Thumpage

I’ve never been so infatuated with a team as I am in these Halos. Well Frankie, at least you’ve got the Saves record before the All Star break…

do we really have to pick one person? ill give GA some more love… his homer got the comeback going an inning before the big 8th

Just FYI, was keeping track of the game on gameday, but had some guests over and needed to talk with them rather than blog.

Naps for panther, homer and a single in his first game back, plus a BB and an HBP.

Panther to Vlad for making it 4-3. Otherwise the entire team offense.

On base all 4 times at the plate, tied the game and contributed to the 8th inning dog pile. All in his first game back after injury.

he shut down a-rod and everything changed, naps hits a homer in the bottom half, shirlds shuts em down in the 8th and then EVERYONE HITS in the bottom of the eighth. but if not lackey then naps for taking the foul ball off the hand and then tying it up

Panther to Naps, he came back and took a HBP and a pitch off the hand for the team

But I was there … I met some mates, one Scottish, one English, at a pub called the Castle Tavern overlooking the River Ness in Scotland.

I dialed in the game on my lappie on MLB.TV and we were down 2-0. These guys knew NOTHING about baseball before, and came away from the experience knowing more about baseball than they ever thought they could know, and not only that … fans of the Angels forever.

I think it was the Napoli home run that did it for the Scottish guy, and it was the Figgins base hit and steal that did it for the English guy.

Either way, my mission to recruit new fans to the best team in baseball continues ..

Of all the games to actually be on a channel me and my non-cable-buying ass get to see, this was truly a serendipitous selection.

And what’s more, I got to force my office to turn away from Olympic rowing for a moment and show them the best team in baseball, which even Fox had to own up to, in so many words (even if they couldn’t remember who was on the team).

I’m leaning towards Side Salad for the kitty. Taking that ball on the finger and then coming back with an “oh yeah?” to turn the tide? TNT doesn’t broadcast drama like that.

Damn I love this team. It’s a good year to be a Halos fan.

I walked in the door and turned to the game just as Vlad’s bomb was starting to come down and break that tie. Then I sat on my couch for the next half hour and watched one of the most amazing innings I’ve yet to witness.

That’s 2 great games in a row against the Yanks, let’s make it 3 tomorrow

Hey, with all the anti-FOX and ESPN focus I see on this site, I thought I’d call attention to the fact that the Fox broadcasters of today’s game were all about the Angels, calling them not only the best time in the game but the smartest and the most professional. They were talking about the Angels the way they used to talk about the Yankees. It was nice to hear.

Lots of places to put the Panther, but Naps gets the edge.

I’m a happy guy.

My only regret is that we don’t have large outdoor movie screens throughout the parking lot blasting Yankers fans as they leave with a video homage chanting how they have been punked.

frenzy hitting = shades of ‘02.

Forget all about 1995.

3 OUT OF A TOTAL 4 POINTS TODAY!! WOOHOO!!

For the 8th inning at Yankee Stadium?

is now starting to acknowledge the Halos as the benchmark of baseball, that any team must measure themselves against to determine how feasible that team’s chances might be this season.

“Saturday’s game was yet another piece of evidence that this Yankees team might not be fit to compete with the Angels, the most successful team in the Major Leagues. And when they lose games because of a leaky valve in the bullpen - one of their strengths - this team appears in even greater trouble.“

AHHH!!

anyway, Tex’s homer was a BOMB, i loved seeing Napoli back and hitting well (can we get some playing time for the man?!), and comebacks that turn into routs are always fun.

i love this team.

for leaving lackey in to K a-rod. we took the momentum there

P A N T H E R!

angels offense blows up….....and i didnt get to record it because i switched over to record the Bills preseason game…...UGH…...oh well…...halos win…...

But that Tex HR was monumental…

In person saw Bond’s in WS game 2, Ortiz’s long ball last fall :((, Willie Mays Aikens hit one back in the 70’s that one-hopped the back fence in RF before enclosed, but that ball Tex hit today was WAY OUT to CF. Anybody catch a distance on that thing? 460ish?

Ps…Naps for Panther!

Tim McCarver was babbling something about the Yanks having the best record in baseball when leading after 6 innings. No sooner did he finish his sentence when Naps sent it over the wall. The rest is history…

No doubt.

So nice to see him back in Anaheim. Such good at-bats.