Shutup in Seattle

by Rev Halofan on Jul 31, 2007 9:45 PM PDT in Angels News

Panther of the Game: John Lackey

Rev Halofan: Oh yeah, Lackey is the Panther of the Game.
Missus Halofan: Why?
Rev: Uh, Complete Game Shutout against the 2nd place team in August is Panther all the way.
Ms.: What does Matthews have to do to get Panther of the Game?
Rev: He got it Sunday.
Ms.: Oh, in that case, okay, he pitched pretty good. Make sure to mention that Lackey carried around a pink towel in the dugout...

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Well earned

Good game John. Gave the bullpen another rest.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by WeaverMania on Jul 31, 2007 9:39 PM PDT reply actions

Co-Panther gotta be GMJr

2 doubles and 2 Homers!

Huge night indeed!

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jul 31, 2007 9:40 PM PDT reply actions

Co-Co-Panther gotta be OCab

Awesome that there are Panther options tonight. Great performances by everyone but our 3-4 guys.

Good win.

We'll be fine.

by ReggieBullits on Jul 31, 2007 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Awesome

No other words.

by infant on Jul 31, 2007 9:51 PM PDT reply actions

Escobar pitches a shutout a couple weeks ago...

GA gets a two run single, and wins the panther.

Tonight Lackey pitches a shutout, Matthew hits two homeruns, and Lackey gets the panther.

We need some consistency, gentlemen!

(I agree with Lackey, btw)

by bc56274 on Jul 31, 2007 9:51 PM PDT reply actions

this one happened to be

against the team right on our ass. A shutout is a CG, Escy didn't pitch a CG and it WAS agianst the Rays.

Isn't consistency the hobgoblin of little minds, anyway?

by Rev Halofan on Jul 31, 2007 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

He pitched eight innings, and it was a tight game.

Which meant, better pitching.
And who cares if it was against Tampa. He was pitching at 9:00 AM California time, and you know his hoochies are night owls...

I wish my buddy Scareduck was around, I want to know how to use that fancy gadget he posted in the game thread. I'm smitten with it.

by bc56274 on Jul 31, 2007 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions

No

It's "hobgoblins have minds of little consistency."

Stoopnocracy is peachy

by rspencer on Aug 1, 2007 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions

But it's not August

And what happened? I stopped reading after about the fifth or sixth post in the game thread because Rob told me bad Lackey was on the mound.

by LA Seitz on Jul 31, 2007 9:59 PM PDT reply actions

and since when

have YOU listened to him??

w.w.r.m.d.

by ladybug on Jul 31, 2007 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions

you tell

missus I already mentioned the pink towels. Seattle supplied pink towels for all the Angels. Must be a Sheriff Joe thing.........psych warfare!

w.w.r.m.d.

by ladybug on Jul 31, 2007 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

or

Bavasi's old angels jersey got into the whites.

by Ty Webb on Aug 1, 2007 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Huge win

Nice to see Lackey pitch a 9 inning shut gem. GMJ, OC, and Izzy go off! All had Panther like performances.

Take tomorrow against Felix and things look nice..

Not be a downer but the duck in me thinks its not good to have your 3 and 4 hitters go 0-10 with 8 LOBs against hittable pitchers though...

What? Figgins is playing better? Well, I still don't like him.

by gorams77 on Jul 31, 2007 10:04 PM PDT reply actions

Vlad

is a problem, for sure. I'm beginning to think he's hiding an injury or something.

Hoping Ervin Santana turns it around in Salt Lake. Go, Ervin!

by scareduck on Jul 31, 2007 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

It's the blister he got at the HR derby.

by melvintoast on Jul 31, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

that was no towel...

it was Big John's wubby.

by Red on Jul 31, 2007 10:13 PM PDT reply actions

Fangraphs

says Lackey and GMJ are in a virtual tie. Co-panthers, then.

Hoping Ervin Santana turns it around in Salt Lake. Go, Ervin!

by scareduck on Jul 31, 2007 10:34 PM PDT reply actions

well based off fangraphs

we should give jeff weaver panther, as had the biggest contribution...a -.309 =)

it would be his first....haha

by ZiK on Aug 1, 2007 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions

GMJ

12 total bases, i would have gone with him but i'm just a minion.

Panther of the Day is Stoneman - for not trying to fix something that's not really broken and having the cojones to stand pat.

by rbrianc on Jul 31, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe not Pantheresque but Pantheresque 2?

Mathis did a mighty fine job behind the dish tonight.

The young man is coming around. He's beginning to look like he belongs back there.

Today is all right for toniiight!
Drivin' in a Corvette and feelin' alright!
Today is all right for toniiiiight!!!

by eyespy on Jul 31, 2007 11:44 PM PDT reply actions

Totally... Saved some balls in the dirt with men

on based and had a killer snap throw to first last night. He also looks more relaxed.

by melvintoast on Aug 1, 2007 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions

we have the best young catchers in MLB

by rbrianc on Aug 1, 2007 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Glad to see someone else giving props to the C

I said this after you in the "two complete games post" and just read your yesterday post now. Good call. Mathis is really gaining confidence. Hope he continues to grow.

Quit yer whinin' and START CHEERING!

by Downing Rules on Aug 1, 2007 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

could I have an honorable mention

for panther to the home plate ump, who spent the first 4 1/2 innings behind the plate with his fly open????

by pattimelt on Aug 1, 2007 5:06 AM PDT reply actions

lol

ya think someone would have told him.

What would have made that a dream come true is if it were Dougie. Oh the photoshopping that could be done on that one.........give him something where nothing exists!

w.w.r.m.d.

by ladybug on Aug 1, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions