Jason Varitek Passes Ballgame to Angels

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 6:48 PM PDT in Gamethreads

Final Score in Chapaquidick : Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4, Boston Red Sox 3

The Boston Red Sox have more Achilles Heels than Homer's Odyssey and after a season of feasting on baseball's easiest opponents (Orioles, Rays and Blue Jays), intimidating cowardly umpires and getting nightly licks from National Media schooled in its backyard and broadcasting in pink hats, it was an aging "captain" and Village People backup singer that let a Josh Beckett masterpiece slip through his varicose legs. Jason Varitek, looking arthritic and alzheimic, allowed a strike three to Chone Figgins dribble through his legs and he stood looking for his Depends as Figgins made it to 1st base uncontested, allowing the tying run to score late in the game.

While this sportswriter is no expert on the effect of steroids on a man's ability to field a passed-ball, Varitek looked like his oversize muscles were achingly tearing at the tendons, a known side effect of steroid use. Why was Victor Martinez DHing after leaving town for "personal reasons" (perhaps to avoid a drug test and find a reliable masking agent in Cleveland)?

Baseball's cheatingest team (Boston Red Sox) did not have many opportunities for the umpires in their back pocket to have an effect on the outcome of a game that was well-pitched on both sides, although Josh Beckett was terrified of throwing close to Angels hitters as he knows the next time he hits an Angel he will be massacred on the mound, as his selfish teammates won't jump out of their stances to risk syringes flying out of their back pockets.

Howie Kendrick put those awful Howard's commercials behind him and gave a command performance, hitting a solo homer in the top of the 3rd inning, scored the game-tying run in the 7th when Varitek was in the middle of being inducted into the AARP after assuming that no call was allowed to go in favor of an Angels batter in Fenway Park, and Kendrick again hit a single to shallow left center in the 9th to drive in the winning run. Brian Fuentes got the save (his 42nd of the season), just like he got last night although it was uncredited because umpire Rick Reed is on the take to throw games.

Ervin Santana pitched a gem - allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, 1 BB and 6 Ks. The Red Sox continue to score runs strengthened by the blood of missing children that they drink in a satanaic ritual before each game; but the forces of darkness were defeated as righteousness rose to the occasion.

Kevin Jepsen won the game in relief of Ervin. Billy Wagner took the loss. Arte Moreno's Angels took the season series against John Henry's creaky house of cards 5-4.

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My F-Bomb for the month

FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Good game tonight, we really needed that win

by halofan1 on Sep 17, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions

Whew!

Huge sigh of relief and definite light at the end of the tunnel after last night!

Buck Foston!

by Monkeyspanked on Sep 17, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions

THANK YOU VARIFLEX

We are the Los Angeles Angels of the late 2000s

by Higz on Sep 17, 2009 6:52 PM PDT reply actions

Woooo!

Howie! The offense is starting to get its shit together.

http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
#34

by Carl Johnson on Sep 17, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions

We sure did need that win, and we got it.

Panther to Howie for me.

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions

VooDoo + HK47 = W

Beck Ball 2

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

do you have

Photoshop 4?

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 17, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions

They will only let me use safety scissors and white paste.

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

mmmmm white paste

by ladybug on Sep 17, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions

w/purple crayons

dining de excellence

"The Angels need to NUT UP AND BEAT THESE FUCKERS ALREADY !" ~ by the most Romantico man in the World

by eyespy on Sep 17, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions

And you were that other kid.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions

You were THAT kid in kindergarten, weren't you?

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Ralph, those scissors couldn't cut butter!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions

I would have plugged a pacifier in that spot.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 17, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ha

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions

look at it this way

We really took 2 of 3 for the series.

by Brew Angel on Sep 17, 2009 6:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

+1

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

In our minds

But I wish it was on paper. :(

The Big Red Machine V.2 is coming this Fall 2009. Go Halos!

by Slyintine on Sep 17, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

and a sweep at home if not for that shameless call against Tori's RBI hit.

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 17, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

how do you figure?

again i stipulate that the umps TIED the game last night, but agon WON the game….

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Because if they had called the third strike it would have been a win. Agon wouldn't have come to the plate at all.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Thaaaaaaat's riiiight!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

nahhh

you cant let fuentes off that easily can you? all fuentes needed to do is settle down get agon out, and head to the 10th. that loss is on feuntes, not the umps….besides who loads the bases in the bottom of the 9th with a one run lead?

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions

K rod. Did it time after time.

We all have ulcers.

And yes, we can and do blame that loss on the umps, because the pitch they called ball 4 was strike 4. You can look at the screen-captures of the gameday strike zone. And you can check the look on Green’s face when he knew he’d struck out on the (not) checked swing.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Way to bounce back Fuentasaurus Rex

RAWR!!!

Go Angels!!!!

by deejayelleseven on Sep 17, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions

RAWR indeed.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions

"Ratatatat" from HK 47 again.

The Umps couldn’t rescue the Sox tonight, thanks Vari!

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

On to Texas we go .

Huge Series For the Rangers So we have to be ready to ball tomorrow night .

Go Angels!!!!

by deejayelleseven on Sep 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

They should be ready to play ball, what you do in your private life is your own business.

opie_jeanne who knows the definition of “to ball”.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Have you been watching '70s porn flicks with highlandhalo?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Nooooo. Not me.

(trying to look innocent)

I kind of got over my curiosity about porn movies after my husband rented “Barbara the Barbarian” and we laughed ourselves silly.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions

way to go halos...

Howie panther tonight… great bounceback from last night

#34 R.I.P.
Heavenly Offense

by BigBangRobbDawgg on Sep 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

Yo Howie imma let you finish im happy you won panther

but santana pitched one of the best games of all time

"Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!" (About a two-run homer)
Rex Hudler

by devildogamp on Sep 17, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

Imma don't ruin Howie's pantherday

He’s been through enough this season. But agreed Voodoo was great except for the bomb to Bay.

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I vote Howie as panther winner but with a mention of ervin from Kanye West

"Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!" (About a two-run homer)
Rex Hudler

by devildogamp on Sep 17, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

heh

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 17, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

"Look Howie, I'm happy for your Panther Award, and imma let you finish....

BUT SANTANA PITCHED ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OF ALL TIME"

The Big Red Machine V.2 is coming this Fall 2009. Go Halos!

by Slyintine on Sep 17, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha

Just wait :)

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 17, 2009 7:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Angels won the season series against the Red Sox (5-4)

The magnitude of yesterday’s loss was somewhat overblown.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions

EVERYTHING against the Chowds gets over-magnified.

That’s just the way it is with teams you love to hate.

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

and ESPN loves

"The Angels need to NUT UP AND BEAT THESE FUCKERS ALREADY !" ~ by the most Romantico man in the World

by eyespy on Sep 17, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Achilles' heel

Was in the Iliad, not the Odyssey.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions

The Iliad ends with Hector’s death… Achilles is in fact quite alive and with a fully intact heel for the entirety of the Iliad. It is also, however, not in the Odyssey either. There is a rather lengthy flashback in the Aeneid that recalls Achilles’ heel.

by 3eyes on Sep 17, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions

do i have to whip out

my POETIC LICENSE for you literalists?

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

No.

But please don’t insult the Village People by comparing them with Varitek.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

i'd prefer your recaps

to be in verse if you did

by 3eyes on Sep 17, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

wow

tuff crowd. tuff cowd.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

well maybe

just make one rhyme

by 3eyes on Sep 17, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Just whip it! Whip it good!

Whip it!
Into shape!
Shape it up!
Get Straight!
Try to detect it!
It’s not to late.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

EVONY girl ftw

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions

She is phenomenal

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Which one???

by sothball on Sep 17, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions

they are not real sothball, but the Angels seem to win more with them in our ads.

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I think I recognize one of them from 70's porn films...

by sothball on Sep 17, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

70s porn films are the bomb

Might watch one tonight to put myself to sleep. Big fat hairy rotten guys getting in on with totally hot babes.

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I couldnt even watch the 9th

glad to see we won

Tell your statistics to shut up

by HaloDutch on Sep 17, 2009 7:02 PM PDT reply actions

The bottom line is this:

We are a better TEAM with Vlad sitting on the bench.

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Sep 17, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions

Correlation/causation fail.

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Rev

I loved reading that game summary.

Loved HK and Figgy stepping up their games. Jepsen looked dominant and the offense is looking a bit better overall than it has for awhile.

by MH252525 on Sep 17, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions

Rev...some of the things you write are so over the top...

…but they are amusing as hell. I can’t stop laughing at the pictures in my mind…a creaky Varitek and a ‘roid deficient team that won’t defend Beckett. Hilarious.

by sothball on Sep 17, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

Bring on the Sux* cry babies decrying Rev's unfair, illogical, and irreverance in writing recaps. LOL

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Bring 'em on

There’s no doubt that there is one team the Rev particularly hates.

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions

i admit, i finally saw my first 9th inning since

Fuentes blew against Oakland in April. after that, i usually follow the thread with tv off and let you guys indicate to me what takes place. after last night i said “there’s nothing to lose now”….so i decided to watch. love the Jepsen primer before Fuentes got the final 2 out. great W.,,,and we gained a 1/2 game. props to oakland for coming through this week.

by SCHalo on Sep 17, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

Varitek had his Bill Buckner moment tonight

It’s the start of a new jinx.

2009 Halos:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

by Quad Fin Rider on Sep 17, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions

Hopefully...!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like we won the series

We won last night (in most of our hearts) and we won tonight without any help from the umpires. Suck it sux

by TheAntiSox on Sep 17, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions

"Ya see!? Ya see!? He's not a machine! He's a man!"

We can beat them.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 7:21 PM PDT reply actions

speaking of roids :)

great clip though. boston=russia? LOL

by SCHalo on Sep 17, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah speaking of roids....

don’t be fooled by the team name….

16 Angels linked to steroids playing in the AL Worst helps keep you off the radar at least.

What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T

by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 17, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Plenty written about this last night...

you missed it, obviously.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions

AL Worst?

2009 Red Sox record vs. AL ‘Worst’ teams:

vs. Angels: 4-5
vs. Rangers: 2-7
vs. Mariners: 2-4
vs. Athletics: 5-5

Red Sox cumulative record vs the AL “Worst”: 13-21 (.382)

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

REC!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Nice myspace page you douchenugget

complete with racist “Obama as Fresh Prince of Bel Air” animation

Time for you to go to bed

Nick Adenhart - 1986 - 2009 R.I.P.

by swiss mcgee on Sep 17, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I find it hilarious that list includes Mo Vaughn.

Wasn’t he on Boston for most of his career? If that cheater had any respect for the game he’d give his MVP to Tim Salmon.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

and how can you draw a parallel

between ADAM RIGGS and DAVID ORTIZ? ;) It’s purely comical to say our series was “tainted” when we were playing the poster-child of steroids, Barry Bonds. HAHAHAH!

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions

who really cares?

steroids were rampant for almost every team the last 10 years. to say one team is more guilty than another is completely insane.

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, but only one of the two teams has had it's two big names caught as cheaters AFTER the big crackdown.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions

big names?

like petite? or giambi? or sosa? or mcguire? or conseco? come on. every team had their “cheaters” and you cant possibly think that only the names you hear are the ones doing it

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions

go home.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions

why?

cuz i agree that steroids were a problem? but i also think it was a league-wide problem and therefore think that calling out one particular player or organization is stupid? im not saying anything bad about the halos, im just saying that implying that the red sox are the worst abusers of steroids is ridiculous.

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions

whats your opinion on David Ortiz

who said people should be banned for PED? I’m sure that bid him in the ass.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions

honestly

i think it sucks. i think it sucks for every player and team that benefited from it

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

So, then, it sucked for every team then.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

yes

exactly, every team, equally. for the entire league…thus my point

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

my point was

you should never state something like “people should be banned from baseball for doing PED’s” and be a total hypocrite. Thats why I think David Ortiz is a joke

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions

have you seen his numebrs lately

i would think even red sox fans think hes a joke

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions

as a human being

not as a player. Barry Bonds put up great numbers too.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions

ortiz is waaayyy over paid

and over-hyped to a 6th hiiter

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions

well my point is

he is a hypocrite in a real bad way

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

yep

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry about that...

I just noticed we had a bunch of our trolls over at OTM. That’s LAME. Notice I have zero comments there.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

sorry they said angel fans go to shitty schools

i beg to differ

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. I’m a “turn the other cheek” kinda guy, but I realize a lot of others are not that way.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions

meh i take action

although i try to turn to cheek

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

speaking of cheeks...

ouch, I just saw Santana hit Victor Martinez in the butt cheek on the replay.

Was that a retaliation for Vlad?

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

i havent seen the game

watching the game

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

If it was, Santana deserves an Oscar for the way he reacted to the hit.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Rick Reed is a part-time actor...

coincidence? :)

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I am too

but I have a limited number of cheeks to turn.

by rspencer on Sep 17, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

its usually the uneducated that start

spouting off about education….at least from what i have experienced

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

No, the Oakland A's are, and always have been

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 17, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions

This is bizarre:

Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Lakers
Buffalo Bills
Florida Gators
Georgia Southern Southern Eagles

Huh?

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions

were you not at the game thread where this was discussed?

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions

on HH?

I was only on the first two game threads tonight when mom called me in for dinner.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

yes

on HH. i moved around alot growing up and became a fan of team i could watch on national TV in the 90’s GSU is where i went to college tho

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Cool.

A good night to you, streaker.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't see any of your big names belonging to us.

Of the 16 people on that list, the only one you could seriously argue for a “big name” is Troy Glaus. I don’t think that stacks up to well against having your two biggest names, not even having fingers pointed at them, but actually BEING CAUGHT CHEATING. And again, you treat this like it was something that happened 10 years ago. This was THIS YEAR.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions

manny got caught this year

if im not mistaken, ortiz was caught for stuff he did in 2003…

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, for Manny it was this year.

For Ortiz it was admittedly a while ago and only came out this year.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

and technically

manny got caught long after he left the sox

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Shit, "technically" 0 people who have played for the Angels have actually been confirmed as cheaters.

The Red Sox have at least two.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

two KEY members.

Although, Adam Riggs did play a huge part in the 2004 season with that walk-off against the Yankees (that probably aided the Red Sox, as well).

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions

and that does suck

theres nothing more that i want than a real honest WS championship. but there hasnt been one of those since maybe last year…possibly 07….but for about 10 years prior, steroids most likely had their hand in who won

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Bullshit.

2007 had Ortiz and Ramirez. How the hell could that POSSIBLY be considered honest when we know both of them are cheaters?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

because in 2007 there was more scrutiny

and i would think they wouldnt be that stupid. it could possbly, i didnt say it was a no doubter…just possible

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions

No. Manny got caught AFTER 2007.

There is no level of scrutiny present then that is not present now.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

manny was caught in 2009

with the dodgers. and ortiz was caught in 2003. im just saying that in 2007, there is no specific evidence of PED’s

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions

And what "specific" evidence is there that anyone in 2002 was tainted?

In the article presented it even admits that no one on the Angels is accused of cheating in 2002. Beyond thatwhat no one on the 2002 team has ever actually been CAUGHT cheating. If anything, they would beless suspect than the 2007 Red Sox.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions

true

but the fact is all WS champions from like 1999-2007 are suspect.

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Really? Name the cheaters on the 2006 Cardinals.

Or the cheaters on the 2005 White Sox.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Ekstein...

total juicer!

(i jest)

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I know right?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions

seeing as i dont know personally of any single baseball player

who has used PED’s or steroids, except for those that admitted it. i cant tell you even if sosa used them. what i can say is that it was a major problem during that era and not everyone using got caught, i can guarantee that. and it would not surprise/shock me to find out that multiple people on both of those teams used them

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Yet the only WS teams in the last 5 years with people we KNOW have cheated is the red sox.

are the 2007 and 2004 Red Sox. And thus why the Red Sox are baseballs most tainted team.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

i think the red sox rings

are just as deserving as any other during that time frame. some yankee rings are tainted too, with everyone knowing giambi and petite both juiced, and the suspicion of clemens juicing in his later years… either way, hopefully the 2009 sox can put to bed all this “cant win without PED’s” talk. after all brian roberts wasnt juicing when he stole second was he?

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Nope. But does Roberts even get the chance

if Juicer Ortiz doesn’t hit one over the Monster vs Washburn? Tough to know.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions

do the giants make the WS without juicer bonds?

who knows. and that is why we take it for what it is

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions

If Juicer Bonds isn't in the series

it just makes it easier for us to win.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions

a million times easier

dude was batting over .500

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions

without him

you may have had a harder opponent

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions

We beat them WITH Juicer Bonds.

What harder opponent?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions

you coudl argue that

bonds was the team and single-handedly got them there, and if it were fair a more balanced team could have made it.

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions

They couldn't beat him.

We did. We still win.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate the bug that causes my comments to run off the edge of the

screen so I can’t see what I’m typing. Hope they get it fixed soon.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

If only Thurman Thomas could have taken a few more roids...

we’d be talking about the greatest four year run in the history of the NFL. It still is the greatest four year run, just without any ring-age.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think one hit in one game can count as being "huge." If Riggs doesn't get that hit

the game merely remains tied.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Long after? I thought it was less than a year.

But I did see the way he treated his teammates when he was demanding to be traded. No team deserves a teammate like that.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

That's the point I was trying to make actually...

What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T

by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 17, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Adam Riggs

Anyone remember the “ANGEES” game?

by rspencer on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

hell ya!

That was funny. That’s probably why he turned to the juice.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I was at that game

And happened to notice the misspelling early on. EVERYONE around me in the stands thought I was insane.

by rspencer on Sep 17, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions

More fun: AL "Worst" vs. AL East in 2009

Angels: 25-15
Rangers: 25-19
Mariners: 17-14
Athletics: 21-23

AL “Worst” cumulative record vs AL East: 88-71 (.553)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/type/vs-division

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions

AL West is on Steroids this year!

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Nice! Win!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions

ughhh why the hell do u live in cali

i mean shit u are chowd at heart. just leave.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, everyone knows California sucks.

Why would you want to live here anyway! ;)

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

i hate boston fans in cali

makes no sense.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

people do move

we are a country of movers…

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Do you get hell from your red sox friends when you break out your Drew Bledsoe Bills jersey?

;)

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions

i would if he didnt suck so bad

when he went to the bills. add that and the fact that his injury anointed the chosen one to “best qb ever” mantle…

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

i didn't know communism lives in Cali

What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T

by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 17, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Da, comrade green.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions

FYI: Umps file verbal abuse complaint

Article

Rick Reed, the home-plate umpire during a controversy-filled 9-8 Angels loss, accused the Angels’ coaching staff of verbally abusing the umpiring crew as it was leaving the field.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 7:27 PM PDT reply actions

damn

sounds like he’s got some sand in his pussy. Verbal abuse?? You are an umpire and you can’t handle some verbal abuse?? Wrong profession for you Rick.

by MH252525 on Sep 17, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions

An attempt on Reed's part to deflect attention away from the fact that he screwed up.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I like how he admits it's a strike

but then instead of just saying he made a bad call he says it’s because Napoli moved his glove up. (uh yea he moved his glove up because he thought they had just won the game and was getting up from his crouch).

So he admits that he cost the Angels a game and expects them to just say what exactly?

by MH252525 on Sep 17, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions

He expects them to say

Thank you sir! May I have another?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Up

RIP Nick Adenhart :(

by scottnak on Sep 17, 2009 7:27 PM PDT reply actions

WIN

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 17, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

Defeat the Beckett, you will, Hmmm???

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

and

Ortiz the Clown!

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 17, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't know why you had to put papi on there twice

especially one right underneath the other

by 3eyes on Sep 17, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

lol!

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Because he's so fat he takes up two spaces?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Love this one

What’s with the dog thing on the bottom, though?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions

That's a partially decapitated panther.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions

lobotomized

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I see

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I did it in a hurry.

It was supposed to be a panther…

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 17, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions

looks like a bat

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions

lol....

I’ll fix it in time for the playoffs :P

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 17, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

It's quite crafty just the way it is...

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

naw

it’ll be fixed to be luminous! :)

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 17, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

ha

fair enough

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I see

Haha

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

WOW this is setting up to something pretty epic

Not only is it going to be a battle in the playoffs but its going to be battle on here as well…And all I gotta say is…….FUCK THE CHOWDS

R.I.P Nick Adenhart 1986-2009 You will be greatly missed

by angelsown3417 on Sep 17, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions

Video Highlights from tonight's win

http://mlb.mlb.com/search/media.jsp?game_pk=246378

Note: As of this posting, the Angels highlight clips have no audio. The Red Sox clips do have audio.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

I have sound all the time

"The Angels need to NUT UP AND BEAT THESE FUCKERS ALREADY !" ~ by the most Romantico man in the World

by eyespy on Sep 17, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions

It's okay now. Audio is fine.

Originally the audio was missing.

by Fan Since 1981 on Sep 17, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions

blame the Umps ;P

"The Angels need to NUT UP AND BEAT THESE FUCKERS ALREADY !" ~ by the most Romantico man in the World

by eyespy on Sep 17, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions

How many appeals did you see in this game?

I’m watching the replay and I’ve seen 5 already through 2-1/2 innings.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions

Oh man, OTM

http://www.overthemonster.com/2009/9/17/1035763/postgame-laalternate-reality

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Sep 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions

Dang...

I can’t rec it and I refuse to “join” their blog.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Lost amid the chaos of the last 4 days...

…during this road trip from hell, the Angels have actually gained 1/2 game on the Rangers. If we win just one game in Tejas, we head home with a 5 game lead. Even if we lose all 3, we STILL head home with a 3 game lead.
If we take 2 of 3, we head home with a 7 game lead.

This is Tejas last gasp…sweep or stay home…

by sothball on Sep 17, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions

HK47 Locked & Loaded...

God needed a starter. RIP #34

by 3rd Echelon on Sep 17, 2009 8:43 PM PDT reply actions

The cameraman missed it in the 9th of TONIGHT's game....

but there was a check swing in the 9th that was appealed down to third base umpire Dick Reed (Sox). Reed signaled and then the camera showed Scioscia and the Angels coaches in the dugout nearly falling over laughing. Not sure what that exchange was all about. But, I doubt it was friendly after hearing Dick Reed Sox’s quote today:

“Their deportment as we left the field, going through the Angels dugout, left a lot to be desired," plate umpire Rick Reed told the Boston Herald. "We filed a report after the game and I would think there will be a coach or two over there that would be regretting his actions today."

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:45 PM PDT reply actions

mickey shit on something

that’s all i can disclose

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 17, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

There is a dumper at the end of the dugout, isn't there?

Did Mickey drop a deuce on the field? NASTY. I wouldn’t put it past that guy.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Sin verguensa!

Rick Reed is a shameless schmuck, because he would otherwise be doing his share of regretting and keeping his fat mouth shut.

by rspencer on Sep 17, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed

+1 for espanol

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions

uh, burrito?

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions

It's a powerful phrase

It conveys the meaning much more potently than the equivalent English.

by rspencer on Sep 17, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions

yea i know

el que arbitro vendido se cree el inocente

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 17, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh. . .

I should also add that my knowledge of Spanish is patchy, pieced together from taking a year of high-school Latin, being married to a girl of Mexican heritage, being a fan of Trio los Panchos, and growing up in LA. So while I understand well what I use and have a decent vocabulary, I don’t know much Spanish grammar; while I know the meaning of all the words in your phrase, I can’t give it a cogent meaning.

by rspencer on Sep 18, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions

shoudnt

yell at the umps. ive seen many a red sox and bills game get screwed away by bad calls, but in the end the team should have never let the game come down to one call. they should have played better and won in spite of the calls. im a local ref, and sometimes we mess up, but we never mean to. and we are never proud of it. but yelling at the umps/refs does nothing but piss more people off

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions

That's why we need robots.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Haven't you seen The Terminator?

F that.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Sep 17, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

thatd be expensive

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Remind me again what a major league umpire makes in a year.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions

too much

but havent you had your computer fail on you. what if that were to happen, as it would, to the robots? both systems have major problems, might as well stick with what we know

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Sep 17, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd prefer a system where the super-accurate machine part is the one that takes precedence

while the fallible human component takes a backseat unless a problem crops up. To wit—You could have a heads up display that umpire’s wear that overlays an umpires mask and tracks the ball through the zone. We already have the technology for the tracking the ball, that’s shown on gameday. All you’d need to do is incorporate that into the umpire’s mask.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 17, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions

But what about the delay inherent in such a thing?

As it is, the mark shows up on Gameday about 5 min after Terry calls it…presumably this newfangled system would be faster?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I have a couple of posts on this around here the past couple of days.

Unless you alter the player uniforms so that there is a mandatory marker at the letters and knees which the robot can decipher, I cannot see how you would not need a fallible human component at the start of each at-bat to recalibrate the super-accurate machine in order to find the top and bottom of each batter’s natural strike zone.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 17, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I know you know like 100x more than me on the subject

but explain why simply measuring each player before the start of each season wouldn’t work. Say from their knees to their nipples and then whenever they come up the computer knows exactly what each strikezone should be. Wouldn’t that work a million times better than sensors on the uniforms?

by MH252525 on Sep 17, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Ok. Let's take this one single concept.

Let’s say that the top of the strike zone is the player’s nipples. So the player comes in to get measured and takes off his shirt and you grab your tape measure.

At this point in time you have a problem. The player is standing straight up. You don’t judge a strike zone by how a player stands straight up. You measure based on their natural batting stance. So you need the make the player assume his natural stance. Now you measure. Perhaps you now find the nipples at 48" off the ground. Go plug that into your computer. Then, whenever THAT player comes to bat, the super-sophisticated computer automatically sets the top of the zone to 48". Bam. Done. You are happy.

Except….

If that batter were ME, when I went in for MY measurement, I would crouch down as low as I could and pretend that this was my natural batting stance. Whatever I could get away with. I couldn’t fake how high my knees were off the ground, but I could fake my chest. I could artificially “squeeze” my strike zone for that season. Awesome for me. Sucks for all the pitchers throughout the league.

Additionally, batters may naturally adjust their stance during the course of the season, all on their own. You need to be able to adjust for that. How? Perhaps more frequent measurements? Why, yes, that would work.

In fact, what would be the optimal flexibility in adjusting the measurement to gain complete and fair accuracy over time? the answer would be to be able to adjust when the batter stepped up to bat IN REAL TIME. That is the most fair, and that is the most accurate for each at bat. So, without slowing up the game, and without relying on human fallibiity, how do you find the batter’s nipples for THIS at bat in THIS game?

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 17, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually, that's not a half-bad idea.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 18, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions

It's only half-good, though.

The markers would have to be on the front of the uni. That is the same side that gets soiled as the game progresses. Grass and dirt stains might cover the markers, or rub them off. To prevent this, you would need to have a lot of marker material. This would make the unis look pretty stupid, kind of like freeway cleanup workers. And players such as Aybar and Willits would be pulling up their pants and moving up the marker on the knees to squeeze the lower limit off of the zone.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 18, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Magnetic material, kind of like the libraries use, in a couple of pockets inside the uniform.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 18, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Sewed in.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 18, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Or sewn in, as you prefer.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 18, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I prefer them sewn, myself.

Those are called RFID tags. They create an anomoly in an electromagnetic field that can be read like a bar code. They do not provide the location resolution necessary to define a strike zone. They kind of just let the RFID tracking devices know if something is in the area.

But…you do not want to provide a baseball player with anything he can tamper with. If players can cork bats and go unnoticed, they sure as hell could be their own seamstress and move anything stitched inside the uni. And then the whole robot things becomes comedy. What? Some ump is going to frisk some player, or require them to disrobe at the plate, every time the ump gets suspicious? And the ump would also have to carry a working scanner to wand a player and make sure that the MLB tag is the one located correctly, and that the correct MLB tag has not been relocated. This technology gets to be a mess.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions

only if you are willing to let your daughter marry one.

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

That's a quite reasonable take in general

and Sosh himself has said many times that a team has to play well enough to overcome bad calls. But Wednesday’s game was not a case of one or even several close calls that upon examination went the wrong way. This was a case of more than a few clearly bad calls that suggest either ineptitude or purposefulness.

by rspencer on Sep 18, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions

What a bitch.

Talking shit and giving verbal warnings through the Boston Herald? Keep your bitchass mouth shut, Ricky boy.

From wikipedia=

“Reed is a part-time actor in the offseason, including an appearance as the umpire in For Love of the Game starring Kevin Costner.”

Catch a heart attack, you wont be missed.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Sep 17, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions

or maybe he can just get into a late night car accident in the OC

i bet that would make you happy…

What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T

by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 17, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions

While Clover's comment was lame, yours was even lamer.

I can’t wait until you go back home to Boston, safely, that is.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I saw the car they died in that morning.

That accident happened a quarter mile from my house. I go through that intersection every day. Your comment is beyond unclassy.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions

That's even lower and more uncalled for, masshole.

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions

i love these trolls

but that guy just got banned.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you. His last remark was unacceptable.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks, Rev.

Making light of a senseless tragedy, even in response to another somewhat baseless comment, is completely effing uncalled for!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Mark Whicker, is that you?

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Dude, no need to wish death on the umpires.

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Donna Reed is a pussy

Too scared to call strike 3 in a stadium full of amped chowd fans last night & now feels the need for protection from the Halos dugout.

2009 Halos:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

by Quad Fin Rider on Sep 17, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

What's with the Youkilis on deck fake out?

That was pretty smart there, Francona. Fuentes really shivered when he saw that overgrown goatee on deck.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

Speaking of overgrown goatees

Scum Buckett almost looks like he has a chin with that furry pelt strategically placed between his lower lip and his neck…

by Idaho87 on Sep 17, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

So does Jepson. I tell ya, he's lookin' pretty scary these days and

probably can’t/won’t shave because baseball players are superstitious like that.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Jepsen is actually starting to look like a taller, thinner, Percy.

In lots of ways.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. - Gene Mauch

by Stirrups on Sep 17, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions

He looks real Shaggy.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

The bottom edge of that beard (for lack of a better word) is starting to curl upward.

How many games do we have left now? You know it’s not going to get shaved off until late October, if then. He may not even trim it before then.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions

And he, like, wants a scooby snack!

Plus, he has the hots for Velma

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 17, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

New nickname?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Nobody has the hots for Velma. Nobody.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions

i dont know.

youre starting to lose me now. sounds like too much finger pointing, sore losery, cry baby, name calling shit to me. I remember when I was a kid playing nintendo and I used to shout things like “this game CHEATS” when I didnt advance to the next level on Rush’n’Attack. Man, I love the Angels…but this shits getting old and just makes us all look like pussies.

by dr-awkward on Sep 17, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions

2 months on this blog and you still haven't figured out Rev's twisted sense of humor?

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 17, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

i appreciate the passion...

the blood pressures just a bit too high. screaming CHEATERS and pointing fingers is sandbox BS. its so lame.

by dr-awkward on Sep 17, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions

my next dr appt they are upping my dosage

of blood pressure medicine. Thanks for caring.

The level of discourse on Halos Heaven is adjusted for my esteem of the opponent. When we play a worthy opponent I can write you poems make a strong man lose his mind, I ain’t no pig without a wig, I refuse to treat these opponents as more than swine. It is bad out there, high water everywhere.

I will let you know when I write the cover story for an issue of Juztapost. It will happen soon.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions

It won't be for a few more games, since we play Texas next.

And my doctor is putting me on blood pressure meds as of today.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

best thing

to ever happen to me – i was wound tight before!

by Rev Halofan on Sep 18, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions

ok, thanks Rev

I subscribe, so i wont miss it.

by dr-awkward on Sep 18, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

It's called gonzo journalism

From Wikipedia:

Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism which is written subjectively, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first person narrative. The style tends to blend factual and fictional elements to emphasize an underlying message and engage the reader. The word Gonzo was first used in 1970 to describe an article by Hunter S. Thompson, who later popularized the style. The term has since been applied to other subjective artistic endeavors.

Gonzo journalism tends to favor style over accuracy and often uses personal experiences and emotions to provide context for the topic or event being covered. It disregards the ‘polished’ edited product favored by newspaper media and strives for the gritty factor. Use of quotations, sarcasm, humor, exaggeration, and even profanity is common. The use of Gonzo journalism suggests that journalism can be truthful without striving for objectivity and is loosely equivalent to an editorial.

by rspencer on Sep 18, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions

My cat is offended, sir.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Ah, I just got that one...took me a sec! :-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 17, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Joanne Worley ain't in here, why can't we just call them chickens?

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions

(Laugh-In reference. No, this ain't no chicken joke.)

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

veddy

EENTERESTING

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

But shtoopid!

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 18, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions

W H O O P E E

a good friend of mine dated Ruth Buzzi, said she was a real hottie and a great dancer.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Who'da thunk it?

My dad went on a double date and his buddy’s date was Minnie Pearl, during WWII before he shipped out. It must have been while he was stationed in New Jersey. Dad wasn’t too impressed because she was older than he was by about 5 years, therefore too old for a young guy like him.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Sep 17, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions