popsjumper 2 #26 October 11, 2005 Quote... Well, poop on you and your creepy avatar! How did this turn into a scat thread?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #27 October 11, 2005 I'm not one to say "Fuck [another tem]" I find it kind of interesting that for all the Yankee hating going on, there really have not bene many supporting the Angels. All of the pundits mention how lousily the Yankees are playing, and how "the Yankee mystique" is gone. Hell, how many people ever bother to point out that the one team with a winning record against the Yankees since Torre started managing them is the Angels. The Angels either have the Yankees' number, or the Angels have better matchups and better managing. I'd prefer to think all three. Now my beloved Angels are traveling to Chicago to play tonight. In the span of what - 50 hours - the Angels will have started baseball games in New York, Anaheim, and then Chicago. Three games, three time zones, three cities, and probably about 8,000 miles. In 50 hours. Yet, I haven't read anything abotu the Angels bitching about it. Had they merely won the game on Sunday, they wouldn't have this problem, and they know it. The Angels showed something in this series that I thought had been sorely lacking - scrappiness. I have never before seen a team as scrappy as the 2002 Angels team that won the World Series - a team that just played its heart out and never gave up and made their own destiny, even when nobody seriously considered them to be a threat. I remember in that World Series when Jarod Washburn gave up a MAMMOTH bomb to Bonds. Afterwards, it showed him getting a new ball and he was laughing and shaking his head. It looked like he was saying, "I've never seen a ball hit that hard in my life!" It was like he recognized, "Hell, I'm mortal and gave up a BOMB against Bonds." The whole team was loose even after that shot. I knew they'd win after that. You couldn't get them down. This year, the White Sox have that scrappiness. That attitude. While everyone was mentioning their "End of the season collapse" the White Sox still won. Collapse? They went 17-12 in September. The Indians were 18-4 during that stretch. Hardly a White Sox collapse, but the Sox closed that shut in a final series sweep. Ozzie Guillen has done brilliantly with that team. They are motivated, loose and ready to play. It's gonna be a helluva series. Thank God my Angels have pitching depth. Thank God the Angels are not bitching about 3 cities, 3 time zones and 3 games in 50 hours. Regarding the Yankees - nothing can be said about a "lost mystique." They were simply outplayed, out-pitched, out-hit, and out-managed in this series. As a final note, I got chills last night. ERvin Santana, a 22 year-old rookie, went into the game in the second inning. After that tough inning, he was lights out. Even when he got into trouble, Scoscia didn't have the bullpen up. When Santana was finally taken out, Erstad went up and thanked him, pumped him up, and even got Santana to smile. As he left the field, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. THAT is why I love sports. Go Angels, but no "Fuck the White Sox" coming from me. Let's see a great series in which my Angels prevail. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flefly 0 #28 October 11, 2005 OK, thats probably a more appealing, no doubt the canopy would be a (dare i say the blindingly obvious) a green cell'd 9sqft Jedai."Message from the dark side, there is" Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #29 October 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteDoesn't anybody like the Cards? Poor guys....share the love for them! No, actually I really dislike the Cards well poop on you and your blurry avatar! just kidding. Well, poop on you and your creepy avatar! yes pope bean IS rather creepy isn't he... btw, what IS that in your avatar? chest? t-shirt? what? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #30 October 11, 2005 QuoteOK, thats probably a more appealing, no doubt the canopy would be a (dare i say the blindingly obvious) a green cell'd 9sqft Jedai. but of course... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #31 October 11, 2005 QuoteI have never before seen a team as scrappy as the 2002 Angels team that won the World Series - The 2004 Red Sox had it. Trailing 0-3 to the Yankees and then racking up 8 in a row. The friend I road-tripped with this weekend and I were talking sports, and last year came up. He aptly pointed out that Schilling's sock had nowhere to go but straight from his foot to the hall of fame. QuoteAs a final note, I got chills last night. ERvin Santana, a 22 year-old rookie, went into the game in the second inning. After that tough inning, he was lights out. Even when he got into trouble, Scoscia didn't have the bullpen up. When Santana was finally taken out, Erstad went up and thanked him, pumped him up, and even got Santana to smile. As he left the field, the crowd gave him a standing ovation. THAT is why I love sports. Agreed. Santana bucked up and pitched his ass off. I don't know if it was true confidence or just the cockiness of youth, but it was most excellent. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingAngel 0 #32 October 11, 2005 It's me with a sticker on my chest that says "Are you getting it weekly?" - the slogan of the Hartford Advocate. Went to a brewfest one day after work and things got a lil crazy. Very fun evening though. The picture's blurry b/c it was taken with a camera phone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #33 October 11, 2005 QuoteI'm not one to say "Fuck [another tem]" Besides the Cubbies...I am the same way. It's a Chicago thing QuoteNow my beloved Angels are traveling to Chicago to play tonight. In the span of what - 50 hours - the Angels will have started baseball games in New York, Anaheim, and then Chicago. Three games, three time zones, three cities, and probably about 8,000 miles. In 50 hours. Yet, I haven't read anything abotu the Angels bitching about it. Had they merely won the game on Sunday, they wouldn't have this problem, and they know it. It made the press here over the weekend. LOTS of very upset people claiming NY favortism about moving Game 1 to Wednesday. The Angels are a damn good team and most in Chicago were hoping for NY since we match up better against them. The rest will work for and against us...it has interupted our winning streak (going back to Clevland) and allowed time to think. The Angels are exhausted and worried about Colon's MRI....but that could be all the more to drive them forward. QuoteThis year, the White Sox have that scrappiness. That attitude. While everyone was mentioning their "End of the season collapse" the White Sox still won. Collapse? They went 17-12 in September. The Indians were 18-4 during that stretch. Hardly a White Sox collapse, but the Sox closed that shut in a final series sweep. Ozzie Guillen has done brilliantly with that team. They are motivated, loose and ready to play. We've seen that all year here....true baseball fans have seen what Oz has done. Yet, this is a very worried city. No one will speak of the WS due or incredible history of sucking/losing/choking. QuoteAs a final note, I got chills last night. Ervin Santana, a 22 year-old rookie, went into the game in the second inning. Jenks against Santana could be interesting in the final innings.....this is going to be some good baseball. Not sure if I can handle the stress _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #34 October 11, 2005 Quote Agreed. Santana bucked up and pitched his ass off. I don't know if it was true confidence or just the cockiness of youth, but it was most excellent. Blues, Dave Coming in to replace an injured Colon makes his performance even more impressive. Josh Beckett's complete game shutdown of the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in 2003 and Francisco Rodriguez' performances in 2002 were similar performances by young or rookie players that came up huge with huge pressure on them. Santana was simply great last night.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #35 October 11, 2005 Quote Fuck the Yankees, and fuck George Steinbrenner! Blues, Dave Ahhhhhh.... The voice of reason is heard.. Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
