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0-4 from the 2 spot, yuck

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 8, 2008 8:19 PM PDT   0 recs

yea what he is thinking there

Does he like GMJ’s on base abilities? .315 OBP

His power? .356 SLG

His speed? 6 Stolen bases

At least when Finley was busy putting up his 71+ OPS Soth got him out of the 5th spot a lot earlier than this.

by MH252525 on Jul 8, 2008 8:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Only saw

The first, eight, and 9th, so I can’t give a BOTG recommendation.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 8, 2008 8:19 PM PDT   0 recs

I say Scioscia

with HGH and Q-suck battling it out for second

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 8:21 PM PDT   0 recs

It is a PLAYERS ONLY thing

Scioscia is not on the 25-man roster, even though he should be…

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2008 8:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

didn't Dino Ebel get a BOTG

either last year or two years ago?

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 8, 2008 8:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

found it in the archives

Ebel was a botg in 2006

Angels in 08!

by tanana40 on Jul 8, 2008 8:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Seems like there's a game or two every season

that we put on the Coaching staff.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Other notables from that season:

Ebel got a Panther as well.
1 BOTG went to “Everybody”
4 BOTG went to “Nobody”

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

and then i changed my min about who was eligible … sorry i did not notify the television networks of my decision.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2008 8:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Networks are passe.

start with a wiki. then folks can debate and edit it endlessly.

oh, wait…

by Stirrups on Jul 8, 2008 8:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's your system.

I just enjoy looking back at the wild and untamed past.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

then it's a toss up between HGH and Q

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 8:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Terrible Line Up

Matthews is really painful in the 2 spot. I’d rather see Q there.

That 1st inning double play killed all my expectations of a good game.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 8, 2008 8:28 PM PDT   0 recs

GMJ4BOTG

So simple I don’t even need a sentence.

Seriously, Junior, leave your feet if you need to. Catch that sh*t.

"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 8, 2008 8:30 PM PDT   0 recs

panther

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 9, 2008 8:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So sweet!

Now if you can do a British number plate version I’d be really impressed. Maybe I’ll do one myself when I get back home from off the road.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 9, 2008 3:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Scioscia BOTGs

Dominated the game thread. If we have to pick a player, I go with Juice though.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:30 PM PDT   0 recs

It's hard to win when you play with only 6

minus the “contributions” of GMJ, Mendoza Line Mathis, and that sloth Quinlan. Someone please start a “Countdown to Conger” counter please!

You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

by PieceOfAase on Jul 8, 2008 8:43 PM PDT   0 recs

I don't think his shoulder has allowed him to play much at Catcher this year

Actually Mathis has given me more reason for optimism in the future. He had an absolutely brutal May but his other months haven’t been that bad. He’s a good receiver and I just get this feeling his bat will improve with time.

by MH252525 on Jul 8, 2008 8:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also

That .382 BA with RISP is pretty sweet.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

he's almost pulled his average to even with juice

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 9, 2008 8:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yea him batting 3rd is almost as bad as Juice batting 2nd

How hard is this Soth

Figgins
Maicer
CK
Vlad
Hunter
HK
GA
Rivers
Mathis/Budde

by MH252525 on Jul 8, 2008 8:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Maicer's ridiculous RISP stats plus Kotch's seeming immunity to whatever plagues our #2 hitters

lets me be okay with Izzy hitting third.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 8:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

izzy is baller in the two spot tho

and if he and figgins get on, CK is gonna get some pitches to hit cuz the pitcher does not want the bases loaded for vlad

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Jul 9, 2008 8:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Countdown to Conger

Started … as of 23.42 Greenwich Mean time, 9th July 2008.

Hey, at least we have a reference point.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 9, 2008 3:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

GMJ

Needs to be replaced with Rivera NOW

by infant on Jul 8, 2008 8:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Seriously

It’s painful to watch GMJ

by infant on Jul 8, 2008 9:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

If GMJ isn’t going to catch the tough balls in RF then his ass needs to meet the bench. The only thing that motherfucker (July F-bomb) brings to the table is slightly better than average defense. If he is going to suck at catching the damn ball his butt needs to sit. Rivera is a proven major league ball player – not something that we can say about HgH. He has been cut by a half-dozen teams and had one year that was still not as good as Rivera’s 2006 and he gets $50 million? I am befuddled. He stinks so bad, I smell him over the friggin’ cows here in Bakersfield.

I hated that signing the second it occurred, but it is even worse than I thought it would be. He is a monumentally craptabulous player in every aspect of the game.

Also, Aybar batting 3rd? Are you fuckin’ kidding me? (That’s June’s F-bomb, Rev).

I feel better….

Off to bed – after another Newcastle.

by jimmuscomp on Jul 8, 2008 10:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Good Points

don’t wet the bed

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2008 11:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey Rev

Why can’t Sosh be the BoTG

Why blame the working man for managerial mistakes.

by Northwest on Jul 8, 2008 9:05 PM PDT   0 recs

The saddest words

to ever be spoken:

Many are called, but few are chosen.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2008 9:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And BTW

Aybar + whoever for Kemp needs to happen now

by Northwest on Jul 8, 2008 9:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Either that or just let Juan play.

But it needs to be one of them.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 8, 2008 9:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i'll take either of those

although a YOUNG outfielder with Kemp’s upside would be killer to have…

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 9:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Exactly

Why you dont pull the trigger for a young outfielder with upside, when you know the dodgers are selling him at a discount due to their need for a SS astounds me. Especially when you can get him for a surplus infielder plus a outfielder who the manager never plays anyways.

by Northwest on Jul 8, 2008 9:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

who knows...

maybe the Doyers are really asking for more?
maybe we’re retarded too?
maybe we’d rather not swallow our pride for the good of the club?

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 9:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i can see that happening in October...

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 10:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What about LaRoche?

For some reason the Dodgers don’t seem all that keen on him anymore.

Think a shortstop + Willits could get him?

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 8, 2008 9:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No!

LaRoche is shite. And we don’t do well with sons of former Angels on our team.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 9, 2008 3:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd go along with either of the Rev's or Zu's recommendations

GMJ just gotta get some splinters in his ass. That’s all there is to it. And Arte’s got to bite the bullet for that unfortunate Stoneman cock-up.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 9, 2008 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My favorite line from the radio broadcast

“Matthews still recieves a small amount of boo’s in arlington”

the boo’s are getting stronger in Anaheim Mister Announcer Man.

by Northwest on Jul 8, 2008 9:10 PM PDT   0 recs

...especially when I am there…

by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2008 9:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought it was booze...

they are throwing bottles at him, now.

by Downing Rules on Jul 9, 2008 9:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If it can't be Sosh

then I pick GMJ. That “DP” in the first killed our momentum. No one on with 2 outs just isn’t like 1st and 2nd with no outs.

K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)

by halofan91 on Jul 8, 2008 9:31 PM PDT   0 recs

Ok. Prepare for hell to freeze over.

As if I really have to announce that I have not been on the GA bandwagon for at least three years now, but there it is. Imagine my surprise when I see myself coming to GA’s defense!

Even I can see that the guy has been hot lately. He is hitting .333 with 9 RBIs over his past 10 games. He has a 2-0 count on a pitcher with some shaky control problems with his breaking ball (GA’s weakness being breaking balls from lefties) so he has to depend more on his fastball. And now his fastball isn’t finding the strike zone. Against a seasoned pro like GA, this adds up to trouble for the pitcher.

Meanwhile, you have the tying run at 3rd.

So why do you send Kendrick and free up 1B? (Or, if it was Howie’s idea, ALLOW him to advance?) The next pitch is ball 3. Walking him intentionally puts the go-ahead run in scoring position. Late in the game, who (other than Frankie!) volunteers for that?

What would GA have done with a grooved fastball on a 3-0 count, knowing full well that it was coming? Take? Foul? Swing and miss? No problem! It’s 3-1 and we get to do it all over again. The odds of GA blowing up twice in that situation are far less than sending in Rivera cold with a force out at any base.

by Stirrups on Jul 8, 2008 9:35 PM PDT   0 recs

I think the idea of sending Howard

was to get the winning run in scoring position for a hot bat.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 8, 2008 9:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If you assume that GA comes through, then

you have a tie game against the Rangers’ bullpen, with the go-ahead run at 3rd and GA at least at first. And you STILL have the chance to PH Rivera for Q.

