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1:05 PM - Giants @ Angels - Jonathan Sanchez V. Nick ADENHART

No Barroid in tow. King Ade-Rock makes a bid to be a member of the major league rotation. He lines up with the #5 slot and home opener. Him or Holy Moseley.

Pregame-Gasm Guesses

1. Yes or No: Will the Angels score First?

2. Which Angel will be the first to reach 1st Base?

3. Yes or No: will any Angel have at least 5 At-Bats in the game?

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Yes- Willits- No

No - Matthews - Yes

yes-figgins-no

yes - Vlad - no

Here's the Baseball Crank's

breakdown of the four teams in the American League West . . .

The Angels are not a superpower like the Yankees and Red Sox of recent years, but they are a team with an embarrassment of riches in terms of depth, and they stand astride the AL West in a forbidding pose. An awful lot needs to go right for the Mariners, their only real competition, to dethrone the Angels . . . .

http://baseballcrank.com/archives2/2008/03/baseball_2008_a_1.php

GASM

Yes
Figgins
No

guesses

yes
figgy
no

Half of us

are all going to have the same score!

No - G.Anderson - Yes

let's see

yes
matthews
yes

Pickaroo

Yes
GMJr.
No

Here you go

Yes
Figgy
No

Yes - Figgy - No

Yes, HGH Jr, No

Chamagosa

YES AYBAR NO

GO TITANS

Uhhh

ohhhhh...

Hey, fuck him if he can't take a joke

whatever

probably wasn't the best idea on Speier's part, and i would've been upset too.
but it's really not a huge deal.

wow

...and i thought I had trouble coming up with news about the team...

Unless I were in the perfect mood, I'd be upset too.

Anyway, I'm sure Speier didn't mean any harm by it. He was just being a pest.

No-Desmond-No

no hunter no

Yes-Fig-No

Yes - Figgins - No

Yes-Figgy-Yes

uh, wrong thread?

Pitching probables today

After Adenhart is Jason Bulger, Rich Thompson and Darren O’Day.

Their performance today could be an indicator of who will be joining the bullpen staff.

GMJ stays hot

16-36 and 5 for 5 over the past 2 days. Scores from 1st on a Double by Impaler.

1-0 Good Guys.

"King Ad Rock"

Great name for Adenhart. So who are Mike D and MCA?

For the time being, GAMEDAY is only

one batter behind.

Gameday Link

LINK -to- GAMEDAY

Funny you mention gameday wumbug... i was just posting this and your notice popped up on my screen!

Like I said..........for the time being...

Who is this Sanchez fellow on los gigantes?

He has 5K's through 3 innings. Adenhart has 3 through 3.

Pitching prospect

Big arm good in the minors, not so good in the Majors to date as a starter/reliever.

Sounds like...

He's gonna be in their rotation too. Not like it's that hard to crack though.

someone do the pxp cuz im at work. Please....and hello to all my halo bros btw.

Still 1 - 0 thru 3 1/2 innings

Bottom of 3

GA line out to 2B
Howie fly out to RF

Q with a bloop single

Q gets a single

and here comes Nappy

they're not fully extended...

they're a little limp.
*awkward pause*

^^Hud's explanation of the flags today

Nap with a 2B, Q scores

Napoli with an RBI double

2-0 Halos

Naps score, Aybar on with E

Napoli scores

on an error by 3B

Aybar at 2nd.

3-0 Halos

Figgy 2B, Aybar scores 4-0

Figgins

lines one down the line.

4-0

Figgins gets a double

Rivera in for GMJ

GMJ finishes day 2 for 2

already 4-0??? NICE!

Rivera grounds out to P

aaaaand....

Rivera grounds out.

to the 5th!

in other news...

im 5-6 so far in one bracket, and 4-6 in the other.

how are you guys doing?

How can you be 5-6 or 4-6 only 7 games have finished?

And yes, I am 7-0 so far.

single and a SB

for los gigantes.

man on 2B, no out

K for Adenhart

1 down

Deep fly out to Evans in RF

warning track power!

clap, clap, clap clap clap

6-3 ground out ends the inning.

still no score for the giants

bottom of the 5th coming up.

Evans and Hunter both fail to reach base

but I can't tell you how, I was distracted. 2 outs.

GA with a liner to RF, single, howie up

how many non-regulars are in the lineup today????

Looks like only Kotch has the day off.

Q started at 1B

Howie gets a single, 2 on 2 out

Q flys out to CF to end inning.

Adenhart still coming out for 6th inning of work.

Q makes nice stop on Roberts ground out. 1 down

can we please stop talking about the bag roberts stole in 2004?

thanks you

no sh*t

it was one effing base

4 years ago.

let's let it go now

Phys brought that up? Or is it Hobbler?

Adenhart walks Velez

almost a twin killing, Wynn on with FC

Rowand strikes out to end inning.

Very nice outing for AdRock

Adenhart 6IP, 0 runs, 3 hits, 6Ks, 2 BB

Looks ready to me.

i second that

mostly because i want to see his debut on April 4th

Ready for Opening Day...

in Anaheim? Don't know if they will let the kid have it.

thats been the talk.

the 5th starter is going to go on the home opener

WTY will get opening day. AdRock needs to make the rotation. My guess in 4th starter.

Opening day...

At home we are talking about.

WTY?

Sorry WTY, opening day in Minnesota

Black Magic will get start at home opener

Santana is the number 4 starter

i believe Mike's said something to that effect.

i'm pretty sure the 5 starter is getting the home opener

Probably Moseley, I would venture to guess...

but could be Adenhart, if Sciosc chooses to keep DMose in the 'pen.

I know what Mike has said. I still think they will shift Santana to get the home starts.

Hopefully he read our thread on that subject...

;)

he might not

just to make a point.
he still thinks that Black Magic is the greatest pitcher in our rotation, and that his home/road spilts are a fluke :/

Observant HOWIESTHEMAN.

Outside the box..........Consider MAGIC SANTANA as the opening day starter in Minnesota!

i would guess Moseley as well

but i can hope.

Didn't AdRock go 4IP with no runs in last start?

4 innings and 3 runs

in his last start

Aybar hits a homer???

again?
wow

Aybar goes yard to RCF

2-run job after Naps got on

Aybar..

Hits Bombs!

K-Mo pops out to shallow LF

Rivera pops out to CF

Rivera up again

and he flies out to left

Evans flys out to LF

Evans flies to left as well

to the 7th.

6-0 Halos

Marek is pitching now.

Wholesale changes for Halos

I believed a few days ago...

that Aybar has sewn up the starting job.

I agree and he has looked good this spring.

im glad he didnt pull Winter Ball part 2

Izturis is a better utility guy anyway.
we'll see how Aybar does in a full season

Is Nicky pitching the 7th?

Gameday has pooped out.

No, Steve Marek.

The Angels basically emptied the bench in the top of the 7th.

i believe Marek was in there

2 errors in the inning. 1 unearned run scored.

6 - 1 heading to bot of 7th.

Don't tell me that after all the positive strokes we posted for Aybar...

now he commits an error?

No, I think Aybar is out of the game

Patchett? is in...

Patchy the clown?

Never heard of the guy

Pavkovich made the E...

nice kid, gave my son a bat during our ST visit. Too bad he E'd.

I think Sandoval had the other error

He made up for it with a hit...

hopefully Pavkovich hits an HR to make up for his.

Haynes Ks in Torii's spot

Budde lines a 1B to LF in GAs spot

Sandoval bloop hit to RF in Howie's spot

Budde scores on PB

Coon grounds out Sandoval to 3rd, 2 out

im pretty sure thats racist

coon... :)

Pavkovich grounds out to end inning

Pavkovich great play to get Velez

Sounds like a bad bouce, self preservation but he made the play.

K-Mo with a hit

get that boy some playing time!!!

Nice Acuda-esque use of the apostrophe!

:)

Rivera goes up the middle

1st and 2nd.

wow... 16 hits in the game for the Angels

Evans goes up the middle too

K-Mo scores.
Rivera to 3rd.

8-1 Halos

Dude, get ready to hit hooters!

The Angels are rad

Sure would be sweet to play 162 against the Giants...

Sandoval Ks

to the 9th!

8-1 Halos

I think we won't be talking about pop anymore. Our youngsters are maturing and there's no more pressure on just Vlad to go yard anymore.

we'll see

it is still spring.
i hope you're right, though

Bulger pitching to 9th

What's wrong with N. Haynes' player page?

LINK -to- STRANGENESS (mlb player page)

Snippet:
Biography & Career Highlights:
Bay Area native comes to Giants camp as non-roster invitee after signing minor league free agent deal over winter...originally Oakland's 1st round pick (32nd overall) in 1997 First Year Player Draft, 8-year professional owns .276 lifetime avg. with 22 home runs, 214 RBI and 207 stolen bases in 626 minor

"Coming to Giants camp?" Huh? Maybe it is old news on there...

Budde catches it in foul territory

1 down

light up that cactus!!!

"Just another Halos victory!"

2 for 3 today on the guesses

im happy. :)

I pulled a Torii Hunter -- 0 for 3

hahahaha

Matthews has a bruised butt.

"Matthews had what was described as a "bruised left gluteus" after making contact with the hard dirt at home plate with a swipe of the plate while he was scoring from first on Guerrero's double into the left-field corner in the first inning."
---angelsbaseball.com

Home Base is just a pain in the ass!

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