PercySquint

A Lamborghini in gridlock, with a bumper sticker that says "my other car is up my nose".

Color me concerned. I expect this team to round into form and win a whole bunch of games. Too much talent in the lineup not to. But it's gotta start NOW. Right here in April. Texas and Chokeland are both 6-2 out the gate. They are not f-ing around, and they sure as hell ain't afraid of us. We are already in a hole, and if we don't keep pace, it's gonna get deeper. If that happens, we are f'd.

Let's hope Scioscia taps Richards to fill in instead of Williams. And EVERYBODY on the team steps it up, starting tonight.

The Hat and I will both be there.

According to the lineup posted above, both Callaspo and Puljos are playing 3rd base. Is this another ingenious defensive alignment from the mind of Mr. Scioscia?

I'll spell it out for ya- we need to win the next 9 to get back to .500. And today is one of those 9. Hope this clears up my statement.

I consider this game a must-win.

Never ever ever ever EVER !!! I loved it when Aybar broke up Verlander's no-no, especially with a bunt, which pissed him off. That made it even better. Break that shit up, by whatever means available. And I would expect any team to do the same against one of ours.

It's to be expected. He has two first names.

It's possible the sun may explode at some point in the future.

I have no idea. And you know why? Because it hasn't happened yet.

Today is that most sacred of all holy days. Happy Opening Day, everyone. Now let's GO HIT !!!

I hope you will use the 1st photo to blackmail him, should the need arise.

Geoff, I don't drive a convertible, and I don't care much for Thin Lizzy. However, the 2 tacos for $3 deal sounds interesting. May I ask what kind of tacos they are? Also, will there be any gathering for the season opener against Cinncinnatti?

Does this mean Caroline Hughes is coming back to FSW?

An excellent promotion from the team with the best name in sports.

I heard him say this as well and almost vomited. Needless to say, I was horrified and disgusted. It is truly disturbing to know he was a Wanker while wearing our uniform. In light of this, I naturally wish him nothing but total and utter failure in the months ahead. Die Wankers, DIE !!!!!!! Human filth.....

The biggest difference between Cactus League and Grapefruit League: in the Cactus League, you can go golfing at night and not have to worry about alligators on the greens.

Can't throw the submarine knuck without the polish. Duh.

Day 5- Tim Mead is a good guy. He gave his usual excellent talk for us in the morning, and gave us all a glimpse inside the front office, among other topics. You cannot get this kind of behind-the-scenes stuff without a relationship built over time, with mutual respect, as AW.com has with the Angels. Tim made this pretty clear in the high regard he has for the website, and the people who run it. Because I am a member of AW.com, I get to watch early BP before they let the crowd in. Saw Hamilton jack 4 in a row, all majestic. I don't think the marine layer will be much of a problem, going forward. While I watch BP, my friends LongHairDontCare and HaloMVP are in "the disease" in a big way. Besides baseballs, Hair has hooked MVP on bats, while MVP has hooked Hair on 8 x 10's. They are down next to the clubhouse getting their racks and God knows what else signed. MVP finally got Percival on a ball, and a Trout-signed bat. Hair got so many autographs, I can't even keep up any more. He got yelled at by Puljos in front of everybody, but still got a ball signed. "Albert, can you sign it on the sweet spot?" "NO!!!" What a frickin' blast this week was! Didn't want to leave. Really enjoyed seeing Pattimelt, Blarg, AIR, DowningRules, Chuck, Hamiltown, Saltzer, BaseballMom, Katie, Derek, and the rest of you Halo degenerates. Every year I come out here for a week, and every year it's the best week of the year. I love it. Hair gets cards signed by Iannetta. Hamiltown rocks, even in the morning before coffee. 2 young girls ask Jerome Williams for an autograph. He gladly obliges, then takes his hat off, turns it inside out, and asks them to autograph it. How cool is that??? Albert gettin' his hacks in. Trout is so fast, I couldn't get this shot of him heading into the clubhouse in time. Howie taking his cuts. Troy Percival with a fungo bat. Possibly the greatest picture ever taken. You're welcome. Time for exciting action-packed Halos baseball. I must have it. Trout blasting yet another triple. Ho hum... Took the size sticker off a new ST hat and stuck it on my Hat. Cuz I gots me street cred, bitches... It's all about my beloved Halos.

Sorry for the extreme delay in finishing this thread. Technical difficulties with the camera, computer, card reader, and the website itself kicked my ass. Day 4- We decide to forgo the big league game over in Phoenix and hang out at Tempe Diablo instead. There are 2 games going at the cloverleaf, low A on Field 4, and high A on Field 7, both against the SF Pygmies. At one point, I yawned and Kirt Manwaring of the Pygmies told me to wake the hell up. I told him I would if they stopped blasting country music on the stupid boombox while the games are going on. This crap would put anyone to sleep, yes? Later, we head over to the Fanfest. Now that was a hoot. They put DowningRules at our table, so we discussed the Miami Vice episode with the Frank Zappa cameo. Salmon was great. Dipoto was informative. Rojas was pretty funny, especially the Alex Rodriguez story. And I got a chance to finally apologize to Kole Calhoun for last year. He said "Ah yeah, I remember that" and walked away. Didn't really sense a lot of forgiveness there. Not that I blame him. Sorry again, Kole. Big thanks to Chuck and the AW staff for pulling this off. Outstanding job. And you all looked great in the new AW corporate shirts! Except Mancini, Christian, and Eckstein Spawn, who didn't get one. They're just not good enough, I guess... Afterward, we went to HaloMVP's house to turn in for the night. We stayed up awhile, talking baseball with the 2 Angels farmhands staying there. Talked about favorite players, getting on Scioscia's radar screen, the submarine knuckler (inside joke), WBC, waffle mitts, God, etc. Little bit of everything. I have to say, this was the highlight of SquintFest. These 2 players are genuinely great guys, and I for one will be pulling hard for both of them going forward. Matt and Carlos, thank you! May you both reach your goals with room to spare. Minor leaguers payin' their dues. Dayam it's hot out here. Field 4 low A game. Field 7 high A game. A good example of several technical difficulties I had. Sorry Tim...

Since this is a must-win, I hope Vargas jacks one out, and gets fined by Scioscia for swinging the bat.

At least we have more wins than ties now.

Need accounts and descriptions of the debauchery, please. And pics.

Exactly the reason I'm doing this, sir.