Scioscia Dodges Bullet, Angels Live to Fight On!
by Rev Halofan on Oct 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 7 Yankees 6
The Yankees were 8 outs away from the World Series but the Rally Monkey performed an enema that no spitball or conspiratorial umpiring would undo under the Los Angeles Thunderstick Tsunami of Anaheim.
The game featured easily the worst on-field managerial decision of Mike Scioscia's career: he pulled John Lackey in the 7th inning with 2 on and 2 out in a 4-0 game to bring in reliever Darren Oliver, whose first pitch cleared the bases. Shades of Gene Mauch '86... With a looming infamy staring him straight in the face, the Yankees scored four more times in the inning as Kevin Jepsen got out of trouble after allowing his inherited runners to score.
But instead of Scioscia facing a true fan firing squad for the first time in his Angel career, the Donnie Moore game again replayed itself as a 7-6 victory for the team down 3 games to 1.... YES... With 9 outs between them and the American League pennant, the New York Yankees bullpen (stroked Linda Lovelace style by mainstream baseball analysts as a dominant strength of the AL East champs) shriveled small-sack-style and coughed up three runs in the bottom of the same "magical" inning. Kendry Morales drove in the go-ahead run after the Angels big bats (Abreu, Hunter, Guerrero) had finally done their job to the satisfaction that they might get mentioned in between the non-stop media fawning over the Yankee lineup that was held in check by a Lackey who raged at his skipper on the mound, rage RAGE against the dying of the light, and they did not go gentle onto that good night!
And one funny note: the stereotype of SoCal fans as mellow was washed when Tim McCarver and Joe Buck's driveling analysis was regularly downed out by the loud Anaheim crowd.
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We nearly died of heart failure
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And HIS predecessor, too. Before there was K-Rod there was Percy to scare us to death.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
And Lee Smith before him!
Actually I think Lee was pretty amazing even in his waning years.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Froot Loops.
I have it on good authority.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
At least Frankie didn't look like he was going to shit himself
when he was about to shit himself
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
although Fuentes’ nervousness might make pinheads like Swisher more confident…
by Rev Halofan on Oct 22, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That's kind of funny.
And really strange. It’s usually the Yankees and Boston fans who are drunk in large numbers.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Fuentes is not a closer
He should be relegated to the regular bullpen, and the Angels need to find somebody else.
In game six of the ALCS?!
I know, I know, I feel the same way as everyone — but THIS IS NOT THE TIME!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
but we can't wait for next year
I hear what your saying but we might have a better closer inhouse like Santana.
I'm proud to know you.
That is some bold genius, sir. The creationists weep for us.
by Turks Teeth on Oct 22, 2009 8:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm guessing it's from the Creationist Museum
…or something. Y’know, the folks that believe the Earth is 6000 years old, and Jesus rode dinosaurs. Kinda like, despite all logic, we rode beastly over the Yankees tonight.
by Turks Teeth on Oct 22, 2009 9:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think they claim that Jesus rode dinosaurs, and that looks like the painting of Jesus holding a lamb, the one that's in every Sunday School.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
That's what I thought. It looked a bit wooly.
Which reminds me of this song:
“Women, they do get wooly….. "
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
A little more of the song:
“Oh she may get wooly, women do get wooly, because of all the stress…”
Here’s a hint: million dollar arm with a 5 cent head.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
You could be one of my kids. You're right between my two youngest.
I’ll be 60 in March.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Have you noticed that he seems to alternate between awesome and teetering on the brink?
It’s almost a good/bad/good/bad pattern.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I'd say he's done fine
krod blew as many saves this year and how soon we forget krod in the playoffs last year…
That's true.
And Fuentes has more saves than any other closer in baseball this year.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I gotta print this out on card stock...
and stick it in my bible as a bookmark!
Man, you guys need to get around the internet more often:
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 22, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus loves the little Fuentes...
all the Fuentes of the world,
Red and yellow black and white
they are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little Fuentes of the world!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
+1 Mathis en fuego
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
I gave him a vote.
Don’t know if he deserved it tonight over some of the other guys, but he deserved more than 0 votes and it was a total team effort.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
This
He’s been clutch as anyone can be… Surprising to see no love for the math.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 22, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Math.
Even if Lackey can only Add and Subract.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
it already did
Just another Halo victory
http://www.ihatejoebuck.com/
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 22, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Reload that gun and keep firing it
Pizz poor job of managing a game in my personal opinion. Noway in hell you take out your horse up by 4 runs. Leave him in the game worst case is he gives it up and its tied but he deserved to be on the bump there
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
I'm exhausted
that was an emotional roller coaster of a game
but YEAH BABY! LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!
Heaven has another Angel. RIP, Nick Adenhart. You'll be missed.
http://extra1nnings.blogspot.com/
by HawaiiHaloFan35 on Oct 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
I was a young man at the start of the 9th inning
and I feel like I qualify for Medicare now that it ended
2009 Halos AL Western Division Champs:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
If my heart can survive 2 more games like this...
…I am going to donate it to medical research.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is right.
My sister was at the game and she kept texting that to me all night long, and nothing else.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
AGREE!
and for all those that wanted him to be on the bench……bah!
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck yeah!
Vlad is my boy!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think both.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Great win!
Very happy with the heart they showed.
Rivera is so freaking good it is ridiculous.
For a moment I thought you were talking about Juan.
I agree about Mariano and the rest of your statement.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Travis Barker?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I laugh at your vr, Fig
every. single. time.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
Lackey for Panther. Not his fault he got screwed then taken out.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
Yeah, but he let it get into his head, and then started to melt down.
I was surprised Soth pulled him when he did, though, it seemed like he’d settled back down.
Guess he wanted to turn UHaul around.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
He got a bum call then, melted like Ice!
Lackey was terrific for like 6 innings then, he gets a bad call in the 7th and instead of concentrating on getting the next guy out, he throws his tantrums again and ends up loading the bases! He is a good pitcher but, a mental midget nonetheless! That is probably why Scioscia pulled him out. Good pitchers do what they are supposed to do which is just pitch!
Officiating is part of the game but, they probably should allow instant replay like in the NFL for atleast, the controversial calls and give the umpires the opportunity to reverse the calls if wrong.
Limit it to 3 challenges like in the NFL and you do not slow up the game.
I BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YYYYEEEESSSS WWWWEEEE WWWIIIILLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow......give one of those chins to Jorge John
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Slim Fast, John.. its not as bad tasting as you think
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 22, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, after a while
it actually tastes like chocolate. I’ve totally gotten used to it.
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
+1
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Went back in time
Hacked the sign. Took a photo. Came back.
Actually no, I have no idea how photoshop works. There’s a website that’ll generate these for you. And say whatever you want. This is the first thing that came to mind.
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hacking signs is actually easy.
For example, how awesome would it be if tomorrow morning a road sign somewhere said “GO ANGELS” instead of “CONST AHEAD” ?
Well, it’s easy to do that…
http://jalopnik.com/5141430/how-to-hack-an-electronic-road-sign
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA I was about to post this link. :-)
I read it on your blog earlier today.
PS – isn’t Leavenworth magical?
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Niiiice!!!
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Flux capacitor?
and you iz haxor?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, flux capacitor.
The only difficult element is getting Fuentes up to 88mph.
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Once he hits 88 your going to see some serious shit...
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.addletters.com/disneyland-sign-generator.htm
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 22, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It truly is the happiest place on earth.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
TAKE IT TO DA BRONX!!!!
bad move by scioscia. its a W though!
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
taking out lackey in the 7th.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Putting in Weaver on his throw day was genius.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels!
I would have liked to see him pitch 2 innings too
but maybe he had only 1 in him.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels!
It's his throw day...
So this leaves him fresh for potential game seven, presumably.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
e x a c t l y
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
hes gotta pitch game seven!
you cant extend him too much.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
G7 is Santana...
I agree with Terry Smith.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
yep, Sosh
went Tony LaRussa on us twice but thankfully the team prevailed
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 22, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You know that during a regular season game they NEVER EVER show these idiots who run onto the field.
But Fox did. Wanted to embarass us.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
The lushes were out in full force behind the left field pavilion...
I cannot recall seeing such a collection of drunk Angel fans EVER. IT was NUTS out there.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That's ... kind of funny.
It was usually the Yankees and Boston fans who were drunk in large numbers
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I don't think that makes a difference.
…. did they delay the game at all for that performance? Or did they just not bother to show us the game?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
no i know but I just want to know if he gets in just as much trouble...
in texas you can run out in the batters eye to get a hr ball…not a fountain ;), but still
I don't know.
yeah, I’ve seen the thing in Texas but I don’t think this counts as the same thing. I laughed when he fell or jumped into the deep part.; I had no idea there was anything that deep in the fountain.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Aww post game over so soon?
How long was Tuesdays postgame show?
They want power, We want respect...
Fox interview of Lackey Fail
They interviewed him but the camera was pointing somewhere else.
vr, Xei
hey dude...
why do you sign everything “vr, Xei” — it seems sorta impersonal in a way. just wonderin’
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey PANTHER
This should be a post season VICTORY to big john.
My only concern (besides the liability at manager, a constant that this TEAM will fight):
Oliver and Jepsen.. wtf guys? Skanks advanced scouts got you pegged???
Positive: weaver looked ACE, he deserves to be in the game 7 slot (this shit is going all 7), for the angels and nick, i can’t think of a better position for weav.
Too stressful, and this SHOULDNT have been stressful. BASEBALL FOR THE WEEKEND WHOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
When we get this to game 7,
Weaver will be pitching for all the cookies in the jar. And win it for N.A.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
what was up with the guy on the rocks? I laughed my ass off
Batting Champ Mathis deserves credit for this game too
As an aside, since we're headed to NYC
Have you heard about the Steve Phillips (former GM of Mets, ESPN broadcaster) affair? He sure didn’t pick a hottie. Woof.
http://deadspin.com/5387556/new-york-post-continues-full-court-steve-phillips-press
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels!
It's on our sidebar already since yesterday.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
dude, that is classic!
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 22, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Our sweet OPJ drops an F-bomb?
I so seldom use it in real life but must have typed it a thousand times here ever since we started playing the Roid Sox & Yankees and sometimes feel a little bad later thinking that I might have offended some of the ladies here with my language.
.
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 22, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
this was in response to another thread
how it wound up here I’ll never know
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 22, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
good lord...
its sloth from the goonies
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a .500 + hitter right now.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez, one dos equis and I am already doing FAIL replies.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
She dines on Puppy Chow.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No matter what now
There will be no Yankees taking cream pies to the face in our house!
2009 Halos AL Western Division Champs:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
But there was a lot of HAIR PIE at the game...
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
my heart is slowly getting back to normalicy.
Playoff Time Lets Get it Go Angels!!!! Beat New York.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 22, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm like in shock
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 22, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
HELL YES, cath!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
I was THERE at the game and I had a hard time driving home...
WIPED OUT … (no, I didn’t drink). I yelled so dang loudly. I have no voice.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
One Angel fan next to me had to resort to standing above the left field pavilion...
because his wife wanted to get completely hammered AND my voice was blowing his ear drums out. It was funny as hell.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh. Wish we'd been there, but the mr is pretty much out of vacation time.
He’s cashed out almost all of it in anticipation of retirement on December 17.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I just told the boss "I'm outta here at 2PM"
and off I went. I might make up the time Saturday, but I can’t think about the office right now.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
He could have done that and not used any vacation time. His job is like that.
The only problem was that he had to meet with some construction people this afternoon, no postponement.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Yes, you did a fantastic job!
I should call my sister and see if she’s capable of saying anything more than “aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh” yet.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Vladdy came up big tonight with that basehit in the Bottom of the 7th.
Playoff Time Lets Get it Go Angels!!!! Beat New York.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 22, 2009 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
How are we going to live through another year of Fuentes?
The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com
he's still young people...
but true if DO isnt back next year… fuentes needs to become the lefty specialist… shields, jepsen, bulger, maybe a renewed dondo can fight out for closer @ ST
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
My sister wrote a great message before tonight's game, and I wanted to share it here.
What ever happens tonight, I hope we all remember these three things…
This is the year that Angels started out facing the biggest type of blow a sports team can face. This is the year we redeemed ourselves after three years of being laughed out of the division series by the same team. This is the year that ESPN recognized the Angels fan community as the happiest team in the MLB [Fan Strong!]. Whether you have been a fan since 1961, 2002, or this was the year that inspired you … you are a fan of one amazing ball club. I know I’m proud to call the Angels my hometown team.
That said ~ see you at the game tonight!! GO ANGELS~!
(here)
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 22, 2009 8:47 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
... you mind if I ask your sister's hand in marriage?
o.O
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 22, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Please! She's engaged to a RED SOX FAN!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
break them up!
Hurry, before the final pitch is thrown, strike that Red Sox out at the Alter!
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanksgiving is going to be awkward?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Went to the Sox Angels day game with them on the day Kendrick had his neverending at bat that eventually ended the ballgame.
Awkward is right, but at least he’s a good guy when the Angels and Red Sox aren’t involved.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Is he going for the angels in this series or he just doesnt care?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He's going against the Yankees.
And pretending we don’t exist.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
good enough!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well worded.
Nice summary for 2009. Very nice.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
So it will be Saunders for game 6?
And Weaver for game 7?
Or Lackey on very short rest?
Or Santana?
Everyone available both games I presume.
Lackey still has a couple hundred pitches in him this week.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
i would love to see lackey back up there, but in the event of a game 7, we very well could see both lackey and weaver pitch ala the way schilling and randy johson pitched for the D-backs
In Kobe we trust!
Shit would be sick!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
praying we get to game 7 first, hopefully CC will be stuffing his face on creampies that night b4
In Kobe we trust!
We should take up donations.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Terry Smith (his gut feeling) thought Ervin Santana would be G7 starter...
one game at a time, though. LET’S WIN GAME SIX FIRST!!!!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
nada
saundo 6
weave 7
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I also heard Tery say
that if Sat is Rained out and GM 6 is pushed for Sun and GM 7 for Monday then we might just see Lackey start on GM 7 if it is on Monday
Viva la raza.
Brian Fuentes — another cornfed scruffdog from the San Joaquin — pulls my lungs through my esophagus and sez: peace, white boy.
by Turks Teeth on Oct 22, 2009 8:49 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I want to vote for Dream Weaver!
Please add him?
Just another Halo victory
http://www.ihatejoebuck.com/
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 22, 2009 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
Good night...
What a game…looking forward to Saturday.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels!
Come on Angels
Let’s take them at the Bronx.
The Big Red Machine V.2 is coming this Fall 2009. Go Halos!
Looking back to the Posada at bat
The first 2 called strikes of that at bat were balls.
Love Lackey’s fire and his disdain for how Scioscia managed the game tonight.
No reason they can’t beat Pettite, he is no where near the caliber of pitcher Burnett or CC are.
1 MORE, then worry about fatboy
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 22, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
panther
come on guys. he got the save.
fuentes for panther of the game.
Papelbon got his. How about you?
God needed a starter. RIP #34
by 3rd Echelon on Oct 22, 2009 9:02 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
+1
dude love the quote, we should start advertising!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 22, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
i rec'd it even though im not an angel fan
haha
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
I missed it....
Did HE come out in the bottom of the 7th?
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I am a grown man with children...
I really don’t subscribe to the Rally Monkey. Sorry.
HOWEVER….. I brought my 9 year old daughter’s HUGE rally monkey tonight. I didn’t have my kids with me………
As soon as I saw A-HA’s “Take on Me” on the big screen, I knew it was a new Rally Monkey skit…. I started swinging the rally monkey.
I threw that rally monkey into the air when House of Pain’s “Jump Around” came on…. I was fervent in my Rally Monkey usage.
It worked. I’ve never swung a Rally Monkey … until tonight. Not even in 2002’s G6 did I call on the power of the Rally Monkey. But, I felt I needed his help today. And he came through.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool
Thanks for letting me know.
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on Oct 22, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The other Rally Monkey skit was:
“Back to the Future” with Marty McFly’s dad waking up with the headphones on … instead of Marty in a space suit, it was the rally monkey scaring McFly. Classic. I had never seen these two Rally Monkey clips before.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
They need a new Rally Monkey skit
With “A Few Good Men”….
Did you order the CODE RED???
…
YOU’RE DARNED RIGHT I DID!!!!
[cut to Monkey]
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
They have been using "Code Red" as "Make some Noise"
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
I know. That's why I thought that the AFGM clip would be perfect.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I'm heading that direction, brother.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't own a Rally Monkey, but I believe that his/her presence on the big screen fires up the crowd, which fires up the team.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Praise little baby Jesus for the 40% off sale during the last homestand...
otherwise, I have no rally monkey either. ;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I just couldn't post during the game.
For some reason, I knew that if I posted, we’d lose.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
P.S. Got a perfect score on my final!!!!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 22, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Halo karma is strong in the ether tonight!
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 22, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I was.
As were Red October and Red Foxx.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
ok random but IMPORTANT
did anyone see cano and kendry about in the 9th right after cano got hit by a pitch?
i’m PRETTY sure kendry made a very inappropriate gesture to cano…and it was AWESOME.
DJ Mbenga holding a block party across the street
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
There is a home page, it has a picture of a panther, as well as some text.
Read all about it!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
angry OLD nuts
;)
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 22, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
joke.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 22, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy Crap! Is 4773 posts a record for a 9 inning game?
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Look's like Downing's luck held. Man what a game!
How many heart attacks were there tonight that were Scioscia’s fault?
Happy Birthday to the ground!
No kidding. I wish.
Happy Birthday to the ground!
by Monkeyspanked on Oct 22, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, guys...
I even brought a GOOD LUCK CHARM: One of my Yankee fan friends….
His attendance at Angel Yankee games have yielded 3 straight wins including two 10+ run Angel offensive outbursts (Chicken Wings say HELLO) and one of them was the Garret Anderson 10-RBI game. That guy is on fire. He hates it when the Yankees play the Angels. He was a gamer though and a good sport. I was actually in P257 in the second row. If you see the Teixeira 3-run 2B, I am right behind a bank of four Yankee fans right next to the rockpile out in 257. They were noisy, but not obnoxious.
I had a great time and am truly stoked to have this run of good luck. I am usually only good for a 0.500 record (2007/2008), but I really have a hot hand right now. My next game … World Series game 1. BRING IT ON!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually went fairly mellow...
I had a fashion faux-pas with my $13.99 reebok “family value” Angels POLO underneath my Reggie Jackson Mitchell and Ness 1986 jersey (I usually only wear a T-shirt underneath … not a polo). I wore my new BP Halos cap (which I had LOST during games 1 – 4 … is it related to the Halos poor showing????).
Can’t wear the jersey again until the World Series. Maybe in a Game 6 I might bring it out again. Definitely not in Game 1 or 2.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That makes so little sense.
He’s the AK of ’09
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
+1
Fucking nuts. What is up with the HITTING MACHINE known as JEFF MATHIS? He is SO GETTING LAID.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
6 straight hits
Angels Postseason Record (according to Fox)
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Today was a good day
We didn’t even have to use our HK
by Funke5ive on Oct 22, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Good laugh. Thanks.
Happy Birthday to the ground!
by Monkeyspanked on Oct 22, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to recommend that...
That was awesome…
I looked up and saw the Goodyear blimp….
it said “Jeff Mathis is a PIMP”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i love that song
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
a m a z i n g
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
god I hate ESPN
Jeff Weaver, who started Game 3 for the Angels, pitched a hitless eighth before Fuentes barely escaped the ninth. After two quick outs, he walked Alex Rodriguez with nobody on base before walking Hideki Matsui and hitting Cano with a pitch to load the bases for the slumping Swisher, who battled Fuentes for seven pitches before popping out.
WTF still can’t get his name right? JEFF WEAVER ?! WTF
Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
The Geek.
by The OC Sports Geek on Oct 22, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
There were like only two questions...
and one of them was just stupid … “what’s it like having to pitch when you didn’t know you were going to pitch?”
Who the fuck was that? What a DUMB QUESTION. Cuckoo!!!
The media lady from the halos was funny “I have Joe Saunders here … and we don’t have any questions … if that’s the case, we will let Joe go …” then that guy asks that dumb question.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hell yes!
Halos WIN!!!
missed the game… again (AHHH!), but i was getting text updates all night at work. i can’t believe how well Mathis is doing (never thought I’d say that), and Big John had it going on!
on to game 6, baby!!!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
Sorry but I have to go with Vald as POTG
Guy got it done early and late by driving in runs. Not to mention he got the 2 out hit that tied the game for the Angels. Morales was clutch as well but there was pressure off once the game was tied.
Mathis has been huge but not Panther …..love what he has done but not a Panther tonight just a real good game until he couldnt get the bunt down and K’d on a fastball down the middle
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
To be fair...
calling for Mathis to bunt in that situation was just retarded. He’s been torching the ball this postseason, so why in God’s name get him to lay down a dinky bunt?
Let's win one for Adenhart #34
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!
Because thats the way you play the game in that situation
the situation calls for the but and thats what Mathis needs to do when asked!!
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
bunt*
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
and Soth calls him the best bunter on the team.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Oct 22, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Math Man has laid down some pretty dweet bunts
But I dunno if he’s better than the Admiral these days.
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
And the first try nearly was perfect.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
terry is destroyin this caller!!!
OMG
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 22, 2009 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
yes please...
Happy Birthday to the ground!
by Monkeyspanked on Oct 22, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
well the first caller said
i think Lackey should have stayed in the game. Then he went OFF
who are we to make that decision. Did we win the game. Of course it was tough decision but you arent going to question Scioscia. It was great
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 22, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure we are going to question him
Everyone is and they all thought it was a bad move!!!
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
As they so often say
Hindsight is 20-20. If I was the manager I would have considered putting Oliver in to face Damon before that.
Tex, .400 BA against Lackey.
With a large sample size. Also wanted to turn Tex around.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
.384
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No thanks I ride the horse and see what happens with Lackey...he hasnt allowed 1 yet I am going to sit and see
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I do too. I was so sad to see Soth walking out there.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Once he crossed that base line it was too late
Disappointing, but the team worked through it.
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I was numb out there in center field, but...
it seemed perfectly logical to me at the time. I didn’t even think about it until I read it here. I thought Lackey was done. Oliver has been TOUGH AS NAILS in the postseason. Unfortunately Darren “All Over” showed up. It was just simply bad luck. 1-2 “history” of Teix versus Oliver is hardly a sample size to hang your hat on.
I liked the move.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Oliver HAD BEEN the MVP of our postseason...
and most consistently GOOD performer… It was a surprise to see him get lit up. Teixeira knew something … EITHER good scouting or a stolen sign. He knew what was coming on the first pitch. He was ready.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Teix did have a couple months
to scout the guy
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Tex was def. sitting on the breaking ball..
maybe he thought Olly would go for it since Lackey had used his breaker so effectively
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I was more worried about the next two innings if Lackey wasn't still there to hold down the Yanks.
I was honestly expecting him to go 140 pitches if that’s what it took, as long as he held the lead.
I refuse to say it was the flat out WRONG choice though, I have faith in my Manager of the Year.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
I LOVED the Weaver insertion...
that was a surprise and a very pleasant one. J Weave was solid.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Love Little Weav out of the pen
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey was losing his shit after getting squeezed
But he pulled it together for the Damon AB.
He didn’t look like a man that was going to give up any runs.
That said, DO isn’t a bad choice
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Oliver really doesnt have a swing and miss pitch though
Dont care about the stats but I know Lackey had not given up any runs. He is paid to be that guy right there that is what you do with your #1 front line starter. You lean on him to get the job done. If Mike did the same thing with the hitters Figgins is down in the lineup and Juan is out. …..hmmmmm
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 23, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
The hell he hasnt ......
What game are you watching? Tex doubles off of Oliver and scores when Oliver gives up a hit to Matsui. 1 run
Jespsen replaces Oliver and allows triple to Cano that plates Matsui…..2 runs Thats runs 5 and 6 (2 runs allowed and no outs recorded). I would try to figure out his ERA for the night as well but thats not possible. That would have made him the loser
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 23, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That MAY happen in the next game...
I agree about Oliver, but I hope you see my point of view, which was backed up by Soth’s post-game comments: Turn Teix around and Oliver has been solid in the 2009 post-season. Teix is powerful from the right, yes, but not as strong as from the left.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Not really...
both K-Mo and Teix are stronger from the left. Teix has more RH power than does K-Mo.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions
He should have ran out to the second base umpire and talked about a Howard's TV
That’s legal, right?
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
i tend to agree...
if your going to live by your ace in an elimination game, die with him as well. but you cant fault the choice of oliver… up to this game he was unstoppable out of the pen.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I have NOT used them, they're just advertising all over AM 830.
You can call, maybe even right now?
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Mike Scioscia, we used to have a manager here named
Gene Mauch. He pulled his ace once with two outs in an inning, the lead, momentum, etc.
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you." - Woody Hayes
Why ohhhh Why would this be mentioned
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
opiejeanne, I never thought I'd see you use an f-bomb!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I have been using them quite liberally when it was appropriate recently.
And I have used my rationed F-bomb every month. Usually on something that deserves it.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I ain't cranky. I'm happy right now, and I just don't like the excessive negativity from a couple of posters.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
And it's crediting Marte with a hold and Hughes with a BS????
WTF???
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Who gives a shit
We know what happened and it will be corrected
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hughes did blow the save and Marte had the hold
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Oct 22, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet vindication!!!!
I said this series wasn’t over, and it isn’t, on to NY, and once again, f&ck the skanks!!!!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Stat posted about Oliver against Tex
he was hitting 500 against him………nice choice
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
What sample size, though?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
PHHHHT....
Aviator overreacting… ;)
I liked the move, because Lackey was well over a hundred, a bit hot-headed AND Teixeira would have hit a GRAND SLAM against Lackey since he has more power from the left side.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya gotta believe!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Was he at the game? I was watching postseason.tv, not the whole broadcast.
But I LOVE THAT MAN!
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Angels fan don't deserve what this game has brought i had about 4 heat attacks in one game seemed like the Boston game all over againn
Bring back Lackey
by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 22, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions
Sosh made some terrible calls in this game...
but at least he pulled the trigger on putting in Weaver in the 8th. say what you want but it sure seems like the halos were battling for sosh after the top of that 7th inning. i understand him putting in oliver but not yanking lackey.. if that makes sense. oliver has been the hot hand in the ’pen all postseason long
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions
In Sosh's defense...
Lackey got a nice 2nd out there but he was imploding. He did walk the previous batter on 4 pitches. Lackey becomes a head case when things don’t go his way.
Fuentes? What can you do. He’s been our closer all season. It’s kinda difficult to suddenly yank that away right now. I will say that next spring training I’d like to see the closer position as wide open with Jepsen, Shields and Santana all competing for it.
if santana is competing for closer job ... who is the angels 5th starter...
and thats not even taking into account if we lose lackey…i agree with fuentes right now there’s not really anything you want to do to change that right now… but next season id like to see him become the lefty specialist
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I shall
go to bed. It’s nearly midnight and that game wore me out.
And people are telling me I’m cranky.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
You are awesome...
impossible to be cranky after that game.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. Good night.
I have to tape some drywall tomorrow at our cabin.
Which means I have to get up too doggoned early am.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Thanks Sosh
I just aged 3 fucking years in 1 night ! I just got back from riding my bike 5 miles so I can try and get some sleep tonight.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
I'm stilll not calm enough to post about this game.
But I’ll just say… Wow.
Napoli IS the power bat in 2009. Watch.
ROFLCOPTER!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
well i got a drunk woman to deal with
ADIOS HALO FANS
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 22, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
What Was Mike Scoscia Thinking?
Is the latest blog entry, at The Book Blog. Time to help defend or bash the Angels manager.
vr, Xei
I love upping MATHIS' hits, though!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
n
Did you see Lackey whe he said to Sosh, ‘This is MINE’…This is MINE…Are you shittin’ me?"
Lackey shoulda been left out there……hell, Weaver shoulda been left out there….I cant handle Fuentes….I thought Frankie was the cardiac kid…we need to get rid of this guy.
Looks like Lackeys price just went up…..WAAAAYYYY up.
I texted my friend: if we re-sign Lackey it'll be a Hometown Premium after this one.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
After the Kazmir bed-crapping episode, the Halos better give $20 per year.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
that should be millions, by the way.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankee Fan Perspective (provided by my buddy)
He is sweatin’:
1. The Angels have the Yankees number … They “always beat the Yankees.”
2. 2004. The Yankees went home with a 3-2 lead … SAME SITUATION. (hopefully same result)
The PRESSURE IS ON THE YANKEES. GO HALOS!
I love this team.
guys I post in another forum called 2+2 and they are shitting it
I’m like the only Angels fan there with a handful of Yankee haters but they are so paranoid after having choked it in 04 that it’s not even funny. And hell yeah the pressure is on them. We are playing with the houses money.
We're going to ROCK THE HOUSE, yo.
Beat down on the “house that Ruth built II”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
so guys...
what do you think ? any changes need to be made for game 6 ? are we still gonna ride figgy to the bitter end ? is rivera’s 2B a sign of heating up at last ? i dunno bout all of you but i’d love to see aybar get a shot to lead off … and of course since pettite’s going game 6 we will see HK @ 2nd. we BETTER see mathis behind the plate again.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:30 PM PDT reply actions
Terry Smith on AM 830 STRONGLY ALLUDED to ...
Figgins batting #9 and Aybar at lead-off.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
i would love to see it.
when you really think about we’ve been really fortunate to have gotten by for this long when we’ve had really NOTHING from our leadoff man throughout the postseason. my only fear is would aybar press, a la HK in the 2nd spot.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
An 0.065 batting average for a lead-off hitter is a SIN...
Figgy is really looking BAD. He can pull it together, though. YOU CAN DO IT!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
But how BEAUTIFUL
was the top of the order today?
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 22, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
besides figgy...
looking good… thats the kind of game we’ve been waiting for … Bobby, Torii, Vlad, and Kmo all coming thru in the same game… and yet i still almost went into cardiac arrest haha
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
dude...
terry seems to be talkin out of his ass tonight. Love the guy but Erv for game seven and aybar leading off…??
no way. not happening. Soth aint tinkering with shit.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
oh six five doesnt cut it, man...
Fig is out at the top. Terry’s right. Ervin is a wise choice. He won Game 5 in 2005 ALDS and was clutch in a few CG’s this season, including the division clincher.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Figgy's walk to kick start the O and put up 4 runs, was amazing..
and makes me forget how UTTERLY HORRIBLE he did today.
I had to look at the box score to see he didn’t hit for beans, AGAIN.
Has aybar been in the 1 spot at all this season? I’d really like to see izturis in there instead of figgins, but that isn’t going to happen.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually hope ...
that Figgy is in the leadoff AND he goes nuts in a 6-for-6 performance.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont think anyone doesnt want figgy to go nuts
but, he’s had a mental collapse, it appears…probably realize that a national broadcast = more exposure = contract in jeopordy.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
he didnt look too bad tonight...
doesnt show in the box score but if i recall he had good contact on a few pitches
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
he roped one to swisher.
seems like the first time ive seen him out of the infield.
I still say go with izzy..he hasnt done much, but hes only had 12 at bats.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you know your right...
esp. with the lefty … figgy has looked absolutely helpless against left handers.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no new realization for Figgins...
HE’S MR ANTI-OCTOBER. He just VANISHES come playoff time.
That being said, he had a KEY WALK in the deciding game in Boston. And for that, I applaud him in this postseason. However, he’s really struggling at SWINGING the bat. I hope he turns it around and does it from the leadoff spot.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
this is true
although he did do decent in 08…but yeah, figgy is known for POOF vanishing when we really need him the most.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i'd settle for the aybar- figgy flip flop
izzy hasnt been much better than figgy with the bat in october.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
If it's not Weaver for game 7
it sure as hell better be Ervin… and i’d like to think in a game 7 sosh would pull all the stops and have everyone on standby …
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
1st things 1st though..
Saundo needs to pitch another gem like in game 2
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
saundo has been CY SAUNDO
since coming off his injury.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
and then..........
Fuentes needs to NOT fuck it up.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
preferably the angels win by more than 1...
so maybe we can avoid fuentes all together
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I know you can't play the "what if" game......
but it kills me that we are one Fuentes cream puff pitch away from being up 3-2 in this series.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
gotta play devil's advocate 1 more time...
true about the meatball to Arod… but just the same had the angels played fundamentally sound baseball in either of the first 2 games (esp. game 2) then this thing also could of been 3-2 who knows maybe even better. speaks volumes when you think how bad the angels have played in some stretches and yet this series has been really been something, besides game 4.
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We have to take the game we played tonight with us to New York. If we don’t do that it’s all a moot point anyway. We have to swing the bats and we have to SCORE EARLY from here on out if we’re to have a real fighting chance.
You can be sure that all the borderline calls (or the majority), will go in the Yankees favor. That leaves little room for error. Game 6 will probably be our toughest game of the season. If we can somehow win that, then I think the pressure really switches over to the Yanks for Game 7.
Erv for game 7 makes sense...
He used Weaver tonight which points to that and Weaver is suspect as a starter in Yankee Stadium because he’s a flyball pitcher.
I see Santana on a VERY SHORT LEASH...
with Weaver ready to relieve early on.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
If Weaver can relieve, why not just start him?
He made a minimal amount of pitches tonight, it was like his day of throwing.
You know what? Who the hell cares? Let’s focus on game six. You’re always talking ahead of yourself, DR. Shame on you.
I've got nothing.
He beotch...
I was just regurgitating the Terry Smith “hunch:”
http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/10/22/1097260/scioscia-dodges-bullet-angels-live#23223519
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
"hey" is for horses...
and a usual one or two beers per week quota has been shattered with five consecutive since I arrived at the homefront. Dos Equis Amber is my “good mojo” celebration beer.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh.... we are on different pages here....
YES, Joe Saunders is ABSOLUTELY the game six starter.
However, Terry went out on a limb and suggested/SPECULATED that Ervin Santana will be the game 7 starter (not “if necessary” … it WILL BE NECESSARY DAMMIT!)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, right right, I heard that too.
I can’t imagine Santana starting in game seven, considering Weaver only made 12 pitches, I think.
Hey, did you see the guy on the rocks? That was pretty funny.
I've got nothing.
Thursday was the day for WTY's bullpen session anyways.
He just did it on the real mound instead of the ’pen.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
i'm cool with Aybar leading off for now
god i thought i would never say that
no way santana starts game 7…no freakin’ way
The Yankee six-run rally was BRUTAL to watch...
and the Yankee fan cheering was deafening. I couldn’t believe the noise. Well, they were sent home sad. It was a nail biter and we won clinging to a thread. Fuentes sure made it interesting.
I love this team.
You know...
I didn’t see a SINGLE fight. Everyone was quite civil. I was surprised. In the ALDS game 1 and 2 (I attended), there were so many fights I cannot even count them. Tonight, I did not see a single fight anywhere.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I can confirm this from my perch in Nosebleed land, Sec. 539 Row N
The crowd was VERY well behaved, although a lot were quite drunk, and one guy did his cannonballs into the fountain. Yankee fans were loud, but very considerate..
Do it for NA
by swiss mcgee on Oct 22, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
as I said somewhere else here...
there was a lot of alcohol consumed in the stadium tonight. folks were still mellow, though. Happy drunks are “all good” in my book.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
There were at least three fights in our general vicinity at that game, one of them being the infamous YouTube girls + friend.
There was a woman who stood up and waved a big Yankees flag during the 6th and 7th inning, in 135. She must have been really obnoxious because the fans in 236 were standing up and yelling at her, and the ones seated near her were really angry. She got thrown out during “God Bless America”.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Actually, I saw a fight up in the left field View
I was in 406, the fight was one section over from me, I’d say around the middle of 7th.
Two guys were holding a dude back from going after some dick who did who knows what….
In the mlb.com highlight where KMO get’s the go-ahead hit, you can see a group of Angels fans surrounding one VERY dejected person in a “I heart NY” shirt. It’s a great image.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Look at that fag and his I <3 NY shirt.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus?
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That shirt is so fucking cool
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Fred has a hottie with him
she is showing some shoulder too!
HE is in front of the New York Headache Kid. Great guy. I sat in the 6th row behind him for 6 seasons.
That's section 240!
I saw them from my spot in 257
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Right...I sat in your exact seats earlier this season...
Torii Hunter homerun in April sometime landed in Row E. Forgot who the Halos were playing.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
In Scioscia's defense
if he keeps Lackey in and lackey gives up a run (just one), we’d be crucifying Soth for that.
But, damn, what a dumb move taking Lackey out…
I have nothing important to say.
He should have left Lackey in...
He should have had weaver come out for the 9th…
He dodged bullets tonight AND I lost a lil love for the manager of the year tonight.
hate me
“For them to come back like that and then for us to turn around and come back, it just wears you out,” Chone Figgins said. “It’s one of those games you love to be a part of but hate to watch. For us to finish like that was big.”
This is very true. This will be a great flight back to New York for this team, and a considerably more worrisome one for the team that so recently blew a 3-1 series and can smell the failure in the cabin.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
i said this when we lost the lead...
i said it will be better coming back and winning than winning 4-0…we got this.
Interviewer to Mathis: "when was the last time you had six hits in a row?"
Mathis: “That’s a good question….. I don’t know, I don’t have my notepad.”
Hilarity.
I love this team.
SWEET...
I just saw myself on the Mattress 2B highlight! WOOT!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
257B seat 2
next to the rockpile between the pile and the bullpens. closer to the pile aisle.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
As I said before...I blew that guys left ear out...
so he just stood up in the concourse area above the pavilion.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My seats were TOO CLOSE to the rockpile to see that guy...
I stood on my seat and was able to see him raising his hands. What a TOOL.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Wonder Dog making the Figgy to the 9 spot call on Angels "live"
surely a replay by now, but fresh news to me.
I love this team.
I've got Angels live on ... Cox FSN West, yo.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Terry Smith was saying the same thing on the way home.
Aybar to lead off, Figgins to hit ninth.
I've got nothing.
and we need some things shaken up
Figgy has gotten to comfortable up there. Let him know he is replaceable if even for just a message.
Doesnt Napoli usually catch Saundo?
MATHIS FOR DH!!!
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
Napoli bat = SLOW
Time for Naps to be a spectator.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
dont take vlad's bat out of the lineup now..
Naps rides the pine… Anyone notice like ALL of Mathis’ doubles have landed in like the exact same spot?
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Terry Smith mentioned on post-game radio:
Vlad has a hit in every post-season game. Also, the big screen mentioned that Vlad is leading the team in hits and average in this postseason.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, just kidding about mathis DHing
but he is the better OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE catcher, at this point, than napoli.
He needs to play.
But sosh lets the pitcher dictate the catcher. (i THINK saundo uses napoli)
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
NOT IN OUR HOUSE
Just back from what is the best played playoff game I ever attended. VERY well played game on both sides, I can’t really think of any mistakes by either team defensively, which was nice. Crowd was mellow at the first pitch, but immediately responded to the 1st inning explosion…from there, the crowd was off the hook.
- Why didn’t Soth squeeze with Figgy up and runners at the corners in the 8th? I thought we should have, especially with Girardi going to Mariano.
- Everyone in the crowd was baffled at the decision to pull Lackey
- Vlad’s double in the 1st was absolutely SMOKED, Jeter almost jumped and caught it, but it still traveled 2/3’s of the way to wall on the fly, and all the way on the roll
- How close was ball 4 to Posada in the 7th? The crowd was livid.
- After the game, saw Bengie Molina and his family talking with his brother Jose outside the elevators in front of the Angels team store, man those guys are the definition of stocky…It feels weird to be that close to them and see that I’m much taller than them (I’m 6’2")
YES WE CAN
Do it for NA
+1
Not tonight and NOT IN OUR HOUSE.
That’s what I kept saying all night! Way to rep the Halos.
For me, it was the most stressful game I’ve ever attended. Even Game 6 in 2002 was not as stressful. That game, I had given up already, so I was on bonus time when the Halos rallied.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Just heard a friend who was at the game was hanging out with Bengie and his family in the Diamond Club...
Wonder who he was rooting for? Jose or his old TEAM? Need I ask? ;-D Kidding…
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Admiral vs. Melky
I saw this during tonight’s game and noticed this during the last few games. A caller to Angels Talk mentioned this too, that Admiral and Melky are talking a lot of shit to each other…wonder what the evolution of that is all about? Anybody else been noticing that?
Do it for NA
BIG TIME...
I’ve noticed that, too. They DO NOT appear to be friendly in their discussions. They look downright PISSED OFF. Not sure what’s going on there.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes...
but.. not sure if it was melky, somebody put the tag on aybar (obviously not melky…i THINK it was cano), and aybar shoved him off, and had a look of disgust on his face, and said some smack.. i think he’s mixing it up with a few of the yanks…
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i've noticed this...
someone had also mentioned something about the AB where Fuentes plunked Melky, when he got to 1st apparently Kmo did some kind of gesture to Melky… i didnt catch it on the TV but did anyone see this ?
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in section 257 with my head in my hands....
didn’t see it.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
ah you're right... just saw the highlight...
somebody was talking about the gesture after that plunking though.. i really want to see what it is… whatever the case i like the fire … the young studs aren’t taking no mess !!
#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Oct 22, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 4 or 5
I think it was Melky who took out Aybar at second trying to turn a DP. It was a pretty hard slide, he didn’t just try to trip him up or force a bad throw, he nearly knocked him on his ass. It looked like interference to me and I was surprised they didn’t call the batter out as well.
God, what a maddening game
Horrible decisions by both managers. If you ask me, no one deserved to win, but since when did “deserving” have anything to do with “winning”? I’ll take it.
I never thought the Angels had a chance in the series after falling behind 0-2. Now they’re just teasing me. However it turns out, the 2009 squad is a team to be proud of. Tonight they showed what they’ve accomplished.
lol!
jeez, opie, go easy on the fellow, he’s realizing that something SPECIAL is brewing here. I believe. I just wish I had the nads (and funds) to get on a freaking plane tomorrow and REP THE HALOS in the Bronx.
My only time to see the Halos in NY was 2005, when they played the Mets. Bartolo Colon got a hit and the Angels blew out the Mets 13 – 4 or something like that. Even Steve Finley got a freakin’ home run. It was awesome.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, I saw red when he wrote "If you ask me, no one deserved to win".
After that it’s all blank.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
yep...
Nap catches Saunders usually. UGH. it would be awful nice to have those doubles in game 6. just.a.thought.
we fly flags in anaheim...
I think it should be pointed out
that we have outplayed the Yankees in the series, meaning that we have played the series to what our capabilities are and the only we reason we trail is because of moments of not performing.
Game 1 we could have tied the game at 2-2 with Kendry’s RBI single, we lost two runs because of errors and we are playing OUR game
Game 2 we were up our pitching and defense was magnificent and if we get one clutch hit from somebody, and we shut down the Yankees one batter (because after A Rod was freddy guzman and brett gardner) we win…Girardi clearly thought that the Yankees had backs against the wall since he used a gazillion pitchers
Game 3 we won that game at our strength again, manufactoring runs, getting a homerun from Vlad etc.
Game 4 this is the one game we never played well
Game 5 we are playing well, get a terrible call that messed us up but we came right back, so generally speaking we had control of the game
The 2000s have been great but I grew up on the 90s teams!
I have lost countless years of my life to the stress of these playoffs
All worth it for a win. GO HALOS!!
Free Brandon Wood!
