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A 6-game sweep of the Astros and Twins will make everyone forget about this start.
 
We can do it!

I know where Brian is going to vote for

Apology for the Home Opener Event by Geoff Stoddart, AngelsWin.com Director of Social Media   Dear Angels Family,

We owe you all a huge apology. On top of a really horrific start to the season by our beloved team, it has come to our attention that the Home Opener Party that we co-sponsored with the OC Sports Grill had a lot of issues as well.

We were unable to distribute the prizes we brought for the raffle. Some people were charged incorrectly on their checks. There were other issues as well, but we’ll just leave it there. The bottom line is that we planned and organized an event that did not deliver on what we promoted. This is unacceptable and we sincerely apologize!

We take what we do for the you very seriously! Those of you who attended the Spring Training Fanfest know that we like to put on a great (and well organized) party! The Fanfest was a blast, but we always want to strive to improve. That’s why we sent out a post-event survey to get your input on how we can make it better next year.

This Home Opener event at the OC Sports Grill was … well … we’re just incredibly embarrassed. Again, we sincerely apologize.

Please know that we are working very hard to figure out exactly how things went off the rails so we can ensure that it never happens again.   Sincerely,   The AngelsWin.com Board of Directors

I'm glad you brought this up. We're not pleased with them either. This is the second event we planned with them and they dropped the ball, BIG TIME. 
 
We're in the process of looking for a "New Home" so don't worry. In the meantime, PM me Greg as I know the owner. I will relay his email address to you.The owners were nowhere to be found for both the season and home opener. A microphone was not provided for us to even have our raffle. Last year was much better, but it appears they're too big for us or we're too big for them.. Time to move on. 
 
Hundreds of people were there, but the service was crap, and now I hear of this happening to you. 

By Danny Farris, AngelsWin.com Contributor -

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Danny Farris and I'm a huge Angels fan. My first Angels game was when I was 5 and I witnessed JT Snow hit a bomb. I learned that not only was he a local kid, he went to the same high school that I was going to go to. Ever since that day I was absolutely hooked. And because of THAT moment (and to make an extremely long story short) I am currently sitting in the MLB Fan Cave in Manhattan representing our Halos.
The great guys at AngelsWin.com contacted me and asked if I could write a weekly blog giving you guys the highlights of the Cave and I jumped at the opportunity. I'm not only here for myself - I'm here for all of you Angels fans as well. I'd like for us to share this experience and this is a great way to do it. For those who do not know what the Fan Cave is, let me give you a quick explanation. The Cave is an event space in NYC built so that myself and the other Cave Dwellers can watch every game throughout the season. Us Dwellers went through an application process and MLB ultimately selected nine of us to watch these games and bridge the gap between baseball and pop culture. So far this season we have met members of the Padres bullpen, Marlins catcher Rob Brantly, and this weekend with the Orioles in town, Chris Davis and Darren O'Day will come in to film a skit with us. We've only been here for about two weeks and it's already been the experience of a lifetime. I never want to leave, but there are eliminations throughout the year, leading to an Ultimate Cave Dweller being crowned at the end of the year.
So throughout the season, I'm going to be sharing stories and updates from the Cave as well as voicing my opinion about the Angels. Right now I don't really want to talk about them. I know it's early, but the pain is still present. I will say that I really like Garrett Richards and I think he will do well in the starting role.
You can see all of our videos and blogs on MLBFanCave.com. 

I'd highly recommend following @MLBFanCave on Twitter. Not only do they post happenings around the Cave, but they post awesome things that baseball fans would love. You can follow me @ohshootitsdan as well. If you guys have any questions, let me know! I'd be happy to answer questions from everybody. I look forward to interacting with everybody this year!

I hate moving Peter out of the 9 hole.  He's having success there so far, I say leave him there.  In fact, if he's being successful leave him there all year!  

haha

This workourt can be bad for your job, though.  True story.  Last night I was the late guy in my shop.  It was 2300 (11 pm for civilians) and I decided to knock out some of the push-ups before going home.  I took off my lanyard with my security badge and shop access badge because it got in the way, and then knocked out 40.  After that I had to pee so I went to the bathroom.  Came back to the shop door, and realized I'd left my lanyard inside - with my access badge on it.  I couldn't get into my shop.
 
Fortunately, there was one supervisor left who had access to my shop and I got him to let me in.  Otherwise I would have had to stay inside the building until 6:00 when the day shift came in.  Whew.

I LIKE IT!  I need to lose a few pounds anyways.... I am in with you guys!
 
At the rate the boys are going, we are all going to be looking rather svelte by the pool next year in Tempe!

Nice first Blog for AngelsWin.com by Glen aka Tin00can. 
 
Dude, I'm seriously going to do this tonight. I'm already a fitness nut again so I'm looking forward to this challenge. 
 
Though, no Kale leaves, so I'll crunch some celery as it basically has no calories and no carbs. 