A) you have staved off the loss, and
B) you are still threatening, and
C) you have used BOTH GA and Rivera, rather than just just Rivera.

by Stirrups on Jul 8, 2008 10:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

To clarify:

if you assume that GA comes through with runners at 2nd and 3rd, you can also asume that he comes through with runners at 1st and 3rd.

by Stirrups on Jul 8, 2008 10:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

GMJr. is Worthless

I sound like a broken record, but it is disheartening/maddening/confusing/disturbing (all of the above) that the Soth (a) believes that he is a better player than Rivera, and/or (b) is or feels compelled to play him, based on his contractual status, while a truly better player rots on the bench. It’s downright criminal.

by jjackflash on Jul 8, 2008 10:12 PM PDT   0 recs

i honestly think it's because of the contract

nothing more, nothing less.

okay, maybe a little bit more… Sosh stays with vets no matter what, thinking they’ll eventually not suck. as we’ve seen, that’s not always the case.

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

by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2008 10:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

sorry GMJ

not even i can defend you. how did this guy earn 2 panthers?!

by SCHalo on Jul 8, 2008 10:15 PM PDT   0 recs

The one thing I can say in his defense

is lately he’s been getting some full counts, though that point becomes moot if you force a double play.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 8, 2008 10:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

colorless and the font’s a lil’ wonky. Had to use a friend’s computer to do this…

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Jul 9, 2008 12:05 AM PDT   0 recs

BOTG

The Angels “O” is O SO BAD!!

It is offensive

That line up the Angels runs out there is god awful.

Isn’t Rangers Ballpark a hitters paradise?

A rookie making his major league debut shoved it up the Angels azz tonight and all they can do is say thank you. Something has gotta change and quickly.

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Jul 9, 2008 12:48 AM PDT   0 recs

the "O" has been turning it around

tonite it was sosh’s pencil that doomed the lineup

sosh – “and at first base…”

pencil – “PUT IN QUINLAN!”

sosh – “but ck is so good”

pencil – “PUT IN QUINLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!”

sosh – “no enuf upside plus ck can hit lefties as well as anybody, id be crazy to [put in anyone there besides him.”

pencil – “YOU MUST PUT IN QUINLAN FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE TEAM, YOU HAVE TO KEEP HIM FRESH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

sosh – meekly “ok” “now who do we put in the 2 spot?”

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 9, 2008 8:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The second I heard

Matthews was #2, Aybar was #3, and Q was playing, I knew we lost. Ask my wife. I said, “Does Sosh NOT want Saunders to get his 13th?” Damn, should’ve just let Saunders go be with his wife.

I swear, if one more person tells me to "work smarter, not harder"...

by Rally Manatee on Jul 9, 2008 2:01 AM PDT   0 recs

And another thing.

How many MLB debut pitchers have the Angels lost to this year? It’s getting ridiculous. The word is going to get out, if you want to beat the Angels, just bring up an all AA pitching staff.

I swear, if one more person tells me to "work smarter, not harder"...

by Rally Manatee on Jul 9, 2008 2:03 AM PDT   0 recs

Co-BOTG, from behind home plate.

Sosh--who in their right mind pitches to Hamilton in a tied game, runner on 2nd with the count 2-0, with one out. Walk him—-but no, let’s pitch to him and give him the GWRBI.

Rivera-down one run, 9th, bases loaded, inside pitch—get out of the way. LET IT HIT YOU AND TIE THE GAME!

Baseball for dumbasses, your 2008 Angels.

By the way, GMJr received a ton of boos all night long, not a smattering.

...on the road....

by Jack Kerouac on Jul 9, 2008 6:12 AM PDT   0 recs

I know it's probably way too late to comment on this...

and I’ll probably catch hell for it, but I can’t help it. I really feel sorry for GMJ. I know he’s the favorite bashee around here, and I know he has not lived up to his expectations, but I feel bad for him every time I see him eat it. I know people will say how well he gets paid to under-perform, and I get it, but it pains me to see him struggle. I know that he is a good ball player, and even though I talk a lot of shit, I feel bad for him for some reason. It’s gotta suck knowing how important your role is to a great team, and just not being able to get it done. This is such an easy group of ball-players to get stoked about, and then you got Gary. I love this team too much to have to feel that way about one of them. Is it just me?

White trashin' the 909

by Red114 on Jul 9, 2008 6:12 AM PDT   0 recs

Sort of

No one likes to see another human being suffer, and even though we treat these guys like our personal toys, they are human beings. I don’t blame GMJ as much as I blame Scoscia for playing him. I just don’t understand it. I think Scoscia gets it into