R A L L Y T H R E A D

by Rev Halofan on Aug 18, 2008 7:02 PM PDT in Game Threads

YES, it can be very easily done...

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I believe............

course im a bills fan……..and well………nvm………

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:07 PM PDT 0 recs

LET'S GO ANGELS!!

WHOO!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:08 PM PDT 0 recs

They don't have Percy, so this is entirely doable.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:08 PM PDT 0 recs

Rally rally rally rally

Rally rally
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Rally rally
Rally rally
Rally rally

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Aug 18, 2008 7:08 PM PDT 0 recs

THIRD

call me joakland

by Rev Halofan on Aug 18, 2008 7:08 PM PDT 0 recs

SOMEONE CALL ACUDA!!!

IT’S KOWBELL!

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

by cardinalwraith on Aug 18, 2008 7:09 PM PDT 0 recs

K-MO!!!!

but for Naps?

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

by howiestheman on Aug 18, 2008 7:09 PM PDT 0 recs

let's Go Halos!

by 44FAN on Aug 18, 2008 7:09 PM PDT 0 recs

KMo's already growing the Kotch gotee...

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

by howiestheman on Aug 18, 2008 7:10 PM PDT 0 recs

Maybe it's a Angels Minor League thing.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

boy the rays are going through the pitchers eh?

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT 0 recs

Morales for Napoli is

everything that is wrong with Scioscia. In a nutshell. Why not keep Morales for the last out – or for Aybar?

Ick.

Jim Scully

Jim Scully Home
Haloville - Land of the Halos

by jimmuscomp on Aug 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT 0 recs

that's what i thought too

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

by howiestheman on Aug 18, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

Figgins is no picnic at 3rd

Stay on the damn bag!!

by higdog on Aug 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT 0 recs

dang it!

i was hoping for a collision

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

by howiestheman on Aug 18, 2008 7:11 PM PDT 0 recs

Juan Rivera for BOTG

I’m ready to defend my stance from those who believe his HR and Sac Fly should keep him safe.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:13 PM PDT 0 recs

At least from the Hitter's standpoint

Garland should be overall BOTG for his pathetic display.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

no way.........come on....Figgy 0-5 with 3 K's.........

gross

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yes, two out of our four runs, he's definitely the biggest problem.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

I guess leaving the bases loaded ...

… and then GIDP in the 8th when we started to get something going is clearly forgiven.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

There were any number of worse plays.

For one thing, the bases were only loaded because they error’d on Torii’s DP ball. Rivera at least did something this game. Figgins did nothing, Napoli did Nothing—any number of better choices than Juan.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

Juan not the guy thats to blame

HR and 1 OF assist

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Are you seriously going to commend him for the assist?

That was all Teixeira.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

At least part of it was Juan, given that the throw made it there in time, on one hop.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

He threw it to nobody

He was lucky to have Teixeira running over there on a heady play. Juan got saved.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

Juan GOT SAVED ALRIGHT

He got saved from any blame in this game. GET IT?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 18, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

No, I don't get it

Apparently, grounding out (twice) with runners on saves you from any blame as long as you drive in two runs. Blowing our two biggest chances seems to earn him this honor from me. Like I said, I don’t care if anyone agrees with me. I know what I saw. And I saw a guy choke twice in big situations.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

so choking less than Figgins

gets Juan blame of the game somehow? Do you sleep in your Figgy jersey too?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 18, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

Considering I hate Figgins, you can't really go there

I don’t see how Juan choked less than Figgins. You guys are just looking at the home run and think he did something amazing. He really didn’t. In the two biggest situations, Rivera grounded out. It boils down to that.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Aug 18, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Where the hell was the middle INF

Aybar was doing what? Howie was doing what? Aybar with the nice cut on the Torri throw? What is that? He shouldn’t have been anywhere near the ball.

I know how about Izzy BOTG?

Team is 1-3 since he went DL

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

who gave up the 2 run homer to Hinske and Floyd

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

but Garland always gives up a few runs per start..........

so….he did what he normally does……Figgy on the other hand……0-5 with 3 K’s from your leadoff guy……spells doom

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

backdoor slider ........ go with it figgy

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:13 PM PDT 0 recs

oh well

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

tried to help him

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

Final out.

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

by cardinalwraith on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT 0 recs

This, by the way, is why we need homefield in the playoffs.

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

by Carl Johnson on Aug 18, 2008 7:14 PM PDT 0 recs

best road record in the league by far.......

i dont think homefield is that big of a deal

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

But the Angels play terribly

in Tropicana

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 18, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

Not because of our road record.

Because everyone else’s road record sucks so much.

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by Carl Johnson on Aug 18, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

I would agree with this.

Home field is important.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

well i personally dont think its as big of a deal as you all.........

but okay

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 18, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

getting owned

by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 18, 2008 7:15 PM PDT 0 recs

6-4 isn't really getting owned.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

2-5

against the Rays is

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

Never in the game to be honest

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

Down 1 with 1 out and a man on seems pretty "in the game" to me.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Once again showing your astute baseball knowledge

Chasing 4 most of the game getting it to a run only to give it back in the bottom of the inning? Thats “in the game”? Please they were not in the thing at all

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

We were "chasing four" for all of two innings.

That’s a pretty far cry from most of the game. They spent most of the game separated by two runs or less. To any legit baseball fan, that’s being “in the game.”

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 18, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Legit fanatic is what you should call yourself

You definitely are a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm. Me I am a baseball guy that does well baseball everyday.

After 5 complete innings the Angels were chasing 4 runs. You can try to break it down anyway you want, but the truth of the matter is they were never in the game. I am sorry but when your down by 4 after 5 the game is not in your favor,and it isn’t close.

Angels had 7 hits in 33 AB’s (.212) Rays 13-34 (.382). The Angels did not have one hit in the last three and 1/3 innings, and just 1 runner from that point on. So you keep looking through those Angel goggles of yours if you like. If you want to say they fought back to make it appear close OK. Just don’t go talking like this one slipped away.

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 18, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Down 4 after 5 isn't in your favor and it isn't close huh?

Glad Scott Speizio and the boys didn’t talk to you in game 6. If we hadn’t scored after the Erstad homer to put us within 1, would we have “not been in the game?”

Any time you are within 1 run 7th inning or later, it’s a close game. Any time you win with only a 2 run lead, it was a close game. Any baseball fan I’ve ever known would agree.

Hits are nice, but they aren’t what counts at the end. I seem to remember losing a game this year where we had 5 hits and the other team had 0.

I am an Angels fanatic, and darn proud of it. So, me and my rose-colored, stat-gauging eyeballs will sit here and call you on it when you are wrong, as you are here.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 21, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up 0 recs