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I love those DP's
You go Rosie
Back.

Is Rosie pitching this in lieu of the usual bullpen session?

Horrible picture
LETS GO HALOS
at least our snuggies are better
Get the out Matt.
Eybar...

nuf said

I was hoping this would be the year I could start calling hm Aybar instead of Eybar…

oh Aybar...

none of that

Get this guy and no harm, no foul
ding ding ding...

nice job Rosie

I read that as...

“no ham, no fowl”

Nice job, Rosie
I'll take a no harm foul for the great plays EyeBar makes throughout the season
way to go Matty-boy
alright no damage... let the rally continue !!
I will have one square inch of waffle
That inning felt easier than it was.
AND

3 drops of syrup…

damn…reply fail again…how the hell did that happen?

Gotta keep up with the fast paced threads K3.

I’ve noticed that if you go to hit reply on a comment, a lot of times you end up hitting the reply to other comments that keep appearing below.

Did I miss something?

I thought Palmer was replacing Kazmir’s spot in the rotation for now. What happened?

We figure it's in lieu of the usual bullpen session
Makes sense

This would be the throwing day

Gettin' in some work I think...
now thats the palmer we loved last season
Haven't seen that Palmer yet

Unless we scored those runs last inning because the offense KNEW Rosie was coming in to pitch.

carl's jr

needs to get rid of the snulfupagus/eeyore voiceover guy.

he sucks as bad as their food does.

Ok time to tie the game
If you make noise...

He will come…

that’s what she said…?!

Haha...oh, never gets old. Nice
I thought it. you posted it.

Funny how things work out.

that sounds so dirty
Sex is only dirty if done right
Put some wood on it!
Will Wood HR?
I'm not an expert

but his swing just doesn’t look like the power stroke I’ve seen him have

he should try praying to odyn for these powers.

Odyn!

soft wood

like balsa

Did you order the CODE RED???
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!
Hey, Jim, did you catch my suggestion for the comic?
No, not yet

Is it in that thread?

In the first one.

Halocolypse Now:

Hokie Joe: “I asked them for a start, and, for my sins, they gave me one…”

First One = first game thread
Email me

wihalofan at gmail dot com

When you get a chance

I know Idol is calling your name.

K3yersoout = Mathis
Time to go in the other room.

Mrs. red floyd just came in and put on American IdiotIdol

Not gonna take the netbook, so I'll see y'all later
you didn't marry a Halo fan?
She doesn't care for ball one way or the other, though she does like Torii
Boooo

You know, these women, they’re lucky we don’t live in the early 60s anymore, they’d get a slap on the ass and then bring you a scotch and a cigarette.

At least that’s what I learned from Mad Men :P

yuck

That was vintage Mathis

Well

that was a dud.

stinker of an inning
oh, Mathis struck out

For awhile there I thought that was Brian Downing in that uniform

Nice D by Wood.
brandon flashing some leather
Rivera

is neck and neck with wood for pine tomorrow.

Q licking his chops

thinking

“the plan is now coming together”

Nice job, Matty P.
If Palmer is pitching right now.....

then who is going to take his spot in the rotation? Are we bringing Kaz back early?

maybe one of the Trevors?
Reck's not even on the 40 man roster is he?

My guess is they’d demote Quinlan, bring in SOS or Bell, both of which are bad ideas. Maybe Palmer will just make his regularly scheduled start.

Not yet.

But there is still an open spot for him.

He should make his start

It was probably his day for a bullpen session anyways.

I said it earlier, but I'll offer this again.

We still have an open spot on the 40-man, I’d like to see Reckling get his feet wet against the hapless A’s offense on Friday..

i was thinking maybe like the game last season when DOliver pitched...

long reliever or Palmer starts maybe 3-4 innings and leave the rest to the BP ?

man that 2 seamer had a lot of movement
Gameday says it's a sinker with 7 inches of movement.
DP for Traveling Matt.
Palmer doing good
regular season Palmer gooood
who else...

misses the Wonder Dog?

I know I will
uhh I need to hear cheese and crackers
the soldier from The Happening?
yes, don't care for gubi.
that hack died a hero
Palmer = Mr. Consistent
No way

he’s demoted when Kaz comes back. I wonder who goes?

Quinlan
I was just waiting for it
Palmer

Looked like he knew what he was doing there. Wanted nothing to do with Captain Canada, pitching for the double play from Cuddyer, and BOOM, there it was.

Captain Canada

new favorite nickname

Honestly

I just don’t know how to spell the guys name.

Should be a big inning here
moar confidence
rev got a snuggie popup when i moved to this trend
Does Google have a translator

that can translate what you just said?

sorry no translate to dumbass

try to type with a kid in your arms wanting to type too

So your kid knows how to spell

Just doesn’t know his grammar yet? Talented kid you got there. And I speak educated, not dumbass. Unless you meant it couldn’t translate FROM dumbass?

if you like MLB Gameday mini

in the address bar change index to mini, and there you go

I love how much movement Palmer's ball has

I can’t believe this guy couldn’t stick on anywhere. When we found him, he was closing in the Dominican Republic. Is the Giants bullpen so good they could afford to dump him or did they just not know what they had?

didnt palmer add a new pitch when he was in ST with the halos last season ?
I don't recall hearing that....

If he did, that makes him the cheap version of Pineiro or the less dynamic version of Jepson.

never really gave him a chance, plus ...

no John Butcher to change him from a grasshoppa to a Major Leaguer

Mike Butcher
He was referring to

some game last year when one of those national network announcers that know nothing about our Angels called Mike, “John” Butcher.

Can I have a dollar?

His minor league numbers are okay

But nothing that says “I’m a big leaguer” either. He had career AAA guy written all over him.

Look at his stats before we got him.

It’s more the Butcher magic than anything, methinks.

When we got him, Palmer had been in the majors for a few brief stints and compiled something like an 8.53 ERA. A 30-year old rookie with that kind of record is not going to stick on with any team at the major league level—and, in fact, the Angels did not intend for him to do so, as he was signed to a minor-league deal and was in the organization purely as organizational depth in case of emergency. Emergency is exactly what the Angels got in 2009, in many more ways than one, and Palmer happened to seize his chance—due in no small part to good run support and help from Butcher with his mechanics, methinks.

That said, I’d love to see Palmer’s success continue at the major league level, hopefully with the Angels, for a long, long time to come.

Who's Rosie?
Palmer
Thanks

May I ask why?

Really?

Rosie Palmer.

Do you need more help now?

chikmagnets

Don’t encounter rosie palmers very often.

Ah

Sorry, I’m new here and as I stated in another thread: I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to the Angels or baseball in general.

No prob, don't be afraid to ask questions...we're happy to answer
Well

some are happier than others.

Well, I remember when I first jumped on here last season...

I didn’t know the nicknames and people were nice enough to let me know…pay it forward i suppose

I just smile and nod

I’m blond.

almost too happy to answer
is that your segue into teaching him about rosie palmer?
There's a thread somewhere in the archives about each player's nickname(s), with some discussion as to why

Look through the archives a bit and you’ll find it. I believe it was posted a few weeks ago.

Also, welcome!
I'll be sure to check it out

Thanks

No problem!
his screen name is chickmagnet

he never learned the skill

Euphemism....Rosie Palm....I don't really care to explain more
rosie palm and her five sisters

they entertain me when Hand-gelica is too tired.

Can't wait for Big Bang Friday...

I can see them from my apartment complex parking structure…gonna miss it when I move

We need to get blackburn out of the game
They should have hud on radio at least i mean mota is just not a tv guy
or radio guy in this case
I don't like him too much

He doesn’t seem excited enough.

I really want to see Matsui in this inning
Aybar battling.
time for bobby to contribute to the 2010 angels
We better start hitting them ad get sme points
Nice job Bobby, one more ball...
only one extra base hit tonight so far
And here I almost went with 2 on my bet

But the odds said 11 for some reason…

Anybody bet for

zero doubles?

Well, at least he's at 100 pitches

Can’t be sticking around much longer now. Perhaps we’ll get to see MN’s new “closer”!

difference b/w the angels #3 hitter and every other team

ours will try to bunt and will steal bases without a pitch being thrown

there goes the double
Hula Dula, doubles rula!
we got 1 double
Double #1...one more...
YES

no more doubles please.

Really?

