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BOSTON - MAY 06:  Scott Kazmir #19 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on May 6, 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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about 2 years ago: BOSTON - MAY 06: Scott Kazmir #19 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on May 6, 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Game Thread Numbah Two

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Kaz' fastball down a few clicks
Here's where the lead evaporates to nothing.
unfortunately Kaz proving me right
The always deliberate and patient Mikey S...can't let this one get away..geet somebody up ..NOW
Soth will let Kaz blow the lead
5th inning.....geeze feels like a doubleheader
Go Kazmir, Go!
Kaz-tastic...

Pedroia is an amazing talent.

and sosh has no one warming up in the bullpen. great
And tied game.

Blech.

Figures, Kaz stops walking people and starts giving up hard hits
Kaz will have a meltdown in the dugout after he's pulled
Maybe he will ask the team for help with personal problems.
or ride out of the tunnel on a bicycle...
Well the lead was fun while it lasted...
It's 1992 again.
Poop.

We have been V-Marted.

Man, fuck baseball so hard

God is being such an asshole right now.

Great time to turn on your green buddies...

They are doing quite well.

If only the game were one inning instead of 9.
This is funny!`

;)

What the hell happened to our ability to hold leads
I've more been focused on our inability to *get* leads....
I think 75% fastballs at 91 MPH isn't good enough here, Kaz (and Naps)
Everybody in America thinks Kaz has shot his wad..except Mikey
Bullpen?
Stokes is warming up
THIS is Angels baseball
Sosh is ticked off - he won't even look
Uhm Kaz is a 6 inning pitcher when he's going well

when he’s not….. I dunno why Soth is so determined to get inning out of him during a 6 game losing streak.

I was saying to my Masshole co-workers just this morning...

… “we’re gonna have to find some inventive new way to lose, to seal this deal.” I guess the boys don’t lack for imagination.

only it's not inventive

for Soth to watch his starters struggle and not take them out until the game is out of hand.

You know what? If you can't get to Dice-K after 4 innings in the first, to hell with you
four runs in the first inning

You are right. The offense vanished.

I don't mind Stokes in this situation right now.

Yes I really just said that.

The only team Strokes could shut down right now ...

is the Halos.

Balls Kazmir ... the first few innings...

and now “Meatballs” Kazmir.

Nice try Aybar.
Aybar tried to pull a fast one
Diffr'nt Strokes warming up...

Whatchu doin’ out there, Kaz?

He never did catch it....stupid umps
Like winking on the telephone...
yea but he did drop it on purpose
didn't even try to close his glove
yea not going to fool anyone doing that
Eric didn't sell it
what was that?
Aybar trying to get a double play out of a flyout. A nice try.
Dropped it on purpose to get a double play....which worked but the ump is a moron
Because there's an infield fly rule???
no you aren't allowed to intentionally drop it like that
No, he's calling infield fly as is his right.
on-field delay?
Soth talking to umpires.
I want Sean Rodriguez back!!
not gonna happen
Oh, I thought there was a grace period...

“cooling off” “warranty” …

lemon law...

Like toyota of orange… ;)

i miss his strikeouts
I miss his Howie-esque drives to the gap ...
and he's carrying TB
He has tuberculosis?

Poor fella.

OK Mike...Stokes has had enough time
Here comes the 6-spot.
but Kaz hasn't fully given the Blo-Sox the lead yet
he just wanted

the basesloaded for stokes
im closing my eyes

Note to Kaz: facing a LHB is in YOUR favor
this is just terrible
Kaz is done, hopefully Stokes can keep it under control
At least it didn't take a GS this time.
Stokes will handle that chore
It was Bulg(ing)ER(A) last year ... remember the Kubel cycle?

(barf)

butcher has worked wonders with kaz

and every other pitcher we have

just as Hatcher has worked wonders with our hitters
Just like Saunder's last start

Mikey stayed with a shot pitcher to go lefty-lefty

I honestly don't know if we can win another game this year.
5 walks. Angels got hosed.

They traded for a 1974 Mercury Bobcat

can't be it

Reagins has a BA from CSUF

FML

I check the score and we are losing. wtf

Huh?

It’s only 4-4

He has a DeLorean.
wait a minute
my bad

just jinxed it. Sorry guys

We are losing four to four.
you know what

man ive been off the whole day

It's all good, man.
Are you from the future?
He does to go Princeton

I hear the hoagies at Hoagie Haven give you clairvoyance.

Hoagie Haven

best hoagies in the world. Fat lady deliciousness. u ever swing by?

Kazmir SUCKS

It is official

blends in with his teammates
CONSPIRACY THEORISTS:

This is as high leverage a situation as it can be.

STRIKE ONE WAS HARDLY TOUCHING THE CORNER.

Thank you for your time.

Where is 44fan's dead horse photo when we need it?

;)

kazmir didnt get that pitch
Struck out Beltre
Wha?

Diffrn’t Stokes did? Wow. Kimberly and Willis are smiling somewhere.

what choo talkin bout Willis!
HOLD THE LINE!!!!!
CRAPPPPPPPPPPPPP
HISSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Having a 25 man roster is important: sox ph-ing
Well, now we're losing
stokes is a terrible pitcher
He has allowed all of his inherited runners to score.
blame howie

he could have ended the bleeding but he choked.

Has Howie EVER dove and caught a ball?
and why does he always play in Kendry's back pocket

all I see is groundballs to where 2B is and Howie struggling to get to them

totally unacceptable

howie sucking the big one

Does Grich make that play?
with his eyes closed

one arm tied behind his back and running up hill

your hard on for hating howie kendrick

arouses me

Kendrick's garbage glove

when even Q will do

His glove has taken a turn for the worse this year...

horrible defender. Terrible.

he was bad the first 58 games last year too
wow. i dont like this casey blake wanna be with his beard

but blake is clean shaven now..

Soth is sucking too
DAMN

UGHHHH I killed it. :(((

No...the Angels just stink right now badly
The Delorian?

Don’t tell me how this ends.

And Stokes had one good batter in him.
ahhhhhh

turned the TV on just in time.

You know, at least the 2006 team was still fun to root for

We were breaking in a lot of young people in the second half, even almost made a run for it.

This team is just awful so far.

when the equivalent of gmj is brought into a tight spot

it shows you how horrible things are going to be

and i have no rooting interest

in the majority of the team…… built around yankee castoffs

I have been thinking that, too.

What the hell is this? Nothing but Yanks.

suckage arrived -game over
wait

Fancoma(sic) will try to get another inning out of DiceK

But he will pull him if the first batter walks...

Brian Strokes or Justin Speier will be adequate to shut our lineup down at this point.

Soth doesn't understand leverage at all

keypoint in the game. pretty much impossible for them to be a bigger moment for a pitcher with the bases loaded and 1 out and he brings in who I’m sure he would consider his 4th best reliever.

yeah, why not Rodney?
Tito has his number..even before his suicide squeeze too many
managers don't win games

they lose them.

He's throwing 96 and we have Howie expecting him to pull the ball

that’s genius right there

is someone supposed to position the infielders?
I have no idea how the Angels are going to score 4 more runs
in Seattle maybe
Go back in time and relive the 1st inning.
I rarely give up here...

but man, this game is fucking over.

Napoli Grand Salami.
he'll eat one
His mom's areolas surely resemble grand salamis...
Sox pitching isn't exactly tearing i up

Even tough Angels hitting isn’t either

We have done nothing since the 1st inning.
Huh?

Another drizzy?

Although this version is positive-thinking.

"Hello. United? Yes, I'd like a one-way ticket to Salt Lake"

Passenger name?
Last name Stokes. S-T-O-K-E-S
First name: Brian. B-R-I-A-N
First class?
No, no. Cargo will be fine.

get a discount for adding 12 other names
You know its bad when they're showing highlights of chowds
damn.

needed that leadoff speed on the bag.

i find it humorous that mlb.tv is ahead of cable's mlb network feed
At least we have...
Brian Stokes is about as useful as the guy we traded him for
eh...

i’d rather see GMJ pitching than stokes.

i would argue HGH Jr had more value...
especially since we're still paying him $10mil
I have been thinking that GMJ is much more useful...

He is a mobile outfielder, as opposed to the concrete-shoed outfield we have been fielding.

Rivera off the monster!
jeez he finally got one past the SS
any Bryce Harpers in next years draft?
In Angels stadium

That’s a warning track flyout

Freaking matsui is working his way toward batting .200
Godzirra becomes the Geico lizard
its ok though

Angels don’t have to return the billboard money 4 signs we can’t read

this stadium is so fucking dumb.
WATCH AND LEARN MIKEY.....WHEN YOUR PITCHER STARTS WEAKENING.....
He hooked Daisuke, right?
Yep
Why the heck didn't Scioscia hook the cookie-tossing Kaz earlier?
I guess Soth wanted to give Kaz the chance to have a decision
He'll get a decision for sure
Francona 2 The Soth 0

Hermida in to PH for Bill Hall
Pulling DMat with the quick hook.

Delcarmen shreds, too...

Then they will follow with Barf and then Paperbon.

THAT'S JUST FOR TODAY
Stick a fork in em

I get the feeling that
this game’s over. Relief pitching besides Jepsen and Rodney are suckage. If any other guy besides those 2 come up, I get worried.

I'm revoking your strike force duties until you change your attitude.
Why oh why...

do Kazmir and Saunders suck so bad?

Butcher doesn't understand lefties

possibly.

and everybody knows it but Mikey
At this point, they are not even close to their usual selves.

And they’re too young to be washed up.
Unless they are hiding an injury, both should bounce back.

Here comes Mr. Strike-out
followed by mr. strikeout
i find it hard 2 believe HK ran that all the way out
Another man on 3rd with 2 outs.
howie, i thought u were fast?
you can hear that girl in the first row

can’t tell what she’s saying though

LOL?

NAPPO SMASH

NAPOLI HR!
holy crap!!!
TAKE THAT CERA
Nap hits mistakes
in his eyes?
to right center
hr naps? wtf?
That wind is carrying
I'll take it
who was it that jynxed it?

victor or gubi?? i want them to jynx our hitters more!!

****************HOMERUN****************Mike Napoli!*********************************
Hey...

there you are! Bienvenidos, amigo!

Brandon actually does want an egg in his beer
Yep. The career .485 slugger is coming back.

oh please, brandon wood isn’t worried about the pitcher’s confidence. he’s just trying to decide whether to strike out or ground out

ah, strike out wins the coin toss.

b wood needs to start roiding.
still need to hit the ball
i hope that's a fancy term for "sitting on the bench"
Whoever said this stadium is dumb

They are so right.

Rivera doubles in a would-be flyball out. Napoli homerruns in a would-be popout

Riveras was a shot!

HR anywhere else

huh

Riveras is an easy homer here

juanchos woulda been a HR

and this stadium is complete horeshit.

It is a POS
Maybe we would be wining

if our pitching wasn’t so craptastic

roll call

got home just in time to hear Naps hit a homer! NICE!!

For these last three losses ... I blame 44fan's anger over not getting his vote in on Monday...

he has not posted since he could not log in to the pregame picks on Monday…

Come back to us, 44!

Actually I decided to quit posting until Nap hit his first homerun.

I changed my avatar to a Napoli road sign to change his luck. It only took for days…..

*four days
Benvenuti!

Buona nota, Amico!

Well
 isn’t the Sox stadium a bit small compared to others? Maybe at the Big A it would’ve been a out on the warning track.

Mikey...call down to the bullpen
Stoks sucks
Stokes is still in? Scioscia must want to get swept.
Stokes will be playing alongside Justin Speier real soon.
Wait, Stokes is still in

WTF?

sosh you moron!

pull out stokes!

Stokes still in the game?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

But I ordered that ticket to Salt Lake for him.
Damn it!!! I even paid the $10 convenience charge.

Oh Jesus I hate this team right now
Wow that was awful
Oh god Aybar
um stokes
Oh, was it a bad throw? All I saw was Pedroia safe and they were saying Aybar couldn't handle the throw.
E1
Ahh, then I change my above comment to "Oh god Stokes"
don't blame the rally socks
aybarf

well, now i’m just disgusted.

nice throw dickhead
I don't want to see Stokes in this uniform after tonight
DFA will occur tonight...

isn’t Chopper ready to go?

Me neither he is freaking awful..
Worse than Reggie Willits in your book?

;)

no
Just getting a gauge on that.
he is an abortion of a baseball player
at least he hit youlk
Francisco Rodriguez Part II in his brief appearance looked much better than Stokes.
But, he's been Stokes, Jr down in SLC since...
wow..

simply wow

pedroia is thinking how great it is to be pedroia
This "team" is so bad right now....

Ay yiyi

Pitch around Youkilis
Or at him

i’m alright with that hit.

Haha that made the game better...

Hit in his pussy pad

Double play ball plz
Wow, Rojas is taking out his frustrations on Youk

I likes.

Lowell is slow. Let's get it

almost took out pedo?!?! almost doesn’t count.

PU, stinky pedo.
Where are all the Soth kool-aid drinkers now?

6 game losing streak, tie game bases loaded and this is his decision?

More to managing than in-game decisions
he aint playing...his players r pussiees
We've been listening to your constant bitterness...

and have now joined your chorus of anger.

He ain't helping
Lowell has no bat speed. If Stokes can't get him, he can't get anybody.
Oh come on

Don’t walk Lowell

Wow
Stokes had all the time to throw a perfect throw to Aybar, yet he throws the ball to him down low, and worse right near Pedroia’s feet. No way Aybar was gonna get that tag.

BURN THE WITCH!
"But how do you KNOW she's a witch?"

“Cause she LOOKS like one~”

Why?

Why walk Lowell? Why?

Lack of Major League ability, mostly
And Fuck Boston.
Mikey's frozen
Is STrokes still in there?
OMFG

bases juiced.

Come on DP
Palmer!?!
Good joke.

really funny.

THROW STRIKES STOKES COME ON
I will be shocked if Drew doesn't drive in at least two
i figured hed walk him

or give up the gs

jeez.

why they still have him in is beyond me. why does sosh always wait for the bases to be loaded to get a reliever to warm up?! and palmer of them all..

STRIKES

MORE STRIKES

STOKES IS TERRIBLE

top 5 worst relievers last year, going for #1 this year

Yeah Stokes!! Let's go!!
Stokes vs. Drew

Pinto vs. M3

More like Yugo vs Hyundai.
I can't believe this
Does Soth even realize

it’s still only a one run game?

He's gonna walk in a run
Nice Stokes
Sosh and the Angels are bent over Francona's coffee table
Stokes better be done

He better be damn done

I want myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy GMJ back
i'm dying here

MAKE THE MOVE ALREADY SOTH

and how come the first time I've seen a reliever start a fresh inning

after pitching the previous inning, was when he got lit up the previous inning?

And Palmer is coming in
fuck you sosh and stokes

my f-bomb for the month

TOO LATE AGAIN MIKEY
Haha Palmer let's do this!!
Brian:

You were a nice fella at spring training, but I really hope I don’t see you in a Halo uniform again.

Signed,
Downing Rules

He does seem like a swell guy.

much like justin speier.

the worst players

are the nicest people

For someone with a mid-90s fastball, Stokes is awful. Bring back Paul Byrd.
Bring in Rodney for shit's sake!
he'll pitch the 9th with them down 5 runs

he has to start a fresh inning

Did Jarrod Washburn ever sign with a team?

maybe
time to use him as a RP

Not sure he would go for that

isn’t he jobless right now?

fine tell him he's starting the first 3 innings of every 5th game and have Kaz relieve him
No. I'd bring him back right away.

He’s mediocre, but he’s a consistent mediocre.

Barry Bonds!
Yeah...

his face in Fenway has great memories for me…. Papi, Green Monstah … game series.

Wow
this guy’s crushing the Angel spirit. I prefer GMJ over Stokes.

HEY PALMER

THROW STRIKES

"courtesy of Brian Stokes"

Victor’s spot on tonight

Aren't we still paying Speier?

Maybe he’s not busy

Doing stand-up comedy and puppet shows in kindergarten classes...
A DP and we're still within striking range

A bases-clearing double and… well… on to Seattle

Palmer only allows 50% of his inherited runners to score...

as opposed to STrokes’ 89%

So that's why stokes was the obvious choice
different stokes for different folks
NOBODY deserves to get swept by the Red Sux
He's never recovered from the "Boston Masacre Suicide Sqeeze"

He covers his ass
Plays the percentages (lefty/lefty
His “patience” is killing any chance at momentum

exactly he manages like a freakin robot

you could make a flow chart to predict who will pitch and be right 95% of the time

Beltre isn't going to walk, no way he takes 4 pitches
Our bullpen blows
sub "team" for "bullpen" and I think you are spot on.
terriboe

just terriboe

If that was our batters they wouldve rolled over into a DP
And somewhere the ghost of Casey Stengel

… is saying “Is there anybody here who can play the game of baseball?”

yes
we should definitely sign Washburn. He’s still a FA, he actually throws strikes, and pretty decent still. I say sign Washburn to a 1 year deal, move him into the bullpen with occasional starts.

panic move

oh well … it might be panic time…

Washed up

Didn’t he post
decent numbers with Detroit?

better than never was
Come on Palmer, DP
****!!!!!!!!!

this freakin bullpen needs to be rebuilt.

oh so this is the reason palmer was going to retire from baseball

and make a career in landscaping.

He'll get a lot more bush that way!!!

Glad I got the over. I saw Kazmir…thought…hmm he’s good for 4-5 innings 5+ runs, bullpen!?? f’gettttttt abouuuuuut it!!!!!!!!!

All right, just got back and saw this. Here's my one for the month.

FUCK YOU, KAZMIR.

and Stokes and Palmer...
Mostly Kazmir

The offense finally comes out to play and scores 6 runs, but Mr. Scott shits the bed and gives up 7? In less than 5 innings?

He was doing his Matsuzaka impersonation.
****!!!!!!!!!

this freakin bullpen needs to be rebuilt.

deja vu!

sue sue sue sue
sue sue sue sue

God damn it Howie
OK, good night

I can’t watch this.

Wow, I wish I didn't check in

I picked the wrong 8 games to stop sniffing glue.

Lol

It’s official. Our team is awful awful

... and the wound just starts gushing blood
NOW, THE WHEELS ARE ALL THE WAY OFF
This IS like the stupid movie
Pitch a tent the circus is in town!!
howie

okay .. i gotta say … that was freaking funny … gotta laugh cause if i do not i might start to cry…

same here....

so bad you gotta laugh

Maicer Izturis please.
read that he's hurt
Give him a lefty glove ...
He couldn't do any worse with that
injured, ain't he?

shoulder thing

soon to be on the DL apparently
The defense got jealous of the pitching

…saying “Hey, I can suck, too!”

this is getting laughable....

that’s it. my blood pressure is going to go through the roof if i keep watching this.

It is truly amazing how shitty this team is.
Is it time for Jeopardy yet?
Would you like to solve the puzzle?

or are you one of those fools who needs to buy a vowel?

ANG_LS SU_K

Where's the team that swept Toronto and took 2 of 3 from NY???
that was soooo april
We are getting DP'd

by Boston and the Umps

I'm going to the Murder City Devils show now.

go halos………………………….

saw them last week... have fun!
I may have to apologize to PECOTA
that broken clock just might be right this time
No there still gonna be wrong

because were only gonna win like 70 games lol

Think of the awesome 2011 draft pick
oh how I miss darren oliver
I need just a little Hud right now

To convince me that we don’t suck for all time.

Yeah, Hud know how to make it a laugher...instead of all this disgust
Another full count
May as well walk in another run
Lol

Another double play ball that doesn’t get a double play.

Terrible Pitching, awful defense, barely any offense. How did our team change so much from last season?

C'mon it was obvious...

we miss Darren Oliver

going from an All-Star 3B

to complete and utter crap is a big part of it…..

part of it..

but this is like the perfect storm of shit.

whatever you do don't blame Reagins

he went to CSUF

and the College of the Desert.
Reminds me of that Bugs Bunny cartoon

Where the opposing team was hitting the ball and going around the bases in a conga line

Well this has been a complete and total waste

I’d be better off spending my time planning world domination and singing “Enough is Enough” into a hairbrush.

"the same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!"
We suck.

In more ways than Clay Aikens does.

Alright ewayta go Palmer!
I was half expecting him to drop it

the way things have been going

I remember when I thought we had a chance to win this one.

It seems like it was so long ago

Oh, those were the days!
I'm going to stop watching

And hope that’ll do something

Better than last inning!
Bring in Charlie Brown to pitch
Pedroia would be Lucy holding the football...
Maybe Jamarcus Russell can pitch
We deffinately need Hud
greetings from the Long Beach Airport
let me add that I'm glad to be getting out of town

this sucks!

Save room on your flight.

For our relief squad.

leaving town huh? I don't blame you.
Wanna get away?
take me a-wayyyyyyyyyy!
Flying to Boston to b*tch slap the Angels?
you might wanna grab an extra air sickness bag
only if i make the mistake of turning on this shitty game
Look on the bright side...

at least this isn’t as craptastic as the great collapse of 1995.

We are sucking before our expectations are too high.

well plus I actually cared about that team

you know lots of homegrown players, and some of them actually spoke English.

whoops...

that is a something cist statement.

maybe you should follow the D-Backs
Or any pre-integration MLB team.
part of following a team for me

is knowing the team’s character…. I find it kind of hard to know a players character when everything he says goes through Mota. I’m sure they great people and all, but you going to tell me you didn’t love a postgame interview from King Fish……. more than hearing Kendry talk through Mota?

ask a Cuban-American, for example
yea I'm sure having Cubans to follow is special for Cuban-Americans

LGPA wanted all their golfers to speak English for the same reasons I’m talking about. Care a lot less when their is a language barrier.

You have your beliefs and that is fine...

but I am just going to let it go. Rough night.

“Look at that little monkey go!”

character has nothing to do with language
I didn't say it did

I said it has everything though with me KNOWING their character. I want to follow players that I feel like I KNOW. Us speaking different languages gets in the way of me feeling like I know them.

Learn some Spanish...
when I'm a fan of a team

in California???? The signs outside of Angels Stadium say “STOP” yes? Not “ALTO”

plus to follow the Angels

I’d have to learn Japanese as well as whatever the hell Rodney speaks

I spoke some Japanese to Matsui at ST...

he got a good chuckle out of it and ended up stopping for a minute. Reaching out goes a long way. Being a stubborn “This is the US of A, DAMMIT” red-neck does not go far in endearing our friends from other nations.

yea believe it or not I speak enough Spanish to get my point across

but unless I go back to college and take Spanish I’m NEVER going to be fluent enough to understand what they are saying.

in fact I said I'm sure they are great people

gg reading comprehension

Most of the current players speak English too
season's not over yet
I'm not goin' "scareduck" just yet.
haha, well what I really meant was...

….it can’t truly get worse than ‘95 until we get to the end of the season, so there’s even time for the Angels to right the ship and then wrong it again!

My God

Ten hits, seven walks, two errors, and a hit batsman in six fucking innings! “Get ’em tomorrow” just doesn’t work for this team right now.

Get away game to Seattle..the whole division sucks..they say Seattle's even worse that the Angels
The question is

Does Angel pitching suck more than Mariners hitting? Smart money isn’t on the Angels right now…

I'm putting money on...

the Mariners getting a 10-spot at least once in this upcoming series…

And Figgins will get a slumpbuster and be loved by the Pac NW.

Smart money huh?
Angels will be the first EVER WS Champs with a Top 10 pick the following June
I think even the Boston fans are tired of cheering now

And probably think “The Angels are just too pathetic to jeer anymore”

I bet they left this thing... such a stinker
We need to bring in Andy Hassler, Dave Goltz, and Dave Laroche

to coach our relief pitchers.

And then Triumph the Insult Comic Dog can poop on them all.

Triumph for pitching coach!!!
he should poop on the Soth
C'mon guys! We only need 6 runs to win this biotch!
You're leaving out all the future runs Boston is sure to add in the coming innings
And now he'll probably get picked off first. That's just how things have been going
Gubi why don't you point out Eyesores shitty defense
Rev

Declare marshall law and allow the F bombs to be released. Or the fail images to be in the game posts.

Mike Marshall became a lawyer?

Hard to believe with eyebrows like that.

We'll come back against King Felix tomorrow
I laughed at your remark. And then I cried.

Because it was funny and sad.

Thanks for visiting, Truth – now, go away!

The Angels are playing like a championship team right now!

They are doing great in hitting, defense, pitching, and…. OH! Hello Easter Bunny! Wow, and the Tooth Fairy is with you, too! Let’s ride the unicorn over the rainbow now!

The sad part is, even if the Angels score some runs to give us hope

I know the blowpen will just turn around and give them all back

See, Mike...don't let things get out of hand
Yep...

pitch Rodney and Jepsen NIGHTLY as they are the only two guys you can rely on. Start Weaver for all five games while you are at it.

2 on, no outs

Is that a rally I smell?

Or it could be the Rally Monkey's rotting corpse
The RALLY CARCASS!
more bed shitting upcoming
Let's see.two "Earl Weavers"......
time to board Da Plane

Go Halos!

Another pitch Hunter should've taken
The Angels are doing their part to save energy

by not having to light up the Halo

the halo has become a sphincter
With a bad case of 'roids
Arte should have a ton of money for free agents now that the electric bill is around zero
(crickets)

Alcohol sales just skyrocketed in greater Anaheim.

VAMINOS BAM BAM!
1 swing here gets us back in it
Lloyd Christmas: "So you're sayin' there's a chance!"
Whose "Porn Stasche" is more Tom Byron like...Okijma's or Fuentes?
Today's topic: The firing of Hudler has brought a curse upon this team.

Discuss.

hideki vs hideki..

who will win?

Hideki. I'm sure of it
the one that doesn't suck
both do
well we know which one sucks more now
BadSushi at the plate
That was a Vlade swing
all his AB's look like sh*t
I guess you missed the first couple weeks of the season, when he was doing really well.
seems like eons ago
And there goes the game
You arrived at that junction a lot later than most!

Kudos to you! ;)

I was pretty sure of it going into the inning, but then I saw 2 on No outs, and had a little bit of hope. That's gone now
DAMN this team...

for making me switch over to the MLB Network and deal with Cackling Pseudo-Redneck /Fulltime Scab Kevin Millar.

If Hud was working...we'd be hearing about that time in Topeka.."We were getting beat in the 7th.....

I could tolerate this outrage so much better

9 L's lookin more likely now
7 losses inarow is the alltime record
then this a record setting team
I guess the pitchers figured "Why bother? The relievers will just give it all back anyway"
Oops, I meant the hitters

probably both.
The starters dont feel like pitching their very best because the blowpen keeps giving up runs, and the hitters don’t feel like trying because everytime they get up, they crumble down

Watching this game is warping my already warped brain
prediction for tomorrow

Cross country flight, playing like crap, facing felix in pitcher’s park, EQUALS no-hitter tomorrow. Glad I’m @ Nickelback concert.

is Tiger there?
tomorrow night
it's ok though

Torii is well rested for August

i think the pickle on FaceBook

has more fans than nickelback

Wait...I thought it was 7-11...

do we suck so bad we actually LOST a run?

we sucked a run off the scoreboard

we really need Rex – we need his encouragement right now…

7 straight..enough blame to go around.. Don't exclude the managing..Mikey has sucked as much as anybody
I'm so glad I don't have to watch Youklis bat anymore after tonight.
Just bet against the Angels guys.

If they lose you win money and feel at least a little better.

If they win you feel great, although I’m forgetting what that kind of feeling feelsl like

in like AAA

there has got to be someone at least as good as Palmer ,,, or maybe even sitting at home on some couch somewhere…

Kohn is way way better
Ill give it a shot.

Can we get a more
dependable bullpen? Seriously, the rate of inherited runners scoring is just absurd. Jepsen and Rodney are the only dependable guys in the bullpen. I say sign Washburn, test Reckling out ( he can’t possibly be worse then Stokes). This bullepen is so much fail.

Not sure putting Reckling in the pen is the answer

Right now,
the only guys good in the bullpen is Rodney and Jepsen. Say Shields gets his mojo back, but that’s probably not gonna happen until Jul-Aug. And the way Mike likes putting pitchers for 1 inning even though they dominated.

they say he a long way off

doesn’t necessarily
have to be Reckling. Im sure some pitcher in AAA is better then Stokes to take his spot.

17 3 ball counts

wth is going on

as the world's number one ump-blamer

our pitchers could not find the strike zone tonight.

Diaz was consistent
How good is his fastball, though?
Gubi & Rojas , soooo milktoast
welcome to the Corporate Front Office

ridding this franchise of all personality.

As an independent media goofball, this is as good a window of opportunity as I will ever have…

hunter never been to fenway before?
apparently not - since he doen't know how to play with that wall they have.
I need my Hudler security blanket back
I have my Matsui blankie
way to back up Bobby A
or Juan
yea Jaun should have gotten their first
worst OF defense in the league
just the oldest
which correlates with worst defensively

to the tune of like 85% hehe

at least Naps is still playing
at least Napoli has GRIT on that play

or maybe just big tits

Jesus Christ
Van Halen Jump comes to mind
nice throw nips, NOT

Its pretty sad, but i think
Matsui played the best defense in the OF this series.

AH - yep.

great throw to the plate for an ASSIST… take that Big Lame Hunter

I kinda feel bad for Palmer

he’s not such a bad pitcher when he’s not used in long relief every other game. He’s going to have thrown over 7 IP so far…… this roadtrip

That's his JOB
yea I"m just saying his ERA is taking a hit

because he’s the last guy in the pen. I’d take Palmer over Stokes or Old Shields anyday and I’m dead serious

huh?

his ERA is only affected by runs earned on his watch.

yea I know

but Palmer doesn’t have someone come bail him out nearly as quickly as other relievers because Palmer is the guy that is suppose to take one for the team.

some bad fielding behind him too
yeah....what a pity.

a well payed major league pitcher not getting the job done.

Was
Palmer used that much?

well, the good news...nobody was injured
Rojas: "The Angels are just not playing crisp baseball right now"

As Howard Cosell would say: "That man has an uncanny grasp for the obvious"

The only thing funny is watching Gub and Rojos struggle to stay positive or say anything positive right now.
oblivious to the true suckage nature of their play

I wish
we had 2006-2008 Shields, 2002 K-Rod, 1999-2000 Percival, 2002 Donnelley, and 09 Jepsen/Rodney

probably
the best bullpen in game

With how Mike Lowell has been doing this series, I would be okay with trading for him on one condition

He gets to face our pitching

That he punch Lackey before he comes here?
That would be good too, so actually 2 conditions
Here's a guy I'd like the Angels give a shot to

scouting report has always said he has a killer slider.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453519

IF...Mathis wasn't hurt....IF Izturis could play everyday....
if pigs could fly
I'd wear a hat more often
a Halo helmet?
I hate this stadium
I put away all my sharp objects. I am signing off.
I've turned the gas back on
(and put my head back in the oven)

what’s the score?
Too scared to look

11-6 Boston
Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse

they have to show that on our telecast????

retards
those chowds need a monkey
sorry..retahds
what the hell are those people doing?
jabba the hut

red sox fan

LMFA Soth

you can’t pitch Rodney when the bases are loaded in a tied game, but you fucking pitch him down 5 runs in the 8th………………. Am I not the only one peeved beyond belief at this?

that had to be the stupidest thing I've ever seen at a game
so who is winning the B.O.T.G.?
Kaz

nibble nibble

Abner Doubleday

the entire bullpen

the people who let Rex go at the beginning of the season. They are to blame for all of this
Hard to say, everyone who stood on the mound in an Angels uniform has made a strong case for themselves
whole team is a giant suckball
Gene Autry

For bringing baseball to Anaheim.

I wonder why
they keep saying tradition? The Angels until this decade have been quite horrible.

letting good players go

losing

What was Jobba Chamberlain's mom doing in Boston tonight?
oh wow

so funny! niiiiicccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeee

As the medical examiner's report will likely show

the operative question will be ‘What wasn’t she doing?’

Proof Cock!

Jay Alfred in the house

Gee that K might have come in handy

say in like the 5th inning

you are complaining

abut Soth being Soth … I did not see you whining here when we were winning 97 games about strict bullpen roles over high-leverage percentages, but now you are fixated on it.

you don't remember me complaining about Soth the last 4 years????

I’ve always complained about his handling of the bullpen. I think Soth has definite strengths but I’ve always thought he was a lousy chess player…….

Italians are not known for chess players

we should of gotten a russian manager

fantastic cheese player though.
personal experience you want to share?
ricotta . lasagna.

it was funny in my alcohol soaked mind.

carry on.

Nice play Aybar
yeahhh Rodney
Hey a 1-2-3 inning!
RALLY TIME!!!!
we'll spank our monkey this inning
When was the last time they lost seven straight?
trAdition tells me.......
2002 i think they said
Maybe that means they'll win the World Series this year...
naturally...
I got a Travis Tritt problem......The Whisky ain't work'n
HERE WE GO!!!!!
Not to pour salt on wounds right now with our bullpen

but does anyone remember the specifis of dropping O’Day? Man would he ever be useful now.

"Nice piece of hitting" just does'nt have the same ring to it when coming out of Rojos' mouth.
we were winning in the first what happened?
we're losing...

again

basically Kaz showed why he's a 4 inning pitcher

and then Stokes crapped the bed. Naps did hit a homerun than off the bat he got pissed at, kind of amusing

4th to much credit
c'mon Torii
atta boy Torii

that’s leadership

It's gonna be a loooooonnnngggg flight to Seattle....seeya tomorrow my other dysfunctional family
leaving in the middle of this rally man?
no, man I never quit on the Halos....I just got a....visitor
36 runs given up to the sux

54 on this road trip, don’t change a thing soth!

Thank god it's over
time to cut myself
bout to cut myself to sleep

g’nite

It's not all bad

we have the All Star Game

and the Rangers went from

up 8-0 to DOWN 12-11 to the MF ROYALS…..

that's all folks
i dunno about you guys but

I think this road trip has gone quite well

OMG

We cant even hold a lead, damn! This team are the champs of the L.A. West…. Cmon Reagins let me remind you that we are not pittsburgh nor kansas!

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