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Angels at Mariners - Ervin "Black Magic" Santana vs. Gil "Rhymes with Depeche" Meche - 1:05 p.m.

Star-divide

So the afternoon game = no post-game fireworks show for Mariner fans.
I guess they all have a life and somewhere to go to enjoy their holiday.
What a concept - an informed and socialized citizenry!
Makes Anaheim seem like a Nanny State in comparison.

Intentionally Altered Movie Lyrics:
Valerie Solanas: Give me fifteen cents, and I'll give you a dirty word.
Ervin Santana: What's the word?

Ervin on the road in the daylight has been a dirty word more often than not.
Maybe the extreme northern latitude alters this anomaly today.

Bet My Runs and Hits Picks: LAA: 7, 10 ... SEA: 4, 11

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ICE T says "Let's do this"
Angels 4 / 8
Scallywags 3 / 7
beer and fire
A true holiday

angels 19 24

teal and black (so 90's) 4 9

 Hope everyone has a nice day!

Don't really know Meche
But very odd #s... He's given up a combined 133 Walks and hits (11 of them HRs) in 98 innings, but with a 3.75 ERA, he must depend on a lot of double plays to get out of the jams.  Normally, that 133 # would mean you're getting blown away badly.  A decent K rate, but not nearly enough for all the guys he puts on base... SO I'm guessing good low ball hitters are our best bet today and guys who hit into their fair share of double plays are good to sit down today.  Might also mean a good time to call some hit and runs....

Or if we can just hit a lot of homers and we'll have no problems.

YIKES, guy
two names, four numbers...that's all you need
Johny's been "quoted" ...
I guess he has the right to blab
True, But Sometimes Less Is More
Here comes the booms!
Happy Independance Day!

Angels 6 11
Limeys 4 7

Fireworks up north...
Halos: 9/16
M's: 4/12

S

Let the fireworks begin at 1:05 PST
Halos 6/10
M's 4/11
Let's Go, Magic!
Angels: 6/13
M's: 3/8
Santana Time!
Halos: 5/9
M's: 3/8
Moe Meant 'Um
Angels: 5/8
Mariners: 2/7
Happy & Safe July 4th to all -*-*-*
actually fireworks in Seattle are very cool...I lived there for a few years.

Rockets Red Glare 5/11
Bombs just bursting 3/8

pistol whip 'em
Up and comers out of Anaheim - 9, 11
Soon to start sinking - 5, 8
Happy Treason Day
Red 7/10
SOr of Bluey Greeny 3/6
Now Now Don't Be Bitter
At least
we don't burn papists in effigy.
Um
Actually, for quite awhile they didn't bother with the "in effigy" part.
lol
i can imagine how much easier that made things for "them".
I know we'll see Molina
In his normal start situation, but I think Napoli should start. He's a young guy, he can handle the occasional day-after-night, he's got a 4 day break coming up next week, and we really need our best lineup out there in this important stretch.
just saw on cnn.com
Lake Elsinore Storm was giving out Tom Cruise-jumping-on-the-couch bobbles!! They had Risky Business "dancers" and Katie Holmes pregos walking around. VERY funny!!
The Storm also...
did a "Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes Silent Inning" which is mocking the silent birth thing from Scientology.  There were no announcements from the PA announcer and the crowd was being urged to not react either positively or negatively to the goings-on on the field.

I love that Tom Cruise is so friggin' wacky.  What a complete nut-job.

hilarious
that part wasn't mentioned. Now THAT's my kind of ballpark!!
Hahaha
You can see video of it on the front page of CNN.com.  Great stuff.
Drive them into the sea
Bottle in front of me - 5/10
Frontal lobotomy - 4/9
Voodoo
Vince Clarke-7/15
Martin Gore-3/9
Picks ...
Angels: 8/15

bung-wholes: 0/4

on another subject
PANTHER thoughts to the Space Shuttle crew
Happy 4th of July
Higz here reporting from the sticks in Colorado. God, I miss baseball. No TV here, just a crappy old computer with dial-up. But I get to see elk and deer and smell pine trees, so I'm not complaining.

Halos - 7/12
Marinades - 2/5

USA!

shoot fireworks at the animals
and think of us.
Ha ha
will do, pro. Talk to Y'ALL next Monday (that's how we speak here high up in the San Juan mountain range).

Higz out.  

picks
angels- 6/11
mariners- 3/7
Izturis
Can someone please explain the rationale behind putting Izturis in the 2 spot of the lineup?
Not really, no
the lesser of the evils?
looking at the rest of the line-up, there's not a lot of choice. Just slump, in a slump, maybe coming out of a slump, deep in a slump and Mr Lackadaisical
Getting ..
Chone'zy wid it
are we getting
FIGGY with it now?!?!?!
Line Up
C. Figgins CF   
M. Izturis 3B   
O. Cabrera SS   
V. Guerrero DH   
G. Anderson LF   
J. Rivera RF   
K. Morales 1B   
A. Kennedy 2B   
J. Molina C
Voodoo
is lookin good.
BETS
Where's the bat gonna land this time??
Lookout Landing
Has to be one of the funniest blogs out there.

Those guys and gals are a riot.

shhhhh
Kennedy may be getting hot!
Soxh
Finally moved Kennedy up in the order....

to the 8 spot.

hey, let's hit and run...
with the guy least likely to make contact.  Sosh pisses me off sometimes.
But they'll never expect it!
Don't we have a really
good "young" hitting catcher on our team?
I'm not going to lie to you....
I like Izturis and Morales at the corners.

Not sure if Izturis is the long term answer, but I like him there over our other healthy alternatives.

Blink ...
and you'll miss it
bad news bears!!!!!!
hey!
It's the Angels 1st half defense!
A kick ball game just broke out at SafeCo
they tagged him!!!
didn't they hit him in the head?!?!?!!   LMAO
too friggin funny
where's that seahawk24 moron when we need him to tell us how superior the Mariners are
Blues on ...
our side
what the hell you swinging at Vladi???
0-0
Germany and Italy heading to OT
Damn
Hit and Run....
Well, shit
There goes the game.
Errr
Oh my dear christ
GRABOWSKI NOW
enough batting practice
Nope
But he'll have to get straightened out soon. He hasn't faced an automatic out yet.
I am hoping
it's just a bad 4th inning; he'll rest during the top of the 5th and come back firing.
ME THINKS WE LAUGHED TOO SOON!!!!
is santana thinking this is batting practice???
Bugger
Magic, wtf?t
bring out WTY
bring out the WTF
I just woke up
shoulda stayed in bed...
BRaids
Why'd Ervin take the braids out?
that's the MAGIC---RALLY BRAIDS
Italy
just put one off the goal post  and top of the bar.
Why do they wear Dodger Blue?
Tommy Lasorda
Decreed it.
cuz there are so many
LA refugees in Seattle-makes them feel more at home. They will be the Los Angeles Mariners of Seattle soon.
I meant ITALY
Italy is wearing Blue against Germany - WHY?
Cos
that's the colour of their kit/uniform - Azzuri blue
because blue is a pretty color
Italy is known as Azzuri
Blue.
Soccer
Ugh.
6-4-Penalty Kicks
OUR TURN!!!!
BADA BING!!!
SUHWEET Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers
mah man
IT IS EARLY IN THIS GAME
Four runs is not impossible...

(optimism)

one down - three to go
Juan-gone!
Yesssss
You gotta figure
With the rest of the world watching the World CUp Semifinals and with all 23 Mariner fans posting on Lookout Landing, basically, there is nobody watching this game - perfect for the space aliens to make their appearance...
that was quick
Morales can really work the count... but Kennedy and Molina... ugh!
and why is Molina on the Halos?
OC you da man!
Man
I love Orlando, what a sweet play
0-0
2nd Half of OT  with germany and Tommy Lasorda
any question of Izzy now?? **W*O*W**
Mice Tits showing some glove
Peg-Throw-Out ...
Nice play Macie
OMG
Chone, gets a walk.
*\o/*
Nice
Congrats OCab
OC OC OC OC OC!!! WaaHooooooooooooooo
My thoughts exactly
61 and counting
O-CAB
is an m'n'f'n PANTHAH!!!
O F'N C!!!!!
YES
*\o/* *\o/* *\o/*
Not dead yet
See you later
DeMeche Mode
He Just Can't Get Enough
glad he's out
I think GA could have hit against him 75 times without hitting a ball hard.
Another fine Meche he got into
LOL good one
woohoo GO ITALY
Wow that was a pretty goal
Mussolini 1 Hitler 0
*\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/*
2-0 woohoo, f**k off nazi bastards
I see ...
yous still hold a grudge
When it rains it pours
in germany. What a finish.
Vladdie YEAH
2-0
Italy.  They scored two goals in the last 2 minutes.
Ubelievable.
oh yeah, good job to Vladdie
Great 5 minute span
I was listening to the radio in the car and it was 5-1 M's and the soccer game was 0-0 in double over time. I wanted Italy to win in a big way (have them as a future bet to wi the World Cup).

Walk in the house turn on the TV to catch the last two minutes of the soccer game...boom Italia scored two goals in a two minute span. I watch the celebration and then turn to the Angels game and the Angels took the lead 6-5 (and kept scoring that inning)

I witnessed two improbable events that took place in a 5 minute span:

  1. Two world cup goals in 2 minutes in double overtime
  2. The Angels scoring 5 runs (and then more) in a 5 minute span
Wow what a great short period of time!
VLADDY!!!
Sure glad we sat him for a week.

Give credit where it's do with Sosh sticking with him.

Now on to baseball...
Yeah Vladdy! I like this new Angels team, coming from behind and stuff.
There is no finer sight in sports
than watching German players in tears.
if this rally is still going strong....
Napoli better hit for Molina!
sweet drive
sweeter catch.  Yowser.
What a catch by Ichiro
If Seattle wins this one, remember that play.
WOW
What a catch by Ichiro.  Man, that should have cleared the bases
Ichiro is ...
an honorable Panther
who do we have to trade
to get itchiro on OUR side?!?!?!!?   he is good!!!
Dude
I'm so glad we stuck with Morales.  This guy is a freakin' STUD
I like this team
a lot more than the one we had for the last few months.
*\o/* *\o/* *\o/*
o o oo o o
Are your
arms tired yet? :D
NOPE
When was the last time we scored 5 in an inning?
ABOUT A WEEK AGO??
YAY   J-MO!!!!!!!!!!
Kendry's only ...
been a pro for a year.

Clutch man WooHoo

this aint your....
May/June Angels!
no no no no
No Molina with a chance to bust it open!
Exactly
bases loaded surely Naps should be up - but watch as Molina proves me wrong lol
Premonition Mna
E Hem ...Man
come on J-MO..
get your bat throwing out of the way and then nail a zinger over Ichiro's head for a grand slammer
or do that....
amazing....this is INSANE
Haha
JOSEEEEEEE
Molina
thanks for proving us all wrong, especially me.  Now who can hit for Figgins?
hey, sac fly, got a run....not shabby
somebody get Molina some pine tar
is this the first time
we've batted around this season?
when did we last bat around?
and think of all the rest Magic is getting HEE HEE
Call me stupid
but why is this Mateo guy still pitching? Surely they've got to pull him out? Obviously as an Angel fan it's fine by me, but he's getting hit pretty well
ok, stupid
Haha
set myself up for that one I guess
*\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/* *\o/*
Yeah Macie
This is the craziest damn thing I've seen
But
 I like it!
We Have an ...
E-Lax inning here fans
come on OC
put the dagger in.  Although I'm not sure that's possible with our middle relief.
This is what GOOD teams do!
HARGROVE IS EMBARRASSED!!!! LOL
Thats the way ...
to do it boys

LLAAAAAAAAAAAooooooooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Standing O
For your new 2006 Angels. The AL West has been put on notice.
Well, dayam
That was invigorating.
This is getting ridiculous
I want the Angels to win, but clobbering teams mean I don't get holds and saves from Shield and K-Rod... Can't we win more games by just 3 runs?

This is the first time in a long time I've seen the offense pick it up and help out a starter in trouble.  

What's the quote?
I don't give a fuck about your fantasy team.
Yeah yeah
I do... I'm in first.
it's actually
"Suck my d*@k. I don't give a shit about your fantasy team."
Hey, knock it off
There's women and children in here! :-)
I bleeped the word
I think shit has been mentioned in here a gazillion times; not to mention the f bomb a few thousand times.....I censored it  :-P~~~
That's my line
Here's what I want to know:  when the rest of us were out playing baseball in our backyards and at the park, pretending to be major leaguers, were future fantasy players in their kitchens, slamming down imaginary telephones and yelling "and he makes a SWEET TRADE!  The message boards go wild!"
dude, seriously
I love playing fantasy sports, but there's nothing more painful that hearing about another person's fantasy team/league.
Magic
Sit down with a 3 run deficit, stand up ahead by 4. Not bad.
words of wisdom from lookout landing
Mike Hargrove and Julio Mateo ought to play soccer on a wet tile floor.
That's funny
I'm not sure when i've last enjoyed
15 minutes like that.

a 7 run inning, and Germany getting stuffed.

Time to head back to the M's blog!

sweet inning by Magic
the team gives you a big lead, you got out and go 1-2-3.  The anti-Escobar!

(and I like Escobar, but facts are facts)

Vlad walks in 4?
Am I in the Twilight Zone?
there is a Twilight Zone marathon
this weekend on the SciFi channel. Are we actually living an episode? We are going to wake up and find it's the end of the season and we only dreamed of this comeback?
Worse
William Shatner has taken over Scioscia's job...?
even worse
Shatner is singing the National Anthem and singing it over and over and over again
YOU MEAN
WE ALL SPENT THE SEASON IN THE SHOWER?!?!?!?!?  
Physioc trying to pronounce Shin-Soo Choo is great
Then again, Physioc trying to pronounce any name longer than 6 letters is pretty entertaining.
I think this all started
when OC stole home on Billingsly... A vet that goes above and beyond, that sort of thing can change a teams attitude suddenly.  I've seen it when I played baseball.   The team is in a rut, then suddenly one of the leaders does something amazing and it wakes everybody up and the level of play across the board goes up a notch.  The group psychology of a baseball team is a strange thing.  Sometimes one thing can turn a Turkey into an eagle.
LMFAO at Phys
"And the Angels go up by............6!"
it took him a while to get the other hand up
so he could count
HOPE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO
COUNT TO    21.....LOL
don't look now
but Kendry has started hitting again.
it must be fall in Seattle....
because Kendry is raking.
So can we assume that
Kendry Morales is starting to heat up a little?
Did you know ...
hes only been a pro for one year.

I heard that somewhere

what Choo Swingin' at?
It was ...
a tag out there Rex
M's announcers
didn't notice it either for a minute or so
rex is losing his mind
i think he has said "that would've been his FOURTH KNOCK!" four times now.
TAKES A BIG MAN
TO ADMIT HIS MISTAKE...OR HIS BAD...LOL
little man, big mouth
Not surprising
... he was almost a career minor leaguer... J/K
REALLY??
don't think I have ever heard Hud talk about that part of his life?? a real ball player? wow, that is such a surprise-you think he would tell us about his life as a ball player-I'm sure he has some interesting stories to tell

sarcasm:
drip
drip
drip

Clearly he needs to do more reefer, not less
HE DOES..A LOT OF STORIES...
LIKE THE TIME HE TOO STOLE HOME!!!!  QUOTING FROM LATIMES SPORTS BILL DWYRE:  HUD: "I TOLD RICK BURLESON(COACHING AT 3RD) THAT I COULD GET THIS GUY.."  "HE TOLD ME NO.....I LIED"  HUD STOLE HOME AND THEN SENT A SIGNED BASEBALL TO WELLS (THE PITCHER, TIGERS)..."DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE THE WONDER DOG."  
its the fourth of july
there is no way rex is not stoned
Even AK is back in form!!
ANGEL-BALL IS BACK!!!!!
What happened to the Molina Bros. defense?
Jose suddenly can't block a pitch in the dirt.  Napoli isn't a great defensive catcher, but he does block those pitches pretty well.
hey HUD
secret: there is NOTHING to like about Ozzie Guillen  
Complete game
D'ya think Scioscia will let Santana try for the CG?
I think so....he's done a fantastic game
other than the 4th. I say let him finish it off
Call that two bunt singles
One intentional, one swinging.
Hmmmmm ...
who be todays Pantha'
LOL the Mariners are the Panthers!!
without their comedy show, who know where we'd be??

Seriously, I vote EVERYONE!!

it only took them 80-something games
to WAKE UP & PLAY BALL
RIVERA
a 2-HR game!
if anybody predicted this score
that person should be Panther of the Game, for sure
Also
gotta love the fact it's 14 runs on 15 hits, so we aren't stranding many
If anybody predicted this score
I want to know what Wednesday's stock tables are going to read.
wow
beer and fire

A true holiday

angels 19 24

teal and black (so 90's) 4 9

 Hope everyone has a nice day!

There's one hot chick on here.
by rjcicc on Tue Jul 04, 2006 at 01:45:51 AM PST

Boy, are we missing Napoli...
could have scored 20 tonight.
Nap = FT Starter
I have no idea why Nap is still getting platooned with Molina
Day Game after nightgame
Because he's a catcher
and he started yesterday.  Day game after a late afternoon game, plus no travel time between Anaheim and Seattle.
Day Game after a Night Game
We're gonna need Nipples in 2014... Don't send him to the Bengie Zone just yet...
it's not a platoon
Napoli is the starter.  Molina starts now and then to give him rest.
Today's panther
Mickey Hatcher.  He gets enough shit when things go wrong, might as well give him the credit when things go right.
WORD
i completely agree. give criticism when it's due, but also give credit when it's deserved.
Than it would go to Mike Hargrove
OR
mickey hatcher. you say tomatoe, i say tomato.
I think the other guys
on lookout landing already have him drawn & quartered on a silver platter
Completely agree
Since when did the Angels start giving credit for OBP?  Hatcher just now started squirting ink about walks, when it was a conspicuous problem last year.

Also, the part about Hargrove. Julio Mateo shouldn't have stayed in the game when it was clear he had nothing.  This game was in large part given to the Angels.

The loudest thing in Seattle.Besides Rex of course
is that damn train horn.

Short and sweet is enough there Mr. Train Driver

you ought to be there
it is LOUDER
sweet...
Aybar sighting.
sweet
Chance for a couple of firsts tomorrow...Colon's first win, and first series sweep of the season.
LOL even the gatorade
says all the players in the 6th
Yippie Ki Ai
Nice game to watch when you don't get to see many, nice D when needed (Cabrera), good hitting and apart from the 4th nice pitching by Magic
let's get our first sweep of the year boys!
Nice win today.  Coming back from a lead, Santana pitched deep to save our relief corps (Shields and Frankie).
LLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAooooooooooooAAAAAAAAAA
another phys moment
phys was so tongue-tied during the signoff, he couldn't get the words "light up the halo; angels win!" out of his mouth before they cut to commercial. poor phys...
PStve Physioc
Poor guy is incapable of living in the moemnt - can only experience joy as a litany recitation of what HAS HAPPENED, rather than embracing things as they happen.
Meanwhile, in Oakland
1-1 tie with Detroit, and Verlander is dealing. 104 pitches after the 7th, so he's probably out.  If the A's lose, the Angels gain ground in the West, 4.5 games back.
Hoping THAT THE TIGER HAS A LITTLE PANTHER

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