What'd ya get?!
by Of Angels and Angles on Dec 25, 2009 7:00 PM PST
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PrintWhat did Santa/Hanukkah-Man/Flying-Spaghetti-Monster bring you this holiday season? I know it's been a trying year, but hopefully we were all able to give and get a little Halo gear this winter. I am now the proud owner of an official Angels Snuggie, and I know I'm going to be warm next October if ya catch my drift. Did anyone else give or receive any fun Angels stuff this year?
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Brother-in-law bought me the 2002 WS DVD.
And my wife gave me the go ahead to buy a jersey. I told her to let me buy it because she would have said “OK” then turned around and bought me a Sox or Yanks jersey because she would find it funny.
Nick would be proud.
I got:
1) ’09 Division Champs shirt (I have their highest achieved one going back to 2002)
2) Walk the Line DVD
3) New copy of Sandlot (somebody jacked my old disc and the box is now home to Shooter)
4) Perfect Push-up (Time to get jacked & tan)
5) Star Trek TNG Movies Box Set
A few giftcards and other small items.
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / Part-Time Nemesis of the HH Reply Function
Oh, Fender Custom Shop calendar
That’s the last major item.
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / Part-Time Nemesis of the HH Reply Function
by Commander_Nate on Dec 25, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Wife & I bought ourselves a Wii for Chanukah.
For Xmas, her mom got me a Kohls gift card and a B&N gift card.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I bought the Wii for my wife last year...
…plus Wii Fit. She was addicted to it…until the baseball season started. Now, it gets occasional use. Some of the games are pretty fun, especially the balance games. Have fun!
Angel Gift Cards
My wife and I both got Angel gift cards from MLB.
Oh and my son got a Miken Freak Baseball Bat. His first big boy bat.. haha. I didn’t have a 2 3/4 inch barrel that young (he is 7)
Light up the Freakin Halo!
Angels' scarf and pair of Angel's work type gloves!!
& a bottle of El Jimador to deal with bad player deals
$125 in gift cards to the Angels Shop!!!!
Don’t know what to buy, any suggestions??
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
Things every Angel fan must own (and you likely already do):
For game days:
- Fitted cap
- T-shirt
- Jacket
At home:
- Beer glasses (I just collected a bunch from the Budweiser Pavilion… light up beer pong!)
- Shot glasses (for winters like these)
- Blanket
- DVDs of glory years
On the go:
- Flag for your house/tailgating
- Bumper/Window Stickers
To me, these are basic essentials and are in proper order. Buy your game day gear, then your home goods, then your on-the-go swag.
Got everything but...
the beer glasses and shot glasses, those are gonna be my first glasse when I own my first house. I was thinking about a new sweatshirt and the thermal long sleeve, those are so comfortable. Also, the golf package that is an essential for me.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Dec 26, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Damn that would be cool, but I dont have a truck anymore.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Dec 26, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I hear whiskey's good for that too.
Single malt, 17yrs old. That’s what I’ve heard.
Captain, there are doubt's...
I got...
- new hi-hats to complete my collection of new cymbals. a Boise State snuggie (as a gag.. i hate those stupid things)
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- money toward the xbox 360 that i’m going to buy in a couple days modern warfare 2, from my girlfriend. (it’s a preemptive gift for said xbox)
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Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
and i don't know why those crossed out
i really did get them. lol
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 25, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
yuck
boise state
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
by angels4adam on Dec 25, 2009 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
hey hey hey hey
just cuz we kicked the crap outta you in the opener this year doesn’t mean you can hate. ;)
besides, we’re both in BCS bowls…. can’t we be friends?
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 25, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions
ha
you guys played ONE hard game.
Oregon had the second hardest schedule in the nation, and still won the best top-to-bottom conference by 2 games, which hadn’t been done since the early ’90s.
Enjoy your Bowl game
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
by angels4adam on Dec 26, 2009 12:08 AM PST up reply actions
weird... i haven't heard that one before...
the Pac-10 is good, for sure. and this year, it was better than any other year in recent memory, but come on… we haven’t lost a regular season game in 2 years. 2 YEARS!
we can only schedule so many good teams. we HAVE to play our conference, which sucks, admittedly. not much we can do about that, especially when teams won’t schedule us.
and we owned you 2 years in a row, both in our stadium and yours. care to explain that away? =D
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 26, 2009 12:53 AM PST up reply actions
I have no reasonable explaination,
other than you were better on that particular day. happens alot.
But if BSU were in the Pac-10 (Pac-11 is suppose it would be), it would lose many games. I understand that it’s not the school’s fault, but there’s a reason the Broncos are what, 1-4 in Bowl Games since 2003? Albeit, all were very close games.
The bottom line is, BSU needs to start scheduling a highly ranked BCS/FBS team late in the season to prove the doubters and nay-sayers wrong (or right, depending on the outcome).
The Broncos played only ONE team all year that was ranked at some point in the season (#16 Oregon, W).
This year’s Rose Bowl will be the 6th game Oregon has played against a ranked opponent, including #5 USC (W), #6 Cal (W), and #16 Oregon State (W).
The voters have to take that into consideration, yes?
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
No BCS school wants to play Boise St late in the year for a Non Conference game......
Its amazing to me how people just assume its Boise not wanting to play anyone……….yet its more like the BCS schools dont want to schedule Boise St period………because they have nothing to gain from beating a Boise St, but they have a TON to lose……
Its not all just on Boise people.
Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work. - Peter Gibbons
by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 26, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions
^ ^ THIS ^ ^
Next year, we have Oregon State (at home) on September 25, and then we have Virginia Tech (on the road, in DC) on October 2. Are those games good enough?
Plus, there’s only so much we can do about scheduling those teams late in the year… usually, after the first 5 weeks or so, conference play gets going heavily, and nobody really has an opening. That’s why we play our BCS teams so early
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 26, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I got your back :-)
Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work. - Peter Gibbons
by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 26, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Why?
Why would a school have nothing to gain from playing Boise St. late in the season? You think if this year, Cincinnati, (or any team looking for a chance at a higher ranking) had played Boise St in week 8 or 9 when they were both top 10 teams, that it wouldn’t have altered their rankings at all? Of course it would have! Strength of Schedule is what keeps schools like TCU and BSU out of National Championship games.
And I stated in my post, “I understand that it’s not the school’s fault”. But to a degree, they can make changes. You don’t think there’s a single top 100 school who wants to play BSU? You’re kidding yourself.
Plus, there’s only so much we can do about scheduling those teams late in the year… usually, after the first 5 weeks or so, conference play gets going heavily, and nobody really has an opening. That’s why we play our BCS teams so early
How to schools find openings in their schedules to play Notre Dame?
BSU plays EIGHT conference games per year. With their other FIVE games, they could only schedule ONE respectable program. Come on. If you can’t manage to schedule any better schools than Bowling Green, Miami (OH), UC Davis, and Tulsa, you don’t deserve any more than you get.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
The problem is
Everyone complains about BSU schedule and wants them to play the top schools – USC, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, etc – but as was proven this year, those schools just have to win in their conference and schedule cupcakes the rest of the way, and they’re in. Look at Florida’s schedule. Look at Alabama’s. Look at Texas’.
These schools have everything to lose by scheduling BSU late in the season. If we were to beat them in the middle of their National Championship hunt, they’re screwed. And we STILL wouldn’t get the chance to get into the NC game. It’s worthless for them.
On the other side, even if we were to schedule more mid-level BCS teams – UCLA, Clemson, Iowa, etc – we’d catch crap, like we do now, for playing teams that “aren’t good enough” or “aren’t respectable”.
It’s a no win when you’re a dominant school in the non-BCS conferences.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 26, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
I completely understand that,
but when BSU loses 4 of their last Bowl Games, how can the voters justify giving them a bigger game?
The entirety of the BCS system is flawed for sure, and that is the major issue.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
it's not like
we were playing Marshall and Temple in our bowl games… TCU was legit last year, East Carolina in ‘07 had Chris freakin’ Johnson…
but yeah, the BCS sucks. big time. I’m all for a playoff.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 26, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
To answer this question......its easy
Why would a school have nothing to gain from playing Boise St. late in the season?
Lets say a team like Cinci does play BSU and LOSES in the middle of the year……..bye bye to any shot at a national championship……this year is a classic example of why teams play cupcakes during the Non Conference……..one loss and your NC hopes are adios…….
How many teams were undefeated this year? 5
How many teams get to play for a NC……..2….thats it.
A team cannot afford to play a team like Boise St..if it has NC hopes..because there is a good possiblity they could lose.
Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work. - Peter Gibbons
by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 28, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
The Beavers are fun to watch. I like them
Fans don’t have the superior attitude that Oregon fan has.
Too bad uncle Phil can’t actually buy a National Championship or they would have a couple.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Dec 26, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for your insight
I feel overwhelmed with your knowledge of the topic
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
Zing!
I watch a lot of college football. most of it in bars surrounded by fans of all teams. oregon fan has a sense of entitlement that makes laugh. UO is a fucking blip on the map of college football. They have a nice team this year but whatever.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
i live in portland and...
dont give a flying fuck about either.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 26, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing wrong with that.
I am a Miami fan. I just like all college football though. Second to baseball in my world.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
Wait just a freakin minute..
There’s REALLY an Angels Snuggie?? I want it!!!!!!! I really want it for the Angels Cruise in just over 3 weeks.. where did you get it?
cancel that..