The Angels Can Be Good for Your Health    
  By Glen Mckee, AngelsWin.com Columnist - 
  No really, despite the horrible start - what, is this 2012 again? - the Angels can be good for you!  You just have to have a plan.  I've had a plan that I have used for a few years, but usually taper off and on.    “The Angels Push-up Plan!”  In the past it was simple: do 10 push-ups for every run the Angels score.  Easy, straightforward, and it rewards your fandom with enhanced pecs if the Angels are doing well.    This season, I've been more serious about getting into better shape so I added to the plan: 10 push-ups for every run the Angels score, and five for every run the other guys score.   Eight games into the season, I've realized something important: even at a 1:2 ratio the other team is making me do more push-ups than the Angels are. Thanks blowpen and questionable starters!  I wonder if I can somehow deduct money spent on Angels gear by claiming Mike Butcher as my trainer, because of his wonderful work with the pitching staff?   If you're into fitness at all then you know that repetitious training is not good for the long term; if I keep doing just push-ups eventually there won't be much benefit to them. So, taking a good look at how the Angels have performed so far I've come up with … “The New and Improved Angels Fitness Program!”   This complete training regimen that will have your flabby body beach-ready in a month, but only if you stick to it.  Oh, and you have to do this for every game.  No slacking!  Note that with the exception of the push-ups (in case of a high-scoring game), all of these should be done during the game when the events happen (there will be some overlap, but do them in order of occurrence).  OK, here's the program: 
* Every run the Angels score: 10 push-ups.   * Every run the other team scores: five push-ups.   * Every runner left on base (non-scoring-position): 10 four-count jumping jacks.

* Every runner left on base (scoring position): Two eight-count body builders 
(http://www.youtube.c...h?v=TxQT-wZdP28).   * Every inning an Angels starter gives up more than one run in an inning: Plank for 30 seconds    * Every time Albert Pujols screws up on the bases: 10 leg-lifts  (http://www.youtube.c...h?v=l-mPHKQFMkk)   * Every time Josh Hamilton strikes out: Run in place for 30 seconds.   * When the camera shows Mike Scioscia looking confused: Jump rope for one minute.   * The bullpen, according to your own definition, is mismanaged: 10 good morning darlings  (http://www.youtube.c...h?v=tv8drdaRWL8 go to 1:49)   * The Angels get a clutch hit with RISP: eat two raw kale leaves.   * Dino Ebel waves a runner home while standing about 10 feet from home plate: 10 arm windmills, both directions.    * You find yourself saying "Scioscia made the right move there" and are surprised by that: 20 crunches of your choice.   * The Angels take the lead and then give it up in the next half -inning: eat a can of spinach.   * The game goes longer than three hours: drink a beer, you're gonna need it (yes, I know this goes against fitness in general but you need to reward yourself a bit too).   * The Angels lose: 15 angry squats or five minutes on a speed bag.   * The Angels win: Two sets of 10 star-jumps:    * The Angels come from behind and hold on to win: find your significant other and make sweet, sweet love to him or her.  

Note: if you let this be the only time you make sweet, sweet love I am not responsible for broken relationships due to the infrequency of boot-knocking. Trust me, you'll need to do it more often than this.  Much more.   That's it, folks!  Follow this plan and you'll go from Paul Giamatti to Channing Tatum or Melissa McCarthy to Anne Hathaway by the end of the season!

Can somebody please compare Aybar and this injury to Pujols and his plantar fasciartis, on a toughness scale?  Thanks in advance!

Sarah - first of all, welcome to AngelsWin.com!  We're sorry it took this incident for you to find us, but we're all thrilled you did.  We love for you to become part of our community of Angel Fans.
 
As you can see, everyone's pretty pissed off at what happened to you last night.  Hopefully the visibility it has received will allow the organization to make the needed adjustments to ensure this doesn't happen to anyone ever again.  I also hope they take care of you and Tara personally.  Maybe set you up in a suite!

Hey Everyone, it's Sarah Colonna.  I just want to say that I have been overwhelmed with how supportive everyone has been about this. I knew I loved Angels fans, and this reminds me why.  I posted the blog because I had people who knew me around watching and saying my name so I wanted to tell my side of the story and make it clear I would never walk into Angel Stadium and be disrespectful...never.  I don't blame the organization at all and I will return to the stadium, as it's my favorite place to be.  I didn't realize the blog would be read by so many, but if it helps future incidents for fans who just want to root for their team, then I guess that's a good thing.  Again, I am so grateful for all of the support I have seen, and a lot is on here.  Thanks to Chuck for posting, and for all of your nice comments. It made what started as a rough day turn out to be a pretty amazing one.
 
Much love...and Go Angels, always.
Sarah Colonna

Anywhere you are in the ballpark is just #Troutstanding

Wow thank you. We are all hoping that Josh can get rolling so we can hold up the @ngelswin sign. We had a great time last night and I'm sure Josh appreciated all of the Angels fan support. I'm trying to set up an @ngelswin group night for all of us to enjoy with both the @ngelswin/Hamiltown signs that will represent all the great fans we have right here at this site. I need Chuck to ok it first. Maybe Halos Nation might be interested to. Hopefully our Angels can get it going soon.

Ushers just need to turn the page and focus on today's game.

The Angels organization does, which is why this is shock. But I'm sure this will be discussed internally and handled correctly so that this doesn't happen again.