Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels GameThread, Jul 19, 2008 12:55 PM PDT

Sweet, nationally televised game, I’ll just switch on Fox! Uh, no, I live in san diego, so they’re showing the Padres/Cardinals here. Sigh. Oh well, I have MLB.tv, so Ill just settle for that. Nope! National broadcast so it’s blacked out! Haha, joke’s on me.

Real smart guys, a dedicated fan who spends extra money to watch games on a daily basis has no option to watch a marquee matchup involving his favorite team. That’s the way to keep a fan base!

by leftwing on Jul 19, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

sorry man

that really sucks

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, that's so f-ing lame

that same crap happens to me all the time (out here in Pittsburgh)
just more proof that Selig is a freakin idiot

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same for those of us in the Midwest.

The ONE time I actually want to watch a Red Sox game, and it’s not on. D:

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what sucks?

My broadband service at home is down, so I’ve had to take the laptop into Inverness Scotland town centre on a Saturday night (think Baghdad and you won’t be far off). So watching on the lappie in the only quiet place in town, a posh hotel with wifi and a horde of blue-hairs. Plus I can only get 400K MLB.TV here.

And YOU are in SoCal. Sucks to be me.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit can't let Beckett off the hook

Wank

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Part of me

is hoping for a huge brawl today… since Lackey just pitched yesterday… he can afford some days off for kicking ass.

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Lackey thunders out of the dugout to lay a couple rights on Rat-Face Pedroia

I can see it now in my dreams

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Disappointing that we didn't score there.

Ah well. Let’s go, Colonel!

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

lol @ that holiday inn commericial......with Ripken

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that commercial is awesome.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nuts.

Manny doubled.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you know what?

bandwagon Sawx fans that cheer that loud at the other team’s stadium piss me off like none other.
EFF YOU BANDWAGONERS!!!!

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Roger that

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

for a goofy as Manny is.........he is a damn good hitter

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Manny is a dirtbag

by Doctor Wu on Jul 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate him but he's drilling

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes: No; Who Cares

Do the Sux pick up Manny’s option next year?

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

who cares/no

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

they’re not stupid, he’s a HOF hitter

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How does Rivera expect to catch that with his back to the ball.

It was a tough play though.

by 44FAN on Jul 19, 2008 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He got too close to the wall

He needs more practice in the OF

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he needs more practice at DH

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Soth said he wouldnt DH him

if he wants to play, it’s in the field

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shut up Rosenthal

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nice pitch

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

please tell me i did not just hear our fans screaming "Youk"

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I convinced myself it was booing

for the homer yesterday

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was saying Boo-urns

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it was "puke"

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You heard members of the Bandwagon Brigade doing that

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

im sick of bandwagoners

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those were the bandwagoners of "Red Sux Nation"

I just scream “Pouk!”

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good pitch Hokie Joe

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's a strike you ump.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Stop questioning strikes and balls

Or yer tossed Zu

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Youkilis

likes to wiggle his butt for all the “fellas” out there.

by Doctor Wu on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

shitballs

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

OH jesus...........

listen to that shit…....

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sigh Not again. >_<

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was a helluvaof blast

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently everyone else is an amateur hitter

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good God no

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

oh yeah, the ball flys out in day games

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was a real meatball Joe served up

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's because the strikezone disappeared.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Check Youkilis bat

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nah, just throw one in his earhole next AB

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rev, if you're there ...

... are extra F-bombs allowed during this series?

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

wtf? why walk Tek........again?

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Because he's such a threatening hitter this year. Duh

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, apparently we're scared of washed up catchers

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hokie Joe struggling with command and control

He usually gets it together. Let’s hope he does it soon or else it’ll be a long one.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also struggling with the fact that a fastball at the knees isn't a strike.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quite possibly

But if you were Mike Scioscia and kept running it all day long about balls and strikes, eventually it would be the heave-ho.

Saunders needs to establish HIS strike zone and start drilling the Red Sox inside. That’s why he needs command of that fastball on the inside corner, not down and away.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not down and away that I complain about.

It’s down and right over the heart of the freakin plate.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm afraid the homer has put the Fox announcers into Sox love overdrive

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

They'll shut up when we get 2 back next inning

Beckett didn’t look good.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK, the HR hurts, but it's not a huge deal.

