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ORIOLES @ ANGELS Friday Game Thread

Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels, May 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT


Adam Jones, George Sherril and company come to town by air, not sea.

RANDOM LYRICS

Money, drugs at your command, women in a cage.

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Wood and Willits SWEET

Even though I’d rather see Rivers than Reggie.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on May 2, 2008 7:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hola cuda

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hola como estas?

Perdon por no responder mas pronto pero estaba practicando mi picheo con mi primo.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on May 2, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GOOD START

lets go weave… WILLITS in the HOUSE !!

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nice to see a small shake up in the lineup

im not a big fan of willits, but i’ll take him for now.
anything is better than the slumping old men

Bring up Wood!!!

by howiestheman on May 2, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Almost There

I’d prefer Rivera over GA for a couple more games, at least, to see what Big Juan could do with a few more consistent ABs.

by jjackflash on May 2, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good start weaver

we need his brother on a team and away from jered

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WELL

at least he doesnt have to worry about that scoreless IP streak ha

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1-run hole

as opposed to to 5-6 + run hole… no sweat

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Willits

ahhh i missed that lil red bat…

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

why is vlad still playing?

bench plz

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow vlad has aged so much

where did Vlad the Impaler go?

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YAY CASEY!

The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on May 2, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

god casey kotchman is so good

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

KOTCH

where would we be without him…

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow kotch is good

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kotch stay hot for evah!

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Klutchman

Get rid of Quinlan

by edhoo on May 2, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

so torii and kotchman know how to hit

id really appreciate it if vlad had a couple games off. hes amazing, but hes old, and hes out of whack

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

what happened???

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1-1 end of the first

chone walked, stole second
willits popped out to short
vlad grounded out
casey singled to right
torii singles to center
GA flied out to right

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

much abliged

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and thats that

thanks GA…sigh

oh well, casey’s the man.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still want to know why Weaver's FB won't top 90 MPH.

It’s been that way since last year and it’s a little disturbing.

The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on May 2, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

he's never really thrown harder than that, has he?

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

91 on the K

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ill take 3 k’s thru 1.1 with a 91 mph fastball

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

perfect....

now if he would just cut that hair

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by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah and the HR was really nice pitch down around the knees

that was a tip your hat HR!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F7

The K was the first pitch I have seen over 90 tonight in all fairness! :)

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if weave gets a fair k-zone from the ump he can work the corners all day and not worry about velocity… he’ll get better… once lackey gets back he wont have the added pressure of feeling like the “ace”

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

K down goes Jones!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

KKKK through two

in other news, everyone’s favorite East team, the Rays, is down 1-0 to the second Evil Empire

lets go rays

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

anybody smellin’ some late-inning heroics from mr. haynes tonight ?

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

id settle for pena

either way im a huge fan of late game heroics

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

aybar has an ugly AB

strikes out

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anybody

read or heard any updates on kendrick ?

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

phys said he was "running hard"

who the hell knows what that means.

upcoming road trip is the ETA

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on May 2, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we definitely have the best owner in baseball

and i take a lot of pride in that while my dodger/yankee/red sox fan friends struggle to afford tickets

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wood flies tout to center

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

mathis pops to first, inning ends

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if weaver got the same strike zone as clay bucholz

he’d have struck out every batter

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I like the lineup tonight. Willits in the house, Wood at 3B

Just like God intended.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

really like willits in the 2-hole… he’ll see pitches… and he will get runners over the important thing

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

weaver walks payton to start the inning

his first walk in 53 AB’s

so uh, jered? strikes please.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

base hit

two on no out

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not good.

Outs needed.

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by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

im feeling an aybar unassisted triple play

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be sweet as hell.

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by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

out at first

second and third, one out

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

groundout

man on third, one run scored, 2-1 baltimore

dont walk people. thats the lesson to be learned here.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

youd think the lesson would of been pounded in their halo-ed heads last night

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

O's up 2-1.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3-1 baltimore

we’re getting owned by small ball

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That seems to happen a lot.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Puke Throw

by weaver, hold that ball

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good

runner gets to second on an SB and an error

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry third

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least it didn't end up mattering.

Get those runs back Angels.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

celtics continue their inexorable march towards defeat

id prefer that the lakers destroy them in the finals but this is pretty funny also.

paul pierce looks like he’s gonna start shooting people. doc rivers is a terrible coach. terrible enough to make the celtics lose to the hawks at least three times.

sorry, that’s enough basketbal for the night.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

game 7 against a subpar-.500 team boston fans must be proud

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this team scored 8 runs last night?

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vlad not lookin good

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vlad

looks VERY VERY bad… yeesh how much did he age in the off-season

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Aybar....................is he a Martian?

He’s not from this planet.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

aybar to kotchman

i could get used to that.

minus the drama.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

holy crap

i love our young guys in the infield.

amazing play!

Bring up Wood!!!

by howiestheman on May 2, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Everybody can gleefully boomark this post.

I apologize. Had I not already used my monthly f-bomb allotment for May earlier today, I would f!@&ing apologize.

Aybar is magic on defense. Freakin’ magic. All he needs is one of those tall purple hats.

Last year, I proclaimed him raw in the infield. Bad footwork. Strong armed, but without confidence. I surrender. The kid can play.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i want to have a chat with weaver

about walks, and why you shouldnt hand them out like candy on halloween.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good observation

His BB rate keeps climbing year over year.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

P.S.

Sorry I’m late. Been chuckling over the Celtics Hawks game on ESPN…

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pure comedy

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lord Aybar & Kotchalicious!

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

look, heres the thing jered

you spent all spring training talking about how you wanted to get deeper into games. prove it. throw strikes on 0-2 counts and make them hit it or sit down. don’t walk anybody when you have them down 0-2. ever. in fact, don’t go 2-0 on anyone. you’re throwing way too many pitches in the first 4 innings to throw more than 6.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ooooh nabokov gotta close that five hole quicker

i miss hockey.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels lineup looking feeble the last few games

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Really?

8 runs is feeble?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was just 1 game.

In the previous 6 games Angels only averaging 4 runs a game. That doesn’t cut it in the AL, especially with the Angels explosive middle relief.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

casey strikes out...we may be SOL for this game

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh crap

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, it's on.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bad hit on Hunter.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

whats the stat for grit?

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hunter has been a target this year.

Pitchers envy Hunter’s $90 mill.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whew...

Could have been bad.

So, with all those pitchers we burned through last night, each proving to be allergic to the strike zone, didn’t we find ANYBODY qualifed to retaliate against teams that hit our players?

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

blame the manager

its one of scioscias few failings, IMHO. im not big into beanball games, but youve gotta protect your players.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GA looks about half as frustrated with himself as i am with him

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My patience is about up with GA

Not Good!

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

someone beaned torii i take it????

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by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wouldnt say beaned

fastball got released a smidge early and hit him on the hand

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup. right on the hand.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weave has pitched very well. Another K.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3 runs through 4 is not very well

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol, compared to last night i look like the future of the franchise

with my 65 mph fastball and wicked knuckler

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The 2 runs the Orioles scored in the 3rd

They hit one bloop over Aybar’s head. No other balls left the infield that inning.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

walks mean a pitcher's not doing well, in my book

not to mention the homer, and double

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And this last run.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just jinxed my comment.

2 out double and single leads to a run.

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by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we miss you john

please come back soon.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nabokov really needs to have a serious look at his butterfly policy

he’s leaving the five hole so open its embarassing

2-0 stars

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rec'd for truth.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha he mightve

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ooh waved off

it happens

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup

and wow, is roenick ugly or what?

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Run Support, Please!?

For LiL Weaves

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if i never see that godforsaken henieken light commercial again

it will be too damn soon…that song makes me want to stop drinking beer.

thankfully i came to my senses.

