He seemed pretty ticked off that someone was besmirching his bad name.

Maybe you're ticked off, or maybe, you're looking forward to a new game.

i'm adjusting fine, doctor. i've got a swell room, a couple of great guys for roommates. we're redecorating. getting a lot of exercise, too. yeah, well, that's not what i meant. what do you mean? you're not fitting in. you got the white gang ticked off at you. and, even though you play like ray charles, you hardly qualify for the black gang. what am i supposed to do? stand around while some guy's getting knifed? wouldn't make me any better than the rest of them, would it?