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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game 112/162

Game Thread - Angels at White Sox - Escobar Vs. Buehrle - 4:05 p.m.

Star-divide

Makeup of a rainout originally scheduled for May 11. It is all part of God's master plan...

Intentionally Altered Movie Dialogue:
Narrator: Food on a road trip is scarce and not very nourishing. The men get one hot meal a day: a bowl of steam.

Facing a lefty, Scioscia has the opportunity to rest AK and GA, all without even lifting a finger to buy a vowel...

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

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These modern socks
Angels, Ca: 6 / 9
Sox, il: 5 / 9
Bean Pierzynski
Or not

Angels: 6/11
White Sox: 4/8

Angels
Angels 5/10
White Sox 2/7
I should look up
my picks for the original game that was rained out, but I'm too lazy.

Angels - 5/10
White Sox - 4/9

Tonight's game is on ESPN and ESPN-HD, by the way.

high def
hooray for hd!
picks
Angels: 4/9
White Sox: 2/5

Pierzynski goes 0 for 5

The Rex Hudler Biorythm Charts For Today
Mark Buehrle
vs.
Kelvim Escobar

Take this information with a large block of salt. But as we found out over the weekend, The Hud's dad swears by 'em, and they were uncannily accurate the past couple of games.

Buehrle has a critical curve!
Uh-oh.
Yesterday's chart for Adam Eaton...
...said:

"Your general well-being is momentarily bad. Tendency: Declining and getting worse.

"Physical: You feel tired and drained. Avoid exerting yourself. You are unsure about your emotions. All good things come to an end. Intellectual: You spend these days without any plan or aim. Also, your reactions leave much to be desired."

I shit you not!!!

Freaky
Almost like those tarot card things
Hahaha
Buerhle is 9,999 days old today.
cool
i checked their PHIL ratings, and they're almost the same
GET ANOTHER PITCHER OUT THERE!!
myspace's looks really BAD! This will be a true test of the bio-PHIL.
Astrologically
Both pitchers are Aries, so better break out the I-CHING as a tiebreaker...
Ahhh, but Rex's dad doesn't promote
that stuff. That stuff is JUNK. Biorythms are the bomb!!!

I think you might have been at the game the night that Rex went off on some spew and brought up an anecdote about his dad telling him "that guy's biorythms curves are all high." To this day Rex has no idea what his dad was talking about. Phys was no help, either.

Certainly Rex knew enough to focus on the "high" part.

Anyway, for a joke (since I am old enough to remember mood rings and biorythm charts) I looked up Rex's biorythm for that day. It fit. Funny. So I looked up the pitchers for that game. Those fit too. Even funnier. So I looked up Sunday's pitchers. Fit again. On a roll. Go Rex's dad!

Fortunately for me, Rex's dad was not into reading monkey intestines at the bottom of the stew pot.

TEA LEAVES
IS MLB testing for TEA LEAVES, I cannot believe some players are doing TEA LEAVES....
Dude. You need to catch up on your pharma.
Tea leaves are a masking agent for Coke/Mentos.
Picks
Escobar: 5/10
Buehrle: 4/11
steve miller sucks
LAA: 4/6
CWS: 2/6
Picks
Da Halos - 9/14
Da Sax - 7/13
More on Buehrle
Seems that the reason he has lost his last 5 outings is that he is tipping his pitches
on your sig
I looked it up a while ago when the controversy was started. It is amazing that if you google the statement, it is 50/50 Durocher vs Westrum. You think someone would have questioned it.
Not what I see on Google.
When I Google that phrase (use quotation marks around the entire phrase, including the period), on the first page alone I get:

Hit #1 Leo
Hit #2 Leo
Hit #3 (HH)
Hit #4 Leo
Hit #5 Leo
Hit #6 Leo
Hit #7 wes (but this is a non-authoratative quote site. The guy is from the Congo in Africa!))
Hit #8 Leo
Hit #9 Leo
Hit #10 Leo

And Hit #11, the first hit on the second page cites CNN.

My point is that most places attribute this to Leo, and those that attribute it to Wes are non-authoratative. If anybody can point me to any authoratative location that backs up the Wes Westrum claim, I will stand down.

Meanwhile, the primary anecdote for this comes from a story where Durocher took a Brooklyn Dodger pitcher out in the 8th inning. During the post game interview, a reporter asked him why he did that. Leo responded to the reporter with that quote. So you have Leo saying it to a reporter, in front of reporters. Unless Leo stole it from Wes (possible, since he coached Westrum back in the days fo the NY Giants).

I go with human nature
3 is the most popular number to my knowledge.

So I think the cred&props should go to HH.

So everyone google the sig and click on #3 so we can make it numerro uno.