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if wood would just shorten his swing a leeeeeetttle bit

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Looking at his hit chart

(as feeble as that is)

what he needs is for the Angels to shorten the fences. By about 100 feet.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this game is boring

im gonna go watch paint dry

cya

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by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I guess it's feast or famin with Wood.

Let’s Go Angels!

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

at least he didnt strike out i guess

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but the guy also has shown he cant hit big league pitching at all so far

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by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not true.

He can hit it all the way to shortstop.
And he can hit it all the way to the left and center fielders.

A couple of times.

Last season.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok smartass

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. Well.

This IS the guy who thinks that prospects who have a hot season in the minors are only good for trade bait, not putting in as the linchpin of the franchise future. We could have had Miggy if we had tossed in one more of these “prospects” who are flailing this year.

So, yes, I am sour about it all…

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah.

Because we need another first baseman sooo badly.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's Detroit's problem.

He’d be our 3B, instead of Q (see last night’s rostor)

Actually, at the moment we need a DH. Frickin’ bad.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.

We need a RF. And Miguel Cabrera got moved because he is AT LEAST as bad at 3B as Q. Possibly worse.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would take RF at the minimum, but...

We have lots of OF’s. Our DH position is worhtless so far this year. We need THAT hole filled.

And Miggy was almost identical to Figgins as 3B in 2007.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The thing about Figgins only proves my point.

And if we have so many outfielders, how come Vlad is still playing RF?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that Figgy is a butcher at 3B.

So we could have Miggy’s bat in our lineup WITHOUT ANY depreciation in defense.

Vlad is still in RF because of some crap about needing to be in the flow of the game in order to be productive at the plate. To which I reply: dude, you are getting paid. Money. MY money. Suck it up and deal.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For all we know, Miggy has the same problem.

And Figgy WAS a butcher. He’s been much better this year than last year.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MCab is no longer capable of playing 3B

He might make the cover of Fat Boy Magazine, though.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Howie Kendrick:

3 for his first 25.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how bad was wood's spring training

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by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because spring training is so relevant to the actual season.

Just look at Maicer Izturis and his .400 batting average.

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by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude his spring training was so bad it seems almost revelant

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by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And yet, it remains irrelevant.

Just like all other ST numbers.

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by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes it is very revelant obviously

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by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Okay.

ST numbers are relevant. I guess we can stop playing the season then. Who won in ST? Because that team will definitely win the series. See you next spring.

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by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ST numbers are the most revelant thing in baseball man

u should know that

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep it in mind from now on.

While I’m at it, how about the name of your crack dealer? Sounds like that guy has some good stuff.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like your a retard

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

apparently I cant have an opinion

without being accused of smoking crack

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When that opinion is that

“ST numbers are the most relevant thing in baseball,” I’m not sure what I’m supposed to think. I figured I’d give you credit and assume you were on drugs rather than mentally deficient in some way. Though immediately going for crack probably wasn’t fair. You might just be wasted.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually im perfectly mentally efficient and sober

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then the only other conclusion is that you precisely dick about baseball.

I guess I’ll have to go with that one.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually i know a hell of alot about baseball

prolly more than you obviously

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ENOUGH BOYS

Don’t make me come over there.

Take a deep breath & chill.

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry ladybug just taking out the trash

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just relax

this entire blog is for the same team and based on massive differences of opinion and dished out without name calling and stupid ass high school comments.

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry i get worked up when someone jumps on my opinion

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So in retrospect, I clearly went too far.

Disagreeing with you doesn’t give me the right to insult you. I apologize.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i apologize as well

ladybug is right we are all angel fan’s here and i will work on controlling myself when someone disagrees with me

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh-uh.

Since we’ve reached the “I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I” line of argument, this conversation is over.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess

Vladdy is 40 years old

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow 40 huh,

he must have great grandkids from his litter

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I take back my apology above.

At least somewhat.

Aybar’s footwork is MUCH improved. Very different from last year. Not the same fundamentals. Good coaching in there someplace.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

alfredo?

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weaver seems to have just two emotions, plain and pissed-off.

Put us up some runs guys, we want to cheer the Angels a while bunch now!

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reggie, Reggie, Reggie!

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BB

for mr.willits… ffs how about a rally

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nice reggie

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Willits BB.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow..

sucks for vladdy

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

stirrups, I'll give you my F bombs

I haven’t used any. I can’t understand what you saying without your ‘sentence enhancers’!

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

such good English

oh well, I’m typing with one arm

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take 'em! Thanks.

How many months back have you saved up?

(PS – after all the tequila tonight, I won’t make much sense with the f-bombs either, but at least I will have more fun posting things for you guys scratch your heads over…)

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah that ball hit the ground.

"if you're not first, you're last"- Ricky Bobby

by halobaseball on May 2, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

toriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

woo !!

make him pay torii !! how dare he hit you

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reggie, Torii, Reggie!

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 8:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap. Gotta zip my lip.

GA is up and ladybug is on line…

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha...

torii ninja-like

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice SB Hunter.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

thank god torii showed up

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Torii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I miss OCab for jsut that sort of smarts. God bless Hunter.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no doubt

that guy has great game vision

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Coolest SB ever!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That Was Great!

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No no no!!!

Don’t forget my hero already, OCab!!!

He did just this sort of stolen base just last season.

But it was better, because it was agaisnt the Dodgers!!!

And it was even better than that, because OCab stole home!!!!!!

Even Scully was on the Dodgers’ pitchers’ ass for being asleep.

It was a thing of true baseball beauty.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

im so sad i didnt watch that live

Northeastern University Huskies: Mediocre hockey, guaranteed.

by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How is the paint doing?

Now you tell me. I had that game on my DVR up until about a week ago. I had to make room for the wife’s Oprah space.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GA needs to groove one like he did in the 2nd half last year.

He looks lost so far this year.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hoping, praying that he does SOON… cause its getting BAD

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grooved it all the way to the 1B

nice!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who was that player in GA's uniform in the 2nd half last year?

.305/.361/.530

13 HRs, 65 RBIs

Where’d that guy go?

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was a lot more patient

and didn’t swing at low-inside curves. I wish that guy would come back though.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is GA a Gemini? lol

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont know why weaver is still pitching

moreover, i dont know how he lets a .230 hitter go from 0-2 to 3-2 and get a hit

Northeastern University Huskies: Mediocre hockey, guaranteed.

by Carl Johnson on May 2, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lot of the middle relief guys pitched last night perhaps? and got TAGGED ? only the back end is rested

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I felt sick that Weaver gave up a hit to Payton

It felt like having Rob Schneider being nominated for an Oscar.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ziiiing!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weaver is doing fine

as usual, no run support

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

cox communications HD 713

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh. Not me.

DirectTV. Not HD. 652.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like you guys are gonna see Sherril

Do you think thats a good thing or bad thing?

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on May 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather Guthrie pitch a complete game.

The CG that is 8 innings.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sherril has been absolutely lights out so far

But the demise is forthcoming so if your lucky you may be the beginning of the end!

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on May 2, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the record.

I could be as productive at the plate as Wood.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

True dat.

I’m 6’4”, but I was lanky with very quick fast-twitch muscles as a youngster. Therefore, I played 3B up until I was 20, when I found out that girls were more fun.

I honestly cannot ever recall committing an error. Ever.

Then again, I was not blessed with Glaus’ power. More like Brooks Robinson.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

Those mad skills, AND burst blood vessicles in my left eye, where I took a line shot when I was 12 (the eyar before the bases move back to 90 feet). If I am tired, or stoned, or drunk, others can tell because the outer half of my left eye goes blood red. I don’t see it, of course, but it creeps people out.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ow.

I guess my most impressive achievement baseball wise is that I never got injured, despite taking my fair share of hard knocks and HBPs.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got an assist on the play.

The pitcher caught the ball on the rebound. So I was told when they picked me up off the ground.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bet.

That shit is dangerous. That where the First base coach who died in the minors last year got hit.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've thought about that game a lot, of course.

Mostly about how all the parents on both sidelines must have absolutely wretched at the sight of a child going down like a sack of potatoes after taking a line shot to the head, and needing two men who were doctors to rush across the Little League park to get me back on my feet. I was told that all 4 games in progress were halted for the entire 20 minutes I was out, because the other parents had ran onto the other fields shouting for doctors.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the record.

I’ll add Q to that list. (@third)

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we have an excellent track record of making

mediocre pitchers look like CY Young candidates this year

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Guthrie isn't really mediocre.

He was dominant for a while last season.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i guess his record doesnt show it then

his last win was july of last year—-granted he DOES play for Baltimore

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he started declining around August

after the league started to adjust to him. But he definitely has the ability to be good.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he certainly showed it tonight!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

see there you go again attacking someone else's opinion

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speier time

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Math Man! Nice throw.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mathis Gunned Him!

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good thing too.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3rd time is a charm Jeff!

Good pick off.

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Aight Figgy start us off!!!

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

let's Go Angels!

Don’t let this one slip away.

Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"

by 44FAN on May 2, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Off Toic: Commercial Commentary Break

Once again, nobody seems to want to drink that bottle of Heineken. They all have that smirk of successfully pulling one over the next when they manage to give it away. Is that really the best way to sell your beer?

And where is that Hop Head ladybug when you need her to be dissing this kind of stuff?

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BTW hubby's got about 6 new beers waiting

his bday party is June 7….come on down!

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

still going...not as much

no audience to eat them!

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I changed jobs last year.

I got a whole new audience. And they ask for more!

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. I worked from home all day today.

Even if I needed to go into the office, it is less than 10 minutes away. Nice.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Better. Now you have to take shots at the stupid Coors commercial

where the Coors drinkers need to have their label turn blue to let them know when their beer is cold enough to drink.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they need something to tell them to drink

it’s not like the beer has any flavor that they would know the difference from carbonated water

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know

they need it to be cold to tell the difference between the can of “beer” and the can they peed in!

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Figgy down to .305

and falling! Good time to pull your head out!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Great play by Roberts…barehanded! 4-3

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't get over how weird Bradfords throws look on gameday.

Also, 81 MPH Fastball? On a major leaguer?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

submariner...

base hit by Reggie….time for Vlad to tie it up with a dong!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is this the guy from "Moneyball"?

The one who’s delivery eventually started scraping the ground and the pitch ended up in the dugout?

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe how to throw too.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice Play!

Really Nice Play!

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

flashback

i was just about to say we need vlad from those days.. .that was a bomb last season

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

my sons first baseball game

what a way to start!!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess it will have to be Torii

to hit the game tying HR!

Vlad SUCKS right now! Almost as bad as GA…

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What about Kotch?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whoops, my bad...let's go Kotch!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good kotch hitting 550 against lefties

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

holy shit!

the angels resigned bartolo to field foul balls!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

haha

i know, i know…just trying to lighten the mood

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F9 weak

lots of big swings…and not results!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Willits...

This am is slowly slippin’ away… but I was just wondering…

WTF is Willits doing everytime he gets on first base? Like he rubs his helmet 4 inches away from his head… I noticed this last year, but never thought to ask.

Anyone know?

http://www.sipperphotography.com
http://www.sipperphotography.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-CA/Sipper-Photography/8757971908

by sipperphoto on May 2, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

cool...

ball players are such odd guys…

http://www.sipperphotography.com
http://www.sipperphotography.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-CA/Sipper-Photography/8757971908

by sipperphoto on May 2, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last chance guys.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice work Ollie.

The Rally Monkey doesn’t work anymore. Time for a new gimmick.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rally time!!!

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok, after 3 Margaritas I got the munchies.

So when that Round Table Pizza comercial just came on, it inspires me to inform all of you Halo fans that the finest pizza whint 20 minutes of the park is Zito’s (as in Barry, but no relation). Take Katella East to Tustin Ave., turn norht (that would be left) and head up to Meats Ave. Turn into the shopping center on the southwest corner of that intersection, and Zito’s is tuckes back in the corner.

They use garlic in the oil that they brush on thier pies, BEFORe they apply the sauce. Awesome. Simply awesome.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow, that sounds phenominal

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stirrups,

Is that the only reason you have the munchies?

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brandon wood is the hero

I call it

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pinch hit!!!

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

On a totally unrelated note

How the hell does TEXAS have pitchers who can get Oakland out, but we don’t?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YES!!!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's a miracle...miracle, true blue spectacle...GA got a hit! Went oppo!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OFF A LEFTY!

Holy CRAP!!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GA

comes thru… lets go AYBAR

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hunter safe at plate

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

what a great call!

Wow!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TORII

is one CRAFTY mofo !!

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DEfense wins championships!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NICE CALL!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lord Aybar!

T-Pain!
Wooooooooooooot

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on BWood!!!

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah how often have we had one of those this season ? GOOD TIMING THOUGH haha

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BWOOD

that a way to be productive

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

c'mon Juan!!!!

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Way to go kid.

A power hitter who can lay down the sac. Don’t see that every day.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yea thats a good sign

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will take it, but...

...that is the 3rd close play at home I have seen this year where the Angels make the worst possible decision on sliding. Or, in this case, not.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

JUAN RIVERA SUCKS

Get rid of Quinlan

by edhoo on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FIRST PITCH?!?!!?

really???

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

man i wish i could watch this

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think I know why you are not playing Juan!

Doesn’t take a Mike Scioscia genius to know that you blow! Wow!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

>.<

C’mon! Guh

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

by scottnak on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's go Figgy.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

CMON LIL RED BAT !!

And you can LITE UP THAT HALO !!!

by BigBangRobbDawgg on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Walking Figgins for Willits.

Reggie, Reggie, Reggie!!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

2 outs?

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http://www.sipperphotography.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-CA/Sipper-Photography/8757971908

by sipperphoto on May 2, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn....

the tension is THIIIICK!

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http://www.sipperphotography.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orange-CA/Sipper-Photography/8757971908

by sipperphoto on May 2, 2008 9:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reggie Reggie Reggie Reggie Reggie Reggie

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

It's Always Something

by Funke5ive on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

_._

Last inning heroics lost!

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

by scottnak on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dangit.

Good try guys. At least the didn’t give up.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ouch

Mazal Tov baby! From my family to yours!!

by autry's cowboys on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Silence.

dammmmmmmmmmmmit

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BLAME RIVERA

or scioscia for putting him in… seriously, mathis has been a great hitter so far, why take him out?

by Los Angeles de Anaheim on May 2, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm with that.

That Out hurt.

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

by scottnak on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol blame has to be rivera

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

for his one at bat

I'm gonna drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!
Terran siege tank

by angelsown3417 on May 2, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

Tying run on 3rd. Winning run on 2nd. 1 out. Pitcher against the ropes. The infield is in. Your team has scratching and clawing it’s way back into the game. So what do you do? Swing a the very first pitch you see, which happens to be a wicked, tailing curveball.

Dear Rivera apologists on HH, here is ladybug’s quota for May: “Fuck you.”

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BoTG

Rivera, its not even close

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Blame Sicoscia for NEVER playing him then expecting him to win it for us in his first at bat of the season?

Oh wait never mind he has a couple at bats but not enough to be put in, in such a crusial situation.

Reggie sucked too….....he should of at least hit it on the floor and tried to run it out.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on May 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck Juan Rivera

There, that’s my f-word quota for the month.

Look, I know it's a rotten game, but it's the only one The Man left us to play.

by PieceOfAase on May 2, 2008 9:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.. even Fangraphs agrees

I’m surprised, but for 1 at bat, his win percentage is -.302… way above everyone else

by Los Angeles de Anaheim on May 2, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, at least the A's and M's also lost. So it's all good...right?

