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Panther of the Game: Mark Teixeira

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His bobble early in the game?

Seriously, give the man his due, he finally came through big this season.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 24, 2008 3:13 PM PDT   0 recs

Finally?

He hit a grand slam in NY to get us back into a game. His OBP is near 500 he has never stopped coming through.

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Aug 25, 2008 9:44 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nevermind I thought you were talking about Tex.

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Aug 25, 2008 9:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One triple doesn't make up for his blunder that also cost us a run

I say Tex gets his first Panther. He led that team to victory today

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Aug 24, 2008 3:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Gotta say Tex

Chuck Finley is my homeboy

by HaloDutch on Aug 24, 2008 3:14 PM PDT   0 recs

One word: TEX

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Aug 24, 2008 3:15 PM PDT   0 recs

but GMJ for LT panther

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Aug 24, 2008 3:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tex = POTG

There is an "Angel in the outfield" and his name is GA! ps. he is lazy but not a bum GO HALOS!

by wallispdub1 on Aug 24, 2008 3:16 PM PDT   0 recs

If the Panther is and expectation/results game

that it is often said to be (often why Frankie has not recieved many in his Angels tenure)

No other than GM Jr can get it.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 3:16 PM PDT   0 recs

GMJ

for beating his curse and knocking in the winning run

by SurfCity on Aug 24, 2008 3:17 PM PDT   0 recs

Exactly

I wouldn’t be mad if Tex got it, but in my view it really has to be GMJ.

by ViolaHalo on Aug 24, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Mark Teixiera

Without him the Twins take 3 out of 4

I see red people

by The Limey on Aug 24, 2008 3:19 PM PDT   0 recs

Reasons:

-GMJ cost us a run, and then got it back
-Teix opened up that inning with the double that got us started
-Teix hit a home run earlier in the game to start the offense
-Teix has not had the chance to be rewarded with a panther yet, despite his constant production with the Angels

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 24, 2008 3:20 PM PDT   0 recs

Jaysus.

I forgot Tex hadn’t gotten it yet.

That changes things for me.

by ViolaHalo on Aug 24, 2008 3:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What else does Teix have to do around here?

He’s been the leading offensive force on the team since his arrivial and he broke through first……..it seems like the only way he can score a run is to hit a homer……he finally got some help today…..but without his solo shot and his leadoff 2B…….there would be no Chance for GMJ to redeem himself……..he has single handedly kept the Angels in games during some of the losses……..and without him…….today would have been another loss.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:21 PM PDT   0 recs

ding ding ding!

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Aug 24, 2008 3:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well...

if he could pitch and close out a game….

by cupie on Aug 24, 2008 4:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

tex.

all matthews needed to do was hit a fly ball.

tex led off two innings with HUGE hits.

plus, gmj didn’t hustle earlier and cost the team a run in the field as well.

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 24, 2008 3:22 PM PDT   0 recs

But GM Jr did more than just hit a fly ball out.

He hit a TRIPLE.

And then scored a run on Juan Rivera’s fly ball.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 3:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

so Texieria went 3-4 2 runs scored and a RBI....

oh and no Errors on defense…….

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Right

But the way I understand it is that the Panther doesn’t necessarily go to the best performance, but the most clutch.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 3:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

so hitting a solo shot when your team has yet to touch the starting pitcher in 5 half innings

and leading off a rally with a double is not clutch?

And someone getting someone home from 3rd with less than 2 outs is somehow more clutch……..interesting………

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The most clutch, eh?

Were down 3-0 going into the bot 6th. Our offense is doin shit. Tex leads it off wiht a solo shot.
Bot 8th, angels down 1. Tex leads it off with a double. If he doesnt have both of those clutch hits, then the angels lose this game (most likely)

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Aug 24, 2008 3:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fair enough

But driving in the go ahead run and scoring the insurance run when most expect him to ground or strike out and kill the rally must count for something.

Teix did have a great game, but that’s what I expect from him, otherwise people wouldn’t be so worried about our chances of resigning him and if we’ll be outbid for him.

Maybe it’s just me, but I put a lot of stock in the go ahead run.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

now dont get me wrong here.......

GMJ did way above of what I expected of him (considering his ginormous fall from grace) but the thing about it is………If Teix cant get a panther from these last two games…….(in my opinion he shoulda gotten it yesterday since Oliver did what he was supposed to as a reliever) He (like Frankie) will never get it……

Not that any of this truly matters……..but its fun to argue.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How is

Oliver stepping in and shutting the door on an offense that had scored 5 runs off of us in less than 5 innings (for 2.2 innings, mind you) “just his job” anymore than driving in a ton of runs with good power is “just his job” for Teixeira?

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 24, 2008 3:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Expecting someone to be god awful and suck to a horrendous degree, and then have him do something that “doesn’t suck” (scoring a run from third with less than 2 out, regardless of the manner) doesn’t warrant panther…ESPECIALLY if the run he drove in only serves as a “make-up” for the one he allowed.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 24, 2008 3:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well said

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You're right

though I disagree that you shouldn’t look at how the run was driven in.

Here’s how I see it.

A Sac Fly is good and should be expected of most players with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. A run scores = productive out.

A base hit is better because there is still a baserunner that the pitcher has to worry about, a run has scored, and the offense still has a couple of outs to play with.

A double is even better because there is now a runner in scoring position and their is less threat of hitting into a double play, in addition to all the advantages a base hit would have given the offensive team.

A triple is the best thing short of a home run because the pitcher finds himself in the same position that he was in when you came up to bat, except he has thrown more pitches and a run has scored. The offense still has their remaining outs, and with less than 2 outs, all the next batter needs to do is hit a deep fly ball.

The triple, I think, also shows a player hustling an being aggressive, something that should be rewarded.

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 4:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Unfortunately

that reward will be more playing time.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 24, 2008 4:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

who knows.....maybe this snapped him outta his funk?

Wouldnt that create quite the pickle?

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One can hope

(I most certainly do, probably why I’m fighting for GM Jr)

Otherwise get well quick GA!

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 4:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hey I was a staunche supporter of GMJ for a long long while

but I can only be kicked in the balls so many times before I have to fight back…….your defense of him is commendable.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If you had told me I'd be doing this

when he came into the game for GA…

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 4:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

also had that hit been with 2 outs....I would be more inclined to agree with you

but since there are numerous ways to get that run home in that situation…….it doesnt carry the same weight…..to me atleast.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh oh oh......

touche……

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Right

But we can’t get the tying run…

…without giving up a run.

(On a line drive to RF perhaps???)

by TheTypingFiend on Aug 24, 2008 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

no bad........bad bad bad

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahaha

but then teixera would have scored the go ahead run, which ruins your argument

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Aug 25, 2008 12:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

MARK TEIXEIRA

"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."

by NoDakHalo on Aug 24, 2008 3:23 PM PDT   0 recs

I agree with norcali

what the hell does Tex have to do to get a Panther?

Tex = Panther!

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Aug 24, 2008 3:25 PM PDT   0 recs

OH, and get used to seeing HGH in the OF again folks…Old man river is hurting…

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Aug 24, 2008 3:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

because there is no Prince without James Brown

Prince (GMJ) had bigger hits, but he would never have had them if James (Tex) hadn’t made his hits first.

by yeswecan on Aug 24, 2008 3:25 PM PDT   0 recs

heh

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gotta be Tex: put the Angels on the board, then started the winning rally.

The whole 8th inning was Panther.

1) Dondo gives up a HR but the umps get the call right and take the run off the board. Dondo comes back to K the next two hitters.
2) Tex with some excellent opposite field hitting to start the 8th with a double.
3) The usually pull-happy Vlad socks the ball to straight away center and runs hard for the triple.
4) Great AB for GMJ. With 2 strikes he is able to pull Crain’s 94 mph fastball, and much to his credit, legs out a triple.
5) Another great AB. JR, who so often swings at the 1st pitch, actually takes two breaking balls – the exact kind of pitches he pops up in the infield due to an off-balance swing. By working the count, he is able to smack Crain’s fastball hard for the SF.

Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 24, 2008 3:26 PM PDT   0 recs

Nice problem.

It’s a nice problem to have, picking a Panther :)

by ViolaHalo on Aug 24, 2008 3:27 PM PDT   0 recs

GMJ gets extra points

for exceeding expectations and clutch hitting. Give him a break.

by SurfCity on Aug 24, 2008 3:28 PM PDT   0 recs

Maybe...

…but he’s so far into the debit side of the ledger already.

Give it to the rental.

I see red people

by The Limey on Aug 24, 2008 3:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I would say someone who average 10 Mill a year salary should get a runner home from 3rd with less

than 2 outs…….every single time they have that opportunity.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 3:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hear hear

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Aug 24, 2008 3:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

word

i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all

by halofan4life on Aug 24, 2008 3:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NO player in history has ever done that

whatever their salary.

# F-Bomb, F-Bomb, you're my F-Bomb #

by UK Halo on Aug 24, 2008 4:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I understand........and it was bit over-the-top

however my point was…… with as much money as GMJ is getting paid…….he should be able to get the runner in from 3rd with less than 2 outs a good majority of the time…….he doesnt have to hit a triple….that was a bonus……but a sac fly, groundout..etc would all work the same……

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Btw ...

Just curious and homesick …. what’s the break like back home in Surf City?

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 24, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i dont think we should take teixeira for granted

it cant be understated how helpful it is not having to put all our hopes solely on vlad.

U HAUL

by ihearhowie2.0 on Aug 24, 2008 3:29 PM PDT   0 recs

Teixeira the natural born panther

Teixeira the most consistent angel definitely came through once again.

PANTHER= TEIXEIRA

"I wish I could strike everybody out on three pitches. But it's not like that. This is the big leagues. This is not a Nintendo game." -- RHP Francisco Rodriguez

by princeton11loveshalos on Aug 24, 2008 3:34 PM PDT   0 recs

Tex for Presi,,,,,,,,urrrrrrrr Panther

Come on Tex is the Panther of this game and the team for that matter. Since he was acquired he has done nothing but hit .386 with 7 HR’s.

Back to back HR games including back to back 3-4 games when the team has been slumping is enough to lock up a Panther

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Aug 24, 2008 3:47 PM PDT   0 recs

M's elimination number remains 2 after they just beat chOakland!

ChOakland’s elim # is now 13!

Angels Magic number = 17

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Aug 24, 2008 3:47 PM PDT   0 recs

lol

so much for john kruks al west prediction

Its all fun and games till Soth's warriors come to town.

by AnaheimHalos61 on Aug 24, 2008 3:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

POTG: Tex, with very honorable mention to GMJ bye the way off sub:

Has this been used as a win pic yet?

Its all fun and games till Soth's warriors come to town.

by AnaheimHalos61 on Aug 24, 2008 3:48 PM PDT   0 recs

panther

i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all

by halofan4life on Aug 24, 2008 3:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

even better....

Its all fun and games till Soth's warriors come to town.

by AnaheimHalos61 on Aug 24, 2008 7:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHHAH W000000000000000000

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 9:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Absolute Panther

Mesmerizing. I could sit and watch that for hours.

In fact, I just did.

". . .and the young lions will lock horns!" -- Ron Fairly, from an Angels telecast

by rspencer on Aug 25, 2008 2:43 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So apparently Span was ejected for arguing that called third strike that ended the game

I guess he’s trying to one-up Frankie in terms of meaningless ejections.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 24, 2008 4:14 PM PDT   0 recs

LOL i was just posted this right now.......

how funny is that?

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

just posting*

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by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2008 4:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

as espn puts it...

how does that work for your umpire ejection fantasy league?

Its all fun and games till Soth's warriors come to town.

by AnaheimHalos61 on Aug 24, 2008 4:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Aug 24, 2008 5:13 PM PDT   0 recs

At the beginning of the season, who'd have thunk ...

That Mark Teixeira would make the Panther list.

He is AWESOME. KEEP HIM ARTE.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 24, 2008 7:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Don't call it a comeback

I been here for years
Rockin my peers and puttin suckas in fear
Makin the tears rain down like a MON-soon
Listen to the bass go BOOM
Explosion, overpowerin
Over the compet