I think it's sacrilege to hate John Lackey

[The God of Runs]

I mean, how can you, as an Angel fan, hate the Game 7 winner of the only Championship in franchise history?

[austin724]

Easy, you can like the Lackey of 2002 but not the Lackey of today.  The guy is a pure asshole.

[Reveille1984]

One great accomplishment in life doesn't make you not an asshole.

[Jeff M]

I will hate him tonight.

[Stradling]

I have a soft spot in my heart for that asshole.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

It's 2013, he pitches for Boston and he's no longer our asshole. That said what he and the 2002 team accomplished will never be forgotten or downplayed because of what happened after that.

[shellback]

never liked the way he dissed his teamates on the field during the game when they made an error. what a tempermental bitch.

[Brent Maguire]

When you sign with one of your rivals after spending a majority of your career trying to beat them in the playoffs, you're gonna be hated either way.

[Mudville]

How much more trolling can one guy do?

 

Lackey won game 7? No, he pitched 5 innings before getting his ass bailed out by the bullpen. The Angels won the World Series in game 6, game 7 was a formality.

 

After that Lackey was a temperamental little bitch throughout is career as an Angel. Constantly calling out his defense for not making gold glove plays on every hit into the gap he gave up. He had only one standout season in 2007, the rest were somewhat forgettable, particularly his last season with the Angels where he was cussing out everyone from his fielders to the grounds crew.

 

Maybe you guys forget his last playoff appearance for the Angels? Screaming at Scioscia for being pulled after giving up 3 runs and loading the bases for the Yankees in the 6th inning showing no control over his pitches or emotions. Weaver, the Angels true ace came in on 2 days rest and pitched an inning to shut down the Yanks and get them to game 6.

 

He landed in the perfect place for his attitude, the Boston Red Sox, the organization of whiney bitches. I hope the Angels wipe their cleats on him today. A 4th inning meltdown where he shows his colors again, screaming at his defense and the manager when he pulls the plug would be perfect.

 

Screw Lacknuts.

[Jason]

I am grateful for the times Lackey had with the Halos but he's with the Red Sox now so screw him!

[Sully151]

I have loved him a couple of times and hated him many more times.

[Lhalo]

I have a soft spot in my heart for that asshole.

At first I thought you said "I have a soft spot in my asshole".

I'm glad it was only a misread.

[RePLAY]

When he retires, we should put a statue of him between the hats.

[Ray McKigney]

How much more trolling can one guy do?

 

Lackey won game 7? No, he pitched 5 innings before getting his ass bailed out by the bullpen. The Angels won the World Series in game 6, game 7 was a formality.

 

After that Lackey was a temperamental little bitch throughout is career as an Angel. Constantly calling out his defense for not making gold glove plays on every hit into the gap he gave up. He had only one standout season in 2007, the rest were somewhat forgettable, particularly his last season with the Angels where he was cussing out everyone from his fielders to the grounds crew.

 

Maybe you guys forget his last playoff appearance for the Angels? Screaming at Scioscia for being pulled after giving up 3 runs and loading the bases for the Yankees in the 6th inning showing no control over his pitches or emotions. Weaver, the Angels true ace came in on 2 days rest and pitched an inning to shut down the Yanks and get them to game 6.

 

He landed in the perfect place for his attitude, the Boston Red Sox, the organization of whiney bitches. I hope the Angels wipe their cleats on him today. A 4th inning meltdown where he shows his colors again, screaming at his defense and the manager when he pulls the plug would be perfect.

 

Screw Lacknuts.

 

True post. He was always yelling and pissed off on the mound. I remember when he had that no-hitter going against the Red Sox. I think it was Pedroia who got a hit in the 9th inning to break it up. After that hit, Lackey was yelling at the catcher (can't remember who was behind the plate at the time), "Give me the ball! Give me the ball!" He just seems like a jerk. 

[ScottT]

Lackey won game 7? No, he pitched 5 innings before getting his ass bailed out by the bullpen. The Angels won the World Series in game 6, game 7 was a formality.

 

He pitched well, but did so on three days rest.  That's why he went five innings. That, and the the fact the Angels bullpen was awesome.   He wasn't bailed out by any means.  He left after the fifth.  Donnelly started the sixth.

 

If his performance in Game 7 wasn't the best by a starting pitcher in that World Series, it was the second best. 

 

The rest of your post gets more inaccurate and bitter.  Bottom line is you hate that he went to the Red Sox.   For me, that kinda sucks, but I didn't necessarily think he was worth it... and I don't begrudge any of these guys for any decision they make at free agency.  When you are a baseball player, choices are rare, and your career is short.  

 

I hope the Angels score 9 runs in the first inning against him tonight... just like every other opponent's starting pitcher.

[HaloFan85]

never liked the way he dissed his teamates on the field during the game when they made an error. what a tempermental bitch.

Same here.

 

My dislike for Lackey came well before he went to Boston.

[ScottT]

When Gary Disarcina and Darin Erstad got pissed at their teammates, fans loved it.  

 

Jered Weaver is still his friend.  Angels fans love Weaver.  Does Weaver suck at picking friends or do Angels fans make crazy judgments about people they don't know?

[QuinlansMinion]

Has he ever pitched at the big A as a member of the Sox?

[ScottT]

Twice

 

July 27, 2010 - 7 1/3 ip, 7 h, 2 er, 1 bb, 4 k

April 24, 2011 - 8 ip, 6 h, 0 er, 1 bb, 6 k

 

In Boston, the Angels have hammered him in two of three starts.  18 ip, 14 er. 

[2002_halos_II]

Lackey seems to be his old self after surgery.

[yk9001]

Started complaining about his big contract how soon after that rookie year?

F that horsefaced m fer.

Isnt he the guy who divorced his cancer striken wife?

[Lou]

Lackey was a dick on the mound. He very well maybe a really nice guy off the field.

 

Although I'm guessing his cancer-stricken wife he divorced will probably disagree.

[nate]

Eh his game 7 effort was amazing and I will never forget it however he badmouthed the Angels a bunch when he left so I hope he sucks for the rest of his career.

[ScottT]

“You won’t find a more popular guy among his teammates,” said Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, the bench coach of the Anaheim Angels when Lackey played there. “He’s an enjoyable person to talk to and I know you don’t believe that. John just isn’t conscious of his public image and never has been. He grew up as a baseball player and he considers himself accountable to his teammates, not the fans. It can come off the wrong way.”

 

 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/02/06/after-bruising-years-lackey-ready-take-mound/nhKG5WSols2ANMt1GKtKUP/story.html

[ScottT]

Lackey was a dick on the mound. He very well maybe a really nice guy off the field.

 

Although I'm guessing his cancer-stricken wife he divorced will probably disagree.

 

I'm guessing you are as clueless as everyone else on this board when it comes to the details of his personal relationships.