The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on May 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sigh...

that was a bummer.

i would’ve loved to see Wood hit

Bring up Wood!!!

by howiestheman on May 2, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Game Summary: Rivera and his Balsa Bat

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

by Fan Since 1981 on May 2, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

they ALL tanked

crap, they didn’t have any hits from 1st to what 6th/7th inning? Torii only got on cuz he got hit.

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BOTG = Rivera!

Though Vlad has to be a close second for his absolute worthlessness!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on May 2, 2008 9:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well, that was fun....NOT

off to pop another pain pill and try to get some sleep.

See ya at tomorrow’s game…it’s a lunch game, right?

by ladybug on May 2, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vlad or Rivera

plus Scisocia for asking Wood to bunt and putting in Rivera in the first place.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 2, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mike Scioscia made Dave Trembley look good

And that is hard to do.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on May 2, 2008 10:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, it could have been worse.

We could have pissed away the most critical at-bat that inning by first pitch hacking. With the TYING AND WINNING runs in scoring position.

Oh. Wait.

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course you bunt.

It’s a sacrifice. You get a runner on third with 1 out as a result and all you’d need is a sac fly to tie the game. And first base become empty so there’s no double play possibility with 1 out after the sacrifice. The sacrifice was a strong call.

That Rivera couldnt hit a sac fly or even groundout to let GA score was the weak play.

by mhatter106 on May 2, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've brought this up before

but the number say, STATISTICALLY, that your chances of scoring a run with a runner on third and one our are less than your chances with a runner on second and no outs. Exchanging one base for one out, in general, does not statistically improve your chances of winning the game.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 3, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

STATISTICALLY. Bleh.

Put down your Bill James pipe.

Do not confuse the obvious tactical advantage gained, with the fact that over history past hitters have hosed too many of their at-bats in that situation.

The proper sacrifice gives your team an opportunity to succeed. What the offense and the defense do with that opportunity is another set of issues.

by Stirrups on May 3, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Past instances are generally speaking

a good indicator of future success.

The fact that I have brought this same statistic up about a thousand times on this board now is probably a pretty good indicator in itself that the Angels themselves have been failing too often to bring the hitters home following a sacrifice, otherwise I’d have no reason to be bringing it up.

Your rhetoric about ‘a proper sacrifice gives your team…’ is all well and good, and generally believed baseball ‘knowledge. Nonetheless, the exchange of one simple base for 1/3rd of your outs for an inning is an exchange that will diminish the chances of scoring. The thing is that sacrifice bunts have so long been a part of the game that it flies in the face of everything we believe to know when someone says that they’re not an effective means of increasing your chance to score. They’re just not…and all the rhetoric in the world doesn’t change that.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 3, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are saying nothing new. That is correct.

But mostly, it is because you are parroting the more contemporary “baseball knowledge”, founded on the mathematical calculations surrounding the observed situations, collated. Yours is the “new rhetoric”.

It is not that I do not accept math. I am not a flat earther. It is that I do not believe that any mathematical model for situational baseball is accounting for all possible variables. The vast majority of influential data is being ignored in favor of that data which is more easily observed, quantified, and measured. That is lazy, and results in bias.

Your statement – channeling prior sabremetricians word for word, as though this is an absolute mathematical property – that the exchange of one base for 1/3 of your outs diminishes your chances of scoring, is right there in the sweet spot of my point.

What is the objective of the offense in that at-bat? 1 run or as many runs as possible? It makes a huge difference as to how those 3 outs are managed! Has any sabremetrician started to interview managers and quantify, sort, collate the answers? Call me when you find it.

What is the game situation when the sacrifice is applied? That makes a huge difference in how the defense responds and adjusts to the new offensive threat. Does the defense have a large enough lead to not even care? Is it a final inning and the defense is playing with 6 infielders? Is the outfield also drawn in? Are there injuries to the team on defense that have crippled their infield against their normal fielding efficiency? Have sabremetricians even settled on a proper measure for defensive efficiency? What are the arm strengths and accuracy of the outfielders? How well informed is the defensive manager about those arms? How badly does the offensive manager fear those arms? How much of a gambler is he this day? How important is this particular game to the overall objective of the season?

