Headed into the ALCS, people talk about small ball like it is still 2005 and ignore that Kendry Morales hit 34 HR thru the marine layer. They bash the bullpen as ESPN's gods of baseball Ellsbury and Pedroia hand Brian Fuentes yet another save. They're thought of by many as MIckey's Hackers while Chone Figgins and Bobby Abreu walk as much as anyone in the league. Is there some slogan that could sum up this truly great baseball team?
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Halo: baseball evolved.
Honestly, I don’t think we do need a name. We are the Angels for many more reasons than a franchise tag.
shiftyeyedgoat - October 12, 2009
The Dead Red Machine
Janic - October 12, 2009
That can be taken two ways.
opiejeanne - October 12, 2009
I think hes just a Yankees fan
chill
PhiSlamma - October 12, 2009
Don't tell me to chill just because you missed the irony.
opiejeanne - October 12, 2009
What was wrinkled?
PhiSlamma - October 12, 2009
Hahaha! I love you.
opiejeanne - October 12, 2009
Your mother beat you as a child didnt she?
linkbruin - October 12, 2009
-1
not cool man, not cool
Halos in DE - October 12, 2009
Still to early for that
We have unfinished business
Chone's Chonies - October 12, 2009
+1
MidwayCityLivestock - October 12, 2009
+2
red floyd - October 12, 2009
the comeback kids
the hammering halos?
sergio c - October 12, 2009
My $.02
How about a nickname for the 2009 postseason………..THE RED OCTOBER!!
OMAHALO FAN - October 12, 2009
That was already the theme in '02.
Red114 - October 12, 2009
So what, I like reruns!
OMAHALO FAN - October 12, 2009
the red october part deux
sergio c - October 12, 2009
+1
opiejeanne - October 12, 2009
Hey, the Rockies get to beat the death out of ROCKTOBER,
Why can’t we?
MidwayCityLivestock - October 12, 2009
rearry? ruh roh!
Stirrups - October 12, 2009
Heaven's Team
We not only extend beyond borders, but we transcend the physical universe.
Plus, it honors HH.
Red114 - October 12, 2009
That was gonna be my suggestion.
+1 for reading HH more frequently than I do.
BruinHalo - October 12, 2009 via mobile
I would like
to see something with the letters N and A.
I just can’t think of anything right now
billhune - October 12, 2009
"Hey everybody! We're all gonna get laid!
WiHaloFan - October 12, 2009
I like the Angels
cupie - October 12, 2009
they are neat.
stuck in Romania - October 12, 2009
"Sit Down Fat Ass!"
has a nice ring to it.
clover_black - October 12, 2009
+1
CanyonLakeHalo - October 12, 2009 via mobile
And it works on so many different levels..
CC Sabathia, Joba Chamberlain, Jose Molina (former Halo or not, he’s a skank now) Hank and George Steinbrenner and every loudmouthed Guido, and high haired slump buster from New Jersey.
halofolife - October 12, 2009
how could you forget Ortiz in that?
norcaliangelsfan - October 12, 2009
I was focusing my animosity towards the "Original" evil empire.
But of course, Ortiz and Youk and every other nasally New England “retahd” can be thrown in the mix.
halofolife - October 12, 2009
+1
“I mean I’m certainly not a stick, but…”
Neo8234 - October 12, 2009
^^^^^ Got my vote ^^^^^
Quad Fin Rider - October 12, 2009 via mobile
+2, I will go with that.
44FAN - October 12, 2009
Makes a perfect 2010 Red Sox Chant
Sit-Down Fat-Ass!
Clap-Clap Clap-Clap-Clap
Sit Down Fat-Ass!
Clap-Clap Clap-Clap-Clap
Lee Stevens' Potential - October 13, 2009
See my sig for my motto
red floyd - October 12, 2009
2009 Angels - Lighting the Halo!
norcaliangelsfan - October 12, 2009
nick name
They dont need a nick name. They need a location evaluation. Therein you’ll find the nickname that is already theirs, THE ANAHEIM ANGELS (of Anaheim)
betrguy - October 12, 2009
My facebook
Says I am a fan of the Anaheim Angels… I refuse to change it.
