Congratulations to you guys and the team!

by GatorSphere on Oct 12, 2009 6:23 AM PDT

It was awesome to see the Angels SWEEP Boston right out of the playoffs!

As a dedicated Rays fan, I hate the Boston Red Sox more than any team out there, and your team kicked their butts right out of the playoffs! Way to go!

I know Kaz didn't pitch well, but I'm happy he gets a chance to return to the ALCS and I hope he and the Angels reach the WS this year.

If I had to choose a second favorite team in baseball, it'd be the Angels. I remember watching with great fondness the 2002 WS and wanting the Angels to win so badly. I had a class with David Eckstein in the fall of 1996 at the Univ. of Florida. It was a Poli Sci class, "Women in Politics". Each of us took the class b/c we needed a junior or higher level Poli Sci class. We spent most of the semester in the back of the class talking baseball. Never in my wildest dreams did I think he was going to ever make it in the bigs, but he was a key member of the Angels 2002 WS and then won the WS MVP with St. Louis in 2006. At any rate, it was fun watching the Angels back then and now we have one running our team in Joe Maddon. So there are some Angels ties to the Rays and to me personally so I really hope you guys and your team beat the Yankees!

Best of luck in the ALCS!

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Cool story!

Thanks man.

Don’t worry, we always play the Yanks tough. We don’t take no mess

RIP Nick. We will miss you!

by KingF15h on Oct 12, 2009 6:51 AM PDT reply actions

I wish I knew Eck

And thanks. Go rays next year!

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Oct 12, 2009 7:26 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

Kazmir will have better days...

…and besides, the Rays got 3 really outstanding prospects in return. I expect Sean Rodriguez will be in the starting line-up next year.
Nice story on Eckstein. I love him, for the way he plays the game, and for the person he appears to be off the field.

by sothball on Oct 12, 2009 8:14 AM PDT reply actions

thank you

i try to root for the rays. great underdog team, and gotta love joe maddon.

by Halos in DE on Oct 12, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions

hope SoS works out for you

by Halos in DE on Oct 12, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

You mean S-Rod?

SOS is Sean O’Sullivan. He wasn’t traded. It was S-Rod, Alex Torres, and Matt Sweeney.

by sothball on Oct 12, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

my bad

i thought o’sullivan was the player to be nammed

by Halos in DE on Oct 12, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks buddy!

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Oct 12, 2009 10:09 AM PDT reply actions

thanks, dude.

very classy.

"it's mind-bottling."

by retrohalo on Oct 12, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions

Good story, thanks for that.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Oct 12, 2009 2:01 PM PDT reply actions

Big grats to the Halos and their fans, thats including me!!!I been an Angels fan for many a year, my first ever game was to see the bobby bonds, joe rudi, bobby grich and frank tannana team and my first jersey ever was a bobby grich one, seen some really bad times and now loving the current times and down to the red sux!!!

by peteyweestro on Oct 12, 2009 5:46 PM PDT reply actions