Walkoff Single in Extras
by Rev Halofan on May 31, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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Panther of the Game:
Rivers, Willits, Hunter, Lackey, Shields?
DISCUSS!
...and the award goes to...
Panther of the Game: Juan Rivera
When Juan popped up in a miserable late-inning situation a month ago, he go tblame-opf-the-game and for coming in off the bench cold cold cold as could be, we gotta give it to him for keep in the ball in the air to score the winning run. There is something about extra innings at home that demands the Panther.
Lackey was superior beyond belief and this was a tough, tough decision, but that "Blame" from back then demands to balanced with positive press for the man we call Johnny Rivers.
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Agreed.
Lackey pitched 8 strong, giving up 2 runs and striking out 7 to an absolutely mashing TBJ team.
by shiftyeyedgoat on May 31, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
1 earned, and one that could have been caught
nobody impressed majorly with teh bat, so panther has to be lackey
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on May 31, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sosh
For firing up the team after the argument cmon
I Can See That Lit Up Halo All The Way In AZ.
Lackey or Izzy
Fangraphs says Izzy, but I’m leaning towards Lackey
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on May 31, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
Izzy and Kotch combine.......7-10........they did their jobs.....co-panther
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions
Kotch had the throwing error that cost Lackey the win...
Can’t agree with you…Lackey = Panther
This is bad Vlad and his band of wimps!
That wasn't a throwing error
That was HK’s fault, watch the replay… he didn’t even move his glove to the ball he just froze
Howie's error
Kotch is golden. Glove I mean.
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's half-inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on Jun 1, 2008 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I assumed they gave it to Kotch...
official scorer got it right though…
E: Kendrick (2, missed catch)
This is bad Vlad and his band of wimps!
Izzy > everyone else save Lackey.
I want to go with John, but 4-5 was huge. Q held up his end too, not his fault he got pinch run for or that Willits got jobbed by the umps.
~Till the Halo burns out...
long live Q.......
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Izzy
hitting has been our problem and thus a hitter should get the panther with all the base hits the team got tonight. Then again, I missed most of the game and I’m just now reading the game inning by inning progression. Nice win, way to stop a two game slide. Let’s hope the team can take this series and keep the series win streak alive.
Angels in 08!
yeah 16 hits........but only 3 runs..........same ole story
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
although the last few games
have been like 2-3 runs and 4-5 hits. So some hits is a start.
Angels in 08!
How bout a Ego-crushing decision by Soth to sit B-wood.........yikes
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:14 PM PDT reply actions
nothing will kill a rookie's confidence more...
makes me feel kinda bad for him
Let Wood play!!!
by howiestheman on May 31, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
well he was hitting .106.......so.........its his own fault......but thats bad..
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
then you realize he;'s hitting .107 in the mlb
and you feel muuuuch better.
by shiftyeyedgoat on May 31, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah...
I was kinda hoping he’d leave him in… and he’d be able to do it and just spark him…
But of course… not complaining about the move to pull him either, probably the right move anyway…
still.
Chart it up! Game on!
Week 8: http://tinyurl.com/67cfxg
i feel the same
a walk-off is a good spark/confidence booster, but i’ll take a win no matter what
Let Wood play!!!
by howiestheman on May 31, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a tough move ...
but it was the right move. If Dick Wood had whiffed or popped up there, imagine what that would do to his confidence? ... Soth went with the veteran in a veteran situation and Juancho came through.
... If you noticed, Wood was right in the middle of the huddle mobbing Johnny Rivers after the big hit, as well. It wasn’t like Dick was too bummed out. Maybe a bit relieved …
Don't call me Desmond
umm
im pretty sure wood havign like 2 hits in his past 10 games should have crushed his ego a while ago.
If he cant handle being pinch hit for as a 23 year old, hes playing the wrong sport.
he’ll have his when he proves he can hit major league pitching. everyone needs to stop coddling him with the kids gloves
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 31, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The true test of maturity...
is what you do when you are pinch run for (See: Guillen, Jose).
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on Jun 2, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Lackey is the gut call ...
But you gotta love a guy coming in cold off the bench for the walk off. Lackey is supposed to pitch like Thunder, so my vote goes to …
Juancho.
Don't call me Desmond
lackey
honorable mention for willits, kotchman and rivera. i loved seeing scioscia going crazy.
I'd rather see Willits in LF
sparky
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
errmmm
I like the lineup too, but the one thing I would add to it is Figgins, the best leadoff man in baseball.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 31, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
When he's healthy we might.
Point is, it seems like the best we have available.
~Till the Halo burns out...
Yes.
Willits>Matthews
Kendrick - he's a tender little guy.
by Rally Manatee on May 31, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
would you be saying the same thing had they lost?
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
like that really helps anything.......lol
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
3.5 game lead baby!!!!!!!!!!
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions
im not sure i agree........there is a place for GMJ........hell he coulda got that second homer.......and the extra frame would have been unnecessary
there are pluses and minus to both
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
im the biggest replace gmj with willits advocate
but i was thinking that same thing after the homerun willits just missed, not sure GMJ would have missed that too. im still firmly behind willits. gmj is just frustrating because he is such a great outfielder but his AB have been so unproductive
I'd rather see Willits in LF
He might have gotten the Barajas homer.
Or he might have just watched it come down without even trying, like he did with the flyball yesterday. At least Willits is consistent.
~Till the Halo burns out...
As long as Willits is in...
he has a fresh different twang to his ABs.
Chart it up! Game on!
Week 8: http://tinyurl.com/67cfxg
Twang is the right word
I love Willits, but man is he what we used to call a “banjo hitter”
Don't call me Desmond
he did some things people werent happy with.......like striking out looking and swinging at first pitches.......i just dont know
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
reggie just brings more energy and (pardon my lame sports terminology) moxy to our team
hes just an exciting player. Even if he strikes out or grounds out, theres just something there that is kind of intangible. Gary is just frustrating.
especially considering he makes 10 million a year
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 31, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
well i can agree to that...........
its just hard to sit a player who you pay so much for….....especially when he has talent….....he has power something reggie doesnt…....its a tough call thats for sure….....i like em both
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
~.400 career OBP at the top of the lineup > GMJ's pseudopower in the same place.
~Till the Halo burns out...
good point......cant argue with that number
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Walkoff #3!
Fun note. I thought yesterday was saturday. And was confused when I was one game short of filling out my template.
Chart it up! Game on!
Week 8: http://tinyurl.com/67cfxg
Yeah well.
I wish I could have a job touching lit-up tiles! :(
Chart it up! Game on!
Week 8: http://tinyurl.com/67cfxg
i think this game is the first time i've gotten any points
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Yo Scott
You’ve got the answers for questions 1 and 2 mixed up.
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's half-inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on Jun 1, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
And good night!
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's half-inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on Jun 1, 2008 3:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Panther: Lackey and his 8 superb innings.
It’s a good thing it was June on the Real Coast when Juan won it. Juan warms up with the summer.
Career OPS
—-—-——-
April: .598
May: .665
June: .776
July: .888
Aug: .873
Sept: .863
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
real coast.......bah........but those are nice numbers
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on May 31, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
just saw the highlights on Sportscenter...
and I quote..
“The Angels are winners. They’re now 33-24, 11 games over .500”.
now, when i do math, usually 33-24= 9. that may just be me though.
Let Wood play!!!
i noticed that too when i was watching
but they could have been referring to the number of games howie has played this year
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on May 31, 2008 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey for Panther
You can’t give it to anyone else….
8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB (ump tainted), & 7 K’s…
Please, if Kotch & Howie work the rundown this is a 2-1 final! Lackey all the way!
This is bad Vlad and his band of wimps!
JR!
Lackey is a monster, as we know, and made most of the Jays look like little baffled leaguers tonight (which was soooo appreciated after last night’s fair is foul/foul eventually becomes fair debacle)...but clutch is clutch! No what if’s…JR got the knock…Let’s give it to JR!
by Big-A (little-a bouncing-b) on Jun 1, 2008 12:02 AM PDT reply actions
Not sure if you guys caught this on TV...
...but during the argument over the interference call on Reggie, a handful of people behind the visitor’s dugout threw their wiffle balls (part of the Vlad bat-and-ball set for under-18s) onto the field, prompting the announcer to sternly remind everyone that throwing objects onto the field is prohibited. I assume that they were removed from the stadium by the ushers.
The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!
I was at the game. Only one guy was ejected.
The last guy to toss one onto the field. By then Security was on the field looking directly into the stands and this guy was in, like, row 4. Idiot.
He was a good shot, though. His toss made it over Alfredo Griffin’s shoulder and nailed Overbay, the first baseman, square on the back. Pretty hard to do with a whiffle ball. Marine layer and all that.
Hopefully, he gets paired up with the Piazza-bottle-throwing idiot in jail.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on Jun 6, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
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