Grand Slam Walkoff

WOW! Bummed about Frankie but this night belongs to Mr. Hunter!

Give it to Reagins.

AAAAAAAWESOME!!! :D :D

Can we all just admit that this is the beginning of the end?

Mix in a STRIKE damn it...........I am so tired of watching the asshole and elbows act know as Francisco Rodriguez try to locate any sort of pitch.

Don't give me the standard excuse that this is his first blown save and others have blown saves so far because this is once again only the beginning.

Nice numbers for the first 8 games

3.1 innings / 3 hits / 5 walks / 3 K's / 3 earned runs

I am sure F-Rod's knee is already better with Hunters walk off grand slam HR

Great outing for Saunders unbelievable day at the plate by Hunter he was Macho size

That was amazing. The streak lives!

Until the 9th, Hokie Joe was the Panther.

Lets get some runs earlier next time.

What a game for Torii. PANTHER all the way.

Wow. Colonel Saunders. WOW TORII!!!

Very stoked on Saunders.

that Fiddle Fartin' Frankie is buying a steak dinner for Torii and Saunders tomorrow. Nice job Torii!

If this was a Yankee come from behind win ESPN would be talking about it for a week. LOL.

but the clutch comeback doesn't happen so often, so clearly Torii was PANTHER

Damn, Damn, Damn.

As much as Saunders deserved that win, our offense needed that boost. Torii is more than worth that rediculous sum he's making, in every way.

And I think it's time we bid Frankie farewall. Let's start prepping Arredondo/Shields/Speier, and see who gets the role. Frankie was too dumb to admit the ankle injury at the end of last season, and that's pretty much unforgivable.

That said, I'm pumped, GO HALOS!

for our team despite the victory:

When the chips were down, and the team closer gave up the game at home due to injury, one team took it in rear, while the other knuckled up and won anyway. That's all I need to know about which team is better.

"that pumped me up!!!"

"Tiger" "Attack" "Thunder bolt"

The downside to this game was:

1) The injury to HK

2) The still injured Frankie. And lay off Frankie! The guy obviously is not physically sound. When he's healthy and on his game, he has command of his 94 mph fastball and unleashes a filthy lights out slider.

please post it

Most amazing game I have ever been too

The whole bottom of the 9th was just beyond incredible

From the AP story:

It was the first game-winning grand slam by an Angels player since April 28, 2002, when David Eckstein did it against Toronto.

Say what you want about K-Rod being bad tonight, but I'll point out that this is the 162nd CONSECUTIVE game we have won after leading after the 8th inning. Now part of that is just Rally Monkey badassery (like tonight), but a big part of that is K-Rod. He is legitimately one of the best closers in baseball.

having nothing nice to say about the rally monkey!

to change my username to RallyMonkeyBadassery!!

He was Panther tonight...as was Hunter! That was cool to watch! Glad I saw it...wish I was there! Can't put a price on what the Colonel is doing right now! That is money! Joe is steppin' up and I'm out...$$$$$$$$$$

the thing thats most troubling is he should know his body more than anyone and if his ankles were hurting, why would he allow himself to come in against the meat of their order with such a slim lead? he risked it, blew it and took a once a season-type miracle to save HIM.

frankie wants saves to pump his next contract, he doesnt give a shit about this team

Torii was Panther!!!!!!!!!!! (thank you reagins)
Frankie proves he is Human. (or mad he lost arbitration)
HK47 is hurt again. (damn)
Vladdy showed a little plate dicipline. (wow)
Napp threw out a runner. (it's about time)
THE HALO IS BRIGHT TONIGHT

K-Rod (dammit)
Borowski (dammit)
and...
TORII HUNTER (YESSS!!!)

And it was the game to be at.

Back from the game too. Watchin' the tivo. Play. Smile. Pause. Rewind. Play. Smile. Pause. Rewind...

then i saw the fielder start running for the wall and i lost my voice yelling in celebration :D

The guy could seriously strikeout in every at-bat for the rest of the year and I wouldn't care. What he did tonight was so many levels of awesome that words cannot explain the magnitude of what transpired. He was worth every penny based off of tonight alone. And yet Scioscia will repeatedly bat him behind Anderson for the rest of the year. Maybe it's pissing Hunter off that Anderson is hitting in front of him that he's taking it out on the rest of baseball. So be it. I'm loving it.

As the game went to the bottom of the 9th, my wife & I were finishing dinner & went to sit down in the den. Her stipulation: only if we watch something other than baseball. Given the state of affairs, I acquiesced and we watched a movie. So, I just checked in here to see what "LOSE" picture was posted, and to go off on a rant about why K-Rod belongs on the DL (he does), and I see the improbable "WIN" picture. What the fuck? Yeah, I'm using a season's worth of F-bombs here (hey, this is mild compared to how they're going over at Lookout Landing, but I digress).

So, now I'm going to have to TiVo the replay. Geez.

By the way, Saunders pitched a heck of a game against a far more daunting offense than Minnesota's.

I'm not mad about his blowing the save; that happens. The problem is, he's injured. Right now, it's his ankles...both of them. Soon enough, though, it will be his shoulder or elbow. That's what happens when pitchers try to alter their mechanics (as he has admittedly done) when trying to deal with an injury to the lower half of the body, be it the hip, knee or ankle. If he doesn't take some time off, he'll suffer an arm injury. That (and the steroids) is what did in Eric Gagne. He tried to pitch with a bum knee, and blew out his elbow while trying not to land so hard. That's exactly what's going to happen to Frankie. At best, he'll pitch ineffectively; at worst, major arm injury.

of course i had to work all night, so i'm begging for highlights

Today’s LA Times article "Rodriguez's ankles are a source of concern" is echoing my sentiments that I stated last night. The quotes below are taken directly from the article:

"The closer's ankles, which are both sprained, heavily taped, and, in the words of Manager Mike Scioscia, a cause for ‘concern’."

"I couldn't get any balance on my back leg, and I was using all arm, not pushing off the rubber with my leg," Rodriguez said. "I couldn't locate my fastball. I had no power in my legs."

"His fastball, normally about 94 mph, has hovered around 91 mph, and his usually nasty slider hasn't been that sharp."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-angrep8apr08,1,7309318.story

Right after that game, FSN did a little promo for the next game and said, "Watch Torri Hunter and the Angels take on the Indians..."
Step aside, Vladdy? Very interesting. Perhaps this will generate a bit of a slugging competition between the two. ESPN still won't acknowledge it.

great "Football Configuration" shot of the stadium in the win pic. There was also a great shot of that configuration in the Register today showing Gene and Jackie inside the stadium (probably to discuss Gene's new "star" he got from the city of Anaheim). Always loved those Marlboro ads near the long scoreboards (although I don't smoke). What an atrocious yet glorious place it was to watch the team in the 80's...ahh, the memories.

but the angels came back to win each of them.

The Angels are not leading the league...Minnesoter has that distinction.

Angels 12DP's
ARZ 2
ATL 6
BAL 6
BOS 9
CHC 6
CWS 8
CIN 7
CLE 3
COL 7
DET 12
FLA 4
HOU 5
KC 0
LAD 5
MIL 3
MIN 13
NYM 4
NYY 5
OAK 3
PHI 6
PIT 3
SD 4
SF 7
SEA 4
STL 5
TB 3
TEX 5
TOR 8
WSH 6