Top 100 Angels: Mike NAPOLI #95

by Rev Halofan on Nov 9, 2008 12:23 AM PST in 100 Top Angels

The Top 100 List has to be judged by results, not promise, and current/continuing players have to be seen for what has happened and where the stack up in franchise history if it all ended today.

Mike Napoli has only 860+ Plate Appearances as an Angel and yet his 46 HR as an Angel already put him in 36th place. He has been the dominant offensive catcher on back-to-back Division winners and he has to be credited with at least a smidgen of assisting three seasons worth of stellar Angel pitching staff performances.

In a franchise with Buck, Boone, Bengie and a few seasons of Brian Downing behind the plate, only Lance Parrish and Mike Napoli crack the Top 100. If it all ended tomorrow, the scratching of the surface of greatness with power and pitching savvy would place Mike Napoli at #95, along with his breaking the postseason Boston winning streak with a great ALDS offensive show in Game 3 of the 2008 ALDS.

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I agree with this

hopefully side salad can continue coming up the ranks.

Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?

by AnaheimHalos61 on Nov 9, 2008 12:51 AM PST reply actions

I Love Mike Napoli!

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by jimmuscomp on Nov 9, 2008 8:10 AM PST reply actions

Ballsy call...

but I like it. I feel like this is more of a prediction call than anything else. Good call…NAP is so clutch. Now if he could only work on throwing out some runners….

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Nov 9, 2008 9:11 AM PST reply actions

id like to see nap drop about 10-15 pounds and see how it works out for him

by ihearhowie2.0 on Nov 9, 2008 9:24 AM PST reply actions

nah

if it works for him then its cool, i think we start asking for weight limit when it looks like it becomes a burden on him.

by HALO_86 on Nov 9, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

Nooch

I’m getting a Side Salad jersey for X-mas. It’s really going to say “Side Salad”.

by elricsi on Nov 9, 2008 4:33 PM PST reply actions

mmmmmmmmm side salad

"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 Nov 9, 2008 4:37 PM PST reply actions

i loves me some nipples.

oh yeah, Napoli’s great too. :P

his is DEFINITELY the next jersey on my list.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Nov 9, 2008 8:47 PM PST reply actions

Now if we can only get the Skipper to put him in the first 9 every night

Please please put Jeff “Mendoza” Mathis on the bench as the #2 catcher. No more splits

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Nov 10, 2008 10:46 AM PST reply actions

Nipples!

by Higz on Nov 10, 2008 11:46 AM PST reply actions

Did you pass high school English?

The lead to your Napoli post is so painfully obvious, I’m not sure why you thought anyone would find it interesting. Also, there’s a typo in the first graph. I think you meant "they," not "the."

As for the second graph, "plate appearances" is not a proper noun and does not need to be capitalized. The term "smidgen" sounds archaic and out of place in a sports piece. You should save it for use in a baking post, if that kind of thing interests you.

I’m not sure where to start with your third graph, but the first sentence is a train wreck. It’s awkward construction nearly made me barf up my dinner. The final sentence, which I think was your attempt at a conclusion, is a run-on sentence.

As for today’s front page, it’s supposed to be Mariners’ manager, not Mariner’s manager. Learn basic grammar or hire an editor. Your silly little fan site is utterly unreadable.

by HaloHound on Nov 11, 2008 12:56 PM PST reply actions