Angels Trade Josh Paul... HH Archives

by Rev Halofan on Dec 19, 2011 1:00 AM PST in Team Lore

Six Years Ago Today as reported in the Halos Heaven archives the Angels traded catcher Josh Paul to the Rays.

The reporting is short and sweet, but infamous Halos Heaven poster YETIJUICE has an epic 1,450+ word discussion of winning a free trip to anywhere in the USA because he purchased a program at the stadium with Josh Paul's autograph. He announced that he would be going to the then-upcoming All Star Game in St. Louis with it.

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Epic comment from the Yeti!

Josh Paul helps a guy win a trip to see the NL’s WS team and then participates in the screwball play that changes everything and drops the Angels right out of the WS.

"It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before."

by AlanFalcon on Dec 19, 2011 1:47 AM PST via mobile reply actions

It was like an autobiography

#epic

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Dec 19, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions

I haven't been around much lately but I do miss Yetijuice's epic ramblings ...

Thanks for this Rev, had a great chuckle at work … Best line:

“Hey, if I can handle Bangkok in July and August I can sure handle St. Louis.”

Was he peering into his crystal ball and somehow seeing Albert Pujols trading St Louis for Anaheim?

Don't call me Bugs. Although Bugs Bunny could do it all on the baseball field.

by highlandhalo on Dec 19, 2011 6:39 AM PST reply actions

+1 ... miss yetijuice ... where is that dude?

So much nostalgia.

He’s the one who:
1. Inspired me to keep a list of all the games i attend … been keeping track now since 2007 … 133 games over those 5 yrs.
2. Told me about pontel DVD in Europe, a great source for archived copies of games I wanted to have DVD’s of.
3. Instilled in me the desire to go to Kathmandu and hiking all over Nepal some day.

I wonder if little Roger got drafted by a big league club? We used to hear about his little league escapades weekly.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Dec 19, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions

do you keep score of every game and can you remember every play over those last 133 games?

Still smiling. :)

Don't call me Bugs. Although Bugs Bunny could do it all on the baseball field.

by highlandhalo on Dec 20, 2011 12:33 AM PST up reply actions

Yeti also remembered his road trip buddy and how many miles it was from North Carolina to Camden Yards

somehow, that was an important part of his story! I don’t see the importance of such minutia.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Dec 20, 2011 1:45 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Josh Paul > Bobby Wilson?

The neighbor is a cranky irish expat. He if wanted no snakes, he shoulda stayed in Ireland.
-Moondoggy

by DAD OF VLAD on Dec 19, 2011 9:33 AM PST reply actions

yetijuice >>>>> DAD OF VLAD

;)

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Dec 19, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

how dare you

Downing Rules <<< Garyson

The neighbor is a cranky irish expat. He if wanted no snakes, he shoulda stayed in Ireland.
-Moondoggy

by DAD OF VLAD on Dec 19, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions

I can't argue when Grayson has his own "nation!"

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Dec 19, 2011 1:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

But, can you argue with Garysonn

And his Japanese sense of balance in nature?

CONGER, CONGER, CONGER !!!

by steelgolf on Dec 19, 2011 9:07 PM PST up reply actions

I still refuse to blame Josh Paul for Doug Eddings' inability to iron out "his mechanic"

Or to admit he had no F’ing clue if the ball hit the ground or not.

More Howie please...

by hk47 on Dec 19, 2011 2:33 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

I completely agree.

by thetooth on Dec 19, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions

The only thing that comes to my mind when I hear the name Josh Paul is

F*@K Doug Eddings.

Mathis is finally gone. Only good things can happen now.

by Angelsrthebest101 on Dec 19, 2011 5:47 PM PST reply actions

Poor guy

his lasting legacy in baseball is as scapegoat for a play that he wasn’t at all at fault for.

This is a sig.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Dec 20, 2011 7:02 PM PST reply actions

Download Game 2 From iTunes For $1.99

… and you’ll see that Doug Eddings did make the out call, and then stood there like a vegetable, and just let AJ take his base so Doug wouldn’t make himself look like an idiot.

Too late Doug!

What’s worse is after 10 minutes of arguing, Mike Scioscia did the most logical thing and asked the third base umpire (forgot his name) for help.

Turns out, that umpire was asleep at the wheel that entire play.

Embarrassing if I’m an umpire.

Josh Paul, wherever you are, I saw it again; you caught the pitch, and the umpires failed.

Nuff said.

by RyÅn Krol on Dec 22, 2011 11:53 PM PST reply actions