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Would probably have a 5.50 ERA if he was still here tbh

I am having a tough time today. I knew him best from 2005-2011ish. When you get married and have kids, your priorities change and you lose touch with some and with others, you correspond less and less frequently. You think you're doing the right thing - pouring your life into your wife and kids because "that's the way it goes." Everyone understands that, right? Well fuck man. While I didn't fully lose touch with him - we texted about superficial nonsense once in a while - I certainly wasn't there for him. 
I will say this. Whatever perception people had of Brandon, I knew him as an aspirational, big-hearted soul who had the courage to be vulnerable in intimate (no gay) situations. He was a better friend to me than I was to him. I'm guessing many others would feel the same.

I remember Brandon as someone who had a lot of different interests, as well as his financial and real estate knowledge, and of course the Chiefs.    He was truly blessed to see them win two Super Bowls just as all were blessed who knew him.
R.I.P. Brandon, you were taken waaaaay too soon.
🙏🙏sent to his family
 

brandon was a fascinating person for me. he lived a life far different from what conservative little me had lived, and i was fascinated by his stories. we hung out a few times, mostly at aw softball games and a time or two at throwbacks. at one of the softball games i brought my daughter along. she couldn't stop looking at his tattoos (he had two full sleeves and they were both very colorful). but he was really chill with her, and it was a moment to see part of his softer side, something that didn't always come through in his posts here.
we had an aw beerfest at throwbacks one friday, and he and adam were determined to drink one of each of the 17 different beers they served. one of the pictures from @Chuckster70 shows adam and brandon after about beer #13 or 14, and their eyes were just hilarious at that point. brandon also brought his poker chips and a deck of cards, and at one point in the afternoon he asked if i wanted to play some poker with him, just for fun. i'm pretty much a novice and i knew that he was a fairly regular player, but i agreed. i started off well, winning the first couple of hands and feeling like maybe i was gonna be okay. and then, bam! i think he wiped me out in the next three hands. it was made more impressive by the amount of alcohol he had consumed by that point. i was thankful we were just playing with chips and not cash.
i hope his family is okay. his sister used to post here several years ago, and she was a good person. they could certainly use your prayers if you feel so inclined. 

My name it's Patrick (known as PJ) to my brother Lou. My family and I have been following this since it was first posted and even created accounts. Most know by now that Lou passed peacefully in his sleep on August 8th at approximately 5pm while The Ocho was on TV (c'mon, you know he loved all sports even the weird ones, like Cricket). He constantly bragged about AngelsWin, all the fun times he had here and the trips to watch The Halos play, home and away with you guys. You all were his extended family and loved every minute he spent on here. To see him spend his last several days reading your posts and thoughts about him brought a smile (and tears) to his face, as it did his brothers and sister. All of us have also been keeping up with this post and you will never know how much we appreciate the love, memories, thoughts and especially the pictures you have shared. Our greatest memory with him was being in the front row at the left field foul pole for the Angels 2002 World Series win. All of us hugging and crying tears of joy at the site we thought we would never see. Close 2nd was Barry Bonds flipping us off during the game because Lou kept leading our entire section in a "sterrrroooooids!" chant while we were jamming a Thunderstick into our arms. Honor him by keeping his memory and stories alive. Celebrate his life. "LouDogg" was a smartass until the end and continued to make us laugh until his last breath.
Sincerely, 
The Garcia Family 
GO HALOS!
(I wanted to post this as a separate topic but I'm new to this and I stink at it. I'm sure Lou is calling me a "dumbass" right now 🤷🏻‍♂️) 
Update: I think I figured it out but I'll leave this here just in case. 

Would probably have a 5.50 ERA if he was still here tbh

Would probably have a 5.50 ERA if he was still here tbh

Perry Everymanasian

I really like minasian. He’s got a vision and a plan. Players need to execute and coaches need to deploy that game plan accordingly. 

And I know a lot of people don't want to hear this.
But as brutal as the Angels collapse the last week has been, this should remind everyone this is just baseball. It's not real. Have fun and enjoy it, but don't let it bother you too much. Focus on the good of it. 

Rest in peace @Lou. I love ya and we will all miss ya dearly my friend. 
He went peacefully today.
I will let @mrwicked fill everyone in tomorrow. 

Is his life in danger or something? Is he a hemophiliac? Man fouled a ball off his leg.

Billionaires and their egos. These guys have the self esteem of a teenage girl. Remember what happened to Sam Blum? 

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Step one:
Sell the team to someone else.

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Having an owner not named Arte Moreno

Is his life in danger or something? Is he a hemophiliac? Man fouled a ball off his leg.

There's definitely something going on here given the yearly injuries to pretty much everyone regardless of age, injury history, etc. With Arte's history of being cheap it wouldn't surprise me if we're cutting costs in that department too. 

He should get one year and $3-5 million. 

I don’t mind Nevin but Arte is pure shit on a stick. This organization has been raped, lit on fire, robbed and raped. They won’t make the playoffs until he sells.