On a Matter of Utmost Urgency
by moosemastr on Jul 23, 2009 11:36 PM PDT
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PrintOkay, guys, I need your expert opinions on a subject of the utmost importance.
I need a new jersey. All I've got is my Vlad jersey from my first trip to Angel Stadium (pretty recent, lame, I know), and it's time to add another to the wardrobe. With the way this season is going, who is most deserving of my creepy-male-fan-love? Torii? Figgy? Lacks? Perhaps there is a dark horse of whom I am not yet aware. Let me know whose name and number you think should adorn my back next.
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Belinski.
The guy saw more action than Naps will ever know.
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 Jul 24, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I have Grich, Torii, and Carew
Next on my list is Naps, UNLESS I can find a sweet ass Bo Belinski throwback.
RIP NA
Needs to be someone who...
1. Will be with us a while (rules out the 2009/10 FA crops, trade bait)
2. Will be worthy (no part-timers)
3. Doesn’t play the game like a girl in a less than manly fashion (Aybar, Figgins)
Gotta be Kendry Morales or Mike Napoli
I see red people
I agree with The Limey
Needs to be someone who is going to be around for a while.
I would say choose from Hunter, Moralles or Napoli
We're putting the band back togehter.
Are you suggesting Figgins plays baseball like a girl?
K, I love ya man, but are you sure we’re watching the same game or has the Ashes warped your perspective?
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 25, 2009 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Torii is the man, but...
Palmer jersey would be sick. Cant go wrong with shields or Jepsen or Arredondo though
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
tried this earlier
they wont let you
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Jul 24, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you should go retro
after retiring Spezio, Ecksein, GA, Rodriguez, and Guerrero (next year), I think you should go with Fregosi, Salmon, Joyner, Ryan or some other great that can’t be traded or won’t be playing with another team and still evokes what being an Angel fan is all about.
or Torii
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Choose an unused number, and your own name
that way when they call you, you’ll know when to answer.
Then go sit in the dugout. No one will notice because that’s the kiss of death for non veterans. Just don’t get demoted, they will know for sure that you not from the organization in Salt lake.
Halladay
Just give the ninja a little bit, then purchase the newest halos name on the back of your jersey
My Favorite Home Jersey I wear is...
My “Autry” with the number 26 (as in the 26th player)
"The Smarter I get, the More I Have To Learn"
two words
Kirk. McCaskill.
"Yeah, well…if fuckin’ Gandhi threw up a 5.70ERA, it doesn’t make him a great pitcher. " CKOD
I'm looking for the Kent Bottenfield jersey
"That Jepsen, he's throwing the ball well ... he has three fine pitches." Rex Hudler: moron.
New Jersey?
How about California. I never was a fan of New Jersey.
In all honesty, I buy jerseys after they are discontinued to save cash. I am not the guy who goes out and buys the new stuff, especially with sports gear.
My jersey in my avatar? It’s a Mitchell-and-Ness Reggie Jackson 1986 throwback. It retails for $250 or so. I got it on ebay used for somewhere near $40 including shipping. I get comments about how nice it is every time I wear it. ‘Specially when "chillin’ in the diamond club."
So, the moral of the story is: Skimp on gear, but splurge on tickets.
I love this team.
We were in the Diamond Club on July 4.
Oh my, was that nice. I am totally spoiled now.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
Nobody gets rabid there. The other diamond clubbers all look at me when I do sit there because I make so much noise.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
We were sitting with a bunch of noisy people on the 4th. We blended right in.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
Diamond Club
I imagine if you shout “GO ANGELS!” there people gasp, pearls are clutched, and monocles fall into martinis.
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
by Higz on Jul 24, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha!
All of those pearl clutchers must have decided to sell their tickets to that game, because we were sitting with a bunch of people who were noisy and funny and had bought theirs at the box office. There was one old geezer across the aisle who was louder than anyone else; he cracked us up every time he yelled at the umpire.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
Hey, that’s cool! Maybe that’s why the Halos won that night!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
UUHHHH, did you like my comment....
“If you had one more eye, you’d be a cyclops. I think that was me.
"The Smarter I get, the More I Have To Learn"
That's what i imagined too
Please get rid of Speier. "Yes, I suck."- Jose Guillen.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called
by JoseGuillenSux on Jul 26, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
k-mo
no doubt, hes out #3 hitter for the future and he will carry the team to the world series!!!
R.I.P. #34
True story
I saw a bunch of Garret Anderson jerseys at Ross the other day for $30
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
I bought one
25 bucks! sweet deal for good ol GA
I was too lazy to get one while he played for us
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 24, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
El Toro
A bunch might have been an exaggeration. There were maybe 8 or 9. XL but maybe some larges too.
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
I love it when people still refer to it as El Toro.
I never conformed to the “new” name.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Word
“Lake Forest” is for the birds
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
The name makes no sense nor does it reference local history.
Is there a lake or a forest there, a naturally occurring one?
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Well...
Not naturally occuring, but naturally occuring aren’t words one usually associates with Orange Co.
There IS and lake and there is a eucalyptus forest in the vicinity of Ridge Route and Jeronimo.
But yeah, “El Toro” has been the name for probably over 100 years
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
When we were looking for jobs so we could move back to SoCal from the SF east bay
i remember looking at that name, Lake Forest, and wondering where in California that was. The name appeared just about the time we moved to Northern California.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I grew up there back in the 60's
we had no supermarket then (went to Tustin)
First reference to El Toro was in 1776 (look familiar?) Lake Forest was simply one of the housing developments and the Yuppie Scum voted for it because they didn’t want anyone to think that they might have brown skin and speako the spanglish.
(deep breath) do I still sound a tad bitter?
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
My bro calls it "Fake Forest"
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Last time I checked, the USPS still refers to as the El Toro office
Maybe so mail doesn’t go to Lake Forest, IL.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
telephone addresses to et also, at least it did back in 1996
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty Gay
I think buying a jersey and putting a players name on it is pretty gay. Buy an angel t-shirt or hat and call it a day bro.
Light up the Freakin Halo!
or in the eye of the tiger
:D
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
Don't know about gay...
but nobody over the age of 13 should have a jersey with another man’s name on it. Nor should they get another man’s autograph or keep a foul ball, its just embarassing.
by Wytelitning on Jul 24, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Then going to an Angels game must be extremely embarassing to you.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
my argument
is wearing a jersey outside a sporting event. I can understand wearing a jersey during a ballgame. It shows that you’re a fan of not just the team, but of a certain player. But wearing a jersey in public is a bit too much.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 24, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
And sometimes it shows that you’ve been a fan for a very long time, and didn’t just convert.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Converters are okay
so are bandwagoneers.
Anybody that pays monies to gain some sort of fandom pays the contracts of the players I like.
Yes and no.
I dislike the ones who don’t stay around long enough to learn something about the game.
Two years ago I sat next to a guy at an Angels/Yankees game and he was wearing a Yankees cap. I grinned at him and we talked about the game a little, and then I realized that he had no idea who even played for the Yankees, didn’t know who was pitching for the Yankees (Pettite), when I asked about the rightfielder he couldn’t tell me the guy’s name (Abreu) etc. and the only guy he knew about was A-Rod. He had also never heard of Vladdy. I asked him how long he’d been a Yankees fan and he said he was really just a fan of baseball, etc. He was really nice but he was certainly not a fan of the game itself.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
You're talking about the Yankees. I'm talking about
players I like
So anyone anytime that buys Angel gear is alright with me, they pay the bills.
I understand what you're saying and yes, I agree on that.
The part I disagreed on are the ones who are ignorant and onoxious. They can spend their money on our team but I don’t like to sit next to them. I’m loud, but I try not to be an idiot.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Having your own name is by far the worst
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jul 24, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Agreed.
I am really very entertained by the names on jerseys in the audience, and I’ve never thought it was odd at all.
We went to Oakland for the last game in 2007 and I ran into a woman wearing a jersey that said Haynes on the back. She was Nathan’s mother; she was just so proud of him and so delighted that I asked her if she were.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
I must be a hopeless pre-adolescent.
Or maybe it’s because I’m a girl, because I really don’t see a problem with any of it, especially keeping a foul ball. I really like seeing the names of players from the past.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
I'm sorry...
but you can buy a baseball just about anywhere for 8 bucks. The fact that an adult would keep a foul ball while they sit there surrounded by young fans with gloves on is just wrong to me in every way.
And when I see adults getting autographs I always just assume they are going to sell them on Ebay. Can’t blame anyone for trying to make a living.
Eh. I'm a fan. I asked Dino Ebel to sign the bill of my cap. I still have it and I wouldn't sell it.
I love it when I see someone hand a ball to a kid, but I’ve been seated in sections recently where there were no kids nearby and a couple of foul balls were caught. Not caught by us, mind you.
I look at getting a baseball signed as no different from getting an autograph from a movie star, but actors are safe from me. My grandpa worked in the movie industry so in our family getting an autograph from anyone else was cool, but not actors because they were pestered so much when they went out in public. Grandpa was a still photographer for the studios from 1909 to 1932 (see my avatar photo), with a short return to work during WWII.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Because at 25
A trip to the ballpark is not only a rarity, but for a few hours where I get to be a kid again. It’s too far of a drive to take my little ones (3 hours to Baltimore), and I’m engrossed in something I have loved since I was 4. And if I ever do catch a foul ball, taking that home would just be a way of taking a piece of that experience home.
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Jul 24, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think his standards for adulthood are too high.
I’m 59 and I know I’ll never make it.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Maybe.
I try to pretend maturity, but I know I’m just kidding myself. I’d rather play in the dirt
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Jul 24, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I LOVE BEING AS KID AT THE PARK
So sad that some of you can’t be a child once in a while…it keeps you young.
"The Smarter I get, the More I Have To Learn"
People always said my kids would make me old.
But I feel younger with them because of how I play with them. But going to game a shed that parental responsibility, it’s quite liberating.
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Jul 24, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought a real live MLB official baseball is more like $15. You haven’t bought one in a while.
If the adults have a binder with 5 or more pictures of the same player, yes, they are a memorabilia selling “whore.”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't care if it cost $50
In my mind its just selfish to not pass along to a child or to make them wait while you push forward to get an autograph.
Don’t get me wrong, as I kid I loved autographs and taking home a foul ball was the most exciting thing ever. That’s why I hate seeing adults hoard them.
Uh, I have never pushed forward for an autograph in front of a kid.
Not saying you were accusing me, and I agree that that is just wrong when an adult does it.
When Dino signed my cap no one was paying any attention to him. A kid saw what I was doing and asked him to sign his baseball, and then asked him who he was. That was funny.
I am not yet a grandmother, although I am told that an attempt is being made to make me one. When we do have grandchildren we will take them to the park, buy them jerseys and a baseball to have signed; I intend to make Angels fans out of them even if they do live in Seattle.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Those things are wrong in the context you put it. But, if I am in a section by myself, I’m catching and keeping a foul ball. If my kid is with me, he/she gets it. If a kid and I are on the fence waiting for an auto, I will let him/her get the auto first. I can always get autos at ebay for dirt cheap, so I do not sweat it if i cannot get them in person. Go to Spring Training if you really need to get autos in person.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I caught a foul ball once
My dad and I went in the late 80’s. Ended up being the last game my dad and I went to before he died. The ball sits on my shelf in my den and is one of the best things I own.
If someone catches one and gives it away, I think that’s cool. But I’m glad I didn’t.
I agree about the foul balls.
Every time I take a seat in the stadium, if I am in reasonable foul ball or home run territories, I always look around and locate the youngest child within 30 feet and make a mental note that he or she will be the one that I hand a foul ball to should any foul or hr end up with 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.
I think that's great
and I would probably do the same thing (emphasize probably), but I don’t begrudge the guys who keep them (as long as they didn’t take it from a kid to begin with)
I also count myself as one of the “gay” guys who wears a jersey with a name on it and I truly don’t shiv a git what anyone else thinks. It identifies me in an instant where my loyalties and passions are and I am not absorbing their “mojo,” just giving specific support to a player. I had my Frankie jersey from the 2002 WS and wore it proudly for six seasons. If someone thought I was gay for wearing it, so sad, too bad.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
anything that i wear
would fit just about anyone and be an emergency shelter for a small southeast asian family
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Part of my thinking is that with all the adults and bigs around...
the little kid with the glove and hopeful will never get the ball on their own, and they need a grown-up to hand one to them. It will be exciting enough for them to be so close to the scamble.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
“Noshitski” is a family name I’ve seen adorning a personalized jersey.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine wasn’t real either. Read it again. Touché!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 24, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I did a double take as well.
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Jul 24, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Bubblegum Man 69
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
Sounds right
Somewhere in the 500s behind home plate. Dude actually has a jersey that says that.
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
yeah...he's been tossing gum to me and my family (525) for years
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
I'm sure he's a delightful fellow
I’m just amazed someone would actually put that on a jersey
Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco
Wow. This is such a personal question ...
I’m surprised you put it up for suggestion. I mean, I see people with Eckstein and Willits jerseys, and I think – well, that’s a fan who had a visceral response to an overrated player. Someone who likes hustle over production. Someone caught up in the moment. Likely a Saturn driver.
I see Percival and DiSarcina jerseys, I think … well, there’s a tough guy/girl. Don’t want to mess with them after 2 – 3 beers. Probably a truck driver, and the truck has expired tags.
The Grich and Downing jerseys — those are the old-school Halo fans, like me, who are sadder but wiser. Who wince at any free agent signing, knowing the curse of Rudi, Bostock and Kison. Yes, we spend a lot of money, but it’s all for nothing! We’re doomed! We drive cars that have license plate frames that say “California Angels” not out of disrespect to Arte, but because we got them at a giveaway in 1986, and that’s how old are cars are.
The Hunter and Vlad jerseys. The front runners. OId timers fear that these fans are here for the good times and would drop out of sight if the team went in the tank for a month. But hey, these players are great, doesn’t show a lot of sophistication to go for the big name, but you won’t get hassled for wearing one. Probably a Honda driver.
The Spezio jersey. Solely worn to honor the best and nuttiest home run ever hit by an Angel. The home run that defied all logic. Our Kirk Gibson moment as a franchise. The sound of Dusty Baker’s kid crying, wrapped in 25 pairs of Giants’ nuts being crunched all at once. This is a true believer’s jersey, the never say die player. Has a stack of Sand Frog CDs in his 2002 red Ford Mustang.
That’s just a sampling of what the jersey can mean to an outside observer. Me, I’d personally go for Grich or Scioscia, but I respect all the choices. Except maybe Willits. That’s just wrong.
Torii Hunter: Best Halo Ever.
people really latched on to Willits
And…….IRONY ALERT
The Hunter and Vlad jerseys. The front runners. OId timers fear that these fans are here for the good times and would drop out of sight if the team went in the tank for a month. But hey, these players are great, doesn’t show a lot of sophistication to go for the big name, but you won’t get hassled for wearing one. Probably a Honda driver.
And your sig:
Torii Hunter: Best Halo Ever.
34 - N.J.A - R.I.P
PLAY FIGGINS ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!.....or not
yay!
I figured out how you quote all by myself! (sarcasm)
34 - N.J.A - R.I.P
PLAY FIGGINS ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!.....or not
Irony is my middle name.
My other middle name is “Doesn’t Give a Shit What Other People Think of Me”
Torii Hunter: Best Halo Ever.
by LazorkoRules on Jul 24, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a short version of your middle name.
That woulda been quite a mouthfull when you were a kid.
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Jul 24, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I bought the Willits t-shirt
to wear at the SLC Bees game I was going to. He was moved up the day I left on the trip.
I think I’ll wear it to a game. I have a weakness for the little guys in baseball.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.
Or perhaps
You have followed Vlad his entire career and nearly shit yourself when he signed with your favorite team the Angels.
That is me.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
i'd go for Naps or K-Mo
my first choice would be Wood, but he’ll never play, so that one’s pointless
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
"my first choice would be wood"
snicker***
"Yeah, well…if fuckin’ Gandhi threw up a 5.70ERA, it doesn’t make him a great pitcher. " CKOD
In light of my cheapness ... if you were to offer me one for free...
I’d take a Torii Hunter.
I love this team.
Get a jersey with your own name on the back and your favourite number
Years ago, when I worked for the Angels and the Mighty Ducks, as season-ending gifts, they gave us official team jerseys with our names on them. A secretary would come around and ask all the Anaheim Sports employees what a favourite numbers were. So I have a great Ducks jersey with my name on the back and No. 3. And then one day you would come to work and your jersey would be sitting in your office. My Angels jersey has No. 11. So those are my two favourite numbers. They treated their employees great back in those days.
Unfortunately, my Angels jersey is a periwinkle and blue pinstripe job from the bad old Terry Collins days. Maybe I’ll call Tim Mead and ask him to send me one of the proper red ones.
Don't call me Desmond
There's a split on this thread
1/2 (or so) thinks that wearing a jersey with someone else’s name is “gay” (thier term, not mine)
1/2 (or so) thinks that wearing a jersey with your own name on it is “lame” (maybe you get a pass bexause it was a gift from the organization).
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
I'd give him a pass since it is from the organization itself
and I think your own name on the jersey is the worst
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
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