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Los Angeles Angels @ Baltimore Orioles


Random Bill Veeck Quote: "Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off."

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i love me a GMJ-less line-up :)

GO HALOS

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:05 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Goooood afternoon halo fans

Let’s get this done in the swamp.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 4:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good eye Izzy

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

steal woooo

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by scottnak on Jul 26, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Patient Vlad

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

\o/ Hunter 2-0!

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by scottnak on Jul 26, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HUUUULA

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why is it

that I always feel bad that pitchers with high ERAs perform poorly?

Not that they ever do it against the ANgels, who bring out the Cy Young in the worst of them.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn we're good

I’m loving this. Yanks tearing a new a-hole out of the Chowds as well. All is good.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice play figgy !

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DP would be suuuuper

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

d'oh.

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by scottnak on Jul 26, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

shit

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I still think our girl is better than their girl

Cmon Dorothy nut up, and we’ll get Liz next inning!

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice play izzy

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great range by HK

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Look at the flashy leather...

way to go with the backgand, Kendrick.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thats HOWIE do

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm glad Mathis isn't leading off

Need to get him someone in scoring position.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HK finding the holes...

a teehee. I feel dirty every time I say that.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What? No double?

C’mon Howie

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's beat up on Liz

Which is really weird for me to say since Mrs highlandhalo’s name is Elizabeth

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My first girlfriend was named Liz too

and so is my current wife, so it’s weird for me to want to beat the shit out of Liz

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

You don’t know how many times I’ve thought that (but not said it) to both the former girlfriend and Mrs highlandhalo. We have a harmonious marriage (5 years) but part of that is my ability to stifle the urge to say F—- you Liz! :)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no bueno Juan

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bad JR

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

c'mon Juan, GMJ could've done that

we expect better outta ya

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Jul 26, 2008 4:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

By the way

who’s the moron who thought up this Chevron “You can go farther if you go slower”?

That’s only true if you go above your car’s peak efficiency range. My car, for instance, is most efficient at 80-90 mph.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My BMW got impounded

I’m fucked.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Millar gone on 3 pitches

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cmon Dorothy get on top of the ball

.... if you know what I mean

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice DP - inning over

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice DP

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

nice

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

by calikraze on Jul 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Roll it over

Beauty DP

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

get figgy wit it

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Desmond!

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice start, Figgs!

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kotch needs to get one in the air

With the heat and humidity, the ball should carry well.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lets go kotch.. shake n bake

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Liz should be easy to steal off

Cmon Desmond pick her pocket

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:51 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

KOTCH !!!!! GIT SOME !

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As I was saying.................:)

The ball should carry well.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

KOTCH JUMPIN' ON IT!

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Same place as yesterday

Beauty. I love you Kotch

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

KOTCH!!

.500+ BA with a 3-1 count.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Casey killt that one!

Nicely done!

This is BAD Vlad and his band of wimps! (can't change it now, cuz the last time I did...he started sucking again!)

by K3YEROUT on Jul 26, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice try Izzy.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank you Casey!

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whabam! Hunter woooooo

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by scottnak on Jul 26, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HUUUUULA DULA

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Everybody hitting the ball hard.

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Torii!

twice as nice!

"i got 5ive on it"

by Funke5ive on Jul 26, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HUNTER!

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love Liz

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Liz

likes to get lit up!

by cupie on Jul 26, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

liz up!

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

by calikraze on Jul 26, 2008 4:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

tori front runner at this point

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

by calikraze on Jul 26, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

masn broadcast now ignoring the game

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nighty night...

lookin’ good now, Garland. Trust your fastball.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:00 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sit down, sir.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Garland K'ing people is always a good sign.

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice pic, Izzy!

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 5:02 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

JR needs to get the ball in the air

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

link, plz.

Don’t make us go find it…

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

shhhh

Garland needs to concentrate on out 3

So I can get a point.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

G-land needs a K here

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 5:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

that was strike 3 any way you look at it.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looked like a strike to me...

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Uh.

Millar just K’d hard. WTF?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whew - Hernandez lines out

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awe, nice try Figgs.

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not me

We own the Yankees. I’d love for them to win the division and the Rays get the WC and the Sux to sit at home.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh ... Nady ain't that good

They’ve got better guys in the past and not made it very far

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 5:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no

they do this every year and if they make the playoffs they fold in the first round

by cupie on Jul 26, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't wait.

I hope they sweep the Sox, sweep whoever they play while we play the sox, and have all the media outlets slurping away just in time for us to roll in and stomp them.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good point.

But we did the same thing when the Sawx came to town. And it was swept under the rug.

by Northwest on Jul 26, 2008 5:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah.

We got some props from that, but the problem is that they can say “playoffs man” and it doesn’t matter. The Yankees can’t do that.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My brother (giants fan) and i just had an argument about...

... Him claiming the angels dont have any fans outside of Orange County. You two prove him wrong.

by Northwest on Jul 26, 2008 5:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

your friend is

by-and-large correct.

The angels are the least liked team in the US.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure has

But that’s completely irrelevant to the conversation at hand.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's totally relevent

“the least-liked team in the US” was based on a survey of like 2000 people. I think the attendance numbers, which are millions strong, represents a larger, more significant sample size.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The attendance...at HOME

does not pertain to the standing in the US at large.

Note here that the Angels are the 27th best in terms of road-game attendance. That would obviously imply that opposing team’s fans are cramming into stadiums to see the Halos play.

Also, it means we have shitty intra-divisional rivals with terrible fanbases.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's also a sign that we haven't played the Yankees.

But yeah, the epicly low attendance of the A’s doesn’t help. Still, the least popular team? I doubt it. We’re no Red Sox nation, but there are Angels fans in a lot of places.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THe evidence points to other conclusions

I’d venture to say at the very least, the Angels are in the lowest 5 teams in baseball in terms of likability outside of locale.

Sure, there’re transplants, but when compared to the Dodgers, the RSN, the Yankos, the Giants, the Cubbies, and even lesser teams like the Bravos, Phillies, etc, the Angels just don’t have a national fanbase to compare.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure compared to the big ones from the East Coast.

But what about the Rangers, Seattle, the Royals, Tampa Bay, Astros, Brewers, D-Backs, Rockies, Marlins etc? That’s 9 off the top of my head that I’m pretty sure we are at least even with.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 5:58 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

All of whom have large spreads of land to

reach out and grab fans.

The South shares fans between teams like sharing sorority girls at a frat party.

The ‘Stros have as good. if not better, of a fanbase as the Rangers, mostly due to their proximity to more densely populated areas of Texas; plus, they’re closer to the NL Central teams they face than the inexplicable AL West Texas Rangers.

Brewers have all of Wisconsin and split some of the midwest, but are down there. And expansion teams aside, they pull in decent fan bases simply because there is no one else to root for.

Plus, if you’re not from California and still into SoCal sports for some reason, you’re much more likely to root for an “old roots” team like the A’s, Giants or Dodgers.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 6:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The South shares fans... What does that have to do with the Marlins and Rays, who don't have any?

They’re all Yankees fans down there. The Astros being equal to the Rangers means little, since I’m pretty confident we stomp all over the Rangers nationally.

Also, what about the Pads, or the Nats? That makes 11.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 6:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How are you "proving" anything?

Almost all of those teams have better national showings than the Angels.

I said I would postulate the Angels are in the bottom 5 of national fanbases, and yet you continue to patronize me. This isn’t even worth conversing due to your completely unprovoked hostility.

I simply posited my thoughts supported by evidential claims. You have done little more than try to name teams who don’t do well and assume the franchises have more fans than the Angels.

I’m done with this conversation until you can discuss it rationally or at least support a fanciful claim you make.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 6:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe it's cause you're wrong.

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What hostility?

All I did was challenge the survey by pointing out that we have better attendance than most of the other teams which “beat” us in the survey of 2000 nation-wide baseball fans.

I made no personal attacks, I cast no aspersions, I didn’t really even intend much of an argument. I just made a comment in response to your post about the survey, which you challenged the relevancy of, and which led to this debate.

My personal experience, which consists almost exclusively of going to away games and games in the midwest especially, leads me to believe that the Angels are not bottom 5 in national fanbase.

I’m not sue why my confidence in the pervasiveness of the Angel fanbase is so offensive, but I apologize for whatever insult I offered.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 6:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, Marlins fans

are mostly NY relocating, whiny fans who refuse to go to a stadium made for football with showers interrupting every game.

TB has equally as terrible a stadium, but for the opposite reasons, and in a locale that is also highly football oriented.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, you were talking about the reasons their fans don't come to games.

Not why they supposedly have more fans nationally than we do.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 6:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was to show that there're more Marlins/TB fans than their attendance numbers indicate

And served little purpose else.

The Marlins have lots of fans in GA, VA, and NY, for instance.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 26, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I lived in Mountgomery county Maryland from 2000-2004

We made any number of excursions into VA and GA, and I did not see any Marlins fans, even after they won the WS a second time. Angels fans attendance at the Yards increased markedly after our WS, and again after we got Vlad in 2004.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 26, 2008 6:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I live in Iowa. 0_o

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 26, 2008 5:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice!

Garland finally got that high strike.

by cupie on Jul 26, 2008 5:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now that was neat

elevated strike up and in!

by cupie on Jul 26, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Struck 'em out!

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

2 down 2 down

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice catch Hunter!!!

Ran it down good. Yeah, ran it down real good.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 26, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just a long out

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by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jul 26, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hulu dula

worth every penny. clubhouse guy, great fielder, red smoke.

by Northwest on Jul 26, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only 80 pitches

Might be good for two more.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm rooting for Liz to throw one more

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 26, 2008 5:38 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was hoping for a Dorothy and Liz naked cat fight

But I guess that’s what happens when your wife is on the road. You get funny thoughts.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 26, 2008 5:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs