Mad libs anyone?

by melvintoast on Apr 12, 2009 10:24 PM PDT Comment 53 comments

"That was as flagrant as anything as I've seen in this game," said Scioscia, who was ejected in the top of second for continuing to argue from the bench.

"There were some things that happened on that field that were disturbing. The league has to look into it," he added.

"Some words were said that were just outrageous," said Hunter, who rapidly went from peacemaker to protester. "And it wasn't from the Red Sox. I freaking lost it."

Asked if those words were spoken by the umpires since there were only Angels, Red Sox and umpires on the field, Hunter balked.

"I didn't say that," he answered. "It might have been the voices in my head."

I'm looking for quotes of what was said and who said it? Funny gets extra points!

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan. Tell us what you think and how you feel.

0 recs | Comment 53 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

nerves mught be too raw still

The umps were absolutely holding the Angels to a tougher standard than the Bristol Footsies.

by Rev Halofan on Apr 12, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I overheard a great point today

Any time a batter leaves the batter’s box to confront/point at/argue with an opposing pitcher he’s pretty much automatically tossed, but a pitcher can “charge” the batter’s box without throwing a punch and he gets to stay, every time, no matter how close his fastball came to the batter’s head

Win it for Nick

by AHaloInSF on Apr 12, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Which is why I am so down with letting the bat - er - 'slip' out of the batter's hands with the next pitch.

by Stirrups on Apr 12, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I absoultely love Torii Hunter now..........

seriously…..the guy is outstanding………..I had some issues with him last year….but it was me over-projecting on the guy……

but in all seriousness……..I’d go to battle with that man anyday.

Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009

by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 12, 2009 10:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's an idea.

Beckett and Chan Ho Park in a bare knuckles brawl. Two men enter, only one douche bag leaves.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....

by halofolife on Apr 12, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Can Vicente Padilla ref?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Only if the rules change...

…and no douche bag leaves…

by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 6:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I watched this from the right field seats

From my vantage point, I couldn’t make out much of the action once the benches cleared and the bullpen began their humorous jog out to the diamond.

There was one moment, during the second meeting of teams, where it looked almost as though it was coming to blows, although with whom I could not tell. I really would like it if someone watching on tv or with a better vantage point could illuminate me on what the play by play on the field was exactly… I mean, I’ve read the news clippings, but what exactly is Soscia and Torii talking about?

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Apr 12, 2009 11:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Torii was yelling at Scioscia that he is the hula-dula domino rula,

and Scioscia was challenging Torii to a game of dominoes since they would be sitting in the clubhouse together for the rest of the game.

by 44FAN on Apr 13, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure I understand your question...

…to re-cap events, time was called as Beckett was in his wind-up. He appeared to immediately react by pitching the ball at Abreu’s head.
That COULD have been especially serious, since Abreu had “relaxed” and was not quite prepared for what was coming his way…in fact, the homeplate umpire completely missed what happened. He was looking down the left field line.
Hunter and Scioscia were pissed because 1) Beckett – in a hissy fit – probably threw intentionally at Abreu, and 2) it wouldn’t surprise me that he (Beckett) talked some s**t on the field that struck a nerve. Scioscia was likely asking for Beckett to be ejected…
Final note…Abreu and Beckett saw much more of each other the last couple of years and in more “stressful” situations when Abreu was with the Yanks. I’d bet there is some history here. Many pitchers get annoyed when batters call for time as they are in their wind-up. Beckett may have just got pissed at Abreu doing it one too many times, and figured this was a good way to communicate his annoyance.

by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 6:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about Abreu's annoyance

for being put to sleep while Beckett tries to think of a way to bring world peace in between pitches. No wonder Red Sox playoff games all last over 4 hours.

by turs12 on Apr 13, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not disagreeing with you...just pointing out Beckett's possible motivation...

…for being a cheese-wad.

by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how bout next time we face beckett

we call time at least once for every batter. piss the shit out of him

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Apr 15, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Obviously...

Justin Speier ran out of the ‘pen and started mixing things up with Torii Hunter, then Speier’s “Your Mama” jokes were just getting out of hand so the Umps told them to take it to the clubhouse. Scioscia and Hatcher were sent to listen in and judge the ensuing duel.

In all seriousness though, it sounds an awful lot like Joe West or another umpire brought up Nick Adenhart… and I can’t think of a reason in the world to do that if an umpire was looking to keep their job. When Torii Hunter and Mike Scioscia start saying the things they’re quoted as saying, I don’t doubt for a moment that something very very wrong happened on that field this Easter Sunday.

by AlanFalcon on Apr 13, 2009 12:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh

Seriously?

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Apr 13, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never know

I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t the umpires but Beckett making snarky comments about Adenhart, given what he said after the game—“oh they’re just upset and aggressive because their teammate died.” Will it ever help that the umps are in Bahstin’s pocket, though?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Question Of The Day

Why don’t the two sides down in the bullpen stay in the bullpen and have it out with each other right there? Why do they politely jog all the way in to the infield side by side before they start mixing it up?

by Stirrups on Apr 13, 2009 1:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I blame Speier.

Seriously.

by AlanFalcon on Apr 13, 2009 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think its something like this...

…the game has barely started, you really aren’t paying too much attention, and suddenly the dugouts are emptying. At this point, you may not even be sure what has happened, or how this might escalate.

I think some want to figure out what is going on, some actually want to be peace-makers, some want to back-up their teammates at the “main event”.

It does appear slightly comical though…

by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

honestly

that picture makes it look like the ump is giving beckett a hand job in front of 40,000 people. i mean, he definitely did figuratively today, but this time it looks quite literal..

World Series '09 - In Memory of #34 Nick Adenhart!

by b0rd3rline on Apr 13, 2009 1:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm trying to remember.....

It seems to me that there was some other incident in the past when Joe West was involved with an infuriating call against the Angels.

by wumbug on Apr 13, 2009 4:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did you all see Scioscia DRIVING Speier from the field?

That was funny.

RIP Nick Adenhart - Angel fans will never forget you!

by Downing Rules on Apr 13, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm still trying to sort this out ...

was it BECKETT that said something to the Angels about Nick or was it the UMPIRES?

What I think happened is that Beckett started marching toward Abreu and that caused the first bench-clearing.

Scioscia got an earful from Beckett that led to the second bench clearing. During this second round, Torii and Speier going nuts was caused by one of the umps making a statement about “needing another day off” to cool off the emotions about Nick’s death.

The post-game comments by Beckett were downright insensitive in that he felt that the Angels taking exception to his near-beaning of Abreu was a result of high emotions from Thursday.

The summary is that Beckett made a mistake, but didn’t respond well to it instead taking on a “what the hell’s your problem” attitude instead of a “sorry, it was a mistake” kind of attitude. The Angels took exception and then the umps made an off-color comment that drove Torii, Sciosc, Speier and Hatcher to action.

Am I reading this right, then?

RIP Nick Adenhart - Angel fans will never forget you!

by Downing Rules on Apr 13, 2009 9:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sounds right

Hopefully there will be an investigation and it’ll be confirmed…though would this be a situation where the venerable ump’s word is trusted against the complaining players/managers/coaches?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your quote of RallyMonkey5 in your sig is making for some interesting dichotomy in this thread.

by Stirrups on Apr 13, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

Indeed. But the one near Babe’s ear would be because Nick’s a douchebag, would it? ;-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit, dammit

WOULDN’T be because

Sigh…

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the umps were

actually helping the angels out. They did not want to give the angels the chance to have the opportunity to let Speier come in and blow the game again.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart you will forever be missed...

by angelskid2210 on Apr 13, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs