Comments for FutureAngels.com http://futureangels.mlblogs.com Complete coverage of the Angels minor leagues Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Coast to Coast by bob cunningham http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2009/05/20/coast-to-coast/#comment-587 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:59 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/05/coast_to_coast.html#comment-587 HI:
My son knows the guy who recently bought Gene Autry’s house. One of the things he “salvaged” is a hammer/gavel made from a ball bat, with a plate on it which says, “To Gene Autry from John Phelan, 1-17-67″. The bat says, “Genuine Mickey Dobbins (written) Louisville Slugger” and is about 14 inches long. As I met Autry in the Boston Garden during a show in 1948 and got his autograph, he thought I’d like this memorabelia as a Christmas present and gave it to me. However, after reading this article, it seems a better place would be in the Holtville museum. I live in Phoenix AZ & would like your opinion based on your article. If interested, please Email me or call: 602-997-1501 or below.
Best regards,
Bob Cunningham

]]> Comment on Ervin Santana’s Journey to a No-Hitter by Mateo Fischer http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/07/28/ervin-santanas-journey-to-a-no-hitter/#comment-586 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:36:14 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194370#comment-586 Wow. There really is a story behind each no-hitter, or pitching performance in general. It is really interesting.
-Mateo Fischer
http://mateofischer.mlblogs.com

]]> Comment on Whither B.J. Weed by Tim Duffy http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2010/11/21/whither-b-j-weed/#comment-585 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:31:29 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/11/whither_bj_weed.html#comment-585 Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Jaaaaaaay Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed! we loved watching him play. When we talk of all the Quakes games we watched his name ALWAYS gets mentioned. Sorry we didn’t see you in the Majors but glad thikngs worked out as a coach.

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by John http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-573 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:26:54 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-573 “It was copied, it was imitated, and a few times it was even ripped off. But it was, and always will be, the first.”

Glad to see you’re still as humble as ever Steven…

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by Ryan http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-570 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:16:12 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-570 Good luck Stephen. Thanks for all that you have done for us Halo fans over the years. Your passion for baseball and the Angels is unparalleled. I wish you the best.

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by Tom http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-569 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:38:23 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-569 I have thoroughly enjoyed your hard work and dedication towards this blog. I have used the results of your research often for my own education on Angels history. I’ll miss your writing. Best wishes to you.

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by Stephen C. Smith http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-567 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:24:59 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-567 Katie, thank you for the well wishes.

Eric, thank you for all the compliments. It was a lengthy decision but I feel it’s the right one. Today I had a tour bus filled with 50 people from all over the world who came here to learn about the U.S. space program. Half of them didn’t speak English (they were Dutch), so they had a translator and I had to work through him. When your tour group is a mini-U.N. you realize just how important is your work, because you’re an ambassador to the world.

But I did wear my Angels wrist watch today. :-)

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by Eric http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-566 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:10:05 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-566 Man, will I miss this blog, but I agree, it’s a totally understandable move. I just want to say, I’ve really enjoyed this site through the years. Thanks so much for all the hard work you’ve done. It’s nice to see someone embracing, and frankly helping to build, an Angels tradition, community, and historical database. I’m real happy that you’ll have the site still operating as a historical database.
Stephen, although, I’ve been a faceless participant, this site has meant a great deal to me. You’re insights and observations I’ve often thought we’re better than most of the other bloggers, writers, and fans.
I must admit I’m also a space fan (although I’m not as knowledgeable) and I’ve been peridoically keeping up with your other blog (http://spaceksc.blogspot.com/). Please keep up the awesome work.
All in all, I just wanted to thank you for keeping futureangels.com running for as long as you did. I’ll look forward to even the occasional observations.

]]> Comment on The Final Frontier by Katie Baird http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/09/29/the-final-frontier/#comment-565 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:46:06 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194443#comment-565 Understandable move, but sad to see the change. Thanks for the thorough explanation and the compilation of all things Angels over the years.

]]> Comment on 2001: A Draft Odyssey by Stephen C. Smith http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/2011/08/07/2001-a-draft-odyssey/#comment-563 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:22:00 +0000 http://futureangels.mlblogs.com/?p=2194397#comment-563 Jason wrote:

“Given that 2009 draft why was Eddie dismissed just 1 year later???”

Based on what I’ve read, the consensus opinion is that Tony Reagins and Eddie Bane had a conflict of personalities. Based on my personal experiences, that sounds like the most likely explanation.

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