Angels Sweep Caps 6-1 Historic Homestand

by Rev Halofan on Sep 15, 2008 2:46 AM PDT in Angels News

The Angels just completed the greatest regular season homestand in club history. They went 6-1 and had more highlights in a week than some Angel teams have had in a whole year:

We won a close game in Chicago last Sunday afternoon and then we got on a plane...

Monday night against New York we blow out the Yankees and clear the benches in a brawl. A glorious brawl that actually gets Torii Hunter some much needed rest. We win 13-1, Jon Garland is nails after the 1st inning and Wood hits two homers.

Tuesday, we keep it close, but Ervin Santana lets Alex Rodriguez get a hold of one. A reality check. Big whoop.

Wednesday we win 4-2 in dramatic fashion as Dustin Moseley holds down the Yankees and Robb Quinlan clears the bases. An hour after the game Texas loses in Seattle and Jose Arredondo soaks the remaining with the hose.

Our 7th Western Division title is the earliest clinch in AL West history.

On Thursday night we don the Red White and Blue caps and beat Seattle, Francisco Rodriguez tying the all-time saves record with his 57th save.

On Friday, Mike Napoli hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th.

On Saturday, Frankie sets the record. Baseball history. Bobby Thigpen sends a note of congratulations.

On Sunday we sweep the Mariners with a Sean-Chone walk-off win in the bottom of the 9th courtesy of Sean Rodriguez and Chone Figgins. Frankie does not get a save, but he does not need one to be ahead of Mariner season victories.

I saw “WE” because Angels fans feel as if they are part of this team. This is a very special team. We could not have scripted it any better nor likely imagined it ahead of time.

This was the final scheduled offday of the 2008 season, but the Angels have assured themselves of a 2-day break on the 29th and 30th of September. Until then it is rest and win, aiming for the best record in baseball. Two weeks from Wednesday, though, it is play ball for keeps.

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Lovin the 08 Angels.....Lots of memories already

And we can only hope THE BEST IS STILL TO COME!!!!

With the Playoffs comin and all…….does anyone know the layout for this year?

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Sep 15, 2008 3:19 AM PDT reply actions

Layout? As in who we'll be matched up against?

If so, right now we’re lined up to play the wild card team, which is Boston… but that could wind up being Tampa. We’re also looking at home field advantage throughout our playoff run right now.

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Sep 15, 2008 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Unless we do some serious chokage

Or Boston/TB does some serious chokage, Odds are we’ll play the WC either way.

1. We have the best record. We get the wildcard.
2. We have the 2nd best record, TB/Boston has the best. We play the WC, because they’re from the same division.

As far as I can tell, only way we don’t get the WC is:

Minnesota makes a surge, and one of Boston/TB chokes. We drop to second best. In that case, we’ll get the winner of the AL Central, and the AL East winner gets the WC (from the Central).

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 15, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions

No

Like
AL 1 VS AL 2 Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, *Monday, *Tuesday, *Thursday.
*If necessary.
and so on.

That layout.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Sep 15, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Division Series play begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Division Series are best of five games.
The team with home-field advantage hosts Games 1, 2 and 5.
The away team hosts Games 3 and 4.

The club with the best record in the American League will have the right to decide whether it will play in the seven-day or eight-day Division Series (i.e., whether it will start its Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 1 or Thursday, Oct. 2). The AL club with the best record will make its selection no later than one hour following the completion of any game that finalizes which club will have the best record in the regular season or finalizes the matchups in the Division Series, whichever is later.

Sorry, that’s the best I could dig up. All this is coming straight from MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=08

It’s all tentative, too, nothing set in stone. Also, the LCS will start on 10/9 and the World Series on 10/22.

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Sep 15, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Sep 15, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

It has become

easy to be an Angels fan. I LOVE the winning, but there is a part of me that misses the pain of impending doom. It was hard being a Halo fan growing up, and you really had to want it. Perhaps these last few teams are karmic payback for the fans that stayed when it wasn’t easy.

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Sep 15, 2008 5:04 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

However....

We must use this awesome power only for good. Otherwise we risk turning into the douchebaggery that is the RSN.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 15, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

panther

Francisco Rodriguez: 204 career saves. 5 career Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.

by Stirrups on Sep 15, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

oh the BoSux fans

It would take a lot to turn to that kind of dark side.

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 15, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Most definately

Being a fan during the 90’s was very hard ( not old enough to have been around for the 60’s and 70’s and I vaguely remember the 80’s ), but those of us who hung around during the lean times definately deserve this just as much as OUR team does.

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 Sep 15, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I remember going to watch the Angels play...

expecting them to lose but hoping the food would make up for the pain. Goodbye 90’s!

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 15, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Can't wait

We are sooooo close to playoffs and this time its gonna be different. This angels teams wants it bad. Let it be a red october.

My curse on the angels: I have been to 3 of his 5 blown saves, I was at the no-hitter for weaver, and I was there when Maicer had a season ending injury.
I am one LUCKY fan

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 15, 2008 8:04 AM PDT reply actions

"We"

I have always said “we” and I don’t have any problem with that. I get sick and tired of radio “personalities” getting down on the “we”.

I agree with Rev, I feel like I’m part of the team. I may not be on the field, but I’m in the stands cheering on our team. I’m walking around wearing Angel gear, proud to be a fan.

It’s easy to be an Angel fan now, sure. But the majority of us were fans in the 90s when it wasn’t so easy (I had playoff tickets in 95! Come on!). We’ve stuck with this team longer than any of the players.

My two cents.

Fire Mickey Hatcher... oh wait

by thrill000 on Sep 15, 2008 8:16 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

ive had this problem at my school

with the whole “we” thing. Too many people have bandwagoned (theres a few people who just pick the team they think is the best (in every sport) at the start of the season and just root for them for the season, or until the suck). The general guidelines were:

1. One must be a fan of a team that is bad (sub .500 record, or no playoffs) for a minimum of 3 years
2. If a team makes the playoffs in one of those 3 years, then an extra year (of no playoffs) shall be added on to the end
3. If a team wins a championship, then an extra 2 years (of no playoffs) shall be added on to the end.
4. There is a maximum of 8 years. If you follow a team for 8 years straight, regardless of how good they have been, you can refer to them as “we”

example: The year is 2000, and person Y becomes a fan of team X. Team X is bad. For the first two years, team X misses the playoffs, and has a sub .500 record. But in year 3, team X makes the playoffs, but does not win the championship. In year 4, team X misses the playoffs. Now person Y can refer to team X as “we”

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions

wow, you've got it down to a science!

lol

Fire Mickey Hatcher... oh wait

by thrill000 on Sep 17, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions

You can say "We"...

Because, collectively, we pay everybody’s salary.

We invest money into the team in exchange for entertainment, merchandise, beer, etc.

Without the fan, Vlad is still swinging at rocks and Arte’s pimping billboards. God bless us, every one.

by The Clyde on Sep 15, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I've never seen the "Buzz Up" feature before...maybe I just haven't been paying attention. I clicked it, but i'm not sure exactly what that did.

Great homestand.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Sep 15, 2008 10:04 AM PDT reply actions

You just signed up to sell Amway products.

Congratulations!

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Sep 15, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Sweet. Anybody need any herbal weight loss supplements?

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Sep 15, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I do.

But first can I pay thousands of dollars so I too can sell herbal weight loss supplements?

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 15, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

You should have felt a thrill run up your leg!

Maybe it was blocked by low hanging junk. It also cancels access to porn websites.

Oh well..I am voting for y’all anyway. 10-4 good buddie. Buzz up!!

by sothball on Sep 15, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions

This team

is awesome………..and so are all of you…………even you acuda. (haha)

http://bills.sportsbloggingnetwork.com/

by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 15, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions

God bless this team

I love US.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Sep 15, 2008 1:44 PM PDT reply actions

It was a great 6-1

A month or so ago we started an inevitable mini slump. Glad it came then. We appear to have righted the ship and are on our way.

On a side note, anybody know anything about a team having 6 pitchers with 10 or more wins? Is it a big deal or anything (record)? Dondo has 9 wins now. Just wondering.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Sep 15, 2008 3:09 PM PDT reply actions

I'm going to wait a few more weeks

before I start saying stuff about “mini” slump. I just dont want to jinx anything.

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 15, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

That why I said "we APPEAR to have righted the ship"

Appear humbles down the comment. No bragging. Karma Gods won’t even notice it (or they will give good Karma points for being humble).

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Sep 15, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you for appeasing the Karma Gods

I hate when they get pissed off.

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 15, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions

6-10-98 Teams with most pitchers with ten wins 7, Phi AL 1914, NY AL 1939, Cin 1976

According to this website http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/8022/1998.html

"There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher." -Ted Williams

by AnaheimHalos61 on Sep 15, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

and all of those teams probably had 4 men rotations.....thus using their bullpens more

I would be interested in seeing the breakdown though.

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by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 15, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah.

Back then pitchers were real pitchers, men were real men, women were real women, and small fuzzy creatures from Alpha Centuri were real small fuzzy creatures from Alpha Centuri.

You weren’t a SP if you couldn’t finish it off.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 15, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Hitchikers reference?

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 15, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 15, 2008 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions

probably my favorite trilogy of all time

all five books of it (plus the bonus)

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 15, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions

hitchhikers referring to

number 42?

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 16, 2008 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions

That's the one.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 16, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah!

And when they were kids, they had to walk 20 miles to and from school, uphill both ways. Everyone has it so easy now-a-days.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Sep 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm excited!

I can’t decide whether I’m afraid enough of Boston to want to avoid them in the first round or if it’s worth it to try to hand it to those hosers. Either way, bring on October!

Hopefully Vladdy will be healthy and productive this postseason and Teix will be his usual regular season self.

I feel the need, the need...for speed!

by Gorbachav5 on Sep 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT reply actions