Jered Weaver Bests Cliff Lee
by Rev Halofan on Aug 1, 2010 3:12 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Anaheim: Angels 4, Rangers 1
Jered Weaver threw 115 pitches, four Angel batters had a ribby and an umpire not genuflecting in Cliff Lee worship took away about three inches off the corner that the Texas ace is used to having gifted his way. Such brutal honesty of a strike zone forced a few fat pitches to come our way and the Angel bats made the best of the real pitching.
Ranger Josh Hamilton pinch it and drew a walk but his patella tendinitis, coupled with Vladimir Guerrero's slump and Nelson Cruz returning to Earth has to make a panic strike deep in the heart of Texas as the Rangers have almost no wiggle room and messed up the locker room chemistry with so many July add-ons that guys in the clubhouse might mistake their new teammates for the kid who gets everyone coffee.
The Angels still have seven games left with the Rangers, all of which occur in the final 13 games of the year. Fasten your seatbelts, we got a pair of aces, Ervin's VooDoo, smoke and mirrors as a rotation. The bats may find a groove yet and the defense is much improved. What else do you want? Wins please.
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Great win.
Keep winning series, the rest will sort itself out. Hoping for that, at least.
The Devil went down to Georgia, and all I got was this gold fiddle. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
Lets sweep Blatimore, pray for Texas to get swept and we are back in this
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
We shouda swept Texas but oh well.
Hope we sweep the Orioles but thats easier said then done i’d imagine.
by deejayelleseven on Aug 1, 2010 3:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That's how much Rev doesn't acknowledge Howie, he doesn't even give him credit for the SF
In his mind, it was 3-1.
Let him red, let him be
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
i fell asleep during most of this game
woke up to a muted tv with everyone high-fiving and hopped into action … i like Howie when he is in his future batting champion groove!
My Howie man-crush still lives.
Statistics be damned.
The Angeles George Brett.
Bank on it, if Barney Frank is your banker.
Who goofed? I've got to know.
Nice win.
Although now my worst fear is that we still miss the playoffs by a bunch of games but finish with a record that gives us the 16th overall pick in next year’s draft…..which we lose when we head into free agency this winter.
I mean, if we’re going to have a disaster of a season, let’s at least get a protected draft pick out of it.
I hope we sign Cowert.
I wasn’t blown away by the other guys we drafted in June. I thought the Angels were a little too concerned with signability.
And for that matter, I really hope we shell out the money to sign Osich and Valdez. We traded a lot of pitchers in the last couple weeks.
yea
just give Osich what a late first rounder would make and if he turns it down then he’s taking a huge risk coming off of TJ surgery. Say he only gets back to like 91 with less command than he had, and he probably wouldn’t even be drafted in the first 5 rounds.
And next year's draft is supposed to be better than this year's was.
For what it’s worth. I basically think the draft comes down to which teams are willing to pick the guys that it’ll be tough/expensive to sign. We benefited from that big time when we selected Jered Weaver.
Oh ok then.
Man how sweet would it be to have the #12 (or better) AND the #19 pick?
Light up that halo! RIP, Nick.
6 earned runs from the top 3 in the rotation.
That’ll get ’er done, keep it up.
The Devil went down to Georgia, and all I got was this gold fiddle. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
angels have 55 games left in the season rangers have 57
We just need to win 8 games more than they do in that span of time which is entirely doable.
"Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!" (About a two-run homer)
Rex Hudler
they are totally falling apart
we can do it with this head start no problem, don’t make vacation plans for october, folks…
Definately doable it just comes down to how much guys want it.
You gotta imagine veterans like Torii and Bobby should be hungry down the stretch to make a postseason run
by deejayelleseven on Aug 1, 2010 3:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Missed the game thread today
so forgive me if this is axed and answered, but does anyone know why Victor and Guby were simulcast on KLAA today?
Terry Smith isn't feeling well
Something affecting his voice and throat
Torii Hunter has some Brain Movage
Thanks for smartening me up
I was afraid he was ill. He fell ill about this time last year or the year before that and was out for several days.
Angels Baseball
FUCk YA
Suck my Balls Texas trade makers
Angels WS run was provided by the great trade for Alex Ochoa
"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen
Let it be known
No more f-bombs the rest of the month of August from DOV.
And add another meaningless post to the already enormous tally.
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
by hk47 on Aug 1, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
if i start making meanful post
someone has hijacked my account
"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen
Who voted for Rodney?
Who goofed, I’ve got to know!
The Devil went down to Georgia, and all I got was this gold fiddle. Go Angels! helpfindscottajob@gmail.com
Just got back from the game
And I have just one question: Who hit Napoli with a tranquilizer after rounding third in the first inning? He was hoofing it 1st to 3rd (hoofing as only Naps can) but coming down the line it looked as if he hit quicksand. I was baffled. Cliff Lee was definitely human today also. He was hit hard in that first.
yea I said something in the gameday thread about this
you can’t fault him for being sent at all… You can very easily count 1 thousand 1 1 thousand 2 all the way to 1 thousand 4 and the guy is still like 10 ft from the plate. Obviously he’s not 100% in terms of his legs/running ability right now, because I’ve never thought of him as being a slow guy which he was on that play.
got back from the game.
never seen so many texas fans at an angel game before. One happened to bring a texas flag and would wave it to… nelson cruz?
Booing vlad is pretty weak.
The difference between a 6.75 beer and an 8.50 beer is 3 ounces.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
$1.75 is a lot to pay for three extra ounces.
My biggest ballpark pet peeve is paying $6 for pop only to have the food services person fill the entire cup with ice (to the top) before they even begin filling it with pop. At this point I have no problem telling them to dump the ice out and try again even if that means the halfwit behind the counter is going to give me a dirty look.
Now they have the free refill soda.
My wife and I just shared 1 soda and got it refilled like 4 times. It’s cheaper in the long run.
I used to always say “with not a lot of ice” when I asked for a soda. But now I’ll just always get the free refill one.
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 1, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The unlimited refills didn’t seem to e an option in the upper deck Saturday, which surprised me as I know I saw it in the lower deck earlier this year.
Racists.
by AlanFalcon on Aug 1, 2010 6:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
when I was a kid in SoCal we called it pop
midwestern parents
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
I booed Vlad saying "ENOUGH ALREADY! WE LOVE YOU, BUT CUT IT OUT!"
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 1, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I booed Vlad each time he came to bat.
I gave him the “courtesy” applause the first time the Rangers were at the Big A – (his first at bat only) after that – you’re on the opposing team. What I don’t understand is Angels fan, wearing Angels hat and Vlad jersey’s cheering for vlad to hit a HR. Pick a team!!!
We agree on this one...
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 2, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard some people booing Molina too
Can’t boo anyone on the 2002 team. Seriously guys.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
I'll cheer him next year when we have a 9-game lead...
but right now, we mean business. The Angels need passion out there, not politeness. BOOOOOOOOO!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 1, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
These guys know… there is no reason to cheer for them anymore… Molina has been gone long enough and now he’s on the team that we want to BEAT.
I agree there’s no reason to cheer them, but there’s no reason to boo them either.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I'm with Sly
anyone on the 2002 team gets a lifetime pass. Lackey makes that hard, and I understand those who do, but I can’t and won’t
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
word
Lackey makes that hard, and I understand those who do, but I can’t and won’t
“some things are forever, some things are not.
It’s the things we remember that gave us shock.
They stay in a place in your mind so snug…
like who the person was whom you first made love”.
If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.
In my defense of booing DURING THE GAME:
I sit in the bullpen area and whenever Bengie was within earshot, I’d yell “We miss you Bengie!” and he’d look up and wave. When he’s in the batter’s box against our pitchers, I am booing like hell. Big difference.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 2, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Booing is different for everyone, I guess
I only boo players I legitimately don’t like for more reasons than just their skill at baseball or the team for whom they play. I’m definitely more prone to booing Red Sox or Yankees or A’s. But aside from that, you have to be a real d-bag to earn my boos (or a pitcher who throws more than three times over to first base during an at bat – freaking PITCH THE BALL).
And usually former Angels players get a free pass, unless they mouth off about the organization once they leave (ahem, Lackey). I won’t root for them to do well against the Angels, but I won’t boo them.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Why would you blatantly lie to Bengie?
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Oh, crap....
Another week before they thrown in the towel and start cleaning house.
The Angels beat Cliff Lee....
I was there – it was a great game. Yes there were still some really dumb things done in this game but all in all – this was Angels baseball.
Sosh loaded the line up with guys who play smallball and it worked. Cliff Lee gave up 2 walks (yes one was intentional). Weaver K’s 7 and shut them out (1 unearned run). It was so much fun to watch this team play.
This series should have been a sweep – Haren gave up 1 bad pitch and that’s all.
I’m NOT giving up on this team until the math says I have to give up. It’s August now and we are winning in August 1-0.
On to Baltimore – GO ANGELS.
I know I've been schizo between pessimism and optimism, but this post deservers the following!
I’m NOT giving up on this team until the math says I have to give up. It’s August now and we are winning in August 1-0.
It’s not over until WE say it’s over!!! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Dude
That looks like Mike Napoli and Joe Saunders love child.
If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.
by Funke5ive on Aug 2, 2010 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oh dear Lord... Funke5ive is absolutely right!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Germans Really?
Wow thats All I have to say
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Aug 1, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
For some people, the only culture they ever get is at the free clinic.
"Wastin away again in Minor-Leaguer-Ville..."
by Stirrups on Aug 1, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did the Japanese...
go and sit down with Pearl Harbor
before they bombed him?!!!!!
Wow that’s All I have to say, young’un
Who goofed? I've got to know.
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
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by snowhor on Aug 2, 2010 9:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bourjos to be called up!
“Scioscia said the Angels could look to their depth in the Minor Leagues for help in their lineup. " I got this off the angels home page, could mean only one thing. Bourjos, Conger, or Trumbo are on their way!
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Aug 1, 2010 5:51 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
McNutt won't be coming up.
He would have to be added back to the 40-man in order to be called up to the active roster. Not gonna happen. They DFA’d him to clear his 40-man slot already. There’s no room at the Inn…
"That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball." ~Bill Veeck
Hahah awwwwwww...
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Aug 1, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
called it
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Aug 1, 2010 11:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
pins medal on the screen.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 2, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
No you didn't
you read an article on the team site that mentioned Bourjos’ name specifically and then gave yourself a 3 player guess
Looking at our schedule gives me a bit of hope.
Since Santa Barbarans cannot watch KCOP games, I just followed the game tracker on my phone today. I really wish we could have swept, but oh well.
Looking at our schedule, we have 30 games left against teams worse than us. We have 22 against teams with a better record (although the A’s, Jays, and Tigers are about even with us). If we get a couple of sweeps against the lousy teams, and do just slightly better than .500 against the good teams, we’d could end up with 90 wins. If TX continues to falter, that might be enough to catch them.
However, I’d rather just totally go on fire and win the next 20 in a row or something.
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
You should...
make a post about this lack of television coverage.
(Sorry, sometimes I’m an A-hole when drunk.)
Who goofed? I've got to know.
I did
about 2 or 3 years ago. A bunch of the long standing HHers may remember. I asked for people to write or call all the powers that be. My mom, who was also behind the campaign, got a call from Tim Mead assuring us that the Angels are aware of the problem, and doing all they can.
“All they can” turned out to be nothing. KCOP is owned by KEYT locally. KEYT has decided to air Retro TV instead of MyTV on channel 13. It’s probably more expensive to carry MyTV, so they don’t bother. Consequently, Angels fans in Santa Barbara county cannot watch any game on KCOP.
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 2, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
out of town the last few games on a softball tournament of our own........
glad to see the Angels fared better in their series than I did in mine…………
Keep winning series.
Chan Gailey's #1 Fan!
by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 1, 2010 9:06 PM PDT reply actions
Jaun must read HH.
He hustled today. Even when he ran into an out in the seventh; he’s the only MLB player, not named Molina, who could have been thrown out.
Who goofed? I've got to know.
Juan can't read shit !
He needs needs a translator just to flag down a routine fly ball, not to mention a special ed base coach.
If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.
for jaun it was hustling
maybe someone told him
he seemed better to me
although he set the defensive bar very low
Who goofed? I've got to know.
Is that a haiku?
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 2, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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