Yeah! You noticed that?
I was wondering how the hell HH got up to #3 on a Google search for something as off-point as my sig? Something cool is going on around here. Good job Rev! (I hope that guy suing AllTel is generating enough REVenue...)
hey guy
I'm NOT fighting you on it...I scrolled thru 3 pages and that's how I saw things. You haven't realized I don't do STATS?? LOL

As far as I'm concerned, Fred Flintstone can take the credit for it.

Until you prove otherwise, you have my vote of confidence!

Oh, I am not picking any fight either.
I really am curious. I suspect that there is a true confusion about that quote and if Westrum deserves it, then it should be put right. I just cannot find anything definitive to make that happen. I may have to ask our corporate librarian for a favor and have her look it up on Lexis/Nexis. Since I am carrying #3 in Google on this quote, me getting it right to fix a lttle bit of history!
Lexis/Nexis
brings back memories...I used to know quite a few people that worked there  (when I lived in Dayton-we did a lot of blood mobiles there). Even have an exclusive employees only coffee mug!

Yeah, have them check it out. I am curious now.

At least
you're using company time for something worthwhile
it's good to be the king, isn't it Stirrups?
Yes, folks, today is a GOOD day to be King!
My boss just flew off to Europe for two weeks to babysit the transition there (my crew is almost done). Between people I have in Europe, and others on vacation in August, I have the run of the place here in LA. It's an awesome responsibility, so I am dedicated to putting it to good use. Like, say, HH.

And, for those of you who might think I should have sent myself off to an all-expense paid vacation to Europe, I offer up two considerations:

  1. The AL West is pretty tight right now, and
  2. Have you MET the French?
RIGHT versus WRONG
I would rather be #3 on Google and be wrong than be #650 there and be right.
Still learning this whole viral 'net thing
from Rubix. Watch what happens when I shed my rookiness and learn to exploit the leveraging capacity of the technology at my fingertips.

He thinks his college networks rule, but college kids don't have backdoor control of 200 of IBM's best Intel servers and 2200 64-bit duo-core workstations at their command!

AaaaaaaaHaHaHaHaaaaa....

MAC
I do my shit on a mac.
So does the Rube.
He kicks my ass at home, where the face-off is one-on-one. But Apple still can't do what we do here at the prices we get to pay for it all.

Powerful remains The Dark Side. Yes. Hmm?

(Then again, I don't have to process data from the Hubble Space Telescope. He does. Really.)

Bean Guillen
Or have someone foul off a ball right into his face. I hate that guy.

LAA: 9/14
CWS: 6/11

Picks.....
us:  4/8
them:  3/10

S

pix
Angels: 5/12

them:   2/7

his biorhythm does NOT look good
We need overly positive thoughts to negate his negative energy. Maybe it's just the evilness of Ozzie & Co. that is enveloping Escy's karma.

Angels 7/13
Evil Wizard of Ozzie 6/6/6

but not the irish
halos 7/15
sox 4/9
We kill lefties:
Angels: 10/15
White Sox: 5/11
Pikz and Panz
Angels: 4/9
ChiSox: 3/5

Yeah, I know, real close to Hutch, but I got some Excel analysis I gotta pay more attention to.

This means, of course, that I have to ignore Rex's dad's biorythm theory.

stay hot
angels 6/10
chisox 4/9
Pick in a Poke
Myspacecobar: 5/9
Burly: 3/7

Looks like Kelvim has tweaked his mypsace page a bit.  He now has some photos that appear to be with some of his WBC teammates; can anyone identify them?

Pick
angels 6 9
white Sox 3 8
Heave the Hawk
Let's hope us MLB viewers get Steve and Rex tonight instead of that gobshite duo DJ and Hawk.

LAA 5/6
CHA 2/5

Biorhythm Attack!
Looks like both pitchers are going to end up tired... that means BIG game!

Angels: 8 / 11
One-Sox: 5 / 8

Buerhle will continue his downhill spiral
Halos: 6/12
Pale Hosers: 5/10
we're gettin screwed
us hd users want to see it in hd damn it, why do we get espnhd blacked out!?!?!
F**K
i'm on mute tonight
Make up, shmake up!
Halos: 6/11
Sox: 5/10

Woo Hoo! Road Trip!

izturis
what a huge loss... anyone know how long he'll be out?
WTF
First, if we're not starting AK today, why aren't we putting Kendrick at 2B? Figgy can play everything else, can't he do 1B?

Second, he's had a decent few games, but why the FUCK is MOLINA starting AGAIN???? Have they not told us something's wrong w/ Nap?

if you were at 3B
would you want Figgins as your target?
Good point
But I still don't understand why we're starting Molina for the third game in a row. Yes Napoli's in a bit of a slump, but that doesn't seem to be a valid excuse...
Napoli's hitting .190 vs. lefties
Is it too late
to make my Runs/Hits picks?
probably not
Then I'll say
Angels- 5/10
Sox- 3/8
mighty Q!
nice 1 Q
Quinlan
loves him some lefties!
Q!
Best Q not in a Bond movie.
I'm starting to warm up to this Quinlan kid
just a little bit.  Woot!
Q!
Jeez! Robb Quinlan vs. Left-Handed Pitchers. Quinlan victorious...FATALITY.
Q-some!
Hey Rube, get back to work!
hey...
I am working - I'm adapting a stupid program I wrote a while back to work with the Hubble Data. So SHUT UP. Mom and I are going to go look at new fridges in fifteen minutes.
Tsk
Such disrespect... :-p
Kids these days.
What are you going to do?

I get my ass home quick, though. The wife needs a new fridge? Who does she think she is, the Angels 2006 Playoff Ticket office?

you sure told him!!!
Dysfunctional Family Reunion
I'm a reverend, ladybug's a nurse and my girlfriend makes more selling on eBay than she did as a licensed therapist, so you guys are on your own...
i wonder
if hawk said "PUT IN ON THE BOOOOOOAAAAARDDDDDDDDDD YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!"...
He actually said
Quinlan....
One nothing Angels.

In a low monotone.

Fucker

haha
did he go silent like he usually does when the opponent scores? LOL
Killer leadoff hitter in our lineup.
I wonder if it's Ok to boo Figgins?
I'd say...
he's definately more boo-able than GA
Well...
I'd wait until he loses his worth in the field. Haha.
its vital
that figgy gets figgy wit it to be successful
Oh boy
Rex just said "Ichiro Suzuki" with a spanish accent.  

Way to sound authentic, Hud.

escobar
looks good against the best offense
Vladdy getting hot, too
Nice to see that!
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOAAARDDD...
YES!!
HAWK WITH THE CALL AND
YOU CAN PUT IN ON THE BOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDD YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
V
Ball hit hard into righty center..It is two nothing.

PUTTTTTTT IN ONNNNN THE BOAAAAAARDDDDDDD

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

There's a theme developing here
First Q, then V, our hitters are worth a fortune in Scrabble.
I still would like to know
what the highest possible word score for any player in baseball history is.  I seem to remember that at one time the highest-scoring active player was Javier Vazquez.
wow
salmon got reamed
jomo!
Somebody was asking why Jose was in the lineup
*Sigh*
Plants foot firmly in mouth.
Q, V, M.
Jeez! Home Run Derby!
Q V J - more points
Weird
but i will take it!
The White Sox
at least still remember how to get Chone Figgins out.

Not like that's too difficult.

Mark Buehrle
He's just living up to his second half explosive reputation.

I'm just happy he's serving them up to the Angels.

All?
All our Rs by HRs??? Whaa.
its bizarro world night
So...
Figgy next?
Least Likely would be
Kennedy with men on facing a lefty in a late-inning pressure situation.
2 K in the 5th
8 pitches to Alomar and then 7 total to the next 2 batters.

Nice, Kelvim...

Cabrera
Needs two days off, he has lost a step in the field, on the bases and is weakening considerably at the plate...
way to
get picked w/ vladdy hitting
Man on base with Thome up
This is not good.
i was worried by the reaction of the crowd
i didnt know they were as smart as angel fans
Is Escobar getting squeezed
or is he just missing?
he has been missing
he got reallllly
squeezed against crede though
I can't see the game right now.
I look for the knee-high fastball over the outside black of the plate, for a right-handed hitter. That is an easy location to trigger my visual memory and notice how it is getting called pitch to pitch, inning to inning.

That visual trigger also helps me compare how the ump is calling both sides.

Oo
Big K. Nice.
Nice job Kelvim
Way to go from 3-0 to 3-3!

You're not outta the jam yet, though...

kelvim
great outing, he actually showed some balls today.

Way to go

I guess I can understand Anderson's presence
from the point of view that Buehrle tends to melt down in the second half, but ... Anderson's past performance against lefties this year isn't that strong.
Ten Bucks
Says Ozzie's telling B. to bean Molina.
JoMo .360 last 33 games?
IS that true?
So...
Here's figgy's chance...
why doesn't
ozzie ever yank his pitchers?
Figgins...
... do something for God and country.
please chone
do not swing
nice buehrle
thanks for that one
Pretty embarrassing
when you pitch around the #9 hitter in order to get to the leadoff. Figgy needs to take umbrage.
he took umbrage
all the way to first...
FIGGY!!! WOOO!
OMFG, Figgins!
A balk, a two-run single, and the gates have opened.
hell ya
how awesome is it that we just shit on ozzie guillen's idea to keep buehrle in
I like the idea of just
shitting on ANYTHING Ozzie
WooHoo
Ozzie is a Pantha'
Hahaha....
Balk...
all you nay-sayers....
down on figgy!!!!!!!!!!!   so say nay now!!!!  go figgy....
well
he has sucked, but i love you figgy! :)
no baseball player
hits EVERY time .... figgy WAS in a slump..i think he is fighting out of it now....
Nay
but nice hit
That will keep me quiet on Figgy
until Thursday. I promise.
me at least until tuesday
I'll take
Wednesday!
bizarro world!!!!
thursday????
what happens thursday?    does jupiter allign w/mars????
is the moon
in the seventh house????
Shoottt
There ya go figgy.
Now, THAT'S crazy!
A scoring balk, and a clutch single from Figgy? With Molina scoring from second? That's gotta be twice the Angels have dodged a bullet.  Make that three times with Molina crossing the plate.
buehrle for panther...LOL
Thats the way Figgy
I knew you would be running.

All in all a great inning

So much for Howie's hitting streak
still might get another chance
didnt see the first few innings, but heard he has hit it hard? true?
no doubt
can't imagine the guy not crushing the ball
One flyout, one lineout, two groundouts
GET THE HOOK!!!!!!!!
Sweet DP
Shitty hitting = Shitty hitting

Domo arigatto Mr. Fiasco

Jesus
Anyone would've thought the Sox had got to the WS all by themselves without any help from Eddings the way their announcers are going on
Nice inning Fiasco
take that
hawk...btw i hate YOU! and your clone of a sidekick!
come on OC
hit it to the loop!!!!!!!!!!
Tex needs to win that damn oakland series
Oh, It's guaranteed!
According to Hud, we set up Tex for tremendous success by decimating the Rangers' bullpen.

Somebody explain to me how that guy is able to string together a sentence in any language? I'm not even asking for coherent here.

lmao!!!
huds planet is coming
to pick him up!!!!!!
Phone home, phone home
TMI!!!!!!!
Why the hell is Rivera out?
And not G.A.?
GA
gets a day off on occasion, rivera hasnt had one off for a month
Where is teh
Broadway Phyzzie is talking about?

New York

why the hell
is carasco in there and not shields????
we were up by 4 runs
it would be nice to be able to save shields
true....but we don't
want to give the runs back...
God
the Sox announcers are even more annoying than Hud and Phys
Es posible?!
Si, es
They keep talking shit and behaving as though all our batters/pitchers are mediocre--"oh here's Shields...sometimes he does OK..."
i was living in
chicago in 1959 when the dodgers played the sox in the WS....i was cheering for the dodgers because i was a fan and grew up here...holy cow!!!!!  i was trapped on the elevator after work with a bunch of crazed chicago fans...cubbies didn't make it so they shift to the sox....i was cold-shouldered for a couple of weeks...fans there are scarey!!!!!!!!!
1959??
damn, you be OLD woman!!
Yep, the biggest homers imaginable
Coupled with their 'put it on the board......Yes' crap makes them infinately more annoying
Harrelson is the worst homer on the planet...
...with all his good guys/bad guys shit.
does anyone else think
shields has almost identical stuff to jake peavy?

SOOOOOO GOOD, when he is on

Ooooh yeah
That's the Shields we likes.
Shields is good
Doesn't matter where the first baseman is
A pitcher can't fake a throw to first

Learn how to play the game a little bit Phyzzie

J-MO.....yahooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
what?
why ar ethey IBB figgins?

this makes no sense at all!!

Oh well, let howie have a chacne!!!

Uhh...
Am I reading gameday right? IBB Figgy?
they are walking FIGGY??
other than tonite, do they know how BAD he has been? But hey, we'll take it!  
he has hit in
this game....they figured hendricks is in a bigger slump...
WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING?
IBB'ing Figgy?
ahh
howie, just hit it at people today..

He'll get some hits tomorrow

ozzie
manager of the year!
wouldn't be a shocker
if they let him go after NOT making the playoffs.
he has MY vote!!!
Bean him Frankie
How funny would it be..
..if Frankie drilled Piersuckski right here?
when was the last time
frankie gave up a ruN??? seems like it has been a loong time
June 26th...
..vs Colorado
LIGHT UP THAT HALO!!!!!
BREAK OUT THE BROOMS
SWEEEEPPP
great win
nice to win a 1 game series!
Hey, that's right
ANGELS SWEEP!
Victorrryyyy
And that's how you make up a game.
Now hopefully we can do the same to the standings.
Motherf***er, he gone
Light up the laundry
the Angels have done it again!  (In a good way, this time.)
where do we go next???
at Cleveland tomorrow
On to Cleveland
Hopefully we get to face Fausto Carmona
R&H

Rjcicc, you were painfully close today. Got the Runs perfect, -1 for Hits each.

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