Best First Half In Halos History
by yeswecan on Jul 13, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
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juan just earned his starting spot
but i like Kotchman—HR and some amazing defensive plays that saved runs.
And GMJ justified his benching.
Rivera: 4 AB, 28 or 29 pitches, 2 for 3 with a walk.
GMJ: 1AB, 1 pitch. GIDP
Angels fan since '67
I'll take Willits
Also, we have the best record in baseball. But at least Oakland won the Pythagorean series!
tough panther call
Juan is a candidate, but I have to give it to Willits for his smart baserunning
Angels in 08!
In which case
vice-Panther for Scioscia for the pinch-running call in the first place.
Witty .sig goes here.
This is an example where the human windmill coaching third is suddenly a genius
Had the 1st bman not double clutched, Ebel and Willits would be morons.
Willits was gonna run through that stop sign
He wants to stay in the big leagues baby. He was running through any stop sign Dino put up but he wasn’t expecting one … wow what an awesome win that was. Enjoy that one in Vegas HHers
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you like to win or fucking lose?
Myself, I prefer winning.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
non-sequitor. I like to win but I would say that if you're gonna take the
run game when it works, then you gotta take it when it doesn’t.
Personally, I dig the human windmill. Would we ever see Erstad take out a catcher without it?
You are forgetting that without Rivera, there is no Willits "Smart Base Running"
I give Panther to JUANCHO with a Co-Panther to Willits for running fast for Rivera.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You've got a point acuda
Rivera, hopefully, is going to make Stoneman look like a bloody fool by the end of the season for the GMJ deal. Not like he doesn’t already …
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
The GMJ deal was never intended to replace Rivera.
Rivera was supposed to become our new DH and occasional spot outfield starter. Rivera’s freak broken leg, plus GMJ being a not so good player anyway, meant we needed someone else, and that person turned out to be Torii Hunter.
While Stoneman was foolish (and just about everybody knew it) to make that deal, replacing Rivera was never supposed to be part of it. If he had been healthy last year, who knows where we’d be right now?
~Till the Halo burns out...
Absolutely spot on
After thinking it over that was a brilliant response zu. Zu to replace Stoneman as chief of baseball operations or whatever the hell he is now as Reagins mentor
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i'll take Kotch in this one
like YWC said, homer and some GREAT picks at first
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
i have to agree. Juan played great, but Casey just was amazing,
he was great wit hthe glove, and that HR really turned the momentum around, as it was swinging toward oakland. without it its 3-1 oakland going into the 9th.
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on Jul 13, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Johnny Rivers
honorable mention Reggie for challenging home plate
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Jul 13, 2008 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
truth
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
3 days rest pretty solid outing. He gets my vote.
Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.
Kobe tell me how my ass tastes
He sure as hell was good
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I kinda like The Admiral
2 RBIs. with no hits!
Gather around, children, for the Legend of Mighty Kirk McCaskill
wasn't that howie?
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, too much rum & Coke during the bottom of the ninth
Gather around, children, for the Legend of Mighty Kirk McCaskill
hahaha
no worries. i completely understand
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
imma go with Hunter........
leading off the ninth…..getting on base…...and pretty much shutting me up….for now
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
Said it in the other thread
I am incredibly anti-Reggie in general. If I’m picking him as panther, you know he has to get it.
And I am.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 13, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
i say aybar
for getting down the line so fast and allowing willits to score
Casey Kotchman For President
over at AN
LOLOLOLOLOL
“Once agian Halos prove they are
the luckiest team in baseball.”
LOLOLOL
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
haha yeah
smart baserunning = lucky?
i think not. they’re mad cuz they’re constantly in our shadow
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Once again, the A's prove Billy Beane ain't shit
Gather around, children, for the Legend of Mighty Kirk McCaskill
always better to be lucky than good, but we are good!
yogi and I are close! ;P
This is BAD Vlad and his band of wimps! (can't change it now, cuz the last time I did...he started sucking again!)
