Game 43/162 T H R E A D part 2
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Vazquez was given a corner much wider than that.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
The ump was giving head to Vazquez all night
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks cupie
that thread was getting laggy as hell
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions
He's only 6'3"
but he looks taller cause he’s so skinny.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
Weighs close to 120 lbs.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on May 15, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a weird looking 2Bman
Last 2B I can remember that tall was Ryne Sandberg
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Scioscia is doing a lot of things that he typically doesn’t do.
Pinch hitting Naps for Mathis.
Bringing in Arredondo instead of Speier of Shields.
yes very much so
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwROthCQu-s
not to brag…. but yea those are my seats
unfortunately I don't have
45650 bucks lying around every year to go to every game.
i like this guy
ive been watching him courtesy of rob at 6-4-2…me gusta mucho
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thats what hes getting trained for
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll second that
This guy looks balls out.
Different look than K-Rod but similar sick shit.
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by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah he doesnt fall off the mound
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed
until he breaks off his legs at his knees
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't Arredondo get in trouble with management ...
... for doing something stupid a couple years ago?
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by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah hes got attitude issues
so did bobby jenks. id preter to avoid making that mistake again.
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
you'd have to ask someone else to be 100% sure
But I think he got into a scuffle with Curtis Pride (Mr. Professional)
btw i wake up for work in 5 hours
so id like us to win in 9, please
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I'll go out for a ciggie then
That’ll guarantee a rat rally
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
whatever works
i used to eat 7 slices of orange before every soccer game
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
frozen grapes were better
but superstition is superstition
btw i wore #7, hence the 7 slices
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
we need 8
so arredondo can come back out…i wanna see what else hes got
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
Now we send him back down
then call him up in September for a few quick innings then lean on him the whole way through the playoffs.
It worked last time.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Uhhhhh no it wasn't
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by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
they'd have two fewer if we had computers instead of umps
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah and you'd already be in bed getting some sleep before work!
Stupid f—-ing umps.
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by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
cmon naps
btw nice flyout from MB…its progress
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no me gusta
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Frankie's coming in
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
dear lexus
its a car. not a girl.
love,
marcus
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Only one batter for the A-Man.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on May 15, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
It's funny how many big Ks O-Cab has had this series
after everyone always talked non-stop about how he doesn’t strike out a lot when he was with us.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
I don't miss his .224 average at all.
I do miss his ability to hit a sac fly, any time, every time though. There are some guys (hunter, I’m talking to you) who could use that skill.
~Till the Halo burns out...
If Pierzynski gets drilled in the head
I’ll call it a good series, no matter the outcome of this game.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does Arredondo come in for one batter
Dominate him and then take a seat
Scioscia's into the 70s Night thang
He dropped some LSD before the game
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by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude Willits isn't Lazy
But whenever Torii is in the lineup he should be in the OF
He can play everyday on turn, but not on grass? BS
Willits is lazier than GA.
This ump wants everything below the knees?
by melvintoast on May 15, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is that little shit Pierzynski always so good against us?
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
Because he knows we hate him
and that feeds the evil aura which surrounds him. Just like all Sith Lords.
~Till the Halo burns out...
willits,
ILY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo
by ANewFoundThrice on May 15, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
How many outs does it count for if K-Rod tries to pick off A.J.
and the throw drills him in the nose?
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
walk thome x_x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo
by ANewFoundThrice on May 15, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
sigh
arrednondo
thats all im gonna say
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well said
and point taken
Bring up Wood!!!
by howiestheman on May 15, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty much every pitch on gameday this inning
looks like a strike.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
Scioscia
Big fat BOTG
Starting Brown
Taking Arredondo out after 1 yes 1 batter
i agree
with the second reason, but not the first.
brown has been crazy good in AAA so far. no reason not to try him out here
Bring up Wood!!!
by howiestheman on May 15, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
too bad AAA is not the same
as the MLB
the kid has struck out now 10 times in 13 at-bats.
he shouldn’t be in our starting lineup at this level.
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
I can think of 4 straight abs
as reasons of not to send him out there, especially with Q getting on base in 5 of his last 11 AB’s.
The chance of Brown getting on base 5 out of 11 times would be like what?
(.02) to the 10th power?
K-Rod was getting squeezed
can’t take all the blame
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
thome is batting under .200
im gonna blame frankie
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn't mean he's not a good/dangerous hitter
a guy like him can bust out of a slump any time
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
he's batting .200
you throw 100% curveballs and high fastballs
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Not saying he didn't fuck up
it was his pitch that Vlad was fielding out in right field as the run came around.
But I AM saying he was being squeezed unfairly, which makes it exceptionally harder to locate where you want to.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it doesnt make it hard to locate where you want to
it makes it hard to get good pitches called as strikes.
that doesnt mean you throw meaty changeups down the middle.
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn't PHYSICALLY make it harder to hit a specific spot
but it damn well makes it harder to throw where you want in that, if you throw it in a spot that should be called, it’s not going that way and you’ll end up walking runs in all day.
Don’t mistake what I’m saying. It’s his fault for the shitty pitch…no one is saying otherwise because no one CAN say otherwise. It’s also, however, the umpire’s fault (less so) for taking half of the plate away from him leading up to the mistake.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
lets see
willits, izzy, and vlad
pinch hit rivera for izzy
if i see GMJ in this game i will bleed out the ears
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Why Rivera for Izzy?
Izzy is hitting better right now. If you really want the best hitter, go with Q.
~Till the Halo burns out...
thats a great idea
put in the rally killer himself…
Bring up Wood!!!
by howiestheman on May 15, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
small sample size
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i want power
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
well, if we dont score
another loss which can be squarely placed onto the shoulders of the great umpriing of major league baseball
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Agreed, agreed
the umps have shafted us in this game big time
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 15, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
don't be a wuss...
...you left runners at third and second…
...not once, not twice… but thrice…
that’s poor clutch hitting, mang…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
wants to watcha playoff team
duh
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
What, back already?
Are the Rangers over .500? No? Then why are you here?
~Till the Halo burns out...
im fine with that
but thats because the players didnt play well, and thats one thing.
losing because an umpire cant make accurate calls is not acceptable. this is a multimillion dollar industry.
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
you know, you're right...
...in that case i would argue Bennet Salvatore’s questionable officiating in the last three games of the ‘06 NBA Finals.
this is nothing new, sir.
you win some. you lose some. but, you won’t get every call.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
god angels fans are hot
ive been ruined by fenway
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wth
this ump is horrible
That was not a strike for the Angels all night
The first strike to Reggie was out of spite by the ump.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on May 15, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
Broadcasters are sucking Chuck Meriweather's jank
Maybe he’ll give us a freaking make-up call this inning
Don't call me Desmond
No make-up call. If anything, he'll call everything a strike.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh that was such a fat pitch
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
and another
gotta swing at those dude
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck baseball
I’m out of this thread.
Good night.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 15, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions
26-outer...
Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.
by Downing Rules on May 16, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
mice should have just moved back.
the ump would’ve called it a ball.
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
thats a classic example of a terrible AB determined by old baseball folk
youve GOT to swing at 3-1, but i wouldve gone at 3-0
3-0’s are so often exceedingly fat meatballs
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3-2 was also fat.
He threw three straight balls, and I’m hitting .200, I take two.
~Till the Halo burns out...
im 2-4 in the game
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by Carl Johnson on May 15, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing on this team worse than Matt Brown is Scioscia
Arredondo threw all of 4 pitches.
Looked as dominating as any pitcher has all year, and bam he’s out of the game.
in a tied ballgame at home...
...you almost always go to your closer in the ninth.
don’t know you can blame Scioscia there.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
that's exactly my point
a manager should look at who is most likely to get people out. A guy just flat out dominated, threw 4 pitches and he gets yanked? Scioscia only knows how to manage by the book. He’s a horrible in game strategic manager. Every pitcher you throw out there, you run the risk of him not being on his game. Arredondo was definitely on his game. There is no way he should have been taken out.