What is the pitcher’s ability to prevent bunts in the first place? Do the managers on defense track this? Do they make adjustments because of this? Is it possible that there is a pitching strategy that can be applied to this function? If so, will pitching coaches and managers leverage this in the future? Have they already? Will it be something that makes one team stand out in their ability to defend against the sacrifice bunt versus other teams? Is it something that even knowing managers can only apply selectively because not all pitchers on tehir staff have the skill?

What hitters on offense are most capable of proper execution of the sacrifice bunt? Are they available to pinch hit for the current at-bat? What impact might that substitution have on any subsequent positional allotment when the pinch-hitter needs to go into the field? Does the manager have further defensive resources to overcome this downstream liability? Is it late enough in the game that the manager has fewer defensive options, but the value proposition for the possible score and extending or winning the game now overwhelm the future defensive liability? What point is that ofr the offensive manager in question? Who interviewed him and quantified that?

Is the batter’s bunting efficiency as effective in the current season as he has been over his careers? Is his efficency better or worse? Is he in a slump and not seeing the ball well at the moment? Did he get hurt earlier in the game? So badly he will might DL afterwards? Is he hiding something that happened a few days ago?

CKOD, I could sit here and do this all day. Your supposition has to be that your model defines a box on a scatter plot, and all those millions of other variables and influencial possibiities are outliers which have not proven to be capable of pulling your model outside of your box. My point is that sabremetricians have chosen, among themselves, where the lines of the box are being drawn, and are doing so with a bias towards what makes it easier for them to track and satisfy their data needs. And that’s fine, because it allows for accurate data aggregation of prior events. But the statement that this bias implies future accuracy is a conceit because it insists that the outliers shall be of no consequence the next time the situation presents itself, that outside the box there is no success. This is nonsense.

It’s a lot more fun to grab a cold beer and enjoy the timeless variations of the human condition, and relish in the power of concentrated effort to break outside the box and succeed.

by Stirrups on May 3, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy fuck

Wow. Just wow.

Sit down and have that cold beer you suggest. Or several, please.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 3, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did, and enjoyed the bottom of the 8th inning of today's game.

The one where Angels scored an insurance run by first sacrificing Figgy into scoring position.

by Stirrups on May 3, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Works both ways

maybe they have two when Reggie doubles off the wall and gets driven in later.

:-D

by Caseys Kiss of Death on May 3, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually Bill James agrees with you, Stirrups

He wrote an essay about realistically seeing through the fog of what we thought we knew. James now feels that the variables appear to make clarity more certain but he insisted if one squinted at the numbers all they revealed was that there was too much we didn’t know to have anything to rely on.

by Rev Halofan on May 3, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not when Wood is the batter with 0 out

I think Wood will be good eventually, but right now he’s not a contact hitter. At this stage in his development, he hits big or K’s and doesnt draw enough walks. And his chances of K’ing or popping weakly are too great to let him swing away. If Vlad were up it’d be different.

I have to agree with stirrups below in that I like sabermetrics but its not universally applicable. Sometimes you have to look at the specific situation.

by mhatter106 on May 4, 2008 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the plus side...

The Celtics still lost tonight!! : )

by Stirrups on May 2, 2008 10:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

On the plus side...........Kendry Morales Hit a GRAND SLAM yesterday in the 1st inning.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on May 2, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

trade mathews and offer cash just to get rid of him and call up morales!

but then we got rivera so um yea we’re fucked unless we get rid of mathews.

If your a true Angel... Gary Mathews --you'll stare into the sun long enough to go blind.

by calikraze on May 2, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

god rivera will you just die already

lmao ok ok but wow that was one shitty at bat.

If your a true Angel... Gary Mathews --you'll stare into the sun long enough to go blind.

by calikraze on May 2, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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