Let’s go fellas.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather see 2 hits for 2 runs

Than 5 hits for 2 runs.

Go Halos

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather see 11 runs on 14 hits again.

But that’s just me.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I meant for Boston....

if they score two, let it be without a bunch of hits

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Up and in...

FIGHT

aww

next time

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

There are no more runs left today, apparently.

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

by cardinalwraith on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I hope Garrets still got whatever he had last night...

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

looks like he had a late night

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's Cut.....Marino Rivera is Cut........

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gave up a run to the A's in the 9th.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

gave up the go ahead run to the A's

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, wtf...he has a .6 WHIP and can't even hold down the A's

garbage….

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHA!

I don’t even care, that’s hilarious.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bye bye Frankie

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You wish.

He’s still “perfect” in saves, right? Just because he’ll have FOUR (count em FOUR) losses by the end of that game means nothing… or so ESPN informs me.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Won't even have 4 losses, thanks to Huston Street.

Heck, he might even walk away with a W.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Jul 19, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know.

I jinxed it intentionally knowing Street would be in. Yanks don’t play in our division, after all.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Let's check in with Jeanie Zelasko"

The only checking in with Jeanie Zelasko I want to do is into a hotel room

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude?! Are you serious?? No.

I despise Jeanie. The only checking in she should be doing is into a mental institution.

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

by cardinalwraith on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sometimes the crazy ones are good for a one-nighta :)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jesus man, there are way too many sheep in Scotland

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least Juan made him throw a few pitches.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

please

don’t start this hacking crap again.

by Doctor Wu on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this game will be won or lost on beckett's pitch count in the sixth

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by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

And it doesn’t look positive at the moment…

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

by cardinalwraith on Jul 19, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 IP 18 pitches

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's Go Halos!

by 44FAN on Jul 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Joe's command doesn't look too great today...

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

by cardinalwraith on Jul 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

See above

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seems like he's got command of his offspeed stuff

But not on the hard stuff

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Just remember guys, this is a day game.

We can make up two runs a lot faster than normal. Let’s try to keep our heads up here, okay?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This one's a long way from over

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been gone for a month, but I'm back

Come on Angels, we can make this up

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Jul 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was totally catchable...

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

no marine layer for the sox

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No marine layer on day games

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's what I meant, just waiting for Angels to take advantage

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotcha 40

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do we have an outfielder who can play the wall?

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Where's GMJ when you need him

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't knock the outfielders

Knock Joe for his command of his fastball. It’s SHIT at the moment.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It really is.

Then again, it could be worse. It could be Garland versus Beckett.

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

by cardinalwraith on Jul 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed on Joe, but that's no excuse for the outfielders

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fair enough

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would not pitch to manny at all the rest of this series

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Worked

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speier got him out.

How hard could it be?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and thats why

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, especially since lowell is terrible this year

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

.293/.355/.500

I’d take him in a split second

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's Fenway assisted, but I'd agree that terrible is overstating it.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah but how much of that is Fenway?

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and the answer is...

...away…

.307/.347/.500

I’ll still take him

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong.

Home-away splits are a poor way of judging park effect.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, my bad...i didn't realize he was hitting so well

but i’d still avoid manny

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thank you fox for talking the last 5 minutes about eric karros

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

God, I hate hearing about the announcers' mediocre careers

by mattwelch on Jul 19, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey what are you doing watching baseball?

Congrats dude!

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Baby Welch's first days will be spent hating Boston

as every child should be raised

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wife taking a nap; Dad's watching the baby sleep with the volume turned low!

by mattwelch on Jul 19, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good man

Get used to it :)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations....

...as a father of six you have a lot of joy ahead of you…enjoy as time now begins to fly

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL @ the mighty duck and dawson creek guy during a "suspense drama" HAHAHAH

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FU Ump.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

problems so far

1. not working the count vs. Beckett
2. not walking Youkilis with Crisp and Varitek as the next two hitters and a base open
3. Guerrero hitting like it’s the postseason already

Where Howie took a BB and hit two HR's in the same game...

by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

4. Fox's Boston jock sniffing

by Captain Awesome on Jul 19, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fox, ESPN and everyone else...yawn

Where Howie took a BB and hit two HR's in the same game...

by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To the announcers, the Angels are like the Washington Nationals and the Sox are the Globetrotters

the Angels only exist to give the Sox somebody to play

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

should be Washington Generals

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll give them credit

They were very complimentary of big Mike but since then it’s been all Boston all the time…with cuts in the middle of innings to Yankees updates

by Captain Awesome on Jul 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yanks two on two out......already tied it up vs oak

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

goin to extras

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never underestimate how valuable Huston Street is to our cause.

That guy single-handedly kept us in it for part of 2006.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did a good job for us the last game before the AS break this year too

Love that guy

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's done a good job all year really. 5 BL SVs including this one in 23 chances.

That’s some quality suck right there.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did Beckett even throw a pitch that inning?

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he threw more in warmups that inning

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

13 actually.

Both Howie and Mathis did a decent job taking pitches.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Should we put in Willits just for his pitch taking?

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That.

Or we could try not panicking down two in the third.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

excuse me.......its the fourth thank you

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm..

Meant to say, “through three innings.” Oh well.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok, new plan

bunt singles

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by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

let's just see how things go the 2nd time around the order

a couple guys got good wood on him the first time

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YES! more up and in

FIGHT

aww

next time

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nice maicer

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nice catch izzy

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jeannie's wit is overwhelming

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

a shot of the Man Arte.........and yet....they're ooglin over Tek

nice

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

was he talking with john henry?

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by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fox annoucers:

varitek will never play outside of boston because he is a washed up catcher with terrible offensive skills

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

k 2-3-4 time to do some damage....

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What do Boston fans think of their newfound attention?

That they deserve it?

Does anyone know?

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they're all suffering from serious feelings of entitlement

http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.

by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't say I'm much different though.

I feel pretty entitled as well. Entitled to BEAT THEIR ARROGANT ASSES INTO THE ANAHEIM DIRT.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait, there were boston fans before 2004?

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're so arrogant they've always thought they were the center of the universe

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I used to sympathize with the Red Sox

My hatred of the Yankees fueled a friendship with Boston…

But the doucheyness of the Red Sox Nation ended what could have been a beautiful friendship.

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice inning Joe.

How about some backup offense?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

did anyone invite the Angels offense to this party?

by ladybug on Jul 19, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

apparently not

i left a message, but i guess they never got it

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by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

kotch barely missed that one

got under it a bit

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by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

still not working the count here

Where Howie took a BB and hit two HR's in the same game...

by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Worked it 2-0, got a meatball to hit.

He just missed it.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the team in general never takes enough pitches vs. Beckett

Where Howie took a BB and hit two HR's in the same game...

by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's cause he tends to throw strikes.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but Zu, 38 pitches through 4

Maicer a first swing popup in the first hurt

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beckett traditionally threw a lot of balls, but he has improved his K-BB ratio the past couple years

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Young pitchers tend to improve. Right now, he’s nailing this umps outside corner against righties, first pitch, every time. It’s hard to take a bunch of pitches when he’s hitting that outside spot whenever he feels like it.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

my point being

I think we can work the count a little better against him. But he’s tough, no doubt about it

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm fine with us hitting what looks hittable.

I just wish we’d do a better job.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTG Maicer

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yay we got another hit!!

thats 2!

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by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

needed that in the first izzy lol......good job

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Eric Karros: Joe sanders??????

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thom Brenneman: Kel-veem Esculbear

by Captain Awesome on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joe Buck: I like men

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by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BAD VLAD

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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Are we back in June with the offense?

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Vlad continuing to hit like its the playoffs

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by hk47 on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I called that DP when Vladdy stepped up

I need to start calling HRs.

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I will never understand you people.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

vlad doesnt swing at a hittable first pitch, then grounds into a double play

awesome. look, if this team isn’t gonna take walks, they at least need to start fouling off some pitches. beckett’s thrown 38 through 4.

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by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Screw his pitch count.

Let’s just assume that unless we start scoring, he’s going CG.

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by Zu Long on Jul 19, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

also: i hope the yankees/A's game goes 35 innings

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by Carl Johnson on Jul 19, 2008 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Karros quote:

“As we mentioned at the onset, the Angels have the best record in baseball, so they must be doing something right”

...so we then decided to dedicate the first 4 innings to talk about the red sux
what a huge jack off….at least with joe buck we can play drinking games

that ball is outta here....

by pgh_angelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs