Angels Baseball: How They Do It

by WiHaloFan on Feb 9, 2010 10:10 AM PST in COMICS Comment 23 comments

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“Awesome! Totally awesome! Alright Halofan!”

"That ball went where he threw it!" - Rex Hudler

by Zoe Necrosis on Feb 9, 2010 10:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Dude, I seriously hope some of the guys from the team check this site

A good amount of the stuff we come up with is worthy of being bulletin board and locker room material.

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by Commander_Nate on Feb 9, 2010 10:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

At first I was like -_-

Then I saw the last picture and I was all like \ `o` /

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Feb 9, 2010 10:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Excellent...

and a good place for some Soth praising…per Jayson Stark, Soth is baseball’s best manager.

In Scioscia’s first 10 seasons running the Angels, he’s won exactly 900 games. Which comes to an average of (yep) 90 wins a year. And how rare is that? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only four other managers in history ever averaged 90-plus wins over their first 10 seasons as a manager.

“He sets the tone for the entire organization,” said another GM, “and has created an ‘Angels Way’ that few other teams have.”

“I remember walking into Fenway Park one afternoon about 3:30,” said one scout. “And their whole team was out there, working on going first-to-third and second-to-home, at full speed. And they do that one day in every city they go to. They work on a fundamental like that. For me, it showed this was a team that believes the small things matter.”

And why do the Angels believe that? Because their manager believes that. This is the kind of team he wants. These are the kinds of players he wants. And his front office constructs a team that can play that kind of baseball, not to mention an organization that keeps infusing those kinds of players into the system.

So you combine it all — the winning, the consistent overachieving, the attention to detail, the ability to overcome injuries and tragedies, the World Series trophy, the two manager of the year awards and the imprint on the entire franchise — and you have a great, great manager on your hands.

“Mike Scioscia is the best,” said one AL executive. “And no one else is even close.”

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by K3YEROUT on Feb 9, 2010 10:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

with Scioscia, we’ve had 2 seasons (nearly 3) above .600 and have only been under .500 twice. In the previous 10 years we were less then .500 six times. It’s not like inheritied the Braves at there peak and kept winning divisions.

Obviously, the addition of Mr. Moreno has a lot to do with this ongoing success but remember, we’ve won just as many WS as the Yankees have this decade and we haven’t had to buy an all-star team every year to do it.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Feb 9, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

When did we win the second one?

;-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Feb 9, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I guess I should have said millenium.

I only meant it rhetorically, anyway. I put 2000 in both this decade and this millenium.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Feb 9, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, yes, k

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Feb 10, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This is great.. Really funny

Vote Napoli and Hunter for the 2012 election

by M.Napoli For President in 2012 on Feb 9, 2010 10:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Excellent

You never dissapoint

by ryanfea on Feb 9, 2010 10:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

How do they do it?

When a problem arises – they fix it. How do they fix it?

Dude – my dad’s a TV repairman. He’s got this awesome set of tools.

I'm into the pain...

by V-Hawk Angelorum on Feb 9, 2010 11:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Blistered it!

“Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?”

“First he’s gonna shit, then he’s gonna kill us!”

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

by LAASurfin on Feb 9, 2010 11:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

So WTY had a pizza sent to the clubhouse during one of Soth's meetings?

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

by red floyd on Feb 9, 2010 11:50 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

This is OUR TIME, Mr Weaver.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Feb 9, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I've missed these!

Thanks for the laughs.

by raskul on Feb 9, 2010 2:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Aloha, Mr Scioscia

Hey, wait a minute, there’s no birthday party for me here!

"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."

by Quad Fin Rider on Feb 9, 2010 3:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Rally Monkey Clips

Hey guys you know how when the Angels are down in the later innings they play the rally monkey videos to wake up the crowd, and how they have several different clips from movies or tv shows, I ALWAYS wondered why they never played this for when Garret Anderson would come up to bat, seeing how it would fit perfectly: The Matrix clip when Mr. Smith would say “Mr. Anderson” in a calm, yet sinister voice. Then Garret says “my name is G-A!”And after that they have the ralley monkey jumping around and shreaking like he does. I think both the players and the fans wouldve enjoyed that, idk maybe it’s just me. In case you guys arent too familiar with what I mean then here you go… Youtube.com/watch?v=XooISvoZ_rs&feature=related ……

by HalosBiggestFan on Feb 9, 2010 6:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs