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by Rev Halofan on Sep 3, 2008 8:06 PM PDT in Postgame Report Comment 36 comments

Blame of the Game: Jose Arredondo

Oh so so so so many Angels qualify for "BOTG" tonight. Dondo was no Lone Gunman killing this victory... nope.

Poll

Blame of Wednesday's Game:

Arredondo (L, 2 ER in 1 IP, Blew 1R Lead)

56 votes

Speier (2 ER in 1 IP)

35 votes

Garland (5 ER in 6 IP, Blew 2R Lead)

50 votes

Figgins (0-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 3 LOB, 1 GIDP)

1 votes

Hunter (0-4, 0 RBI, 0 R, 4 LOB, 1 GIDP)

12 votes

Morales (1-5, 1 R, 6 LOB)

15 votes

Napoli (1-5, 1 R, 4 LOB)

3 votes

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Blame of the Game

Napoli and/or Morales for doing absolutely nothing with bases loaded and 1 out in the 9th!

…Maybe that’s not entirely fair, but man did that piss me off.

Chuck Finley is my homeboy

by HaloDutch on Sep 3, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hunter...

Did the exact same thing in the 8th and if he does anything…. like even a sac fly then Speier never comes into the game.

by MH252525 on Sep 3, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dondo.

Based on expectations alone, we’ve come to expect a lot more than giving up two runs in a one-run game from this guy.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 3, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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 3, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

me too

six shoulda been enough…Garland coughs up the lead we had just taken…but the offense picks him up, getting a one-run lead…only to have Arredondo come in and go single, triple, single to the first three guys? Yikes.

by LUVtheLAA on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'm gonna go with Speier

2 ER in one inning of relief in a close game. LAME

do your JOB!

by yeswecan on Sep 3, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

no JOB done by 'Dondo, either

by yeswecan on Sep 3, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

garland or speier

dont give up that many run

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 3, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Or give up one less than our guys get...

simple enough, right? ;)

by Downing Rules on Sep 4, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eh

Dondo’s going to have these nights now and then. Every pitcher does. Come on—he’s a rookie!

No, Soth gets blame for this one. When Garland’s wheels were clearly falling off, Soth left him in—and he allowed the game to be tied. Not that the bull pen would have been THAT much better for so many innings, but still.

Soth.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Sep 3, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

cannot be the manager

The player has to be ready when played.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 3, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

All right

But I’m still not going to blame Arredondo. This is an expected bump in the road.

Arredondo did not put us into this position—if Garland hadn’t blown it earlier by giving up five runs, we would’ve won, even with Jose and Justin’s runs. Done.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Sep 3, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BOTG : Speier

at least he was the nominaton for the angels for the Clemente award

by vlad IS my man on Sep 3, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

man why don't they try bulger instead of speier

give the guy a shot

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 3, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Because

Bulger isn’t with the team right now.

by jjackflash on Sep 3, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did he even pitch when he was up?

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 Sep 4, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

he got an inning.

by jjackflash on Sep 4, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BOTG :Speier

at least he got the nomination for the clemente award

by vlad IS my man on Sep 3, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

On the bright side

As Rory (and The Who) remarked, “The Kids are All Right”. Wood and S-Rod did well tonight.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Sep 3, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Morales and Napoli

For their weak game ending at bats in the 9th with the bases juiced.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Sep 3, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hunter had just as bad of ab in the 8th

and if he gets anything done then Speier never comes in the game.

by MH252525 on Sep 3, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

since i didn't see the game, i won't vote

and since i can’t find any videos (eff you, MLB), how was Wood’s double?

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Sep 3, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Reached out and poked it into left

Tough pitch to handle, I’m surprised he got it all the way around. Painted it down the line…it was either a good piece of hitting or very lucky.

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by Carl Johnson on Sep 4, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i like wood

but it was the luckiest hit i have seen in a long long time … meanwhile Ordonez (of all people) robbed brandon on the run of a sure-double deep to the R/CF gap.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 4, 2008 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

so he hit the ball well last night???

by halofan4life on Sep 4, 2008 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The lucky hit to which Rev refers...

was a good confidence builder for Wood. He reached out and grabbed a curve ball that he would have previously just flailed miserably at. It shows he’s learning to hit the curve. It was a great AB.

How he got a pitch that far outside to be pulled within inches of the left field line is an amazing testament to his power.

by Downing Rules on Sep 4, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It wasn't conventional,

but it wasn’t ‘lucky’ either. It showed just how strong Brandon Wood is and just how fast his bat is. No, he didn’t have picture perfect form. Tell you the truth it looked alot like about half of Vlad’s doubles, out in front, slightly fooled, still managing to square the ball up. Promising, in my mind.

by GarretSaysSuckIt on Sep 4, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How soon 'til you change your screen name...

BrandonSaysSuckWood

by Downing Rules on Sep 4, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

speier the bobbleboy

by ladybug on Sep 3, 2008 9:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Figgins for BOTG

for morphing into GMJ for a day.

You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

by PieceOfAase on Sep 3, 2008 10:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Personally I'd say Speier for BOTG

The guy just sucks and I’ll be outraged if he’s on the playoff roster which he probably will be.

What I hated was that the Angels had 2 abs with the bases loaded and one out, they saw a total of 6 pitches in those 2 abs and they swung at EVERY single pitch. Hunter swung at all 4 and Morales swung at both of his even though the 2nd one he popped up on nearly hit him.

by MH252525 on Sep 3, 2008 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs