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"The only thing that you owe the public is a good performance."
—Humphrey Bogart
Chin up kid
I feel like if you're a MLB player
Part of the job is signing autographs, maybe not at your own home, but still.
this is bullsh*t don't believe this trashy website
or for that matter everything you read did you here howies side no…so dont go pointing the finger
Don't Blame ME! Tony Reagins Did it!
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Oct 18, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be so quick to take Howie's side, yourself
I’ll say that it’s a non-story, as I really don’t care how an athlete behaves himself around his neighbors.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
Follow the Chicken on Twitter
by SportsChicken on Oct 18, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Is "believing this trashy website" without Howie's side
any different or silly than assuming all the athletes on your favorite team are good people?
I don’t think anyone is right or wrong in this situation. Both sides could have handled it much better but I think people assuming there’s no way in hell Howie would be a jerk outside of the stadium is also a little foolish and naive. Many athletes are.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 18, 2011 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
One-sided story
Maybe the kid was a pain in the ass all summer. Who knows?
I’m not going to read much into this.
Yeah there's not really enough to go on
I could see how Howie would not like to get harassed at home, and if they were actually constantly berating him all year then yeah it makes sense. Or maybe their side is the complete 100% truth (99% chance it isn’t the whole story), and then Howie might be kind of a jerk. Truth is probably somewhere in the middle, as it always is.
Yeah, we're only hearing one side
Who knows what else could have been going on. Maybe these people had a dog that constantly barked and Howie finally called them on it, or something similar. Howie does not seem like the type to be a prick. If this was A-Rod or Barry Bonds, it would be a little more believable.
I would do the same thing as Howie if some prick kid came to my home bothering me.
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
by ryanfea on Oct 18, 2011 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe the kid ran into the OTHER Howard...
by TheAntiSox on Oct 18, 2011 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Howie and a 5.8 WAR last season, he can do whatever he wants in my book. :)
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
Howie is getting blown up on twitter
but this kids family.
Seems like this 8 year old comes from a long line of entitled douchebags.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2011 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Hey Dad, that's what Autograph Day at the the ball park and organized signing events are for.
What a player wants or does not want to do in his own free time is his or her own business. Privacy should be respected once you are rejected. Do you think dad and mom would be calling up Radar on Line if Howie had signed an autograph and posed for a picture saying what a great guy he was? I doubt it.
Chances are Howie had just found out that Jeff Mathis will be on the 2012 roster and was in a bad mood about it but knew he couldn’t say anything.
Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.
by 44FAN on Oct 18, 2011 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Who the hell are the Anaheim Angels?
….I’d love to see Howie signed to a 4 or 5 year extension
Reminds me of a story from when I was a kid...
My dad got transferred to Boston for a year from 69-70, so we lived in transient housing. In our building, during the summer, there were a bunch of Red Sox players, and in the winter, Bruins.
Anyways, our apartement was directly below that of (the now late) Dick Williams, who was managing the Bosox at the time. My mom always wanted to ask him for tickets (all the adults in the building knew each other socially), but she could never get up the nerve…
Anyways… she FINALLY gets up the nerve, goes upstairs and asks him. He had just been fired as the Bosox manager.
Talk about lousy timing!!!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Oct 18, 2011 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice story. How about this one?
I can still recall old Mister Barnslow getting out every morning and
nailing a fresh load of tadpoles to the old board of his. Then he’d
spin it round and round, like a wheel of fortune, and no matter where
it stopped he’d yell out, “Tadpoles! Tadpoles is a winner!” We all
thought he was crazy. But then we had some growing up to do.
by Rock Island Line on Oct 18, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
And what did that story have to do with asking a ballplayer/manager for a favor?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
It's just one of his Deep Thoughts.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Oct 18, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
And now...Deep Thoughts, by Rock Island Line.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Oct 18, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That's it!!!
He’s channelling his inner Jack Handy!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
great story by Red Floyd
In 2012, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Angel's First World Championship
I asked Michael Kohn for tickets to the Yankees series in september.
Thinking he was a lock to get called up in September. He said sure if he were to get called up. But he didn’t….. fail.
The 2011 Angels, the biggest cocktease ever.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Oct 18, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I know lots of people that lived in that neighborhood growing up(city of Orange/Villa Park area). I'm sure if you asked Howie, he would've said THEY were the rude ones.
That area doesn’t get a lot of black guys with country accents…probably scared the shit out of them.
