AngelsWin.com Today: Celebrating 15 years of unraveling Angels Baseball, one thread at a time

[UndertheHalo]

thank you for everything the AW team here does.  Obviously special thanks to @Chuckster70

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

I was a virgin when AW started. I still am but that's besides the point.

Technically you and Chuck in the hot tub at Spring training...

But that's for another thread. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, calscuf said:

WTF I was team heckler?

Probably the only slot in the lineup that made any sense 

Edit: I'm sure there was heavy competition from @Lou

[Tank]

a #5 starter? i hope i moved up the rotation since then or at least become a power-hitting first baseman.

congrats on 15 years, chuckster.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Just now, Tank said:

a #5 starter? i hope i moved up the rotation since then or at least become a power-hitting first baseman.

congrats on 15 years, chuckster.

Tommy John surgery actually

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, Geoff said:

 

Yeah, I was part of the OMB group.  Not sure how long after launch we came over.  I feel like you came to the OMB pretty soon after launch to promote it.

 

 

I was on the Old MLB site as well, same screen name. Went back about a year before it shut down and some jackass had my account banned. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, Geoff said:

Yeah, I was part of the OMB group.  Not sure how long after launch we came over.  I feel like you came to the OMB pretty soon after launch to promote it.

I think I came over here a little later from the OMB when it became clear that the MLB caretakers were asleep at the wheel. 

[Spirit]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

I was on the Old MLB site as well, same screen name. Went back about a year before it shut down and some jackass had my account banned. 

 

It was probably ______ .

 

 

[Tank]

5 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Tommy John surgery actually

i'm the tommy john of kidney stone surgeries around here.

#pioneer 

[ScottT]

Reserve?

No wonder I got feisty.

[ScottT]

4 hours ago, Geoff said:

 

It was probably ______ .

 

 

You have that mixed up. That asshat _____ used to get banned for...

Something

[Chuck]

5 hours ago, ScottT said:

Reserve?

No wonder I got feisty.

I was probably mad at you when I wrote this. 

Truth be told, @ScottT and I were doing ST games well before AW launched. He's a good guy. We've done tons of ST games and after game shenanigans in the past.

[Inside Pitch]

18 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

I need to look deep into our old scouting reports and circle back. 

Sorta funny, that's where I first came across your stuff -- you were doing a fantasy baseball site of some kind and had linked to it on the Scout boards.   Time flies.   

You and everyone else here since the beginning deserve a lot of props for creating and cultivating the forum.  Kudos to all of you.

I took a while to get here, Tank had been on me for a long time to come over.   

So, thanks Tank!

Edited February 16, 2019 by Inside Pitch

[tdawg87]

9 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

tank had been on me for a long time

Gross.

 

Go on.

[Inside Pitch]

50 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Gross.

 

Go on.

He has a gentle but firm touch...

[Stradling]

I wasn’t here at the very beginning but pretty shortly after.  I got an email invite from Chuck.  I am assuming he saw me post either on ESPN, the OMB or he saw me in a baseball chat room on AOL.  Even after I was a member here it took me years to post regularly.  I think what really lead me to searching out fan content was the night Vladdy signed with the Angels.  I wanted to read all about rumors and such.  Thanks Chuck!  

[eligrba]

Thanks to everyone who took part in creating this, sometimes disturbing, community of Angel fans.  I can't think of any better way to fiddle-fart away usable time then on this forum.

[IEAngelsfan]

Thanks for the site.  I've been on here since the beginning, but didn't post for a few years.

I simply waste......er.......spend too much time on this forum.

[Tank]

16 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Gross.

 

Go on.

Wait, it's not what you think. I can explain everything.

 

 

meh, I can't explain . . .

[mp170.6]

Hi Justin.

[HaloNArizona]

Chuck and the AW staff....Thank you for the last 15 years.  It has been a pleasure to be apart of this wild ride.  The content on this site if fantastic, the people here are outstanding.  Great knowledge, great interviews and insight.

 

Thank you to all that makes this happen.

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, HaloNArizona said:

Chuck and the AW staff....Thank you for the last 15 years.  It has been a pleasure to be apart of this wild ride.  The content on this site if fantastic, the people here are outstanding.  Great knowledge, great interviews and insight.

 

Thank you to all that makes this happen.

Thank you, Craig! You can "Craig" this thread in the future, I won't mind.  

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎2‎/‎15‎/‎2019 at 11:38 PM, ScottT said:

You have that mixed up. That asshat _____ used to get banned for...

Something

Who was it that coined "Lie Hard, Lie Harder, Lie Hardest; the ___ _ ______ story", regarding ___ on the OMB?  

[Chuck]

On 2/15/2019 at 1:29 PM, AngelsWin.com said:

By Geoff Stoddart, Director of Social Media

Before there was Facebook.  Before there was Twitter.  Before there was SnapChat or Instagram, there was AngelsWin.com.

In February of 2004, Charles Richter launched the website as a way for Angels fans around the country and around the world to stay connected to the team they loved and discuss topics that impacted them.

What started out as a simple message board & blog grew into a news and reporting outlet, also being rewarded with a Major League Baseball media credential by the Angels.  Correspondence from AngelsWin have participated in such team events and press conferences as the introduction for Albert Pujols, the contract extension for Mike Trout and the welcome Shohei Ohtani, to name just a few.  Over the years, the site has been recognized by Forbes, Fox Sports, ESPN, MLB Network, Japan Times, Washington Post, MLB Trade Rumors, local media outlets in the Orange County Register and LA Times and Angels Broadcast crews over the air for their reporting and insights.

The site has also hosted many fan events, including Spring and Summer Fanfests where they’ve had such guests as Arte Moreno, Tim Salmon, Don Baylor, Kole Calhoun, ex-GM Jerry Dipoto, Victor Rojas, Jose Mota, Terry Smith, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc and Tim Mead.

As AngelsWin looks to the future, they will continue to provide the news, the stats, information and fan events.  But at its core, AngelsWin will always continue to be an online community forum that launched the site and as a result has forged many lifelong friendships & memories.

AngelsWin.com: The internet home for Angels fans – where fans can cheer, argue, laugh, complain and discuss the team they love.

So a toast to 15 great years and another toast to 15 more.  Go Angels!

 

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Still cannot believe it has been 15 years. 

[PattyD22]

I used to be on the old AOL site years ago and somehow life got in the way of following Angel baseball on the ‘net.  

For some reason a couple months ago I just happened to come across your site Chuck and it’s been nothing but amazing.  

I felt I knew quite a bit about the Angels after attending games for so long but I found out I didn’t know squat after reading what the staff and the experienced posters here post.  It’s simply amazing and I hope to be able to meet a few of the posters some day at a game or at a future fan fest.

Congratulations on 15 years and keep up the great work.