probaly not a good fir in Texas. Danks learned his cutter from Buehrle, so you would probably got the same bad season he gave the CHW in 2007, and McCarthy was considred the better prospect at the time.
I really do think Texas is cursed, just because how a disproportionate amount of guys pan out elsewhere.
Well the Gonzo trade was awful but that was like 4 years ago and Galarraga was DFA’d so it has really a “trade” and Galarraga isn’t very good. he was the luckest pitcher in the game last year and there’s no way he going to repeat that performance.
The Danks trade has very bad but B-mac still has a chance to be a #3, Young is a helped so much by Petco because of his flyball tendencies and would get shelled if he was still here and Hamilton is great plus, Volquez needed a change of scenery badly (he’s a headcase).
Holland looked pretty impressive against the B and C teams, but if Q can take him to straight away center, I’ll reserve judgement till I see him against the real deal.
Great I am going on Friday.
I am going to get bombed to numb the pain.
hauldog - April 1, 2009
Best time of the year
I can’t believe that tomorrow I’ll be watching a night game in SoCal against the Doyers!
Higz - April 1, 2009
DOGGONE!
Spring Training is already OVER??? Where the heck did it go? Let’s go Angels!
Win or Loux, I am always a FAN!
Downing Rules - April 1, 2009
WIN
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
On FSN West as well
ReggieBullits - April 1, 2009
Willits gets in a fight with the RF wall
and loses. Young on 3rd with 1 out.
AMAZING play by Wood for the first out btw..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Willits is rad
hauldog - April 1, 2009
hit and run basehit for Blalock
1-0 Rangers, runners on 1st and 3rd 1 out..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Loux K's Cruz
2 outs.
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Loux gets the groud ball
gets out of it with only 1 run surrendered..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
so thats why napoli is supposed to play 9 innings today
apparently when mathis isn’t catching for the Angels, he’s a pitcher for the Rangers.
lol..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
3-2 Willits
BB btw..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Aybar K'd
looking. blah.
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Rex thinks Brandon Wood had...
most impressive spring.
WiHaloFan - April 1, 2009
i think i would agree
except he said he’s looks good at SS and 2B.. haha. can you imagine tall skinny wood playing 2B. wow.
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Izzy
hit and run basehit. 1st and 3rd 1 out.
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
I wish someone would post that interview Torii did with Howie the other day on YouTube
Higz - April 1, 2009
did you hear his rap?
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
No - when was that? Same game?
Higz - April 1, 2009
im not sure
fred rogan had it on his sports report last night
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
sorry I missed it
Torii is the gift that keeps on giving!
Higz - April 1, 2009
If memory serves me correctly it went something like this...
“my name is torii i have a story but i dont know how to flow so i gotta go”
but your right Torii is a gift that keeps on giving
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Sac-fly for Napoli
1-1
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
"matt brown is a younger version of Q"
so would that make him bam bam?
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Nice!
Higz - April 1, 2009
No, that would make him Pebbles
red floyd - April 1, 2009
I have to ask
1) How hard is Loux’s fastball?
2) Does his breaking ball have a good break? Velocity?
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
More good news
Joe Saunders has ‘dead arm’
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels-fyi1-2009apr01,0,4410408.story
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
can somebody
please cover the interview that hud is gonna have with soth next inning? i’m off to class, would love to hear what soth says..
b0rd3rline - April 1, 2009
Taylor Teaparty, Taylor Teabag, Taylor T-ball
Higz - April 1, 2009
Nice job Brown
Higz - April 1, 2009
2-run HR Matty Brown!!
Wood with patience at the plate
Higz - April 1, 2009
******BAM BAM HOME RUN********
2 run bomb tie game!!!!
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
nice 3-3
princeton11loveshalos - April 1, 2009
Dear Obama,
Buy be some Diamond Field Box Seats!
Higz - April 1, 2009
He bought the Queen of England an Apple I-Pod.
44FAN - April 1, 2009
At least it wasn't a stack of DVDs
teopeht - April 1, 2009
hopefully
with STIFF LITTLE FINGERS “Alternative Ulster” on it….
Rev Halofan - April 1, 2009
nice
SoCalWine - April 1, 2009
S-Rod got teabagged by Taylor Teaspoon
Higz - April 1, 2009
risky business in the background
nice
princeton11loveshalos - April 1, 2009
Bob is the man
Higz - April 1, 2009
Napoli with a perfect throw to get Hamilton out.
44FAN - April 1, 2009
naps said...
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
well i cannot figure out the link
but it was the same video that clutch used in the Gary Sheffield thread
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Nipples!
Higz - April 1, 2009
damn someone who can lay down the bunt
princeton11loveshalos - April 1, 2009
but fails at running
princeton11loveshalos - April 1, 2009
Willits teabagged
Higz - April 1, 2009
Big Crowd Today in Tempe
cupie - April 1, 2009
Sean Rodriguez
in CF?
cupie - April 1, 2009
Because, you know, we need another one
Higz - April 1, 2009
GMJ is prolly so pissed
Higz - April 1, 2009
GMJ was given day off to travel to SoCal
along with Torii, Vlad, Bobby, Figgy, etc.
SoCalWine - April 1, 2009
Right you are
I just had a funny mental picture of Gary seeing yet another guy moving in on his gig
Higz - April 1, 2009
He came up as a CFer
ReggieBullits - April 1, 2009
Thanks Physioc
cupie - April 1, 2009
You asked
Just relaying what I heard
ReggieBullits - April 1, 2009
Don't kill the messanger
cupie - April 1, 2009
Interesting lineup we've got today.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Shields better get his crap together
He’s having a terrible spring.
ReggieBullits - April 1, 2009
Yikes, Scotty having a tough inning. 4-3.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Good to see Scot Shields
stepping it up today.
cupie - April 1, 2009
I'm really REALLY happy to see S-Rod playing outfield.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Sit down, Kinsler.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Yes, announcer guy
And a few people actually come to the ballpark to watch baseball
Higz - April 1, 2009
Kinsler K's
Lets go Halos.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Scot not a Smooth Operator
Higz - April 1, 2009
I love Sade
Scot is no Sade.
cupie - April 1, 2009
More of a Grace Jones
Higz - April 1, 2009
More Like Wendy O. Williams
cupie - April 1, 2009
dally mac was released today
blochead - April 1, 2009
Yer not a Fanshot-readin' man, are ya?
Higz - April 1, 2009
i jumped straight to this thread srry
blochead - April 1, 2009
:)
Higz - April 1, 2009
Higz
Likes to run a tight a ship.
cupie - April 1, 2009
lol
blochead - April 1, 2009
Lets go Naps.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Wham UK
goes down swinging.
cupie - April 1, 2009
So I saw.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
just an fyi
cupie - April 1, 2009
Tiny Feet hits a bomb
cupie - April 1, 2009
Was I the only one who initially read that as "Tina Fey"?
neochoa - April 1, 2009
FLINTSTONE!!!!!
blochead - April 1, 2009
The Crawdads put the "hick" in Hickory
Higz - April 1, 2009
Q HOMER!!
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
********HOMERUN********Robb Quinlan!***************
44FAN - April 1, 2009
Don't pitch a lefty aqainst Q! TIED UP!
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Yeah boy
Higz - April 1, 2009
Wood K
44FAN - April 1, 2009
Nuts.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
What is "The response given to the German commander surrounding Bastogne."
What’d I win Alex?
teopeht - April 1, 2009
I thought you were talking about the short lived series "Jericho".
cupie - April 1, 2009
Battle of the Bulge references for the win.
teopeht - April 1, 2009
you can't give yourself the win
cupie - April 1, 2009
-1 win for me.
Noted.
teopeht - April 1, 2009
Question
Will Robb Quinlan make the opening day roster?
Yes
or
No
?
cupie - April 1, 2009
Will he be playing? No.
Will he be on the bench? Yes.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
+1
blochead - April 1, 2009
Roster? Yes.
Higz - April 1, 2009
like I said...
Higz runs a tight ship and answer the questions without caveats.
cupie - April 1, 2009
aye aye
Higz - April 1, 2009
Yes sir, he is one of Soth's boys.
44FAN - April 1, 2009
Dondo in some trouble here.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Why does Tina Fey
have to be so articulate and such a nice guy?
cupie - April 1, 2009
Why would you dislike Q?
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
I don't dislike Tina Fey
I just hate Soxh mismanagement of the 1st base position/platoon. I hate the over emphasis on the lefty/righty philosophy that Soxh employs.
cupie - April 1, 2009
Q sounds like coaching material.
neochoa - April 1, 2009
Was just thinkin' that.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Man nice job getting a pair of pop-ups with two on and nobody out, ET.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Way to fight out of it, ET.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
I wish we still had an organ player
Call me crazy
(and yes, I realize I’m inviting crude jokes by saying this)
Higz - April 1, 2009
Can't you play your own?
UK Halo - April 1, 2009
Way to fight, Matt.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
well.....two days in a row with some Halos baseball on TV.........
lucky
norcaliangelsfan - April 1, 2009
AWESOME
cupie - April 1, 2009
yeah but its JUST now starting for me......
and I already read up to this point on the game thread lol
norcaliangelsfan - April 1, 2009
awesomest
44FAN - April 1, 2009
Let's get some hits here fellas.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
uh some serious time delay.......
Im just now watching the game start LOL
norcaliangelsfan - April 1, 2009
S-Rod K's.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
3 K's for Holland.
Wonder if he’ll be the next guy traded for an aging #4 starter off a career season/unneccessary big bat?
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Heh.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
you wish...
Kinslerhomer - April 1, 2009
It's your management.
We’re just remarking on the pattern.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Yeah, I know,
But there not tradeing Him or Feliz unless it’s for a proven ace and still, Ryan has fallen in love with their arms already so it’s not happening.
Kinslerhomer - April 1, 2009
And well they shouldn't.
It’d be fun to have Walden and Feliz go head to head in the majors. Two guys with hundred-MPH fastballs would be something to see.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Good to know Texas will have a decent 1-2 punch in
2 or 3 years.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
After they move the fences back and dome the place...
they might have a chance.
Downing Rules - April 1, 2009
Hey, it'd be fun to face a Ranger team with actual pitching.
Make for a change of pace, anyway.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
sort of like
Gary Mathews Jr for Holland.
sold.
cupie - April 1, 2009
Now THAT's an 'I wish' statement.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
*I WISH*
cupie - April 1, 2009
How about
Trading away Armando Galarraga for Michael Hernandez?
or
Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Young for Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka?
I like those trades.
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
Don't forget Danks for McCarthy.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
I knew there was a 3rd guy I was forgetting.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
And Volquez for Hamilton
But that one has arguably worked out.
Still, can you imagine a Volquez, Young, Galarraga, Danks rotation?
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Young leads the league in Flyball ratio
probaly not a good fir in Texas. Danks learned his cutter from Buehrle, so you would probably got the same bad season he gave the CHW in 2007, and McCarthy was considred the better prospect at the time.
I really do think Texas is cursed, just because how a disproportionate amount of guys pan out elsewhere.
laxtonto - April 1, 2009
Though it was a few years ago
They traded away Hafner for Ryan Drese.
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
x
Well the Gonzo trade was awful but that was like 4 years ago and Galarraga was DFA’d so it has really a “trade” and Galarraga isn’t very good. he was the luckest pitcher in the game last year and there’s no way he going to repeat that performance.
Kinslerhomer - April 1, 2009
Was gonna say, Galarraga seems more like a 1 hit wonder.
Danks, Young and Volquez, though…
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Well
The Danks trade has very bad but B-mac still has a chance to be a #3, Young is a helped so much by Petco because of his flyball tendencies and would get shelled if he was still here and Hamilton is great plus, Volquez needed a change of scenery badly (he’s a headcase).
Kinslerhomer - April 1, 2009
How do the Dutch feel about that?
Downing Rules - April 1, 2009
Running ourselves out of an inning, there.
Glad that hasn’t happened as much this spring.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Ouch. 5-4 Rangers.
Andruw Jones still has a little left.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
oh man
i get back from lunch to hear andruw jones hitting a hr….fail
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Should be 6-4, I guess, if that high wall is supposed to be
over the fence.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Really?
I thought it bounced before hitting the wall.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Not even close, hit 1/3 of the way up the wall.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
That's what they said
I guess I missed it.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
we're over 100k in attendance for spring training.
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Wilhite having problems here.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
What happened?
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
Gave up a should have been homer-called-double
then walked a guy. One out.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirike 3!
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
A HR, a double, a walk after retiring the first man.
Just got a K for out #2, Needs to retire this last guy. There it is.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
That should have been a response to Fan since 1981.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Way to come back and K him
2 down.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Flyout for out number 3.
We head to the bottom of the 9th down 1 run.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
rally cap time!
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
I'm curious who the Rangers will bring in to pitch the 9th
Fan Since 1981 - April 1, 2009
Holland still in.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Wilson, Pettit, Wood
coming to the plate. This one could end with a bang.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Wilson on base with a 4 pitch walk.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Time for the Sheriff to hit it like he means it.
teopeht - April 1, 2009
Does Holland seem like he balks with that move?
Or is it just me?
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
All the best pickoff moves are borderline balks.
Just the way it is.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
I'm not watching but
he is supposed to have a very good move.
Kinslerhomer - April 1, 2009
Lets go Brandon.
Remember, you don’t HAVE to win it. Just get on base.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Er...Peter.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Popped up 3-1?
Not what we needed Pettit.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
My bad, Bourjos, not Wood.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Bourjos not so gorgeous
Higz - April 1, 2009
Bourjos gave it a ride, but not enough.
Last chance is Julio Perez.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
2 down. Lets go Perez.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
Down swinging.
Ah well. :-)
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
So long Cactus League
Hello Regular Season league!
Higz - April 1, 2009
Not quite done with spring, though that's the last game in Tempe.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
cant win them all
great showing in cactus league tho!
lets bring this intensity to the 09 campaign! GO HALOS!!!!!!!
wallispdub1 - April 1, 2009
Upshot?
Loux did pretty well against a good Texas lineup.
Zu Long - April 1, 2009
Certainly an acceptable start.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
K's, that's game.
Holland looked pretty impressive against the B and C teams, but if Q can take him to straight away center, I’ll reserve judgement till I see him against the real deal.
TheOptimist - April 1, 2009
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