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Originally Posted by D-Lite

I can't believe the Dodgers were stupid enough to fire Tracy. Like he was the problem.

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I was never a huge fan of Tracy but he definitely wasn't the problem with the Dodgers.

I'm definitely pissed about Alan Trammell. He deserved at least one more year to pull it out. I mean, I'm a White Sox fan and even I couldn't expect both the White Sox and Indians to win nearly 100 games each.

Considering how fast Leyland got hired it sounds like they had been talking to him for a while. Not sure I'd want a guy that just walked out on a team (Rockies). :oh_no:

I think someone is going to Hire Joe Girardi this year to Manage.

This is a good commentary on the Yanks_Bosox Rivalry and why it's no overated:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Nice time for Podsednik to hit his first home run of the year.

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Originally Posted by buttasuperb

Nice time for Podsednik to hit his first home run of the year.

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yeah your Sox looked damn good in the first one gratz.



I still have hope my sox will come through. good luck :buttrock:

Anybody see the Padres Cardinals game? Even if SD beats STL it's going to be rough without Peavy. And boy did the Whitesox club the Redsox I thought they mixed up the teams when I saw that score I thought the Chisox played smallball

Hey Mike, hope you enjoyed the game :kekeke:

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/app...0310050109.jpg

Colon once again was another case of to little, too late.

He pitches well after he gives up the runs that sunk the Angels.

Cano certainly made mark with his first postseason at bat.

Well tomorrow is definitely going to be where things start heating up.

If the Yanks win tomorrow, the Angels might be finished since the Big Unit will be starting game 3.

But one game at a time.

On another note, I wonder if Mike's first thought after the last out was, "Fuck, now I have to go read that goddamn thread on Neo-Geo.com." :glee:

Well, its a deep hole to dig yourself out of when you go down 4 in 1.5innings. No shit, by the time we got to our seats it was already 0-3 Yanks. Unfortunate. :eek:

The Moose looked good, and Colon looked pretty good after he settled down.

Either way its a good feat to hold the Yanks to 4 runs. This game was another demonstration as to why we need another bat.

Here's to tomorrow!

Here's the night in pictures:

The signs around Anaheim (owned by the city of Anaheim) all rotated the below (obviously against the name change):

http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/anaheim1.jpg
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/anaheim2.jpg

Here's our view from field pavillion:
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/field.jpg

Jeter sucks a rod
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/jeter.jpg

Rowdy Angels Fan:
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/rowdyfan1.jpg

Rowdy Fan got too Rowdy:
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/rowdyfan2.jpg

Thug Yankee Fan Getting the boot:
http://www.mikekanaly.com/uploaded_images/yankeefan.jpg

I saw lots of ThunderSticks™ in the crowd in Anaheim.

Gay.

Tonight, it's time for the other rookie to shine....

Not bad for a team that is accused of not devoping it's own talent.

Gotta love Arte...


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051005/..._angels_moreno

Angels Owner Says Team Still Has Way to Go
By KEN PETERS, AP Sports Writer 31 minutes ago
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Standing on the grass behind home plate before the playoff series opener, Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno insisted his team still had a long way to go.

And that's coming from someone who started at the top.

"We took a championship team over, so the fans' expectations already were very high. We've tried to maintain that level, and it's hard. Not everything is a straight line," he said before the Angels lost to the New York Yankees 4-2 Tuesday night.

"When you're going up, there are always mountains, valleys, hills, hurdles, curves, rivers, oceans," he said.

The Angels won their only World Series championship in 2002, the year before Moreno bought the team from Walt Disney Co. for $183.5 million. After a disappointing 2003 season, major league baseball's first controlling team owner of Hispanic background went to work.

When free agent Bartolo Colon was trying to decide where to sign, he got a telephone call from Moreno, who listed the benefits — in Colon's native Spanish — of coming to Anaheim.

And when newly acquired Vladimir Guerrero searched for the right words in English at an introductory news conference, Moreno stepped right in to translate.

Although he's certainly concerned with the quality of the team, Moreno seems equally focused on making sure the fans have a good time. He often leaves the owner's suite to stroll around the stadium and chat with the customers.

One of his first moves after buying the team was to lower beer prices.

"We really work hard on the fan experience. Obviously, since we've drawn 3 million-plus for three straight years. This is what we're playing the game for," said Moreno, whose business background is in marketing. "A lot of times everybody gets caught up in everything else, and for me, you focus on making sure the fans have a great experience, and that it's affordable.

The Angels set a home attendance record of 3,404,686 this season, an increase of 29,009 over their previous high set last year.

The team's payroll of $95 million is the fourth highest in the majors, but still far below the Yankees' $200 million. And Moreno, who built his fortune in outdoor advertising, obviously has made some smart moves with his money.

Among them were signing Guerrero and Colon.

Guerrero, who got a five-year, $70 million contract, was the AL MVP last year. Colon, who signed a four-year, $51 million deal, had a 21-8 record this season to become the team's first 20-game winner since Nolan Ryan in 1974.

"We have the fourth-highest payroll, and I've said all along that if the right player or players are available that fit into our team, that we would make that investment," Moreno said. "Colon and Guerrero were very much superstar-type players. You look at their historical numbers and that's the way most try to judge a player, then compare and measure what potential that is there."

"Sometimes you make really positive moves and sometimes not everything works out exactly the way you'd like to."

Jose Guillen, another free agent signed after the 2003 season, didn't work out very well. Given a $6 million, two-year deal, Guillen was suspended for the postseason last year after throwing a tantrum, then the Angels traded him to Washington.

"When Arte took over in 2003, his commitment was very evident and very real," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His passion for the game is real and he's given us the type of club that has been able to get into the playoffs and hopefully beyond."

The Angels went from 1986 to 2002 without a postseason appearance. They've won the AL West two of the three years Moreno's owned them.

"We had a real good platform to work on, that championship team," he said. "Until you match that, you haven't reached full expectations. I don't want to be standing here now before Game 1 of a division playoff saying I'm satisfied."

Could the Angels be turning into a West Coast version of the Yankees, a perennial October participant?

"I think that's a question you can ask me in five or seven years and then I might be able to say, `Well, yes, we built a team to be consistent contenders,'" he said.

He quickly corrected himself.

"I don't just want to be a contender," he said, "I want to win a championship or multiple championships, period."

Iguchi = Clutch

3 cheers for A-Fraud. :mad:

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Originally Posted by DangerousK

3 cheers for A-Fraud. :mad:

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Lovin it. Pretty Boy Manhattan blew it. Love the fact that O-Cab cranked that hit too.

Not over yet though...

Whoooo-whoooo, Jorge making it interesting :eye: :eye:

Personally i would have been tempted to leave Escobar for the ninth... Krod is a little wild sometimes..

Light up the Halo baby!

Pretty Boy Manhattan struck out by K-Rod!

http://www.mikekanaly.com/temp/yell.jpg

Fucking game lost due to three straight balls hit off of homeplate. :oh_no: That sucks. Wang pitched freaking great, getting tons of grounders but freakish bounces screw him. 3 unearned runs dammit.

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Originally Posted by Neo Mike

Light up the Halo baby!

Pretty Boy Manhattan struck out by K-Rod!

http://www.mikekanaly.com/temp/yell.jpg

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It was a ground out.

Second, answer this because you never have.

Whenever the Angels win, you race on here in two seconds to post.

Yet when they lose, you vanish for awhile.

Dean- think about it this way, at least your fantasy baseball team is doing well :kekeke:

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Originally Posted by Neo Mike

Pretty Boy Manhattan struck out by K-Rod!

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I must've missed that. Did you imagine that when you were all drunky off wine coolers?

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Originally Posted by DangerousK

It was a ground out.

Second, answer this because you never have.

Whenever the Angels win, you race on here in two seconds to post.

Yet when they lose, you vanish for awhile.

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I was at the game yesterday. Sorry. I posted as soon as I came home though :chimp:

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Originally Posted by D-Lite

Fucking game lost due to three straight balls hit off of homeplate. :oh_no: That sucks. Wang pitched freaking great, getting tons of grounders but freakish bounces screw him. 3 unearned runs dammit.

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That was one of the more strange things I've seen.

The odds of nailing 3 bunts directly off of home plate is insanely low in an actual game.

Take away the several balls bounced off of home plate and the Angels may or may not win this one.

But whatever.

Friday night is time for the Big Unit.