I've also heard that Luck
favors the prepared.
by TheTypingFiend on Jul 13, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Ask them to look at this picture
Link to awesome ESPN pic of Reggie scoring the winning run
Then ask them at AN if we are lucky or if they just suck. That was old-school hard-nosed baseball winning over shitty defense.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Willits
That play was the definition of Panther. Gutsy and it worked.
Also great that Johnny Rivers is established into the starting lineup (if Sosh is paying attention)
K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)
The speed of Reggie Willits scored the winning run today.
Willits is the Panther of the game this match.
Reggie.
With, by god, an assist to Mike Scioscia, who did EVERYTHING right in the 9th inning.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
It didn't look like he had a good grip
and it was a mental slip, since Barton is one of the worst defensive first basemen in the league.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 13, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he's got potential. He'll develop
at which point he’ll be traded for minor leaguers
Gather around, children, for the Legend of Mighty Kirk McCaskill
i think he couldn't believe that willits was trying to score
the pressure our game presents was on full display there
Suzuki wasn't looking
I think. I’ll have to check Gameday replay.
Congrats to the Angels.
I thought when Cust homered off Oliver, then GMJr hit into the DP, the luck was all on the side of the Athletics.
Well, Tori Hunter’s 45 foot single proved that wrong. And, by concentrating on Hunter, then the basehit.
On the road, that was a good play by Willits. Murphy should have simply held the ball, not throw to first.
Same play came up vs Marlins for the Athletics. Ellis simply held it. A;s won eventually.
Again, very tight close game to the last pitch! Too bad it wasn’t a wild pitch.
Congrats to the LAAngels and their SBNation fans.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 13, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol how dare you come over to the ANGELS blog and try to post on this board......
you should be banned HAHA…....like i was over at AN…......
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
i was.......
im making reference to the fact that i went over to AN to discuss the game (not troll) and i got banned.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, you’d be PO’d as well if an A’s fan came here and started making “points” to you after a bitter loss. Don’t do it to them. That’s pretty feeble.
by Downing Rules on Jul 14, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You should change your name to One won lost two.
Why should we welcome AN’s when HH’ers certainly are not welcomed there? Oh well, in another week the A’ss will be in third place behind Texas and none of it will really matter.
Didn't ask you to welcome me.
I’m following the Rev Halofan’s rules.
“Be nice”.
A couple of HH fans came over and attempted to “rub it in” IMO. They got warned, then banned.
Pick your battles.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 13, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i wasnt rubbing it in at all........
people made mention of how classless Frankie was being…...i just asked them a few questions about it…..even stating that i respected their opinions but didnt agree with it…...also made mention of some not so well liked A’s in the past….....thats when I got the boot.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't you have some white shoes to polish?
Get on with it then.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The guy came over waving a white flag...
leave him alone, this time. We have a lot of season left, let’s not burn them until the 162nd is done.
by Downing Rules on Jul 14, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The radio broadcast for the A's said
they thought Suzuki was at fault on the Barton delay. Suzuki wasn’t looking at Barton.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 13, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
A's radio broadcasters
thought Suzuki wasn’t ready…and they also thought it might not have mattered anyway.
GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can
One final note, with the Cubs loss today the Halos
go into the AS break tied for the best record in baseball. Let’s go Angels!
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
Yeah! how many Angels are in the ASG starting lineup again?
Oh, that’s right. nevermind.
Gather around, children, for the Legend of Mighty Kirk McCaskill
man..........i dont really know what A's fans are so upset over........
their team has been over-achieving all year…..........they should be the mariners this year…....
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
Probably because once again
a first game blowout is subsequently made meaningless by the Angels winning the next two games in close contests. This is the fourth time that has happened this year.
~Till the Halo burns out...
hmmm good point
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way, that game might have been a metaphor for our entire season.
Thus far.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You know what?
I change my vote to Juan. Willits was cool, but Juan is the man of the hour. If that’s Juice in there, we stone-cold lose this game.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You know what Zu?
Juan Rivera is one damn good baseball player. It’s about time that someone in the Angels organisation realises it!
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
needs to work on the defense though
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah he's slow and he take bad routes
But he’s got a gun of an arm, and man can the guy hit.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He just needs ABs.