"Lose your pants and only good things can happen."-MayhemInTheHood
by Mayheminthehood on Oct 18, 2011 4:25 PM PDT reply actions
It is possible that they were not very welcoming to him or his family
“We respected their privacy” can also mean “we ignored them completely”.
If the 8-year-old had made friends with Howie’s kids (I don’t know how old they are so it may be moot) the story might have been different, as in we’d never have heard of these people.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Never mind, Howie's child is only 3.
But it still sounds a lot like “we ignored them”.
We had an Angels player and his wife who lived in our apartment building in 1970 and I can’t for the life of me figure out who he was, but they were included in a couple of parties that everyone in the building went to. They didn’t seem special, just nice. I don’t remember anyone asking him for his autograph, but I also can’t imagine him refusing anyone in that particular group.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
I work in the Yorba Linda/Anaheim HIlls area.
A great source of my entertainment comes from going to a Target around 10 am and seeing the absolute onslaught of soccer moms driving Escalades / Tahoes / Expeditions around the parking lot and shuffling their horde to and from the store.
The other source of my entertainment comes form seeing how much booze I can drink in 1 hour.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Oct 18, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The other source of my entertainment comes form seeing how much booze I can drink in 1 hour.
How much is that?
And by “driving,” you mean “operating in a reckless manner and taking up 2-3 parking spots,” right?
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Oct 18, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG that Anaheim Hills target is a Mecca for soccer moms
And with Foxfire down the road, it’s cougar central.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
And they would be scared . . . why, exactly?
You boys stick around--there'll be turkey and ice cream later!
Its his right to decide whether or not to sign stuff.
I mean, if it was an official event, then I could understand them being so upset, but at his own house, leave him be.
Here is the problem and Howie (and all vets) know(s) this:
Sign once is NEVER just once… you play nice and suddenly a trove of folks are there with all sorts of merchandise, want photos, dudes start pitching you on investment schemes, sleazy bachleorettes start hooching you right in front of your wife, and asking for donations to charities or just flat-out attempt to bum money from you.
Headline should read: Howie Kendrick and Wife Stand Firm on Maintaining Strong, Well-Defined Boundaries Between Public and Private Life.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 18, 2011 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Headline should read
Future Batting Champion
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I thought the same thing.
The only difference is that Howie’s family was moving out. So, he wouldn’t have been bothered at that particular house again. However, who knows how quick and far the word would spread. He could possibly still get plagued at the next house he moves into.
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Oct 18, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Does this mean I should not camp out at Rev's house
to have him sign the 2 copies of 50 Greatest Angels I will be getting for holiday gifts? Do you think waiting for him to show up at an art opening would be out of bounds? How about his local Starbucks?
CONGER, CONGER, CONGER !!!
He needs a sign outside his home that says
“I sell televisions; I don’t sign autographs.”
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
by angelslogic on Oct 19, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
dad always told me time and place for everyrhing
Only time I did it not at a diamond of an official was on a plane and saw Dekembie Mutumbo.
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2011 4:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
meant to say
Only time I asked for an autograph not at a game or official event was on a plane
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2011 4:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I sat next to Adam Sandler at an Angels game once
I obviously knew who he was, but I figured he didn’t want attention drawn to him so I didn’t ask him for an auto. Well eventually he got spotted and he started signing autos during inning breaks. He signed them for a long time too and he didn’t make any 8 year olds cry. After he got spotted I had him sign my ticket for my sister who wasn’t at the game who was a huge fan. That ticket is still one of my sister’s favorite things.
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
Buddy of mine was at a restaurant in malibu..
Adam Sandler came in and some high schoolers spotted him. They approached his table, and Sandler had them join him and his guests for lunch… (in a Non-Billy Mac, creepy way.)
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 6:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
ran into author neil gaiman at a concert once during intermission
but i thought, “this dude is trying to enjoy himself and relax and not get noticed before he goes on stage to narrate”, and i left him alone.
shorter than i thought he’d be.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
I always say hi to celebs like I know them with such familiarity that it implies I have worked with them in the past
Sometimes it has led to conversation. John Doe asked me if I knew where the stage door was at the Palladium and I ended up seeing his band X from backstage
by Rev Halofan on Oct 18, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah- he's a real good dude
When I went to UCLA, my ex gf liked to workout at Wooden Center on Sunday mornings. I don’t like to workout, so I would just go shoot basketballs at the courts and he would always be there playing with one of his buddies. I just left him alone, but whenever someone else would be there shooting, he would ask us to play two on two against him and his friend. He wouldn’t let us leave until his team won a game.
