OAK@LAA TUE game thread
by Rev Halofan on Aug 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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That's sort of a manic depressive/voilent post...
THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!
I will kill SOMETHING if they don’t win!!!
I don't follow team news like I used to
Is Vlad hurt? Why are they not starting him this series? Why is Q starting?
GMJ and Q are the two worst position players on the team….
The Soth wants to rest Vlad's legs
Vlad will probably be rested again tomorrow.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
vlad's tired
GA’s knees are sore
Morales got sent down for bulger
Willits didn’t get brought back up because of bulger
GMJ needs to tweak his knee and end his season early
good 1st for lackey... hope the halos do better without me at the stadium
Halo tailgate party... offense optional
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Aug 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
without me too..
last year, lots of wins… (i don’t think it hurt that we went to pretty much every one of escobar’s starts)
this year’s been brutal whenever it’s my turn in the rotation :(
i dont care where he bats he needs to break his slump soon
Halo tailgate party... offense optional
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Aug 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well in the 2 spot he will get more chances to break out.........
not such a good thing when your in a slump
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing there is none of those in Oct
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree ............spark plug in the order with some serious sac
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Still a chance of seeing a No-Hitter though
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
See that........jinxed them just like that
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
1974
This game is like watching the California Angels of 1974
Whens Dave Chalk going to be back in the line up? Is Bruce Bochte available?
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Rudi joined as a free agent in '77
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was meant as he is on the 1974 A's
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Help Rev
Is that D. Oliver or Rudy May?
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
But only if Ed "Figuers it out" Figueroa first
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
While we are waiting for something to happen....
Does anyone know when (if ever) the league stats get combined for guys like Tex and Manny who are traded mid-season?
For ex: if a guy ends up with the most RBIs combined, is he recognized as ANY league leader end of season??
by SocalAngelFaninOC on Aug 26, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions
Nope
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
No, they don't combine stats.
In fact, an odd situation happened in 1990. Willie McGee was leading the NL in BA with a .335 average when he was traded to the A’s in August. He had enough ABs to qualify for the NL title, so his avg. was essentially “frozen”. Including his A’s stats, McGee hit .324 and actually trailed Dodger Eddie Murray and his .330 average. But because stats aren’t combined, McGee won the NL batting title.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Need 4 more hits to score his donkey azz
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
This crap pitcher has an 87mph fastball
In Little League they’d tell you to crowd the zone and force him to throw inside. The Angels seem content to go the other way though.
I love it when Terry Smith goes OUTTA HERE
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
Soft tossing LHP need to be hit up the middle other way......especially RHH
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Apparently you didn't watch this game
All they did was try to go to rightfield.
Probably why it's best for people to not comment on games they aren't watching
Gubby talking about the Mets bullpen blowing a 7-0 lead in Philly to make it 7-6…the Mets starter gave up 5 of those runs.
Just an aside.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions
why isnt mathis starting ?
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
Jeff "Mendoza" Mathis is an auto out
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah and napoli is that much better ?
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by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay
you take Mathis, I’ll take Napoli. That’s what you want, right?
;)
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you imagine the opposing catcher's CERA
if Mathis was the only batter he ever faced? :-D
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah guess they could have lost 2-0 as easily as 1-0 yesterday
at least if Naps hits it there is a chance of a run, and he mixes in his walks……..hated the pinch hit AB Sunday also
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you serious?
Napoli’s OPS is almost 200 points higher. Basically you are saying Hunter isn’t much better than Q.
Ok then make your push for Mendoza Mathis
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I used a question mark meaning i was uncertain is all
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Mendoza Mathis is hitting .111 this month
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
that's the problem of the internet
I took it as a sarcastic comment bashing Naps. I’m sorry!
its cool
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
In your defense though, Mathis is more clutch than Naps.
.998 OPS with RISP vs .951 OPS coming into tonight.
~Till the Halo burns out...
they are both awesome w/ runners in scoring position
But I know you know that “clutch” varies from year to year a LOT!
I know, I just felt like he needed some help.
At this point, I feel like Mathis has had his shot. He had sole control of the catching position for a month and didn’t do anything with it. Let’s see if Naps can do something.
~Till the Halo burns out...
I am a big Naps supporter but I still like Mathis long-term
Naps I think could hit 25-30 homers if he played 110 games a year.