And somehow every year it takes til July for us to figure that out.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Just google fangraphs
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
But the point about fangraphs is they tell you NOTHING about the emotional impact on a game
Willits hard baserunning had the kind of emotional impact that lifts a team to a win. Fangraphs will never pick that up because it is purely statistical based.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Point noted,
but it’s a rough number to associate when the vote gets tight.
By the way, Rivera takes this one today and it’s not even close, as per Fangraphs.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
If the rally happened after that, I'd say yes.
But in this case, it was more like the icing on the cake. The real clutch AB of that inning (and the only solid hit) was Juan’s LD putting Torii on third.
~Till the Halo burns out...
And I will say again, Moseley was great
He kept serving up ground ball out after ground ball out, and nothing was expected of him. He gave the Angels a huge lift. Moseley for lieutenant panther.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280713111
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I Love the way it swings oaklands way before coming back to us.
The 5 critical game leverage bars are also hysterical.
~Till the Halo burns out...
i still dont fully understand fangraphs.........
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad glove this year
But luckily we have the DH – Vlad and GA have been very vocal about not wanting to play the field. They have also, for the most part, played well defensively this year. Easy solution is Johnny Rivers at DH every day, unless somebody needs a rest. Unlike the others he’ll be a happy DH and won’t complain since the alternative is to sit on the bench again.
by RallyMonkey5 on Jul 13, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
So many luminous honourable all-stars to choose from this Angels team intelligent manager too
After my friends study the match they say:
1) Reggie Willits with seven-sea spicy sauce
2) Juan Rivera with in spicy kung po sauce
3) Dustin Moseley in mix vegetable
4) Casey Kotchman with extra bean curd get stuck in beard.
Four luminous panthers!
Don't call me Desmond
I too watched this match, and i think differently.
For me it goes…
1a) Casey Kotchman for being wizard with glove and hitting ball far when team needs some runs
1b) Juan for being a great all around guy who luminously helps angels win by hitting and walking slowly
3) Reggie Willits for making my joy happy and my family scream with joy
4) Dustin Moseley for being good sport and helping team out when need starter
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on Jul 13, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
5. Figgins were all with him and his family
Maybe we should start one of those wave things?
by WillGoAngels27 on Jul 13, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Go Figgins Senior
Rally up buddy. I bet you were faster than your son in your day. xxx from hh
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 14, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
REG-GIE! REG-GIE! REG-GIE!
His dynamic baserunning made the win possible, otherwise we’re in extras right now. But wow, Angels pull off TWO COMEBACKS in the 9th. I’m still buzzed over that whole inning.
4 day break for the players? No. For us!
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
2 more wins and the angels clinch the season series against the A's
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
That baserunning was the epitome of balls
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Grateful as I am for the win
I have to ask: how is it ballsy to be running pedal to the metal with two outs? I mean, you may as well take that chance with two out, right?
Witty .sig goes here.
As they say on the PSA's
Speed Kills.
Or more colloquially, “The race is not always to the swift, but that’s the way to bet.”
Angels fan since '67
I'll take Juan Rivera as Panther as well
His hit in the 9th was the only one really hit all that well, and he at least made Street throw strikes.
Also a huge outing by Moseley!
You're spot on on that MH
That Rivera at-bat he just kept fighting and fighting and there was no way Juancho was giving in to Street. Awesome shit.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that was a big AB
Nice to know we have faith….
Moseley to Start SundayWhy, Sosh, WHYYYYYY??
What is it with calling minor league pitchers up on 3 DAYS REST??
Are we conceding the game before it even begins?
by Clutch
like i said in the other threadwe’re eff’d
by howiestheman on Jul 12, 2008 11:34 PM PDT
it depresses me that mose is in this game.
by retrohalo on Jul 13, 2008 1:18 PM PDT
we’re losing in the first inning with moseley pitching?shocking
by Carl Johnson on Jul 13, 2008 1:21 PM PDT
Let the onslaught begin…by jimmuscomp on Jul 13, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
can we just concede this game?maybe stop the bleeding a little earlier?
“it’s mind-bottling.”
by retrohalo on Jul 13, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
pray for rain…...on the road….
by Jack Kerouac on Jul 13, 2008 1:23 PM PDT t
hey you didnt post my POSITIVE comment though.........
i had faith in dustin….....
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
lol now i need to translate that over to torii...........
he did a job in my eyes today though…......especially in that ninth
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't much of a hit,
I have to say. Torii did what we needed him to do though, and ran the bases better today, I think.
Really, I think it’s just the nickname that was bugging me though. I don’t mind it if you get on him when he’s bad, but giving him his own bad nickname is harsh. Hell, I don’t even thing GMJ deserves a derogatory nickname. Like MT says, rooting for the team is our job as fans. Just because they are struggling or not very good isn’t a reason to hate on them, I think.
~Till the Halo burns out...
no........it wasnt a hit.......
but he got on base to start a rally when we were down…which was “clutch” in my eyes…...he doesnt have to be superhuman…..but as one of the “leaders” on this 08 team…....he needs to do what he can to try and help the team win…and today he did in a crucial point….....
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
wasnt much*..........stupid
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
so what about these other guys then? LOL are they not fans?
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say moaning about the performance of a team that has the
best record in the AL and the best record in franchise history makes them sound like bitches.
come on...
considering the stats, i was justified in my comments
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Past performance doesn't guarantee future returns.
Baseball isn’t deterministic. That’s why we watch.
by melvintoast on Jul 13, 2008 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Who wasn't thinking we lost that game before it started?
If you didn’t, then you are an absolute optimist to the extreme, powdered-toast-man.
by Downing Rules on Jul 14, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf...........i just got banned from AN..........
and i didnt even do anything wrong…....lol…....i was discussing the “frankie” excessive celebration thing…......and i got banned…....whatever…..sore losers
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions
SBN blogmasters being homer, sore-losers???
No, we wouldn’t know a thing about that
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
lol............
someone made a comment about all angels fans being clueless…....and they got all pissy when i said color me dumb…..then jumped on me for even posting on their board
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
Some guy named won-one-lost-one was on here during the blowout game.
Anyway, going over there after a win like this is asking for trouble, and probably bad kharma whether you were trolling or not.
~Till the Halo burns out...
well i dont have to worry about it anymore
now do i?
I figured as long as i wasnt bashing anyone over there and tried to have civil conversation (which even some of their posters said i was doing) I would be okay….......guess not
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You should have been okay.
But it just goes to show that despite how much they claim to be superior to us, they’re no better than anybody else.
~Till the Halo burns out...
true that
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a pity
Sorry that happened to you norcali
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ask those twats why they wear white shoes
1866baseball.com is dying to know :)
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
These guys shouldn't be such bitches
Fuck ‘em
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
lol oh well.......not like i need to post over there anyways......
as long as i have you fine folks to BS with
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you're closer to them geographically...
so just stroll down to the Bay-bee-area and smack some of those little girls back to Fremont.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
thats true.........i should score some tickets for the sep games.....
and take full battle rattle
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I was almost shanked at my last trip to the McAffee disaster area
Which was the infamous “but K-Rod drops the ball!” series in early August of 2005.
I’d be game to go to some of those games.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
the upcoming games there are a tues wed thurs......which are perfect....
because tue wed are my days off…..
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you guys just hear Karl Ravech on ESPN?
“Frankie was pumped up after the game, even blowing kisses to people in the sky!”
I don’t know why, but I found it hilarious.
was this before or after they were fallating
Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis?
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
so answer me this
not directly at you bc but i was just watching the baseball tonight pregame from shea….in the “touch ‘em all” section, no kotch fly from today. in their web gems, not one of our back to back gems today made it. THEN, their first half highlight reel had only one clip involving our team….ellis’ walk off GS and even that was of just the ball hitting the foul poll. i actually got a little upset by this.
well the Angels don't have any moments like that
I mean I can’t even think of the last time they did something as dramatic as a walkoff grandslam. If they did it though I bet it would be off an actual closer and not an injured AAAA pitcher.
he got em to the ALCS somehow last year..........
i would say that makes him pretty good
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a 6 ERA last year.
