Matt Palmer Magical, Angels Put Spell on Padres
by Rev Halofan on Jun 12, 2009 10:09 PM PDT
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Final Score in L.A. of Anaheim: Angels 11, Padres 6
Pitcher Matt Palmer became only the 2nd Angel to start his career with A Halo going 6-0, surpassing Bo Belinsky at 5-0 for sole possession of 2nd place on that list. If teammate Jered Weaver is worried about sharing the title, he will have to ask the Angel bats to spread the love as they once again came to Palmer's aid, scoring 11 runs after a long dry spell.
Of course, the Dodgers worthlessly gave up a game to Texas in pathetic fashion, losing 6-0, so the Angels remian 4.5 games behind the Rangers for 2nd place in the American League West.
Mike Scioscia benched Howie Kendrick and it paid off as starting 2Bman Maicer Izturis was 4-4- and a homerun shy of hitting for the cycle. In fact a fan robbed him of a ball that might have bounced on the short outfield wall and gone for an inside the park HR. We will never know, but the fan will never know what it was like to be among the 40,000+ on their feet as Jason Bulger got the final out to preserve Palmer's magical feat... yes... Mister Fan with the Hand was quickly escorted from the stadium.
After a closed door meeting in Tampa after a loss yesterday rendered a 4-5 road trip that seemd like it was 0-9, the players responded, Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales each homered, the Angels sent 9 men to the plate in the 4th inning and the only guy still on the road trip mindset seemed to be reliever Darren Oliver, who gave up a 2-Run homer in the 7th when the game was pretty much out of ... oh never say never with this arson squad. But not tonight!
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Figgy.........
because well…….he did what the leadoff guy is supposed to do………and finally the boys behind him finally came through.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 12, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DAMMIT!!! You were on The Death Star too??????????
How DO you get all these pics?!?!
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
by Stirrups on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
there gonna show video of Rex at disneyland later on angels live. this is gonna b priceless
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Please get this on youtube if possible… even shot from a digi cam w/vid then uploading it, lol.
by BrentSchmidt on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it IS hilarious
called Billy Mac Jose Mota
Free Sean Rodriguez
by HaloDutch on Jun 12, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Abreu
Cuz he’s on my fantasy team.
by BrentSchmidt on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
do Panthers count in your league?
*Ade-Rock 34*
by TheTypingFiend on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where the all of the above button?
"Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!" (About a two-run homer)
Rex Hudler
by devildogamp on Jun 12, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
VOTE FOR TORII HUNTER IN THE ALL STAR GAME
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/
EVERYONE DO IT NOW
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't trust the Doyers...
Of course, the Dodgers worthlessly gave up a game to Texas in pathetic fashion, losing 6-0
Can’t trust the Doyers to do ANYTHING right.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 12, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just heard
sucks to see him go down but it had to be done and hope to Howie back again
by jccangels29 on Jun 12, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if S-Rod or B. Wood is gonna come up
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
better be S-Rod
Free Sean Rodriguez
by HaloDutch on Jun 12, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who is up?
S-rod?
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 12, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't know yet
it just happened after the game
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SSSSSSSSSSSS-RODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Free Sean Rodriguez
by HaloDutch on Jun 12, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those howard commericals sans Howard were right!!!!
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jun 12, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mighty maicer is panther...
good start for the halos… sucks for howie to go back down but it’s necessary… hope that Srod or Wood get the call… but if maicer strokes even strokes half as good as he did tonight things’ll be alright
Meet me @ the budweiser patio
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jun 12, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
strokes even strokes...
never attempt beer chugging and bloggin’ at the same time
Meet me @ the budweiser patio
by BigBangRobbDawgg on Jun 12, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Jay-z is playing in the clubhouse while Jose mota is interviewing matt palmer
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL no
one of his songs was playing playing on the speakers
by dmoney2741 on Jun 12, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
billy mac at d-land….i’ve seen it all
by SCHalo on Jun 12, 2009 10:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That Guy's Allowed Inside Disneyland?
Hide the children!
by ttsec on Jun 13, 2009 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was kinda creepy upon first glance…he was with 4 teenage boys. Come to find out, three of them were his sons.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 13, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maicer
Bye bye Howie. Hope we see you again this season.
by Brody on Jun 12, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Howie
but I hope he’s traded.
by Fred Fredrix on Jun 12, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
his value has dropped significantly
by mastermind565 on Jun 12, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you understand that his value has dropped, you must also understand that it is not a good time to trade him. (“sell low” is not good business sense).
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 12, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But...
a wise man knows when to cut his losses.
by ttsec on Jun 13, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol! Yeah, they’ve really had a lot of payroll lost on Howie (not). Demoting him is another way to “cut the losses”.
Or are you suggesting they CUT him altogether? Brilliant, move. Do you root for some other team that wants to pick him up on the cheap?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 13, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never thought they would send him down
Who would have thought that Dondo and HK would be sent down to AAA at the beginning of the season. Big disappointments
RIP Nick Adenhart
by stolenbases on Jun 12, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please please please please please
let it be SRod.
by rspencer on Jun 12, 2009 11:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I suspect
it will be a pitcher who’s called up, given Escobar’s limbo status (unavailable until mid-week at the earliest, possibly bound for DL).
by jjackflash on Jun 12, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
an MLB.com reporter
Said that Esco is in the bullpen for the season…
34 - N.J.A - R.I.P
by Figgi4life on Jun 12, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but
he still may wind up on the DL. Those same articles about the move to the pen also state that Escobar will not be available at all until the middle of next week, and may in fact go back on the DL and not to the bullpen. IF he pitches, it will be from the bullpen. IF.
by jjackflash on Jun 13, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What you say makes a lot of sense
and it’s consistent with the team’s MO. Pitching is the weakest aspect of the team right now. Nevertheless, in this kibitzer’s opinion it would not be the best move. Right now our offense needs help as well, Friday’s extravaganza notwithstanding. And while I can’t think of any pitcher to call up who would bring any hope for much improvement in that aspect, there are a few obvious callups who offer the promise of noticeable offensive improvement. Of these, Sean Rodriguez would seem to me to be the best fit position-wise.
There is a further consideration in my mind. Sending Howie back down was a decisive move, a grand gesture revealing the extremity of Soth’s displeasure. I’ve felt for a long time that this is precisely what the team has needed: something to dispel the obvious complacency that has set in with several of the players. For him to follow this by calling up one of the usual bullpen suspects would be a declaration of a return to business as usual; bringing up SRod or Wood, on the other hand, would at least indicate that he was willing to try something new.
Of course, that assumes that he then puts whomever he calls up in the lineup once in a while!
by rspencer on Jun 13, 2009 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just got home from the game
good time tonight. both homers (Torii & Gitmo) were CRUSHED. Matty looked like he was struggling with his command (maybe the ump?), but still battled through like a champ.
Speier and Bulger both looked solid as well.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Jun 13, 2009 12:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what the hell
we can HIT? knew i should’ve stayed up for the game
Figgy shizzle gets my vote
by AmyAngel on Jun 13, 2009 12:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad we can hit
hopefully it carries over the the ML. These next games will be huge for us we should win 12 of them. If we can maybe we will get a lot of confidence and roll. Also, now that S-Rod is coming up hopefully we sit Izturis or again bringing him up will mean nothing.
First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.
by angelskid2210 on Jun 13, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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