EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2005 8pm tonight. I'll have more thoughts after the series when I'll know who wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2005 Hopefully the Halos can work past not having Colon on the roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2005 Man, I feel bad for the Angles. Played Sunday in New York, Monday in Anaheim, and today in Chicago. That's rough. The Sox have the clear advantage tonight with rest and healthy pitching, but what happens afterwards in anyone's guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Man, the video played before the pregame show was just insultingly bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Live AIM chat at TSMBaseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Man, the video played before the pregame show was just insultingly bad. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> what happened Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealworldschampion 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Is that Lou Pinella in the booth with Buck and McCarver? EDIT: Nevermind it is. Sounds way better than McCarver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Is that Lou Pinella in the booth with Buck and McCarver? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Man, the video played before the pregame show was just insultingly bad. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> what happened <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Half of it was about the Yankees and Red Sox and how they're out of it, and the other half was about the White Sox not winning since 1917. The Angels received a passing mention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Wow I bet the White Sox just love the whole "Black Sox" thing being mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Not Fox's fault that the only things the White Sox are known for are the Black Sox and their array of hideous uniforms over the years pre-1991 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 The White Sox really needed to win this game, with the Angels being so tired from the amount of travel time they've had in the last 48 hours. Contreras threw a good game, but Byrd was excellent and was helped by his bullpen. And on the plus side, Sweet Lou wasn't even that bad in the booth, I thought. Then again, I only heard a little of him from having the smaller tv on mute when SVU was on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheDon Report post Posted October 12, 2005 White Sox blew it Great big win for the Angels. Especially after the past couple of days for the Angels to win that game is something else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Rodriguez achieved Trachsel-like levels of slowness during the ninth inning, but I guess it worked. Great start for the Angels. They managed to defend the few runs they were able to scrape out, thanks partly to the Sox' runners getting thrown out pretty much whenever they got on base. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Does anybody know how many current Angels are left over from the World Series team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Not that many really. Maybe some of the pitchers but Spezio, Eckstein, Glaus, Salmon all gone, if I remember that team right. What happened to the ultra white bread Angels with a bunch of white dudes and Garrett Anderson? The reason the Angels didn't get much mention is that there isn't much of a story behind them. They aren't a shocking underdog, nor are they a team of downtrodden doomed losers desperate for the Series for the first time in 80 years. That said, my brother and I both agreed during the season that the Angels were the best team in the AL. All the other contenders seemed insanely up and down (Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, A's), but the Angels went about their business and aside from a blip on the radar when the A's were in 1st they've been solid all year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Excellent game. Brief and exciting. I was paranoid until the last strike that the Sox would homer in the ninth to win it. White Sox looked terrible many occasions throughout the night on things they had been masters of all season. The untimely attempted steals, the missed hit and run, and the inability to bunt all come to mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Does anybody know how many current Angels are left over from the World Series team? Molina, Kennedy, Anderson and Erstad in the field Washburn, Donnely, Rodriguez and "The Greatest American Pitcher" Lackey on the mound Figgins was a bench-warming rookie in the '02 season, so I'm not sure if he counts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2005 Bengie Molina, Adam Kennedy, Garret Anderson, Darin Erstad, Jose Molina, Jarrod Washburn, John Lackey, Brendan Donnelly, Francisco Rodriguez, Chone Figgins, Scot Shields, and manager Mike Scioscia are holdovers from the 2002 club. Figgins counts because he played three playoff games. Tim Salmon is also a member of the 2005 Angels, but is on the DL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 Apparently the White Sox are making it their mission to lose as many runners on the basepaths as humanly possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 These last two games have been things of beauty. The White Sox are messing up every little element of the game that they had such a grip on all season. I don't know where Crede thought he was going, since that ball didn't look like it was going to drop at all. Perhaps he was still in shock over actually being on base. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 I get the feeling that the Cardinals are the only team left in the postseason with any offense at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I miss Test. Report post Posted October 13, 2005 This game reminds me of the 1895 Temple Cup. With Sadie McMahon's excellent pitching performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 Well, the Angels' pitching is just sick. I retract my statement made during game one of the Angels/Yanks series; the Angels games have become the only consistently entertaining games of this postseason. I'm loving their defense and ridiculously deep bullpen. Gotta believe that unearned run in the first or Rowand's greediness in the second is going to be the difference in this one. The series has also enlightened me to just how uninteresting Pinella is. How could a guy who looks like a damn madman half the season be so mellow and one-dimensional in the booth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 On the plus side, we have a nine inning, one run performance from Mark Buehrle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I miss Test. Report post Posted October 13, 2005 Buehrle ain't no Orval Overall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 This is a very entertaining game, I just wish the Halos would put another one on the board and end it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 Um...someone goofed up there..I dunno who though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 What in the sam fuck was that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2005 And the AL umpires continue to suck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
