Lunch Thread: Ervin Angel

by Rev Halofan on May 20, 2009 9:00 AM PDT in Pregame Thread Comment 53 comments

More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP

Tonight (7:10 PM), Ervin Santana faces Chris Jakubaskaus in Seattle

Here is something to look out for in the game tonight: Ervin Santana has 585 career strikeouts. He ranks 18th in franchise history. Kelvim Escobar is #20 with 561 Ks (hopefully he will be moving up the list later this season). Clyde Wright ranks #19 with 571 whiffs.

Ramon Ortiz has 590 strikeouts. 6 Ks for Ervin tonight will put him sole possession of Ramon's current neighborhood, 15th place. That's right, 6 strikeouts tonight and Ervin will leapfrog over THREE Angels in the all time strikeouts category.

Francisco Rodriguez ranks 17th on the all time Angel list with 587 strikeouts and just ahead of him, tied with Ramon Ortiz for #15 All Time with 590 strikeouts as an Angel is Scot Shields, who tied Ramon last night with a K looking of Jose Lopez for the 2nd out in the 8th inning.

Ervin Santana could surpass these three tonight with six strikeouts. But sole possession of 15th place could be tenuous if Shields is called upon in the late innings.

In the big picture, a healthy Ervin Santana is on his way to ranking a lot higher than #15 in many Angel pitching categories.

Also if you want to get a laugh, the Dallas Morning News linked to Halos Heaven and in the comments (SCROLL DOWN) at that link, the hayseed populace goes off on yours truly, generalizing Angels fans as entitled and calling me a socialist among other things.

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Wow

Gotta love people whining about us being whiny

by Epic Dean on May 20, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Also

gotta love this comment:

“Whomever wrote that article on halosheaven is all of the following: Democrat, liberal, never succeded in athelictic competition, pro-gay, pro abortion, and just a downright socialist, floundering idiot.”

as if being all those things makes you a bad person and an idiot. that just makes me more mad about texas and all their stupid fans.

light up the halo

by deer on May 20, 2009 9:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

its comments like that

That make me think they put the border on the wrong side of that state…

by dmhead on May 20, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you scroll down

a fellow Texas native rips that bigot who hasn’t lived in TX for 13 years by telling him to stay out..haha, what gives me more of a laugh is the person from Orange County below claiming how OC is all Republican and we should be all buddy buddy with Texas. Newsflash – Texas is a split state between dems and repubs for the most part, it used to be a majority Democrat state, and still is. Unfortunately W moved in from the Northeast and put on the gimmick of being a Texas native. I suggest watching the documentary, “Crawford” to get more of an idea of the cowboy sham that W put on before the 2000 election so he could win Texas.

#34, never forget.

by jtkelly86 on May 20, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's not compound the error of that TX a-hole

Let’s not politicize things.

by rspencer on May 20, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

as far as i'm concerned

we should act as entitled as we would like here atHALOS HEAVEN. it’s not like the brunt of us go on the mlb.com boards acting like prick angel fans in every forum. we leave that nonsense to the yanksox fan boys.

by Of Angels and Angles on May 20, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ervin is all of what, 26?

He can really climb the all-time Angel strike out list before he calls it a career, assuming good health, and that he remains an Angel.

by sothball on May 20, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Already with a partially torn ligament in his elbow

Health will be his primary risk from breaking a lot of records.

by mustard_man on May 20, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Texas

More proof the people of Texas are out of touch with reality. I’m happy to assist them in their efforts to secede.

Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.

by anaheimisnotla on May 20, 2009 10:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The way he's been pitching this year

possession of a lead “could be tenuous if Shields is called upon in the late innings.”

by Brew Angel on May 20, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We don't need no stinkin' Shields

The Halos have Rudy Seanez to shut down the opposition…….

by mustard_man on May 20, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

The Dallas Morning News article was a great read. You have to remember, the Cowboys stunk the joint up this past season, the Mavericks were beat up by KMart and the Nuggets, their NHL team is a joke, thus all they have left are the Rangers and NASCAR. Let’s them thump their chests in May, we’ll see who’s still playing in September and October.

by mustard_man on May 20, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That is rich

Whomever wrote that article on halosheaven is all of the following: Democrat, liberal, never succeded in athelictic competition, pro-gay, pro abortion, and just a downright socialist, floundering idiot.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on May 20, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's always great

when people on message boards cry “idiot” and “stupid” and then misspell words in the very same post. Oh the ironing…

RIP Nick Adenhart, #34

by Higz on May 20, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

ooooooh i see what you did there

bonus points for the ironing, extra starch

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on May 20, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

my favorite part is when the hick calls you

pro-gay!

haha. ignorance. so great to just shake your head because some people are so stupid.

i guess i can be included in that for calling him a hick. so be it!

by kingfish on May 20, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

God damn you Rev. You pro-gay

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on May 20, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and floundering! Congrats!

RIP Nick

by ladybug on May 20, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hear that floundering goes great with a little garlic butter and lemon

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on May 20, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and some fried pro-taters....yummmm!

RIP Nick

by ladybug on May 20, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm proudly pro-taters

by Epic Dean on May 20, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give that man a Freedom Fry!

by rspencer on May 20, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeee-haaaw!

I can’t get enough of that good ‘ol boy terrified paranoia that we’re a giant pansexual hippie commune of wheatgrass drinking liberal fascists plotting mandatory perversion and the nationalization of their SUVs.

May the Singing Cowboy’s team shine forever.

"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 May 20, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Shhhhhhhhh

You’re not supposed to talk about the plans for mandatory perversion and SUV nationalization until we spring it on them!

by Brew Angel on May 20, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else going to the Prius orgy tongiht?

Can’t make it.

by Rev Halofan on May 20, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

im too busy smelling my own fart out of a snifter sorry

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on May 20, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

south park

Adenhart 1986-2009

by cupie on May 20, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh dear how ever will I cope with my jealousy of the lone star state...

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight… last i check partner, i live in SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA! Where the beaches, the women, the weather are all perfect year round! get off your high horse and stop telling me people are jealous of the “Great state of Texas”!

You know, I was born and raised in Texas. For the last 13 years I have lived out of state. I always knew that residents of other states were jelous of the Lone Star State, even as a kid; but I had no idea it was this bad.

"Man, this is baseball. You gotta stop thinking. Just have fun. I mean, if you were having fun you would've caught that ball."

by wallispdub1 on May 20, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs