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?

Of course it's a must win. The Angels cannot, must not, will not let this game be the deciding factor between making the playoffs and watching from couch this October.

The season rides on the outcome of today's game.

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.

Wow Paul Stanley is looking scary

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.

lol...they interviewed vernon and apparently he has been a closet yankee fan since 1999 he said..lol

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.

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.

Thanks for the write ups and pictures. Gives all of us a taste of ST when we can't get there.

Exactly the reason I'm doing this, sir.