Lunch Thread: Jedi Vlad Lightsaber Edition
by Rev Halofan on May 19, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
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PrintVladimir Guerrero is on his way back. He will likely be in the Angels lineup in 6 days. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Look at this picture and post a few of those words.
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Hard ground ball to short
Double-play.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 19, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
He looks like a Jedi Predator!
KICK ASS!
by Monkeyspanked on May 19, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Vlad practicing his warning track flyballs to right-center.
Mickey will be proud.
Vlad's mighty deathblow...hitting the enemy till he unseamed them from the nave to th'chops. And fixed his head upon our battlements.
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on May 19, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions
He might wanna consider Arredondo's haircut
Maybe it’ll take two years off his swing.
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#34
Not jedi
but Predator, “el que casa hombres”
"I gotta do better. Bug's going to be here Friday. Don't want her to go all Lackey on my ass"
RIP Nick
Whoopi Goldberg called........
she wants her hair back.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on May 19, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
Please don't pull a David Ortiz...Please don't pull a David Ortiz...Please don't pull a David Ortiz
Whatever dude.
by Mayheminthehood on May 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
the lineup and batting order with Vlad?
The picture says to me that Vlad loves to hit a baseball. Since Vlad can only DH, it makes me think of our lineup after he returns. It most likely will be:
1-Figgy-3b
2-Abreu-RF
3-Vlad-DH
4-Hunter-CF
5-Napoli-c
6-Morales-1B
7-Rivera-LF
8-HK-2B
9-Aybar-ss
Really not a bad line-up, if HK can start hitting it is very solid, one through nine. Naps needs to stay healthy so he can catch 5-6 days a week. I wonder if Naps could play first base to spell Morales? It would be tough to learn to play firstbase during a season, but catchers are generally good athletes and I wonder if he could learn quickly enough to become Morales’ backup. This would then provide us with a back up first-baseman which in turn could allow a call up from Salt Lake of an non-first baseman infielder.
Angels in 09!
Mike Napoli
Portrait of athleticism.
by Captain Awesome on May 19, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
What does'nt look athletic when Mike Napoli does that sweet homerun swing that lands the ball over the wall in deep center field?
Why can’t Mathis learn first base for that matter, he might be a little quicker pouncing on line drives.
I am The Iron Man.
Mathis can't play first base because the Gods
of baseball would never allow such a hollow bat to linger at that Mecca for offensive production.
Er…
Darin Erstad shoots a hole in that argument.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
Now replace Aybar with Wood...
That’s a good lineup.
But, I’d do this:
Figgy
Abreu
Napoli
Hunter
Vlad
Morales
Rivera
Wood
Kendrick
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on May 19, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, how incredible would this lineup be?
This is exactly the lineup that I would write up (possible exception of switching Vlad and Hunter, but its semantics) every day. This is easily one of the top lineups in all of baseball….at least 5-7 wins better than what we are going to put on the field for the rest of the year. It’s too bad Mr. Scioscia doesn’t care.
Also, S-Rod should be the 10th man here…
only issue with that
Once Vlad is back Napoli won’t be in the line up every day, as Vlad can only DH. Think Sosh has the stones to sit Vlad ahead of Naps once a week?
If Vlad is still hitting like a girl, he better have the stones to put
Nipples in the lineup and sit Vlad’s ass down. Vlad has a short leash, IMO. He hasn’t looked good and if that lingers now that he is “healthy” he may be looking at decline…
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
NO.
WHY get rid of a guy whos hitting 300 for an average defensive second-basemen hitting 220.?
put Wood or Aybar at 2b. But dont keep HK.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 19, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's check back in 30 days and see where Aybar and HK are...
Aybar is hot right now and HK isn ‘t – I think they will switch places in a short amount of time. As down on HK as I am right now, he has a pedigree that usually doesn’t wash out this gloriously this quickly. Aybar is just not a .300 hitter – no matter what the stat line says right now…
Now, if Aybar has figured out how to hit, that’s great, but he has 1/3 the power of HK too…
We’ll see.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
I disagree. We dont know the extent of Aybar's talent...
Hes young…this might be normal for him.
And if you want to talk about power, you shouldnt be talking about either of these hitters anyways. If we need to rely on power from HK then were f-ed.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 19, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Napoli played a lot of first base in the minor leagues
I know he played there fairly often during his time with the Quakes and I remember him being decent. Shouldn’t be too hard to get up to speed again.
by CanyonLakeHalo on May 19, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with this lineup
Kendry and Naps might switch spots, but we have to keep Torii in the top four spots and not move him back to #5. Matthews also seems to be ahead of Rivera right now. Either way, though, this lineup is excellent — the best we have had in years. Too bad Naps won’t be able to play every day with Vladdy back.
IMMMMMMM BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!
"Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. I mean, if you were having fun you would've caught that ball."
ROFL.......wait isnt that what Manny said at the Doyers press conferance??? Oh wait
that was only the first part…….Manny Really said,
IIMMMMMM BAAAAAAACK……………………………ON STEROIDS!!!!
However the Doyers managed to filter that out cus they didnt think they would sell as “Manny” shirts if they said “Im back on steriods” with the number 99 on the back, so they just kept it at “IM BACK”
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vladdy definately should be known as predator from now on
i noticed it a few times on this post and i like it
#34 Nick Adenhart Will Always Be Remembered
Let's just hope
His old ass doesn’t pull or tear anything else. I still bring up B Woody dude is killin’ it!
"If I was still pitching, I would stick one right in his ear..." Goose Gossage
Butterfly effect
You know how a butterfly flaps its wings in China and a Hurricane knocks down Florida? Stay with me here. There have been torrential monsoon rains falling on our rice farm in Kalasin Thailand and now I know why. Thank you oh divine Vlade for bringing the life giving rain to millions in Southeast Asia. We honor and respect you…but
get your ass out there and start hitting some four baggers!
GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can
by Moondoggy on May 19, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I hope you are referring to home runs.........
and not women who require the use of 4 condoms at one time to even consider “sexing” them.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on May 19, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Aftermath of the sweep in Tejas
Josh Hamilton is out of the lineup Tuesday with a strained right groin.
Hamilton suffered the injury while making a catch on Sunday. Rangers manager Ron Washington was hoping the off day on Monday would provide enough rest, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. “It’s just sore,” Hamilton said. “I’d like to play [Wednesday], but we’ll see.”
Miss you Nick...! RIP
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton left Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels prior to the eighth inning with a slight groin injury after crashing into the padded wall in right-center on a leaping catch in the seventh. Hamilton sprinted to his left and caught Howie Kendrick’s drive before running into the wall. Hamilton’s left forearm struck the wall and he fell on the warning track before scrambling to his feet and throwing back to the infield to keep Gary Matthews at first.
Miss you Nick...! RIP
Physioc could'nt talk enough during the game last night about how poor Joshy Hamilton hurt himself because
mean old Howie hit the ball to him soooooo hard! LOL
I am The Iron Man.
That's his "Big Daddy (I'm going to kick your ass) Vladdy" swing
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
Whewee, Mama Guerrero sure cooked up a spicy batch today.
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
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