Angel Fans Hurting
IF YOU could take a pill right now to no longer care about sports at all, would you?
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fuck
Win For Adenhart - R.I.P #34
by VladdyG on Oct 17, 2009 11:38 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
No F Bomb Ban
on a fucked up night like fucking this.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 17, 2009 11:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you know id never say the fucking word fuck...
FUCK !!
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 17, 2009 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
my heart would hurt more...
but the bottle of jack is getting to my head earlier than i thought
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 17, 2009 11:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Oct 17, 2009 11:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take baked beans and FUCK.
What we've got can't be bought
by rspencer on Oct 17, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hehe
I giggled
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Oct 17, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone in the game thread notice that izturis throw went right to figgins
Figgins could have kicked the ball home with enough time to get Hairston.
Ah well, Vlad will always have that huge hit against papelbon … when the angels had a 2-0 lead in a 5 game series. suck a pressure performer that guy, that’s why you need him there in the 4 spot.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 17, 2009 11:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
But the blame stems to Maicer because he didn’t make a rational decision
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Oct 18, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he is a bench player
shit, figgins is a fucking bench player
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Figgins was the only reason we were still alive that late in the game
Put the Prozac away, what you need is Rat Poison.
by brokenyard on Oct 18, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So fucking what?
because he got 1 hit?
he did basically take the rest of the game off after that hit, so i’m sure he agrees with you.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was on base 3 times last night walking 2 times so he did his job as a leadoff hitter
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 18, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well he sure is playing like one right now
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS.
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 18, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It did not go right to Figgins...
he had to run to the end of the dirt/grass in left but he continued to fumble like a guy who had butter on his hands.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 18, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorta
was there two errors on that play? one of izzy and one on figgins (bobble). but the play at home would have been close.
plus no way the throw to second (if it got there) would be in time.
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stomach too
But that could be from fucking chain smoking from the 9th inning on! Night all,it was fun hanging out here. :)
by NJinHB on Oct 17, 2009 11:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW
If i say I didn’t break anything, I’d be lying
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Oct 18, 2009 12:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My heart hurts from the loss...
BUT my head hurts from all the booze I’ve been drinking since 4 o’clock! And all the retards I know that don’t want the Angels to succeed. A plague on both their houses!!!!
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 18, 2009 12:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
P.S.
I’m still drinking……
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 18, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck, I just fucking started.
I’ve got a variety pack of Sam Adams sitting here to cheer me up.
it’s not working so far :(
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 18, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND WHO THE FUCK CALLS A 3RD FASTBALL
ON A 0-2 COUNT AWAY ?
HAVE THEY NOT SEEN THE GODDAMNED BUNTS THAT FLY OUT TO RIGHT FOR HOMERUNS?
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on man,
we had the whole game to do some damage. We cant blame this on one pitch. You dont expect to beat the Yankees with 3 runs do you?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
frankly
i was surprised pitches 1 or 2 didn;t get bunted out into the right field seats.
but still, 0-2, that was a HORRIBLE pitch call.
At any rate, they could have won the game so many other times, can’t expect a pos closer like fuentes to be perfect.
I blame vlad, fuentes, figgins, izturis
in that order
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A-Roid,
is an above average player and took it opposite field. As much as I hate to say it we got to give that fag the credit for coming up big. The difference today my friend was the Angels not capitalized on the Yankees mistakes, we let the Yankees take advantage of ours.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
both of those homers
were outs anywhere else
too bad the angels can’t hit homers
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously.
I thought one of our hitters K-Mo, Juan, Napoli, Hunter would take A.J. out of the park. But if only we could just string some hits together it would have been a different outcome. Fuck it, we can take three in Anaheim.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or medium fly balls to right
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A-Rod's, yeah
Jeter’s was socked.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty funny....
You blame Figgins over Izturis. Did Figgy make Izturis throw wildly to second? Did Figgins tell Izturis to have a brainfart and go for the DP when he should have taken the easy out at first? I suppose when Izturis strikes out it is also Figgy’s fault for just being Figgy….
Look I like Izturis but there is no way you blame him on that play. Nobody would be ready for the ball to end up where it did….
The Figgy hate is getting a little out of hand.
by Jack Frost on Oct 18, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
besides this should all go back to our steller closer.
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So your ok with the vlad hate?
Figgy is getting a taste of what fans have said about Vlad. No sympathy for no one its everyone’s fault.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the closer does his job YES I DO
Regardless of all the crap when the bottom of the 11th started the Angels were winning but since Fuentes cant close a box of cereal let alone the game it was lost when he decided to throw a 3rd straight fastball up and out over the plate with the count 0-2 allowing ARod to serve it over the little league fence in RF.
Of course it was the great Mathis who has a better CERA (CRAP STAT when he hits like a little leaguer) even Tori Hunter knew it was a fucked up pitch to throw. He stated in an interview "I saw the (signal for) fastball, I saw (catcher Jeff Mathis’) glove go up, and I was like, ‘Nooooooo!"’ Hunter said.
Oh and had that new guy the Yankees have named Rivera been closing with the lead series is 1-1 Now that is a closer!!
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 18, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my head hurts from watching 5 1/2 hours of baseball on tv without missing a pitch
by Neo8234 on Oct 18, 2009 12:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i missed a lot of pitches
hosting a bday party … but the last 2 hours i saw it all, FML
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Humilitating
Just humiliating. Now that game becomes Chapter 5 in Fox’s storybook of Yankee Glory, 2009 Edition. Fuck them.
by Suboptimal on Oct 18, 2009 12:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i love how every at bat for the yanks
there is a highlight montage of all that particular player has done for the year, how clutch , how many game winning hits etc.
the angels come up, and … it;s how clutch the yankee pitcher has been, how they once struck out some random royal looking.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do they mention the "other" team on the field?
only to highlight how great the Yanks are
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 11:11 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you didnt hear?
This years Yankees are better than any baseball team ever.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except the 1998 Yankees
of course
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely heart.
My head knows we didn’t deserve to win these two. The fact that we could have makes my heart hurt even worse.
by snowhor on Oct 18, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's just a stupid baseball game, and for some reason I feel numb.
I've got nothing.
by bc56274 on Oct 18, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i originally
was going to be satisfied with a sweep of boston this post season. somehow i got sucked into the angels having a shot of winning it all. i FUCKING can not cope with this loss right now.
Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.
by NW angels Fan on Oct 18, 2009 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm with you there
i remeber thinking "if we can just get past boston ill be happy.’ WTF was i thinking im a wreck
by ItsNapTime on Oct 18, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They do have a chance to win it all
it’s 2-0, they are going home. Win two out of three at home and force Game 6 back in NYC. Then it’s anyone’s series.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should start bringing condoms with them to the field
if shitty defense is gonna keep screwing them.
Heres to a Angels Stadium sweep!!
by ItsNapTime on Oct 18, 2009 12:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
scioscia is loyal
and doesnt have the heart or the balls to move vlad. Remember, this is the same manager who started a 1 eyed player in the postseason, and also gave steve finley regular starts in the 2005 playoff failure.
besides, the only guy who would make a difference batting 4th, given how hard they have been hitting the ball this post season, is Kendrick. And that dude can;t even get regular starts, despite leading the team in ops for the 2nd half of the season. Must have been rad for him to see his platoon partner go 1/5 tonight and end the game on a physical and mental mistake.
i had nobody to vent to during the game today :)
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
figgins just rubs me the wrong way
1st he says he felt good about his alds performance, you know, the 0fer one
then tonight he says about the last play of the game -
"It hit my glove and kind of kicked off," Figgins said. "It’s one of those crazy things, that I was backing up but the ball slipped out of my hands."
yeah, it’s crazy to not be able to field the equivalent of a fucking grounder choke artist.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no contract for figgy?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
declining speed
inability to hit lefties
I don;t know if they take into account him having quite possibly, the worst playoff numbers in history for someone with over 100 at bats.
I’d let him walk as a 3rd baseman
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2009 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
take a shot at Beltre?
or just give it to Wood. If only we had more power. (pipe dream)
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait never mind on Beltre.
he must have been juicing in 04 :/
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Angels let this guy walk, ESPECIALLY for the contract he will be looking for. He’s got basically zero leverage right about now, I dont care how many all star games he manages to not play in.
Im lookin forward to new scenery at third, maybe whoever is there will manage more than a walk in the postseason.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking A!
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS.
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 18, 2009 1:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm depressed.
and the worst part is hearing it from all my Dodger fan friends
The 2000s have been great but I grew up on the 90s teams!
by DM_RMBRS '95 on Oct 18, 2009 1:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
me too
Had to hear it all morning long.
And they say things like – it only takes one run to win the game. I’m not saying we played good baseball, but these last 2 games could have been way worse than what they were.
I’m sick of hearing it from Dodger people. GO PHILLIES.
by angelsfan777 on Oct 18, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MY LIVER
decided id drink til i forgot the game…doesn’t work. don’t try it.
by jkup85 on Oct 18, 2009 1:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This was really a team loss ...
except for Saunders, not much to feel good about.
We fought them hard and long, in their house, and they took all our firepower and gave it right back. Tough loss.
John Lackey: "We fly flags."
by LazorkoRules on Oct 18, 2009 1:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I stayed with that game until 5.15 am, London time...
