Offseason Gameday: Go Angels?

by Earl Sleek on Jul 18, 2010 6:41 AM PDT

Seattle Mariners (35-56, 4th in AL West) at Los Angeles Angels (50-44, 2nd in AL West), 12:35 pm
Lookout Landing or Halos Heaven -- why not consult a baseball blog?

Well what do you know? For the first and probably last time this year, I'm off to watch a baseball game, mostly to catch an opportunity to meet up with Mina and Gray from Couch Tarts -- they put a FanPost up about this about a month ago, and I was sucker enough to go along with it.

Oh yeah, baseball.

Now I'm not truly this ignorant about the sport of baseball -- I grew up playing baseball as a kid, I'll watch it more than football or basketball, certainly, and I'm still vaguely an Angels fan (granted, one who hasn't followed them in years). I talked with a Halos fan yesterday to sort of figure out how their season was going, and he sounded discouraged -- apparently Texas and Vladimir are kicking AL West ass this season. There's still plenty of games left, but my pal is unsure whether they should start focusing on next year or work on trying to salvage this season.

I'm certainly no expert, but it sounds like the Angels sound like they could use a jolt of luck from the lucky green shirt, and I feel like I'm the guy who can provide it today. :)

Prediction: Angels 5, Mariners 3. Runs by Izturis, Abreu x2, Wood, and Kendrick.

Go Summer.

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And for any prospective stalkers: Section V430, Row B, green shirt. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Jul 18, 2010 6:59 AM PDT reply actions

Have fun at the game! I will try not to root for the Mariners.

Speaking of baseball, I really enjoyed the newbie perspective of Kirill Kabanov on the sport:

He also took in a New York Mets-Atlanta Braves game at Citi Field, where he continued to make nice with the New York fans, shaking hands with season ticket holders. Being an American myself, it was fun to hear a take on our national pastime from someone who’d never seen it. “It was pretty fun,” he said, “but it’s just a little bit boring because it’s so slow and I was like ‘What are they doing?’” — which is gloriously fun to hear in a thick Russian accent.

Haha, I love that kid.

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by Niesy on Jul 18, 2010 8:54 AM PDT reply actions

If today’s game is boring and unnecessarily drawn-out, soon I’ll be calling it “basebalchuk”. :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 18, 2010 9:06 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Sleek, my love, I included you in my post this week. It was about when the planets aligned and the angels sang, when we met for the first time :)

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by Jen Neale on Jul 18, 2010 11:37 AM PDT reply actions

Hahaha, silly Earl. Wood doesn’t score runs.

by Motherboy on Jul 18, 2010 4:06 PM PDT reply actions

Green shirt madness.

I rec’d that shit.

by Steven Hida on Jul 18, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I think that was true of a lot of players today.

Oh well, at least I had fun with the visiting crowd and won’t be tempted to go to another game soon. :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jul 18, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Go Mariners!

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by bluemax on Jul 18, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions

Don’t worry, I came around to that point of view by the end of the game — basically because nobody with me was rooting for the Angels, and I didn’t care enough by the end.

Way to go Figgins! :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 18, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Ugh Figgins has been so horrible

I can’t believe he’s a Mariner for 3 more years

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by bluemax on Jul 19, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

baseball is lame! i want my hockey back =*(

by BigRedEvans on Jul 19, 2010 12:59 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah, nothing like an extra-inning baseball snoozer to make me miss hockey. Thanks, Angels and Mariners.

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jul 19, 2010 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions

the dodgers were doing decent..then went on a 4 game losing streak…uggg..nexxxxt…my baseball attention span is short as well…ho-hum…back to scowering for nhl news and reading fantasy football news..

p.s.
i didnt realize how much i like liars dice…im getting good at it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 19, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Haha, there’s a side mission that starts in the back of the movie theater in Armadillo, and in that series of missions you’ll have to win a deed through liar’s dice. For some reason that one time I was down to two dice really fast, but pulled off a miracle comeback. Stupid computer. :)

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jul 19, 2010 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions

yea to get an outfit u gotta win in one of the mexican town also…there was one really baaad player that lost all his dice before we did it was wild…i need to go back to armadillo then win that side mission…think next time in vegas im gonna load up on cheap recycled dice and stage my own liars dice game…no word if Ill require people to wear cowboy hats and make people swear at each other

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 19, 2010 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions

the extra innings were your fault

You called them in like, what the 2nd or 3rd? Most boring game EVAR.

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by CTGray on Jul 23, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was my fault. Stupid premonition.

"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 23, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions

My boys’ dad is into baseball so I will politely ask him how the Giants are doing (after already skimming the headlines for the results of the latest game). It’s only fair since he has to hear my comments on the Sharks. He’ll have lots to gripe about after yesterday, seems the Giants were robbed of a win. Refs screw up again.

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by Angy on Jul 19, 2010 7:21 AM PDT reply actions

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