Halos Want C. C. Sabathia Next Year

by Deadend on Jul 30, 2008 1:55 PM PDT

I don't post much here but i read everything somebody else posts. I don't think i have seen this Sabathia story here yet but if i'm wrong my bad. Check the link

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10913317

I have been a season ticket holder for 23 years now and am completely satisfied with the direction the front office is taking us. I am foaming at the mouth in anticipation of the post season . " RED OCTOBER "

Also i wanted to know if any body else saw what i saw on Monday night ESPN telecast of the Angels. 8th inning , 2 and 1 count on Figgy and he hits a foul ball off to the right side. It seemed to me at the time while watching it live that a piece of the bat broke off and went to the left. No one even looked that way and Figgy continued using the same bat. I had it on TIVO and if you slow it down you can definitely see somrthing come off the bat other than the ball.

Anyone else see it .... ??

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I missed the toothpick

Sabathia over Garland would be an upgrade. Sorry for posting such a controversial conversation starter.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 30, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

Sabathia will command A LOT of money

it’ll probably come down to either CC or Tex. that’ll depend on which group we have more faith in – starting pitchers or offense.

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

by howiestheman on Jul 30, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions

Toothpick ??? Looked more like a chopstick !!

Sabathia , Lackey , Saunders , Santana , Weaver !!!!! Ouch !!
I could see Tex and C. C. and let Frankie go .

by Deadend on Jul 30, 2008 2:32 PM PDT reply actions

not to mention. rivera, GA, oliver, and figgy(?) gone too. frees up a lot of monies here

by stezo on Jul 30, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

i hope they try to keep rivera, and figgy is under club control thru next year

i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all

by halofan4life on Jul 30, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll be surprised if we manage to hold on to Texiera,

but I’ll be SHOCKED if we pick up Sabathia. He’s the only guy higher on the Yankees shopping list than Texiera and with the way their pitching staff has performed of late I suspect the Yankees will overpay by MASSIVE ammounts to get their man signed quickly.

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

by TheOptimist on Jul 30, 2008 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

Come now

The Yankees have THE best rotation in baseball. At least that was the picture they were painting over the weekend national games vs BOS. They were fawning all over them. ;-)

Bye Bye Ohio, hello Valencia!

by anaheimisnotla on Jul 30, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

meanwhile, we're on the verge of a SECOND STRAIGHT SWEEP of boston

and we get a golf clap.

although i was pleasantly surprised at the ESPN love pre-trade yesterday. Somebody else mention Around The Horn saying that we have “everyone’s number this year”.

i smiled when i heard that.

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

by howiestheman on Jul 30, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

tickled pink when i watched that vid

by halofan4life on Jul 30, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Money might not be right bait for C. C.

I have a feeling that there are a lot of players that might want to play for Arte and would give up a few million offered by other teams just to play on the LEFT COAST. Sounds like C.C. is already building a house here.

by Deadend on Jul 30, 2008 2:40 PM PDT reply actions

I'm down with C.C.

You ever see his episode of Cribs? Sweet house. I say sign the dude, he’d be more valuable than Frankie in the long run. Probably.

DiSarcina is my co-pilot

by HaloDutch on Jul 30, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply actions

o man

i just read that article and WOW

i spoke with my brother earlier and we talked about the projected angel lineup now, and with as much as i love kotchman, this lineup now looks and feels downright scary from top to bottom, if they pull it off and nab teixera in the offseason and then turn around and put up the bucks to get C.C. it would leave me speechless and giddy, i wouldnt know what to do with myself

by halofan4life on Jul 30, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

it'll be scarier once we get Naps back... :)

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

by howiestheman on Jul 30, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Yabut

who will lay down the killer suicide squeeze?

I give Mathis major, MAJOR props for his bunting skills.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 30, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

i will always think that...

mathis is superior to napoli. maybe not by much, but he just looks so much smoother behind the plate and i think he is a better all around hitter. he has power, he makes contact (a lot of them are pop ups tho) and he mig+ht +be top 3 bunters on this team, thats IMO tho.

by halofan4life on Jul 30, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Napoli is a LOT better with the stick.

A SLG % of .470+ from your catcher is HUGE. Naps was a good defender until this year – hope it was the shoulder that was bothering him.

Jim Scully

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by jimmuscomp on Jul 30, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe so

but i TRUST mathis more when hes at the plate

by halofan4life on Jul 30, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions

to be honest

the johan santana and bary zito deals scare me to death and CC is in the bartolo colon conditioning range. I know hes not old and hes great, but if Tony gets TOO aggressive, this team could be really hamstrung with fat contracts

by ihearhowie2.0 on Jul 30, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

Pun intended?

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 30, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Let us all not forget...

As Mr. Physioc so frequently reminded us…

that Colon won the CY YOUNG…

If CC can do that with the Colon conditioning range, I’ll be happy.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Jul 31, 2008 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Colon won the CY Young...

out of four years. One other he posted an ERA over 5.00 and the other two he was injured. I’ll pass. I really like CC, but he is friggin’ HUGE and not likely to age gracefully.

Jim Scully

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Haloville - Land of the Halos

by jimmuscomp on Jul 31, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions

also

another one of colon’s issues was his height. C.C. is much more proportioned with his weight and his mechanics are better.

colon didnt follow thru all the way when he pitched and his elbow dipped too much causing all that strain on his shoulder and elbow.

C.C. is more over the top and follows thru more fluidly.

by halofan4life on Jul 31, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions

man, gmjr's contract looks so very, very bad right now.

"it's mind-bottling."

by retrohalo on Jul 30, 2008 6:13 PM PDT reply actions

It looked that bad...

the instant it was signed. He is an awful major league player. Waste of money.

Jim Scully

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Haloville - Land of the Halos

by jimmuscomp on Jul 30, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions

One step at a time

Let’s enjoy the 2008 season and continue to hope we make the playoffs, including a deep run therein, before looking that far ahead. I’m more interested in our current rotation than upcoming offseason speculation.

by Big Easy Halofan on Jul 30, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions

I think it's interesting...

Sabathia’s building a house in OC. In their world of private jets and other people carrying their luggage, it must still be a big consideration to be able to 81 games at “home”.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 31, 2008 4:11 AM PDT reply actions