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Go Halos!

(at work now & can’t see the game)

new thread mojo!
More runs please
Juancho, let's see a no doubter
Not till the 9th of a game we are being blown out in
Come on Juancho, keep the double streak happening.
LETS GO HALOS
clap clap clap-clap-clap
Hey Guys...

Just checking in on my lunch break,…can someone give me a quick update on the third run?

Torii double, Kendry double
Morales double scored torii from 3rd
IZZZZY!
good? bad?
GOOD!
Yes. The ensuing comments have provided clarity. :)
Was that almost a hit?
We've Up!

Go cupie, go cupie…

4-1

Yeah Mighty Maicer

HOLY

coulda been disasterous there

Mighty Mouse!!!
Boy King = Clutch Tits
how many nicknames does this guy have?
Evenin' all
Hello

How’s the British Empire this evening?

Depleted
Hey, don't forget Tristan da Cunha
We empathize.

Great Britain is the U.S. BFF, even more so than America’s hat (Canada).

Afternoon Guv'na
He's the Mayor of Simpleton
Gotta love XTC
nice job Maicer
Mighty Mouse Tits!
He would have scored either way

but holy shit, Mr. Rojas, Maicer was not “back to first easily.”

IZTURIS STEALLLL
They hate us in NY

they sure start to “BOO” early on these close plays

Let's get a whopper by Mathis to round this inning out.
Mathis hd a hit off of Aceves

in October

yes

I think I may remember that.

Mighty Mouse is clutch
Mighty Boy Pharaoh Mice King Tits!
Nate hungry, lunch(es)
Tony Robbins Hungry.

I hate that I live in New York, but don’t get these games on TV.

you don't have YES!

NYU dorms don’t carry it :(

Well

If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.

what school

my nephew teaches at the NY school of Art

thats some major BS right there
Insurance runs = awesome
3 run lead is much better than a 1 run lead

Thank you Torii, Kendry and Izzy.

the Yankees only have to have the ball in their glove during the

regular season, come October, Maicer would have been OUT.

I can't believe all I have is ramen for lunch
Yep,

Thanks for the reminder…

Me too

After getting my wisdom teeth out, it’s basically all I can eat.

Ramen sounds good. Mmm, ramen.

I work next door to the Maruchan plant and that stuff does not smell good while it’s being made. Or else they’re just pumping all the Bad Stuff into the air and keeping the Good Stuff for the final product… ’cause I like me some ramen.

I'm pretty sure it's just made of salt and processed flour
then deepfried
Okay, I went to Pei Wei and had some Dan Dan noodles. Tasty.
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
Roger Roger
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
is it me or is Angels Baseball BACK!?
a very hittable opposing pitcher definitely helps
Dont kill this for me....hahaha!
IZTURIS neds to play everyday
+1
off topic

but I wish my name was Fred Fredrix

Pinata sitting on 75 pitches

O to make it through the 8th at least

he has averaged 15 pitchers per inning tough
Boodoo

averaged that per batter yesterday

Oh boy--headed to a Rockin' Rodney sighting soon
Listening to Yank's XM Radio feed

And are they singing Pineiro’s praises! Said no walks is really helping his cause.

they are masters of the obvious
Yeah, I gotta think one of the things Soth yelled at everyone about is NO MORE FUCKING WALKS

There, I used it. I feel better.

hey Hendrix
what happened to Miley?
Don't fall apart now!
Anyone else having problems with MLB.com video feed?
was dropping earlier, but ok for me now
I can't get it to work - stuck wioth radio feed at the moment
Damit Jeter......

hes on my fantasy team….but still damit!

nescafé

convenient but not “richness worth a second cup”

want the good stuff?
rev never has a second cup of coffee at home...
rev never throws up at home...
Wiinning a game today would be awesome

Kicking the Yanks’ butts—priceless

Yeah this squad could really use a W today
U-HAUL!!!!!

IS 2-500 THIS SEASON

These commentators are freakin retarded....

Well not Leiter, but that other A-Hole sure is. He’s upset Brian Fuentes told YES he felt fine yesterday. Why would he say anything otherwise? Then he compares Fuentes’ back stiffness to pink eye. That guy is a punk. New York trash.

let's not talk about pink eye 'round these parts.

please.

Good Point

poor GA was too lazy to get treatment

They aren't as bad as some though.
Nice play Woody!
details o awesome play-by-play guy?
LONG run

to catch a foul pop-up. He was playing the shift, so he was in the SS position, and still caught the foul over by the stands.

Quick like a Panther

stopping on the way to shake hands, and sign autographs

nice job guys
Nice catch Woody
HAHAHAHA SIT DOWN U-Haul
Figgy woulda dropped it

Just let me keep thinking that.

nice catch Woody
That was a better catch

than the one a few years back where faux-legend Jeter caught a ball in fair territory and ran another quarter-mile afterward to dive into the stands.

U-HAUL IS NOW

2 FOR 501 THIS SEASON

his average is no .100
IM JOKING IM JUSS PLAYING WITH HIS SICKNESS
oh, you were kidding?

i totally thought you were serious.

LETS JUSS PRETEND I AM HAHA
Can you stop yelling?

You’re hurting my eyes. Caps lock is not your friend.

These -commentators- posters are freakin retarded....

Well not Leiter Phi, but that other A-Hole sure is. He’s upset Brian Fuentes told YES Cupie he felt fine a burning in his crotch yesterday. Why would he say anything otherwise? Then he compares- Fuentes’ back stiffness- Phi’s STDs to pink eye. That guy is a punk. New York trash.

Wood has been luminous today
Tex is batting .100 this season

Let’s all make a shield around him so he’s protected from the NY sports media.

NAH HELL NO!

HAHA

Screw the NY Media

Someone needs to protect him from his wife!

damn

so much movement on that ball

the mlb.com homepage

is disgusting

what are they drooling on now?
u got to see to find out
he's all grey East Coast looking

reminds me of an ugly Lurch

At least he closed his mouth
LOL

That picture is ridiculous! lol

Mouthbreather.
got's ta show off the ivory
i just lol'ed

co-workers = scared

eat shit

K swinging

Roids ain't doin' shit for his hand-eye coordination
KEY to Today's Game:

They stayed at a one story hotel last night.

hides in corner

Hey you, get back here!

Cut me a switch.

sit your ass down

A-ROID

That is thrice you purple lipped cheater
AHAHAHAHAHAHA

3 k’s for A-Roid

yessss

you the man pinero. sit down a roid

Ok, I have seen enough.

Better nick needed for Pinata.

It'll be ironic.
How bout just JP or J-Pin
Why is A-Rod always wearing lip gloss?
Jeet likes it that way

better chance of pulling tricks

Because that's what centaurs wear
6 K's for Pineiro.

3 at the expense of A-Roid. Must’ve missed his shipment this month.

Pinero

two fisting gatorade

98 pitches...

One more inning?
Did he go over 100 much last year?

98 pitches for Hoel

these announcer on YES are not too bad. Buck and Phys were a lot more “yankee lovers”.

no

yesterday made me want to choke them

I'll give them yesterday - I guess it was their party.
Wood

not a good pitch to swing on

Nice play, Swisher

you fucking little leaguer.

You know underneath his jersey

he is wearing an Ed Hardy T-shirt

Productive out!
They should put on the hit and run
Aybar starting to settle in!!

hes on my fantasy team!

Toriiiiiiiiii with the RBI
5-1

bitchesss

do you kiss your gender studies teacher with that mouth?

(kidding)

i wish i had had the chance

the hottest professor i’ve ever had

Ummm.

Are you supposed to be kissing the gender studies teacher?

Is there any better way to study gender?
very well explained

how do I register for this said class?

well,

first you have to get into princeton.

I could have.

I just didn’t wanna.

Somehow my students don't see it that way.

Too bad for me, I suppose.

Yea it's dangerous
more of this, please!
Hula Dula

The Birthday Ruina!

nice Hunter 5-1 Angelitos!
Torrrrrrrrrrriiiiiii
Aybar's fast! That was hit hard you gotta be fast to score from second on that one.
More Hunter-tine please!
Clutch hits appear
I accidentally benched Aybar today

but at least that means Jose Reyes is in.

I accidently benched Maicer. Errrr
Sosh has been doing that too much too
Dong time?
Stop asking for dong please

what you do in your free time is your business

Listen,

I was promised dong time. OK?

Come Matsui stick it to em!
Wow

horrible call

Jorge cann still move

he called that inside pitch even though he was positioned on the outside

PWNZILLA!!!

walks :)

Gotta go fight ATL traffic

MOAR RUNS!

Let's break this one open Stanzilla!!!!!!!!!!!
Would you believe ....Kowbell?
Aceves Sucks
Let's go Kendry! Let's go!

Boom boom boom!

cmonnnn kendry
I got a fever!!!
Looks like godzillas ring hasn't thrown off his swing in light of its bling
Kendry HBP

Let’s go Rivera!!!

Bases loaded
KENDRY!!!

GO FOR IT!!

bases loaded

here we go

DIRTY MF'ERS
Is Kendry okay? Where'd he get hit?
He didnt get hit, he pretended he got hit, which I am 100% fine with lol
Nice acting job Kendry!
Okay Joan Rivers, you owe us a double.
"COACHING VISIT"

Are you freaking kidding me?!

Dear Rivera,

I want me a GS. Get it done

I'm liking bases loaded lately
Pop up

anti-clutch

I'm baaa...aack!
Damn it Red.

Apologize to Johnny for throwing off his concentration.

I didn't come in until after the inning... on purpose.
Oh Juancho

You’re the anti-clutch

your powers are weak, old man
That was unacceptable, Juan

walked a guy, hit a guy, two straight balls to you, and you’re swinging and popping it up with the bases loaded. Christ.

JR has himself on his fantasy team
Or Juan is playing head-to-head

against someone who happens to have him.

GMJ!
he might have got a triple then stole home
Pitch count for Noel?
98
Warm up the Psyko kid
How's he looking

I’ve been following through game cast

Stellar

hitting spot and getting outs. He’s made A-Rod look like B-Wood.

Good Glad to hear it.
wheres GMJ when you need him
Who says we need him?

I’d be more confident sending up Willits or Evans in that case.

No i think Joel needs water thats why
Rivera pops up to the infield A LOT!
With our bullpen of late...

I say leave pinata in if he feels good still.

JR has zero walks this season
Is it too late to pick up Jermaine Dye?
The Angels and the rest of baseball is racist
Don't the Angels get a pass for paying GMJ like a billion dollars to sit on the bench.
No.

Especially not according to Orlando Hudson.

Did anybody

read this?

“Everybody’s treated the same. Major league umpires just don’t do that. I don’t know why somebody would say that, but it was a tough game for him to come in and pitch in this environment, I would think.”

Yeah, I have no idea why anybody would say that umps call the game differently for the Yankees and Red Sox.

Unless you're Nick Green of the Red Sox, and you get five strikes.
Yeah "..umpires just don't do that."

How can you argue with that logic.

Why are they playing that shitty song from the Budweiser commercial

for a fucking base hit? God that’s awful.

Granderson beats out the DP.

We should have got him when he was available.

Sometimes the best signings are the ones you don't make.
Oh come on. It was just a Granderson joke.
Are you saying Granderson was available?

blah blah blah

i love mice tits
Kinky
He's got small hands.
Izzy is the Burger King guy?
No. Cupie.
I can't wait to see that comic.
Hedley Lamar
Through the VATICAN???

now go do that voodoo. That you do, so well.

That was yesterday
KKKKKKK
7K?

More K, more fun!`

FROOOZZZZZZZZZZZZZZEN
Sorry Swish, sit your ass down

all 300 pounds of it.

Swisher caught looking

Because he’s a dirty jackass.

Tell us what you really think
7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K's, 0 BB!

Win.

Here comes Joba the Butt
drafted as a starter

and used in mid-relief, with a strict pitch count, and he sucks

What’s up with that?

What do you mean?

He plays for the $kank$, therefore by definition, he’s the most AWESOME PITCHER EVER!!!!

Just ask ESPN

Anyone see Pierzynski's latest bullshit antics?

Why do umpires continue to fall for this horseshit:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/BLS-poll-Do-you-approve-of-Pierzynski-acting-hi?urn=mlb,234221

He’s progressed into the realm of full blown, 100% absolute cheating

404 error

Page not found

It cut off the numbers after the comma

just copy and paste.

fix the link please.
Copy and paste is your friend
just have to remember to copy the ",234221"
haha, yeah. Got it thanks
I saw this live on mlb.tv

I scremed at my computer screen for a full minute

What do you mean "progressed into"?

He was already there.

that is the link to the story

herein the story you can click to see the video

Timmy, Timmy, Timmy

why do you continue to blow these calls? I know it’s just the regular season and not the ALCS. Stupid umps.

Well, duh

Timmy doesn’t look to make calls himself, he just makes the call that he thinks SHOULD have happened based on some algorithm in his head:

http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/10/20/1093936/tim-mcclelland-verifies-the

Take 'em out Woody!
Now this game

is what Angels Baseball is all about.

Wow. That dude is UGLY.
Wood gets K'd

Ah well

shields 8th, rodney 9th?
Looks like it
G-d NO!!!!!!

Please not Rodney.
Aren’t we up 4?

now now homeboy Fernando “lil’ thugsy” Rodney can get the job done

What up peeps

First game thread comment of the season…been working long hours. Anyways, today looks like its more like we’re used to seeing.

woah, when did the game start?

y so early on a wednesday?

'cuz

The Yanks can do whatever they want.

well its an afternoon game

we have those all the time at Angels stadium

Usually on get-away-days. Guess it is better to play in the warm sunshine than the cool nights.

Season Opening series

New Yorkers will show up, and the player get to go out at night

Ohhh Right

Helps A-Rod make his club appearances.

It's really, really nice out right now, too.

Mmm sunshine.
Sheesh, now I’m even more homesick for CA.

I got five bucks on Shields blowing this lead.
What was Noel's final pitch count?
Oh, come on Shieldsy
Why do we still have Shields on this team still?

He has been anti-clutch for years now.

Shields what are you doingggg
What is Shields pitch count...?
oh c'mon don't do this.
There's "clutch" Jeter

The myth continues to grow.

Please don't blow this game...
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
LETS GO ONE "T"
First comment of the season

Pineiro 0 walks through 7 innings, Shields walks first batter he faces.

whatever happened to the

CG ?

no way

107 pitches and 2 more innings?

Everyone is to worried

about pitch counts to let anyone get a complete game unless they are under 100 pitches, or their name happens to be Roy Halladay

Scoiscia has his plan.

Can not deviate from plan.

Oh come on Shields
damn disgrace

Shields is pathetic

Soth with the quick hook.

What does this mean for “One T”?

HAH HAH HAH

Scioscia not f’n around.

Shields has a really short leash this year
Soth

pulling Shields. Must have reached his pitched count.

Unshockingly Shields immediately tries to cough up the lead in a close game against a good team

I was so happy when that man was injured for the entire year last year.

The Blowpen strikes again
Shields is not commanding his pitches

With Fuentes on the DL and Bulger unable to get the job done, we really need Shields to get himself right. That Rodney signing is looking better everyday.

Except Rodney isn't doing any better
Commercial starts with

“HEY CLIPPERS FANS!” Talk about cursing this late lead…

Soth is going to bring in Blake Griffin
::retracts Shields is back comments::
McNabb?
Don Burgandy (and Gold)

He’s kind of a big deal

Jepsen, please don't ruin mah birthday
Happy Birthday

Mine’s tomorrow. Aries unite!

mine tomorrow too!
Haha it's not really my birthday

More a reference to the Torii commercial. But happy early bday haha!

I see

And thank you.

Shields sucks now.

Forget the $5 million he’s making. He’s no longer the go to guy.

Shit, bad timing, but

I have to go to Ortho III lab now. Make sure we get this win guys!

should have kept Pineiro in

Pitchers don’t even care about pitch counts. The majority of pitches they throw come in off days. It’s all about the work out. Pitchers should be fine going 125 pitches a game.

Memo to Scioscia; the year is 2010, not 2006.
Shields

Has quickly become the idiot of the game. Dammit!

Pinata did a great job today, and the ’pen better not eff it up.

great
explain?
welcome to the game thread

totally up to your guess…

The Yankees are gritty
Is this a fucking nightmare or something
2010

is a nightmare

unreal

5-3, 1 out, man on 2nd, just a disgrace

Holy crap! There is actually 1 out?
Come on George.

Get it done.

Jepsen should have started this inning

The 8th should be his, not Shields’

Shields should only be used in low leverage situations forever.
Jepsen is much better starting an inning

But give him inherited runners and all hell breaks loose.

Jepsen needs to settle down

bouncing a lot of pitches

I am looking at the list of our pitchers, and our average ERA is something around 6.

This is not good.

put that golden sombrero on A-ROID

cmon JEPSEN

Did the bullpen not show up to Soth's closed door meeting?
where was that?
Not in the "Yankee" strike zone obviously.
Make your 5$ payments out to PhiSlammaHatesShields@hotmale.edu
Phi

You cross so seamlessly from funny to annoying, its amazing

Where the hell did that miss
awful awful call
BULLSHHHHH

That was strike 3, I hate it when umps try to hand it to the Yankees and Red Sox.

Can Wood's pitch relief?
Sosh is ticked off
never thought I would say this, but bring in Rodney
Too bad Pineiro doesn't have a rubber arm
crap
what happened?
didn't get the DP
ok, thought maybe it was a ground rule triple or something
Eh goddamn no DP
Ok

1 more Jeps

Damn nice dig Woody

I might’ve put the throw into NJ’s face.

well, it's an out
Pitch F/X confirms that was strike 3 to A-Roid

do you think robots and humans will ever coexist?

so does Gameday, easily a strike
What?

That’s un-possible! This is NEW YORK and the YANKEES! It’s not allowed for A-Fraud to strike out

end it with posada.

one more strike
Yankee umpires position themselves perfectly to miss the calls at first base.
on thank god, Jepsen
Woot. Nice pitch.

F’N A Cotton

hahahah

dodgeball ref…love it

strong effort from Jep
On his way to becoming the closer
sheeeewww I was getting scared
Whew!

insurance runs time

with this bullpen

mandatory insurance runs

Way to go George.

Meet George Jepson.

Yakees know that Jebsen is sick

so they won’t swing and let their bitches do the game for them

I wish we had at least 1 RP who I felt comfortable with pitching
Tonight's assignment for the Soth; compare and contrast Shields and Jepsen
I've long suspected...

That when MLB needs to make money, they make sure the Yankees and Red Sox win. Either that or umpires are too easily intimidated with those two teams. It just seems like every call goes their way.

Selig is Tim Donaghy in a position of power
⬆⬆⬆THIS⬆⬆⬆

After reading excerpts from Donaghy’s non-book, I wouldn’t be surprised at that assumption. I definitely think they give any borderline call to the Yankees/Sox favor.

wow, we're better than this i think (hope)
According to the ump in that article, they NEVER do that.
Results tell a different story

I won’t say they are corrupt, but at the very least they are intimidated and tend to screw over anyone playing against the Evil Empires.

agree

and they can’t say they do that they’d just get themselves in trouble.

Exactly, if we just went to an electronic strike zone

That would take away any doubt. But for whatever reason Selig is 100% completely against this.

If I were an ump

I’d be more intimidated by the fans in those stadiums

Funny (in a sad way). The relievers that inning threw a third of the number of pitches Joel threw in the first 7.

Get home from work

They bring Shields in, I figure I don’t want to see it so I hop in the shower, and come back to what I expected. Thankfully I missed most of the blood pressure raising incidents….And of course the comical “If A-Rod doesn’t swing at it, it isn’t strike 3” calls I am sadly used to over these last two seasons.

i know im late and its prob been said already

but, i’m pretty tired of shieldsy

welcome!
thanks

now as a reward i will get to watch rodney. gulp!

So A-Rod's ACTUAL K total on the day

should bring him to the golden sombrero?

are we lousy with inherited runners or what
Tardy roll call

Hey! We’re leading in the 9th!

Greets from far away…

Damn. Torii hit that pretty well
how close? How far was Bobby's fly out?
Spoiler:

Rodney will save the game with the Angels winning 5-4 with the bases loaded in a 3-2 count

Ah, the ole K-Rod save.
My blood pressue will definitely go up a couple notches if that happens
first 6 pitches

will probably be balls

for Rodney that is

give me w guys

checkin in here late

Matsui is 0 for 8 in this series

The Yankees clearly know how to pitch to him.

maybe he’s being paid to not hit against them.

That ump has been calling way outside strikes to Matsui the last 2 at-bats I’ve seen though (whereas the same placement for other batters hasn’t been called strike).

i'm telling you

He signed an agreement with the Yankees to not hurt them.

All the trains you can eat
wow Matsui - what was that?
I'm so tired of espn's gamecast commercials b/t every half inning.
convert to Gameday on MLB.com
Is it free?
yes
and no commercials?

what’s the catch

the hypnotoad shows up once in a while
Okay, come on Rodney
well here we go

Bottom of the Ninth
LETS GO F-ROD

I must have missed something

Where is Fuentes? (Not that I’m complaining).

DL

Ah just saw that on the telecast, thanks.

on the DL with back stiffness

Buckle your seat belts

hanging out with Quentin
dang, nobody knows what happened to fuentes?

usually HH is so on top of these things

Rodney's career line vs. Yanks: .333/.424/.417
Deep breaths

Deep breaths…

Om mani padme hum
I wish I had a seatbelt for my chair here at work...
Hangin with the Dalai Lama
Thanks for ruining that joke, reply button
Was that first pitch of the inning a pitchout?

Sure looks like it on gameday, sigh.

Throw strikesssss
in comes the Angels closer for the day, 1-0 record, ERA of 12.00

Yikes

Sounded like ugly catch.

collision but a catch

Aybar and Wood!

Combination play!

Wood is really impressing me with this defensive efforts

Even though his bat is struggling

thanks Brandon
Wood gets out #2
Wood making some foul catches

Gogogo!

2 down

Rodney dealin popups

2 hands asshole

jeez
2 outs

c'mon make Uhaul the final out
Screw that, get Gardner now
oops wrong player. sorry
That would mean (at best) the bases are loaded
one more baby
one more strike
Rodney ERA down to 9.00
JUST ANOTHER HALO VICTORYYYYYY!!!
LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!!

Just another Halo Victory!!!

3 wins never felt so good
Light up that halo mo'funkas
Woo!

Fraud F-Rod!

that was the least stressful save

EVER

Awesome quiet inning by Rockin Rod
YES!!!

Light it up!

the Halo that is…

and breathe
breathing
To misquote Flo from Progressive

And we’re breathing…. breathing…

Light that baby up!

Just Another Halo Victory!

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
You ever been kicked in the head with an iron boot? No, of course not. That's stupid!
wow

1-2-3, WTG Rodney!

Light up the Skankee Halo!

new closer!
maybe he doesn't like the 8th innings
"I'm better that this"
1-2-3 inning for Rodney. Nice.
yeaaaaa

now thats angels baseball baby. Just another HALO VICTORY

Just Another Halo Victory
YYYYYYANKEEES LOSE!!
The 6 game win streak begins
7 game.

That’s what happens when Soth shuts the doors.

nice game for 3Wood

Just another Halo victory. Woohoo.

Didnt Soth

do this last season as well? After the slump in the beginning? It definitely worked last season.

Yeah, it led to a nice winning streak.
It's a shame that Anakin Lackey got his first win today.

Now Annie and Becky can go have a tea party after the game to celebrate.

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