I’m an idiot and I found it.. Gonna go order it now..
my sister came through for me with it
it’s not an official “snuggie” but it is an “officially liscenced mlb blanked with sleeves by northwest.”
by Of Angels and Angles on Dec 26, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I saw that..
It’s a freaking snuggie by another name.. doesn’t matter.. I’ll have it in a few days, and I’ll be using it on the ship in 26 days while I lay on the deck in my sun chair on the way back from Ensenada..
I got
-Clothes
-Underwear
-3 sticks of deodorant
-Axe shower gel and shampoo
-A big pack of tooth flosser things
-Toothpaste
-A shaver/ipod holder fun pack (came w/batteries. Supposed to be so you can listen to your ipod while you shave. Awesome. Except I don’t have an ipod. Damn)
-A pack of beef sausage snacks
-A check for 20 bucks (I guess my Aunt still thinks I’m 8. Thanks for a half a tank of gas!)
-A 50 dollar chevron gas card
-A 10 dollar AMC movie concessions card
-A 20 dollar AMC movie everything-else card
-A 20 dollar In n Out Burger card
-A ghetto MP3 player
-A Nintendo DS Lite
-A 9-game Angels ticket pack (2 tickets per game) to share with my brother
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Dec 26, 2009 6:08 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
-3 sticks of deodorant
-Axe shower gel and shampoo
-A big pack of tooth flosser things
-Toothpaste
Looks like you got a pile of not-so-subtle hints.
Apologies in advance.
My parents are divorced so I had 2 christmas's so to speak.
My mom bought me a 2-pack of deodorant sticks and my dad bought me an Axe deodorant stick to go with the other axe products.
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Dec 26, 2009 6:23 AM PST up reply actions
My only Halos item
was a New Era all black Angels hat with the white outline. Not a great quantity, but very much appreciated.
is that the one with the small 70's "a" on it?
i love that hat!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 26, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
MLB2K9
Modern Warfare (both to go along w/ the 360 my mom bought my dad)
Pajamas
A book about the first 24 hours of the LBJ presidency, after the Kennedy assassination
Hawaii shirt from the future bro-in-law
A Gorilla—thing that helps a camera latch around trees/other objects for self-group portraits, etc.
Portfolio for taking on interviews
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
"Gorilla Pod"
Is the name of the camera-thing.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
That LBJ book sounds like an interesting read.
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Dec 26, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't know LeBron James was president!
weird
"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.
by angels4adam on Dec 26, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I thought he was King
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Dec 26, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
The only Angels
thing i got was an Angels sweater from the Angels store that was $62 but with the 40% because of the sale it was supposed to be $37, but the guy at the cash register only charged me $16, i got my mom one to…
$32 for 2 sweaters, pretty good deal huh
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34
Also i forgot
an Angels 12 month calender and a trivia one where you pull off a paper each day
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34
My mom bought me Terminator Salvation...
only to tell me she chose it between T:S and DISTRICT 9. FML
#34, never forget.
Only Angels swag was a sweatshirt-material blanket
Though I finally got the Marshall Faulk jersey I’ve wanted for years…. Just in time to watch the Rams lose to Arizona and San Francisco.
At least we beat the Lions.
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Dec 26, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
And you say that like it's a major achievement.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
With the way that team has played this year
ANY win is a major achievment. Only ONE time in the past two years has a reciever gone for more than 100 yards in a game. I will take any victory I can get.
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Dec 26, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
And despite all the sucking
Spagnuolo still has my support… Maybe I’ve become too complacent with the bottom of the worst conference in the NFC.
Heading toward the worst 3-year record in NFL history.
Nice.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Dec 28, 2009 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
We'll always have 1999
AND the unfortunate passing of Georgia.
Nick would be proud.
by halofan4life on Dec 28, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Unfortunate? Good riddance to that golddigger.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Finally ...
I can’t open it yet because my significant other is out of town .. but she got me a retro Bobby Grich jersey.
I don’t know if it’s home or away, but I can’t wait to slip on the replica of the smoothest-fielding, grooviest porn-stache sporting @B this franchise has ever seen
"And the Anaheim Angels are the Champions of Baseball!"
by Grichfan on Dec 26, 2009 12:45 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
JERSEY!!!
i got my first angels jersey (something i’ve wanted for a long time). it’s a road torii hunter jersey.
Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.
Drunk !
12 days off from work.
My first white Christmas (10 day trip to Gloucester).
A tour of Fenway pahk and HOPEFULLY Cooperstown.
Eric Clapton Bio, Double Cross and The price of Liberty.
1 TB external drive filled with an endless amount of music.
Coffee/Expresso beans and a new grinder.
Drunk !
Torii Hunter t-shirt and a beenie.
50 Chevron card.
Few bottles of wine
And Drunk again.
Happy Holidays !
It's Always Somethin'
Baked
Besides that:
My father got me a few bottles of single malt scotch.
My brother gave me a new Pro Stock Lite wooden bat (since we broke the last one).
The little woman got me a decanter, some nice crystal tumblers, a japanese Star Wars shirt, and a Stompy Jones CD. A good year and a good haul.
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
I got some really big smiles from my kids. Best Christmas ever.
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on Dec 26, 2009 1:52 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
now THAT's something to cherish...
extremely jealous dude right here
IT COULD HAPPEN
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Dec 26, 2009 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
I have a sweet spot
Adenhart baseball
9 Gold Gloves and counting...
by Gold Glove Hunter 48 on Dec 26, 2009 11:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
the 2 jewels of my haul...
2 Holiday mini-plan tickets (plan B) for next season complete with 2 free U2 concert tickets. and a couple of Angel gift cards so i’ll never be thirsty @ the games :). Hope everyone’s holiday season was as fun and prosperous as mine !!
IT COULD HAPPEN
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Dec 26, 2009 6:48 PM PST reply actions
Makers Mark....
Angels Flask and an Angels shot glass. All from my girlfriend’s parents.
Are they telling me its going to be an Angels season of celebration with lots of drinking or a year of sorrows and lots of drinking?
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 26, 2009 7:49 PM PST reply actions
Lol, without reading the bottom part that is exactly what I was thinking.
But either way they are just preparing you to drink! In my book that’s good enough, hopefully it’s for the celebration.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Dec 26, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
No Angels stuff here, but my kids were all here for Christmas, and ...
I made the traditional Roast Beast and Yorkshire pudding, but you know it isn’t a party unless you have the traditional family snit-fit or the ambulance comes, or the fire truck comes. We had all three so it must have been a swell party.
My dad tripped and fell flat on his face in my dining room. When we sat him up I checked his eyes for dilation but they were fine, and then we saw that he had dislocated his ring finger on his left hand. I thought half the people in the house were going to either faint or throw up, but as soon as he realized what had happened he said, “No problem.” and popped it back into place, which made everyone else ready to faint or throw up, but he beat them to it and did both. So my sister stopped insisting we load him into a car to take him to the emergency room and agreed that we needed to call 911.
The fire truck arrived first with the paramedics, and by then Dad had un-fainted and was resting comfortably on his back, his neck supported by a small cushion and the professionals chased everyone out of the room except me, then I was asked to go talk to one of them in the living room while they talked to Dad.
When the ambulance arrived the crew stopped at the front door and inhaled deeply. Dinner was about 45 minutes away, theoretically, and one of them said, “Wow! It smells GOOD in here!” It was the garlic on the roast calling his name. My sister promptly invited him to stay which made everyone laugh. We already had the usual suspects plus three strays including a vegetarian, a Jew with nowhere to go on Christmas Eve (!) and an ex-count from Austria, and had figured out how to seat 14 in the one room, but just.
Just then my middle child poked her head out of the kitchen and asked me if we had been planning to have potatoes. Bless her, if she hadn’t asked we wouldn’t have had them or much of anything but the roast at that point. 45 minutes. Right. In that time I managed to produce mashed potatoes, two dressed green salads, 12 individual Yorkshire puddings, a pan of baby squashes, and a pan of honey-roasted pears. I only managed to pull off the potatoes with help from a couple of the guests who stepped up to help get them peeled, and my daughter who did the mashing.
Before that, though, Dad refused to go to the hospital and the ambulance crew explained that by law they couldn’t force him. I thought he looked ok by then, and the ER is just around the corner from us, so we agreed.
The emergency crews left but only after threatening to hijack the potatoes, and Dad stayed put in the chair for the rest of the evening.
I will admit that I did have a momentary thought that he might die right then because I couldn’t quite tell what was going on with him when he fainted. I thought it was a faint but I remember my mom passing out in my car and never waking up again, because of a fall the day before.
Then my niece got her little feelings hurt and stomped out to go eat at a local restaurant, but the person she was mad at was not bothered by her absence and she only hurt her mother and herself.
The roast was incredibly good, everything else was great, the niece came back to take my sister and my dad home, and the Austrian told me he hadn’t had so much fun at Christmas in many years.
I guess we know how to party.
People gave me some stuff I didn’t need, and there is more candy in the house right now than at Hallowe’en.
Dad’s fine, and it’s all good.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
by opiejeanne on Dec 26, 2009 11:04 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Whaddaya mean? The Austrian (ex) Count had a great time.
Actually, it was a bit much.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Imagine having a 6'5" 250 pound man in your dining room, one who sounds just like our dear Governator,
and then imagine that you’re a foot shorter and he keeps getting in your way.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
What kind of beast did you roast?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Dec 28, 2009 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
And I got a swell new lens for my camera from my husband. 55-250mm.
I can hardly wait until baseball season opens.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
52 inches of sony's finest liquid crystals...
and all the accoutrements thereof.
Had I owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, I could have saved America.
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