pictures, I think that was before the internet.
So we have the (sometimes) winged bears, Clutch (an adult) and Scoop (a kid) who debuted in 1997. Disney corporation owned the Angels at the time, but unfortunately gave the task of creating this mascot pair to the least creative minds at the company.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 10, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AH HA! (the exclamation, not the band)
I had this same discussion with you back in August. I remembered their names as Southpaw and Ribbie, but I didn’t remember Clutch or Scoop. You posted the latter of the two above quotes at that time as well, but not the former. I knew I wasn’t crazy.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on Oct 10, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this discussion usually comes up at least once a year here
what’s interesting is the mascot names are associated with other teams and there isn’t really anything that I can find that pinpoints the exact who/what/where
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 11, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I too remember Southpaw and Ribbie, but not Clutch and Scoop
I also remember the cheerleaders
by stolenbases on Oct 10, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
on the videogame
All-star baseball 2003, there is a bear dancing on top of the angel dugout in between innings
Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 15, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FYI
this game was made for ’02 season
Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 15, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 15, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and...

Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?
by AnaheimHalos61 on Oct 15, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty simple
The source of Halo is obvious. And my family is Dutch; my dad was born in Amsterdam in ‘36, survived the Nazis and came out here in the late 60’s. First generation American, baby!
Bryan Harvey- king of the 'Stache
by HaloDutch on Oct 9, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Survived the Nazis and Operation Market Garden
does your dad have stories from that time or was he too young?
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, he's got stories
obviously he was young, but he remembers a lot. Fascinating, yet terrible, stuff
Bryan Harvey- king of the 'Stache
by HaloDutch on Oct 10, 2008 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's really awesome
I’m a big history buff and all of WWII is fascinating to me. Last year I went backpacking in Europe and spent some time in Normandy just listening to the stories that came from the landings.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's where ive been sitting
When my Dad used to take me to games as a kid we would always sit all the way up in the upper decks. For some reason i haven’t really upgraded and still love to sit all the way up in the stadium so i came up with the name my nose bleeds.
Just say when
by mynosebleeds on Oct 9, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mine came from college about 25 years ago
I was looking for a nickname for a bulletin board, and “red floyd” just kind of came to me. And yes, it is a play on “Pink Floyd”.
I’ve given up on some of my “red floyd” personality idiosyncracies, though… For years, I never used capital letters when writing as red floyd.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Oct 9, 2008 5:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, I have no idea why I picked deer.
I just like the animal.
light up the halo
by deer on Oct 9, 2008 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but dear deer, which one: mule, black, whitetail....?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course our Brewer guy came up with that one...
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Oct 9, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also forgot John Deere?
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 1:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brevity becomes you.
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 9, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although Nolan Ryan first attracted me the Angels, it was Tanana who is must admired as a kid, something about left handed pitchers
40 was his number for the younger HH members
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 9, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
my first post almost makes no sense, Ryan made me an Angels's fan, Tanana was who I wanted to pitch like, the high leg kick was the key
Tanana’s number was 40
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 9, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casey Kotchman
Mononucleosis.
Nothing more to it.
But the name is rather :(, now that Casey is with the Braves.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 9, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You better hope it stays that way!
The alternative would be us on the losing end of an Angels/Braves WS. And wouldn’t THAT be a bitter bite in the ass…
Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.
by Stirrups on Oct 9, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YWC
Mantra of the ’79 Angels (my fave old-school Halos team), revived in 2002, and now the mantra forever.
(Hey Barack, you’ll be hearing from my lawyer in the morning.)
by yeswecan on Oct 9, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or it could be the cry of all the girls...."Yes Wayne Can" ! (muah kiss kiss)
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 9, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just because he can
doesn’t mean he does.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 10, 2008 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UK Halo
Because I thought I was the only one.
Turns out there are about five of us (or at least were this time last week)
# F-Bomb, F-Bomb, you're my F-Bomb #
by UK Halo on Oct 10, 2008 2:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
vladtheimpaler
Name given to me by historians. Was once a king and now I have eternal life. Oh, and their is a guy on the angels with the same first name who likes to impale baseballs with his bat.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Oct 10, 2008 2:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he impales them and then he
GIDP :P
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by teopeht on Oct 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Expect to see me late some night
:P
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Oct 14, 2008 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
will it be late night impaling?
:P
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by teopeht on Oct 14, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always liked
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 14, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I click on a link expecting a picture of Vad and I get...fashion accessories?
What are you trying to suggest here about Vlad?
by sothball on Oct 14, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao... I have no idea how that one happened...
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 14, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
battle bots needs more flamethrower IMO
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by teopeht on Oct 19, 2008 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Easy Halofan
Representing the Angels from New Orleans. Also, some buddies of mine started calling me Big Easy when I told them I was moving here. Inspiration may have been the copious amount of gin and tonic we drank that night, or due to me being a big laid back dude, indifferent to the world…except when watching Angels baseball.
by Big Easy Halofan on Oct 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looking for a screen name
back in 1990 or so, and “scarecrow” was taken. The next bird that came to mind was a duck, which is great, because no one’s ever seen a scareduck.
Witty .sig goes here.
by scareduck on Oct 10, 2008 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
mine
Big fan of the ‘78 team (loved ’em more than the 79 division winners). Chris Knapp put up all-star numbers the first half, and, he looked like the kind of guy you’d beat up on in junior high school. And the name is… well, the name is just a dumb-ass play on words.
by Chris Knapp's Sac on Oct 10, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I graduated with a guy by the name of Chris Knapp
I knew he was a Dodger fan, so i figured it had to be somebody else
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 10, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Initials/area code/date of birth.
Boring.
I know.
Your defending OPD champion. Respect it, bitches.
by bc56274 on Oct 10, 2008 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a random name that I thought sounded cool and baseball related
Plus I loved to steal bases in little league though it was easy considering the pitchers usually threw wild pitches every 3rd pitch.
by stolenbases on Oct 10, 2008 9:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I used to post as Danaheim
cause my name is dan and it sounded clever or at least more so than Dangels. Then when the format switched I imported the handle I used on Global Futbol. Ever since the team added Los Angeles to the name, ‘Danaheim’ sounded dated to me. Match Day is a term more commonly used overseas. I think it sounds cool though it would be difficult to use for baseball. 5 was my lacrosse number. Go Blue Devils.
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 11, 2008 7:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing special
It’s the way people used to screw up spelling my name when I was younger, but backwards, and my DOB
by Seik1177 on Oct 11, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Acronym
TMAT- The Man About Town
Personally, I like to think of myself as someone who is able to observe and report the “goings on” in my city and convey it to those who will never, ever understand this fucking place!
Gimme a cigarette
by tmat on Oct 11, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Darn I thought it stood for
Teenage Mutant Amazing Turtles
awesome too
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by teopeht on Oct 14, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny you should start this,
I was going to post “The Lore of the Rally Manatee” after our heart-wrenching loss this year, but I’ve been too busy. So, here’s my chance.
I started out as “Jesus Hates the Yankees” but my wife said that was too negative, and that I should focus on the Angels. After LAST season’s pathetic defeat at the hands of those whose name shant be uttered, I was in a discussion with my buddy on the long drive back up from game 3. We were downtrodden, grasping for ideas as to what went wrong (sounds eerily similar to this year, eh?). After going back and forth about who needs to be fired and who needs to be signed, I said the real problem is the Rally Monkey had lost his effectiveness. I said we need a new rally animal to get the fans going, like a Rally Manatee. It broke the depressing mood, and we had a good laugh. So, I changed my name to that, hoping it would change our luck this season. I guess it didn’t work.
Shine on, luminous panthers!
by Rally Manatee on Oct 12, 2008 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rally Preying (or if you prefer) Praying Mantis for next year?
by sothball on Oct 12, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a Preying Mathis would be nice
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 13, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I pray for mathis already...
gimme a doggone HITTING MATHIS and I’ll be happy.
by Downing Rules on Oct 13, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's kinda what I meant by prEying, not prAying
Mathis on the Prowl….
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring".
Rogers Hornsby
by ladybug on Oct 13, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Mathis ought to prAy for himself. His final 2 months were south of pathetic.
by sothball on Oct 13, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and by 2 you mean 5
and by months you mean years, and by south you mean east, and by pathetic you mean hilarious.
I didn’t know where I was going when I started and I don’t know where I am when I finished.
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by teopeht on Oct 14, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps I'm just
a glass is half empty guy. When I saw Frankie come in this year, I didn’t wait anxiously for him to break his record, I anticipated the nearly-inevitable rollercoaster ride that was common in the 9th. Perhaps thats how I see the rest of the team… mostly through shit-colored glasses.
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Oct 12, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Red is my nickname because I'm an Irish red-head
by Red on Oct 12, 2008 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
a ginger kid?
There is an "Angel in the outfield" and his name is GA! ps. he is lazy but not a bum GO HALOS!
by wallispdub1 on Oct 13, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wallispdub1
is my last name, my nickname and the number 1. boring i know
There is an "Angel in the outfield" and his name is GA! ps. he is lazy but not a bum GO HALOS!
by wallispdub1 on Oct 13, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BeerMadeMeFat
yeah….
I've got nuthin'...
by BeerMadeMeFat on Oct 13, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brian Downing...
was and still is my favorite Angel. It is truly sad that he doesn’t make more appearances at our stadium.
YOU ARE THE MAN, BRIAN!
by Downing Rules on Oct 13, 2008 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's my LIcense plate...
Hell, still not a better band for your buck!! Like the Angels!
You Better watch out, The Angels are War Machines!
by im4kiss on Oct 13, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Halladay and Escobar
Mine is Roy Halladay’s nickname Doc and Escobar’s last name. Plus i want to b a doctor and the columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Im drug free. And 07 because John Elway is my childhood hero.
by docescobar07 on Oct 14, 2008 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The best play in sports.
A pipeline of talent, welcome to Anaheim.
by ClutchHomer on Oct 14, 2008 11:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought the best play in sports was when Frankie saved a game 6-3
after loading the bases on 1 out and getting a GIDP, followed by the obligatory finger to the sky?
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by teopeht on Oct 19, 2008 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MidwayCityLivestock
It all really came from wanting a better fantasy team name. I live in Westminster but the other side of the wall in my cul-de-sac is Midway City. It’s where I went to elementary school.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 15, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
whoops, wasn't done...
The livestock part comes from the fact that there is still a feed barn that sells all kinds of animal feed. Neighbors still raise chickens, pigs, etc… I can hear a rooster most mornings right at sunrise. It’s an area that seems like a sort of “Land before time” in North OC terms at least.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 15, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howdy old neighbor. I grew up on Middletown, and also went to Midway City elementary.
I miss the roosters, west grove little league, Pup-N-Taco, Loui the mailman, (we would follow him, or shall I say torment him on his route) and I really miss the drive-thru dairy. Cant believe Midway City Feed is still up and runnin’… Great firewood!
"i got 5ive on it"
by Funke5ive on Oct 15, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best part of Cerritos is the Brothers hamburger joint
and their fried zucchini of awesomeness.
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by teopeht on Oct 19, 2008 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cupie
Yes We Can and I were playing in an indie rock that band that toured. After a year or so I left the band. On the next tour, without me, someone asked “What happened Cupie Lazano?”
Hence, Cupie was born.
"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG
by cupie on Oct 16, 2008 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where's the We've up?
We’ve up!
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by teopeht on Oct 19, 2008 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After reading this entire thread...
I debated whether sharing the origin of my user name was even worth it. I mean, its pretty damn obvious:
Bruin- because I like bears.
Halo- the though of a bear wearing a halo makes me laugh.
by BruinHalo on Oct 17, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Colbert
would be torn on whether to put you on his list of most dangerous things. Bears scare him but I imagine halos and God are things he enjoys?
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by teopeht on Oct 19, 2008 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
angelsown3417
angelsown is gamer speak meaning they own everything or dominate.
34 is the late, great Walter Payton’s jersey number.
My birthday is Feb. 17, so the 17 comes from my birthday.
I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank
by angelsown3417 on Oct 17, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Andyman
Name + James Taylor song Handyman
Trapped in Utah, it's a trap!
by Andyman on Oct 18, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to update sig
" There's no place like home" I got to watch the playoffs in Utah this year.
by Andyman on Oct 18, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who can F-
with Harvey’s stache???? I am a youngin…born in ‘83…the earliest closer I remember was Harvey and whatever year I came to consciousness of what baseball was and started lovin’ the Halos…he was dominating.
AND….guess who still has it …now for the Asheville Tourists in Class A ball! :

get em!
Which leads me to think: The Angels have had a damn awesome legacy of closers in my lifetime. Harvey, Lee Smith, Percy, Frankie…
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 18, 2008 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Halofolife
Is pretty much self explanatory, before joining HH, I figured HaloFan4life, Haloforlife etc. would be spoken for, hence Halofolife. Besides the phonetic spelling is kinda cool in my opinion.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Oct 20, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Diving Catch
I started out with the very lame “Bobblehead” and quickly decided to change it up. I wanted a name to showcase an exciting, on-the-field action that makes the game worth watching, and a Rory call was ringing in my head. Erstad makes a diving catch….
by Diving Catch on Oct 21, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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