BruinHalo - October 12, 2009 via mobile
The Adenhart Angels
yeswecan - October 12, 2009
That's the name
of my fantasy baseball league. Adenhart’s Angels.
How appropriate it is that the Angels can be the team to break up the two biggest evil empires in baseball…
Lompoc Angel Fan - October 12, 2009
Moreno's Mauraders
LazorkoRules - October 12, 2009
SQUIRRELLY BURLYS
WE GOT NUTS
(can someone photoshop a halo on this guy?)
proletariat - October 12, 2009
2009 LA Angels of Anaheim. We show some nuts!
chairmanofthebar - October 12, 2009
Hey! That's been my avitar
Since I joined this place (except I added an Angels hat)
WiHaloFan - October 12, 2009
you are a prophet of this team
proletariat - October 12, 2009
My favorite Nickname would be: 2009 World Series Champions...
Anything less is pointless. Let’s go get them Yanks!!!
MidwayCityLivestock - October 12, 2009
That's what I was gonna say!
Except I’d just say “2009 World Champions.”
rspencer - October 12, 2009
Team of the Decade
As the best team in the franchise of the decade.
BruinHalo - October 12, 2009 via mobile
Heartbreak Halos, The Red Death
Urethra Franklin - October 12, 2009
I cannot believe this post tried to compare the 2009 Angels...
… to the Big Red Machine of the 70s.
Daniel52 - October 12, 2009
i know as it might be a step down
better record than the BRM over the decade.
Rev Halofan - October 12, 2009
Big Red Sox Washing Machine?
Downing Rules - October 12, 2009
Reds
6 division titles in a tougher time to win divisions; 2 WS wins, one by sweep. 4WS appearances. 6W – 4L in playoff series. 3 × 100-win seasons
Halos:
5 division titles in a time where it was easier to win a division; 1 WS win, 1WS appearance (maybe 2?). 5W – 4L in playoff series (we now have LDS and LCS before a WS). 1 × 100-wins season.
Not yet a fair comparison. However, if the Halos take the world series this year, they can start comparing, although the edge will still be toward the Reds.
Downing Rules - October 12, 2009
Tougher to compare than simple W/L.
The Reds’ dominance came just as Free Agency was coming into being. Their first 3 WS appearances at ’70, ’72 and ’75 were before FA, and their appearance at ’76 was only 1 year into FA. IMHO, this would mean that they had a greater ability than the clubs of this decade in holding on to their talent with little concern for salary loads.
So, on the one hand, it was certainly a greater accomplishment on the part of the Reds to build a lasting juggernaut entirely from within, but at the end of each season they did not have to worry about any of the stuff facing us this next offseason (who do we decide to spend money on between Lackey/Figgy/Abreu/Vlad? Who do we lose to squeeze Wood onto the roster) Not to discount seasons past (Tex, anyone?)
Stirrups - October 12, 2009
Ah but Joe Morgans's inane banter
on Sundays cancels out anything done on the field 30 years ago.
Ghost of seven in a row - October 13, 2009
wow afraid of a squirrels nuts?
this place is sooo fun to hang out
proletariat - October 12, 2009
2009 Angels
East Coast Destroyers!
angelskid2210 - October 12, 2009 via mobile
The 2009 Angels
snowhor - October 12, 2009
God's Team
Seraph - October 12, 2009
Arte's Party Posse.
Next stop, da Bronx.
sothball - October 12, 2009
lol
this ones funny lol
Angels_48 - October 12, 2009
Dream Team
Los Angeles de Anaheim - October 12, 2009
The Red Menace.
Because that’s what we are.
Bobby Abrew Forever - October 12, 2009
congratulations, halo nation
i have a question …. are the Angels going back west between now and Friday?
or are they staying on eass coass?
sincerely yours
The Wayward O
thewaywardO - October 12, 2009
They flew back to the west coast last night.
halofolife - October 12, 2009
thank you sir
thewaywardO - October 12, 2009
Never Call us a Nation
we are not a big fan of that term.
princeton11loveshalos - October 12, 2009
whole heartedly agree
Moondoggy - October 13, 2009
Ruh-roh!
Stirrups, were you channeling Astro or Scooby-Doo there? =)
fordprefect - October 12, 2009
Scooby Doo!!!
Stirrups - October 12, 2009
The Rally Monkies
Only name that makes sense
T B - October 12, 2009
My sig
Slyintine - October 12, 2009
Nick
Comeback Kids?
fordprefect - October 12, 2009
Lucky?
Funke5ive - October 12, 2009
skilled.
retrohalo - October 12, 2009
Comeback Angels?
vlad IS my man - October 12, 2009
Big Rojo
I had an Angels blog on MLB.com during the summer of 2007 and in one post actually referenced the Big Red Machine. Just found that file and here’s what I wrote following a home series against the Tigers:
Angels 34, Tigers 13. That’s Big Red Machine-esque. In fact, since the series fell during Break Out The Red week, I thought the team needed a new “red” nickname. I nominate BIG ROJO. It’s got that spanglish thing going on and it’s fun to say. Go on, say it … BIG ROJO.
pantsfucious - October 12, 2009
The Fly High Halos
“We Fly Flags…….for nick”
acuda27 - October 12, 2009
I'm a die hard Angel's fan
but having a father from Cincinnati, I really don’t think the Halos have lived up to the legend of The Big Red Machine… yet.
The Big Red Machine had 4 Hall of Famers (Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Manager Sparky Anderson), 5 if you count Pete Rose.
Right now, let’s earn a nickname by bringing it to New York and the NL. Let’s bring home a ring.
Teixeira Who? - October 12, 2009
The Red Hatted Stepchildren
Media Darling Killers
thejd - October 12, 2009
Ha!
You must remember our media and fan coverage throughout the 70’s,80’s and 90’s. I always used to call the Halos SoCals red headed step child.
halofolife - October 12, 2009
The Big Red Anomaly
thejd - October 12, 2009
A bit ambiguous, no?
Vlad Dracul - October 12, 2009
The Angels
Riverrun - October 12, 2009
+1
opiejeanne - October 12, 2009
saw someone wanted something with NA
how about Nick’s Army
Halos in DE - October 12, 2009
Patience and Fortitude
Figgi4life - October 12, 2009 via mobile
The Red Faction
Vlad Dracul - October 12, 2009
Think about the 2009 season...
- The tragedy
- The adversity
- The east-coast media
- The un-ending lack of respect
- National broadcasters not knowing our players
- National TV networks that jump to Seinfeld re-runs rather than show our team celebrating
- So-called baseball “analysts” always making predictions of an Angels humiliation (especially against a marquee club)
- The statements of utter defeat laying in wait for the Angels despite the fact that the stats shows the Angels owning the Yanks for the past decade.
You can call them whatever you want, but after that incredible defeat of the RedSox on Sunday, I simply refer to them as: THE DRAGON-SLAYERS
3rd Echelon - October 12, 2009
I usually reserve that for thin guys who go after fat chicks
The Dragon Slayers
Vlad Dracul - October 12, 2009
http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7042721
There is a video there of the Angels celebrating in the club house.
It was new for me so it may be unseen by many of you too
Vlad Dracul - October 12, 2009
The Red Scare
FirstTwoThird - October 12, 2009
+1
Teixeira Who? - October 12, 2009
Skanks-R-Ours
When in doubt, wear RED
ladybug - October 12, 2009
Hmmmm...
“Red Wings”? Uh, I guess not.
“Crimson Tide”? Er, nope.
“Angels”? Yeah. That’ll do.
Stirrups - October 13, 2009
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