…and had to give up as my body finally betrayed me at the bottom of the 12th. Can’t believe I’m waking up to a loss. That’s fucking rubbish.
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 18, 2009 3:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad I felt like shit and decided not to wake up for the game
except now I feel like shit still, and we still lost
Seems like we’ve beaten ourselves rather than get beaten by the Yankees, but I still believe we’ll turn it around at the Big A
by Matt UK on Oct 18, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say this....
But Vlad needs to take some responsibility for leaving all those guys on base. I love him but I’m tired of making excuses for him and acting like his absence in the playoffs doesn’t bother me. 3 times he’s up with two or more men on base and he comes up with nothing. He has to do better. So do the rest but he needs to set the tone for once, not just be a lovable no show.
by pbubba on Oct 18, 2009 3:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Assessment
In the first two games, Lackey and Saunders have combined for a 2.85 ERA, striking out eight and walking four. The pitching staff overall has a 2.21 ERA in this series.
The team is losing because:
- a 3-for-15 night Saturday with runners in scoring position, and stranding 16 runners on base – 11 from the seventh inning on.
- Over the first two games of the series, the Angels are 4-for-18 with runners in scoring position and have stranded 21 men on base.
- 5 errors in the first two games of the series with the Yankees, and countless more mental mistakes. The disciplined, “cerebral” performances that has been the hallmark of Scoiscia-led teams have not been evident in the series with the Yankees. This Angels team is suddenly very tight and playing not to lose. “Embarrassed” is not too strong a sentiment for the Angels players to be feeling right now
- Soth’s blind loyalty to Vlad in refusing to move him from batting 4th. He was a great player for many years, but the skills have clearly diminished. There’s no doubt he’ll still “wow” us all with the flashes of the younger Vlad, but in the post-season there’s not 162 games for the two or three “highlight reel” moments. Vlad needs to be batting 6th. How many times does Torii have to get intentionally walked or pitched-around before a change in the batting order is made?
- Fuentes. Ugh. You have to throw garbage to Rodriguez on an 0-2 pitch, not a 90 MPH belt-high fastball with no movement. Has there ever been a time in MLB history where a player who led the majors in saves (48) was not only considered the biggest liability in the bullpen – but also the biggest liability on the entire pitching staff? Just another reason why SAVES is one of the most over-rated stats in baseball.
I like our chances for a big game three win from Weaver; the season will come down to game four with Kazmir facing Sabathia.
by mustard_man on Oct 18, 2009 4:20 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Great assessment
I agree with you 100%. Especially about the Vlad part
RIP Nick. We will miss you!
by KingF15h on Oct 18, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who would bat 4th? K-Mo?
I would put swap Vlad and K-Mo spots in the order.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
put kmo in the 4 hole and vladdy at the 1 hole, (he is a hellvu singles hitter in the post season) but we would need a pinch runner every time he gets on, Shit i dont know what to do w/him
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well.
im not comfortable with Juan in the 5th spot. Naploi hasn’t done anything, so maybe HK can get back in the order and take control.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
100% correct
Even though they played tough and didn’t miss by miss, I can’t help but feel like the Angels just got laughed out of the Bronx. This team is better than that. They could have won Friday, but they should have won last night. Instead they’re in an 0-2 hole against a very good team. They left their best chance—maybe their only chance—to get back into the series on the field with all those stranded runners, those silly errors, those sliders Vlad flailed at, and that crush-me fastball from Fuentes. Even that was an out anywhere else in America, which somehow makes it feel like an even bigger mistake.
What hurts is that you can move Vlad in the order, not let Fuentes pitch to right-handers, play airtight defense and even come up with some big hits, but it might not matter anymore. An 0-2 hole is an 0-2 hole, even going home for three games. The Angels have just worked too hard this year to blow another playoff run like this. I can come up with a thousand reasons why they deserved to at least have evened the series, but it’s academic at this point. They didn’t do it.
Ugh. I just woke up, but I need a drink already. It’s going to be a long wait for Game 3.
by Suboptimal on Oct 18, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great assessment
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
halos need to go back the Angels Baseball.
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
been saying what you said on a couple other posts but without stats
like
1. pitching is as great as yanks
2. just need fielding and timely hitting
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we win the next 2 games
This is going to be one hell of a series!
I can’t wait!
by TheAntiSox on Oct 18, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rhere should be an option for both.
We had so many opporyunities to get a larger lead in extra innings. Why isn’t Torii getting some of the blame?
Bloody painful to end a game on a routine throw to 2B…
by sothball on Oct 18, 2009 7:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In my book, Torii is
he was up in crucial situations and did not come through. If not for the hit and run, he would’ve hit into a DP in the 13th. There is sooooo much blame to cast around. It would be irresponsible to blame JUST Izzy or Vlade or Fuentes or Torii or Figgy. It was just bad all the way around.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least the angels suck dong as a team, right?
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
:)
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I watched this series before...........
2007 ALDS………..2008 ALDS.
yup…..thats about right.
"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 18, 2009 7:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What about 2002 and 2005
In both series, the Yankees needed two more victories and couldn’t get them.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Oct 18, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im thinking more about the lack of offense..............
"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 18, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought 2005 was a 3-2 Angels victory.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 18, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cmon guys
Sure we had a REALLY bad couple of games but its dumb to start losing faith.
They come back to Anaheim, where they’ve had the Yankees number. They hit Petite well, C.C. and Burnett will be pitching on short rest.
My hopes is that we’ll sweep the series. Cmon believe there’s still magic in this run.
by TheAntiSox on Oct 18, 2009 7:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+8000
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 18, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, hell
+1000 more
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 18, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burnett is pitcing regular rest.
by HALO_86 on Oct 18, 2009 11:16 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Extra off day
since Selig wants to compete with Thanksgiving football.
by GMan83201 on Oct 18, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
I forgot about that stupid day off between game 4 and 5. So pointless
by TheAntiSox on Oct 18, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I"m With You
I feel like 1-1 tie or even a 2-0 lead are so close I can taste them. Any team can dissapear for two games, and any team can get hot for a few. I still feel like over a long stretch of games the Angels will prove more resiliant. They have to play better of course, but I don’t think this bunch of ball players will accept a sweep, or have it forced upon them. And at this point I still am not giving the Yankees the nod as the better team. Angels in 7.
HALOS
by pbubba on Oct 18, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I could take a pill to just make Vlad go away I would
During the regular season, even when he was doing great I can’t tell you how many times I said, “Wow, I can’t believe the pitcher was that stupid to throw him anything near the zone”. He’s not facing stupid pitchers in the playoffs and he hasn’t done nearly enough to force them to throw him strikes. When he takes a pitch, it’s because he decided in the on-deck circle or before the pitch that he was going to.
Kendrick hit 352 after the break. His sitting on the bench is a CRIME!
I wouldn’t start Figgins vs either Pettite or CC. His numbers against LHP are brutally bad. So bad that Q had better numbers against LHP. Also do you guys realize Maicer had a 475 OBP against Lefties granted only like 60 plate appearances, but he’s the one sitting against lefties?
If Monday’s doesn’t have Aybar, Kendrick and Izzy in it, then it is NOT the best one for the Angels, and sadly I think there is only about a 2% chance Soth will go with that.
by MH252525 on Oct 18, 2009 8:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HK, after coming back from AAA, has been one of the top hitters IN ALL OF BASEBALL.
I cant wrap my mind around this. The numbers are there, in front of sosh, this guy who supposedly will win a batting title, and is on his way to doing so, is sitting on the bench. I can’t fathom it. I really dont know what is going on?
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love Howie as much as anyone
and I think he should be the starter. But i’m really starting to warm up to Maicer. I was never really worried/mad about him coming up to bat… i was actually hopeful.
that being said, Howie should NOT be on the bench for the rest of the year. at all. period.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 18, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To Vlad's credit
He did get that base hit in game 3 over Boston.
by TheAntiSox on Oct 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I give the second base umpire credit for making the right call on Aybar
I know I’m in the minority, but good for him. No matter what team you root for the neighborhood play is BS; and, in any case, Aybar wasn’t even in the neighborhood. It was blatant. Usually you get the neighborhood play when there’s at least an attempt to touch the bag or the timing of the touch up is slightly early or late. Aybar seemed to go out of his way to play hopscotch around the base and not touch it.
Good for the ump.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The only thing that irritated me about it
was he made the neighborhood call all game and then all of a sudden out of the blue decides to call him safe. Doesn;t make sense to me.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 18, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
FOX said they went back at all the replays and Aybar touched the bag on every DP. Now, I haven’t looked myself, but it’s not as if the second baseman never touches touches the bag.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah some douche in the FOX truck said he reviewed them all
Suuuuuuure he did! And I’ve got a bridge to sell you
RIP Nick. We will miss you!
by KingF15h on Oct 18, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In their defense
Joe Buck + Tim McCarver were railing on the umps for that call the whole time. Aybar did have time to hit the bag and still get Posada by 10 ft, but that play is an out all year long.
by Neo8234 on Oct 18, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see the replay
but I know in the past, they always called the phantom double play out during the season and have tightened the screws during the playoffs. It really didn’t hurt us. More irritating than anything.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad that the ump didn't make consistent calls
he had been giving that call to the Yanks all night, but decided NOT to give it to Aybar? COME ON, that’s a joke. How often do you see 1st OR 2nd basement not touch the bag and still get the out? When will MLB FINALLY do something about these horrible calls?
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and obviously playing second base in a ninja costume is a bad idea
I keep thinking Cano and Izturis are going to settle things with a Kung Fu battle at second base.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that was an awesome moment
but that only makes one in a row
by UCIHalo on Oct 18, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
he needs to be more productive
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS.
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 18, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm just sick this morning. i put the loss on Funetes, but we went ahead, i did not think we deserved to win the game because of all the wasted chances, but to groove an 0-2 pitch, come on!!
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 8:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nobody can hit fuente's 90mph belt high fastball. Thats closer material right there.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFLCOPTER!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure that Fuentes isn't throwing fast-pitch softball?
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that stike out on the ball in the dirt by vald, that was embarassing
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i was thinkin the same thing
I still believe in Vlad. I truly believe he will come through big for us in this series and more then once. Make up for this horrible game 2. Damn that swing on strike 3 was ugly.I can live with strike 1 or 2 swing but not on 3. Hard to defend
by HALO_86 on Oct 18, 2009 11:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
it's 12 noon here
I just got out of bed. I’m still pissed
RIP Nick. We will miss you!
by KingF15h on Oct 18, 2009 8:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NFL games today!
if that cheers up anyone.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
whoever the Rams playing are my favorite team today
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacksonville!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
only for fantasy football reasons, go Jags!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A chargers fan whose most hated team is the RAMS?
Huh? I can’t for the life of me figure that one out. What did we ever do to the Chargers? lol! The two Rams games I’ve attended in San Diego both ended up favorable for the home team … silver platter edition, much in the way the Angels gifted the win for the Yankees yesterday.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 18, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess would be that he is a fan of the team that remained in Southern California and hates the one that left.
Makes perfect sense to me.
by snowhor on Oct 18, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are right on. that murdering Bitch Georgia pushs her husband off a boat gets an NFL team, leaves LA for the money leaving us high and dry for 15 plus yrs
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what he said
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, he was found dead in his pool
RIP Nick. We will miss you!
by KingF15h on Oct 18, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK! I'm a raiders fan....
so it only makes is worse
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS.
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 18, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Raiders will have their day in the sun.
after Jamarcus is cut or once his accuracy becomes better.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck I can write a novel on all the fuck ups hes had.
I can probably write a novel on mine as well :/
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
once that old fart is gone, the raiders will get better
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS.
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 18, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not for a Raider fan
I can enjoy watching good games and performances still, but the Riders drain any fun for me. I need the Angels to last as long as possible. Lol I wish I can drop them as my team.
by HALO_86 on Oct 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Don't like pro football so...
it doesn’t help – but thanks for trying…
If we don’t win the ALCS this loss is going to hurt until April.
by angelsfan777 on Oct 18, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh?
You should always have more than one sport, it makes things fun.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i couldnt sleep
i had nightmares of Aroid hitting one over that ridiculous fence in right
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
who ever is going tomorrow
please be loud!….scream do something….
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My Heart is killing me but the one cure that takes care of that...
Sunday league baseball and Angel game on Monday!! Can’t wait I’ll be at work watching on the computer…Bring it Yanks!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 18, 2009 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll be watching it at work too.
Probably yelling and screaming at my desk…
by angelsfan777 on Oct 18, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Win two out of three at home
That’s not so hard, is it? Once a series gets to Game 6 it’s anyone’s prize.
Good luck from a Rays fan.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
thanks, it must be tough living w/those bitchs(yank & sux) every other day during the season
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We tend to hate the Sox more
Probably because they’ve been the better team since we became competitive. And their fans are even more annoying.
by ChrisSimmsSpleen on Oct 18, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
looking at it realistically we could win 2 out of 3
but we should just win the 3.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weaver vs. Pettitte
Should be a fun dual to watch. Then it’s short-rest CC against Kazmir, which should also be close to a push. Would Saunders start game 5 against Burnett?
by GMan83201 on Oct 18, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its a toss up.....but if its an elimination game i think Scioscia will go with Lackey
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll go with lackey regardless
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait?
why would he put Saunders over Lackey in game 5? Makes little to no sense.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey has been there in big time pressure and he probably deseves it, will it be his regular turn?
WS in 09
by salmonforever on Oct 18, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or if there is a G7 do you think Lackey again?
on two days rest? or is that pushingit?
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no...probably go with Weaver
and hope that his skill and the Nick Mojo puts us over the top
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I trust Weav,
I think N.A. inspires him the most.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could very well be Lackeys last start as an Angel as well
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 18, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no yeahh i think it would be Lackey too
its here and its going to be good weather for Lackey and we saw last night that the weather up there wnt affect Saundo soo yeahh….and that means Weavs for G7(if neccesary)
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
weve beat em 3 in a row here before
in July we swept em and we left no doubt…….i think we can do it again
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they were in the middle of a hot streak then too
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
by Moondoggy on Oct 18, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't wanna be a negative nancy
but NY also took two of three in LA late in the season with home field still up for grabs.
by GMan83201 on Oct 18, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
debbie downer?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KCAL is a little behind in thier top stories.
Doyer just tied the series, Perdo Martinez is awesome, and C.C. stopped the Angels today.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted that my head hurts more...
…because while Vlad and Fuentes are definitely the key goats of the game imo, it was after all Mathis who had the brain fart in calling that stupid 0-2 pitch. And Scoscia keeping Vlad batting fourth is just retarded. And also the Fox announcers’ insipid, shitty, annoying and generally pro-Yankees “analysis” really hurts my brain as well!
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mathis made the motion to make the pitch up........
Up meaning above the letters…….NOT Belt High……….
Fuentes blew that not Mathis.
"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 18, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
be careful. the Fuentes Defense Task Force will have your ass for that.
by daze on Oct 18, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh there is plenty of blame to go around.......
just on that instance its not on Mathis………
"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 18, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
im convinced anyone defending this scrub from the national league has to be related to him.
Sosh should just make him situational relief, so he could give up runs in the 7th and 8th instead of the 9th.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh...
Did I not just call him one of the two key goats of the game, along with Guerrero? ;)
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasnt directed at you.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check this out...
…you might find it interesting, if not surprising (from Sept. 17):
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fuentes-debunking-saves-singlehandedly
“If you ever need to convince someone of the uselessness of the save statistic, make them watch Brian Fuentes pitch.”
Ouch! :D
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I should include the final paragraph from that article...
“If the Angels want to win the World Series, they probably need to stop giving Fuentes so many high leverage opportunities. He’s not their best relief pitcher, even if he does lead the league in a remarkably meaningless statistic.”
Well, I think everyone here already knew that Jepsen was better, but unfortunately the Angels had already used him for two innings… :/
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, completely agree about teh save stat being meaningless.
Theres a reason this guy didnt make a showing during the all star game.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um NO!
Had ARod not swung he hits Mathis glove ..right were he put it
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 18, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing hurts.
A world series victory erased the pains of 1982, 1986 and 1995. It also paid forward any pain I could feel for the Angels. I am a humbled and tamed man, thanks to the blessing that is 2002.
With that in mind, I am hoping to pick up a single ticket for the next two games, because my obnoxiously noisy lungs will be needed in this stadium. In spite of my humility, I am still passionate to the point of being rabid.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 18, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is there an experation on the pain being paid forward?
What you said can be applied to a Cubs fan also.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
problem is most cubs fans today werent alive when the last championship was one.......
so yeah I would say a lifetime would be the experation point……..
As in if the Angels never win another WS in my lifetime……..I will always have that year in 2002 when I was 19!
"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 18, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
was WON*
not one*
"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 18, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this plus 100000000000000000000000000000
"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 18, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand the pain and the critisism
but come on, don’t give up yet! We have 3 games at the Big A, and we have a really GOOD chance of taking all of them. Do NOT throw in the towel. Do NOT give up the faith! This team has not come so far, fought so hard, and struggled through so much adversity this year to fold, and go quietly into the winter!!!
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I appreciate the hopeful words
It does make me feel better
by hotef on Oct 18, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in 100% agreement with Downing Rules
DR’s first two lines should be my sig.
As for this series, if the real Angels show up its curtains for the Yankees. And if not, it’s curtains for the Angels. So this series comes down to a Tale of Two Curtains.
by Fan Since 1981 on Oct 18, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dont worry
u guys will regroup tomorrow and beat up on pettitte
then u have to face sabbathia game 4
if u can beat him than your chances are very favorable in game 5
before u know it ur back in new york with the lead
i still think they can pull it off
they didnt come this far to fold….
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 18, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good luck against Lee today.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will never complain about any of the Angels announcers ever again!
TBS/Fox have sunk to new lows in baseball broadcasting. Even my 13 yr old son who watched the game with me thought they should have their baseball broadcasting license revoked. Tried turning off the TV sound, but delay between radio & tv feed was irritating too.
I need a big dose of Rex Hudler enthusiasm this morning..oh, uh wait, is that legal?? Ah, who cares-Rex, Angel fans need you! Tell us why the Angels are gonna turn this around!
by hbhalofan on Oct 18, 2009 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
i just kept saying “SAUNNNDDDOOOOOO” over and over last night.
by daze on Oct 18, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I <3 Hud
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Him or rodger lodge
Lol. No, really. he may be an idiot, but he’s incredibly biased.
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2009 10:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Roger Lodge is mega-irritating too.
Guy yells everything, and constantly references his days as a goofy game show host…eccch!
by hbhalofan on Oct 18, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly compared to Fox...
…I thought the TBS announcers were pretty tolerable.
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
both sets of broadcasters were awful
But yeah, the Fox announcers didn’t even try to hide the fact that they were blowing A-Roid, and the rest of the Yanks.
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree..
I even would have taken Rory and Gub, but I really wanted to hear Hud last night!!
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where is Hud when we need him...
Maybe AM830 will bring him on if for no other reason just to encourage us.
by angelsfan777 on Oct 18, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping sleep would help the pain
But I was wrong. That game SUCKED. Dang it Fuentes.
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2009 10:09 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I woke up hurting even more
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally, after a loss like that I would wander the streets, muttering to myself...
…but I’m still in too much of a daze to do even that! :/
by harrigan99 on Oct 18, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i got lucky i had my girl with me
otherwise i would have been in a really bad mood
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 18, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Princeton,
Did you drink like crazy last night?
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2009 10:23 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
i played a couple games of pong
but i was just in disbelief last night. I couldn’t believe what had happened. I closed my computer at the end of the game. But I was lucky my girl kept me company for the whole thing.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 18, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol I went out after the game and a stupid broad put me in an even worse mood........
just by thinking she was smarter than me………which she was firmly and swiftly corrected on that point………
After that she tried to make her BF feel bad to re-pad her ego and I had to verbally bitch slap her some more……..which my friend enjoyed…….until he had to go home alone.
lol.
"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 18, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that is what we call in the business
a bitch
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 18, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah worse part about her......
is all my buddies other friends bow down to her and give her everything she wants……but now since I’ve been kicking it with him shes all pissed off because I call her out on her BS and even now gotten him to recognizing it……….but I’ll be damned if I let one of my oldest buddies get berated for doing nothing wrong……….
"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 18, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good man dude
last thing you want is your friend going out with a bitch
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 18, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It dont matter......he's not gonna leave her.......
but damn if Im gonna put up with her shit without calling her out on it.
"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 18, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait i got a question? anyone feel free to answer
why not walk Aroid? i mean at that point Matsui was already out and a nobody was behind him
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We scared of
Joel Guzman and Brett Gardner
by ryanfea on Oct 18, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you DO NOT in any circumstances put the leadoff guy on in extra innings intentionally.....I dont care if its BABE RUTH.
walking him there……they bunt him over……and then a lousy broken bat floater over Aybar’s head wins them the game…….
Make them earn it……….unfortunately thanks to a horrible pitch location and a good hitter…….he earned it.
"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 18, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't it 2 outs when a rod was up?
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
He lead off
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2009 10:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
oh... irish whiskey clouded my recollection of that inning...
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it was 2 outs then yes thats a no-brainer.......
but totally not the case.
"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 18, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
look at it this way
i would much rather have Arod at second with Brett Freaking Gardner and Melky Freaking Cabrera…than Aroid with the bases loaded(we got out of that jam)
by Angels_48 on Oct 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but whats more likely to happen.....
a homerun or a broken bat single?
the percentages just dont agree with this theory.
"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 18, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not a good idea to walk the leadoff man in the start of an inning
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
since he was the leadoff man
no one was on base
so it would make sense to get him over with rather than walking him
and even if he hit a home run, the damage is limited to that….
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 18, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he could have scored anyway
bunt. single, sac fly = he scores
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Bobby we need you!
I hope Bobby comes out of his two game decline…he might have last night in the extra innings but he got the intentential walk every time he got up to bat. To go from five for nine with four walks in the ALDS to zero for nine in the first two games of the ALCS is a hell of a decline.
by kbrown on Oct 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Goddamnit
It feels like the Angels thought the job was done after beating the Sox. That loss HURT. Badly. I mean, I’m getting flashbacks to when the Sox owned us. They’re just letting opportunities slip through their fingers. Good God, what a horrible way to lose.
Let's win one for Adenhart #34
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!
by moosemastr on Oct 18, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It hurts, bad, but I would take no such pill.
The Angels are coming home, they’re going to play in sunny So Cal, and we’ll be in the stands to cheer them on. Neither team has looked good so far, and the series could just as well have been 1-1 or 2-0. And we all wish it was – but so what?
What’s more difficult? Scoring three runs after making 26 outs and finding yourself trailing by two? Or winning four games after playing two poor games and finding yourself trailing by two? With the next three games in Anaheim, I’ll take the Angels to bust through door number two and head back to New York in the driver’s seat in this series.
Does anyone here believe the Angels would play like they did in games one and two with the series on the line in a potential game seven? Hell no! This team is different, and we will win with what we’ve got. There are a couple more flags to fly – which means there is baseball yet to play.
Nick will be watching over us from Center Field tomorrow. Let’s have some smiles on our faces for him, some positive thinking in our minds, and some faith in our hearts. Go Angels!

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 18, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In fact, I'm so ready for Game 3 I just bought myself a ticket on StubHub.
V522, Row A, Seat 11. I’ll be there to cheer on my boys to victory.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 18, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make friends with the usher before the game begins
you will need them to make people keep moving along fast or your view will be blocked.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 18, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the advice.
I might be too pumped up to stay in my seat though.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 18, 2009 6:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Pissed? Yes. Still an Angels fan? Yes.
Woke up, put on my #9 Figgins t-shirt and headed out the door…
FUCK.
God needed a starter. RIP #34
by 3rd Echelon on Oct 18, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bummed about the early start time for tomorrow...
Although I am happy to be employed, I have no internet access, save for my slow-as-molasses cell phone that I can check between patients, if I get lucky. Can’t take the afternoon off—too broke. (See previous post dealing with multiple appliance failure/concurrent plumbing disaster) Game will be over by the time I am done with work. Gotta have confidence the Weav will be lights out tomorrow afternoon, and the bats will have thawed out from the cold.
@AlanFalcon—Thanks for reposting the 27 outs pic—we all need to see that right now!
by hbhalofan on Oct 18, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This makes me realize...
how much good the red sox were to come back 3-0 to the Yankees in 04, 3-1 to the Indians in 07, and 3-1 to the rays last year to force a game 7. We can come back and break the hearts of Yankee fans.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+10000000000000
right on
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like the movie says
It could happen
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we all need to just watch and rewatch that movie all day today.
It’s NOT over.
by angelsfan777 on Oct 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cross out much
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 18, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know
SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! – “another one bites the dust,”
and as Joe Swanson says “Let’s get it on.” And in every Adam Sandler movie “You can doooooooooo it” Halos. “Use the hips”
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess a game like that one
Separates the optimists from the pessimists. The glass-half-full people see an 0-2 deficit as a potential glorious comeback, the glass-half-empty people see it as midway to a humiliating sweep. Whatever the outcome, one side will turn to the other and say, “I told you so.”
I like to think I’m practical about baseball, but maybe baseball reality is inherently pessimistic. Maybe I just like my surprised to be pleasant. Maybe I would rather admit to being wrong in case the Angels come back and win, because if it happens, I’ll be too pleased to care. Maybe it’s just an elaborate coping mechanism.
I’m still trying to decide if watching the NLCS tonight would make me feel better or worse. I could take some solace from watching the Dodgers experience a similarly agonizing extra-inning defeat. Whatever. For now, more alcohol.
by Suboptimal on Oct 18, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm usually an optimist
But the reality of facing Sabathia again is making me nervous. I’ll try not to think about it anymore. lol
by NJinHB on Oct 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
CC isn't invulnerable.
The Angles lost Game 1 because of their horrible play, not exclusively because of CC’s pitching. The team just didn’t show up to play that night.
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping for a fast thaw from the frigid East
>a few of them to get really pissed off on their crappy playing & pull their heads out
>a few of them to actually swing the bat instead of the ‘deer in headlights’ look from a ball that was pitched perfectly down the middle (wha? huh? a strike? I don’t believe it)
>get energized from the thousands of faithful fans cheering them on at home
and WIN!!!!
I STILL BELIEVE!!!!
by ladybug on Oct 18, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WELL SAID!!!
need to cheer for the Angels at the top of our lungs tomorrow!!
Just another Halo victory
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 18, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Pills Needed, Nothing is Needed to Numb Anything
The Halos have beat themselves in both games. The first game I will blame the weather……actually, the Angels players who allowed themselves to “think” about it too much. Just look at their hesitation to make any extra effort, like diving or the usual communicating on popflys…Oh and the constant reminders they have with thier camp snoopy headgear.
Game 2 was, like a failed to mention happened in game 1 as well…..too many runners left on base. And once again, the Halos Error beat themselves.
The Halos are as good or better than this years Yankees and this series should go 7 games. 6 at the very least. Anything less is a complete meltdown by the Angels.
I BELIEVE. The team still does not look tight and they will win the next 3 at home. THEY BETTER…
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Oct 18, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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