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Angels Fritter And Waste The Hours In An Offhand Way

HANK: "Don't worry about a thing JP, Mathis gave up 9 runs last night so we got a lot to work with..."
JP: "Are we 4,001 for Lyle? Did you know I was number 4,001 for Gene Simmons when I was sixteen?"

Final Score in Seattle: Mariners 5, Angels 3

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When Joel Pineiro gives up three runs in six innings, even against the light-hitting Mariners, the universe is conspiring in your favor. But for the second game in a row, Mike Scioscia left in an Angels pitcher to start an inning too long. Last night it was Jered Weaver in the 7th in Texas, tonight it was Hisanori Takahashi in Seattle in the 8th.

Star-divide

While Texas had a day off to stay home and do the drugs of their choice or battle their demons or yell at people to get of their field, the Angels took their opponents in the Pacific Northwest a smidge too lightly for serious playoff contention. Mark Trumbo hit his 24th HR of the season, but the polo-shirted Microserfs in the stands, all 1,215 of them, got to see other batters besides Trumbo come to the plate. On the very day when the LA Times had given Vernon Wells so much positive press that one could assume a paid publicist gave the paper's sportswriter an envelope of cash to ignore the truth, Wells came up representing the tying run in the bottom of the 9th. With two outs and a man on 2B Wells grounded out to end the game.

Yes.. and on the day the LA Times fawns: Vernon Wells The Catalyst of Angels Turnaround

Don't worry Kevin Baxter, you can sell your reputation 24 more times on subpar, second place players and still blame the bloggers for implying that your Tribune Company pimp needs to take a bigger cut from whatever it is that overpaid jocks use to inspire your insipid lies. Or do you not understand baseball?

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Seriously Angels?

and F U Wells

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Angels 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 14-10

by blast21dave on Aug 29, 2011 9:52 PM PDT reply actions  

I'd be psyched to ground out to end the game

for only 1 mil per year – do you hear me T.R.? Sign ME!
VW laughing all the way to the bank.

Time to pwn these arlington d-bags

by Halo Hurricane on Aug 29, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

we suck

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 29, 2011 9:57 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions  

again!

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

No Scioscia Sucks

Everyone is quick to give Fat Mike all the accolades and saying how should win the manager of the year. My answer to that is Bull Shit. You can’t count all the times Fat Mike has screwed his team by making questionable pitching changes, screwing around with the line up on a daily basis, when we have a line up that works he changes it the next day. Plays players who are crippling the team and on and on and on. Fat Mike doesn’t deserve to be Manager of the year, he should be fired. Washington of the Rangers has played with everyone of his top players on the DL, Hamilton, Cruz, Napoli, Beltre, Feliz, O’Day, and yet he still wins. He should be considered Manager of the Year. Fat Mike has had the opportunities to take first, but has managed poorly.

AngelBum

by Angelbum on Aug 29, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

But no one can act on Tv and radio spots like Mikey Fatone!

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Master of Disaster!

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

arte went biblical...

more like arte went coloring book bible stories.

this is bullshit. mike scioscia is an insane person and needs to be arrested.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Aug 29, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

*arte comes back from bathroom break*

damnit mike, what did I tell you?

the jeff mathis research center: searching for a way to strike out on 2 pitches since 2005

by the king of CERA on Aug 30, 2011 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Salmon is retired, Trout is on the bench, and a Carp in Seattle beats us.

BOTG: Soth
 
- for not starting Trout
- for starting VW
- for having the LH relievers in the wrong roles (Hawk should be the situational lefty and only facing one or two batters; Downs should be pitching more than one inning when he comes in)

by mustard_man on Aug 29, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

What the hell happened?

I went out with some work buddies, checkin on the game occasionally. I saw Trumbomb and then seattle win. I f*cking hate soth, no trout got me worried. Glad to see he is still a dumbass. Did I miss anything else?

by Halostradamus on Aug 29, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Can't wait until it is Spetember first

So I can use my next F bomb on that piece of shit Vernon Wells

"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 Aug 29, 2011 9:59 PM PDT reply actions  

^This^

"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza

by Howie's Batting Title on Aug 29, 2011 10:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

trout 6 for his last 12

perfect time to get the aging veteran some rest

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

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 29, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions  

But he had ten hits last week

Carrying the Halos on top of his shoulders from the agonies of defeat all by hims lonesome.

by eyespy on Aug 30, 2011 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm seriously getting to the point where

I don’t want to watch these games. There pissing me off soo bad. Why the hell does this idiot Soth keep doing the same stupid things over and over, and expecting different results? Isn’t that definition insanity?! Why the hell should Trout sit? Why can’t soth allow him to prove himself, the way Wells has shown his inability to play at a major league level…. Ok maybe a little much, but I feel better.

"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza

by Howie's Batting Title on Aug 29, 2011 10:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

Scioscia most likely orchestrated the entire vernon wells trade.

Sitting Wells will prove he’s a dumbass. He’s on an 8 game tear, so his BA might get above 220 soon.

MIke needs vernon to validate his personnel decisions (IMO). He’s a failure and this club needs a real GM.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Aug 29, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

this is what I'm thinking now... Scioscia was the main man behind the trade.

He better be reprimanded/fired if that’s true.

The only way I’d forgive this travesty is if Wells opts out and proves he’s “not worth that contract.” Put your money where your mouth is, you thief.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Soth...

is a younger version of Bobby Cox!

Gimme a cigarette

by tmat on Aug 29, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mike Scioscia beats his wife too?

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't know Bobby

was a woman beater!

Gimme a cigarette

by tmat on Aug 29, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think he'd dare touch the Missus

he knows which side his lasagna is buttered on.

that didnt’ come out right.

And no, Sosh doesn’t hit his wife.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Aug 29, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Neither does Bobby Cox.

At least that’s what the court documents say. Scoscia seems like the last person on earth to do something like that.

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Michael Eaves discusses our only point of interest for the remainder of this season ...

Can Mark Trumbo catch Tim Salmon to break the Angel rookie homerun record?

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 29, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions  

He needs 8 more to beat the record

He is running out of time

"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 Aug 29, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

What the hell, Sosh?

Okay, I really like Sosh. He’s done great things for the team, all indications suggest he runs a tight clubhouse without dissent, the Angels regularly outplay expectations, all that jazz.

But sometimes, he’s just so idiotic. He brings up Trout and Conger to play more, then they sit on the bench [well, before today for Conger]. The Wells/Abreu platoon should be used, instead they’re both sitting in the lineup every day. He forgets that Rich Thompson exists sometimes, decides to use his best pitcher as a situational lefty [when a few years ago with Fuentes, that would’ve worked], and his lineups are like he’s trying to set the record for the most different lineups in a season.

by TheKingfish on Aug 29, 2011 10:07 PM PDT reply actions  

SOMETIMES?!??!?!?!?!

Whenever Trout and Conger arent in the lineup its a travesty

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by mathisrocks5 on Aug 29, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man...

After sitting through my football fantasy draft that lasted nearly three hours in a poorly ventilated, hot ass, funky rec room, full of tobacco chewing, rude, cocky MFers, the one relief I had was knowing that when I got home, the boys with the red hats would be victorious. Needless to say, they did. Unfortunately, the boys were Arizona and Philly. What a bummer!

Gimme a cigarette

by tmat on Aug 29, 2011 10:11 PM PDT reply actions  

"2 game losing skid over the last two games"

i like michael eaves, but that was downright Wells-ian fail.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 PM PDT reply actions  

I think you may have something there.

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Since he won a title, however...

its pretty much carte blanche!

Gimme a cigarette

by tmat on Aug 29, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cheers for referencing my favorite Pink Floyd song in the title.

Jeers for associating it with a loss.

He travels fastest who travels alone.

by Kingfish1 on Aug 29, 2011 10:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Takahashi

was bad. Thompson in his 0.1 IP was not.

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Angels 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 14-10

by blast21dave on Aug 29, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

On that note

Why are the shitty bullpen pitchers are allowed to go past 1 IP but the best guys are limited to a couple outs at best?

This wasn’t garbage time tonight yet Sosh basically treated it as such letting Taka pitch the 8th inning.

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Angels 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 14-10

by blast21dave on Aug 29, 2011 10:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Reverse psychology?

That’s the only explanation

Representing the Angels in Sin City.

by maze88 on Aug 29, 2011 11:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Who are the best guys at this point?

We’re talking about Downs, and who? Cassevah maybe?

Downs has looked somewhat shaky every time he’s been asked to come out for a second inning of work. And he’s had some injury problems this year (the hamstring in particular is worrisome).

Cassevah has pitched more than an inning several times. In fact, 11 of his 18 outings have been more than an inning.