Mathis has had like 3 very solid months for a catcher but 2 months where he’s hit like a pitcher. Hopefully he’ll gain consistency, I mean this is really his first full time job catching. Of course I think we can both hope that Conger makes it a moot point ;)
We'll see. He's kind of a DH right now.
I have higher hopes for Bobby Wilson though. That guy has a pretty decent swing and good plate control, though not the power of the other guys.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Why are we marching out this lineup of rejects again?
Wasn’t it pathetic looking enough LAST night?
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
Because he could not hit the train if he was standing on the track
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S-Rod thats your guy isn't it?
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
S-Rod OVERMATCHED
but he is hitting .306 in AAA and thats what matters………………Puke!!
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Never said I was a Naps guy but I would much rather see him in then Mathis...........picking poison
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I never said I wanted S-Rod in before the beginning of next season.
So I guess we’re even.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Me I pass for another season
just don’t see him being that guy
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll see what it looks like in ST next year.
But that’s a long way off. At the moment MY view is screw the rookies, get HFA throughout the playoffs.
~Till the Halo burns out...
good liking
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I gotta agree.
And I’ve got a good feeling about this Lackey kid. He seems to know how to throw.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Not a hells half chance but you know he looked at the board this afternoon and thought what the HELL!
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Wood AAA 2nd half stats
141 ABs
17 HRs
.369/.445/.780
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
let Figgy walk
He’s not fast enough anymore to steal bases every time he’s up anymore.
good eye figs
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Thats a MBB(Moon Base on Balls)
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Whats the word on
Hank Conger will he be on the ball club next season ?
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
I can't see him starting in Anaheim until at least 2010 and that's if
everything went perfect
thanks I was just curious is all he looks like a stud.
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Teixeira is an RBI machine.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions
Angels baseball at its best baby
get them on get them over get them in
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions
TH 48
makeing me eat crow
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
I love you Mark Teixeira (No Homo)
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
hey don't worry
you have an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality
good job juice
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions
It probably seemed like a better option than loading the bases for GIDP Matthews.
~Till the Halo burns out...
agreed, that always drives me crazy
Howie had a green light 3-0 when he had hit like one homer in 200 abs. It was sick.
hurray for run support for lackey
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Laughing during the pen/eye test
Made me laugh too, Torii
by Big Easy Halofan on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Enough of Gub with the GMJ talk
feels like I am listening to Stuart Smalley
“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and gosh darn it…people like me.”
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Answer to triva that is
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The way that guy hit he needed a shotgun
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Chico Ruiz is a tuff ass name.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Chico and the Man
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
4pts.........good thing the ref is not so bad tonight
yikes
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear he's not getting any PT under Cito Gaston in Toronto
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss Macier Izturis, he made the game so much more fun to watch.
And I miss the “IZZY” cartoon character appearing in the game threads.
What you need are some bad calls to make the game more fun.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
good nappy
lead off double
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
It's all about the lulz.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Our scorer's philosophy is if it wasn't in the glove, it wasn't an error.
Someone needs to talk to him.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Kinda a rule actually. that's why GA as so few errors.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
No, GA has so few errors because he doesn't make mistakes
and is a good left fielder.
~Till the Halo burns out...
A good left fielder or a good hitting left fielder?
he’s avg defensive OF nothing overly special on D just solid avg D guy ……….like to see him slide/dive for a few balls……….not now he would break
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He's better than average when healthy, and always has been.
He makes it look easy because he’s just that good. This year his ZR is .906. That’s better than any regular LF in baseball save Carl Crawford right now.
He doesn’t slide because as Ichiro once put it, sliding doesn’t actually help most of the time. Just like sliding into first, it only slows you down. It looks flashy but it’s not really necessary. Garret tends to make smart plays and he has good reads off the bat.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You know you need to save your ZR for someone that gives a crud
He’s a solid avg OF that has never been counted on for defense!
Sliding into a catch does help. Diving does as well. When has he ever done that? LF has forever been the least defensive OF position on the field if not the least defensive position on all the field. Tell your snot to someone that hasn’t played at a higher level or spent time at Instructional league watching coaches teach OF play
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
And when it comes to baseball people
Scioscia’s word is worth about a million times what yours is. As is Ichiro’s.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You dont understand Ichiro and when have you ever talked baseball with Scioscia?
You just don’t get it. Understand the lingo before you argue! I never said GA was not a player or a good player. Just know that he isn’t this great OF you speak of. As I said he is a solid avg and there is nothing wrong with that.
My assistant scouting director did not even turn GA when he was an area scout and GA was at LA Kennedy. I told him he was wrong and that he should turn him in. He said his lazy approach and lack of pop would not be suited for a corner OF position. We argued then and I still ask him today if he was wrong. I liked him then and I still do now. Just know enough to say he isn’t a better then avg OF
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
"Understand" Ichiro?
What do I need to understand? He’s said it. I’ll find the quote if you want me to. Ichiro gets accused of being “lazy” by some in the Seattle media for not diving, and it’s just as bogus for him as it is for GA.
I never called GA “great.” I said he was “good” and “above-average” and he is. He’s smart, his arm is strong and accurate when he wants it to be (and when he’s healthy), and he gets good reads off the bat. He rarely makes errors not because of our scorer but because he consciously avoids mistakes.
There’s a reason GA played center when Edmonds went down with injuries, and why GA was the original person Scioscia slotted into center in 2004 when our outfield was GA, Guillen, Vlad.
Scioscia talks about GA’s defense in interviews pretty regularly, and by all accounts, has the same opinion of him that I do.
Also, just FYI, Joe Maddon used to use ZR and computer fielding charts all the time back when he was bench coach. I feel confident that he probably still uses them in TB as manager.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Actually, me and AA arguing in a topic tends to be good mojo. >_>;
Promise. ;-)
~Till the Halo burns out...
Homo Talk again.........no dad is licking anyone elses dad!
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Mom past away, but thanks jerk
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
ZR is a car isn't it?
So Ichiro is using that as a defense for his lack of effort out on D as well? Nice, so he did it, so I decided I would as well. Great! Strong rebuttal…
I would hope the manager would stick up for his players no matter what. Thats his job to deflect negative so the players can play. The things you mention about GA are the reasons I said he is solid avg. You seemed to have a problem with the lingo (solid avg=good).
The scouting reports (advance scouting) that I use to put together had nothing to do with ZR and everything to do with what type of pitch and pitcher and location = the result. They are not computer fielding charts! Those are defensive alignment charts showing tendencies. Tell the coaches when they run or hit-n-run, who they will do those action plays with what counts they run / attempt SB’s. Nothing to do with the fielding. I know I have spent many hours of my life putting them together.
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I know what scouting reports are.
And I know that Joe Maddon was on his laptop in the dugout every night. He used batted ball distribution + ZR (Zone Rating) to come up with defensive alignments.
If solid avg = good, then why did you disagree with me when I said he was a good left fielder? It’s right up there a few posts back.
No, GA has so few errors because he doesn’t make mistakes
and is a good left fielder.
A good left fielder or a good hitting left fielder?
he’s avg defensive OF nothing overly special on D just solid avg D guy ……….like to see him slide/dive for a few balls……….not now he would break
And again- I’m going to take the guy who is renowned as one of the best defensive OFs in the game over you on this. Just like with Jim Edmonds, diving is often making a play look harder than it actually was.
Zone Rating, BTW is nothing more than the percentage of potential plays in a player’s defensive zone that are converted into outs.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Your using the ZR for the way to play the OF as well now
and how to rate the OF ability? what one is it? Not so sure you know what a scouting report is or how many you have put together and presented to a manager.
Where does the info come from? Info is only as good as the info in! Info comes from those of us that watch a million games a year.
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I use my BO to calculate SOL so that could determine BFD
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Didn't know a 3 year old knew how to turn on the computer
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You obviously don't have children. My 2 year old's an expert.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Have 3 of them (22/15/13)
Hard to believe you have children,,,,,
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They're not hard to make. Most anyone can do it!
Ask sean kemp
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Not what I mean
Hard to believe your wife(?) would want another kid when she has you already
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Stats Inc. tracks the version I use.
And provides it to people who pay money for it, one of whom is ESPN.
It’s also possible to get more advanced versions of it which tell you about avg. reaction speed, range to left and right, and any number of other things.
Joe Maddon would take this data and develop defensive schemes against opposing batters to achieve the best possible defensive coverage as well as determine which guys made sense to sub-in where and against who.