The same guy who gave up a homer yesterday to the first batter he faced?
That guy?
~Till the Halo burns out...
Pitchers are good some days and bad others
The more pitchers you put in the game, the more likely it is that one of them won’t have their A game on a given night. Arredondo certainly brought his A game and he only threw 4 pitches. Frankie traditionally doesn’t do well in non save situations.
Frankie's still the best pitcher we have
And Arredondo is the guy with a 6+ ERA
A-Game or not, you go with your best pitcher when you get to the 9th at home. Didn’t work out for us tonight.
~Till the Halo burns out...
you really have NO idea about sample size do you?
he’s given up 1 hit in a MEANINGLESS AB, look at the stats he’s put up in AAA.
A whip under 1 and a strikeout to walk ratio of almost 4 to 1 in a hitting environment where Matt Brown can put up a OPS of almost 1.100.
And don’t bring up. something like “Adenhart has good # in AAA too”. Adenhart walk to k ratio is almost 1:1.
not a well-managed, well-umpired, or well-played game
try again tomorrow
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Shit
BOTG: 1st base ump on the blown DP call
Second nomination: Soth
Third choice: Judy
Don't call me Desmond
BOTG Scioscia -- starting K-Fraud in a non-save???
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on May 15, 2008 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
ya heaven forbid you think your closer can put up a 0
what an idiot that scoscia is
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 15, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
did you see Arredondo's ab to OC?
If you did, I don’t see how you can say that he isn’t the person you want starting the 9th. He had filthy stuff out there.
ya, he recorded 1 out against a guy hitting .200
hindsight is 20/20, thats all i’ll say. the same people blaming the manager for putting his closer in the 9th are the same people whod bitch if he kept arredondo in and lost that way.
frankie isnt the first closer to come in during a tied game in the 9th, why does this seem so foreign? because you all have a fantasy of arredondo being a shut down reliever from ONE out??
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 15, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
no actually not...
I thought Scioscia did a great job getting Mathis out of the game for Napoli, it didn’t work out and I said that Scioscia did the right thing.
I like Scioscia bringing in Arredondo and I questioned it B4 the leadoff double.
and the one out that Arredondo got, while only one out was sick. He was throwing 96 with filthy off speed stuff.
regardless
it’s completely illogical to have a reliever throw 4 pitches unless it’s some situational advantage. Lots of people say well the Angels have to throw the bottom end of their bullpen in certain games because the end of the bullpen is overworked. This is a classic example of Scioscia overworking his bullpen. The strain Arredondo put on his arm in 4 pitches is close to what he would have put on it by throwing 30 pitches. (it has been proven appearances is more important than innings) But now, when we start a series against the Dodgers tomorrow, Arredondo has thrown in 2 straight games and if we need Frankie tomorrow he threw 19 pitches tonight.
You're an idiot -- most Closers operate off of the adrenaline of winning a close game
K-Rod has consistently shown that he does not perform well in non-save situations. As a manager, Scioscia should know this and not start him, unless we’re behind and K-Rod hasn’t pitched in days. IN my view, coach deserves the blame more than pitcher. I have nothing against K-Rod—we just shouldn’t be using him unless it’s a save situation. That’s when he’s good.
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on May 16, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
K-Rod gave up the winning run
But didn’t exactly implode, so he doesn’t deserve the blame for everything else but the ‘L’ in the box score. The White Sox were able to push the winning run and ‘it’ just happens when Pierzynski is involved [maybe we should pick him up].
BOTG: Maybe the lineup
[maybe we should pick him up]
Funny. I was thinking the same thing. Hate him as much as you want, but DAMN, this guy is right in the middle of all the action. He makes things happen. I shake my head in amazement as to how he riddles the Angels. And I am unfortunately left tipping my cap to him.
Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.
by Downing Rules on May 16, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
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