Takahashi is supposed to be able to get more than 3 outs, and he’s supposed to be able to get lefties. He failed at both. I definitely blame Scioscia for starting Wells over Trout, but the bullpen is full of bad pitchers with one or two bright spots. What do you want Scioscia to do?

Defending maligned chants since 2009

by Gorbachav5 on Aug 30, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I resemble that statement.

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Aug 29, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I too assemble that statement.

My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 29, 2011 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Spooky.

I was going to utter nearly the identical throught. That this season feels like we fans are hanging onto the wing of an airplane in flight by our fingernails. It’s highly doubtful that we will survive and, even if we do, we will never be comfortable with the experience.

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

by Stirrups on Aug 30, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

wrong deer image

we need the one looking into the headlights

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Aug 30, 2011 12:35 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions  

But then Mike Trout won't be sitting on him!!

"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza

by Howie's Batting Title on Aug 30, 2011 1:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Do you know what time it is?

It’s time to fire Mike Scioscia. Fuck him.

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Aug 29, 2011 11:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Adventure time?!

Representing the Angels in Sin City.

by maze88 on Aug 29, 2011 11:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

It's time to bring Joe Maddon home.

His team has a better record, at a fraction of the cost.

Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Aug 29, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

two months from tonight

we will be world champions and you will look like a fool.

by Rev Halofan on Aug 30, 2011 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Do I order the crow in advance?

Or will there be some available after the game?

I have my fork, and hot sauce, at the ready.

by eyespy on Aug 30, 2011 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or we will not make playoffs

and Sosh will continue looking like a fool

by King Weaver on Aug 30, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Does Scioscia have money problems that the public may not know about?

I’m just trying to figure this out and wondering if its a possibility he is taking some side payment from somewhere to somehow throw the division.

Regardless of what is really happening. I’m down with finding a new manager after this season. It’s too frustrating watching him continuously stick to whatever game plan he has and his inability to adapt and change for the sake of whats best for the team.

Is he just playing Wells everyday simply because he supported and had a hand in the trade?

Maybe he is reaching his senile age early?
 
Whatever the reason is, F#ck you Scioscia!

by OCangels on Aug 30, 2011 12:12 AM PDT reply actions  

moar Scioscia ranting

Conger’s defense is FINE and his bat could in some small way make up for the loss of napoli, but not if he’s on the bench for everybody but piniero and williams.
I dont have a problem with bobby wilson starting agaist lefties, but hank should have been the everyday catcher from the start.

dont even get me started on wells…
A team built around defense should have outfeilders that make some attempt to catch the ball, not just play it on a hop and go cash their check.

Scioscia has been given every oppritunity for this to be a playoff or even world series team, but has seemingly gone out of his way to avoid that. Think where we’d be with naps still behind the plate and trout in LF every day. First place by a longshot, that’s where

the jeff mathis research center: searching for a way to strike out on 2 pitches since 2005

by the king of CERA on Aug 30, 2011 12:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Yes Conger should be playing

But not because he’s all that good. His defense is pretty bad (see throw down to second last night), and he’s OPSing .623. He’ll certainly get better, but his bat is not making up for the loss of anything right now.

The only reason to play Conger at this point is because we KNOW Mathis is a terrible baseball player and always will be. We hope that Conger will get better. But at this level of offense, Conger’s poor defense might actually not make him all that much more valuable than Mathis.

Defending maligned chants since 2009

by Gorbachav5 on Aug 30, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Conger is fine

It’s understated how hard he must have it. He does not get consistent playing time, struggles because of it, and then has to listen to Sosh bitch about all the things he does badly. This seems a lot like Brandon Wood to me and it’s pretty scary. Its fun to bitch about Sosh and the overpaid guys, but I really think Conger has a chance to be a special player and we are watching the start of his downfall, courtesy of the Mike Scioscia Catching Mind Fuck School of Blocking & Framing

by King Weaver on Aug 30, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Scottnak, my pregame pics were not very accurate, but I'm not included in the results for some reason.
7-2-1-2-0-0 A wise man does not need advice and a fool won’t take it.
by angelslogic on Aug 28, 2011 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

.

I need every point I can get.

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Aug 30, 2011 1:12 AM PDT reply actions  

Recent pitching changes not made

Have me considering the role a manager plays in a pitcher’s statistics. Jered Weaver’s start on Sunday wasn’t great, but it wasn’t a bomb (and a LOSS) until Sosh hung him out to dry.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Aug 30, 2011 9:03 AM PDT reply actions  

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