Do The 2009 Angels Need a Nickname?
by Rev Halofan on Oct 12, 2009 11:01 AM PDT
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PrintHeaded into the ALCS, people talk about small ball like it is still 2005 and ignore that Kendry Morales hit 34 HR thru the marine layer. They bash the bullpen as ESPN's gods of baseball Ellsbury and Pedroia hand Brian Fuentes yet another save. They're thought of by many as MIckey's Hackers while Chone Figgins and Bobby Abreu walk as much as anyone in the league. Is there some slogan that could sum up this truly great baseball team?
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Halo: baseball evolved.
Honestly, I don’t think we do need a name. We are the Angels for many more reasons than a franchise tag.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 12, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
Still to early for that
We have unfinished business
Hooters anyone?
by Chone's Chonies on Oct 12, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey, the Rockies get to beat the death out of ROCKTOBER,
Why can’t we?
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 12, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
rearry? ruh roh!
The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch
Heaven's Team
We not only extend beyond borders, but we transcend the physical universe.
Plus, it honors HH.
Apologies in advance.
That was gonna be my suggestion.
+1 for reading HH more frequently than I do.
by BruinHalo on Oct 12, 2009 12:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would like
to see something with the letters N and A.
I just can’t think of anything right now
We're putting the band back togehter.
they are neat.
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Oct 12, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
"Sit Down Fat Ass!"
has a nice ring to it.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 12, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And it works on so many different levels..
CC Sabathia, Joba Chamberlain, Jose Molina (former Halo or not, he’s a skank now) Hank and George Steinbrenner and every loudmouthed Guido, and high haired slump buster from New Jersey.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
how could you forget Ortiz in that?
"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 12, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I was focusing my animosity towards the "Original" evil empire.
But of course, Ortiz and Youk and every other nasally New England “retahd” can be thrown in the mix.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
^^^^^ Got my vote ^^^^^
2009 Halos AL Western Division Champs:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 12, 2009 1:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Makes a perfect 2010 Red Sox Chant
Sit-Down Fat-Ass!
Clap-Clap Clap-Clap-Clap
Sit Down Fat-Ass!
Clap-Clap Clap-Clap-Clap
by Lee Stevens' Potential on Oct 13, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions
2009 Angels - Lighting the Halo!
"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 12, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
nick name
They dont need a nick name. They need a location evaluation. Therein you’ll find the nickname that is already theirs, THE ANAHEIM ANGELS (of Anaheim)
My facebook
Says I am a fan of the Anaheim Angels… I refuse to change it.
by BruinHalo on Oct 12, 2009 12:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That's the name
of my fantasy baseball league. Adenhart’s Angels.
How appropriate it is that the Angels can be the team to break up the two biggest evil empires in baseball…
by Lompoc Angel Fan on Oct 12, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
2009 LA Angels of Anaheim. We show some nuts!
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 12, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you are a prophet of this team
my signature sucks
by proletariat on Oct 12, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite Nickname would be: 2009 World Series Champions...
Anything less is pointless. Let’s go get them Yanks!!!
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 12, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Team of the Decade
As the best team in the franchise of the decade.
by BruinHalo on Oct 12, 2009 12:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I cannot believe this post tried to compare the 2009 Angels...
… to the Big Red Machine of the 70s.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
Big Red Sox Washing Machine?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 12, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Reds
6 division titles in a tougher time to win divisions; 2 WS wins, one by sweep. 4WS appearances. 6W – 4L in playoff series. 3 × 100-win seasons
Halos:
5 division titles in a time where it was easier to win a division; 1 WS win, 1WS appearance (maybe 2?). 5W – 4L in playoff series (we now have LDS and LCS before a WS). 1 × 100-wins season.
Not yet a fair comparison. However, if the Halos take the world series this year, they can start comparing, although the edge will still be toward the Reds.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 12, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tougher to compare than simple W/L.
The Reds’ dominance came just as Free Agency was coming into being. Their first 3 WS appearances at ’70, ’72 and ’75 were before FA, and their appearance at ’76 was only 1 year into FA. IMHO, this would mean that they had a greater ability than the clubs of this decade in holding on to their talent with little concern for salary loads.
So, on the one hand, it was certainly a greater accomplishment on the part of the Reds to build a lasting juggernaut entirely from within, but at the end of each season they did not have to worry about any of the stuff facing us this next offseason (who do we decide to spend money on between Lackey/Figgy/Abreu/Vlad? Who do we lose to squeeze Wood onto the roster) Not to discount seasons past (Tex, anyone?)
The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch
Ah but Joe Morgans's inane banter
on Sundays cancels out anything done on the field 30 years ago.
Jerry and Omar assclowns for life
by Ghost of seven in a row on Oct 13, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
2009 Angels
East Coast Destroyers!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 12, 2009 12:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
The Red Menace.
Because that’s what we are.
by Bobby Abrew Forever on Oct 12, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions
congratulations, halo nation
i have a question …. are the Angels going back west between now and Friday?
or are they staying on eass coass?
sincerely yours
The Wayward O
Never Call us a Nation
we are not a big fan of that term.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 12, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Scooby Doo!!!
The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch
Big Rojo
I had an Angels blog on MLB.com during the summer of 2007 and in one post actually referenced the Big Red Machine. Just found that file and here’s what I wrote following a home series against the Tigers:
Angels 34, Tigers 13. That’s Big Red Machine-esque. In fact, since the series fell during Break Out The Red week, I thought the team needed a new “red” nickname. I nominate BIG ROJO. It’s got that spanglish thing going on and it’s fun to say. Go on, say it … BIG ROJO.
"That rug really tied the room together."
The Fly High Halos
“We Fly Flags…….for nick”
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a die hard Angel's fan
but having a father from Cincinnati, I really don’t think the Halos have lived up to the legend of The Big Red Machine… yet.
The Big Red Machine had 4 Hall of Famers (Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Manager Sparky Anderson), 5 if you count Pete Rose.
Right now, let’s earn a nickname by bringing it to New York and the NL. Let’s bring home a ring.
The only magic number now is #34
The Red Hatted Stepchildren
Media Darling Killers
Ha!
You must remember our media and fan coverage throughout the 70’s,80’s and 90’s. I always used to call the Halos SoCals red headed step child.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Patience and Fortitude
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 12, 2009 5:59 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Think about the 2009 season...
- The tragedy
- The adversity
- The east-coast media
- The un-ending lack of respect
- National broadcasters not knowing our players
- National TV networks that jump to Seinfeld re-runs rather than show our team celebrating
- So-called baseball “analysts” always making predictions of an Angels humiliation (especially against a marquee club)
- The statements of utter defeat laying in wait for the Angels despite the fact that the stats shows the Angels owning the Yanks for the past decade.
You can call them whatever you want, but after that incredible defeat of the RedSox on Sunday, I simply refer to them as: THE DRAGON-SLAYERS
God needed a starter. RIP #34
http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7042721
There is a video there of the Angels celebrating in the club house.
It was new for me so it may be unseen by many of you too
Hmmmm...
“Red Wings”? Uh, I guess not.
“Crimson Tide”? Er, nope.
“Angels”? Yeah. That’ll do.
You too can be a baseball media analyst! Just don't allow your need to be wrong in public to get in the way of your ignorance.
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