Blown down the river
by Rev Halofan on Jul 9, 2008 8:05 PM PDT
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I really don't understand why he didn't just walk Hamilton.
It’s not like the extra run would have mattered if Murphy had hit a jack.
The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!
Shoulda given him the IBB
Spilled milk now.
As blown saves go, giving one up to the AL HR or RBI leader (whichever one Hamilton is) doesn’t hurt that bad.
Witty .sig goes here.
Fuck you, K-Rod
I am not in a forgiving mood today…at all.
So fuck you. Badly.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 9, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions
it is sad that i didnt even feel like wasting my F-bomb for the month?
I didnt even blink twice when i saw that 5 show up on gamecast…...like it didnt even happen.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 9, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
WALK HAMILTON WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
If your a true Angel... Gary Mathews --you'll stare into the sun long enough to go blind.
i think u misunderstood
WALK HAMILTON
If your a true Angel... Gary Mathews --you'll stare into the sun long enough to go blind.
And for the record
Considering the opposition, Weaver held down the Rangers for a pretty respectable piece.
He still drives me crazy by throwing too many pitches, though.
Witty .sig goes here.
PANTHER.......we also learned these past couple games that when Rivera hits a HR he sits the next day.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone Agree that JUANCHOOO would have been the POTG if K-Rod didnt BLOW?
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELL YES I AGREE
Frankie, you broke my heart. I was so ready to put up some positive reinforcement for J. You robbed this from him. I want him in and Junior out. You may have just cost him that.
"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
Twin BOTG: Jinx Physioc and F-Rod
Physioc, leave your friggin wannabe Vin Scully stats to yourself. He’s the mook in the closet sent there by Chazz Palmentieri in “A Bronx Tale” Talk about a jinx! He’s the Grim Reaper in drag.
F-Rod, why the hell didn’t you just toss him junk and take your chances withn a rookie?
You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
is it bad
that im curious if frankies first reaction was “shit i lost the angels a game” or “shit my stats are gonna look worse” ?
Is it bad
That right now all I’m thinking is “go Seattle, go!”
May the power of rain, cardigans, and hackey-sack be with us.
"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
...I leave in the 8th inning to work on a router problem
and THIS IS WHAT I COME BACK TO?
We should all receive one free f-bomb for this one,.
I'm going to open his ports
if ya know what I mean.
Then I’m going to statically assing his DHCP client list after forwarding the ports and hope, nay, PRAY to the Gods above that it works as it should.
... I hate wireless networks.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 9, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Off topic alert:
I wish there would be an RFC for config screens and nomenclature on wireless router configs and client network entries. Half the battle is deciphering what the particular vendor is calling crap so that you can navigate the UI to check the settings in question. Bastards. D-Link is the very worst.
Back on topic: DHCP is his basic problem. He needs to have his stack fixed rather than dynamic.
rofl
was working with a d-link di-624; possibly the worst router of all time. It took me two days to get it to play nice with my wrt54g flashed with dd-wrt.
If I never see its shit-tacular firewall and/or VN settings again it’ll be too Goddamned soon.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 9, 2008 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, D-Link
I thought Netgear was bad. I’ve had terrible infant mortality problems with Netgear WiFi routers. It got so bad I finally coughed up the dough for a Cisco (better to spend big bucks once than $100 every six months).
Witty .sig goes here.
Seems like Frankie's been very lucky so far this season
his WHIP is up at 1.17 and his K/9 is WAY down at 8.45 (both before today)
compared to other top closers, his numbers (besides ERA & save %) don’t look that good…
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/closers
so either a) he’s been getting damn lucky so far to convert 35 of 38, or b) hes’ actually a better pitcher than his numbers, which will start getting better soon.
I’m most worried about his low K numbers; this tells me that he may be losing some of his nastiness.
that ball is outta here....
Arredondo would LOVE to be our next CLOSER
Heres a song to help him out…....
Arre Arre Dondo no pierdas tu tiro porque si lo pierdes pierdes el camino.
El camino is the Path to being our Closer, GO ARREDONDO GO!!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS I still like Frankie but if he wants more money then Arte offers, its time to "Hit the road Jack"
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ie. his failed arbitration in the winter?
the Angels do not have a track record of negotiating resignings with players who ask for arbitration.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 9, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
In that case GO ARREDONDO GO!!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
odds r he won't be better than frankie
If your a true Angel... Gary Mathews --you'll stare into the sun long enough to go blind.
oh well then Bulger can have a crack at it
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF?
You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
calikraze said that Arre wont be as good as Arredondo so I said
Oh, Well then Bulger can have a crack at it (as in if Arredondo is not that good at being our closer than Bulger can have a chance to take the job.)
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this considered cheating on Morales?
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
What Morales dont know, Dont hurt Morales.....LOL this is a Joke by the way!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once he's off the DL then I'll keep pushing for him to be called up as our starting DH
and Juancho in LF
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trade Frankie now...
...while his value is at an all-time high. Maybe we could get the big bat we desperately need.
Not the craziest idea I've ever heard.
However, if we keep him till the end of the season and he signs with someone else, I’m pretty sure that we’d get a first-round draft pick out of the deal.
The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!
by cardinalwraith on Jul 9, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That's pretty crazy
Trade the best closer in the game when you have a legitimate chance to win the WS?
Look: I am as bummed as anyone that Frankie blew the game. That is what, his 3rd BS? Get real guys. There is only one Gagne, and he was on steroids. Frankie is flat out amazing, but he is human. I would take him over anyone around, including Shieldsy, and definitely over Dondo (whom I love for the future).
Do I think we should pay him $15M x 4 next year? I don’t know. Ask me after the WS, when we will have (I hope) a ring. But in the meantime, appreciate the great closer we have, even if he loses one once in a while.
P.S. I think I am so sanguine about this loss because JR is really in the lineup this time, hopefully for good!
K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)
by halofan91 on Jul 9, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Except for the fact that it sounded like a chick wrote it ...
panth3r
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a genius idea. Actually no it is not. It is beyond terrible. It is an abortion of an idea.
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
I call it, a jumping to conclusions mat...
“this is a terrible idea, horrible, just terrible.”
Office Space…”watched” it this morning on my morning bike ride to work.
by Downing Rules on Jul 10, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
How do watch movies and ride bikes at the same time?
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
Just came back.... left when the Angels were up 2-1
I know it’s a small complaint but is anyone else bothered by the Arredondo only pitches the 7th, Shields only pitches the 8th deal that Sosh has going on? Arredondo throws 10 pitches and is taken out of the game? Why not let him go another inning and instead save Shields for another night. Soth certainly puts out lineups to rest his positional players but has no problem racking up the appearances for relievers.
Also I haven’t even seen the homerun but I’m definitely in the camp that says walk Hamilton. How can you let the RBI leader beat you when you don’t have to. I sure hope its not a pride issue with Frankie.
The Scioscia formula...
don’t question it. It has worked for years, and once in a while it’ll fail. Let’s get the bugs worked out in the regular season.
by Downing Rules on Jul 10, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Remember when Frankie pitched the eighth ahead of Percy?
Same idea.
Actually I kinda like it, because it gives you flexibility to put your best pitcher into a tight game with the opponent’s best hitter at the plate.
Witty .sig goes here.
Nothing cures a little K-Rod rage like sparking up the "water" pipe
Even the best of them blow save opportunities. Things could be worse ….. we could be subscribers on Lookout Landing. Tomorrow’s another game.
K-Rod is still one of the best closers in baseball.
You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?
K-Rod
You screwed this one up so bad that I am no longer willing to give you 16 mil per year. I don’t think the Angels should go a dime over 15,995,000 now.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
i guess i'm glad i missed it...
time to hit gameday for the videos.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
K-Rod - BOTG for giving up a game winning HR
But what about his 35 other saves? A blown save and everyone is calling for his head. He must be the damn devil either worrying about padding his stats instead of the team, a guy needing to be dumped out the door and a guy who hasn’t proven worthy at all [despite the numbers saying otherwise].
Finally just calmed down, like 3 hours later.
OK, so really I was just drinking the pain away and didn’t post my opinion until now.
But from the second in the bottom of the 9th, with the count at 2-1, after the stolen base, I was screaming “WALK HIM, WALK HIM” despite having Hamilton on both of my fantasy teams. Precisely because, well, I have him on my fantasy team because he’s currently the AL MVP. Meaning, he does stuff like hit walk off home runs.
My roommate was convinced we were just going to pitch around him, not trying to get him out. To which I replied “why even bother, Mathis needs to be 5 feet off the plate.”
I threw my hat the very moment I saw contact with the 3-1 pitch and walked out of the room.
But honestly, I don’t even blame Frankie. This one falls squarely on Scioscia. It’s Scioscia’s job to call the IBB. I love what he’s brought to this franchise, but honestly, Scioscia has flat out sucked this year. Further proof of this year’s crap job he’s doing: awful work with the lineup. He’ll create a good lineup, play it once, score 7 runs… and then the very next day trot out a completely different lineup. Guess what, it takes players time to get used to their roles. Make a stand on what you believe in, and stick with it for two weeks. Unless that lineup has GMJ in the 2-hole, in which case all hope is lost anyway haha.
Willits needs to play, every, single, freaking, day. Now.
Another reason why it HAS to be Scioscia
On a 3-1 count, Frankie didn’t even throw him a fastball. That WAS their version of pitching around him, and he didn’t care.
He’s not Vlad, but he’s THEIR Vlad.
With a base open at 1st, do YOU pitch to Vlad in the 9th inning with a lead and two outs?
Willits needs to play, every, single, freaking, day. Now.
Schools of thought.
One sez “never intentionally put the winning run on base”.
The other sez “never pitch to the league MVP candidate having a career season and driving in RBI’s like they were cattle on the Chisolm trail when you are already behind in the count 3-1 and first base is now open because their player just stole second base which is the friggin’ lesson you should have just learned the other night when Kendrick took the bat out of GA’s hands by making that same baserunning mistake and probably costing you the game.“
and Soth let Torii swing away with a 3-0 count and nobody out
when the pitcher had started the inning by throwing 7 of 9 pitches for balls.
Didn't Torii hit an HR on a 3-0 just like two days ago?
where were the complaints then???
by Downing Rules on Jul 10, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Josh Hamilton HR DEBY WINNER
You will be seeing him win the Derby also.
I mentioned way back in the fall/winter post how the Angels should make a trade with Cinci sending FRod for Hamilton and they could also get another prospect for him. I spoke about how the LF thing would be fixed and how JR could be the 4th OF and how the Angels should buy JR a 1B glove…..........
Do you really think that Shields could not have recorded the saves FRod has? Lets be serious he would be 30+ saves as well. News flash premium closer don’t walk guys and they sure as shit don’t intentionally walk guys. Weaver got him out 2x and Arredondo struck him out (the guy that will be the closer one day).
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
How do you spell blown save?
G-O-A-T
Where I am still waiting for Howie to take another base on balls
Scioscia
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that when first base is open and the guy at the plate is a triple crown contender you need to walk the guy.
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
See what happens when I abandon my stance
And give Frankie a little credit? FFS. Last night in Glasgow hotel I couldn’t access wi-fi, which pissed me off at the time but given the events of the night I couldn’t be happier I missed the game.
With no wifi in my hotel, I went out and had a late-nite Chinese in Sauchiehall Street and was tempted by the casino across the street. Won £400 on blackjack.
I love Frankie but I’m soooo glad I missed this game and went gambling instead.
Don't call me Desmond
Reply to self and fellow HHers
Shhhhhh! Nobody tell Mrs Highlandhalo I went out late last night and gambled. Win or lose, she would not be pleased.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
i got your back ;)
http://www.diehard101.com/phpfox/upload/norcaliangelsbillsfan
by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for having my back buddy
It was an interesting casino. One roulette wheel, one craps table, two blackjack tables (£2 minimum) and a couple Texas hold-em tables. I just went with my usual strategy on the blackjack by playing multiple hands little at first then ramping up.
Kicked their asses. £400 ain’t bad for 5 hours blackjack, considering the beers were only £1.50 and it was a nice clean place. Hot bar girls. Dealers were really friendly and I’m tempted to go back tonight :)
Will need to remind self to leave extra cash in hotel room.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
beware the 2nd day in row.....
thats the classic way casinos get you…....you win big and then go back the second day and give back all your winnings and then some…........
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Wise words
I owned up to Mrs Highlandhalo and told her about my winnings. She was OK with that, and she said I could wager up to £40 tonight.
I sense a double-jinx coming up. The wife saying a) I can gamble b) having a limit cuz BJ is a game where you gotta grind ‘em out and c) Norcali’s theory of second day in a row.
But you can’t start a hot streak without getting back in the batter’s box, so I’ll let you know how it goes. Thump … I’ll take a push.
HH (highlandhalo from halosheaven)
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
good luck my friend.......
may the ‘jack gods offer you many 20’s and 21’s!
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Jack Gods offered me up Gary Matthews Jr
Despite battling for 3 hours on the 21 tables I ended up giving the C**NTS back £43. I still got three more nights in Glasgow though. I’m gonna get them back for that.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
OH SHIT
Mrs Highlandhalo might be checking up on Halos Heaven to see what I’m up to. The Rev has gotten us all inadvertently spun into the world of Big Brother is Watching! :)
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 10, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
a 3-1 changeup????!?!?!?!?!
really??
? WTF?
?!?
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions
Question for those who saw the game
Did Frankie serve up a real meatball or is Hamilton as good as he seems to be?
Don't call me Desmond
it was a 3-1 changeup right down the heart of the plate........
kinda like a 3-0 (get me over for a called strike/batting practice pitch)
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by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 10, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Better
He is even better…...would be the best player in a Halo uniform thats for sure.
I saw this kid the summer before his senior year then again his senior year of HS. The team walked him 3 straight times 4 pitches each AB. On the 4th AB he swung at one pitch and hit it over the school bungalow in right center for a 2 run HR. In the bottom of the inning he came into pitch k 3 throwing 94-96. I stayed around for another few days to see him play again. Wasn’t hard being I saw B. Roberts South Carolina team play U Kentucky with B Webb pitching. Hamilton hands down Best amateur player I have seen.
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Jul 10, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting Tidbit
This was the first regular season walk-off home run of Frankie Rodriguez’s career
if you count the playoffs
There was Manny Ramirez’ shot last October … gosh 2 of Frankie’s starting all star teammates…
by Rev Halofan on Jul 10, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
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