The Angels are pissed

kdmillz72 · 10-07-2008, 01:44 PM

ESPN - Angels seething after being squeezed out of the playoffs - MLB

John Lackey is certainly not sugar coating his feelings...

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"[On Sunday] they scored on a pop fly they called a hit, which is a joke," said Lackey, referring to a popup that was misplayed into three runs. "[On Monday], they score on a broken-bat ground ball and a fly ball anywhere else in America [except in Fenway Park]. And [Pedroia's] fist-pumping on second like he did something great."

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"It's way different than last year," said Lackey, who was 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in two starts this postseason. "We are way better than they are. We lost to a team not as good as us."

Echoes · 10-07-2008, 02:19 PM

I don't get what they're pissed about. If they were the better team then they should have won.

kdmillz72 · 10-07-2008, 02:42 PM

Sounds like sour grapes to me!

Babe_Ruth · 10-08-2008, 08:49 AM

The only thing I would be mad about is the umpires, they were so bad in my opinion.

But I agree, the Red Sox won the series because they played better then the Angels. Not because of the Red Sox being lucky.

salsanchezfan · 10-10-2008, 07:55 AM

Oh shut up Lackey! Your team had been getting all the breaks and now that you get beat, you whine like little girls.

As a Dodger fan, I find it very insulting the Angels would even claim LA.

Angels suck, they deserved to lose.

SHOELESSJOE3 · 10-12-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by salsanchezfan

Oh shut up Lackey! Your team had been getting all the breaks and now that you get beat, you whine like little girls.

As a Dodger fan, I find it very insulting the Angels would even claim LA.

Angels suck, they deserved to lose.

Getting away from the game for a second. I see your avatar shows the great one, Salvador Sanchez. Just watched some of his bouts at YOUTUBE.

Unfortunate he left us at such a young age. I followed boxing very close in those years, watched them all. No doubt in my mind that Salvador was the greatest all around boxer I ever saw, that includes all the other weight divisions, he could do it all.

salsanchezfan · 10-12-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SHOELESSJOE3

Getting away from the game for a second. I see your avatar shows the great one, Salvador Sanchez. Just watched some of his bouts at YOUTUBE.

Unfortunate he left us at such a young age. I followed boxing very close in those years, watched them all. No doubt in my mind that Salvador was the greatest all around boxer I ever saw, that includes all the other weight divisions, he could do it all.

I could not agree with you more. Sanchez had it all: Footwork, stamina, speed, could hit like a ton of bricks, had an anchor for a chin (he was knocked down once his whole career) had tremendous heart, great defense, and was brilliant as a counter puncher. He was flawless. The one loss on his career, against Antonio Becerra for the Mexican Bantanweight title was widely seen as a hometown decision (He had completely outclassed Becerra) and fan started throwing things into the ring.

In my opinion, the greatest fighter of all time.

The closest that compares with him is Strawweight legend Ricardo Lopez, also from Mexico, who went undefeated as both an amateur and as a pro (51-0-1, 38 KO's). Like Sanchez, he was perfect technically and had all the above attributes. Check him out on youtube. He is a marvle, much like Sanchez was, to watch.

If Sanchez had not died in that accident, there's no telling just how greater he could have been. He achieved the greatness in his 23 years in life than most never do, usually they have to die in order for that to happen.