Betancourt got them to the ALCS. Borowski got the credit.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You can't?
The Angels first homestand of 2008, Torii Hunter hit a grand slam walkoff to cap it.
You don’;t remember just a couple months ago?
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
goatman not recognize luminous achievements in serious-sounding funny statement.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Jul 13, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually they showed us three times.
They also showed the walk-off homer by Hamilton and the walkoff homer by Quentin.
But not the Torii GS. Not even the Weaver no-hit loss. And certainly not K-Rod breaking the ASB saves record.
~Till the Halo burns out...
good call
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
kudos my european friend.......
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm an OC boy who happens to live in Europe
but thanks. Nice job yeswecan you the man!
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 13, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, anybody just see the Baseball tonight "first half of MLB 2008" montage?
Two Angels were shown:
-John Lackey giving up a walk-off homerun to Carlos Quentin.
-Last week’s K-Rod melt-down against the Rangers.
That’s it.
God damn you, ESPN. The best team in the AL and tied for best in the bigs getting two “shown-up” clips.
sorry shifty
i posted something similar above. could you believe it? i forgot the other clips you mentioned though.
I'm still fuming.
It’s absolutely ridiculous that we could be shown up that badly.
Granted, the Angels don’t play highlight reel offense, but the defense is spectacular and at least deserved a “winner’s clip” in that some where.
I despise the producers of ESPN.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
and thats the way the cookie crumbles...............
douchebaggery at its finest!
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 13, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Won't help.
We won in ‘02, and all you heard was “Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds”.
Angels fan since '67
Now that's not fair.
They also talked non-stop about “what went wrong for the Yankees in 2002?”
~Till the Halo burns out...
ESPN must have Halo Hate
The year we won the World Series, B4 the playoff started ESPN had a little animated commercial that had animated monsters wearing team uniforms from every team in the playoffs but the Halos.
I recall this
They were the only team left off… until the ALCS
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 14, 2008 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Screw the Graph JUAN RIVERA IS THE PANTHER OF THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. If he would not have got that hit, Reggie would have never been able to go in.
2. Reggie wouldnt even be in the game if it were not for Mike Scioscia.
3. Reggie didnt even score because of “Agressive Base Running or Smart Base Running” He scored because DINO EBEL sent him home, not because he wanted to.
4. Fan Graphs agrees (just pointing out what others stated but I dont really know much about those graphs.)
So either Dino gets the POTG for sending Reggie or Juan Rivera gets the POTG. Dino cant be POTG because of REV’s RULES so its JUAN RIVERA FOR PANTHER OF THE GAME.
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ment "Screw the POLL" not graph........
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a frigg'n game...
Hat tip to Frankie for the heart attack. Keep ‘em come’n baby!
Hat tip to Hitman Howie
POTG has to be Willits. He didn’t have to go, but the Bulldog in him just couldn’t resist.
Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look up at the sky with hope! And let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the K-Rod!
I'm pretty sure Dino was waving him home all the way from second
Not that I wasn’t thrilled as all hell
"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys
by Zoe Necrosis on Jul 14, 2008 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you're stating the obvious...
of course that was the case. That’s the job of any base coach. But it’s also the job of the runner to follow the instructions of the base coach.. What I was trying to say is that it’s one thing to give the order (Ebel), it’s a whole other thing to executute successfully (Willits). I think this is what most people (including myself) tend to forget or take for granted. Just because Ebel gives the go ahead, doesn’t mean that scoring is guaranteed.
Imagine if it was Vlad or some other player with not-so-great wheels at third instead of Willits. What do you think might of happend?
Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look up at the sky with hope! And let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the K-Rod!
Panther = Rivera
Only Angel to reach base 3 times tonight. Let’s reward a multiple non-out maker and maybe others will attempt to follow in his footsteps.
And Rivers got jacked from his other POTG because of Frankies Meltdown in Texas
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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