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Hey Angels fans, I am splitting to a party, please flag offending comments, any editor want to take over the postgame story go for it.

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YOU ARE TOO OLD TO PARTY
You're never to old to party
okay

i am designated driving that party animal GF of mine.

Ha!

I’m just jealous of any social activity at all, particularly on the better coast.

I'll have a beer in your honor next Saturday

and post a pic on Facebook….how’s that?

Torii still sore.

Limping into the dugout

Runs please Halos
Sweet rally thread!
KOWBELL HR!
I NEED MORE KOWBELL!!!!!!!!!!
Not a tie game anymore!

KOWBELL GOES DEEP!

isn't homer my

son-in-law????

yup

and since I got blocked out of the other thread (ANNOYING!!!)

Jaclyn Smith wasn’t married to David Soul…you are thinking of Dennis Cole

GOODBYE BASEBALL!!!!!
YESSSSSSS!!!
Ball was crushed
Nice rally thread!!
WHOPEEEEEEE!!

HR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

new thread

new mojo BAMMO K-MO BAMMO

Admit it guys... you were thinking the same thing when I posted my "Kotch would have..." line
Fistor PWNED by Kendry.
K-MO!

too early for Panther?

Uh, 44FAN? We need the official confirmation [grin]
Mastui SMASH!

200 foot single.

Hideki needs a designated runner

I can hear his bones grind from here.

Stan sushi doink
Hope Torii's OK.
huh? didn't see what happened
Rivera's heating up...
I don't buy it.
good thing..

you’d have lost money

what can I say
for a GIDP..... yuck
And this surprises you how?
it is so strange

not hearing Phys and Hud on he FSW broadcast

Well, Hud anyways. Who gives a crap about Phys?
I think that they made a good team

even though Phys was pretty much a tool, he beats Gubie and Mota.. though margnally

And good.
73-70 Utah, 3:45, 3rd
Correction. 73-73, 3:15
I see the Lakers sweeping Utah
DAMN that was a great play
Nice DP M's.
The Johnny Rivers special
Oh that's a GREAT play by Aybar.
I love Angels Baseball
Aybar!

great play!!

guy tries to take the ball!
Douchebag fan.
don't blame the poor cubbies fan...
old coot!!!

tried to mug Aybar!!!

GOOOOOOO

ANGGEEEELLLLSSSSSSSS

Hey guy, hands off Aybar's glove
M's fans

are still complete douchebags

stuff like that'll get you tasered he says
tasered.. thats great
Don't tase me bro
lakers lead by 2 end of 3rd qtr
82-80 Lakers, end of 3rd
i hope the lakers lose
And I hope they win
not to be rude..

but this is an ANGELS game thread, if you want to talk about the Lakers, go to to their blog

I want a Rally Monkey pillowcase :-(
If you or any other individuals are borderline 18 (I did this last year at 23)

You can just make up a birthdate walking in. Some of the giveaways designated for kids are very cool.

as long as it isn't a snuggie..
Lopez hits lefties really well

I remember he got a HR off Fuentes to give us a loss last year. Course who didn’t?

He's a career .187 hitter against Saunders though
Thanks for the research, that's reassuring.
The only thing cooler than the other side of the pillow is a Rally monkey pillow case
He must be butta cuz he''s on a roll
Gubi's best call
What he say? I'm watching on TV, where they have the Mariners guys
sink one low and away
I wish our pitchers could face the Mariners every day

Defense, too.

I'm sure every team is thinking the same thing
Well looks like I was right in my second thought on the Gamday pick and we may see Saunders go 7. Not sure his pitch count
I was just wondering.... started posting mine before I saw yours.
Hokie Joe Pitchcount: 58.

Not bad. That’s 84 through 6. He may go farther than that.

It's not pitch count I'm worried with Joe

It’s run count.

Hokie Joe Runcount: 0
Wow I should have gone with 7. I shouldn't have second guessed myself
Are the Angels finally turning the corner

or are the Mariners just that bad?

Yes.
I think you're right
Probably somewhere in the middle
well, after playign the pathetic NL west last year they got i together so I'm fine with either
Geez...........It's only 1-0
I think we've only seen Fister once before.

We have a tendency to make pitchers we haven’t met look like Cy Young

The Angels turn the corner when....

Aybar’s OBP is over .350, Rivera starts hitting, Kazmir figures out his slider, Shields returns to form and Bulger stops giving up the long ball.

For now, it’s just that the M’s are that bad.

how about

when Fuentes can throw a 90+ MPH heater?

wait.. that won’t happen

I dont think Shields is ever going to return to form

Call me pessimistic, but guys rarely return to form after a major surgery.

Wilson's a good defensive SS

So is the other Wilson.

wasn't he a volleyball in Castaway?
Yeah, but he wasn't nominated for an Oscar.
he was deflated by that
damn shame too

I cared more about the character of that ball than any character in a Judd Apatow movie.

WILLLSSSOOONNNN!
Actually, he played Tim Allen's neighbor on Home Improvement
alos Dennis the Menace's neighbor
Frandsen looks exactly like Brandon Wood
Except Frandsen is good
Frandsen still batting 1.000
I less than three

Frandsen.

Frandsen's the new starting 3B!
Wood's out of a job
I will flag that

please remove that comment

Angels baseball workin
Lets see if Bobby can do anything this time
Deja Vu, Abreu better come through.
Alright,

Bobby. Hit it out this time.

So I'm gonna guess Frandsen and Wood just changed bodies a couple years back.