~Till the Halo burns out...
You think the computer is what makes up his mind?
Hell then anyone could do the job you speak off. Your taking out all human element, and that is just way wrong when you are talking about this game of baseball.
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
No Maddon uses the computer as a tool.
Just as I do. I did not simply post his ZR and expect you to accept it. I also gave my observations of things GA does well, things Scioscia also points out as GA’s strong points, and supported my rebuttal of your criticism that he doesn’t dive with statements from a man who is widely considered one of the best at the position.
The opinions I put forward on this blog do not float on ethereal vapor to me from the stats page. I’ve been watching baseball since before I knew how to walk. My granddad was a big fan of the game, a “baseball guy”; he was pointing out defensive shifts, explaining pitch selection based on count to me when I was four. Being from Oklahoma and having no Major League team to root for, I chose the Angels at six years old because I figured I’d look a lot like Wally Joyner when I played in the big leagues. That was ’91.
We did not have cable. I followed my team through the box scores and the bi-lines, and if people think the Angels get no national press now, with ESPN and the internet, try to imagine following those 90s teams from 1500 miles away in the local paper. But I stuck with them through the strike, and the ’95 collapse, and in the meantime, I learned things. Having a Double-A team nearby, I got to watch guys like Pudge, Sammy Sosa, Rafiel Palmeiro, Rusty Greer, and Benji Gil develop. I started seeing patterns to the way their stats translated to the majors, the way their plate approaches and footwork changed as they became more experienced. I read interviews and listened to the announcers in the National Broadcasts (playoffs, All-Star game, etc.) as they talked about all of these things, and I matched my observations to what they said.
I continue to read and listen and learn and adapt my perception of the baseball world accordingly. ZR, and any stat, is simply one more piece of info that I add to and compare against the larger body of experience and observation of baseball. I never forget the human element, but I never simply dismiss the stats either.
~Till the Halo burns out...
It IS however, why Matthews doesn't have two or three more errors this season.
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that was gorgeously bad. I don't think I've seen a whiff like that before.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Royals and another half dozen teams
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by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but the Royals are the ROYALS.
They still employ Tony Pena Jr for crying out loud.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Somebody shouted "Hey Emil Brown! You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!!"
And then Emil threw his hands in the air with much joy, and completely missed the ball.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
Throw some adidas sweatpants on him
and he looks like Tony Soprano.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Chu tink datch funny?!
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
RBI HK47
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by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
woohoo!
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Oh, that's the 5th run.
What has been happening.. have we regained our offensive form from weeks ago?
Dear Soth,
Can Howie please hit in the 2 hole for oh I don’t know……
the next 15 years……
Quinlan as DH is funnier than Izzy as #3 hitter.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
agreed
But what would be funnier, Q getting a start against say Lester or, Speier being asked to get Ortiz out in a crucial situation? Tough call there huh?
That's tough.
I’d say Speier against Ortiz is funnier.
Just because in one of the pre-season games against the Padres I attended, Quinlan went like 3 for 4 or something and hit a double off the wall. He surprised me and the entire section.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I swear I'm going to start a hotel chain one day with FREE directv sports
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Why can't we just crash at your house?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
It ain't that big
and it ain’t everywhere :-)
I just don’t get why LA based hotels don’t even have FSN west. And the chain doesn’t matter either; I stayed in the Four Seasons – NO FSN WEST, I stayed in the Marriot or Renaissance – NO FSN WEST. Hyatt, Westin, you name it… Nobody has it.
But they do have DirecTV sports; they charge $9.99 per game. And I think that’s insane.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
But your house is free
I dont’ have to pay $400 a night for the privilege of paying another $9.99. I hate hotels.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
I do a lot of business in SoCal; sometimes in the SD area, other times in the Ventura area
Right now I’m in Westlake Village. I am not going to drive back and forth to Irvine every day; I’m not Scioscia. So I stay in a hotel, and have tried every somewhat decent hotel in this area but nobody has FSN West. I just don’t understand why that is. They have HBO and a lot of junk channels but not one of the most wanted ones.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
If you have dish at home can you watch the channels on the internet?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
I'll get a Slingbox this weekend and it'll solve the problem
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I'll pay for it if you give me your password!
