Angels 2nd Greatest Season Ends at 2nd Best
by Rev Halofan on Oct 25, 2009 9:02 PM PDT
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A close game in the Bronx saw a few bounces of the ball go against the Angels and deprive them of the chance to appear in their 2nd World Series.
Another night, another ridiculous strike zone as Yankees Lefty Andy Pettitte had his way with the outside of the plate to Angels right handed hitters.
Meanwhile Joe Saunders was squeezed to a point of ridicule with a Bases loaded walk on an obvious strike to Alex Rodriguez to put the Yankees ahead.
A season full of promise led to the franchise's 2nd greatest season, but a few miscues in a few games was all it took for a sad implosion.
To everyone who is a part of the Halos Heaven community, thank you for joining us. This offseason promises to be a great time to be an armchair Angels fan with many decisions facing the club and Halos Heaven will be leading the dialogue on the internet.
Congratulations to the New York Yankees on winning the American League Pennant. On the eve of the 7th anniversary of Scott Spiezio's Game 6 HR in the World Series, I can only envy that Yankee fans have a few more games of the magic ahead. Please enjoy the wonder and awe of the greatest game in the world. Baseball.
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I hope the Phillies Sweep
and every single Yankee player bleeds out rectally.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I could care less who wins at this point.
I will be totally indifferent to the World Series.
by turs12 on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
When the Angels are out, baseball is over.
No matter what happens from here on, it has been a great season.
by Rally Manatee on Oct 25, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the way I see it.
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS. Time to fuck shit up!
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 25, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen
there’s only one reason to watch baseball for me… halos
Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.
by NW angels Fan on Oct 25, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
100% Agreed
At least we have the NFL, the NHL and the NBA starting to take up the slack.
RIP Nick Adenhart 8-24-86 - 4-9-09
"Hostility Abounds" 9-17-08
Angel Fan for LIFE 1971 - present / UCLA Class of 2006 - 2nd Generation
by wildwill on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees will sweep
thos games aren’t going to be close. I won’t know until I read about it here or open up baseball reference.com in February.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillies are gonna kill these guys
We tried to give them the series and it went 6. When forced to face a real lineup, the Yankees turn into one legit starter and one legit reliever, with one reliable bat.
Phils in 5.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
#34
by Carl Johnson on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to the Yankees
I wish I could say they deserved it.
by LosAngel on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
they took advantage of our errors
any team that capitalizes on errors deserves a win
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Halos handed them three victories.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game 1, 2 and 6
Three games.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
…when you constantly buy the best pitcher and the best position player every offseason, you’ve got to win sooner or later.
I'm still not over losing Tex.
by 10 27 02 on Oct 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice pic,
I have one like that. They gave them out during the preseason against the rangers.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not like this...
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
There is nothing more to say at this point, as far as I'm concerned.
But I don’t think I’ll do myself a favor and shut up. :-)
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Angels had a great season.
I’m proud of the players, the manager, and the organization. Goodnight, sweet prince(s).
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome post...
yes, they played so great in spite of all that happened. These guys were one hell of a unit and I was proud to call them my team. They are etched in my memory as one of the best teams in Angel history. I won’t forget 2009, Angels! Thank you!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. Despite the loss of Nick and Preston, despite the big 3 being on the DL to start the season, despite it all, we kicked the hell outta the Red Sox and that made my year.
I will miss Vladdy, Figgy, Lackey, Darren, Q, Bobby and who ever else we will probaly lose.
by TSamn15 on Oct 25, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was strike 2 to AFRAUD
Unless you’re counting more than the pitch that actually walked him.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
But, Joe would have struck him out on the next pitch. :)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
totally...
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now we all
convert to Phillies fans, collectively, until a champion is crowned. Not much you guys could’ve done with officiating like that, nor against a team that buys the AL All-Star roster.
Warning: the above represents the thoughts and opinions of a 16-year-old.
Wanna see how bad I suck at softball? See my stats...
by Wailord on Oct 25, 2009 9:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck that,
I’m becoming a basketball fan.
Fuck this World Series.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cant go wrong with the Lakers.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Baseball is dead until roughly Feb 14, or the occasional Angel news during the off-season.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twins fan -> Angels Fan -> now Phillies Fan
by dontlookback on Oct 25, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The only magic number now is #34
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thoughts
1) helluva year
2) the yankees played better and deserved to win. that being said, they aren’t a very likeable bunch
3) GO PHILLIES! i think ryan howard will find that right field porch much to his liking =)
4) how many days until spring training?
by ZiK on Oct 25, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
mmhmm
1) Yup. Predicted 85 wins, got 102. Pretty nice. :)
2) They didn’t play better. We played worse.
3) Fuck the Phillies, too. But Howard’s going to destroy the building with his moonshots.
4) 126.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4) Something like 117 days til pitchers and catchers report.
It could happen! Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
complaining about the umps
so weak.
I guess we should expect it though for the publisher of this site.
Try blaming the manager or the infield or the closer….
Game 2 was what lost the series
by NewportHalo on Oct 25, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HEY BUDDY psss, come over here, , , a little closer, , , closer still , , , FUCK YOU!~!!!!!!!!!!
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
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 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
game 2 said it all
umpires not to blame one bit.
blame the team for rolling over like pussies. post season sports is not the place to forget fundamental play
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That 0-2 pitch to A-Rod
wish they could have it back
by NewportHalo on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck you
get the fuck off the site you cock sucker
R.I.P Nick Adenhart 1986-2009 You will be greatly missed
by angelsown3417 on Oct 25, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ANYONE in the threads knows how i feel . . . .
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by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Type, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, repeat last step 29 times.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops, forgot Ctrl-V.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't you mean cmd-c, cmd-v
oh that’s right.. I use a Mac :)
Just another Halo victory
http://www.ihatejoebuck.com
This is Angels Baseball
We are FAN STRONG
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations,
Yankees.
Also thank you, Angels, for a wonderful season, full of amazing moments that I will one day be able to tell my own children while I’m at an Angels game. Thank you.
by RubixsQube on Oct 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankees fan here.
You guys have a Hell of an organization and a very talented team. Congrats on a hard fought series.
But, seriously, Rev, you may be the least classy fan I’ve ever met.
by GMan83201 on Oct 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and you can EAT MY RUNNY SHIT.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would
but I’m too busy enjoying this victory. Enjoy your offseason.
by GMan83201 on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well how about a cup a piss then??
got time for that? or you too busy celebrating a bought victory?
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gone. Let it go.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry my team doesn't play for free like yours
Maybe with better money you could buy players that can, you know, field and throw the ball.
by GMan83201 on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now I'm gone.
Seriously, to you classy Angel fans, nice series.
by GMan83201 on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, in that case.
Light him up again.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Dude--You're really not contributing to our image here
This guy’s being what we call a “classy Yankees fan”—something I’ve rarely seen outside of my (future) brother-in-law and a few guys at the park every now and again.
Let’s encourage him to come back and be classy, instead of pissing.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HEY DUDE, eh eh, WE JUST GOT FUCKED OR DID YOU NOT NOTICE????
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umps or not
Telling other fans who are actually being decent to go eat shit is not right.
Go cool off for a while and come back when you’re rational. Seriously.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, he called Rev ' the least classy fan' I feel rather good about telling him to eat my runny shit.
perhaps you might think more of defending the one who makes this all possible. And who notices the games with alarming accuracy. GO REV!!!
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1
TIme to grow up and take the loss. Sniping off at Yankee fans is not worthwhile energy. Get a punching bag or something or a jar of vaseline.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I like you . . . but right now is not the time. DONT FUCK WITH ME
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
wtf?
World Series '09 - In Memory of #34 Nick Adenhart!
by b0rd3rline on Oct 25, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha?
was that funny somehow?
I like how I’m asking the guy to show some restraint, yet I’m fuckin’ with him.
Whatever. Must suck to be a sore loser.
I look at this season as a success. If you want to come after me, BBV, I’ll be at Ontario airport at 4:30AM to welcome the team home. See you there. Instead of crying, I’m gonna be CHEERING MY HEROES.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not about 'coming after you'. That is rididculous. as is me flying over 1000 miles to be at the Ontario airport.
Don’t tell me to ‘growup andtake the loss’ or something about a ‘jar of vaseline’ I’m not the one who failed to call several strikes in that crucial inning. Nor am I one to have someone try to shut me up after a terrible elimination loss.
If you even bothered to read the whole thread, you might overstand what was going on. As it is you might as well use the ‘vaseline’
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I already cleared the pipes last night...
but thanks. I understand you need to vent, but taking it out on EVERYONE isn’t a great way to do it. Start your own fanpost where you just blow it all off, but you are making us all look like a bunch of idiots and I do not appreciate it.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so when you do 'it' its' ok. but when someone else does 'it' and you don't like it, it's a problem.
go start your dictatorship somewhere else.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could go too.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My God, there's two of you...
I see red people
by The Limey on Oct 26, 2009 4:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The second post belongs. I've noticed this before, when there's a flurry of posts and I'm on the laptop,
my posts show up in strange places.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I personally rofl'ed.
Eat a bag of severed dog cocks, GMan.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you shifty, for your excellent analysis. I heard MLB Network is hiring.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...what?
I’m not sure how to interpret what you wrote, so I’ll assume you know I was backing you up,
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I feel your pain man but just let him go.
Besides, Rev is still a saint by Yankee fan standards.
The only magic number now is #34
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
really?
he could’ve said much, MUCH worse things in this situation.
get over it. go celebrate.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFL!!! Haha!!!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Powerglove on...
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell if Branta is wearing his power glove
we should have put him in to pitch…
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly, especially when he is a haxor.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa! I don't know whether to laugh or worry about you.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its not really him
don’t ask me how I found the pic…cause I don’t remember. :)
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, Rev was pretty gracious, read the bottom of his post
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. Enjoy the 4-game series coming up...
Phillies have nothing on your guys.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck you
R.I.P Nick Adenhart 1986-2009 You will be greatly missed
by angelsown3417 on Oct 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm curious
Where does one buy a pennant? No not the felt kind that kids hang on their walls, I mean an actual MLB pennant? Is there a store or do you order it from some catalog? Online?
What’s it like to be a trophy wife gman, because I was just looking and your team of hookers in pinstripes are already committed to $166 million dollars next year for just 12 players.
And that doesn’t even count the cost of the umps and whatever Steinbrenner still owes Selig for reinstating him despite his lifetime ban from the game. Talk about classy, ask Dave Winfield about it.
Any chance your team starts playing with buckles on their shoes next year. Or if they’ll change their name to the Goldman-Sachs Robber-Yankees.
And by the way your $1.5 billion whiffle-ball stadium is officially the Castro street of MLB. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
by Los Angeles de Inglewood on Oct 26, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kendry, Saundo, and Kazmir get the blame
Kendry came up in two HUGE AB’s, with two HUGE chances to put the Angels ahead, and quite simply he absolutely BLEW IT.
We needed a big start from Saunders, and tight zone or not, he just couldn’t do it.
Kazmir put the game out of reach, simple and done. We expected more out of the guy with a lifetime 2.67 ERA against the Skanks and who is also, you know, a STARTING PITCHER and should be as dominant as Santana and Weaver coming out of the pen.
Congrats to the Skanks, but Fuck ’Em.
Let’s see a PHILPEAT IN PHILLY! WOOOO LET’S DO THIS PHILLIES!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, can't put the blame on Saundo
giving up three runs against the Yankees in NY is not bad. You’re closer to the truth with KENDRY. He didn’t get the key he we needed when he could have TIED IT WITH A SINGLE. Think that was the 6th inning. He also gave up on the foul pop in the inning the Yankees scored their first three.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly--It's Kendry more than most. But when we need a huge start from our starter, he can't just go 3 and a third, either!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3.1 innings from your starting pitcher is terrible.
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't blame Saunders?
He was awful tonight. 3 runs in 3 1/3 is terrible. Morales isn’t as good as many here rate him and did fine this series. Figgy is the one who deserves blame, along with the defense and Saunders/Kazmir.
by NewportHalo on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding me? 3 runs in 3 and change innings pitched.
Saundo is the clear BOTG for making us go to the pen early. Unfortunately, Scioscia was in the shitter for the first 4 innings or he would have been taken out sooner.
by snowhor on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was doing OK until the fourth and that Jeter AB.
If Kendry catches that pop-up, Saunders gets out of it shortly thereafter and the Halos are still up 1-0, no lasting damage done by the Yankees. Don’t blame Kendry for not wanting to potentially faceplant into the camera-wall, though!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!
If Kendry gets off his fat, lazy ass and continues to run he CATCHES THAT POP-UP.
Those runs never happen! In addition, we only scored Sauders 1 friggin run and that TOO changes the way a pitcher pitches. Just ask Lackey how important it is for the team to score EARLY RUNS. and by that I mean MORE THAN 1 RUN! It changes EVERYTHING! Plus, If not an elimination game Sosh probably keeps Saundo in and who knows, maybe that 3 runs in 3.1 becomes 3 in 6 innings which isn’t so bad. Long and short — I and many others said the Angels NEEDED TO SCORE EARLY runs in this game and WE DIDN’T. Therefore, I can’t give Saudno the BOTG. We still had a chance until Kazmir through the ball away.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I missed your defense of KM
I disagree about the potential FACE PLANT. He had to be at least 15-20 feet from the wall when HE STOPPED RUNNING. He just fuckin stopped. ALOT of other 3b make that play. Look, Kendry was a great offensive force for us this year, but in THIS GAME he just didn’t bring it, plain and simple.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't there a guy on 3B at that time?
If yes, Kendry catches that ball, the runner is tagged up and scores. kendry does not throw him out from way out there, running the wrong way, crashing into the tarps.
I wonder what Lackey must think about how long Sosh has left Rivera in the lineup?
by Stirrups on Oct 26, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you are correct...
…and the runner on 3rd was Brett Gardner (real fast runner).
by sothball on Oct 26, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy to blame Saundo
Remember how many jams he got in? He’s very lucky to get charged only 3 runs. It should have been much worse.
The only magic number now is #34
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 26, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great season. R.I.P #34 Nick Adenhart
I’ll miss seing Vlad and Lackey in Angels uniforms.
by ryanfea on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Vladdy isnt going anywhere.
Not after this postseason.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad deserves to be back.
Goodbye Figgy and Abreau.
by snowhor on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We really need Lackey back if not Roy Halladay trade.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad will get $5M offer from someone else.
No way the Halos offer arbitration.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad mentioned that his mother is very comfortable in Anaheim
And he added “That’s always going to be the one thing I’m going to think about regarding free agency”. Which I kind of took to mean he wouldn’t be looking to head to the biggest check being waved. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I wouldn’t mind seeing Vlad back if he comes at a big discount, but I think his age and injuries prohibit the Angels offering him any big payday. His knees are pretty shot, but he still has flashes of the old Vlad.
by Hoppity Hooper on Oct 26, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to see him back, honestly...
but, they will not offer arbitration, so it will have to be at a deep discount.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 26, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Rev, for a great season, too!
Even if the ump thing is a TAD overdone…;-D
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
See you next year Halo fans! You should be proud of your Angels!
Twins/Angels in the ALCS 2010!
Thanks for letting me ride along, you guys are great!
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
See you in the ALCS next year baby!!
You have made a secondary twinkies fan (can i call them that)
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
made me*
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations Yankees
They beat us and we certainly helped them do it. I wish I could pull for your team like I always do for any AL team not from Boston, but your “classy” fans here have made that impossible. IT’S LAKERS TIME!
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 25, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not going to blame
we had a good season, but a poor series. we got beat by a team that played better and got the breaks. that’s how the postseason goes.
i’m proud of the job our boys did this season. there’s absolutely no reason that they should have been in game 6 of the ALCS, but they were. great job, gentlemen.
i look forward to the heated debates coming up in the offseason, and more importantly, next season. we’ll get ’em next time.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes yes
I whole heartedly agree. The team failed here, including the managers. In the end, we really lost to a better team, unfortunately. For whatever that means. We lost to the better team in this series.
It doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt, it does. I wish we had been better, I wish we would have PLAYED better, but we didn’t.
They matched up better than we did. THey played better. They wanted to win and we didn’t want to win as badly.
But it’s a great team and a great season. In the end 29 teams end up losing, and one is a winner.
Go Phillies.
RIP Nick Adenhart 8-24-86 - 4-9-09
"Hostility Abounds" 9-17-08
Angel Fan for LIFE 1971 - present / UCLA Class of 2006 - 2nd Generation
by wildwill on Oct 25, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, we lost to a DIFFERENT team, not a better team.
Do you really think that if the umps gave us calls like they got we wouldn’t have won?/? Really, lets be FUCKING REAL for a minute. WE GOT SQUEEZED when it counted the most. DO You not think there is a BIG difference between 2 and 0 and 1 and 1 with the bases loaded??
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is bitching going to change anything?
no.
let it go, man. time to look forward to next year.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WE JUST FUCKING GOT LOSED????
LET A MAN VENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly being a whiny lil bitch aint gonna so shit.
Playoff Time Lets Get it Go Angels!!!! Beat New York.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 25, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck the Mother-Fuckin-Yankees
The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com
by 44FAN on Oct 25, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i say do everything to keep lackey
save money by letting figgins go. wood deserves his play time
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like lackey wants 2 come back
dream on
by Funke5ive on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea because other than the Yankees there is a much better bet
to go back to the world series?
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean Lackey only had
11 wins this season…. and the Angels still had the 2nd highest winning percentage in the majors.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you off all people
lackey doesn’t come back
mark my words
by Funke5ive on Oct 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Scioscia sent him packing to another team in Game 5.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sort of got the vibe from Lackey this season that he was annoyed at the organization
for not making a stronger effort to cave in to Scott Bore-Ass and sign an extension. I like Lackey a lot, but I think his agent sees a CC Sabathia kind of pay day for John, and I just don’t think he’s worth that kind of money. Even if it was just a “starting point for talks”, I have a feeling the money they are going to want will be too risky considering John has already done some DL time. I know the gamble of signing a big, long term contract to a pitcher is part of the game, but I guess I’ve just seen way too many Hamptons and Zitos and Schmitts and Dreiforts, etc, to throw $$$$mil over long term contracts at a hurler.
I think if we are going to give out CC Sabathia kind of money, I’m going to WANT a CC Sabathia or Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee, not just a “very good pitcher”.
by Hoppity Hooper on Oct 26, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way Figgy played, that would certainly be justifiable.
I just hope B. Wood isn’t D MacP from the right hand side.
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by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wood should have been on the roster.
the organization could have possibly gauged his potential in the post season with an AB.
Look at Mathis, he played unconscious ball.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good grief...
Since Kazmir is a gas can AND cannot make a throw to first, we have to get Lackey back (although, he sometimes cannot throw to first)! ;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Biggest, craziest off-season ever coming up.
Can’t wait to kick it off.
by Turks Teeth on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would have liked to have waited one more day or one more week.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't be so hard to take
if we hadn’t given away games 1, 2, and 6. We really beat ourselves in this series and that is all there is to really say.
by turs12 on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure that only would have been strike 2 to A-Rod
Saunders was all over the place. The ump showed he was giving pitches when the pitcher was throwing it the spot consisently. The inning that got Saunders in trouble he was all over the place. The ump gave Oliver the same zone because he was doing the same thing Pettite was doing.
The Angels just had their heads up their asses the entire night before that 8th inning meltdown. Vlad doing his yearly postseason baserunning blunder which would have given the Angels another run if Mathis still would have hit that double, a big if I know. But Andy never had his good curve going and was throwing far more fastballs than normal but the Angels were still expecting curves even though he was hanging too many to want to throw them as anything other than a show me pitch.
Let Figgy walk and give the position to Wood. If he doesn’t pan out then start Izzy there who could do a Figgy lite impersonation. Resign Lackey and if you can’t sign Holiday then resign Abreu. Hope Shields comes back as his old self for at least 1 more year.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Figgy walk? I would have been thrilled to see Figgy walk. Numerous times.
That would’ve helped his OBP a helluva lot.
I wonder what Lackey must think about how long Sosh has left Rivera in the lineup?
by Stirrups on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is gonna take a while to get over.
Hopefully by then I won’t have offed myself. But yes, in retrospect, it was a great season. It’s just that we all know it could have gone so much better. It feels like the Halos phoned it in after they beat the Sox. It felt like the ONLY goal the Angels had in the postseason was to beat Boston. Then…they walk into this series with the Yanks with so much overconfidence, and BOOM, they’re gone.
Congrats to the stupid fucking New York fucking stupid Yankees.
Let's win one for Adenhart #34
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!
by moosemastr on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Final thanks for the season go to
Vlad
Lackey
Figgy
Brandon?
GMJ?
Darren?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who will take GMJ?
Abreu is gone too
by NewportHalo on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chiba Lotte Marines.
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by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, figure Abreu'll be gone, GMJ could get DFA'd sad as it is
Just wouldn’t be surprised.
Also don’t be surprised to see a real youth movement here—offer Lackey, Vlad, Figgy, Bobby, and Darren arbitration, watch them all reject it (except maybe for Darren and maybe Vlad), get up to eight new high-round draft picks, and PROFIT. Quinlan will also likely walk.
In the meantime, let Wood start at third, bring up Bobby Wilson, make Napoli the full-time DH, and bring up a couple other fourth OF’s (Terry Evans, anyone? Chris Petit? Brad Coon?). Maybe sign a cheap fifth-starter or trade for Halladay, see what happens. Next year could turn out like 2006 or so, in that the team will stay competitive but be rebuilding in some ways, but in the meantime things’ll be looking quite up for the long term after that…
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2011 will be our year IMO
next year we will be competitive like you said.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2011?
I think Juan needs one more year to become an offensive force.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They've been saying that since 99.
Rivers needs to go suck somewhere else… and be on the bench until he does.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, Does anyone think he wil ever be more than this??
what a joke. trade him to a team that would value 25 useless HR’s for only 4 million. KC would want him. look what they gave for Jacobs, and he is worse than Rivera. Really, everyone wants HR’s, but you have to recognize the QUALITY is more important than anything. Rivera couldn’t hit a HR in the playoffs to save his paycheck. what are we at now 12 games and 0. A BIG FAT FUCKING 0
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what you mean.
I would trade Juan and sign Bay or Holliday. They are way better than this fraud.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
juan is alright
he is not a post season player. neither is chone figgins.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well let's get rid of anyone who can't play in the PS.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bring in jason bay.
i think he is solid.
look into halladay and lackey.
that one cat carlos gonzalez from the rockies is a stud. i would give up some blue chips for him
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone can play in the PS (Eventually)
If they play well in the regular season they will EVENTUALLY play well in the PS. Look at A-Rod. As much as it sucks, he’s finally playing well in the PS. Same thing with Bonds many years ago. You just never know when they’ll finally get hot.
I'm still not over losing Tex.
by 10 27 02 on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I recall correctly, he played fine during the 04 post season
then Boston took his mojo.
A Rod saw different pitches because of Tex regardless of how incompetent he was
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what I love the most from this postseason.
That Vladdy proved all his haters wrong and was by far the most clutch angel player next to Lackey. Fuck em both, lets shake up this lineup.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup. vlad and lackey should stay.
offer vlad a 1 year contract with an option $6 mill.
give lackey $10/yr for 4 maybe?
go after jason bay, let brandon wood show what he’s got
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
you like bay over holliday? Doesnt Bay strikeout a shitload? Vlad should be our DH for the next 2 years.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck it take em both if you can!
I think that those players see this organization as a great place to win without much scrutiny.
Moreno makes enough cash, maybe he should look into acquiring both…?
They are both somewhat proven to make an impact. Opposing pitchers would have to change their strategy if we had guys like that…
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it would look like...
Aybar
HK
Bay
Holliday
Vlad
Hunter
K-Mo
Wood
Mathis
I dont know about you but this might get shit done :)
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
How would you manage a cohesive game plan to pitch a line up like that?
Moreno has the cash for it…
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we can get that we can survive a Lackey less rotation.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are so dependent on 3 runs or less pitching
Thats how we met our demise in 05, 07, 08, and eventually now.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still blame the A.J. for the 05 ALCS
because I hold grudges.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmm....
Grudges are great!
....
by blast21dave on Oct 25, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its what makes the world go 'round imo.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay
we will exclude 05.
but i stand pat with those others…
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RU kidding
Lackey 4yr/10m? He just got 10m this year. Your probably looking at 5-7 yrs@15-18m a season with him being the hands down the startyer on the market.
I would go for Bay over Holiday. Boras client. Screw him.
by HALO_86 on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I think he meant 10 mill each year for 4 years.
still not enough imo tho.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually think Halo86 knew that...
4yr/40m is a joke compared to 5/90 7/105 that Lackey will command.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he doesnt sign with us maybe he becomes a Philly.
that offense cant let you down.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see a youth movement
I think our young guns have some talent. I’m a big Evans fan, I’d love to see him play on a semi-regular basis.
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by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rangers would take him
just like they took Drew Jones — we just have to keep paying his salary.
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 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rev, just want to say thanks for keeping one of the best blogs in all of SB NAtion.
Also, thanks to all the other contributors to this site. This was an awesome year and I am excited for this off season. Let’s go HALOS #34 you will never be forgotten!! Thanks again Rev and let’s PHILS!!!!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
^^^THIS^^^
Class.
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by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man...I'm so damn proud to be an Angels fan win or lose!
Already can’t wait for spring training!!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto.
I wear my Angels gear all the time in ATL. They think I’m wearing a weird looking Alabama hat.
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by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha that's cool.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid Move Trophy
goes to Schoscia for putting Kasmir in instead of Weaver. FUCK.
Had a blast hanging out here with fellow fans!
by NJinHB on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Key mistakes by Soth and several of the Angels contributed to this ALCS defeat,
hopefully it’s a lesson learned for all parties. I hope Arte puts his money where his mouth is and spruces the team in the off-season. Also, MLB needs an enema to rid itselft of biased umpiring.
Let the Halo power flow...all night long!
by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I'm the biggest Sosh honk on this planet...
but even I will be first to admit he made some truly terrible game decisions in this series, which are totally uncharacteristic of him. That being said, it was still a very highly successful year by any benchmark. After the Adenhart tragedy, who back then would have believed that this team would come together like it did under his leadership and not only win the division for the third consecutive year but also beat the previously unbeatable Red Sox this post season? Sosh deserves to be Manager of the Year, despite the unfortunate way this series concluded.
Now there's a hole in the sky
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too...
This Rally Monkey's gone to Halos Heaven!
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I nearly collapsed in laughter ...
when GMJ came to the plate.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We just wanted a reason to trade him this offseason.
But this is just many a reasons why we should trade HGH.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a silver lining:
GMJ’s NO TRADE CLAUSE IS OVER! Thanks for reminding me, Senor!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've got a friend in me :)
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sending in a pinch hitter for Mathis just plain killed me
as did using Kazmir, who’s been just plain terrible this post season, instead of Weaver who was absolutely stellar in his previous outing against the Yankees
Now there's a hole in the sky
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too...
This Rally Monkey's gone to Halos Heaven!
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 25, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, my jaw also dropped when Maicer came in for Mathis
they said Sosh was “playing the percentages” with the lefty/righty thing, but come on… Mathis was the only Angel KILLING Yankee pitching (.583). And lifting him for Izturis… well… that percentage didn’t pay off too well, did it?
Sosh is stubborn about sticking with his key players as they go through slumps, and through the regular season that kind of loyalty pays off and is appreciated by the players. But in a short series, sticking with a slumping player hoping he can work his way out of it doesn’t help your team because you only have a few games to play and need to find a winning combo to put runs up right away. Also he waited much too long before he finally dropped Rivera down the batting order.
by Hoppity Hooper on Oct 26, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees have no chance against the Phillies:
I am so glad that the Phillies are gonna kick the shit out of the skanks. Do you guys think the yankees even have a chance against the Phils?
by maitino on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yanks sweep. NL is inferior.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Halos won, 4-0 Angels.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Lee?
Dont sleep on Blanton he hold this Yankees offense.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phils love the fastball
Sabathia is not unhittable. He simply overpowered our tennis players. Phils have some beast hitters who know how to hit the post season ball.
Blanton has faced the current yankees players several times.
I think for the most part, our pitching exposed their offensive flaws. We just beat ourselves.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
Philly in 4. Cant wait for the Yankees demise.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phils have an AL powerhouse.
dunno about a sweep. our team did not have huge offense and we actually gave them a run
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will talk to everyone as we near the winter meetings
go Phillies
Thanks for the memories, Vlad, Figgy, and especially Lackey
Bobby, it was good to know you, you really are a great everyday player
Angels in 09!
by tanana40 on Oct 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
cheers t40
It was a good year for the Faithfull.
by Funke5ive on Oct 25, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, please stop blaming the Umps.
We didn’t do our part to win the series. I am very proud of how we played for Nick this year.
by ryanfea on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Errors >> Umpiring Mistakes
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what season
I can’t believe it had to end like this.
thank you to the owner, management, and the team for playing hard and giving us fans a enjoyable season.
I wish I can say good luck NYY, but I’m not. Sore loser I don’t care. I’m not really going to be into the WS bit ill watch some of it and root for the Phillies. They have at least some likable players on that team.
About the game. The home ump sucked. That strike zone sucked. Jow wasn’t on his game but some of those calls on Vlad on others. That was BS.
by HALO_86 on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
As angry as I was all game, I'm at peace with this now. Well, probably not, but I've been worse with this team.
I do think the Yankees are a better team than we are. Of course $213m helps.
Also what helps is our fuckhead manager sending out GMJ to hit with the series on the line. What the fuck is the matter? Why not just call another suicide squeeze.
I love Mike Scioscia and don’t think there is a better manager, but I don’t want to hear anything good about that miserable piece of shit for a few months.
by snowhor on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i thought it was fitting that GMJ ended our season
what? i’m just saying…
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It made me laugh when I heard he was heading up to bat.
But he didn’t strike out looking, and no that’s not worth nearly anything, but it’s something. At least it’s something.
Rest in piece Nick, Courtney, and Henry. To the 2009 Angels: I love you all. Thanks for a ride every bit as enjoyable and entertaining as 2002.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
They did what they had to do to seal the game.
Our guys choked but it was a great run. Unfortunately, much of the same.
Kazmir just could not get acclimated and the guys choked.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we were still down 3-2
without Kazmir giving up runs.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He looked like the same gutless pitcher from his start
Was hoping he would come out on the good side
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you could see the team basically give up after he put the game out of reach
Torii was squatting with his head in his hands when there were still 2 outs to go in the bottom of the 8th.
You could see the guys were just resigned during the top of the ninth.
It sucked, but so it goes. Good season, fucky result.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was watching on Postseason.tv
Torii squatted for a long time, then slammed his fist into the ground. Look for the ball to take a funny hop in center field sometime in the World Series.
The run in the top of the 8th was a potential game changer, but only with a shutout bottom of the 8th… and it didn’t happen.
We won the West… We beat Papelbon and the Red Sox. We held Nick Adenhart in our hearts all through the season. We did what we did.
Rest in piece Nick, Courtney, and Henry. To the 2009 Angels: I love you all. Thanks for a ride every bit as enjoyable and entertaining as 2002.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Congrats to the New York Yankees
They were the better team and they deserved to win the series. I just pray the umpiring is 100x than in was in this series because to be honest this series made a mockery of these so called professionals and the game of baseball in general. It will be on hell of a series and I will be watching.
by Broncangelus1 on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so how can they be 'the better team', when 'this series made a mockery of there so called professionals and the game of baseball'?/??
care to explain?
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah no problem
the horrible calls were made against both teams, period. They were the better team because they took advantage of those miscues and our angels did not. They also took advantage of our gifts we did not do the same of theirs. I still think this was the worst umpired series I have ever witnessed and I have been watching baseball since 1988. I truly believe that the umpiring had no effect on the outcome of the series. I am as die hard angels as you get but when I see a better team beat my team I am going to call it like it is and not blame anyone but our beloved angels.
by Broncangelus1 on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I’m pissed and everything too, Big Bad, but the Yankees did prove to be the better team. They capitalized on our mistakes the entire series. They had a lock-down closer. They had an elite #1 pitcher. They knew how to take pitches, work counts and not get retarded in the spotlight.
They truly were the better team. I hope the Phils sweep ’em.
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Long and short; when
you don’t consistently CATCH THE BALL and do simple things like throw guys out at first on SAC BUNTS then you’re not playing Championship baseball. Funny thing is, we WERE ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE REGULARY SEASON!
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In mid-May
Never expected this team to get this far. This will probably always my favorite Angels team. All I can really say at this point.
Thanks for everything Vlad, Lackey, Figgy, Abreu.
I’m not going to watch the world series. Fuck it.
I will never ever be able to stand the Yankees in anything since I hate everything they represent and stand for.
RIP #34
by linkbruin on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least our team won't be getting beat in the world series ;\
1 for 1 in the WS :D 100% accuracy
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats NYY
Great season, just wish we could have pulled it off for Nick.
Heaven has another Angel. RIP, Nick Adenhart. You'll be missed.
http://extra1nnings.blogspot.com/
by HawaiiHaloFan35 on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Congrats umpires
Great season, just wish we could have pulled it off for Nick.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game 1
Cliff Lee vs Sabbathia
the Indians are thinking now: WTF!!
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for a Great Seaosn once again
We had too many missed opportunities for this series, nothing we can do about it, a lot of it was luck such as Cano standing at 2nd to hold figgins.
I hope Kazmir’s performance this post season isn’t an omen for times to come…
It wasn’t our year, obviously, and I’m proud we made it this far.
Remember guys, we swept Boston and beat Papelbon, it sucks to lose but at least we took Boston out and shut them up.
Here’s to 2010, I’m gonna make the trip to Spring Training :-)
Go Phillies…i guess? I’m tuning out to baseball…Lets go Lakers!
#34, never forget.
by jtkelly86 on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Go NY!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Damn. Jeter has killer abs.
But the rack needs work.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I was thinking...
Kate Hudson is so not getting laid 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 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can't breathe....
wow… that’s great!
Just another Halo victory
http://www.ihatejoebuck.com
This is Angels Baseball
We are FAN STRONG
by HalosFanInNorCal on Oct 25, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hello, I'm Joe Bucks assistant, he would like to request a copy of this picture.
Please mail to:
Joe Buck
c/o
The Yankees Front Office
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by Red on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I'm sad about
is that we may not get back to this point for some time.
If we lose the people I think we might, I think it will be a struggle to even win the AL west next season. This may have been the only chance for Vlad, Torii and a few others. Sad.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I felt this way after last season
when we lost K-Rod, Texiera and Anderson. This year could wind up even worse though.
by ryanfea on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly we lost far more last offseason
but they signed other players. That couldn’t ever happen again could it??? Arte provides the Angels with a payroll that both the A’s and Rangers would LOVE to have.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if the Angels don't sign some of their own players eventually they'll sign someone elses.
they have great attendance and play in a great baseball city and players like playing here.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I really wanted to see THIS TEAM win it all!
I like this group of guys; Vladdy (despite past chokes he really redeemed himself in the post season this year) Torii, Figgy, Abreu etc. Saunder and Weaver will of course be around, but I just have the feeling it will take us a couple years to get back here. I don’t think there will be a big impact free agent like Teixeira either.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
I wanted the Angels to win it, of course. But I wanted THIS TEAM to win it more than anything.
Rest in piece Nick, Courtney, and Henry. To the 2009 Angels: I love you all. Thanks for a ride every bit as enjoyable and entertaining as 2002.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and they'll still have most of the players from this years team
the only key players that might leave are Lackey, Figgy, Abreu and Vlad.
And the highest OPS any of them had this year was the 825 turned in by Bobby. They all played corner infield, corner OF or DH and their OPS’s were all around 800. Yes they were key players but 800 OPS from those positions should be a given from a team with a payroll as high as the Angels.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"ONLY" Lackey, Figg, Abreu and Vlad???
That’s the heart of the team. Only thing you left out was Hunter.
by Jack Frost on Oct 26, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Q. Don't forget Q.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROAD TRIP TO ARIZONA!
Pack up the Durango boy, we’re off to Spring Training!
The only magic number now is #34
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
REC--See you there!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yukon packed
Let’s do this…who needs a ride?
by Funke5ive on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll be there for at least a couple of games. Can't wait.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 more thing
I know Rivera is the greatest closer of this generation, but when he came in for the last 6 outs(not 3), 99% of me thought the game was over. That’s how our opp fans should feel when our closer comes in. I never get that feeling with our own closer. If Game 2 ended differently we might be going to a G7. Fuck Fuentes. Sorry I know he’s a nice guy but damn he’s not a closer. I know guys like Rivera don’t grow on trees but damn we need a more intimidating closer.
by HALO_86 on Oct 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Fuentes is more of a John Candelaria type.
Than a Billy Wagner/Dan Plesac. He should be a situational reliever, not a closer.
1 line siggy line because I was asked nicely. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
by Slasher52 on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tip of the Hat to the Angels
The Angels were the team I worried about all offseason, especially after you blitzed through the Red Sox. Except for game 4 it was a great, tight series – my sleep schedule got hosed for sure, and I’ll still be up for a while. You have a solid core and with a good offseason should still be the team to beat in the West (watch out for the Rangers, though).
The team shook off a real tragedy (RIP Mr. Adenhart). But Nick’s memory is not in any way diminished by the Angels not making the WS. I know it hurts right now, because I’ve been there as a fan. Hold your heads up, and we’ll see you guys in the Spring.
by d_c_guy on Oct 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
See this is nice
GMan was not really nice here.
RIP #34
by linkbruin on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ALCS rematch 2010!
Different result!
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man
At the least it’s been fun to see things go different ways this postseason and see the tables get turned a bit—even if it was at the Angels’ expense. I’m just glad we beat Boston, and as much as I despise the Yankees now, you guys were the better club this time around and simply played much better ball than we did.
See you next year!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, dcguy
No witty sig here.
by SonomaCoHalofan on Oct 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. Much nicer than the other Yankees fan that was here.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, when it was 3-2
going to the bottom of the 8th I felt we had a chance. Rivera doesnn’t USUALLY pitch two innings and we did get to him for that run. Kazmir REALLY fucked it up for us though…
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Soth fucked it up first by not just going to Weaver to begin with
I know lets pitch him when the game is out of reach…… sounds like a plan
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree
i thought for sure sosh would be going straight to weaver after oliver.
Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.
by NW angels Fan on Oct 25, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howie started it...
I notice in adult league softball once one person makes an error, it becomes contagious. I knew trouble was a-brewin’ when Howie dropped that ball.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santana started it
Allowed a leadoff walk.
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soth started it then
by letting an inferior pitcher start the inning. If he was willing to have Weaver pitch then why not just bring him in to start the inning. Vlad’s hit gave the Angels some momentum and Santana gave it all back and then some by walking the first batter on 4 pitches.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scioscia's mom started it for bearing him, then!
;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Angels gave this series away
They made way too many stupid mistakes throughout the series. We can blame the umps all we want [its a fact that the umps sucked], but Angels needed to step up and didn’t.
That being said, after this abortion of an ALCS…
Astounding year all around. I’m proud of the Angels for pulling together such a great season after the struggles throughout the year. We managed to exorcise the Red Sox demons in grand fashion, and we had this series too except for some costly mistakes throughout.
Congratulations to the Yankees on advancing, but I want the Phillies to steamroll them.
And finally. RIP #34, never forgotten.
by TheKingfish on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes they did
With you on almost everything here.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well said Kingfish
Agree with most of what you said.
The umpiring was horrendous and at times scandalous, but nevertheless WE DID SHOT OURSELVES IN THE FOOT way too much this series. We did ALSO play great at times. The comeback in the 7th inning of Game 5 was magical — I was glad to be there.
We also played great in the Boston series, and it felt SO good to kick their ugly asses in a FUCKING SWEEP!
Finally, I agree with your sentiments on the Phillies; go kick some Yankee ass!
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, should say "shoot" ourselves in the foot....
Also,
Nick Adenhart RIP
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
It was Christmas early in NY. Free trip to the Series. Philly gets steamrolled by a 4-0 final game tally and an average score of 9 – 2 in the four games.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good night people...take it easy
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
This one will take a while to get over.
Fuck.
RIP NIck.
by HoustonHaloFan on Oct 25, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully football and basketball can take away some of this pain
This offseason could be an adventure too
by Epic Dean on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's great for all of you who like football and basketball.
Other sports are not as good. Only Baseball makes me this happy! and THIS FUCKING MAD@!!@@@@@
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha! Me too. It's back to watching CSI.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what that is.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really? Discovery channel. Bear Gryls. very cool
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
I like the forensic ickiness of CSI and CSI NY and Bones. I refuse to watch CSI Miami because of the lead; he’s ickier than all the bugs and oozy goodness shown on the other shows.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Packers in the Super Bowl would cheer me up.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you Angels
for the awesome season. After the first couple weeks of the season, I was feeling pretty down, but they showed me what HEART is all about. I’m proud of this team for representing us well. I would have loved to win a World Series this year, but I’m still happy with the way they turned the season around.
- Nick Adenhart will NEVER be forgotten. We miss you brother..
World Series '09 - In Memory of #34 Nick Adenhart!
by b0rd3rline on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
God's Work
Is now up to the Phillies.
This was a really strong Angel team, and who knows how long it will be before we see another one this good. It hurts to come so far to come up just short, but I saw this outcome as more or less inevitable since they blew Game 2. But at least they lost with some dignity. I feel much better about the way this season ended than any other in recent memory.
by Suboptimal on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The team knew that 2 runs would not hold up in that sand box
too many walks, missed opportunities, lack of inspiration.
great season and we definitely over achieved
it shall be interesting in the offseason
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how did we overachieve???
in the regular season? or in the postseason?? The Angels have a huge payroll, going to the ALCS should be something the Angels do at least every couple of years…..
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably so.
But hasn’t that been the case for them every time since like 1970? Or earlier?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe we should inject a little more cash into the payroll?
go after jason werth or something. we need post season producers
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he's available he's EXACTLY the type of guy the Angels need
a guy that mashes lefties that can pick up some of the slack when Kendry is turned around.
by MH252525 on Oct 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed.
we need somebody who has proven their worth.
shit maybe bernie williams can still hit a ball better than JR or figgins. ha jk
something needs to be done.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
Totally different teams. Home grown. I have the highest respect for the 1996-2000 Yankees. NOT this team.
by TheAntiSox on Oct 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, ok then
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. That picture almost makes me want to cry.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what hurts the most...
That Tex stole alot of hits this series.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I really wanted to see the look on his face when he had to pick up his ball and go home when the Angels won the ALCS.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought we had a decent shot at...
either C.C. or Tex and now they both play for NY. There is no God?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he did not make much of an impact for all that money he is being paid
that is gonna hurt them in WS
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't see it. I get the 404 message.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was it? Or do I want to know?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
has to do with yankees and money
best bought team in baseball…or something…my pic was removed too
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any which way you shake it, it was one hell of a season!
All the highs and lows. A crazy rollercoaster ride. A great season. And I’m damn happy to be an Angel fan.
Now on to an interesting off season….
Happy Birthday to the ground!
by Monkeyspanked on Oct 25, 2009 9:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just sad they couldn't get that ring for Nick
Can they still vote to give him a share next year?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nonetheless, Nick would be proud of his team.
R.I.P #34
Let the Halo power flow...all night long!
by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Oct 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I'm sure he would be!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I lurked on the site for a couple months before I signed up since sitting on the internet wasn’t at the top of my things to do while watching games, but it’s really been a lot of fun here during the season (and post). Rev and the rest, you’ve got the best Angels site I’ve visited. Well done!
As for this series… the Yankees played well and we fell apart. Umpires were absolute shit for all teams in the post, but hopefully that’ll lead to some kind of change for next season (whether it’s replays or just getting some new blood in there that don’t have wooden eyes). We swept the chowds and we took the west, so that’s a feather or two in the cap right there. Obviously I wish it could’ve kept going, but it is what it is. I just always figured Fuentesaurus would’ve been the one to blow it at the very end…
by daze on Oct 25, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where moving in the right direction
Even though the Angels “beat themselves” in this series they had a great year after a rough start to it. They finally beat the Red Sox and fought back after going down 0-2 to the Yankees. This off-season will be a interesting one with Lackey, Figgins, Abreau, Vlad and Oliver all free agents. Hopefully Reagins and Arte can improve the team and mix the youth with some veterans.
If there’s any positive that Angel fans can take from this loss it would be at least the Angels put up a better fight than the Dodgers did in the championship series.
by 310Angel on Oct 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to all posters
Thanks, HHers, for adding such a dimension to the Angels’ season. Smart posts, often brilliant humor and insights into the game. Best site on the Halos, thanks to Rev and all the editors. Thanks to Soth and the team for a great season. Looking forward to reading everyone during the offseason.
No witty sig here.
by SonomaCoHalofan on Oct 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Rev – this site was a lot of fun this season. See ya next season and I’m sure some during the off-season when we hear of changes.
This loss hurt – but I know we’ll be back cheering them on beginning in Tempe.
Have a great off-season everyone.
by angelsfan777 on Oct 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This was an intense season for the Angels and for us
as Angels fans. I am proud of what we were able to accomplish and hope that we make improvements for next year. Plain and simple, we played poorly in the ALCS and we lost. We can do nothing but tip our hats to the Yankees and try to be classier than most of their fans.
Moving on to the umpiring: It definitely seemed as if it was against us, but that was not the reason why we lost this series. My hope for the world series is that the officiating is so bad that no matter which team wins, it’s tainted and the commissioner’s office is forced to do something about it.
Go Halos! 2010 awaits!
by BrownLunchSack on Oct 25, 2009 9:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's really too bad we didn't play to our potential...
I think the best team probably won here, but you wouldn’t know it based on the quality of play. We were sloppy, inconsistent. For some reason that I simply can’t understand, after drubbing Boston we turn around and play the Yankees scared.
I think we were good enough to win this. It’s just too bad we didn’t play as expected.
by Nashdiesel on Oct 25, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was a great year
We showed a lot of heart this year. Another division crown, swept the Sox and put up a good fight in the ACLS. This series just shows how difficult it is to win a World Series. Remember that the Yankees out spent us by 90 mil.
N.Y. can have Jeta and A-fraud, their crazy owner, illegitimate park. I’ll take my town and my team!
by UCIHalo on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you everyone
Being up in Montana makes this the only place I can come to be with my fellow halo fanatics. This loss hurt alot but we will all get over it and move on. Time to enjoy another off season and see our team win it all next year. Thanks to Rev and everyone here.
RIP #34 Nick Hope the Halos did you proud with this run
R.I.P Nick Adenhart 1986-2009 You will be greatly missed
by angelsown3417 on Oct 25, 2009 9:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In a sense
I feel akin to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings of 2002. The powers hat be made some fucked up decis! In actuality, it did not stop us from making it happen. Here’s hoping that K-MO,Juan, Erick,and Naps get more experience, Torii will shut the fuck up and just ball, Howie to stop being the nice guy and everybody’s pal, good Shields and ESCO return to form, Vladdy and Abreu to get resigned (2 years) Wood getting a full time chance, Figgy, GMJ, and Quinny finding a niche with their new squads, and most of all, Lackey coming to a realization that that big assed contract he signed with another team was the biggest mistake of his young life!
Gimme a cigarette
by tmat on Oct 25, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
eh figgy needs to go
quinlan deserves more playing time. he will end up near his alma mater in minnesota
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Positive note!
Angels went 5-4 in the post-season.
HOORAY FOR .500+!!
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess it's time to change my Rally Animal.
The manatee couldn’t take us all the way. Any suggestions?
Well, I sure hope our team stays competitive next year. We just ran out of gas after the last win. That was all we had. Sure, the umps didn’t help, but with a lack of hitting, and less than perfect pitching and defense, it’s pretty hard to win games, aint it?
No matter what happens from here on, it has been a great season.
by Rally Manatee on Oct 25, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hear lemurs
have been in high demand
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking ligers
bred for their skills in magic, y’know.
by TheKingfish on Oct 25, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote for Pedro.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally Salmon!
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great minds think alike.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally Fish has crossed my mind
No matter what happens from here on, it has been a great season.
by Rally Manatee on Oct 25, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Rally Cougar
since you wanted animal
....
by blast21dave on Oct 25, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS. Time to fuck shit up!
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 25, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ooh... I like this concept.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally Banana Slug
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 26, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santa Cruz alum?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darned straight! Go SLUGS!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 26, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a sense of deflation.
We gave it our best, we just don’t have a very smart team.
Vlad could quite possibly be the dumbest baseball player ever.
Once we get rid of him, the IQ of the team will shoot up 10 points on average.
Figgins, while not as stupid, is a colossal postseason failure. Just terrible.
Juan Rivera, you suck too.
Too many errors, too many walks, too much overall suckage.
Sad to see the season end.
See you in 2010.
I've got nothing.
by bc56274 on Oct 25, 2009 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Take a page out of the yankees book
Acquire M Holliday AND J Bay.
Retain Lackey or entertain R Holiday, give Escobar another shot.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL @ Escobar!
that was funny! ;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey he pitched awesome against Tigers
just rushed himself to return.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy is like the anti-Brett Favre Brett Favre...
Favre keeps saying he’ll come back, and HE DOES!
Escobar keeps saying he’ll come back, yet he doesn’t.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Angels need an Ace
like Hallladay in addition to resigning Lackey plus an additional RH hitter like Holliday or even trading for Prince Fielder. What do you guys think?
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(sarcasm intended)
C’mon Kazmir is the “replacement” for Lackey … PHHHHT.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Escobar?
why we will have Shields back!
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Escobar as a closer would work
Less wear on the shoulder? dunno
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
We can try to get two great pitchers that can go 8 innings. Or try to sign some big bats.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holliday = Boras. Not a chance in heck.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 26, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blames Of The Series
Chone Figgins- good riddance Deschone, bring on the B-Wood Era
Juan Rivera- Terrible just terrible johnny.
Brian Fuentes- You are a terrible excuse for a closer
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
89 mph fastball to Arod
baaaah!
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it was a low pitch..
I think he would have swung at it
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IS it too early
to be calling for DFA?
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
Chone wins the gold
Juan silver
and Fuentes bronze
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I beg to differ.
Kaz wins the gold.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i blame the balloon boy for this mess...
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, can't agree here...
B. Wood will not replace Figgy. YES Figgy was an offensive disappointment in the postseason, however, WE WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN HERE had it not been for him. He was, along with Jeter, one of the two best leadoff men this year. Led the AL in runs scored, great OBP, incredible defensive (actually worthy of a Gold Glove). So those of you who think we’d be better off without Figgy are just idiots who don’t know baseball.
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry figgifig
I was actually responding to someone else — I don’t know who my comment ended up after yours. I’ve got Figgy’s back and I do desperately hope we resign him. He will NOT be easily replace if we don’t!
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Figgins has been a disappointment every postseason
I think Aybar can get it done at leadoff if we have Abreu mentoring regardless and yes he was great during the season but he is going to command way too much money and attract way to much interest for the Angels to get involved.
Their priorities probably stand at
1.Lackey
2. Abreu
3. Vladdy
4. FIggy
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not bad...but i think
1. Lackey
2. Abreu
3. Darren Oliver
4. Vlad
5. Figgs
The bat of Howie will rise again!
We Fly Flags
R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or
1. Quinlan
2. Q
3. R. Quinlan
4. Robb
5. Oliver
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Needs more Q.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys like Brandon Inge, Curtis Granderson, Scot Podsednik, or that McCutchen kid from PIT
those guys would own in an Angels uniform
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eww Podsednik
Inge was good for half a season
I don’t think Granderson or McCutchen will be available
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You dont think McCutchen is available?
you know he plays for the pirates right?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh huh but
He is their ONLY good player. If they get rid of him they might as well not play the 2010 season maybe they can just take a year off to restart that terrible franchise.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah!
I can see them now explaining to the fans why they are taking the year off.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thinking about how the pirates
makes me grateful to be an Angels fan. I know Arte will go out and give this team a chance to win next year and having been so close to his 1st WS, i think he is going to make some BIG moves this off-season because the Yankees ARE NOT a better team than us.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit makes sense.
Atre probably goes harder for FA. Who know what would have happened if we got C.C.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or if we would have traded for Cliff Lee
instead of Kazmir :( but alas Roy Halladay will be available and if Arte is serious about winning he will at least give Toronto a call. He can be had now that JP has been fired.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My god, if we get Halladay all is forgiven.
but who would we give?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's where it gets tricky
I wouldn’t want to be Tony Reagins this off-season. He obviously can’t give up anything that would gut the core of the current team. A 1,2 punch of Halladay and Lackey could take this team all the way.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I cant wait for the offseason :/
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn shame too, that's a beautiful park, you know those fans just wish they were remotely competitive
The bat of Howie will rise again!
We Fly Flags
R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know right
I remember hearing their home crowds announced at just over 5 thousand that is really sad not even the A’s fail that miserably and their ballpark is the worst in the league.
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was so sad going to A's games when we lived up there.
And worse, the Giants fans would show up in their jerseys because SF was away and they were bored. Clueless, arrogant, annoying jerks.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was around AT&T Park last week
It looked really nice. That is a really douchey thing to do, that’s like Dodger fans showing up to Angel games and ruining games for us.
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they weren't really there for either team that was playing.
I don’t mind fans of other teams showing up to see a game, but Oakland is a very blue collar community, and (how do I explain this?) it’s a form of snobbery to show up in an SF cap at an A’s game. It was their version of going “to harlem in ermine and pearls”.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess im an idiot
Figgins had a career year. That’s all. When he gets his fat conbtract(hopefully from another team) he’ll go back to being a incosistent singles hitter. If he’s lucky to get to the playoffs, probably suck as he has with the Angels.
Wood will be as good if not better defensively. When he starts to hit for XBH and hit Homeruns which might surprise you that 3B usually do, you’ll forget about him just like K-MO helped us get over Teix.
by HALO_86 on Oct 25, 2009 10:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't mean to sound so harsh, but....
Figgins is a career .300 hitter (or very close). He has shown that he can hit major league pitching (it wasn’t like this was his first good season), which is something that CANNOT be said for Brandon Wood. In fact, Wood to me has looked lost at the plate most AB’s I’ve seen. I’ve been through all this stuff before with the Dallas McPherson lovers — some folks just love the rookies. I don’t know what it is but there is a large segment of the Angels fan base (other teams seem to have these types as well) that ALWAYS prefer the young gun prospect (even when they’re essentially unproven) to the vet who has had ups and downs but has for the most part delivered over several years.
Hey, I understand it, but I just think it’s silly. Management naturally plays this view up because it saves them in the pocketbook. If you don’t have a fixture in place, by all means , give the young guy a chance. But when you have someone who has been so important to this team (like Figgy has) I think it is folly to let them simply walk away when they are essentially in their prime (or very close) and they will not break the bank.
Great leadoff men don’t grow on trees. Even though Aybar is very talented, he doesn’t posess the sam offensive skill set as Figgy. I could be wrong, but I just don’t see him duplicated next year what Figgy did THIS YEAR in the leadoff spot. I just don’t. I think the loss of Figgy would be right up there with the loss of LACKEY in terms of it’s adverse impact on the team.
You’d lose ;
A) A great, great leadoff hitter who stays healthy and plays most of the season
B) A player who gets on base, steals bases and scores a lot of runs (that’s his job!)
C) By all appearance a great character guy and someone who doesn’t make a stir, cause problems and seems to be generally liked by his teammates (no Jose Guillen here)
D) A Gold Glove 3B (I don’t think B. Wood will do that — just my opinion) who saved Angel pitchers countless runs this year.
So, go ahead and replace him with B. Wood, and we’ll see how it works out next year.
by Jack Frost on Oct 26, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd.
I watched Wood when he did get to play and saw him in Salt Lake this summer. I am not convinced that he will be able to make the transition to the majors. I think Terry Evans is more likely to be the guy who makes the transition and plays well.
It’s funny, but it seemed like half the Salt Lake team is named Rodriguez, and most are pitchers.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
problem with evans
he is on the wrong side of the age curve while wood is in his AAA prime age-wise… whih means what you get with evans is his ceiling and what you get with wood is his floor.
Room for growth: Wood.
Peaked as AAA: Evans.
The problem with Figgins was all his caught stealings and his cold streaks were walk-less. And he wil be gettign a HUGE raise while Wood makes minimum wage and hits HRs too.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 26, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also add
Izturis for his delusional double play attempt.
Howie for not catching that ball tonight.
Kazmir for capping off his sucky pitching with a sucky throw over.
And MLB umpires for their Yankee bias.
No matter what happens from here on, it has been a great season.
by Rally Manatee on Oct 25, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And an Angel gets his wings...
God needed a starter. RIP #34
by 3rd Echelon on Oct 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The offseason is almost as fun as the playoffs
…almost….:(
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This offseason is going to be just as nerve-racking
It’s going to have a huge impact on our next 3-5 years. Scary!!!
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Arte break the bank this year?
Going with a win-now strategy or does he tread cautiously looking to the future?
I say go ALL IN and make that trade for Roy and get a hitter like Prince
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
M or R Holliday.
Either or both!
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Preferably both
That window of opportunity seems to be closing and they have never been closer to making the WS I would make these two dynamic moves that would probably get the team over the hedge.
also re-sign vladdy
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by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even though I like Vladdy and...
I really wanted to see him win a ring, I hate to say it but his legs are just giving out. So, despite the fact that he was fucking CLUTCH with the bat this postseason, he just can’t run. He’s breaking down. You saw him get throw out on first on the pop out…
by Jack Frost on Oct 25, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That and the AB where he thought it was Ball 4
were really embarassing, but if it wasn’t for Vlad we probably would not have gotten as far as we did. He could be great for us if he wasn’t batting 4th but lower down in the lineup instead plus being a full-time DH will help him stay healthy
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
M Holliday - no chance in hell.
He’s a Boras client
R Halladay — maybe, depends on what kind of crack JP is smoking.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 26, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sooooo
anyone watch the NBA?
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
aight
u think they can make it to the playoffs?
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that every year
and then the season starts….and well you know the rest
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
clippers will get the 6th seed.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I think Blake is going to be Awesome.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cant go wrong with Baron Davis either.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard he lost weight
because he is pumped up about Blake Griffin. If they can stay somewhat healthy, they will be competitive.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been a huge fan ever since his UCLA days.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
blake got injured on this monster dunk...small injury though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNpP_Q-vEfk&feature=player_embedded
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/10/clipper-update-griffin-injured.html
I have tix for opening night on Wed…
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: I would love to see LeBron with the Clippers
Does a clippers game get sold out often?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not often
but they make a lot money each year. Rent is only a million or so @ Staples…
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even when they play good teams?
I was going to try to see LAC vs LAL this year. Should be good games between those two.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
and yes they sell out on all the big teams
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have hook ups though
I usually go to this series for cheap er
I could email you if u want.
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
opening game for the lakers vs clips not so good
being ring night and all
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm this intrigues me.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got tix for opening night suns vs clips, wed.
2 for $45 in PR12 row 6
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tix to sell or tix to go?
PR12 row 6 is worth more no?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going but yes worth way........more.
I told u I can hook u up. tix worth close to $200
by figgifig on Oct 26, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait?
Where is section PR?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 26, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://admin.staplescenter.com/seatviewer.php?section=seatviewer&page=basketball
VIP seating…full service
by figgifig on Oct 26, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats some good shit.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 26, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh god
and so it starts…I really hope injuries don’t beat the Clips this year.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no they're fine
camby is coming back from his to play game 1 and hopefully griff will be there too.
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh and BD lost 20lbs.
thinner than GS BD
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lakers!
2 peat on the way!
FUCK TEIXERIA AND THE YANKS. Time to fuck shit up!
by JoseGuillenSux on Oct 25, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lakers fan
But not a bandwagonner. Jerry West was my hero in elementary school.
I remember the dark days of the ’70s (pre Kareem/Magic pairing).
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Oct 26, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Buck in a nutshell
surrounded by those two
....
by blast21dave on Oct 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be a sandwich, not a nutshell
Now there's a hole in the sky
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too...
This Rally Monkey's gone to Halos Heaven!
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 25, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A-Rod is full of himself...
I could not stop laughing when I first saw this.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is why the Phillies winning will be soooo sweet
just to see A-rod fail in his attempts to win a ring is worth sitting through the games
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Rod strikes me as one of those players who will get so many chances to do it...
and still fall short.
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or.
Did A-Rod throw an elbow to Aybar’s goodies during a DP.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
seemed like it
Aybar wasn’t happy. We shouldn’t expect anything less from that douche bag.
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that, too.
Yes, he did. Barry Larkin on MLB network said: “That wasn’t a dirty play…” Then another guy on the network says, “Aybar will be singing soprano for the next few innings.” LOL.
I thought it was dirty. He didn’t have to move his arm UP into Erick’s genitals. That was lame and dirty in my book. It ranked up there with is Karate chop move a few years back.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I would have pegged A Rod for that
Scioscia needs to fire it up
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ew the way he bites his thumb...
creepy. he looks flushed and ready for a rod
by Vlad Dracul on Oct 25, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how do u get these?
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make them
graphic design graduate…although…these took me 2 seconds to make…not my best work ;)
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This one is creepy.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very creepy
Looks like the guy from a “B” horror movie, the dork who turns out to be slashing women because he could never get any in high school.
by Hoppity Hooper on Oct 26, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm from teh Dark Ages, when most boys in HS never got any but most claimed they did.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So when does the F-bomb spigot get turned off?
....
by blast21dave on Oct 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If it's about the Roid Sox, Skankees, Umpires, Bud Selig, mlb.com, ESPN, Fox Sports, Joe Buck, Phiz...
Never
Now there's a hole in the sky
And if the ground's not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too...
This Rally Monkey's gone to Halos Heaven!
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 25, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to say, I am a little suprised...
I am a lifetime Angels fan. I have been on this blog maybe since the end of August, I happened to find it through Yahoo!, and have never really seen the idiocy or the classless reactions of some of the fans that have posted in this thread. Really guys? Talking about eating genitals and excrement?
Before you start saying I’m not a real Angels fan or that I’m for some odd reason rooting for the hated bombers from the east, just read this whole comment. I am pissed too. I think we committed way too many errors and played nervous and very much out of our element in many of the games. I don’t know if that is Soth’s inability to prepare the team for the playoffs by preaching his “one game at a time” mentality, or if it’s just the fact that our team is relatively young and still gets tight in big situations.
I realize the umpires in this series were NOT GOOD. But I am not going to sit here, after a great season, and say that we lost this series because of officiating. THAT IS A WEAK AND PATHETIC EXCUSE! And Halo fans that are claiming we lost this series due to ‘officiating that is on the Yankee payroll’ should wake up and stop being juvenile.
We lost this series because of fielding errors and leaving runners on base. Quite frankly, we lost it because we couldn’t hit in the clutch.
Guys (and girls), we do not have to stoop down to ridiculously low standards. I am pissed too. We had a great year, we had a fantastic season! I’m pissed that for the umpteenth time in my life, I have to watch the effin Yankees play in the World Series. But at least I’m classy enough to say that we got beat by a team that executed. I’m not saying that top to bottom they are more talented, but they executed.
So stop the bitching, and whining and name calling and take the loss like a fucking man! not a pre-pubescent child.
Congrats to the Yanks, I still hate you with all my guts.
Go Phils I hope your offense bombs the Yanks back to the 1970’s.
And most importantly, let’s get some fucking help this off-season so this doesn’t happen next year!
On to the Lakers!
The bat of Howie will rise again!
We Fly Flags
R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Noticing the instances of obvious biased calls does not a 'whiner' make.
I love how your such a ‘big’ Angels fan, yet it’s “On to the Lakers!”
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can be a fan...
but there’s not much to cheer for when your team just got eliminated. Venting here is fun, sure, but might as well direct your attentions to another team until March comes around, its not as fun to sit and wait for offseason moves that Arte makes.
by TheKingfish on Oct 25, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, i didn't appreciate him calling me a 'whiner' etc.
Some people believe the news. I just happen to be a free minded individual who thinks differently. And no, I don’t GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE LAKERS right now. WE JUST FUCKING GOT ELIMENATED. anyone that is a REAL Halo fan can at least overstand that.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Big Bad...this post was mostly directed at you...
…because you seem to be intent on continuously spreading vitriol on this thread tonight. I understand you’re pissed and your immaturity can’t be contained so you have to yell and scream and say dirty things on a blog, but let’s try to keep it to a minimum huh?
I’m a huge Angels fan, yes, huge. I love the Angels just as much as the next person. I track their off-season movements, watch/listen to all the spring training games, and moved to an apartment 5 minutes from the stadium just so I could have easy access to go to as many games as I can afford. So don’t start questioning everyone’s “fandom” if they don’t agree with you.
Frankly, the season is over. It hurts. But it’s over. And the Lakers begin on Tuesday. So I have to take off my HK47 jersey until February and put on my Kobe jersey and root as hard for them as I do for the Angels. Because as fans, that’s what we do.
Go Angels in ’10
Go Lakers now
The bat of Howie will rise again!
We Fly Flags
R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, fair enough about your fandom, then fair enough about mine.
You can be a fan how you want. Any accusation about me “questioning everyone’s "fandom" if they don’t agree with you.” also applies to you. My cats agree. This is less than 2 hours from elimination. And I don’t know where you were when they called those 2 strikes balls, but they sure as Halo were strikes. I didn’t ever notice, all series long a key inning where the Halo’s got those calls. Did you??
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think there were calls that went for both sides...
Howie being called safe twice, while replays showed he was indeed out. And a couple other things that I can’t bring to mind right now…
Also, did you ever notice the Angels playing shoddy defense and leaving men on base? Did you notice the 5 errors in the first two games? Clearly the Angels are the better team simply by the fact that those 5 errors didn’t turn into a blow out by the Yankees. We also didn’t hit in many clutch situations, I can remember off the top of my head 4 instances in which we had runners on 2nd and 3rd, but did not come through. But these are the things that cost us the series…not the 2 strikes that were balls or vice versa.
The bat of Howie will rise again!
We Fly Flags
R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
While your points are valid, and game 1 definitely was a give away, the squeezing of our pitchers in crucial situations seemed to be the norm.
Imagine if you will a completely unbiased strikezone. Even a robotic one. Do you still think it was all the players ‘fault’? The Rev agrees, just look at his posts.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt get to see game 4
did Kaz really get squeezed?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also
Meanwhile Joe Saunders was squeezed to a point of ridicule with a Bases loaded walk on an obvious strike to Alex Rodriguez to put the Yankees ahead.
Is Rev a ‘whiner’ too?
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Oct 25, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey hey
they were not just any genitals… but canine genitals.
Sicko.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gross, but I do have to admit, it made me chuckle :)
The bat of Howie will rise again!
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R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+2
Thank you for saying what some of these neanderthals needed to hear.
by Christhammer on Oct 27, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go eat your balls covered in poo
I kid….really.
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GAWD I SUCK AT NOT REPLYING WHEN I WANT TO : (
I’m re-signing. Don’t bother calling, there are no phones where I’m off to.
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CYA Figgins!
Hope to see you, Aybar, leading off next year.
Vladdy… You had some bad critical moments, but in the end you won all the games that mattered… Love ya no matter what happens. It was an awesome pleasure / I feel so fortunate watching you play all these years!
by Halo Hurricane on Oct 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have read a lot of negative comments so far on this thread so I just wanted to add something positive
Thank You Halos for my second favorite season ever as a fan. I truly believe we never really gave up the fight. I’ll be proud to wear my jersey tomorrow because of what our organization stands for and the product it produces. Here’s to getting at it next year and to the future of Angels Baseball!
In other news…
USC number 5 in the BCS poll, BEAT THE DUCKS!
Trojan Fans It’s Time to Believe!
Bruin Fans… as a Trojan, that team you are building scares me, it really does. I am looking forward to a healthy competition in the coming years between our programs.
Lakers Fans… sorry but GO JAZZ!!!
I hope that a lil positive attitude will make someone a little happier :)
2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick
by trojanangelfan on Oct 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GAWWWWWWWWWWWD
And you’re a Utah fan. Shocking you don’t own a Jeter jersey.
by Sethy on Oct 25, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cause the Jazz are a bandwagon team...?
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jazz...haha
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GO #11 JAW-JUH TECH
As one who works at UCLA, I may also say, fux0r UCLA.
But V for victory, if I may.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...Go...Beavers...
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 25, 2009 10:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Go Lakers and Chargers!
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(waves white flag)
GO RAMS!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they crushed the colts today right???
just joking :)
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah just like how the Browns got crushed by the Pack :)
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.....oh no....so sorry
The bat of Howie will rise again!
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R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raiders ,Lakers and Bruins
Playoff Time Lets Get it Go Angels!!!! Beat New York.
by deejayelleseven on Oct 25, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...UCLA does look like they're building a scary future
But come on…JAZZ?!?!?!!?!?
The bat of Howie will rise again!
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R.I.P. #34
by The Furious Bat of Howie47 on Oct 25, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jazz...hehe
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know after April 9th the only thing I hoped for was a winning record.
The Angels gave me so much more and even October baseball. It was a good year.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Oct 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember when AlanFalcon posted this...
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~!
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh, I considered posting it again. It holds as true now as two days ago.
Glad you remembered, Senor.
Rest in piece Nick, Courtney, and Henry. To the 2009 Angels: I love you all. Thanks for a ride every bit as enjoyable and entertaining as 2002.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 26, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it kinda puts things in perspective.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 26, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So did the ALCS MVP go to the Angels defense?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
well guys!! ITS LAKERS SEASON!
ima miss my Halos tho :(
by Angels_48 on Oct 25, 2009 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
at least the Lakers wont disappoint.
(not a cheap shot at the halos by the way)
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if the lakers don't make it to the Finals its the same
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh so many story lines this year.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just have a bad feeling about
RonRon…
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he wants a ring,
he better be Phil’s pet dog.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Son, I have a bad feeling about
the Magic minus Hedo and plus Vinsanity
and Boston plus Sheed.
Fuck. Fuck the East.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Oct 25, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least Sheed is funny.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rev, thanks for the great site and for making me feel welcome here.
I’m so glad I found this site when I did.
And thanks to Cupie and WiHaloFan and Scottnak and all the intelligent posters for making this such an entertaining site.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hey
you only found this site a month before I did…I thought you were here forever.
Shows how welcoming HH is…
I was on MLB Angels Forum before…not as much fun.
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The foxsports message boards are just as bad
NA 34
by blochead on Oct 25, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too
About just about everything you said
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 25, 2009 11:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I was on that board too! Did you have the same name?
I was there for three seasons, and finally couldn’t take it any more. Most of it was the troll, but the rest was that politics permeated the board and most of that from people who seemed to be nearly illiterate and hateful. If I want to argue about politics I can find a political forum; I just wanted baseball and fewer trolls.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha! NONONONONO!!!!
Nor do I miss the intelligent bully who called anyone a communist if they disagreed with him.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
for some reason I really hated
weaverfor1 or whatever her name was…she just bugged me.
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember her. I liked her at first, but she made a couple of really dumb comments that bothered me a lot.
And I almost introduced myself to Becky. I spotted her in line ahead of me at last year’s postseason event, when they came back from Boston.
I hope they do that again this year, but I think they won’t. I think the one after the last home game of the regular season is all we get this year. Last year was great fun.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was opiejeanne there too, and Becky described herself really well
and told us which gate she’d be at and when. She was several people ahead of me, and I wasn’t entirely sure it was her. I yelled at her once but she didn’t turn around. Later I confirmed with her that yes, it was her and she hadn’t heard me. She was about 5th in line. I was about 20th in line.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember you, but maybe you were quiet. I'm a big loudmouth.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
only really posted news stuff...like I do here too
If they only had a game thread that people read…
by figgifig on Oct 25, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't blog the games there. I don't know why.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They had game threads, didn't they?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good night. It's after midnight and I have a class tomorrow.
I have to go and make art, and pretend I know what I’m doing. (I hope my last project came out of the kiln without getting destroyed.)
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What kind of art?
I was an illustration major before turning to graphic design (after I found out I could make more money) ;)
by figgifig on Oct 26, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pottery comes out of Kilns!
Rest in piece Nick, Courtney, and Henry. To the 2009 Angels: I love you all. Thanks for a ride every bit as enjoyable and entertaining as 2002.
by AlanFalcon on Oct 26, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alan has it right: ceramics. Taking it for fun and I'm now part of the advanced group,
but it’s just because I completed the three semesters leading up to that level. The other people in the class have tremendous skill and I am struggling to catch up on that end. The instructor gives us really odd assignments, lists of words that we have to incorporate into our projects, and this semester it includes words like strata, and dendritic, and atoll, and they have to be expressed in a utilitarian piece, like a pitcher or teapot or cup or bowl. I made an atoll bowl and I’m anxious to see if the underglazing looks as good after firing as it did when I was painting it onto the raw clay.
I’m also taking a Life Drawing class as a refresher. I’ll probably take a painting class next semester because I really need a refresher in that.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget YWC
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 25, 2009 11:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
All of them. Yeswecan and rghan, I meant to include you.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees WON this Game
Yes….we gave them runs on OUR errors, however they were not enough to beat ourselves. The Umps squeezed our pitchers at the plate, but they were consistant with our batters when we were getting screwed for 9 innings. Fuck, make the adjustments boys.
What was more frustrating to me was seeing Kazmir fuck up. Second was Howie’s blunder. Never the less, we couldn’t get it done.
Just because Tex, CC, & AJ were paid for by the Skanks with their BILLIONS to win, it feels tainted so I AM ROOTING FOR THE PHILLIES W/O any of my heart and soul, to beat these Billion Dollar Babies.
GO PHILLIES.
LET THE OFF-SEASON BEGIN.
LET FIGGY WALK (He’s WORTHLESS IN THE POSTSEASON)
LET OLDMAN VLAD GO…HE CAN HARDLY RUN AND HE’S SENILE
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Oct 25, 2009 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So What's the Countdown to Spring Training
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Oct 25, 2009 11:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Angels team arrives into Ontario airport at 5:01am
Delta Airlines flight # 8882. We should all wait for them at the airport at beat the shit out of Scott Kazmir. Just kidding! The flight number and arrival time are correct though. Just thought I would let you guys know.
by maitino on Oct 25, 2009 11:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could go, but there is no way I can pull that off.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Late boarding pushed the arrival time back from 430 to 506am...
Do you have any idea if you can see the team, or do they have a secret exit/loading area for their team bus?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 25, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should make an MVP trophy and give it to Vlad.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 26, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
give him a piece of paper that says:
MVP trophy
by figgifig on Oct 26, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So did anyone go see them at Ontario?
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 26, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering the same thing.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 26, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was the only one who stated I had a plan...
however, it delayed enough to make it not possible. They ended up arriving just past 6AM. If it was 4:30 – 5:30A I would have been there.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 27, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My husband was up at 3:30am, because of the elderly tomcat (It's HIS cat, and I didn't hear it).
We considered just going to the airport right then, but weren’t awake enough to actually do it. That late an arrival wouldn’ t have worked for us, though. After December 17 we will be able to do stuff like that; I think it’s 30 days until Retirement Day.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 28, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just kidding
Trying to make you guys laugh. Actually we should be the shit out of figgy, Kazmir, and Fuentes.
by maitino on Oct 25, 2009 11:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
actually I would shake Soths hand and say good job...
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hes the right man to manage this club, and I am glad he will be here for years to come.
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen to that.
I am really frustrated by the posters who scream about Sosh. They lack perspective.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Oct 25, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"be the shit out of figgy, Kazmir, and Fuentes." ...no thanks!!!
And all 3 of them really??!!!…Not sure what you’re into, but that is just gross! 3 baseball players and 1 maitino…
by figgifig on Oct 26, 2009 3:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 hours later
And still numb.
Yes the umps sucked.
But the Angels lost this series on their own. Congratulations to the Yanks and their fans, but I hope they get swept.
And that’s all I’m contributing tonight because I have nothing left.
Napoli IS the power bat in 2009. Watch.
by 101halo on Oct 25, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To tell you the truth,
I have never been so disappointed to look to the NFL season. I really believed we were going to the WS this year :(
34 open the door...
by SenorChuckles on Oct 25, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good season
Playoffs are a crap shoot. Sometimes the best team wins, sometimes the best team doesn’t win.
I honestly feel like the two best teams made it to the world series this year, but the Angels could have kept the tradition of the best team not always making it, had they played clean baseball. Lots of guys to blame, all the way up to the top of management, but in the end, this team could have packed it up and went through the motions when Nick died. They didn’t, and we were treated to a great season full of hope and visions of the poetic ending. Sadly, that poetic ending didn’t happen, but the story still goes on. NA #34 will always be with this team and the fans.
Very proud of the team and management, all the way up to the top, despite my disappointment with the results of this playoff series and the shit I talked through the season.
Thanks for the entertainment and comFanionship HHers.
ROBOTS!
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 26, 2009 1:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I just got back to my dorm
tough defeat to swallow especially considering I was AT THE GAME. I have a long story to tell but I am to tired to really type it out.
I LOVE HH and I LOVE THE ANGELS.
I’ll catch y’all on the flip side.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 26, 2009 1:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks man
Was awesome to be at the game with you. Thanks for keeping me out of fights and not laughing at me when I cried. :) I hope you rocked that midterm!!
by cath619 on Oct 26, 2009 4:53 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs