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Zu Long's Birthday Road Trip-Part 2

Well I had a ton of fun in KC. Got myself on TV, watched the Angels win a pair of exciting games followed by a nice leisurely finale on Sunday.

To review the ol' birthday wishes, looks like I only went 1-for-4, but batting .250 on events largely out of my control isn't too horrible. The Angels won all three games, extending my consecutive winning streak for games I've attended to 10-0 going back to 2004.

Not much else really... Oh, what's that you say? Pics, or it didn't happen? Can do. (After the jump)

Star-divide

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As you can see, attendance has been hurt somewhat by the poor performance of the Royals... :-P

Though it wasn't quite that bad, the stadium was pretty empty for two of the three games. Greinke filled the stadium up pretty well though. As someone who has been making trips here every few years since 97, I can say that the stadium is MUCH nicer now than it used to be, even as recently as 2006. Especially the food.

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This is my girlfriend the girl I got to sit next to throughout the Greinke game. A SoCal native going to school in Missouri, she brought a pair of friends with her to watch a team that wins consistently. The Cubs fan (seen in yellow behind us) was suitably impressed. She's wearing a Figgins jersey, and he is her favorite player. She hopes they resign him. She is also a Jeff Mathis fangirl. If any of you are curious, yes I did ask if it was okay to post this on a blog.

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Angels in pre-game warm-up mode on Sunday. My favorite part of this picture is the guy rocking the Quinlan jersey in the corner there. You've got to be hardcore to wear that in public.

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Little sister flanked by a pair of the faithful. Seen previously holding the BAM-BAM sign. Just so you all know, I held the sign most of the night and stood up every time Morales came to bat, but they only looked when I gave it to her in an attempt to change Morales luck. In addition to being able to attract the attention of camera crews, little sis is a wiz at getting players to sign her stuff. She is also a high-school drama star. I am forced to deal with the fact that she is smarter, more attractive, AND more talented than me, but I take consolation in the fact that I am taller by a foot (she's TINY).

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Sister's haul for this game. Hula-Dula was one of two offensive players who was out signing stuff that day. The other was Robb Quinlan. Not pictured is a signature by Matt Palmer, who is an incredibly humble and nice person. He was out there signing autographs and talking to fans longer than anyone else, by a WIDE margin.

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Epic Victory Pose, featuring special guest: TheOptimist! 5-0 combined record this season when watching in person.

Note that while I am clearly ready to unleash unspeakable amounts of BEATDOWN on all who would oppose the Angels, TO is half-assing it, because he is LAME.

So that's my trip. There are a bunch more photos, but most of them are of people playing and/or not really interesting. I'm not as good at this photoblog stuff as others such as Zoe Necrosis. I'll try to do better next time.

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Like you had a great time. The Angels should pay you to be in attendance with your 10-0 record.

by AngelKeith on Sep 7, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks for the pictures.....

I can back up the Matt Palmer thing as well……..he was cool while I was at my visit to AT&T as well. Signed a few things, not as many as Weaver did though.

Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009

by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 7, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

So have youbegu he paperwork

to transfer to school in Missouri yet?

by Rev Halofan on Sep 7, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions  

I am SO beating him to it.

#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 8, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome

Good pics, and good job again getting on TV!!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 7, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions  

What bet did he lose?

Whose the guy in the Quinlan jersey!

"The Napoli-est Place on Earth."

by KyRod on Sep 7, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions  

I would guess that is a gamer

Someone bought because it was the only one that was affordable, to the tune of $100 or something.

Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?

by BBFan1 on Sep 7, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ppl were all about Quinlan

in 2004
The goofiness could hit lefties with some pop.

Aren’t all jerseys around 100 bucks?

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 7, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions  

I confess you've piqued my curiosity. What did you think I would look like? :)

#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 8, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

More... optimistic???

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

by red floyd on Sep 8, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd assume

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

by Figgi4life on Sep 9, 2009 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

AUGGH!!! The goggles... THEY DO NOTHING!!!!

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

by red floyd on Sep 10, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I Rec your travelogue

And I was going to anyway even if you hadn’t said my name.

"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners

by Zoe Necrosis on Sep 8, 2009 5:29 AM PDT reply actions  

In my defense:

1: You said ‘fighting pose’ which I took to mean a stance one would use in a FIGHT, not your hollywood matrixy gunk. :P

2. I am wearing a baseball glove. It is surprisingly hard to look cool wearing a glove if you are not in the act of catching a ball.

3. Shut up.

#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 8, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Pfft.

1) I specified the purpose was to look cool. I acknowledge that you are challenged in this area, but you could have at least tried.

2) That’s why I said you should TAKE THE GLOVE OFF.

3) Maybe if you actually had an intimidating fighting stance, I would obey this last one. BUT YOU DON’T. :-P

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 8, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Great shit

1) That chick was hot, too bad you can’t go to the Royals’ ladies night out!

Don't call me Desmond!

by highlandhalo on Sep 8, 2009 5:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Excellent work

…laughed my arse off at the ‘awesome victory pose’.

An ‘awesome victory pose’ should be a mandatory inclusion for everyone for all future ‘I went to this game and it was good’ fanposts. Unless you’re TheOptimist, in which case we’ll just assume you tried your hardest.

I see red people

by The Limey on Sep 9, 2009 8:41 AM PDT reply actions  

+1

LOL

Miss you Nick...! RIP

by K3YEROUT on Sep 10, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate you all. -_-

#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 10, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

the royals

i have a minor league team of theirs in my hometown, and some great players went through who have made an impact in the majors (Anibal Sanchez – threw a no-no with the fish, Jon Lieber (journey man), Daymon, Beltran, Sweeney, and now Grienke, just to name a few). The royals constantly trade players and prospects because they cannot afford to keep them (Sweeney is the exception). Even with revenue sharing (ha ha), the royals are still not doing well, but they have a few good prospects coming up.

and on a side note: the royals were told they more-than-likely will get the next AL hosting all-star game in 2012 if they did renovations (was originally supposed to be 2010). However the Red Sox want it for the 100th anniversary of Fenway. IMHO, it would be only 13 years since they last hosted the all-star game (ours was 21 years, 89 to 2010). Have more teams host an all-star game, some cities have not hosted it (Tampa), others have new stadiums (Phillies-96, Mets-???, Padres -92?) and that is not even including those who have hosted it in decades!

by Halos in DE on Sep 20, 2009 7:11 PM PDT reply actions  

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