1986 Champagne!

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 12:07 AM PDT

My Sporting News Strat-O-Matic 1986 California Angels clinched the American League Western Division tonight with a win over Kansas City. We are the first team to get a playoff berth. The Curt Schilling-managed Red Sox have been eliminated n the East where a 3-team battle between Detroit - managed by Sean Forman (co- founder of BaseballRefference.com) - The Yankees - managed by Bill Daughtry (of ESPN Radio New York) - and Toronto, managed by the Blue Jays bloggers "The Ladies".

Here is a list of the noted team managers my Angels defeated. I am proud to have done us proud.

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congrats, rev.

much love.

C: Bengie Molina, 1B: Wally Joyner, 2B: Bob Grich, SS: Jim Fregosi, 3B: Troy Glaus, RF: Tim Salmon, CF: Darin Erstad, LF: Brian Downing, SP: Nolan Ryan, RP: Troy Percival

by NoDakHalo on Apr 30, 2008 12:25 AM PDT reply actions

I have no idea what you are talking about

But if you done us proud, then you have continued the Angel tradition!

by vladtheimpaler on Apr 30, 2008 1:03 AM PDT reply actions

Congratulations Rev...

...but looking at the stats for your team for the year, there’s one that sticks out a mile.

Whose computer’s USB port did you have to fellate to get it to give Dick Schofield 20 HRs? I’m not sure in the wildest dreams of ‘80s Angels fans far and wide any of us would have realistically had him down for 20.

I saw him play a lot in my earliest visits to the Big A and I rarely saw the guy get the ball out of the infield, let alone the ballpark. You’ve been hacking the network, haven’t you?

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 30, 2008 1:53 AM PDT reply actions

The flaw of strat

is that if you land on a bad pitcher’s card, his inadequacies transfer to the batter no matter how impossible the matchup outcome could be.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Long live bad pitching!

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 30, 2008 1:58 AM PDT up reply actions

p.s. I hope you've been good enough...

...not to rub Jeff’s nose in it (much).

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 30, 2008 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Jeff didn't really have anything to work with

Adam from Lonestar should have been the closest competition based on the 86 standings – the guy managing the A’s, Bill Janssen is a top Strat player in the world, he knew the levers and knobs gaming of the system better than all of us!

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Who do you want to be matched up with for the pennant?

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 30, 2008 2:20 AM PDT up reply actions

NY or DET

We did well enough against the Yankees and Detroit, I think the Blue Jays had my number.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions

You went...

7-5 against both the Tigers and Blue Jays
4-8 against the Yankees, having lost the last 5 in a row

I think playing the Tigers would be better than playing the Yankees

Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, Glory lasts Forever!

by billhune on Apr 30, 2008 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Then Go Tigers and/or Jays I guess

I knew I had gotten hit hard by one of those teams.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

(storms the field)

“the magic number is zero!”

Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.

by Downing Rules on Apr 30, 2008 9:19 AM PDT reply actions

HERE COME HTE PLAYERS

and here come the fans!

by Rev Halofan on Apr 30, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

So is it safe to say now

that Schilling is faking his injury so that he could manage his team in this league?

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Apr 30, 2008 9:41 AM PDT reply actions

Correct.

That, and kill blood elves in WoW.

by Higz on Apr 30, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions

rofl

I could totally see that asshole playing WoW. Just like my freshman year roommate. Who somehow still got better grades than I did.

Northeastern University Huskies: Mediocre hockey, guaranteed.

by Carl Johnson on Apr 30, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, Schilling actually plays Warcraft. He's a well-known online RPG dork. Like for real.

by Higz on Apr 30, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Hah.

Doesn’t he want to make his own RPG thing too?

Chart it up! Game on!
Week 4 Results: http://tinyurl.com/3ud3vw

by scottnak on Apr 30, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes he owns a video game company i believe.

Sea-at-ha-ha-ha that's funny.

by hauldog on Apr 30, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Bring it home Rev!

Sea-at-ha-ha-ha that's funny.

by hauldog on Apr 30, 2008 9:47 AM PDT reply actions

Great job, Rev -

Now make up for Donnie Moore and get us 1 more strike!

"And the Anaheim Angels are the Champions of Baseball!"

by Grichfan on Apr 30, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

Ye da man Rev....

Go out and maul ‘em

Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....

by stuck in Romania on Apr 30, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

No BoSox Champ?

I was looking forward to you planting a fastball in Dave Henderson’s forehead during the ALCS. Oh well.

by Riverrun on Apr 30, 2008 4:03 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks Rev! That 1986 team was one of my all time favorites.

Schofield? 20 homers? Why not! :)

Here are two of his home runs from 1986; an opposite field shot against the A’s and a memorable one from Game 3 of the ALCS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXNEASIJOzs

Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!

by Fan Since 1981 on Apr 30, 2008 6:39 PM PDT reply actions

How I forgot...

what it was like to not have music and fireworks during a home run trot. You can actually hear fans cheering and admiring the homerun hitter, not the fireworks display.

Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.

by Downing Rules on May 1, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions