Accept No Imitations
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 23, 2009 11:31 PM PDT
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PrintLost in all the excitement about the Mariners succeeding by playing Angels baseball is the fact that the Angels still play Angels baseball, too. And they play it better.
Since the 27th of May, the M's have gone 30-18. They've played at the pace of a 101-win team. And over that span they have lost 2.5 games of ground to the Angels, who two days in a row have pulled off dramatic late-inning comebacks to snatch annoying-ass victory from the jaws of proper defeat. It's enough to make you want to scream, and the only real consolation is that at least we're overachieving too. But somehow I don't think that feels like enough. Watching the evil-doers rally off of Joe Nathan thanks to uncharacteristic wildness, a bloop single, and a superball grounder up the middle conjured emotions harkening back to Lollablueza. At that point, the tenth was just a formality. Why even bother playing it?
There's still a lot of baseball to be played, but games like tonight's do us a great deal of damage, and while I don't quite understand how we're closer to the Wild Card than the division, that could very well end up being something to keep an eye on, because from the looks of things the Angels may never lose again.
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This is so fucking annoying. Ugh.
They have seriously taken the joy out of the last 2 wins (for me at least). FUCKING LOSE ALREADY YOU FUCKING FUCKS FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK
It's like a horror movie...
…where you think you’ve finally killed the zombie and this pops back up again. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!
Chicks dig the long ball.
I think they make clones
Figgins, Kendrick, Aybar, Morales, Izturis, Napoli
These guys are all the same annoying-ass player with skills for different positions. I said to a couple of my Angel-fan co-workers tonight that I looked forward to laughing my ass off when their luck turned around during a 12-game September losing streak.
Then I realized that I truly believed that could never happen. They’re too fucking lucky. And all you can do at some point is sigh or laugh or pull all your hair out or something something something
Napoli?
Napoli is an annoying motherfucker but he is nothing like the others.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 23, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't want to include him but then he got the winning hit
And by “the same annoying-ass player,” I guess I mean their common characteristic is that they’re annoying asses.
I would like to see him burn.
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
They aren't that lucky.
They’ve had a TON of injuries. Remember the beginning of the year, with most of the rotation on the DL? And then that Adenhart thing. And Santana and Lackey aren’t really pitching to their fullest. So are they getting lucky now? Yeah, but on the whole, it balances out at least a little.
angels fan in seattle
I like you Eyebrows, so don't take this personally.
But fuck you. Fuck you and you everything you stand for.
Fuck you.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Jul 23, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Adenhart was clearly planned
The only way to deal directly with Satan is to go to his domain.
Robert hits trees
Morrow should be no problem.
Wait until they go all 2007 Mariners on your ass.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
You know though.
I feel like I’ve said this before.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
So if they had all those guys they would've won 70 games already.
That’s the worst part is they had all these problems and they still have the 2nd best record in the AL. It’s fucking bullshit!
I actually bought a Betancourt t-shirt.
by Hopefulmsfan on Jul 24, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
The Mariners are at the upper end of season expectations coming into the year at this point
And it’s only good enough for 5.5 GB of the division (and 3rd place) and 4.5GB the wild card (the free-falling Red Sox)
So, essentially, the Mariners are winning more han expected and I’m still rather discouraged.
I'm just going to avoid looking at Angels scores for awhile, and wait to see a comment here like "at least the Angels are finally losing some games!"
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I am so sick of the Angels!
I see a score in the early evening and they are losing. I start to think “YES!” finally this is the day we can pick up one lousy stinking game, but noooooooooo! Angels in the outfield? I guess fucking so.
I am giving up waiting on the Angels to lose- I have moved happily on to rooting for the Red Sox to Buckner their season.
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
The Rays have the best run differential in the AL
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 23, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Jarrod Washburn is 4th in the AL with a 2.71 ERA just ahead of Roy Halladay
So logic can go to hell.
by Fett42 on Jul 23, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Damn it!
It is not as much fun to root against the Rays!
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jul 23, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
We're only a half game back with a negative run differential
Poor Rays…
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
A) Actually, it’s a half game of being third in the WC
B) My main point was that it’s kind of funny that despite the differences in our run differential, we’re very similar in record
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, I know
What I’m saying is, and this is not new, it’s frustrating to be exceeding expectations by a sizable margin and still only on the fringe of any kind of playoff hunt.
Nah, don't root against the Red Sox.
If we don’t make the playoffs, at least we can watch them murder the Angels in the playoffs, AGAIN!
I have a feeling us rooting against them won't make a huge difference towards whether or not they make the playoffs
My Mariners blog - SodoMojo Twitter Feed
Fuck the Red Sox
I hope they get “Stranded”.
That would be a good thing for you though, wouldn't it?
I mean 2010 would suck for the Mariners, but the farm system would be totally barren after that trade.
angels fan in seattle
Once they leave the earth, Angels tend to stay away for good
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 24, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wouldn't this make them just ghosts?
Why would ghosts want to help Angels?
Wherever I go, that's where I am.
by Rich Langford on Jul 24, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Because some little kid wished for it.
I actually bought a Betancourt t-shirt.
by Hopefulmsfan on Jul 24, 2009 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm starting to wish Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery allowed Ed Harris to launch missles at the Bay area.
You got slurved!
Hehehe Mark Reynolds is so awesome.
I'm confused as to how this would help.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
There would be no A's and the Angels would have fewer wins?
Although this also hurts us so I don’t know.
by Mariner John on Jul 24, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey now. I kind of like the bay area.
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
They can't get Halladay
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
They have nothing to offer
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
They'll just get Kazmir instead and he'll be awesome for the next three years.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
That would suck balls.
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
They could get him
they’d have to gut the ML roster
Weaver + Napoli would be a starting point, I think
by seattlebruin on Jul 24, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Which is fine
because then the improvement is incremental. Weaver’s been good for them, and Mathis is no replacement for Napoli. They’ve been playing well because they’ve got bunch of dudes who are slaves to BABIP, and it has been kind to them What will happen when they regress? The need Napoli.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
We keep expecting them to regress and they never do
they must be doing something right
by seattlebruin on Jul 24, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously.
Don’t you people fucking get it by now? They’re aren’t going to regress!
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
I hate teams whose greatest trait is fucking magic >:(
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A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Jul 24, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Team BABIP is .324
last year it was .302 with mostly the same group of hitters. Their switch hitting light brigade is all having a great mid season surge but I don’t expect them to keep it up any more than I expected Branyan to hit .320. I mean, I know, speed and patience and whatever, but there’s just no way those guys are hitting their talent level.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
To wit
doiing a quick scan of their regulars’ performance so far and the ZiPS RoS projections, you should expect a .020 drop in team wOBA. Which is pretty big if it’s a team-wide thing. The only players underperforming their ZiPs were Vlad and Willits. They have to regress.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Jered Weaver regressed
Saunders regressed. Willits regressed. They have to.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
The problem is
when they regress, someone else on their team decides to go crazy and carry them.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I am so happy that Saunder's regressed
I was getting sick of every asshole saying he was good, when even a cursory look at his K:BB numbers shows he’s mediocre.
Derosa.
by vivaelpujols on Jul 24, 2009 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
The Angels have a pretty good offense
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 24, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure
but not this good
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Do they have enough to get Halladay?
Their farm system is awful, and trading major league peices in a “win-now” move is kinda pointless.
Derosa.
by vivaelpujols on Jul 24, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I was so fucking angry watching how that game turned out.
They have won at least five games they had no business winning over the last two weeks. And those five games are the difference in the division.
If the laws of baseball are right.
They should regress hard soon, shouldn’t they?
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
I turned it off after the 6th inning...
I felt I was setting myself up for disapointment, and I was right…
I doubt there's anything to this
but I really hope that the Angels, aware of their ridiculous run, keep looking back and seeing Seattle and Texas hanging on. The good news is they play us, Texas, Boston and New York in September. As long as we’re within four/five games and play well against them we have a chance.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:05 AM PDT reply actions
Speaking of sweeps.
Why can’t the Mariners get a fucking sweep? It’s always, lose the first game, but then win the next three, or win the series, but never just fucking sweep. The last sweep I remember was against the Diamondbacks.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
What I mean is.
The Mariners can never get some sort of substantial Rockies like win streak going to get us excited.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
I think this is due to the weakness of the bottom of our rotation
Ian Snell please!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
More the weakness of the offense.
Besides Olson’s recent meltdown, we haven’t seen our 4-5 guys keep us out of too many games.
Of course
Ian Snell just seems like an easier fix than our entire offense.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Ryan Rowland-Smith, thank you very much
by seattlebruin on Jul 24, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Brandon Morrow, come on down (in about three weeks when you're ready to be a starter again)
by seattlebruin on Jul 24, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you imagine the complete rotation.
Felix
Bedard
Morrow
RRS
and maybe Washburn
the ceilings for these guys are really high, granted Washburn will probably get traded.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
At this point Washburn is ahead of Morrow
unless you’re assuming he’s traded
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I assume he will probably be traded before his next start
I mean, the stock can’t get any higher, Z has to get him traded like now.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
Mmmmmm
because they’re not such a great team and depleted by injuries on top of that? That would be my first guess
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
You are right about that, I will admit.
Watching the impotent offense only get two hits (one for Ichiro and Branyan) off some AAAA fodder really proves your point.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
Well, that means they have to win every series.
They haven’t so that is already out of the question.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
We've won 12 of the last 15 series.
We we’re only swept once (Colorado) and we won both four game series in that stretch (Texas & Cleveland).
Not too shabby. But yeah, going on a nice 8-12 game winning streak would be real nice.
It just seems like.
Being in third place in a surprising competitive division, and not going on one of those winning streaks, the Mariners seem to be forgotten by the MSM.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
I have no problem with this whatsoever
I like sneaking up on people.
We get Toronto and TB
and a bunch of games with Texas (4 to end the season). I dunno. Could be an exciting month. Adrian needs to hurry the fuck up and heal.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 24, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
FUCK THE ANGELS!
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!
Thug Life
Bloody Hell
- After we’ve played 95 games over the years…
2007 LAA: 57-40 (.588)
2008 LAA: 57-38 (.600)
2009 LAA: 56-38 (.596)
- The Rest of the Season
2007 LAA: 37-28 (.569)
2008 LAA: 43-24 (.642)
2009 LAA: 61-7 (.897) (Projected!?)
The day the Angels break 116 is the day I quit this fucking sport.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Jul 24, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I just don't see how a team expected to win ~85 games before the year
Can then deal with injuries and still beat that projection by 15 games. It just can’t happen.
Now I’ve convinced myself of their inevitable regression again. This won’t end well. Again.
Did you all know the 2010 All Star Game will be held in Anahiem home of the Angels.
I am happy to introduce All Star Third Baseman, Chone Figgins.
I thought Los Angeles was the home of the Angels?
I’m so confused.
Who's throwing out the first pitch?
Osama or Lucifer?
by calim on Jul 24, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Did you hear Art say that it's hard to score runs while the other team is batting?
At least I got a laugh during my pain.
Needs a "fuck the angels" tag
Because I’m needy like that.
Actually, it would be fine with me to have all posts have a “fuck the angels” tag.
by PDXTai on Jul 24, 2009 12:33 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Pfft. Go big or go home.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Jul 24, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I approve of these sigs.
FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 24, 2009 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Everybody's doin' it.
FUCK THE ANGELS!!!
by SethGrandpa on Jul 24, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I'm down.
I actually bought a Betancourt t-shirt.
P.S. Fuck the Angels!
by Hopefulmsfan on Jul 24, 2009 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Let the record show that I was the first.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Jul 24, 2009 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I am also in.
My Mariners blog - SodoMojo Twitter Feed, Fuck the fucking Angels!
by gregrabble on Jul 24, 2009 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'll play
A plague on the Angels' families
by calim on Jul 24, 2009 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Meta
Fuck the Angels. If you see this, add a fuck to your signature. This is a fucking experiment.
by PDXTai on Jul 24, 2009 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Fuck 'em all
A number of teams could use a good fucking I’d say.
Fuck the Angels! And the Yankees and Red Sox while we're at it.
Fuck the Angels?
FUCK THE ANGELS!
I like this game.
Fuck the Angels with a dead Rally Monkey.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 24, 2009 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Pfft, mine's been here all season.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Jul 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Lollablueza
That's Rick White getting tossed for arguing balls and strikes.
This was bullpen massacre #2 in New York.
Of course
The umpiring was a bunch of crap anyway so this made Honorable Mention in the 2007 top moments.
I hated Rick White so much.
That had to be the biggest piece of shit waste of human in Mariners History, Rob Johnson doesn’t even compare to this pile of poo.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
All I know is
that next time the Angels come to Seattle I am ready to pull a Celtic Pride on the whole fucking team and not give them the remotest chance to escape
Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles
I feel like Ned Flanders when his house was blown down by the hurricane and Springfield built him a new, crappy version
Ah hell diddly ding dong crap, can’t you AL morons do anything right >:(
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
I hope the Angels turn out to be a long lost sibling of Jose Lopez.
...and now I'm here
Ugh, I just disgusted myself.
...and now I'm here
Not to mention..
Just before the bloop single/groundball hit off Nathan-second base-Punto shitfest, that sure did look like strike three on Matthews that would have sealed it.
The thing I love about the Angels right now
Is while we play mediocre teams they play crappy teams. They’ll catch a mediocre team like the Twins when they’re transforming themselves into the Athletics, plus god forbid they face Greinke when they play the Royals, or Lee when they play the Indians. No, they are reserved for us.
They better enjoy this season now, because Lacky, Figgins, Abreu, and Vlad are all probably gone next season.
Carlos Silvelite
Far be it from me to rain on an Angels hate parade
But we did just miss Jackson and Verlander in a series with Detroit.
A plague on the Angels' families
Don't worry, you guys just need practice, that's all. ^_^
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