An Open Apology to Acuda
by highlandhalo on Aug 3, 2009 10:12 AM PDT
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Acuda, mi amigo,
I have in the past, in game threads and other fanposts, particularly when we were trying to re-sign Mark Teixeira, made some perhaps snarky but well-intended remarks about your much-publicised mancrush on Kendry Morales. For this, I must now say I am profoundly, profoundly sorry.
In fact, one evening whilst drinking, I remember even making a comment with only the remotest sense of humour that perhaps you had a life-size blow-up doll of Kendry Morales in your bedroom. Again, for this, I must offer my most sincere apology.
I had very firm doubts that Kendry Morales could possibly be as good as you said he would be. I admit it now, I was wrong. You were right.
Your hero is now on pace for a season of 173 hits, 45 doubles, 37 home runs, and 111 runs batted in. A slugging pct. of .581 and an OPS of .931. These are numbers that Mark Teixeira would be proud of.
Add in the fact that Kendry Morales is a valuable switch-hitter, carries the load in the middle of the order, and is playing more than adequate defence at 1B only adds further credibilty to your rightness, and my wrongness.
I hope you accept this apology. And with the best warm wishes, I hope you keep the blow-up doll.
~Cheers, highlandhalo
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wow deja vu
didnt we just do this thread?
oh well, I’ll just repeat myself.
there is no 1B but Kendry, and Acuda is his prophet
Tell your statistics to shut up
by HaloDutch on Aug 3, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well what the hell I had to write my own apology didn't it. Hadn't seen Phi's post.
Don't call me Desmond
Having something in commom with PhiSlamma, match made in halos heaven.
Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.
16 now.....Im running out of different computers that are available to me.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish there was a 4th choice
“I always had high hopes like Acuda, but I doubted them in light of our minor league busts.”
#34, never forget.
Dallas McPherson fits that well...
WE WILL WIN WITH WHAT WE GOT.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called
by JoseGuillenSux on Aug 5, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
George Arias is another.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 5, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is this Kendry Morales of whom you speak?
Does he play for the Red Sox or Yankees? I haven’t seen anything about him. Did you realize that Melky Cabrera hit for the cycle yesterday? Now there’s a guy the Angels should try to get.
by Brew Angel on Aug 3, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think I heard something about him...
It was related to Teixeira and new RedSox member Kotchman, but I’m not sure what it was all about.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I heard something on ESPN about Kendry Nogales...
About 37 minutes after the gripping Nats-Pirates headliner
Love me some Kowbell but we'll see how he does next year...
he certainly has put his name on the map and you know teams are gonna be studying those tapes this winter….
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 3, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions
I doubt anyone...
…even Acuda thought he would be this good this soon. I think it’s safe to say he has exceeded everyone’s expectations at this point.
Not really......I seriously expect a Homer or a Double every game
Any thing short of that is a bit of a let down…..but then he hits 2 the next game and it’s all good.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the doubts were justified in the beginning of the year.
It is logical to think a rookie could not step up, or many experienced 1B, and fill Teixeira’s shoes. Morales has done a great job, and Soth has somehow removed the pressure from Kendry and allowed him to be comfortable as the everyday 1B. Having the support of Soth, Reagins, and Moreno behind you has to be a great boost to Kendry’s success.
Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.
I, too, must apologize to 'cuder...
for saying he’d offer his old lady to Kendry as a slump-buster. That was over the top.
Lo siento.
by The Clyde on Aug 3, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Ya that was uncalled for!!!!.......but WWJD
Te perdono!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
goes both ways
I just about fell off my chair when I saw him starting against that lefty in Min.
Before that he was struggling against southpaws, now there is nothing he can’t do.
His minor league numbers were not that great, since he has almost always played in a great hitting environment. I thought he would be a bit better than projections, since he seemed to hang in there in some tough pinch hitting spots over the last couple of years, but I did not see this coming.
P.S. With Kendry playing all the time, Quilan is done. Sean the Baptist has taken his utility RH corner backup position too.
takes guts
to apologize. and im glad u could do that. we all make mistakes. a blow up doll of Kendry Morales would sell a lot with the ladies. MLB would make a lot of money.
that is the ugliest picture I have ever seen of anybody
Hey la, hey, Halo...
by 44FAN on Aug 3, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
ROFL........I agree
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those cartoons are hilarious
WE WILL WIN WITH WHAT WE GOT.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called
by JoseGuillenSux on Aug 5, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That needs to be an Obama poster
WE WILL WIN WITH WHAT WE GOT.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called
by JoseGuillenSux on Aug 5, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I just bought a life size blow up doll of Kendry for my bedroom
I think I may be in love, but how do I tell my wife?
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
i now have a mancrush of my own on morales
anyone know if they sell t-shirts in the team store with his name and number on the back yet? i kind of have a collection going and havent seen a kendry one yet
#34 Nick Adenhart Will Always Be Remembered
I asked like always when I was there a few weeks ago and NOTHING.
Im gonna go to TJ max and get me a Red Angels Jersey and get it made…….with a little twist of course, It will be a one of a kind, until someone spots me at a game and copies it!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apology accepted but my house was reacently borken into and oddly they only took the BlowUp Doll
But I might now know where it ended UP.
cough(vladtheimpaler)cough
And by the back end of his name I fear the worst for it!
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, now
Every one knows if you are in love then it’s okay.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Aug 4, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
“When you’re in Love’s the whole world’s delicious!”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 4, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think they're around anymore, alas...
I know the one in Woodland Hills is long gone.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
The only restaurant location listed on their website
is Jakarta, Indonesia. Headquarters in Los Angeles.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Aug 4, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Selamat jalan! (have a nice trip)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 4, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I kinda like the thought of Acuda being an Angel...
But I had no idea he would have such an amazing impact on this team. Let me also say that Kendry is the MAN!!!!!
Let's win one for Nick
Gotta have more Kowbell
Before the year I thought he’d replace Garret Anderson’s 15-20 HR and 85 RBI. I thought that such production is not enough for a guy making 12 mil, but perfectly fine for a young guy making near the minimum.
I did not expect he’d make us forget Mark Teixiera so soon.
The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built
A note on Kendry's D
While he clearly doesn’t have the range of some of our previous Gold Glove calibre first basemen (Joyner, Snow, Kotchman, Teixeira) Kendry seems to make all the routine plays and some spectacular ones.
One thing that has impressed me is his ability to pick a throw out of the dirt. We’ve got some guys on the left side of the infield with rocket arms (Figgins, Aybar) who will throw the ball off their asses if they have to. If it’s in the dirt, Kendry always seems to pick it.
Another thing that has impressed me is his ability to start the double play. Kendry has a good arm and seems to know how to hit the SS in a position where the SS can make the return throw (usually to the pitcher covering, what with Kendry being a right-handed 1B). Case in point: The game-clinching double play over the weekend with Bulger covering the bag. Kendry hit Aybar right between the numbers with that throw. Otherwise, no DP.
Much love to Kendry!
Don't call me Desmond
You want my doll?
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Aug 7, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
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