NAP V. MATH
When Mathis is behind the plate, Angels pitchers own a 3.98 ERA. Their collective ERA is more than a run higher — 5.20 — with Napoli catching. For their careers, the gap narrows. Mathis is at 3.94 in 222 starts, while Napoli comes in at 4.41 in 305 starts.
we fly flags in anaheim...
oddly enough Nap gets so much playing time because of his offense while mathis is a Scoisia kind of player
The 2000s have been great but I grew up on the 90s teams!
by DM_RMBRS '95 on Oct 22, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
id also like to mention that while the media thinks russell martin is like this terrific player
Napoli is a greater threat at the plate and combined with Mathis is a much better position for the Angels..how bad was Russ martin this postseason hes always a K waiting to happen
The 2000s have been great but I grew up on the 90s teams!
by DM_RMBRS '95 on Oct 22, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Napoli had this insane OPS for like a minute this season
but has crashed back down to earth.
Dude isnt nearly as good as anyone makes him out to be… Hank Conger is the future.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Unbelievable game!
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t holding out much hope for tonights game, and when we fell behind 6-4, I was certain they were going to roll over and die.
God damn they proved me wrong, and I loved it.
Are we praying for rain on Saturday now? Should we have a collective rain dance?
I like the thought of Lackey being available for a possible game seven.
I've got nothing.
The crow never tasted so damn good!
;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of which...
I was hoping for some Hooters’ freebies, but no such luck. Oh well.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
lackey available for game 7?
hmm…
for game 7 I was thinking lackey inning 1, weaver 2, saundo 3, santana 4, kaz 5, oliver 6, bulger 7, jepsen 8, fuentes 9.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think these same umps who wouldn't stop either of the first two games will be worried about a little rain on Saturday?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Terry Smith said there was 100% chance of precipitation.
You’re very confrontational tonight, Opie. I think it might be bedtime for you.
I've got nothing.
Probably, but that wasn't meant to sound so cranky. Sorry. I just think that these same idiots
who didn’t stop the game when it was pouring freezing rain, not even when it snowed for half an inning, will be disinclined to postpone either of the games this weekend because of a lesser amount of rain. And it’s supposed to be a bit warmer.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
As I understand it
It’s MLB’s decision until the game starts, and then it’s the umpires’.
What we've got can't be bought
panther
i was kidding about fuentes for panther, haha
GMJ for Rivera?
May have been talked about – but thread comments going wild keep it hard to keep up with. Anyone else feel this way?
I know he got the hit in the 8th but he has looked terrible and not having good at bats. GMJ couldn’t be doing any worse than Juan and adds some more speed and coverage area in LF.
Free Brandon Wood!
Damn typos
comment thread counts going wild make it hard to keep up
Free Brandon Wood!
I was pretty adamant about GMJ for Juan
But after seeing (i forget who) hold up, respecting Juancho’s cannon arm, AND his 8th inning hit, i say ride him out.
GMJ has been clutch with RISP but he’s most likely going to just strike out and piss me off and yell at sosh for not starting juan.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
while juan has sucked...look a little bit closer...
his hits against the red sox came at prime moments…and like tonight, his leadoff hit in the 8th could’ve been a nice insurance run.
Plus, least we forget that Juan played in New York…so hes use to the weather, fans, etc.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 22, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
juan is as used to new york weather
as kendry morales is.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh?
I missed the stats on baseball-reference.com where it says that KMo played in NY as Juancho has ….. help me out here.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
you wont find it.
but to think that Juan is a adept to cold weather because he played a handful of games in “cold”(id like to know how many of those games were low 40s) several years ago, is pretty damn funny.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 22, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I see your point...
;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Notice I said weather, FANS, ETC....
sarcastic asshole… ; )
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 23, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
The New York Yankees of Cuba
oh yeah, you were at the game and missed McCarver’s remark about KMO’s team in the Old Country.
that was just such a stroke
Kendry was a good player … and as evidence he played for the equivalent of the Yankees in Cuba.
If he had played for the Phillies of Cuba, well then fuck off loser.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
admittedly...he DID play for the best team in Cuba...
and not only did he rake for them but he also PITCHED!
Then he was suspended for trying to defect…
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 23, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
As lazy as he looks, Juan has much better range than GMJ, takes much better routes to balls, and has a much better arm. Juan may be struggling at the plate, but his struggles are par for the course for GMJ. Keep Rivera in there.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
I'm not saying its a strong as Rivera's
but IIRC – GMJ has a decent arm too.
Free Brandon Wood!
Even if I give you that, the hitting is at best a tossup, but probably still in favor of Juan since the Yanks are starting lefties the rest of this series. And then there’s the range factor. Juan only looks slow, he actually covers a lot of ground out there, more than GMJ.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
“The Human Highlight Film” is Dominique Wilkins’ nickname. No way GMJ gets that label.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm unsure how that was a bad move
You turn Teixeira around because he’s a tad worse from the right side. Teix has smoked Lackey in his career. Oliver has been pitching just fine and can get righties out anyway. John was frustrated (understandably) and he’d just walked the bases loaded. I’m not sure in what way that was a poor managerial decision.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
THIS
As I said above, I had NO CLUE about a controversy, until I came home and turned on the computer. At the game, I was thinking “Olly’s gonna shut this shit down and keep the Lack-inator in line for the W”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 22, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s just Rev over-reacting. The move only looks bad in hindsight. Oliver had a better chance to get Teix out than Lackey. He hung a pitch and Teix knew what to do with it. Just bad luck, not bad managing.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
if you were not alive for Gene Mauch in ALCS Game 5
then you don’t know what it means to see the manager remove the pitcher in a game we got at home in Game 5 of the ALCS.
I under-reacted if anything.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 22, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Your over-reactions in 1986
don’t justify over-reactions now. I was alive for that, but not really into baseball (I was 4). Either way, the evidence points to Scioscia making a good decision. Managers can’t base pitching changes on 23 year old make believe voodoo hexes.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
Lee and his boyfriend Munkee
didn’t last a day here.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha good
man…is he really that old…guy is a nut job. offering free dinners to people and stuff.
Lee/Diligence
he kept creating new accounts with different names. He did not know what an ISP is .
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard he was really 70 or 80
one guy actually met up w/him for the free dinner…
It was obvious Diligence was Lee and everybody knew
Missed it.
Reading this thread for the first time. Reading it from top to bottom, don’t get all the remarks before posting.
BAN ME PLEASE ;)
hahaha
banned…
also great job on the photoshopped pic of the jeter ass grab…I know it wasn’t that hard to do but great job seeing jerry “look” at Arod like that. do u do anything in the field or just know how to use it…I liked the Kaz devil pic too.
Manager can't...
…but bloggers fucking can, idiot. Go cry to Raisa about it.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Question Rev...
do u get a different view of the comments? how did u respond so fast…or did u just see the GORBACHAV5 come in and waited for him to post something negative about u?
I only post negative comments about ridiculous statements like Scioscia getting fired for making a perfectly defensible pitching change.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
in your dreams
I just happened to be here, my midnight Tarot reading appointment is late.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
oh yeah.
People pay more when they make the trip. That is why doctors stopped making house calls.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Gorby is way smarter than ChugRik
and Gorby can write a coherent sentence without fifteen edits.
But if I had raved about Scioscia’s genius my fear is that Gorby would have mocked me for it.
Good god, maybe Opiejeanne has the right idea (to sleep) … MLB Network is on “endless loop” for the highlights. I am not sure these five Dos Equis are going to keep me going much longer without any new footage showing up…. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I love this team.
Also, Gov Schwartzenegger has approved NFL 75000 seat stadium be build in LA
hopefully 49ers come to the area
Anaheim Packers of Green Bay
Let’s dip that Pringle in some cheese!
by Rev Halofan on Oct 23, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
oh yeah you're a Packers fan huh?
how much of a clips fan are you? I myself am looking forward to this year w/Gordon, a fit BD and the Blake Show.
Clips sneak in the playoffs.
I think they can get the 7th seed.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Gotta love a league where you can finish 6 games under 500 and still qualify for the post-season.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Thats the east!
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
to me it looks like
Lakers
Spurs
Denver
Portland
are all locks with 5-8 up for grabs. Memphis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Clippers, Dallas look like the ones that will be playing for those spots.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions
NO is out too
Dallas, OKC, Clips should make it
blazers are the true sleepers to take out the lakers…people say spurs but I don’t think so.
Lakers
are not locks for the Finals, the west is harder and deeper (insert immature joke here) than before. Should be a good season, hopefully Oden stays healthy could be a real threat.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions
what could be a big mistake by laker ownership which has not been discussed by many...
the lakers know what it took to win last year…but just because artest is better on defense (and overall) then ariza it doesn’t mean the will “click” the same. artest is a bigger nut job then rodman…we will just have to see. Plus lets see if bynum can last past jan. for a change the dude has weak knees.
I was talking about Greg Oden from Portland.
but if bynum isnt mr glass this year then Lakers should be good to go.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions
did u see this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CKqTyhR_sg&feature=player_embedded
mbenga gets owned
holy shit poor Mbenga.
At least he got 7 BS today :)
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah didnt think that was Bynum tho.
haha fuckin bynum.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions
it does look like bynums head.
as weird as it sounds.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I understand
just like what Kobe thinks of Mbenga’s head…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwSjgEWp78&feature=player_embedded
WARNING: lower speaker volume…kind of loud
haha ohh that is fucked.
They want power, We want respect...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Only in madden :/
hopefully the jaguars.
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions
49ers????
what a travesty. My worst nightmare, as I would have to root for my damn archrival. Please, Jesus, NO.
Bring the Rams back… if not, please provide an expansion team. I want my kids to see NFL in their home town.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
They will have to re-named, then...
ain’t no Saints in LA, yo. Nothing but devils and Angels.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Saints of Los Angeles
I think Motley Crue might have something to say about that…
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 23, 2009 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully the Jags,
and maybe by that time the season is extended and they increase the number of playoff teams to 8 per conference.
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Expansion team is most preferred, IMO
but NFL not expanding anytime soon, 33 or 34 teams is not symmetrical. I’ll take the Jags, Jacksonville is a minor league market…and honestly was a joke that they got the expansion team in the 90’s.
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by swiss mcgee on Oct 23, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Our focus must be simple
We must only look at winning GM 6. If we do the series is tied and then anything can happen in GM 7. I promise you that all of the pressure is on NYY now. They will press knowing that if they lose GM 6 they also will face elimination. So let’s all focus on taking GM 6 and giving NY a real sweat.
no … but it will not be issued for at least 10 years and anyone arriving form another team with it will be strongly dissuaded from wearing it.
speaking of...
i thought 42 is retired for all mlb clubs so why does mariano rivera get a free pass on it?
or is it team’s discretion?
cant believe the vikes are 6-0
he has bailed them out from half of thier potential losses IMO.
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I think so too.
they cant pass their way to a win at Heinz field. Broncos are a feel good story, I hate Cutler and am happy that things have worked out in Denver.
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
The team did not dodge a bullet last night
they dodged a multi-warhead nuke. The “pucker factor” on that game was a 10; it never should have been that close.
I don’t care how many saves he got in the regular season, Fuentes is a spot reliever at best; his stuff is mediocre at best. It scares me to death every time Scoscia hands him the ball.
The high water mark of California baseball this year
Enjoy this victory because the Bronx is a whole other sphere of baseball warfare where rally monkeys dare not tread.
That's right!
Just like this:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200410190.shtml
and this:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200410200.shtml
and remember this:
Clinging to hope is no substitute for reality...
…and the reality is that after 39 American League Pennants and 26 World Titles, one year of failure is fairly insignificant.
And to paraphrase Senator Loyd Bentsen: "2009 L.A. Angels, you are no 2004 Red Sox.
One year of failure?
How about eight? What about 2001-2008?
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by swiss mcgee on Oct 23, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, let's see...
I’d rather have our overall track record:
39 AL Pennants
26 World Titles
Than your teams:
1 AL Pennant
1 World Title
See, no matter what you say or do, these are inescapable facts. And it seems to me the Halos have failed seven out of the last eight seasons themselves which isn’t exactly the hallmark of champions.
by Sixstring59 on Oct 23, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
QUICK! Without looking it up:
- Who did the Yankees beat to win their 7th, 12th and 19th World Series titles?
- What year did they win their 15th, 27th and 34th AL Pennants?
More to the point:
- How many of the Yankeess 26 World Series were you actually around for?
The “Yanks have 26 championships” meme is LAME.
Well...
I’ve personally watched them win in 1961 (Reds), 1962 (Giants), 1977(Dodgers), 1978 (Dodgers), 1996 (Braves), 1998(Padres), 1999(Braves), 2000 (Mets) and watched them lose in 1963(Dodgers), 1964(Cardinals), 1981(Dodgers), and 2001(D-Backs). so that’s what, 8-4 in my lifetime?
Look, just talking some trash with you guys because that’s what you do in a championship series. You guys do have a good team, and aside from the rants about conspiracy theories (love those) and spitballs you seem like a decent bunch. Plus, I lived out in the LA basin for 7 years back in the 80’s so I normally sort of like the Angels…saw them play many times in the Big A in fact, including the game Donnie Moore tossed the grapefruit up to Dave Henderson.
I’ll quit now.
by Sixstring59 on Oct 23, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Hah!
ohhh
39 Pennants
26 Titles
Nobody fuck with this guy, hes good. Why would you come over here unless you want attention. Seriously get a hold of yourself unless you are going are playing this Saturday or Sunday. Dont come over here and claim you are a winner, I hate to break it to you, they didn’t win to for you.
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Aside from the bad English which I don't understand...
I sometimes post in blogs because:
1. I have a slow day at work and the time to do it
2. I now live in PA and I am DAMN tired of hearing about the Phillies, Penguins and the Steelers constantly
3. I have a long standing connection to the Angels and still have many friends in, and fond memories of SoCal
It used to be that good natured ribbing was OK and even fun and it didn’t require death threats or psychologists’ visits. Perhaps I have been around longer than you and I don’t take this stuff quite as seriously as you seem to be.
by Sixstring59 on Oct 23, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
On second thought...
…I also lived in Alabama for 5 years and SEC football rivalries has been known to cause patricide…I kid you not.
by Sixstring59 on Oct 23, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, I'm not here to have a few laughs with a yankee fan.
thats not me I hate you (yankee fans), boston fans, and bears fans. Bad english? Fuckin grammer nazi…
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Not just failure .... FAILURE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS
Our little Donnie Moore game in 1986 and 1995 collapses PALE IN COMPARISON to your team’s bed-crapping in 2004…
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 23, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
the greatest choke of all time :)
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by SenorChuckles on Oct 23, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
If you go to the championship game often enough
it’s bound to happen sooner or later. The Sox had our number that year for sure.
by Sixstring59 on Oct 23, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot the asterisk
*except for 2002 and 2005, and most regular season series this decade
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by swiss mcgee on Oct 23, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
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