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Dan Haren Loses Matinee LOBsterfest of Anaheim

Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Blue Jays 4, Angels 1

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Dan Haren allowed 4 runs in 7 IP and that was more than enough as his teammates on offense left a combined 17 runners on base. The unclutch Los Angeles LOBsters of Anaheim fell back to 8.5 Games Behind the Dallas Cowgirls in the American League West. Mike Napoli hit a solo HR to keep it close but the many opportunities the Angels had with baserunners were quashed by Ricky Romero (earning his new $31 Million contract) while Haren was good but not perfect, allowing 9 hits and striking out 5. He lost gas int he So Cal heat and never refilled his tank this afternoon.

I love the Angels but they are just not that good... sad considering the mediocre cokeheads atop the division ...a very beatable bunch.

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Blame of the Game
Maicer Izturis
82 votes
Howie Kendrick
113 votes
Peter Bourjos
79 votes

274 votes | Poll has closed

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thought we were gaining ground?

10 games back in the loss column.
If this team had any kind of offense, i’d have a glimmer of hope.
the look about as positive as I feel.

Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 15, 2010 3:19 PM PDT reply actions  

they

Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 15, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

BOTG?

The entire team. So lackluster it makes me sick.

by agent_99 on Aug 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Here it goes. . .

. . . t r A d i t i o n .

If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.

by Funke5ive on Aug 16, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Funny. . .

it feels more like perdition.

by rspencer on Aug 16, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

We will be officially buried, if we're not already, by this time next week.

Boston and Minnesota should close our casket.

It’s not that this team just isn’t good, they’re really no fun. This is just a really boring team. Not to mention stupid.

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Aug 15, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I agree. We do have some stupid players.

I think Aybar tops the list. He just doesn’t think about the situation when he hits. He swings at 1st pitches when we’re down late in a game. He tries to bunt with 2 outs when we’re down late in a game. He can’t figure out to read a pitcher and steal bases well. He’s just dumb. And he doesn’t have the natural ability to overlook the stupidity, like Vlad. That is why Aybar will probably never be a great lead-off hitter.

Figgy was smart on the Angels. He was constantly improving. He learned how to work the count. He studied pitchers’ moves to get good jumps. He learned how to hit to all fields. When pitchers seemed to figure him out, he’d adjust back. Right now, it appears that Aybar will always be stuck at the level he’s at.

Aybar leads the pack, but he’s certainly not the only dumby on the team. Who here thinks there’s a whole lot going on upstairs in Rivera’s head? Matsui? Napoli? Even Kendrick can’t figure out to adjust back after the league has adjusted to him this year. The saddest thing is, I think besides Hunter (aside from his idiotic stolen base attempts) and Abreu, the smartest hitter on our team is Willits.

Maybe this is the best reason to go after Crawford this off season, although I haven’t been on that bandwagon so far this year. We just plain need some smarter players.

"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy

by Rally Manatee on Aug 15, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Had to look up Lett.

In Aybar’s defense, he’s never done anything THAT stupid. That’s Man Ram stupid. Like the LF cutting off the throw from the CF.

"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy

by Rally Manatee on Aug 16, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I voted for Howie Talk-Show

that double play in the 8th killed any chances of winning.

by MH252525 on Aug 15, 2010 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah i have to agree with you

8th inning rally, two men on base, no outs and Howie hits into a rally destroying double-play. He wasn’t the only one sucking but he is the one that stuck in my mind.

by kbrown2225 on Aug 15, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bourjos will not make my BOTG this season.

He is one of the only glimmers of hope this team has this year. So I don’t care what he does wrong. It’s the whole damn teams fault before it’s his. He’s not going to shoulder their crappiness.

Any time you think you have the game conquered the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.

Mike Schmidt

by Monkeyspanked on Aug 15, 2010 3:54 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

no t&a pics guys, please, very prominent rule here

if someone needs their mood improved by looking at tits,,,,,, do you think that the picture not being here is going to prevent them from finding pictures of silicon bulimics elsewhere on the vast internet?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT reply actions  

are moobs ok?

"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen

by DAD OF VLAD on Aug 15, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah. I thought that applied to the R and X rated variety.

No problem…no more posting photos of Miss Universe contestants. But if you get the chance, check out Miss Haiti. She’s incredible (no joke).

by sothball on Aug 16, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

need some info

i am looking to move to the Seattle Washington area but i need to know what the job market is like and what rent for a three bedroom is for.

"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen

by DAD OF VLAD on Aug 15, 2010 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

i am a logitics manager

"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen

by DAD OF VLAD on Aug 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right up your alley!

"Wastin away again in Minor-Leaguer-Ville..."

by Stirrups on Aug 15, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dead team

Hopefully no one is actively looking for boobies on this page. That would truly be sad. Anyways, please, everyone, let this season go. This rollercoaster is not going to end this year. Halos win, gain 1 game, everyone posts we’re back in it, lose 1, everyone posts we’re out of it. This team is missing the one thing most of u new fans didn’t have to witness like us old timers in the 80’s and 90’s, heart. This team is dead inside. They aren’t the team from 20xx that could be down 5-2 in the 7th but you knew they were going to win. This is a team from 1988 w/cookie Rojas at the helm and a bunch of blah going on on the field. Sometimes it’s easier to let go, hurts less. I know I can’t remember squat from the periwinkle uni days.

by aces666high on Aug 15, 2010 4:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Rivera had the worst game out of anyone

2 shitty throws 4 shitty at bats

maybe that is a good game for him, no gidp

Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 15, 2010 5:14 PM PDT reply actions  

pretty typical for the Rev

Most Ranger fans have a lot of respect or the Angels. We may not like them, but we do respect them. Year in year out, they put up a contender. Were it not for you guys losing Morales, we’d have a close race right now…. Rev on the other hand, is a classless whiny child who does nothing but spew hate whenever the Halos lose. Nothing shows more class than making fun of a former drug addict who’s gotten their s&$t together and is now fullfilling his potential….

I know sucky seasons suck (believe me, a Ranger fan knows) but show a little class.

by Tex Pantego on Aug 15, 2010 7:23 PM PDT reply actions  

not to be a grammer nazi....

…but shit is spelled SHIT

"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen

by DAD OF VLAD on Aug 15, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Much love to you DOV.

But being the Spelling Nazi and all, I am compelled to correct your grammar, at least your spelling of it.

"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third"
Tommy Lasorda on catcher Mike Scioscia

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 15, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

good luck getting that job

Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 15, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

There is already an active Rev Halofan/Angels fans direspect the Rangers blog at Lone Star Ball

why don’t you go over there and bitch and moan to them, you will probably get a little more sympathy there. For your information we get plenty of disrespectful Rangers fans trolling over here on a fairly regular basis so save your holier than thou attitude for another day or another blog.

I hate the Texas Rangers

by 44FAN on Aug 15, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes because Lone Star Ball is so classy and dignified...

Please leave and return to your shit hole.

BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS

by ryanfea on Aug 15, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

it is typical, so why act surprised?

he’s the same guy that thought we were about to ride a hot matsui into 1st place.

it’s called being a fan, faggot, now beat it.

Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 15, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

A texan lecturing another human being on "class"

Sorry ah didn’t wipe the mule turds offa mah boots bafore i crossed the prarie to yer camp down by the creek.

by Rev Halofan on Aug 15, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.

by Funke5ive on Aug 16, 2010 12:20 AM PDT reply actions  

I can't give up

Until we are 10 down. It’s like a number of hope that’s stuck in my head.

Tampa takes the series from the Rangers, we take the series from sox.

Hope is a cruel master.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Aug 16, 2010 12:39 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm with you!

We still got this.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 16, 2010 6:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

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