Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 1, Rangers 2
Dan Haren reminds Angels fans to purchase sunglasses before next April: The Future's so bright, we gotta wear shades.
To live in the present, though is to acknowledge a garbage offense of Disneyland. Yuck.
One pitch to Vladimir Guerrero was the difference. It went to his knees and was sent over the fence. Rich Harden looked great but against this offense, Texas cokesnorter Ron Washington could have pitched a quality start. Howie Kendrick hit a solo HR to dead center, but that was not enough.
Torii Hunter went 0-4, Maicer Izturis went 0-4 and Juan Rivera went 0-4. And it is not like anyone else in the lineup was about to breakout... well Mike Napoli did have a double down the line but, frnakly, the only good to come out of the offense tonight was the overconfidence it will give the Texas Coacaine Cowboys in Harden's pitching.
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dammit haren!
didn’t weaver give you the heads up? if you want to win as an angels pitcher, you have to throw a no-hitter!
ZiK - July 31, 2010
nah, perfect game dude
mastermind565 - July 31, 2010
Weave tossed a no-no and still lost
TheKingfish - July 31, 2010
A perfect game by Weave or Haren would probably just turn into a modern day Harvey Haddix
RedHatHalo - July 31, 2010
I would like to give a Panther of the Game to Haren.
The Halos offense failed Haren. The Halos offense has failed too many starters this year.
cupie - July 31, 2010
Almost as much as our lustrous relief corp
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
true
cupie - July 31, 2010
Thanks Haren for the great pitching...
sorry the offense didn’t help you win – you deserve to.
angelsfan7 - July 31, 2010
Blame of the game goes to umpires
They stole a run away from us.
Halowood - July 31, 2010
They really didn't though
Your logic fails
Epic Dean - July 31, 2010
What you propose is like asking what would have happened if Germany won World War II
They didn’t win World War II, so we’ll never know. Every event is contingent on what comes before. You can’t take Callaspo’s single from an inning later and then say it would have driven in a run the inning before.
Suboptimal - July 31, 2010
this again?
Fred Fredrix - July 31, 2010
BOTG as the entire damned offense
TheKingfish - July 31, 2010
my 8 yr old wants to point out that you have the score WRONG...it's Angels 1 Rangers 2
ladybug - July 31, 2010
now you're gonna make Rev feel even worse
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
he wants to know when he gets his reward
ladybug - July 31, 2010
When was the last time
we had a late-inning come-from-behind victory?
I remember Matsui’s walk-off which was about 3 months ago
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Kendry salami...?
I know, I said it aloud… :((
K3YEROUT - August 1, 2010 via mobile
you had to remind of us that didn't you... :(
just kidding you.
angelsfan7 - August 1, 2010
That was pathetic
Gokyle45 - July 31, 2010
granted I didn't watch the game tonight
but when I’ve seen Izzy lately the guy has sucked. I only mention that because I read that scouts said he wasn’t close to 100% when he was in SLC. Did he even have good abs tonight? I see the 0-4 which is par for the course for him lately.
MH252525 - July 31, 2010
watched the fattest pitch of the night go by for strike 2.
but not alone at spectatoring the best of Harden’s offerings and swinging at the cheese.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
This team has the heart of Hitler.
bc56274 - July 31, 2010
o boy
that reeks of a rather morbid sense of hyperbole
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Just my way of saying IT'S SMALL.
bc56274 - July 31, 2010
Ok
Early Grinch would have sufficed (two sizes too small, and all)
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Rev, you my friend are an idiot
You call out other reporters for being unprofessional and you are the one making derogatory comments, that are in bad taste. And the future in LA isn’t so bright, you’ll be playing second fiddle to the Rangers for the next decade.
Tali-ban - July 31, 2010 via mobile
What might you be referring to?
(Though there is a signpost up ahead which I believe says: “Soon to be banned”)
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
What did he say that wasn't factual?
Nice name by the way…
Have fun losing to the Yankees.
swiss mcgee - July 31, 2010
Why do Ranger fans post here instead of LSB, you have your own blog you know.
Gokyle45 - July 31, 2010
I think it's called "gloating"
You mean like you guys were to us for the last decade?
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Quit living in the past
Tali-ban - July 31, 2010 via mobile
You have won NOTHIGN
Quit living in the future that is not even guaranteed to happen.
(i am not banning this guy so that everyone in baseball can see what a texas turd smells like)
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Ya you Texas piece of @#$%
They always say things are bigger in Texas even there A$$ Holes
IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon - July 31, 2010
When there not filled.
WillGoAngels27 - August 1, 2010
he ain't your friend
and I highly doubt you will EVER be in that category
TA-TA loser
ladybug - July 31, 2010
truth is my defense
Did not mention whether Ron Washington was snorting the coke of a prostitute’s ass or off of a slut’s ass because no receipts have been produced to indicate how he pays for the road pooty, see that is a professional job there, no exaggerations.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Hey--don't knock it 'til you try it
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
haha lol its called an off year uh like 2006 then what happened the next 3 years..... yeah thats right.
Whats bothering the Angels right now is their crappy offense once they get Kendry back it will be fine. And they could easily add a high class free agent as well (carl crawford) which would mold the Angels O into a formidable one. 2011 looks bright for the halos
Angelsrthebest101 - July 31, 2010
And suring up the bullpen would be great
Angelsrthebest101 - July 31, 2010
or maybe
an ENTIRELY NEW bullpen!!!!!
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Tautology
Brilliant insight. Of course the write-up is “unprofessional”; Rev is not a professional sportswriter. The problem is that the professionals don’t offer any more insight than the hobbyists, usually even less. The only real difference between a sportswriter and a blogger is a press pass.
Suboptimal - July 31, 2010
and the sportswriter eats out more
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
not more than me
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Ok, how 'bout this:
The sportswriter doesn’t get to drop the f-bomb as much, or shall we say, wax as colloquially with more reckless abandon as the blogger might—though of course far be it for you to engage in such practices
(iow, he/she faces more censorship than the blogger)
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
excellent point
the freedom of writing for a blog is constantly lambasted by the mainstream press as non-professionalism, when in reality, the blogs are where a more exact recording of events and emotion can be displayed. Dylan Hernandez is a print whore taunting the Angels, fuck him.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Certainly reflects a current American zeitgeist
In this we are aligned more with the Elizabethans of the late 16th century:
we want more passion, more sex, more violence, more raging intensity and hilarious buffoonery, more snorting gack off of whore’s asses. The Elizabethans in London loved young Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus more than his Henry VI trilogy. The relentless carnage of Titus made Shakespeare the Quentin Tarentino of his day and made him a success for years to come, in England, and of course, eventually in the entire universe.
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Astute observation
and I agree.
To be completely honest, though, I would welcome a realignment more towards the Victorians of the late 19th century.
rspencer - July 31, 2010
But they were so oppressed and repressed
Though the men could pretty much get away with anything they wanted (other than being gay) behind closed doors.
Besides, the women showed their breasts more in the Elizabethan era. (I rest my case lol)
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
When everyone else is repressed
the truly devious have a clear field.
rspencer - July 31, 2010
Tali's gonna get baaaaned, Tali's gonna get baaaaaned!
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - July 31, 2010
Half-assed hustle rivera
BOTG
Haren deserves a Panther. Probably wondering if he really did get traded.
Zookeeper - July 31, 2010
Vlad strikes again.
ugh hu, how about those road home splits now fella’s? feelin . . . Lucky?
Vlad is a great Angel forever in my mind. This way to lose makes it dullingly obvious to my brain, . . . we’re not makin the playoffs this year.
Wally's World - July 31, 2010
Just wondering
How bad do y’all Angel fans hate Rivera. He is trash. I have a feeling he’s viewed similarly to the way us Ranger fans view Kinsler.
Tali-ban - July 31, 2010 via mobile
Ask your coke-snorting manager and your coke-snorting outfielder
When Josh Hamilton walks away from Jesus Christ and into the arms of Lucifer Cocaine you will wish you had someone with the frosted tips of pure goodness that is Juan Rivera.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Any relation to Sweet Cousin Cocaine?
PieceOfAase - July 31, 2010
You hate a player who is actually good?
I can’t imagine what you feel for the guys who suck.
Suboptimal - July 31, 2010
He is so bad...
That his name listed here doesnt even get a link attached to it…
Zookeeper - July 31, 2010
Anywho . . on a positive note:
A-Rod still can’t hit number 600
nice . . . .
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
Id rather him hit it already so ESPN stops splooging all over it
Angelsrthebest101 - July 31, 2010
good point
though maybe he’ll overswing sometime forcing it
and that will be it for the season . . .
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
A-Rod not getting 600 is a positive note lol wow
Really..? Hate to be rude but why the hell is that a positive note after losing.
deejayelleseven - July 31, 2010 via mobile
I don't know
gallows humor?
humor period?
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
I understood it
it made me smile :)
agent_99 - July 31, 2010
For me
it’s because the march of evil was at least held back somewhere, if only briefly.
rspencer - July 31, 2010
I laughed
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
the future's so bright......thanx Vlad
Dono Romantico - July 31, 2010
Garret Anderson Lazy-As-Shit Award goes to .......... Juan Rivera
World Series 2009 Cocktease, washed-up Sadaharu Oh Award to Hideki “I left my game in NY” Matsui
PieceOfAase - July 31, 2010
The Rangers cocaine Jokes are getting kinda old and lame already.
Like really is this all we have left is childish dirt tossing postgame reports..?
deejayelleseven - July 31, 2010 via mobile
If you don't want people calling you a cokesnorter, especially if you are a public figure, then don't snort coke.
Angelsrthebest101 - July 31, 2010
ummm Hamilton was a huge coke addict before texas. Its like a huge comeback story
Were just saying the truth
Halos2011champs - July 31, 2010
Why does it have any place in a postgame write up is all I wonder.
It’s really bitchmade, to have to amount to a classless level of sports journalism by petty namecalling i’d imagine.
deejayelleseven - July 31, 2010 via mobile
I'd just expect to not go out as sore losers is all.
I really try to care moreso about what happens on the field than what occurs in peoples personal lives.But I guess that’s just a hard concept for some individuals.
deejayelleseven - July 31, 2010 via mobile
here is the fact:
the one thing a blog can do that the mainstream media cannot do is be a fan, get emotional and shame the opponent on a level of defiance that a corporate tool looking for mass appeal to maximize sales will not do.
You want a boring professional writeup, there are places for it, you want to see the opponent’s weaknesses exploited and shamed, you go to a fan blog.
after having baseball’s family values and god bless america sanitized patriotism shoved at me for years at the ballpark I am on hair trigger alert for an opponent who crosses the vanilla line of corporate do-gooderism – If I can’t yell “you suck” at a game, you can bet I will point out two-faced opponents who make their living off of this supposed sacred national past time and don’t live up the package of values I am forced to emulate for three hours in the stands watching their coked-up two-faced careers shamble on.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
Oh yeah, baby
This should be a published manifesto on the HH home page
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
That's depressing
And on top of that, tonight we lost.
agent_99 - July 31, 2010
Yea, we lost . . again . . .
and we realize more and more that for this season at least,
we ARE lost . . .
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
I'm actually all for genuine God-bless-America patriotism
but I love your gonzo, take-no-prisoners writeups.
rspencer - July 31, 2010
agree 100% ... but nothing in public and corporate spaces are GENUINE anything anymore
but “patriotism” has been turned to pablum at the park. I could rant about this all night, but suffice to say, it is an act of spitting on the flag to have a tight-shirted blond whitney houston wannabe sing the national anthem before the game like she is auditioning for american idol. But she is a kid so even though she just (metaphorically) wiped the flag with her ass we have to cheer.
Rev Halofan - July 31, 2010
I hear you
I am strictly old-school when it comes to our flag and our anthem, and I find myself constantly annoyed at the ignorance of proper etiquette, and the bad taste displayed in the guise of enthusiastic patriotism.
rspencer - August 1, 2010
patriotism as practiced in public in 2010:
LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME
Rev Halofan - August 1, 2010
juan you piece of shit!
I wish this blog was read in the Angels clubhouse so Juan could see how us Angel fans are counting down to the start of Carl Crawford in LF :)
(!ts_a_C.A._thing) - July 31, 2010
NOPE.
Carl Crawford is going to get over-paid by the Skanks or someone else. I’ll bet a Benny Hunda he goes elsewhere…
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - August 1, 2010
Juan Rivera is as slow as shit
linkbruin - July 31, 2010
Is that why they throw him a lot of cheese?
rspencer - July 31, 2010
That would explain his look of constipation anytime a flyball is hit his way
linkbruin - July 31, 2010
I think we may have hit upon his problem!
rspencer - July 31, 2010
went to the SF Giants and LA Dodgers
Was wearing the Anaheim Jersey over my 2002 world series champ shirt.
Never got hassled (pussy Giant Fans)
Got free Garlic Fries for growing a fu man chu for the game (good deal there)
GO ANGELS
Suck it Rangers
Haren > Kazmir
DAD OF VLAD - July 31, 2010
lol that surprises me maybe Giants fans just dont' care anymore
Angelsrthebest101 - July 31, 2010
way to represent
DOV babies in attendance as well?
Raaddad - July 31, 2010
no
they stayed with Nana
DAD OF VLAD - July 31, 2010
at this point who isn't > than Kaz??
I thought I heard he had the highest ERA of any starter with more than _______ starts.
MH252525 - July 31, 2010
this post is so gay.
clover_black - July 31, 2010
they don't hate us.
Giants fans like that we hate the dodgers as much as they do.
firebird81 - August 1, 2010
did the angels pass anyone on waivers?
Halos2011champs - July 31, 2010
Same shit , different day .
Tori , Abreu and matsui , the heart of the line up – with no heart .
Ed@northridge - July 31, 2010
We should call them the "Three Cowardly Lions."
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - July 31, 2010
Nope - copyright owned by England football team
The Limey - August 1, 2010
You can't really blame this one on Abreu
He was on base 3 of 4 times and got in scoring position twice…of course second base is where he stayed.
kbrown2225 - August 1, 2010
anyone going o the game tomorrow?
i scored free tickets… will be in right field. anyone up for an internet date, i mean, to say whats up, let me know.
clover_black - July 31, 2010
Welcome to the 2010 Angels, Dan.
~MMP~ - July 31, 2010
Who in the hell rec'd every comment?
mastermind565 - July 31, 2010
I guess yesterday was just a tease by the Angel's offense
Today was them saying “Ha ha, we were just joking. Back to normal today”
RedHatHalo - July 31, 2010
Good thing tonight was my Engagement party
Or I would have been real pissed off. 2011 looks great!! As long as we get some key free agents cough cough Crawford
angelskid2210 - August 1, 2010 via mobile
Congratulations! Looks like you picked a good year
The pain of the 1995 season was greatly lessened for me by the fact that I got married a week after the season was over—although my bride was terrified that I would be in a foul mood.
rspencer - August 1, 2010
Thank goodness I was on a plane with no way to follow the game.
red floyd - August 1, 2010
Who the hell was giving a rec to nearly every comment on this post?
ryanfea - August 1, 2010
LSB trolls probably
Epic Dean - August 1, 2010
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