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Angels 1 run, 4 hits
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Roster Moves/Today's Line-up

Mike Napoli is in today's line-up. And so is center fielder TOMMY MURPHY, who was called up from Salt Lake along with Napoli. Kotch is at first base, Kendrick at DH.

Line-up:

G Abbes - May 4, 2006 reply

Wow

Kennedy's batting fifth???? It's about time.

Any news on who Murphy is replacing?

Anyone know a bookie

That will give odds on Verlander throwing a no-hitter?

Verlander...

Watch out, that kid has got some electric stuff. Tops out at 100-101 mph with a mean curve too.

jlaff @ Halos Heaven - May 4, 2006 reply

Murphy

Anyone know who was moved down, other than Mathis?

S

ScottD00 - May 4, 2006 reply

POSSIBLY BOOTCHECK OR ERSTY ON THE DL

riktermiller - May 4, 2006 reply

Move

Los Angeles Angels - Placed pitcher Chris Bootcheck on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring; recalled outfielder Tommy Murphy from Salt Lake of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Don't worry about Spiezio

He's working for peanuts right now. Thats a price we couldn't get him at.He has to put grub on his plate with this Mlb audition he is performing.

Glaus is the one we let get away. I was pissed about that.

Oh well.

Me picks-

Us: 5/10

them: 3/8

Bootcheck's injury.

I couldn't find where anyone had already said this on here, but Terry said in the pregame that the way that Bootcheck hurt himself was on the run from the bullpen to the fight. Pulled a hamstring.

charlata - May 4, 2006 reply

Kendry Morales

Got a double off of Verlander in the Futures Game last year.

Just FYI.

Gee, Tommy Murphy ... I don't know.

what

a lineup!!!

hathaway93 - May 4, 2006 reply

They weren't kidding

When they said to expect some major changes... wow.

could

kevin gregg be our best pitcher right now?

hathaway93 - May 4, 2006 reply

let's go Halos!

kennedy single

it's about time he batted higher in the lineup...

way to go

mono boy

GIDP

way to go, Single Malt.

that's KENDRICK

with a capital "K".

Dude what's with the bad vibes? Why the pessimism?

easy, tiger

i'm just stating the obvious, not flushing the season down the toilet and declaring my retirement.

Yet.

You got it RIGHT on that one, Shredder

Mister Optimism gets to pick and choose who he scolds - I think YESWECAN is Steve Physioc in disguise.

you guys are too smart to talk so dumb

you both know the difference between SCOLDING and DECLARING THE END OF THE WORLD.

the angels deserve some heat right now, but they don't deserve our desertion of them.

true

and IF that happens, it certainly won't happen until a reasonable time to do so, which does not include a month into the season.

see you next year! we're gonna miss you!

HOME RUN!!!!!!!!

NAPOLI!!!!!!!!!

c'mon

Nappy!

Napoli

Nice!!!

HOLY S****!

halos27 - May 4, 2006 reply

Nap

Nice!!!!!!

BOOMSHAKALAKA!

Wow!

Nice debut!

holy napoli!

Way To Go Napoli !!

First Big League AB is a HR ! Way to make Stoneman and Scioscia look like geniuses for bringing you up to the Show !

Jack Frost - May 4, 2006 reply

was that

his first ML AB?

nevermind

WOW

That Homerun by Napoli went well with my first sip of coffee.

Kudos to Rex Hudler for calling that shot - we give him a lot of shit but he is enthusiastic (unlike schoolmarm Physioc) and called that one bravely.

you're up early, my man

did an auction close?

Whatta play!

Nice on, OC.

NO NO NO

Don't be entusiastic, don't get my hopes up!

I wanna eat

New diet. I don't eat during losing streaks. From the last out of a second straight loss, I can't eat until the last out of the next win from now on.

In Memoriam

LA Seitz, who was on hunger strike for 3 months....

Vlad

Is Vlad one of the dumbest runners in baseball? Yes.

Anyone else on MLB tv?

I love that Yogi Berra ad.

the

Aflac one?

tie game

let's go, Gregg...

OMG

What has infected Kotchman?!?!

Shocker!!!!

Mono goes yard? What is this world coming to?

Kotch&theMan

comes outta the closet and relaxes

Love it

I switch on mlb.tv and Kotch drills one out of the yard

Hay Matt

where in UK are you?

Reading, Berks

Well, just outside

nice

I'm in London.

Royals fan?

Yep

Used to have a season ticket when we were in Div 2 a few years back, haven't been much this year tho, only once I think.

Where in London are you? I lived in Chiswick til last weekend and before that in Bayswater

In

Hendon, Arsenal fan.

Going

to Paris?

Yes...

If I can get a ticket for less than the £1200 i've been quoted!

Ouch!

I heard the Eurostar had sold out as well, before the Villareal game

OH. MY. GOD.

FIRE IN THE CITY

maybe he knew he was next

to get sent to the Auto Club. in any case, way to go Casey!

Casey

Proving that even with mono, a guy can still stroke his bat.

WOWIE

Are these guys actually playing baseball??

Who did Murphy come up for?

Bootcheck?

Can't see him on the roster anymore

Bootcheck DL'ed

Hamstring.

actually

he was sent to the minors, wasn't he?

oops

you're right. got confused. strained hammy.

Tommy Murphy!

WTG, kid.

what's with the kids today?

maybe this shakeup has done something?

If it was a scare tactic...

It's working!!!

Captain Murphy

Nice hit, buddy.

Who'd a thunk it?

Two English Angels fans!

good on ya!

how the hell did you guys become Angel fans? (excuse me if you guys have explained before)

Oddly enough

I have no idea why! They started showing games live here in 1997, and at some point I started looking out for Angels scores. Finally got to a game in 2002.

Went to LA in '98

Stayed with some friends who went to Angels games occasionally so we went along to one. I loved it, but only really started following the team last season, so I missed the WS.

Then my girlfriend who I met on my masters course lives in Yorba Linda and goes to games quite often too so that cemented it

And

I've never met another Angel fan from the UK, and I get very angry with the amount on Yankees caps you see in the UK - one of these days I'm gonna ask one of them if they can name any of the starting 9 for the Yanks

forgive my ignorance

but I didn't even know people in the UK were into baseball. is it popular at all or are you guys complete anomalies?

Anomalies

Pretty much, none of my friends are into it

In the UK

you can get Yankees hats in pretty much every colour and style at any sports/fashion store. Half the people probably don't even know what the logo is of

americana chic

basically

The Sunday night ESPN games are on here live on tv, starting at 1am. A lot of students, insomniacs and wastrels have taken to the game.

I fit in

to the third category.

WASTRELS

So that would be the Irish then, right?

(Rev O'McHalofan)

Irish!?!?!?

Don't get me started on politics....

Bait Bait Bait

Okay I will stop, but am inspired to photoshop Gerry Adams with an Angels cap on.

Ouch

Try an A's cap, preferably with a noose around his neck!

Student for me

But I started watching on mlb.tv last year in the freeway series rather than C5 which usually has a pretty average game on

on the cap front

I have six Angels caps, and I have only ever seen one other in this country, a pre '02 'wings' model.

fashion

the yankee thing is just fashion. it's a trendy "i dig new york, so i'm cooler than you" kind of thing.

i've never met anyone from europe who even follows baseball casually, so i bet if you ask anyone with a NY cap who jason giambi is, they might say "an italian MP".

Yep

No doubt

Don't let the Bronx banter bother you

You can go to New York, Yankee Stadium and find people that don't know jack about the team on their crappy looking caps.

WoW

to have your own golfing place in Georgia

Uh...

Could I actually be smiling right now?

Fizz & Hud

are on the nickname road...wonder what they are going to come up with for Murphy & Napoli???

knowing those geniuses

it'll be "Murph" and "Nappy"

Murphy's nickname

they've decided is going to be Happy Murphy... haha. That kid cant' stop smiling!

Murphy

I call him Captain Murphy, named after the character in "Sealab 2021."

lets just hope

we never have to call him murphy's law.

angels4adam - May 4, 2006 reply

Nappy ( the General?) has a

thong holding his mask on his head

With those shades

Gregg looks like he just stepped out of a rap vid

one run, 3 hits allowed through 5

way to go, Gregg!

let's get some more RUNS

Schedule question

When did the Angels last play a double header, I dont remember any in the last few years.

Last season

agianst Detroit, after a Friday rainout in April, two on Saturday, they split.

Thanks

Didn't recall that. I suppose playing in Cal means not many games get rained out, unlike the east coast.

VERY RARE

Rainouts hardly ever happen here.

Yay

I love to see this!

Is Rex holding..

unopened letters to his head?

Way to go Howie

Damn

Sorry I missed that one.

ALRIGHT SALT LAKE !

dammit

I wish I had a TV at work

Rex

Is on fire tonight, as long as he doesn't call one for the Tigers it's fine by me

I hope

Scioscia doesn't insist on taking Gregg out now that he's pitched 6

Howie Lewis

brings the News.

Nice ring to it

Like those catchy melodies from your favorite 80s band.

The power of love?

what's up boys???

Just watched the first hour or so at Buffalo Wild Wings. Now back at work with just game center on cbs. The fire has been lit evidently!

the Hits

just like a hit record, the angels have a wide distribution of hits today -- everyone except Cabfare has one, so far.

And now

The OC does too

Amazing

how the absence of Alfonzo inproves the team. Who'd have predicted that?

I couldn't quite out my finger on it

but I think you just did! :)

Oops..

that's "put" my finger on it!

POST OF THE DAY

Airmailed from the Isle itself!

difficult to predict

and harder to prove. there might be a direct connection, but one could also argue that it's really Napoli or Murphy being in the lineup that has caused today's success so far.

Boobs

Boobs is pitching for the Tigers. Let's score some more runs.

jjackflash - May 4, 2006 reply

We have to nip this misunderstanding in the bud!

I am the current day equivalent of Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York, CANT STAND THE IRISH!

Pogue Mahone

We don't think much of you either.

Sean @ Halos Heaven - May 4, 2006 reply

Murphy is a hitting machine!

Man I wish I could be watching this.

Rerun is on at 1900 on Fox

you'll know the outcome, but it's been a fun game to watch

It's a goodvibe Thursday baby!

I take a break from work and what do I see?

Yeah baby! Napoli and Kotch hit dongs!

Great pitching!

Go halos!

goodvibe61 - May 4, 2006 reply

i'd love to see

boobs get manhandled right now.
(sorry, couldn't help it)

No oh-fers

good job, Cabrera

jjackflash - May 4, 2006 reply

WAHOOOOOOOOO-- GO BIG DADDY!!

DAMN..the boys be playing ball!!!

WOO HOO!

woo-hoo

VLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

jjackflash - May 4, 2006 reply

Suhhhhh-Weeet!!!!

Today's game has done wonders for my ulcer!

christ

best game of the season and it's in the middle of the day during the workweek

SORRY HIGZ>>>

I can hook up my webcam & IM it to you!!!

if you do....

I'll take it to! (just baseball though, I'm not a sexual predator)

methinks

thewebb doth protest too much...

ha, just kidding dude

that one must have been over my head...

don't get it

you said

you're not a sexual predator... it just sounded funny to hear somebody say that

BTW, Hamlet

ha

oh, it's cool

I don't even have IM here at work and I have deadlines anyway. If I was watching the game I wouldn't get shit done. But thanks ladybug.

Does Vlad

Ever hit a HR that isn't in his wheelhouse as Hud calls it? Everytime he hits one Rex is like, 'that was right in his wheelhouse' Isn't a wheelhouse on a boat???

Vlad's wheelhouse

is between his ankles and his neck....pick a spot!!

Sometimes...

inboard sometimes outboard

this is soooo beautiful!

Does anyone have some info on Murphy? Is it possible he will start in center from here on out? How good is he? Haven't heard much about him.

I f'n love the lineup today!

He was a shortstop for a while...

... Looks like he's a great asset to the OF though.

Murphy...

per the Angel's site (2005 season):
Enjoyed finest season as professional in second campaign with double-A Arkansas...Hit .288 (144/500) with 85 runs, 24 doubles, 11 triples, 17 home runs, 76 RBI and 26 stolen bases...Led Texas league in triples, ranked fourth in total bases (241) and fifth in extra-base hits (52)...Set career-bests in runs scored, home runs and RBI...Batted .331 (82/248) at home compared to .246 (62/252) on road...Tabbed as Organizational Defensive Player of the Month for July...Stole 25 plus bases for fourth consecutive season.

Murphy

Murphy is a tools guy who is considered the best athlete in the system. Good speed, good arm, good defender, all that jazz. Offensively, he never turned those tools into performance until last season, when he had an okay year at age 26 while repeating AA.

He could be a late bloomer, stranger things have happened, but the fact that he didn't start hitting until he was old for his leagues isn't a sign that he's going to be a star or anything.