I’d like to see plenty more doubles.

cuz

you didn’t make a pregame bet

Were they real bets?

$?

MATSUI WILL NOT TIE THIS GAME.
YOU ANTI-JINXED HIM!

you douche

DOUBLE !! HH goes crazy
Better than a bunt attempt from Torri

double and pitching change

Since when

Was there an ESPNLA.com?

several months.

theyve been hyping it on 710 AM

About two/three months ago...
and even a

Angels wannabe blog

almost as cool as Angelswin.com

They’ve only had ESPNBoston and ESPNNY for like two years.

Actually...EspnNY they just debuted I thought
Seems like an oxy-moron eh?
And lightning flashes along Godzilla's spines...
That was a deep one, too, according to Gameday

Was it almost out of the park?

Now it was just inside the line over the bag and went all they way the line
no... not even close
liner down the line
not close to HR at all
not really

lined right down the line

I see

Also, does anyone know if Quentin flied out?

Ok now time to score a run
torii's a 1 man wrecking crew tonight
Pitching change.

Lets light this MoFo up!

okay no more doubles -- that's enough for one night
Feast on the 'pen Halo's!
i repeat: Matsui will NOT tie this game.
Nope.

Not a chance. Not at all. No chance. 100% unlikely.

Quinlan will NOT hit a homerun this year
way to go out on a limb there.
Betting on HR not to happen is a pretty safe bet

That’s not really saying anything.

i was trying to jinx the pitcher

it didnt work

They should put in Mijares. I heard he's well rested.
For some reason I thought Blackburn was ahead of Baker in the Twins rotation

He has better stuff, but it’s really only a trivial point.

Some selfish people in here...I'd rather see many more doubles than win the pregame pick

Perhaps that’s why I’ll never be good at it :’/

I'd prefer to see 1 more double

then a ton of singles, triples, and homers

Same here.

It’s why I’ve never played the game. I only ever have one thing I root for- Angels victory.

martyr :)
Well, okay

I also suck at prediction games and betting, and would be out of points before the month is out. >_>

I think the point of the new game is to turn us all into degenerates

Rev Halofan is an anti-christ blogger

racist
can I have a dollar?
It's right

Here

you mother f-ing mother
hardly selfish

I just want triples & home runs after I hit my double quota

Who's this guy, btw?
We don't want to listen to this
sounds like

RAWR, RAWR, RAWR

i liked it

but i am used to hearing two announcers talk in gibberish that is incomprehensible.

+1
we took it for many a season

That’s why I’m listening to the radio – Terry is doing a great job calling the games all by himself.

for anyone that needed translation

“ohh ahhhh robb quinlanson could have done that ha sooooo”

Why the hell isnt morales batting 4th?
guess u didnt catch the game last night
Why is Maicer signed to a 3 year contract?

Why are Quinlan and Willits on this team? Why is Mathis catching over Napoli? Why does Brandon insist on being down 0-2 every AB? WHy why why?

I like Maice, actually.

Gives us good depth so we can have a rested IF.

granted, the other ones do annoy me

Uh...Maicer is good. Why WOULDN'T you want him with a three-year contract?
Matsui bats 4th to provide some balance to the top of the lineup
japan radio baseball is boring
Just needs english subtitles
they have no knowledge of Halo Tradition

so they can only talk about Matsui, and it is limited unless you want them to sound gay … which isn’t a bad thing

I'm super Stoked right now
who's the acting closer for the twinkies?

this shouldnt have been a reply

Stokes action.

I’m Stoked.

This mean we're going to lose?
former RCC student FTW!
If stokes picks up one win this season, will he already be more valuable than GMJ?
no. a win and a hold would do it.
pen looking studly thus far
My Mother's maiden name is Stokes

And I was born in Riverside. I wonder if I’m related to this guy in some crazy way

ask him for a Snuggie.
Cousin Brian?
Walked him.

Do better stokes.

guess i spoke too soon

DANGER

DANGER

DANGER

Ay, Gavult.
An ex met is in the game we are in trouble
His shoulder will probably blow out any second.

Nooooo it’s the ’09 Mets injury plague!

That ish better not be contagious.
Hasn't thrown one truly in the zone yet.
1-1 top 9th up north, fyi
I betting Kotchman

GW HR.

Should have traded Morales…(sarcasm, please note the sarcasm).

i could still wear my kotch jersey with pride :(
sarcasm is at it's best, when alerted to its presence
Agreed...

some things are obvious…others not so much. Better safe than stupid.

Gamecast still has Stokes as a Met
Stokes! Nice Breaking ball

Strikes out D Young.

Nice fastball too

94.

and nice 65 ft somethin'
S T O K E S

Let’s Go Angels!

he keeps hitting the dirt

wtf

Third DP.

Nice.

Another nice double play
good overall

now Kendry and Juan need to get off their 0 for 6 butts

2 games in...no sign of Nipples or Izzy...

…deep team.

i need nips to play
Might be a Nap sighting

either this or next inning

I'M STOKES BRAH!!!
DP. Stokes looked good.
now we would have a chance if Rivera doesnt blow so much
nice inning Stokes !
Stokes shuts um down

Nice DP. Credit Aybar with the turn.

Good job Stokes.
Hey Slasher, any spaceship sighting yet?

And more importantly, do you think Leah and Kelly will get our first round of Bloody Mary’s?

HAHA!

No, no spaceships yet. I’m still eagerly awaiting those Bloody Mary’s.

I'm still pissed you got the good seat.

I’m still with J-LO and Forest Whitaker!

Just turn towards J-Lo.

Ignore Forest.

But when I look at J-Lo I can see Beck.

And I don’t give two shits about his turntable and microphones.

But I'm sure he'd be very happy to tell you more.

He does have mellow gold…that’s worth something.

If it were Humboldt Gold, then i'd listen bro.
You never know

what they got on that spaceship.

Stokes>Rodney?

I haven’t been impressed by Rodney at all yet.

so far

same stats.

Rodney threw 7 balls, and 2 or 3 strikes last night

And had no k’s. Yeah it’s only one game, but their stats aren’t the same. (other than the fact that they’ve both thrown a scoreless inning). Rodney just seems to have some control issues at this point; hopefully they get relieved.

fernandizzle rodnizzle

cooler hat placement

He does have that going for him
Ok. Fine.

But I’ll take a scoreless inning and inning ending GIDP.

Hahaha. Ok, I too will take that.
I don't know much about either guy

Where did they even come from?

uh

Traded GMJ+Cash to Mets for Stokes
Rodney from FA

I'm back. Had to go eat dinner and tidy up. Watched the game from the kitchen, sans computer.
it sucks

having to doing things and not just sit and watch the game.
i wish i had no live like most of the people here.

Ouch.

My feelings.

you dont needed to lie
It makes me feel important.
Um, you think most of the people here have no life? Really?
as the people that where here on friday night for the exhibition game

oh i was here too

What does that even mean? Baseball IS life, especially Angels baseball.
Says the guy who

already has half the amount of posts as me, yet has been here 3.95 years less. Some life you have sir.

most are done at work
and doing this at work

means you have a life.

I can’t even use my cell phone at work, and work comps are for what was that word again

we must have different jobs

i am a logistic manager

Usually when people say "you don't have a life"

That implies social life. Work then straight home is not a “social life,” just saying

i dont have a life

other then work and family

And posting at work, apparently.
work is slow

might loose the job soon.
I bring in 90 percent of the money
doing resume now

At work? Dude, do not get caught doing that.
but you just said

“i wish i had no live like most of the people here.”[sic]

You're trying to make sense. Stop it.
That's fine

But I would bet most people here (95%+) could say that have at the very minimum those 2 things.

*raises my hand
I just choose to stay home

I paid over $400,000.00 for it, and still owe more, so I got’s to get’s my monies worth from it.

good for you

and in Hawaii i hate you
Maui? i will hate you more

Oahu

but the hatin’ be feelin’ good right now

You luck Bastard

and the women walk around in bikinis
i will rain the hate on you.

You're married. What's the problem? All the free sex anytime you want it. etc.
DoV...

you finally lost me dude…

stoke that one to the bank
And Stokes just did a very nice job.
Go time. Take the lead Angels.
No offense but....

I liked these threads when they were a little less crowded.

subtract DOV's post and we could end up with

only one game thread a night

TIme to make this game closer guys....

i like this part of the lineup coming up. Kendry’s solid, good BA and power, Rivera, as long as gets it out of the infield and Kendrick, all three tough outs.

Kmo, Rivera... GET TO WORK !
Legend of the Raft
'splain it to me, please?
cuba to america

via milk carton raft

he defected in Mexico ore Europe

not on a raft

Not if you're talking about Kendry.
He doesn't know that opie.

He’s to busy with “life” to know how Kowbell’s story really played out.

Wrong Cuban.

Chapman…and the island of Andorra.

correct got the two mixed up
Ah. Thank you.
my story is better

and i stand by it

Durring the voyage ...

I heard he killed a Great White because he was thirsty . Just so he could drink the blood.

Killed it with his bare hands.

And his teeth. Yeah.

speaking of teeth

heard he catches bullets with them

blindfolded ...

three times over

It's a great legend!

And it grows even as we speak.

And the magic expanding strike zone appears
hot dates with hot wings
0 for 4 Kendry

he killed my BA and OPS today.

c’mon, Rivera. Get some runs

You're killing me, smalls!
Kendry has not had a good swing tonight...

:(

What happend to Juan he just started to go down the shitter half way into the season last year?
Good contackt but nothing else
damn the announcers/crowd

and making me excited

The crowd gets excited at any fly ball
him and hud, polar opposites
LETS GO HALOS
settle down, rojas
No kidding.

I’m tired of his exuberance and jovial manner.

or his orgasm for a pop up that lands 30 feet from the wall
Yeah!

I want my announcers to have a slow dull voice and yawn from time to time! Screw excitement!

wow
they seem more like announcers like Joe Buck....
joe buck ...

damn him to hell!!!!!!!!!!

Fire Joe Buck!

And that other Joe too.

grrr...

teaches me to post when I’m tired and have had several shots of JD

Oh. Did you mean Joe Morgan? They both suck, so it's all good.
what about

ihatebuckmccarver.com?

that's enough Jack Daniels for you...
That doesn't apply to halofolife does it Quad?
I think

that you can probably continue to drink, sir

rivera is done

2 games is more than enough to tell

DFA!!!!!

(I’m assuming this is tongue-in-cheek)

Time to cry
no man...

still 6 months to go.. CHIN UP :)

LOL

I was being sarcastic

wow

160 games left and they sound like it it September

you make that sound like an insult
Scioscia will show us how he's going to treat Wood this year

in the bottom of the 9th

Just thinkin' the same thing.
Anyone think they'll pinch hit for Wood or Mathis?

Napoli and MAicer on the bench he just might.

I want to see

Wood bat, Naps pinch for Mathis

Wood needs his confidence, and early season games don’t matter much

Right.

Naps bat for Mathis only if Wood is successful, though. Nice 2-run shot would tie things up nicely.

Now I’ve likely jinxed it. Sorry!

Clutch for the jinx ;)
Wood will get his AB
With Wood's game changing ability, I'd expect him to be....

But I’d understand if Maicer came in for Wood, better OBP and we need two runs, meaning MAicer needs to get on base and Naps needs to take one deep.

Where is Scotty?
Not a hold situation, except for them.

Also might not want to test his knee out here just yet?

Maybe if we tie it up we could see Shields.
Seems likely!

Soth might still send Rodney in that scenario, though.

on the Enterprise?
only comes in if we are ahead.
Yeah

but I think we should test out the knee before we put him in a huge situation

I think

he tested it out enough in Spring Training. I’m sure he wants to go out there on the mound

I saw that sign in Amsterdam
Time to go score a few runs
good job Stokes... nicely done
I'm gonna say Maicer and Naps will both bat
Alright Woody, get on base!

We don’t need the long ball just yet. Work the count and get on 1st base, that’s all we need.

Nice job Stokes.;

So Angels, what will it be? A night of quiet exits, or perhaps a roar of defiance?

who's feelin

A COMEBACK?

Time for the first this year! Weeee!
I'm feelin' it!

POWER OF THE RALLY MONKEY!

Wood lead off K

Then a Nap walk, maicer pinch runs.

I'm likin this Stokes fella
I like our entire pen....
I do too

Lots of options.

RALLY TIME!

LET’S GO HALOS!

Leadoff HR for woodsy
I'm expecting it now
BRING OUT THE MONKEYS!!!
RALLLYYYYY MONKEY
Looks like the A's and M's are locked in an epic struggle.
Epic struggle of offense...
that must be a big snugge
take on me, take me on!
this white closer cant be that good

his hat is on straight.

sincerely,
Fernandizzle rodnizzle

well this is it

we have wood mathis and aybar. Maybe pinch it with Napoli for mathis?

0-2 wood

reminding me of s rod

what the hell was that
Damn it Wood and your K count
Down on 3 pitches.....

Geez Wood.

At least make it close
oo wood

that was about as ugly as it could’ve been

i would have liked to see maicer for wood and then napoli for mathis instead
mathis has done well so far

im not quite sure why people are so quick to doubt that he’s turned a new page

Looked over matched.
Gamecast had that very low and very outside
My Angels players

are a combined 1 for 12.

make that 1 for 13
Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!

S’okay, it’s only, what, his 8th AB in a row of the season?

Isn’t that something of a record for him? That many consecutive ABs?

fo sho

wood needs about a month or so of consecutive ABs to make a decision.

RALLY TIME!!

WAY OUT WEST!!

C'mon Mice Tits.
Springsteen cheating on his wife?

wtf?

i will never understand you

lightening the mood…

Gazoo gets out…bahhh

just get on, just get on.
what a stupid tattoo
What

The I Heart Unicorns tat?

unicorn trramp stamps

hot

but.

horse/MAC faces no.

hell no

my perfect women is becoming revealed

What? I will never understand you.
look on the Matusi post from yesterday

i will never understand you

Oh I know you'll never understand me.
He didn't care for

Weaver’s and Mathis’ chick selection.

(thanks, but I meant it as a joke. I repeated his ironic words back to him)
i repeat horses

john lackeys sisters

And you are an exceptionally good-looking dude, I assume.
watch out now.
Well the twins have us right where they want us.

Just like the Red Sox in Game 3

Ancient history

Aybar led the majors in bunt hits last year

Aybar gets on....

Bobby goes deep?

and Torii walks it off
aybar gets on

bobby pops out

Aybar strikes out looking

Crap

if torii somehow reaches the plate

we win.

I'll agree with that
that 9th

was flat out embarassing

Aybatr has come a long way in plate discipline
right when i say that too selective
People forget Figgins struck out 100 times a season too.

Patience is a double-edged sword.

well said

figgins sucks and Seattle too
just the team

Striking out 100 times doesn't mean someone sucks
leaving us for money

does
BAM
THAT JUST HAPPENED

He left us for more time on the contract as much as anything, if I recall correctly. We offered 4, they offered 5.

It is a business, after all.

Game over

NO!

Bah. Get them tomorrow Angels.
awesome

take 3 strikes

attaboy

Boohoo

Eybar = K3yerout

Big plus of the night

Palmer and Stokes both looked great

Aybar's discipline kept up
What is that, 4 BB now?
thought that said pus

and figured i read it wrong when i didn’t see saunders, rivera, abreu, morales, or matsui mentioned

Light up that turd!
perfect season over

THANKS A LOT SAUNDERS

Well that sucked.

So much for going 162-0, or, rather, 173-0…

Sucks to be us tonight.

Oh well, we still have 160 chances to pick up a W.

A little too selective there Aybar.

Oh well, let’s get ’em tomorrow boys!

'Night All!

Got to get to work for reals now, yo!

I have no life

time to cry my self to sleep

As soon as you sleep

Vlad will awake from his slumber.

i'm gonna do a drive by

with my car alarm full blast

he sleeps until

8 in the morning
a god send
even sleeps through gun shots (directed to eyespy) i mean alarms

to = at, but ...

I have K-Mo as a bodyguard (read post farther up ⬆⬆⬆)

he is a gental giant

he will not hurt babies but whales yes

Fernandizzle

needs a neck tat

Who doesn't?
it's on the list before i go to prison
why not while in the big house

think of it as that other type of poking that occurs in there

I want that set on the backs of my fingers, the ones that say "LOVE" and "HATE".
Well, shoot.

Looks like Saundo needs to get back to the drawing board. Meanwhile, the A’s are close to beating the Mariners in the 10th.

Scratch that

The A’s have won it.

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