Maybe then Wood living up to hype

Come on Bobby, you can pwn this dude
Wow Franderson, 2 for 2.
Wait, we got Granderson?
is he availible?
not any more,

smarty-pants :)

Well, it's kind of like the store brand version.
Ooh

if bobby isn’t bobby, that’s a strike.

Sometimes a rep is a *good* thing to have
Come on Johnson, argue... piss off the umpire!!! Please?
I like that strategy
brandon pipp
that would have been a strike...

in Fenway

Or in Anaheim, if the Sux were visiting
well, we all know that..

balls and strikes are different for the “elite” teams on the east coast

I guess Torii is okay, since he's in the on deck circle
what happened in the first place?
Fouled off his leg, and he was limping a little bit after
Fouled off his kneecap
limping in OF

I was watching him…he is still in pain

How was that move not a balk?
@ game wondering same thing
i don't think he actually made a step toward first
which?
The 3rd to 1st move looked like he was coming home
45 degree angle...
A balk in the MLB

Is like traveling in the NBA. It’s just not called.

Just pitch, douchebag
Come on Torii
Time for Hula Dula the Mariner Rulah!
Big Game Hunter!
Ok bases loaded over at LL with Torrii up is what they wanted lets make them suck it
come on Torii...

no need to swing for the moon, just put the ball in play and get some runs in..

Aybar and Figgy having a little chat
Work him, Torii
swinging from heels
it's these tense moments that make baseball unique
Ouch. I hope there's lots of ice in the visitors clubhouse
So many foul balls
nice! way to be torii
nice rbi Torii
HULA DULA!!!!! RBI Single!!!!
Sweet two-out rally
wow! Ichiro did an Abreu
you're right about that
WOOOOO!

what did I say!!! :)

YEA!!!!!!

GO TORII

YAHOOOOO....TORII
BIG GAME HUNTER!
Ishiro's fake don't work with two out
Ichiro, not Ishiro.
fried rice not flied lice
don't be mean..

he took the handi van to school…

Just remember, those "Slow Children At Play" grow up to become "Slow Men At Work"
uh... yeah

nuff said…

Nice job Torii
mo kowbell plz
hey, yo.

Who remembers that one time when we swept the Sux?

I can haz moar home runz pleaz?
Lets Score More
Score More and Seven Runs ago...
that 3-1 called "strike" was way off the plate
I was wondering how that was in the strike zone
It wasn't
i know...

it was a rhetorical question :)

seriously, MLB really needs to fix how games are called

Gameday agrees
I suspect Godzilla's day off just got cancelled.
Por Que?
Because Torii is going to be sore as hell
lefty tomorrow
because of torii's limp?
That's what I'm thinking.

Two fouls off the same kneecap, and he’s walking stiff

This ump

Has a very liberal definition of an “outside corner.”

...and Gammons was saying umps r unappreciated

I say this era has worst umpiring ever!

To be fair

It’s only recently that any fan with a net connection has become more qualified to call balls and strikes than the guy behind the plate.

screw it, just put RFIDs in the balls, the plate, and the players uniforms
Where did Victor get 45 pitches from?
If Saunders walks Sweeney
If Harry meets Sally
I'll have what she's having
Frandsen

fail.

i can forgiven Frandsen for that
Nice play by Frandsen, even if it did pull Kendry off the bag
awww, almost could have been a webgem :o
I told Joe whilst warming up to challenge these blowhards...no nibbling
did you actually say

“blowhard”?

as a matter of fact I did!
and what'd

he say?

also,

LINK

Uhh, a link to the mobile site?
he's on his droid,

which i guessed, so…

Are you posting whilst at the game?
droid...yup
But...

These aren’t the droids you’re looking for

the force is not strong i him..
what..

no 3g iPad?

Do they still have those Nintendo DS hotspots or they phase those out?
thini k they still have those
is it now a requirement

to say “whilst”?

Only whilst you say whilst
Only whilst ingaged in watching baseball
Throw was off but very strong arm
100-96 Utah, 2:48
Yeah I switched games for now.
Come on Joe
Now, you call the bull pen
why walk the guy who doesn't have a hit yet this season?
This is really the only trouble he has been in this game
Did he trim those sideburns a bit?

They look thinner than usual.

Attaway

Rivera!!!!

Juancho fail.

Should have been a single.

That was ugly Juan
Rivera, WTF????
dammit rivera
Juancho blows
Ahhhhhhh!

What are you doing Rivera???

E7

Got to be.

Nope, triple
Put in Willits
Mr. Suzuki has driven in two
I miss you figgy-man-ho
Should have walked ichi-hole and pitched to figgins
uhh, what the balls?
I didn't see the play but a triple? WTF
Juancho missed it on the ground. Rolled to the wall. It's like he booted it, but didn't touch it.
That was not a triple
Korver killing the Lakers
106-103 Utah, 1:06
i don't watch basketball that much, but it seems like fisher's always making 3 pointers late in games
Frandsen needs to watch his relay to first
agree - sometimes high, but he's pulling K-Mo off the base.
well

we’re still winning

let's hope that the bullpen

doesn’t implode

OK, Juan, now you can make up for that play.

At least he can’t GIDP

Lakers can make it a 3 point game with 7 seconds
It's a 3 point game
111-110 6.1
Yeah don't really agree with fouling there

Just make them shoot, rather than give them free throws

I wondered what happened - neighbors are cheering
Well, would you look at that? A Safeco ad in Safeco Field! Who've thunk it?
They're an insurance company right?
it'd be funnier if they manufactured safes
Saunders Pitch Count: 84 after 5
So will probably be done after the 6th
Just saw that reply with Juan

How was that not an error?!?

there was a prediction earlier for 84 through 6

ouch.

Actually, it was 84 through 7
Oops. You're right, I said 84 through 6, not 7.

I’m going senile.

:)

no worries. optimism is good, right?

one thing to say about escaping the east coast..

no more 5+ hr games because the yankers and the Sux do everything they can to slow the game down

HK47 didn't seem very happy with his AB :o
Mikey can't let things get out of hand
Matsui makes me....

Miss Vladi

What a crap inning

Better at bats guys, come on.

Nice play by Howie
Oh shit. Bulger up.
As long as he doesn't have inherited runners to let score, he should be fine
no inheritances

he can load them up on his own quite nicely

We need more runs if Bulger comes in
(lakers game) How the hell was a foul not called there
Damned if I know. He pushed DFish
He grabed him around the waist
It's late

That was an all around terrible play

Major foul with a grab and dragged to the ground but no call made
nba refs are consistently awful, that's why I rarely watch nba any more
bullpen @ safeco lets u stand about 5 ft from pitcher
Help out our guys
Fisher gets murdered and no foul call
Time for the hook
Lakers Win 1111-110
111

not 1111

Thats still not as bad as Magic Hawks
WOOOT yea lakers one
Nba refs so inconsistent

Lakers still win. Series over

Nope. 3-0.
NBA playoff series are worse than the ALDS last year
Calendar-wise, I mean.
I dont see how thats different :)
i think they've been hanging out with MLB umps
Lakers Win
Alright Joe

Lets get through the sixth

Naps????

oh good grief

he's getting worse
oh well,

it probably save him from playing catch with Torii

Did it even get out of the circle?
it reminds me of what my buddy does when he's messing with his dog playing fetch
lol

i so do that to my dog. mostly on purpose.

rofl @ nap's pickoff throw
Time for a bit of rosin, Naps...
Dear Joe

home plate is down about 7 ft

C'mon Joe, bear down.
Saunders, don't walk Mike f'ing Sweeney
Joe's last batter
fried chicken
Should have yanked him

One batter ago.

not till he gives up the lead
threw him a grapefruit
JR's error coming back to bite the team :(
And Saunders's badness too
Definitely could see that happening
O.K....NOW MIKEY...HE'S DONE
That pitch was a gift
We'll soon find out that Saunders has arm problems.
I hope so, otherwise he just sucks now
Saunders has been so brittle with runners on
For some reason (he isn't getting the ball down) he is getting no ground balls and he is suppose to be a groundball pitcher
Smart of Naps to tag regardless. Memories of Doug F-ing Eddings
Mikey's staying ith the old lefty/lefty..

but aren’t leftys hitting like +.300 against Saunders?

Good pitch, even if it was a ball.
MIKE.....get him outta there!!!
thank you!!
I think

I keep forgetting we have no pitching

Saunders

Is going to end up on the DL with some made-up injury.

I think so too
crispy chicken wing
Hello, SOS
NOOOOO NOT BULGER
He can get 1 out with giving up a run...right Bulger?
about f'ing time, Sloth
Dear Gene Autry,

Please intercede with the powers-that-be so that Bulger doesn’t suck tonight.

Mike...a fresh righty is better than a shot lefty
Saunders sucks

Adjusted for quality of hitters faced, this game was worse than his Boston start. He can’t get major league hitters out. He might do OK if they pitch him no more than an inning at a time, spotted against lefties.

Seriously, why does Saunders suck all of a sudden?

cause
he can’t locate the strike zone, and when he does, they’re fastballs over the heart of the plate.

It was coming

His stuff has never been great, but his command used to be a little better. But this was on the cards since he first fought onto our team.

Problem is, he has become a vet on our team. So the leash will be longer than perhaps it should.

Saunders
can’t keep the ball in the strike zone. The only reason why he got to the 6th with minimal damage is because the Ms suck offensively. If this was the Yanks or Sox, probably 6 runs would’ve scored.

You saw his last start, right?
Jim Leyland would talk to his guy to find out if he was shot...or if he needed to come out
Bulger is starting to look a little better out there
THANK YOU Bulger
WOW did he really just do that??
I think so - not sure but they are playing a commercial so I think it did happen
Bulger just made Saunders look even worse
i'm so torn... i hate detroit, but i also hate SJ...

i’m not sure who to root for….

cheering for big hits and own goals seems so petty :o

Why is
Saunders the #2 guy? WIth his performance, he should be 4 or 5. He should be 4 or 5 so he doesn’t have to face good pitchers.

By this time in the season, matchups aren't a given.

true
but if he gets lowered down, he might feel bad and start performing well.

what’s the score?

3-3

thought
Mike actually trusted Saunders to get thru the inning.

It could be worse...in Boston, Mikey was a deer in the headlights
no f*ing way
Here's an interesting stat

Saunders is actually throwing more strikes this year than last. But guys are swinging at him less.

where’d u find that?

I really love #18
3 for 3

Woody is getting nervous

I rather have Wood
I would also. I don't think this game makes Frandsen better
That's what Scioscia wants.........
What the heck Frandsen is 3 for 3
it's cause he's

awesome.

Frandsen = new Starter
for every position
wonder if he can pitch???
Absolutely

Los Angeles Frandsens of Anaheim

Maybe
that new guy’s making a move at 3rd base. So far, Frandsen has outperformed Wood offensively and tied for glove.

oh hell, so far Frandsen has outperformed every Angel
bad news for Q
Kevin Frandchise
how many games did it take Wood to get 3 hits, 20?
He's got only 15 so far

Didn’t someone refer to Frandsen as “Sparky” earlier? I like that. “Franderson” could stick, too… How long does t take to come to consensus on these things, anyway?

repetitive use and "hey, I like that one"
hi Bug!

that’s about what I thought. :)

sorry, replied in wrong order
Why did Saunders pitch to Sweeney with lefty on deck?
he should'nt pitched to either
Let's go Halos

WIN THIS!

When we first signed Frandsen,

I read a lot of columns and blog post about the move.

I recall that the fans posting kept mentioning that he seemed to be a great prospect, always did well at AAA, but flamed out in the majors.

I read something saying that Baseball America once said something like, “He’s the perfect #2 hitter.” (paraphrase).

Leadoff single to C hitting .128?
Ichiro is faster than Scratchiro
What about Krustiro?
he's at Moe's
enjoying a Flaming Moe
OT: has anyone used the disc resurfacers sold at places like OfficeMax?
like disk dr?
Resurfacer?
the yclean minor scratches off disks
Oh, I thought you meant like a sander. You mean the gunk?

Don’t bother.

You’re not going to believe this, but use toothpaste. Get Tom’s of Maine.

Seriously, google "Toothpaste scratched CD" (without the quote)
yeah that works
wow!

learning something new here all the time. :)

they have machines that are ~$30

that supposedly polish down the surface. Was wondering how good they were. Would save some money on the PS2 games

they are good for minor surface scratches only
that works!

I suppose I can always return it if it doesn’t work well

Try the toothpaste trick.
I have---no luck
seen them but never used one
Uh, Bulger? The zone is this way: L
He was chatting with Saunders between innings and got confused
We almost had a Cuban missile crisis.

wow this is such a long wait in between pitches

I'll bet that's what the fielders are thinking

alrighty pitch him down and in

…. not that down and in

Nap called a change on 3-0
Has he knocked the M's powerful 1B out of the game
Lucky he hit him.

If he misses Kotch, that’s a WP and the runner scores. No way Naps blocks that

right above the ankle....ouchie
The whole pacific northwest is in love with Gutz...

… the way they talk about him, he’s the next pujols

The zone is this way, Bulger: v
cheezus, pull Bulgy already

wow… bulger not the way to come in and pitch

Love how no one is warming up

lol sosh is wayyyy too trusting

showing patience with his guys!!
good god man!!!
is Bulger thinking these things out

or just he just wing it

I think his problem is that he *is* thinking.

To paraphrase Yogi, “You can’t think and pitch at the same time”.

(Yogi said “hit”, not “pitch”).

it's not the 8th yet so of course we can't bring rodney in
Now throw another strike.
why is this guy always our first reliever????

lol not always….. its usually jepsen 7th rodney 8th fuentes 9th

oh lord...you said fuentes....
Isn't that an F-bomb?
Nap's changing speeds
wow nice pitch!
Mikey was calling those pitches
the chart showing Bulgers pitch location...

… looks like a drunken dartboard

Link. It's got to be amusing, in a morbid sort of way
they were showing the graphic during the FSN broadcast
man, a dart in the ankle would hurt :(
Time to check my blood pressure
sigh of relief
we got reallllllyyyy lucky right there
Well done Bulger!
Okay nevermind

when you get out of jams, all is forgiven

omg. i can’t believe we made it through that inning

We need baserunners

Will Frandsen hit in this inning?

Nope
Anything's possible. Just improbable.

Here, have a nice cup of something almost, but not entirely unlike tea.

Unlikely. 3-4-5.
give him a run

and the rally monkey WILL come….

alrgithy kendry go yard again

We need more kowbell!
watching Betty White on SNL tonight?
maybe this pitcher is out of our league

lets go Matsui. Vlade is making you look bad lately

i can't believe...

… we’re letting a guy with a tramp stamp on his neck throw heat by us…

Wrong place to hit it
Godzilla was hitting before he went to New York
They put a hex on him.
MINOR LEAGUE UPDATE

AAA SLC: Up 2-0

AA Ark: 2-1 victory. Michael Kon gets the save 1 IP 2 K’s 0.66 ERA on the season

A+ RC: Up 2-0 Roberto Lopez 1-2 BA is .366 on the season.

A Ball CR: 5-4 victory. Mike Trout 3-5 HR (3) 2 SB (18). Skaggs 5 IP 3 R 3 BB 5 K’s season ERA 1.50. Kehrer gets the win 5 IP 0 R 4 BB 5 K’s.

AL West AAA team tied 3-3
The only AAA guy out there is Frandsen and he looks like a superstar

Mike Ryan’s on the bench.

~sigh~ I miss Seattle
I lived there for a year
lived there for ~3 yrs
they have shown some

beautiful pictures of Seattle!!!

Commericals for Pacific Northwest Casinos...

… Rival anything howards has produced in terms of cheesyness..

Take me away....
Nice try by Frandsen
And it was called a foul ball after apparently
shenanigans....
damn it

damn it all to hell

Foul ball

No harm, yes, there’s a foul.

I was hasty

in my frustrations

God Frandsen looks good out there....
Except throwing to 1st
agreed...

great hustle and good range

foul ball

but he was out anyway….weird world

bug...you don't follow

24 anymore do you? sounds like 5/24 Jack Bauer is going to die a tragic death!!

nope

got disenchanted with it after season 2

Got a bit disenchanted last season

They were insulting me as a viewer
And this season, it appears that the brand spanking shiny new CTU NYC didn’t learn ANYTHING from CTU LA.
They’ve had a mole and an EMP. Both stuff that happened to LA.

I'm completely addicted to Burn Notice
Me too. Sam is awesome.
I loves me Bruce Campbell

ever since Briscoe County Jr

I love Burn Notice....
you're addicted to Brrrrruuuuuuuuuuuucie!!!!
yeah....so what!!!
nothin'

me too…..mother & daughter crush!!! LOL

When is it coming back?
June 3
I'll be in Ohio for my son's graduation

we’ve already got that one as A DATE!!!

He’s the one that got me hooked!

guess they have been cancelled

it’s in the paper that Bauer will have a tragic end….guess he won’t be back as his long lost twin, either….I never watch the show anyway…..

It's been known for a while that this is the last season.

Which explains why the writers had Jack murder someone in cold blood for the first time.

I got into Burn Notice and Damages

also like a couple of other cable shows….

Never got into Damages, but I like In Plain Sight and Leverage
cant think of his name but luv, luv, luv

the guy with the hair who beats up 5 or 6 people without breaking a sweat!!!!

anyone else really worried about Saunders?
me

something is wrong

he's not healthy

it’s just like last year….was pitching like crap for several games before he finally said “I’m hurt” and went on the DL

He's perfectly healthy, his stuff is as good as ever.....

He just can’t locate at all. Last year when he was unhealthy he didn’t have any offspeed pitches. There’s no excuses, he just needs to spot his fastball and curveball. When he does, he’s as good as anyone.

How do you know he's perfectly healthy, Sherlock?

Last year he hid a shoulder injury from the staff for a good long time.

Aybar thows rockets off either foot
That's part of why he's the chosen one.
heat.

nice job jep

Just got back from an art show - Rev would be proud!
Art is for gaywads!

Making fun of people makes me a man!!! LOL Just playin’ man, what kind of art?

I don't know jack about art, it was my buddy's show

He’s graduating from SDSU in like 2 weeks and they were having an expo for all the art/graphic design people. There were some cool pics, food, beer and a surprisingly high number of hot chicks!

My buddy’s was kinda a cross between street art and an acid trip…I don’t know how else to explain it haha

were you sober or drunk?
Sober, I had to drive back to the beach

There was booze on hand though, and I did have a Karl Strauss towards the beginning.

maybe you needed to be juiced to understand the work?!?!
You need to take steroids to understand art? Since when?
drunkified, not steroided.....
Maybe Rev can tell us?

I’m working on that drunk part right now.

art world has more hot chicks

than most worlds!

lol naps hang on to the ball buddy

Who gives a crap about the Seahawks?
Victor, Gubi and apparently Bill McDonald
and one more person

75%-25% vote.

our football team is much better!
I do, they had a good draft and I'm curious to see if Pete Carroll can coach in the NFL.
he coached in the nfl before
Didn't he coach the Patsys?
And failed, I wanna see if he can succeed.

He coached twice if I’m not mistaken. Jets and Pats.

that rah rah go team stuff he did with USC

wont work on the pro level.

I agree....but if he miraculously makes it work then I'll be amazed.
he proved he can't coach in the NFL when was with Pats...
Iffy...he's got a good offensive mindset. If he has a good D coordinator...

And a system allows him to develop for 5 years, he can create a dynasty.

the Socal broadcast is talking about seahawks football?
how many walks is that?
NOOOooooOOOOoooooOOOOoooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
And the walk comes back to bite PsyKo
that was unlucky
Pedroia would have positioned himself better for that easy grounder.
Will you shut the F- up about PED-ROID-a?
That's going to count towards your May allotment for the F. word.

Naughty boy.

No it doesn't. Everyone uses "F-"
For the F-bomb.
Sorry Charlie, no more bad words for you until June.
Bite my shiny metal ass, jerkwad
You are kinky.
kiss and make up boys

no negative mojo allowed

He's not my type. You, however, ladybug...

…kissy kissy….

smooch smooch....see ya next Saturday
Izzy would have had that
just get the fourth out
Damn you Juan Rivera and your lousy play on that Ichiro ball.
Unlucky be he still shoulda got it
Wasn't that hard of a play

Cano woulda got it

Guess what, dickhead. We don't want to hear how wicked awesome Bosux players are. Or how good MFY players are.
ozzie smith would have run across the base from SS and gotten that one barehanded while saving a baby kitten from a burning building
LOL......so true!!

Ozzie was one of my favorites…

Go Live in New York

Asshole

As ole Donald would say....

Your fired…. Now bend over and shove your head up your @$$ and shut your mouth.

he says that?

hahahaha

He says the first part.

The second is mine with a vein popping out of my neck.

KKKKKKKKKKKK your out!
looks like Mike's calling all the pitches
PsyKo gets out of it
Atta boy Jepson.
Now.....lets take off our panty shields and score some runs
Did someone ay Shields? Crap we're gonna lose
We dodged several bullets so far tonight...

… its like the scene in “Commando” when Arnie hides behind a rose bush to get cover from machine gun fire…

"ain't got time to bleed"...J. Ventura

well i hope we dont score on aarsdma, i have him on all my fantasy teams lol

You should be banned for that comment.
Or at least slapped.
didn't the white sox have back to back walk offs against this guy?
I believe so

lol yes… my era was huge that week

Real Life > Your Fantasy teams

haha yea, a halo win is better than anything. but a halo win off of someone not on my fantasy team is even better lol

great start to the inning

Now lets just get the run in
Reggie in for Juancho
REGGIE REGGIE REGGIE
Mike Ryan PH for Napoli
hey, sparky's pinch hitting
Where did the Bosux and MFY fans on this thread come from?
MICHAEL RYAN!!
Wow

Michael Ryan in

Way to go Ryan!
And a single. Reggie to 3B.
Good holdup by Dino
RYAN IS CLUTCH!!!
Michael Ryan is clutch.
damn ichiro and his laser arm and his crazy stretches
They don't run on "Mr. Suzuki"
Damn your bumble hide, Ichiro!
And now Frandsen is up

just drive it far and deep not to ichiro

Don't remember from ST. Ryan have any speed?
4 for 4 would be perfect
nope you jinxed it
nope you jinxed it
Lets go and score
Come on Aybar
oh what the holy fuentes was that????
He broke up the GIDP :)

gr…lame… okay aybar. drive em home

What about your precious fantasy team?

haha my WHIP already got f-ed. you dont get any points off for a loss

lol...you dork
Erstad would have MOWED DOWN the catcher
Of course, Ersty was bigger than Reggie, and was an ex-football player
Not to mention

Erstad F’n rules

Reggie could have dove between the catcher's legs and he would have slipped right thru
he could have done a somersault over his head like that minor league player did
get out of my head :squint:
Q would have jumped over the catcher like that one minor league player

and omar epps

AHH the good ole days.
you don't challenge the punter! rofl
Just got home

so since when does the contact play involve stopping when you think the catcher might catch the ball???

Willits was noticing all the AAA talent just called up..........

…..Figured if he got hurt, his MLB days were over.

the 2009 angels would have scored just now

this is pathetic
SCIOSCIA FAIL

Should have squeezed.

And when he does an it doesn't work...

Everyone says he’s an idiot because “everyone in the ballpark” knew it was going to happen.

Watch as I roll my eyes at the armchair quarterbacking.

Reggie Willits is worthless
slap slap slap

no he’s not. He evaded a double play

well he was going to be out.

and 1st and 3rd with 1 out is the perfect time for a squeeze. reduced chance for a double play and the most probable worst case scenario there is still a runner that moved into scoring position.

i didnt even see the play

i was just making a statement in general

ah carry on then
tryin to blow it
Clutch hitting fail
Well, that sucked.

With these two anemic offenses, we could be here a while.

looks like the team that homers
They say Rodney doesn't pitch good in non-save situations.

Let’s hope that’s not an omen.

fuentes says he doesn't pitch good in general
Ha... I miss the days of having a solid bullpen.
this is for a win
Angels vs M's * bad baseball
his beard is wierd
at least it's not a "chin strap"

lol not as weird as gagnes

anybody notice Budde's

catcher’s gear, red with the gold around the face mask & the glove…looks like IronMan

I got some Iron Man on the brain too.

Awesome movie.

haven't seen movie yet,

but they have him sitting in the big Randy’s donut, eating donuts…funny scene…

Yup, with Sam Jackson as Nick Fury calling up to him. Good scene.
game over if they walk him

I’m calling it

But... how do the Angels win on defense?
Let's hope you're wrong
leadoff walks score a ton

and when the runner is Ichiro gotta think he scores even more often

2-1 and 3-1 changeups???

when a walk is as good as a double?

his best pitch
not for location

for swings and misses

wow…. ichiro on base is not the best way to start it rod

walkin the rice rocket- great
The wide strike zone tonight

Makes all these walks even more pathetic.

FIggy! no using Angel baseball against us!

bunt? straight steal? hit and run?
Does Rodney wear his hat sideways as a tribute to Sabathia?
lead off walks = losing games

lets just hope they are as incompetent on offense as us

with these offenses...

… tommorows game is getting tivo’d in favor of the Premier League tommorow…

You need to turn in your man card.
Tottenham v Burnsley tommorow...

plus Man U and Chelsea are both playing for the title…

Sounds megagay.
hope budde has a better arm than napoli
low standard there
Stupid Seattle trains...
this game is about as bad as this ufc fight

zzz

dont think imma get used to figgy being the one i root against

Can you at least root against Kotchman?
He can't even root against Aardsma

lol yea. Lackey and Tex i have no problem rooting against either, i just liked Figgy and Vlade

unpossible

casey ftw

the only ex angel that's worth a damn this year

is vlad

are you smoking crack?
what ex angels are doing well?

see comment VVVV

Lackey

id love to see the sox miss the playoffs this year… i have a feeling we might have to battle them for the wild card

You are crazy. We either win this division, or there are no playoffs for us.

we’re not that late into the season, if the Rockies made it to the playoffs when they were dead last going into last stretch, we can too

but i do see your skeptiscism… the rays and yankees look like pretty invincible right now

Oliver, O'Day, Lackey...

Just to name a few.

most of them

tex hit 3 hrs today

Finger straight up the nostril.

Some Turk Wendell action there.

Just walk him

Go after the guy hitting .215. Hell, walk two and get to Sweeney.

manager of the year my ass

is he even looking at the lineup card?

Rodney

is pitching around him

funny thing about pitching around him though is that you are still giving him a chance to win it

he did see a strike.

Two outs is good.
Mikey called all of Bulger's pitches
Gutierez is followed by a 215 hitter

and then 4 consecutive hitters who are batting UNDER 200 and the Angels have 2 empty bases with 2 outs. And we are seriously pitching to their best hitter????

Cmon…….

I need more wine

cant walk away from laptop

i keep fridge in tv room
I just ran to the kitchen for a re-load
haven't you taught your kids how to use a corkscrew yet?
the 4 yr old is proficient
just tell him Mama needs her 9th inning medicine;-)
Rodney....STRIKES!!!!
one would like to hope he had no intention of throwing him any there

which is why he should have just been IBB’d

Budde's got good hands
oh really????? ;-(P)
aaaahhhhhhhrrrgghghhhhhhhhh
Not a big deal, they were pitching around him.
quit playing the damned white stripes!!!
That's all Seattle has.

Stupid grunge.

they had Queensryche too...
They had Hendrix and Heart as well.
Why pitch around a guy with the winning run on third? Craziness.
he's their best hitter
Then intentionally walk him!
then the guy behind hm gets more determined
Smart move, lesser hitter at plate, more options for outs.
Lopez has stranded a ton of runners

can we please pitch ahead of the count for once

Just got back from a Lakers party, did I miss anything?

Bases loaded…..2 outs

yikes! There were leading when I left!
everything
just the angels being the angels....
tryin to give the M's this one
Rodney not looking good tonight
what is with Rodney?
Rodney's MO
his stash is trash
do our pitchers even know where the strike zone is?
walk the bases loaded, who does this remind me of
our entire staff?
now he's missing with the change
That was close.
Okay, 1 more strike
this is nerve wracking
I can't watch......
ball girls catch the ball when it stops rolling......

o man…. common….. just blow one by him

he's trying

Sweeney knows its coming though

lol that last one was it on 1-2

calm down Rodney Allen Rippy
you remember that commercial?

that was back in the days when Jack was still an evil looking clown

yup

I’m that old

What's your name?

Rotney
Rodney what?
Rodney Allen Rippey.

Full count
Of course the count goes full.
let's go halos clap-clap-clap
oh man oh man oh man
Oh thank god
got out of it!
i don't care throw one down the heart of the plate

make them beat you

breathe breathe breathe breathe
it's like watching krod/fuentes/shields the last few years....
whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of Orange County let out a collective sigh of relief
The Many Faces of Rodney

Feel the horror, feel the magic.

Check with Detroit

It’s his MO

Oh, I know well.

Have relatives in Detroit, and experienced his voodoo before.

I’m not as awed by him as some on this board. I anticipate he’ll screw us for a stretch at some point in the season.

angels bullpen playing with fire tonite

Okay, I'm going to get some dinner.

If we lose this game, I’m holding you all personally responsible.

well we need to take the lead now

we have no bullpen past Fuentes

First extra innings game this year?

Is that right?

That's a testament to our bullpen
wow.

Go Angels.

Rodney does good under pressure. If we don't give it to him, he will create it
The good news is that he usually perseveres under pressure
definitely a guy you want around when the shit hits the fan
Of course, sometimes he throws it at the fan... like this inning
That's as close as you can go to the edge

and survive.

I think Rodney's chia pet beard is as close as you can go...

…to the wedge and survive.

Don't dis the weird beard... it's the secret source of Rodney's power
You should see it when he dips it in the secret sauce.
The "Scullys" have no pressure...they're down 8-0
Had to go pick up a kid. I'm back.
we gift them 3 walks and they still can't score

they really are bad

That's what happens when your DH is Mike Sweeney
weird beard mojo
like pat garrett to billy the kid in young guns 2---i shot everything in the teritory BUT you
Rodney does that on purpose

Now I gotta go do laundry.

look how relaxed he looks in the dugout. asshole
This game is making me pull my hair out
Fuentesaurus and Shieldsy in the pen
WAY TO GO BOBBY!
yeahhhh Bobby

ALrighty LEadoff double… if we cant score here we dont deserve to win

If we don't score ten times.

We may only win by one.

ABRRROOOOOOOOOOOOO-M!

jesus tori…. just get chupa to 3rd

selfish Torii strikes again

trying to hit a homer with 0 strikes

gawd get him to 3rd
bad AB Torii
"Assuming the Position"

Well better get the lead now otherwise shields will blow it

hahha either way, there is a high risk of blowing it… i prefer fuentes just cuz if he blows it, we had a lead

Extra innings piss me off
awaken the sleeping dragon
we need a run or 2 to protect Shields or FU entes
Bring Chupa home, Matsui

way, way overdue for a game winning hit

Godzilla? More like Minya.
Look Soth. You can actually use a closer for more than one inning!!!!

walk walk walk walk please… aardsma you already blew my whip

Matsui game winning hit perhaps?

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GODZILLA RBI SINGLE!!!!!!!!!
clutch hit right there
GOZILLA!!!!!!!
GODZILLA ATTACKS!!!
GO HALOS!!!!!!!!
Dutch demon devoured by kimono dragon.
Now he got that 1500, he can get back to business
the dragon has awoken
Oh, no! There goes Tokyo! Go go Godzilla!!
THAT was bitch'n!
that's why scioscia removes his closer after 1
Aardsma was

aawesome

lol really terrible he is

Reggie Reggie Reggie
Mothra! Rodan!
[red floyd points...]

Look! Godzilla!

[red floyd’s lips are not in sync with his words]

Where's Raymond Burr?
busy being part of an Al Bundy joke
Chicken and pink bucket is a bad marriage.

No matter what the cause.

SHOGUN KNOCKS OUT MACHIDA

LOL
SUCK ON THAT KARATE

on the ground? standing? via kicks? punches?

clipped him standing

followed him down, got mount, landed 5 in a row and machida was sleeping.

wow. all upsets tonite at ufc

machida's eye looks like it's in it's 9th month of pregnancy

mother’s day special

Need more runs
Could he pretend to be 1977 Reggie Jackson for just one AB?
Juancho, go kiss Matsui's feet and say "thank you".
no more Numb chucks
Reggie! Reggie!! REGGIE!!!!!
Reggie Reggie Reggie
Reggie looking forward to tomorrow's pink bat.
Reggie Willts will hit a 3 run homerun
What's franden done

After his 3rd hit?

Ground out FC, killing Reggie at the plate.
In a rundown between 3rd and the plate.
I always forget...

Does that count as an AB?

Yes. It's an AB, but not a hit. It's like an out.
Part of me feels sorry for the Mariners fans

The part you wipe.

Get your sorry ass outta here.
You should check out the game thread at Lookout Landing

Feel good stuff.

Serves them right

Probably have banned over half their members this weekend alone.

Reggie weak sauce
Matsui = Samurai

Aardsma = Seppuku

Time to fire the HK47 at the M's.
I'm sure Reggie's a nice guy.........
For those that said we shouldn't bring up Kohn because

he’s a one inning guy, and we need someone that can throw more pitches than 1 inning per game. He threw 46 pitches in AA like yesterday. With our bullpen if he’s going to be overextended I’d much rather it be here.

when you catch a ball like that

you should never get the call

No DP for Willits. That's a win.
wtf
The little Matsui graphic animation thing? Ya it's weird
you should see the dancing godzilla they do in Anaheim
I've seen it a few times
dumbest thing I ever saw
Well no insurance runs, but we have the lead
Alright

10th inning adventure coming up

I'm a little afraid of "this" adventure
wtfanimation

ROFL

Fail...
WIN!!

think positive

does he have a new stash?
is this stash, trash?
his stash is trash and Rodney's beard is wierd
Trying to channel the Mojo the way FRod does with his beard
porn stache!
BriFus's stache

looks like a cheap disguise!

lets go fuentess get the lead runner

i hope i didnt foreshadow myself

1st pitch ball, here we go
Hey a strike!
hold the meatballs tonight, Brian
crap, now i'm going to be hearing about the sharks from a bunch of my idiot friends for a few days >:(
Is Tito sporting an authentic "Tom Byron" PORN STACHE?"
yes

yes he is

I think he's trying for Edward James Olmos.
gotta be good for wood's psyche to get in the game
1 down. RAWR
What the hell is up with Fuente's mustache?

He should grow a goatee to complete the villain look.

hahahaha when did Fuentes grow the 'stache?!

he looks like a fireman…

violation
how can you have

a violation with Snively Whiplash?!?!?!?!?!

fair enough
True dat. But still.
we need Dudley Dooright!!!
that meddling fool!
who??? Dudley????

he’s my hero

Hah! Horse is much smarter.
And are you Nell, rally mom?
of course!!!

His horse was definitely smarter but Dudley was sweet and really, really tried….lol

No pics in the game threads.

Site rule.

hahah great picture

no pictures in the game thread!

awww fuck it, I liked Snidley

2 down. RAWR
K! 2 outs

woot 1 more out!

Evil Fuentes is a much better pitcher

lol he is the fuentes from the alternate universe in lost

wow maybe the stash is working
Do not underestimate the power of

The Force THE STACHE

[standing and cheering]
Nobody caught it.
YEAHHHHHHHHH
Maybe it's the stash

or maybe he’s facing the worst part of one of the worst lineups in MLB?

I LOVE EVIL FUENTES!!!!
Fuentes is not allowed to shave that mustache.

i second that

LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!!!

Just another Halo Victory!!!

checking in ftmf win!
wow fuentes?

wtf….the STASH has power!!

Yep. Rodney's beard and Fuentes' Stash!
The Beard and the Stash

sounds like a new super hero movie

Light That Baby Up!
who hit a jimmy jack tonight?
The Cuban Missile
You notice how Rojas has stopped the "jimmy jack" shit lately?
Winning Steak!
Filet Mignon?
as long as it's not rare anymore
it wasn't pretty but I'll take it

woot light up that haloo

Matsui never looks happy

Probably leftover from his Yankees days

lol does the halo go on instantly for Away games?

not instantly but it doesn't take long.
Some security guard replaced Fuentes...

…and brought an upper lip of awesome.

it wasn't a security guard

it was will ferrel

As long as he doesn't show us his bare chest and ass again.
I'll take it.....light up that hAlo!!!
Who's Panther?

Juancho came this close >< to being BoTG

the stash, of course!
I think Matsui

he brought in the winning run didn’t he?

yep, hopefully the Slumpsui has gone extinct

and Godzilla is back!

I say,..............Rodney gave us a thrill with no damage..
I do not like Terry Smith's trademark saying.
What's Terry's trademark?
I always just heard Rory's "Light up the Halo"
"You can put a Halo over this one"
Light up the freakin halo!
Snidely W for panther
Exhale Mr. Furley!!! EXHALE!!!!!!

Angels WIN!

By the way, sorry about going semi-postal earlier, but I didn't need to hear the ESPN-channellers.
I missed that part. Should I look back through the transcripts?
When some asshats were talking about how awesome PED-ROID-a and Cano were.
Right after that oddball bounce that Howie missed.
I do remember seeing that briefly.

Told me a lot…………….

Funny as shit
tomorrow we sweep!!!

nite all…

Tomorrow we crush them, drive them before us, and hear the lamentations of their women!
Glad for the win but I missed the pre-game picks by 1 out. I picked 6.

I hope the results are posted in the AM. Not sure how many/if any points I have.

You didn't miss you got the points. It was in what inning will the last out he records come in? it was the 6th.
With Frandsen looking so god and Ryan's great swing....

As well as Willits on the bench and Evans, Trumbo and Borujos in AAA, I’m having a hard time figuring out what Q’s doing here. Couldn’t we send him down and pick up some much needed relief, like Rich Thompson? Michael Kohn is humiliating hitters in AA and was great this Spring, why is he not on the major league roster right now. With him, Jepson, Rodney and Fuentes when he doesn’t suck, we’d be awesome.

I don't know what the question is ...

but Rich Thompson is not the answer. Unless the question is “Who’s qualified to throw batting practice?”

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