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
When the rosters expand to 40
Angels should sign and add Usain Bolt as a pinch-runner. He’d score from 1st on a sac fly.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
lackey loves the A's
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
They're bunting with 1 out?
Nice play by the naps
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Kotch tosses it to a fan in the upper deck in left field.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
gub just picked the boxsock for the wild card
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Gubz's a mess.............he thought Erstad won a batting crown
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
49 pitches after 5 innings
Weaver take note :-)
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Torii seems back!
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Nice english... I thought that was going to be caught.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Oops
Juan doing it so that Matthews cannot.
What a teammate!
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
GMJ...
Don’t try to do too much.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
At least he didn't go A-Hole Pershitsky on us
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Maybe he won't play tomorrow
And Vlad will be back
I hope ?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Signing in: Wow, that's a pretty good lead we have
And apparently GMJ is resembling Tex in OBP
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
Gary Matthews Jr. was just getting off to a slow start this year.
My best Angels announcer impersonation.
A very liberal interpretation of "baserunning," too.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
And "Matthews"
wait.
That didn’t make sense. Sorry dudes.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Jack Frust
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
My thought exactly
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
pitch counts dont matter on playstation
by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It does in MLB 08
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I play 07 with roster CAPS
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell
it did for All-Star Baseball ‘99 for Nintendo 64. They had a pitcher’s stamina meter, and after a while, all his pitches started to hang.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
But it did NOT matter for Hardball on C64
That game was awesome.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
SIT DOWN!
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
They're starting to go after the sucker pitch around the ankles
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
I love how Q never hits a ball properly when it matters
Yet when we’re behind 12-2 or something, he’ll hit a solo homerun.
He did that atleast twice last year
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Sammy Sosa??
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
roll call... my name is matt.... i like the Halos... i don't do drugs... so check me out!
so check me out!
aaaand my hatred of Q-Suck continues… he just ran himself into an out. stupidly.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
lol
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Gameday is diggin' the VIAGRA ad's
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Roll Call
Somebody ’splain to me why this guy is STILL not being called for a balk?
Francisco Rodriguez: 196 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
You should be lovin it! shitty umpring... it's FAAAAANNNNNTASTIC!
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Rule sez quite clearly that he MUST step DIRECTLY towards 1B when throwing there.
He does not.
Francisco Rodriguez: 196 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
that's why I emphasized STILL.
By now there should have been a league discussion on this…
Francisco Rodriguez: 196 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
bleh
good wood by Rodriguez, but it didn’t fall
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
Holy crap, we scored runs!
Sweet.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
even S-Rod and Q starting
guess Soth figured it didn’t matter who he started vs. Smith…it was bound to end up well
She's a man-man, baby...
Offtopic: Pandora on the iPhone is the bomb
Now if only those Apple guys would enable the Infiniti car-integration to work 100% again (they disable charging if it detect it) I’d be even more stoked.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
although my phone does have issues with loading long HH threads :o
so i can only post into the third inning usually when at the game :(
They're working on the Slingbox iPhone client
It’s a matter of time.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
None at all and the quality is excellent
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I was very positively surprised
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
You still have to use ATT dontcha? Sux in west la
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Yeah
But it seems they’ve improved their coverage though. It’s better now than it was a year ago.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Since these are my last couple of days in the bay i have to say that the A's play by play crew make Phz and Hud sound like Vin Scully and Mel Allen
I HATE Ray Fosse. He makes baseball unwatchable.
by KendrickExperience on Aug 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
What the hell happened to Daric Barton?
Isn’t he supposed to be a budding power guy?
by KendrickExperience on Aug 26, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
knew that was going to be bad when I posted it
lemme re-phrase that, Barton homered off Weaver last night
She's a man-man, baby...
Grand slam? Did he reach 3rd base? First time he scored?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
11 pitches per inning
DEALIN’!
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Figgy making up for yesterday
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
side note:
In the Bees game, Brandon Wood is 0-0 with 3 walks! who is this guy???
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
To be fair, he struck out 4 times just two games ago.
But my guess is the power numbers are starting to get into people’s heads.
~Till the Halo burns out...
never mind... that's how he finished
the game ended in 7 innings (though i’m not sure why).
but 3 walks??
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
got it
that was the first game.
he’s 0-1 in the 2nd game right now
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid song
OK…. the “Why Do You Build Me Up Buttercup” song at the end of the 7th inning stretch has got to go! It’s lyrics are depressing…. and I get the impressing that the Angels are just trying to force a “song” like Sweet Caroline… or New York, New York. Knock it off!
Go Angels!
I was thinking the same thing. Lame
Didn’t all ballparks used to do two verses of “Take me out to the ballgame”?
by KendrickExperience on Aug 26, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
On second thought... Maybe they ought to play Richard Marx
Wherever you go… whatever you do… I will be always waiting for you.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Seriously... Makes no sense.
May as well play YMCA
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
I agree
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
does each night light come with a strike force girl in tails?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Then I'm gonna get 20 tickets.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Tex's has to get that ball in the air
by KendrickExperience on Aug 26, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
The contact play is SO. EFFING. DUMB.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
The idea is that you've got a guy on 2nd with 2 outs so what did you really lose?
Wouldn’t have scored anyway. But if you get a 2 out hit you usually score.
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Guy doesn't always get to second, though
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Aug 26, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Whats this ?
We cant get a guy in from 3rd with 0 out ?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I miss Ersty.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Aug 26, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss Amezaga
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Like when he hit the guy in face with the ball trying to turn 2?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
We ought to have some goon pinch runner just for that purpose!
Someone who looks like frank thomas!
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Brad Fullmer maybe ?
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Kathy/Rosie would accept medals...
No too sure about Bolt. He might have trouble holding in his lunch at the thought.
To quote (sort of) Office Space: What would you do with a million dollars ?
I’d tell you what I’d do man. Two (Strike Force) girls at the same time, man.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Absolutely
That would be great.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Johnny Ringo showin' the GUN!!
I have 2 guns… one for each of you.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
Lackey also just pitched through the 8th
and he’s looking at a complete game shutout.
Lackey wins.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Weaver wins if the team hit yesterday
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
you can play the "what if" game all you want
Weaver had a great outing, no doubt. but Lackey’s been 10x better tonight.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
wow.. SRod has a pretty solid arm too
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
And a great throw from Sean
The way he loaded up looked like Orlando.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
86 pitches through 8
NICE Lackey
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Anyone going on the halo cruise ?
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions
nope.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it going to be fun ?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Rephrase: Are there Strike Force girls on the Halo Cruise ?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
It's a halo cruise. Be an angel! Not a minnesota viking...
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
Where can I find info on the cruise?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Jeff mathis will be there haha
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
now i'm DEFINITELY not going
or maybe i’ll go and throw him overboard…
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ouch
i would hook him up with one of my girl friends to help hit batting stroke but i wouldnt kill the man haha
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
CMON Q BALL! PLAYOFF ROSTER SPOT ON THE LINE
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 26, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions
We should take up a collection and send Kotchman... he could use a nice vacation and send-off
Go Angels!
i could use a nice vacation too
wanna take up a collection for me?
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You just got free tickets
;-)
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I hear dino is going to teach how to coach 3rd
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
by melvintoast on Aug 26, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
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by Carl Johnson on Aug 26, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I really do like Mike Napoli qutie a bit
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
as do i
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
you jinxed it. no bueno
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey time
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
I'm searching for Angels and Cruise
And all I find is articles that mention the Halos don’t want to cruise in to October.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Oh and that they cruised past the Red Sox.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
wonder where howie will bat tomorrow :(
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 26, 2008 9:17 PM PDT reply actions
In Anaheim
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
someone embed the johnny cash big john song
im too lazy
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:17 PM PDT reply actions
you jinxed Lackey's shutout
he sucks every time that damn song is mentioned
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Aug 26, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
no shutout for big john =(
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions
Jack Frust
Buttmunch.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
dammit John
I hate Jack Cust.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
damn crybaby crust
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
I think they should count that 1 run as unearned.
Because they really didn’t earn that. And Lackey did earn the shutout.
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!!
Just Another Halo Victory!!!!
POTG:Big John Lackey
One Game at a time the Mike Scioscia way.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
light it up!!!
complete game for Big John!
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
ouch
that’s very GMJ-esque
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
98 pitches complete game!
Geee who gets the panther tonight ?
Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)
Also, just as a point of contention
I did NOT start the “MY GA IS BETTER THAN YOUR GA” thread above. I swear to Christ.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Aug 26, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
CERA THAT, Mathis...
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 26, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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