Angels dugout ignores Vlad after Home Run
by vladtheimpaler on Jun 25, 2009 2:33 AM PDT
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PrintNow, this is a big reason why I love this particular Angels team. Camaraderie. Vlad, a future HOF, an Angel Icon, was given the business after his first HR in a long time. I quote from my Panther reply:
"Vlad was soooo pumped when he hit the hr he almost took off the third base coaches hand heading toward home. When he got to the dugout he was pumped and everyone just ignored him and stared straight ahead, solemnly. Vlad was like “WTF?” Then everyone erupted into joyous congrats. Abreu was busting out laughing as were the rest of the crew." Precious. Priceless.
To me, this was the best part of the win. Being from Guam, usually I come on late and everything is already said. Seems like everyone missed this. Anyone else saw this? Anyone else impressed? Anyone with video?
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I missed it
I wonder if anyone put this on youtube. I was doing some landscaping in the backyard and lost track of time. It was 8:00pm before I even realized the game was on. D’oh!
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
Got captured
If I upload it to youtube I’ll get banned for life, of sent to where ever baddies go.
What would be the best way to let everyone borrow it?
If you upload to the u-toobes it will live there briefly anyway. MLB or Fox will find it and force YT to pull it down.
Just put some unique tags on it and recommend to all your friends that they do a google search for your tags. What they choose to do with that info is up to them.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
the best part
was Scioscia’s smile as he led a train of players into the tunnel to get him.
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen him smile like that…
www.13stoploss.com
A true Italian would most likely not go get Italian food at Olive Garden.
That’s like going to Del Taco to get Mexican.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 26, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I can point you to at least 4 local Mexican joints with worse food than Del Taco.
Sad, but true.
(Although Tacos Jaliscos on Tustin Ave. in Orange, just a couple miles East of the Stadium, is pure 24-carat gold…)
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
just call it. weekday lunch. any time...
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I read your post about that place a long time ago...
Went there and it was ok. I actually enjoy Jalapeno’s in Irvine a bit more.
(for the record, I’m a big Del Taco fan — I love that junk-Mex food).
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 27, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Go back. Order the Torta. Al Carbon.
No place in SoCal gives you one that large, that tasty, that authentic, for that little money. Just don’t waste it with Corona. Deserves better.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I’ll give it another try. I’m not a Corona guy. I like Dos Equis amber or regular. That’s a good Mex brew, IMHO.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 29, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Negro Modelo for me...
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
PS - I live between 2 Dels. Love 'em. Love that junk. Double Del Burgers....Mmmmm.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Macaroni Grill is a different story...
I worked at the Westlake Village Macaroni Grill in Ventura County a few years back; I was one of the servers for his party – I gave him parmesan cheese on his spaghetti bolognese. Haha.
That's why I love baseball
I told my kids to watch Vladdy get ignored when he gets to the dugout. Of course they couldn’t understand why, since he just broke out of a major HR slump. I just told them, “That’s baseball”. That kind of stuff is why I love the game so much.
I think Vlad picked up on it...
because he just ran into the tunnel. Yeah, the smile on Soth was priceless. I have never seen him so stoked.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jun 25, 2009 9:32 AM PDT reply actions
I think he did too after seeing eyespy's replay
Still great though!
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Jun 26, 2009 3:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, BryanHarvey'sMoustache points out, that is not exactly what happened.
What actually happened was even funnier. I had it on DVR and we ran it back a couple of times. It was awesome.
As Vlad was humbly trotting back to the dugout, the balance of the team remained quiet and seated in the age-old baseball joke of ignoring the player when he does something great in order to PWN him. But Vlad did something that I have never seen anybody ever do in response! He finished jogging to the dugout, jogged dow the steps, and jogged right into and down the clubhouse tunnel AND IGNORED THE TEAM! Friggin’ RIGHT BACK AT YA’, HOMIES!!!!
When they saw that happen they all busted up with surprise and laughter. Sosh could not contain himself and actually had to cover his mouth to hide his howling laugh. They all popped up out of their seats and rushed the tunnel to greet and congratulate Vlad as he came popping back out, high 5’s all around.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I'm not BryanHarvey'sMoustache
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 25, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now that is interesting. Neither am I.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I just looked in the mirrror
me neither
by Rev Halofan on Jun 25, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Napolean: How long did it take you to grow that moustache?
Bryan Harvey: A couple of days.
Keep those hammies limber, boys.
by Rally Manatee on Jun 26, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm blind
I didn’t see BHM’s post directly above yours, and thought you were referring to my response to JayCal’s first post.
Angels fan since '67
Yeah. I got it. We're cool. I'm just having fun with ya'
For my part I failed to include you in the attribution. Both of you (your’s being first) had the same message.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Did you run it back to right after he hit the home run?
Because you can see the team scamper back to the bench as Vlad rounds third base. It was so funny, and when they were giving him the business did you notice that Nap couldn’t keep a straight face?
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
Yep. Saw that.
I kept re-running it to see if I could discern when Vlad saw the bench and realized what was up. His head was tilted partially down and obscured by the bill of his helmet, so I never did figure it out.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
It was great
I was watching the Rockies feed last night (live in Rocky territory I guess) and the commentators there couldn’t stop talking about it. The dugout was just silent with EVERYONE sitting on the bench when Vlad came trotting back in the dugout … you could see him slump a little bit as he took off his helmet and put his bat away … and then Scioscia was the first to JUMP up off the bench and run over with a big, silly grin on his face to high-five Vlad. It was so funny.
I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious.
by lightupthehalo on Jun 25, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
I, for one, no longer have it.
Teams do that snub trick every now and then. It is a standard joke played on a guy hitting a HR. Sometimes it happens with a rookie’s first ever HR. Sometimes it happens when a banjo hitter gets his rare dinger. But it is most commonly done as a gag to some player doing something very rare, who would be looking forward to getting back to the dugout and celebrating/sharing with his teammates.
I think that I saw one the recent Halo opponents do that when they got an HR against us this past weekend. I cannot recall the specifics, but it was a major HR in the game.
The the first reason why this was so funny was that they chose to do it against Vlad, as if the guy never hits HR’s. They were, essentially, pulling a double-edged gag on him. Kind of like, nice dinger, rookie. That is funny enough, but the reason that the team laughed so hard was not because they pulled the gag. It was because Vlad pulled a gag of his own right back at them and THEY were the ones who got punked! That was totally unique and totally took them by surprise.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
like an onion?
or parfait? cuz you know everyone likes parfait……….
by ladybug on Jun 25, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
best.line.evar.
Well played, ma’am.
Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
The Geek.
by The OC Sports Geek on Jun 25, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Shrek fans. We got Shrek fans...
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Third was preachy.
I loved the snake balloon in the first movie, Puss in Boots in the second, when he imitated those horrid big-eye paintings.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
I just realized they're replaying the game right now...
on FSWHD. I hope I didn’t miss it already.
Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!
It's the 2nd inning right now!
I didn’t miss it! It’s coming!
Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!
by Angel Hawker on Jun 25, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
HIT RECORD!!!
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I did...
it was cool! They were all laughs in the dugout after ignoring him and him running down the tunnel.
Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!
by Angel Hawker on Jun 25, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The silent treatment
Dodgers did it to Russell Martin when he hit his HR (first of the year) against the Angels last week. Good stuff…
Here's a couple screen shots...
Vlad comes into the dugout and down the tunnel:
And then comes back out:
"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 25, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
ive never seen scioscia smile like that
kinda creepy..
I hate Jose Guillen.
by JoseGuillenSux on Jun 25, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
best screen name award
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 25, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you
I don’t get to watch the games so I’ve been hoping someone would do this.
Phys: Well, Coon doesn't have a lot of power but he's a good bunter
Coon: F$%# That!
Thanks Zu
by halofan4life on Jun 26, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
What the heck!!! This is all I get to see.
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by stuck in Romania on Jun 26, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like you're stuck.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Thanks eyespy
Just wanted to see it again. Sooo hilarious.
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
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