Ballin with Sandler is like seeing Woody Allen in NY
You haven’t had the true UCLA experience without it.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
So now we know how awesome Sandler is...
Someone please give me a Bartolo Colom experience??!! ;)
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 9:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You haven't had the true eating chili-cheese fries out of a dumpster experience until you've done it with Bartolo Colon and a couple $2 crackwhores.
Vernon Wells 2011 Stats (.218/.248/.412) and 2010 road stats (.224/.299/.400). The front office shouldn't have been surprised.
by snowhor on Oct 19, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha!!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 11:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Did I just create a meme
Not sure if that’s cool or points out how douchie my post sounded.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
His newest movie is a new low.
It looks awful. Multiple-role movies are the death of a comedic actor.
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Oct 18, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Myers says hello
Actually, he doesn’t. He’s too busy rolling in his millions.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
Eddie Murphy says, "I'm sorry."
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Oct 20, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs. red floyd did that on our honeymoon.
We’d been upgraded to First Class because it was our honeymoon. Michael Landon was two rows behind us, and he was her favorite actor, so she asked him for the autograph. I wanted to just let him be, but he was very nice to the Mrs.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Great smile aside,
This is far from the first time I’ve heard Kendrick is kind of a prick
RIP Nick Adenhart
Not to say he was obligated to sign the kid's ball
but there are always better ways of handling things.
Also, if this exact same story were written about John Lackey, Nick Swisher or Ian Kinsler everyone here should at least admit they’d revel in talking about how much of a jerk those guys were
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 18, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Because those guys revel in being jerks
or at least they can’t suppress their jerkiness in public with their unis on.
Perhaps Howie is a jerk in his private life, but it would honestly be a shock to me, because whenever I see him he always projects quite a cordial air.
You boys stick around--there'll be turkey and ice cream later!
So does Kobe Bryant
who is perhaps my favorite athlete, actually…but I don’t for a second believe the “on camera” Kobe is who he actually is.
Take it for a grain of salt (which I actually do as well) but I was told a couple seasons back by a friend that interned with the team that Kendrick was far from a popular player in the clubhouse at the time. My point is that this does not change anything about how good of a player or Angel Howie is…just that people assuming all Angels are great guys and that there must be some missing element to this story (or that these people are more than just neighbors who’s EIGHT YEAR OLD son also bought into Howie’s cordial smile) can sometimes be wrong.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 18, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny, it's *my* first time
But all I do is read obsessively about the Angels’ performance all the time….
You're first time is always special. You'll never forget it.
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Oct 18, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That's fine. Who's to say I'm right?
Howie is one of my favorite Angels. Just sharing that it sometimes is silly for fans to (excuse the pun…) give the Halo effect to their favorites and get so upset at the thought that they might not be the coolest guys in real life.
For the record, the other times I’m referring to are in the post above yours. Supposedly had to do with the way Kendrick carried himself his first few years (ie with a bit of an ego). Totally possible that has changed.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 19, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Care to indulge us?
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Oct 18, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never heard of it
It sucks that this is the only thing passing for “news” about the Angels right now. Like Matt, I read everything I can about the Angels, and everything I have read has indicated that Howie is a good guy. For example, Howie and his wife organized the “Angels for Animals” event to benefit the OC Animal Care Center. As part of that event, Howie participated in signings where the proceeds benefited the Animal Care Center — not himself. Howie also was the Angels’ main representative at the Angels VIP Fan Experience. One of the posters here, raskul, attended that event, and this was his account of Howie:
Howie is a very, very nice man. He kept thanking the people for supporting his wife Jody’s fundraiser (she led the event which supports the OC shelter and several rescue and spay/neuter groups). He liked the fact that we have a rescue dog, and he noted the lens I was using is one of his favorites – he’s a Canon shooter too. He seemed to be enjoying himself; he was there first and stayed longer than all the others.
http://www.halosheaven.com/2011/9/8/2413172/angels-vip-experience
So before I am willing to throw Howie under the bus as “kind of a prick,” I am going to need a lot more than the word of an 8-year-old kid who showed up at Howie’s house demanding an autograph.
That is fair
And again, I’m going off something I was told 2 years ago by someone who was in a position with a little more insight than the average fan. It’s possible that was overblown, but I frankly didn’t see any reason to think someone would make stories up.
I guess I’m just wondering why it makes a difference. We root for a baseball team. Michael Jordan was a dick. Kobe Bryant IS a dick. A-Rod and Barry Bonds are people you would hate unless they were winning games for your team.
Were the athletes you went to high school with the most humble, self-aware, thoughtful people in school? Probably not. Some, absolutely, but not all. There requires a certain amount of ego and cockiness to dominate at a sport…we should be happy as fans to have productive players regardless of whether or not they can be rude.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Oct 19, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Howie signed for me at spring training....twice
Howie doesn’t owe the world on-call autographs.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 18, 2011 5:24 PM PDT reply actions
In a 3-day visit to ST, he signed for my kids three times each
what a stupid news item.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 20, 2011 8:53 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm torn on this one
I don’t think that kid’s family should have made such a huge deal out of Howie not signing, but I really thinking Howie should have just signed the damn autograph for an 8 year old. If it was some 20 something or older then obviously telling him no isn’t going to represent poorly on the Angels or Howie because someone that old seeking autos isn’t going to get sympathy from the public. He also asked him during the offseason and IMO the thing that rubs me the wrong way about this, is that I’m sure Howie had no problem cashing the checks from Howard’s Electronics that have helped make him a bit more well known. If you want to make extra money doing endorsements Howie, and represent people, sign autos for 8 year olds………
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
by MH252525 on Oct 18, 2011 5:28 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
If it was published, then it has to be true.
The only reasonable answer is to place him on unconditional waivers.
From Jeff Mathis' TOPPS card: "Jeff is a defensive catcher, but he can rake it when it counts." Jeff has a lifetime .199 MLB batting average
Howie, gave my douchebag-autographhound- jerkface-
Of an acquaintance, an autographed baseball and his glove. Seems cool to me, although IMO people like my acquaintance should be kicked in the face.
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 6:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Is your acquaintance named
Howie’s Batting Title?
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
Re: BruinHalo
Far from it, I assure you… I don’t like to be an ass
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 2:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
As a matter of fact, BruinHalo..
That’s kind of rude!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 2:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
After reading who this guy is below
I think it was a bit rude.
I apologize. That guy sounds terrible.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
NP! :)
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 10:24 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OMFG???!!!!!
YES!!!!!! Doug DePalma!!!! Hahhaha
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 2:15 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Lets
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 2:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Oops, lets keep this between us...
Since I wish he never came out to Anaheim.
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 2:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You aren't the only one
to wish he had never come out to Anaheim.
What gets me is his kids— every day at the games, they would tell the players that it was their birthday and they wanted a ball.. and not a day went by when they didn’t get at least 3 balls…
But I know NOTHING about this post, and I don’t have a CLUE who you are talking about, if you catch my meaning..
Haha I gotcha ;)
Dude, I swear to the only reason he goes to games, are for baseballs. That’s all he talks about. The worst part about it is, I ALWAYS run into him. I once saw him push over a kid, no more than 10 yearsold for a foulball. His trunk is full of Angels.Stadium give aways, and baseballs. He even has a PBO bat! If HK hates autograph hounds, it’s because of people like that!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 19, 2011 10:32 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Guy is Hawaiian-looking with a ponytail and two troll-like kids?
I see that guy all the time following the strike force’s t-shirt projectiles and collecting them by the dozen in a plastice bag. Talk anout a douchebag.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 20, 2011 8:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The story says it happened a month ago, right?
While the Angels were managing to eliminate themselves from the playoffs and Howie was having his worst month of the season.
Tough to imagine why he might not be excited about a random kid coming up to him at home.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
random kid?
it was his neighbor.
Howie made a kid cry, got his card pulled online, and now has to deal with the 4 minutes of bad press he gets from it.
Any press is good press though while waiting for the batting titles to start piling up.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The kids that live next door to me are random kids in my mind. (Granted, I'm a college student that isn't at home anymore)
If you aren’t on a name-basis, then my “random kid” comment qualifies. And if the kid is coming over to get an autograph, they obviously aren’t on a name basis.
You think Howie or anyone would pull that if he knew the kid?
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
howie is a pretty religious dude
he once referenced JC after I made fun of him for dropping a fly ball on twitter.
JC doesn’t make 8 year old white kids cry.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie referenced JC
Howie isn’t JC.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 19, 2011 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
he isnt a future batting champ either
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 19, 2011 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?!?
(I so love that movie.)
Captain, there are doubt''s...
by Match Day 5 on Oct 19, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I obviously wasn't there
But if I’m at home, especially if I’m in the middle of moving, then get lost.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
Grab a box and start carrying stuff...otherwise, my wife is riding my ass to get this truck loaded up...
BTW…wtf is HK doing loading a moving truck? Doesn’t he pay someone to do that? I mean if he pulls an oblique or tweaks a knee or whatever?
Who was the M’s Japanese reliever who fell down the stairs carrying luggage or some weird ass shit like that? Kaz?
yeah...moving is a pain
But at least the kid waited until he was leaving, or so we are told
by Halos in DE on Oct 18, 2011 9:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you know what
this guy is a professional athlete. if he was a singer, or an actor, or some other professional that relied on publicity to put food on his plate, he should have (and, i imagine, would have) signed it. but he’s an athlete that is also required to do various signings throughout the year as-is.
and if you can afford to live in the same neighborhood as an all-star, i don’t feel bad for you or your kid. i’m sure he’ll cry himself to sleep on his pillow made of money.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
by Kernel on Oct 18, 2011 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Somehow I thought that there would have been a GA joke by now in this thread
In 2012, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Angel's First World Championship
Was GA hostile?
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 8:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was going to comment on how GA Howie is
But, I’m just too GA.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
no, no, there is a longstanding joke about GA that even those who loved the guy like to use, you will see.
In 2012, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Angel's First World Championship
reply fail (to Howie's Batting Title)
In 2012, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Angel's First World Championship
Is it the GA = Lazy, joke?
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 8:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I just remembered!!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Oct 18, 2011 8:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You know which former Angel was great for autographs?
Tim Salmon. Signed my ticket for my 11th birthday. Didn’t just say “Oh, sure, I’ll sign that!”, he actually took the time (albeit after the game) to sign the ticket, ask me how old I was turning, patted me on the back (in a non-creepy, non-Billy Mac sort of way) and wished me a happy birthday.
Don’t think I’ll ever forget that.
GORGEOUS BOURJOS! *clap clap clap-clap-clap*
by Of Maicer and Men on Oct 18, 2011 10:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd for the Salmon story
Also rec’d for mentioning Billy Mac’s pedophilia during a sweet story.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 19, 2011 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
This is some serious suburban dramaturgy
Apparently it’s only a crime to refuse a sense of entitlement if you live in a gated community. Assuming that this is even what happened, justifying your kid’s hurt feelings to the tabloid press is a really whacked-out form of soccer-mom justice. I’d sooner believe that this family was trying to run Howie off the block for not joining their homeowner’s association.
Subdivisions. Conform or be cast out.
by Suboptimal on Oct 18, 2011 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
adult black male
makes 8 year old white kid cry
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Oct 18, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
For the words of the profits were written on the studio walls
And concert halls…
And echo with the sounds of salesmen!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I still have unconditional love for Howie.
I don’t believe for a minute that he is a prick.
Trust the Deception
God damn this pisses me off.
Screw you, Howie.
I’m officially boycotting watching all Angels games until at least March of 2012.
I've got nothing.
by bc56274 on Oct 18, 2011 11:56 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
fail
there ARE NO GAMES until March 2012.
I’d rec this for epic fail, but am on mobile version of the site.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Oct 20, 2011 8:58 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I also will not watch any Angels games until the season starts next year.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Oct 19, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Solidarity
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Oct 19, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Occupy Howie Kendrick?
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Oct 19, 2011 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I may boycot as well...
… but it will have nothing to do with this. It will depend on the catchers on our roster, and whether one of them has a last name that rhymes with “Nathis”.
Why did the parents of this kid
let him go to their door and ask for an autograph?
I think there is plenty of time to get autographs and not go to these players homes.
Now if you saw him walking around a mall or something like that it might be different.
apparently he was their neighbor
and the kid asked when they were moving out at the end of the season.
by Halos in DE on Oct 20, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds fishy...
Reading the story, it sounds like it was more than just the kid coming over. There had to be a lot of discussion beyond, “sorry, I don’t sign autographs at home” to become “isn’t going to happen” and her to retort with her whole spiel to him about being able to sign 20 of them in the time they apparently badgered him about saying no the first time.
Also, I’m guessing the kid was crying over the embarrassment of his folks losing their minds more than not getting an autograph. He’s probably still crying now that the kids in school are making fun of him for it as they read this article. LOL
For the record,
don’t come knocking on my door asking for my autograph either, bitches!
"I am become Death, Destroyer of cERA" - Oppenheimer FTW!
So...leave you a voicemail?
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Oct 19, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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