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WEDNESDAY ANGELS ROUNDUP: Five In A Row, Rookie Debut

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Napoli swings for a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, June 16, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

More photos » by Ben Margot - AP

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Napoli swings for a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, June 16, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Up next for Angels: Wednesday at San Francisco - Los Angeles Times
Angels rookie Matt Palmer, who beat one Cy Young winner (CC Sabathia) last month, will face another, Giants' Tim Lincecum.

Rookie pitcher gives Angels a big bailout - Los Angeles Times
Mixing a sharp-breaking curve with his 93-mph fastball early in the game and adding a floater of a 76-mph changeup in the later innings, the 21-year-old from El Cajon struck out five and walked one in a masterful major league debut.

What caused Angels’ latest turnaround? - Angels blog - OCRegister.com
Was the manager’s tirade the answer? Or was it just crappy pitching?

ShysterBall - The Rangers Downsize
Just the latest consequence of Tom Hicks' disastrous, debt-heavy business plan for the Rangers, which has been haunting them for several months now.

Makes you appreciate Arte Moreno a little bit more, doesn't it?

Padres Can Deal Relievers - FOX Sports on MSN
And since Towers has once again fashioned a workable bullpen from disparate parts, he might be able to flip relievers for prospects.

Buried within this article is a mention about the Padres' pitching depth.

Team Reports | MLB at CBSSports.com
RHP Ervin Santana was given the results of an MRI taken on his right elbow and said "everything is fine." No structural damage was found.

Possible Type A Free Agents: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Eddie Bajek has reverse-engineered the Elias rankings, and we'll now be providing that information exclusively at MLB Trade Rumors.

Could the 2010 draft be full of Angels' picks again?

Playoff odds, 6/17 - Angels blog - OCRegister.com
To win the West: 47 percent
To win the Wild Card: 2 percent
To make the playoffs: 49 percent

He’s a witch! - Angels blog - OCRegister.com
You can all thank Quinlan’s Goofy Swing, who said after the Friday victory over San Diego: "This is the beginning of a 5 game win streak btw."

Halos Heaven frequent commenter getting some love from the OC Register.

Rick Vaughn Bobblehead Night in Cleveland = Best Thing Ever
Rick Vaughn is a folk hero of sorts for anyone who cared about baseball for any amount of time in the 1980s. Charlie Sheen’s character in Major League, known affectionately as "Wild Thing," came out of prison to serve as the catalyst for the Indians’ rise out of mediocrity.

I want one!

Angels learning a lot from Abreu - angelsbaseball.com: News
With his cool, soothing manner and totally professional style on the field, Abreu has become a magnet for teammates, and not just those of Latino heritage.

Kind of an old article, but still interesting.


Napoli interview after last night's game:

<br/><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=foxsports&vid=82626f25-825b-417b-83a4-c7df296918db" mce_href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=foxsports&vid=82626f25-825b-417b-83a4-c7df296918db" target="_new" title="Halos hit way past Giants">Video: Halos hit way past Giants</a>

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How old are you?
Under 18
18 votes
19 to 29
97 votes
30 - 39
57 votes
40 - 49
25 votes
50 or over
24 votes

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Looks like we got us a bunch o’ young’uns here. Darned 20-somethings and their darned iPhones… GET OFF OF MY LAWN!!!!

If Quinlan’s Goofy Swing is a witch, does that mean he weighs as much as a scareduck?

Rick Vaughn:

Umpire: [after hitting Coleman] You’re out of here rookie.
Josh Beckett: I’m out?
Umpire: Yes you are!
Josh Beckett: Hey, c’mon. That’s an accident!
Umpire: You threw at him intentionally!
Josh Beckett: Oh, kiss my ass!
Umpire: You’re gone.
Josh Beckett: You’re full of shit! Fuck you!
Umpire: Get outta here rookie.
Josh Beckett: Oh! Why don’t you blow me ump!

Missing line — Ump: Oh yeah, you pitch for Boston. Never mind.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jun 17, 2009 9:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Quinlan's Goofy Swing turned me into a newt

…………..I got better

Sean The Baptist shall lead the way

by HaloDutch on Jun 17, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Major League is the best baseball movie ever

yeh yeah yeah…I know. The Natural, Eight Men Out, Bang the Drum Slowly, The Sandlot, Bull Durham, Air Bud 7th Inning Fetch, etc etc etc. Whatever. Major League is more entertaining than any of them

Sean The Baptist shall lead the way

by HaloDutch on Jun 17, 2009 9:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmmm, I’m not sure that entertaining is synonymous with best, though. I think Something About Mary may be the most entertaining movie I’ve ever seen, but I’d keep it a tier below Full Metal Jacket and Badlands and Taxi Driver and Schindler’s List and such. On the other hand, when we get past entertaining and start requiring gravity, we open the door for our rankings to be pretentious and self-aware. So you may be right!

Saving countless runs with my defense.

by Sam Miller OCR on Jun 17, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The BEST baseball EVER is ’Field of Dreams". The BEST EVER EVER EVER!!!

(You’re killing man…KILLING me…)

by sothball on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're killing ME, Smalls.

Sean The Baptist shall lead the way

by HaloDutch on Jun 17, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

love that quote

The Sandlot and Major League are the best ones. EVER- no Field of Dreams didn’t “captivate” me too much….

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I probably use that line in real life at least once a week.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jun 17, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apologies. I concede...

Major League…is the 5th best baseball movie ever.

by sothball on Jun 17, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go by rarity

These two have never looked so good together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFk8wsbBuI

weak singles and 40 pitch walks, it’s beautiful

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Jun 17, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No No No No NO!

A Red Dawn Rises is ten-times cooler than all other movies combined

34 - N.J.A - R.I.P

by Figgi4life on Jun 17, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"The Natural" sucks. Ridiculous fucking suckage.

(That culled out of me the first f-bomb in about a year.)

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jun 17, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Abreu

They said the same thing about Tex……….

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Jun 17, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Age Poll

Not to be nitpicking, but shouldn’t it be 18 and under or 18-29? The current poll has it to where someone 18 really can’t pick.

RIP Nick Adenhart

by stolenbases on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Its not nitpicking, you're just pointing out how stupid I am.

Who do you think you are, my wife??

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us."

by WiHaloFan on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey we are big boys now

i get to stay up as late as i want
(unless my mom tells me otherwise)

Rest in Peace Adenhart

by princeton11loveshalos on Jun 18, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get off of my lawn, you darned kid!

Rassum fassum mumble grumble… darned kids today… no respect… Why back in my day… what was I sayin’ agin?

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jun 17, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget to shake your fist.

That’s truly a lost art; vigorous fist shaking.

Kids today and their damn music. Why do they pronouce it “rap”? Is the ‘c’ silent?

The opiate of the masses is spectator sports. What else explains the astounding fact that millions of seemingly intelligent human beings feel that the athletic exertions of total strangers are somehow consequential for themselves?

by Fan Since 1981 on Jun 18, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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