What Angels player did you mimic as a kid?

[Chimi]

I always tried to throw the ball like Jim Abbott. I'd make a fist and put the glove on it and try to slip it on after throwing the ball. It didn't work very well.

[Guest]

Tim Salmon batting stance. I used it during pony baseball as a kid.

Those were good times.

[ettin]

I practiced Brian Downing's open stance and high hands and Decinces closed stance as a Little Leaguer.

[AngelArcher]

Chili Davis' batting stance. I tried throwing like Chad Curtis a few times, but it felt too weird. I still mimic Curtis in some ways.

[Pbonetheman]

Nolan Ryan hands down. For non angels, I would go to the old kingdom a lot so I would pretend to be randy Johnson

[Michael Pellicciotti]

Don Baylor except for the black part. Upright stance,feet close together and bat high.

I even used a wooden bat in little league while all the other kids were using aluminum, it drove my dad.crazy!

[NJHalo]

Tony Phillips for the coke binge

 

 

 

j/k

[Tank]

winston llenas and dirty al gallagher (i was a third baseman in little league). probably did some jim fregosi, too. hit my teen years and tried a little nolan ryan and don baylor.

 

the player i used to emulate the most was johnny bench. could also do a decent brooks robinson.

[Brandon]

Jim Edmonds and mainly Garret Anderson. I loved all of GAs quirks in and out of the box. I actually hurt my foot once doing too many of his cleat knocks with the bat.

[Tank]

i almost got in a fight for trying to pass myself off as brian downing one time.

 

brother and i were at the local little league fielding playing some catch and hitting a few balls. i was even wearing an angels batting helmet, one of those you got from the souvenir stands for a couple of bucks. some kid and his dad show up, and while the dad is getting gear out of the car, the kid sees my angels helmet and asks me who i am. i was a pretty cocky 19 year old, so i told him i was brian downing. kid's jaw drops that a superstar like downing was RIGHT HERE!. kid goes running to tell his old man, and the dad starts yelling and swearing at me for trying to dupe his kid. brother and i high tail it out of there lickity split. i thought the old man was gonna come and do batting practice on my face and figured that wouldn't have been a healthy thing. *i then climbed into my 64 caddy and drove 105 mph in reverse on the 293 for 18 miles, going full puig but without the arrest part.

 

 

*this part may or may not be true.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

As a kid, I liked Joyner's loose, easy swing. I was RH, but seemed to get his down pretty good.

 

Because of that, I became a pretty good switch hitter (no homo).

[Glen]

Long before the Beastie Boys name-checked him I was getting mad hits like I was Rod Carew.  

[Hollyw00d]

Wally

[Reilec14]

Tim Salmon batting stance. I used it during pony baseball as a kid.

Those were good times.

 

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[ten ocho recon scout]

Mo Vaughn

Garrett Anderson

I'm seeing a pattern here.

You're obviously a lefty.

[Sactown Angel]

Brian Dowing when I played baseball and Rod Carew when I played wiffle ball.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Fred Patek.

Of course I was 9 and the same size as him.

No. Nolan Ryan. Although a lefty I worked that pitchback over with weak ass fastballs and sloppy curves pretending to be the greatest Angel (then and probably now for a few more years until Trout gets there.)

[ELEVEN]

Fregosi until I realized I could never pull that off. I tend to emulate John Kruk in most aspects of my life, whether intention or not.

[IIIII]

Darin Erstad

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[greginpsca]

Jim Fregosi . If i was bigger and a lefty, it would have been Ted Kluzsuwski. [sp]

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[Brent Maguire]

I imitated Chone Figgins a bunch too.

Something about his stance was just cool!

[laagamer]

I was a right-handed Darin Erstad...with a better glove lol

[arch stanton]

I worked my tail off trying to get my knee up to my chest like Nolan but I guess I'm not built that way. As a hitter i George Brett/Charlie Lau'd myself into oblivion.

[LBHalos17]

Brian Downings' swing (I still use his step as a timing-device in baseball), and Darin Erstads' grit (and I'm still borrowing his #17 playing with the Long Beach Angels on Sundays).

[19HALO71]

Carew