Angels Meltdown Leaves Canada Dry
by Rev Halofan on Jun 4, 2009 12:38 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Toronto: Angels 6, Blue Jays 5
The Angels have found a lot of ways to lose games this season, but today they found a way to win in the face of certain defeat, snatching victory from the Canadian jaws of defeat and taking the series 2 games to 1 from the Blue Jays on the 20th anniversary of the Skydome's opening.
With a 5 - 1 lead in the 7th inning, John Lackey allowed his 2nd run of the game. In the 8th, the formerly reliable Darren Oliver came in to relieve, but relief was the furthest thing from his mind and arm. Wow suddenly it is 5-4, nobody is out andthe bases are loaded. Justin Speier comes in, is nails, but still a sac fly gives the Jays a tie. In fact, the best hit ball of the game was a hard hit line drive off of Speier by Joe Inglett that went right inot the glove of drawn-in infielder Howie Kendrick. 999 times out of 1,000 that liner hits the outfield wall before anyone even sees it and the bases are cleared on a hard hit double. Speier can hit the casinos when the team lands in Detroit tonight - let it ride Justin, your luck is astounding at the moment.
A great bunt single by Howie Kendrick in the 9th turned out to be the winning run and Brian Fuentes pitched a shaky but stirred 9th inning for his 14ths Save.
EXHALE! whew. The Angels hit customs, re-immigration and go to Detroit for 3 this weekend.
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Majorly sucks he doesn't get the W
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Jun 4, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions
Lackey, I mean.
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Jun 4, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I said Fuentes.......
because he’s the only pitcher who didnt give up any runs………(technically neither did speier……..but he gave up inherited runners which is just as bad)
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
Howie
Made things too interesting by standing at third so long. So I’d split my vote between Lackey and Fuentes (500th career K, struck out three to protect a one run lead) if I could.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Poor girl. Touched by Speier. Softball career over
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jun 4, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not saying that. Just hopefully whatever Speier's got didn't rub off on her.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
Given the "RUN FOR THE BORDER" title of the pic...
We don’t do Taco Hell here. Only Del Ninja.
Angels fan since '67
Oh, and
Thunder Mountain is POTG.
Howie gets props for a perfect bunt, but loses them for forgetting that the object of the game is to get home.
Angels fan since '67
Howie may not be a smart man...
But he does know what love is.
wowie!!!
I leave for the store, we are ahead 5-1, get out of the store, score is tied up and then come home to find out we WON!!!
Nice ending to a day of grocery shopping!
RIP Nick
mmm heart attack sandwiched between two layers of awesome pasta.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
lucky lucky man...........
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
for the lasagna, the birthday or the heart attack?
I did get wine to counter the evils of the lasagna.
Dessert is brownies (from scratch of course) with ice cream (the boy’s will serve)
RIP Nick
There is absolutely NOTHING evil associated with Lasagna. Bite your tongue.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 4, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I am older than he is, so I guess I qualify!
hey Rev, I need to change my name to CougarBug
RIP Nick
Dessert is brownies...and ice cream????????? Party pooper.
What about some whipped cream…with a (ahem) cherry on top?
Yankees just took the lead.
We might actually pick up a game despite our disgusting bullpen.
I've got nothing.
A sound rarely heard on HH, but...
GO YANKEES….
Hell, right now, I’d even pull for the RSN over Texas. I’d feel dirty afterwards, but….
Angels fan since '67
2 more outs
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Rivera closes it out..........
but not before making us sweat a bit……….
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
TEXAS LOSES
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Jun 4, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, “Rivera closes it out, but not before making us sweat a bit” pretty much sums it up.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 4, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We're gonna start referring to the bullpen as THE BLOWPEN.
If I hear the word "red sox"...POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!!
It's unfortunate that Lackey didn't get the win
But much more importantly he:
- Struck out 6 batters
- Induced 9 outs via groundballs
- Didn’t give up a HR
Interesting matchup for tomorrow. Verlander is throwing much harder this year (avg. fastball at 95.5 mph, supporting a great K/9 rate of 11.7), while Santana’s fastball is greatly diminished. If Ervin struggles again tomorrow, the Angels should put him on the DL and focus on rehabbing his arm (i.e. long-toss program, bullpen sessions, etc.).
So was Howie asleep or was it a good play?
That is, in the 9th, was the contact play NOT on and Howie simply waited for the double play to go into motion and broke for the plate. Or was the contact play on and Howie hesitated. Listening on Gameday audio I would have said the latter, but now that I have seen the video, I say the former. I think if he goes on contact, that maybe he would had been thrown out? Thoughts?
Angels in 09!
Looked like he was half asleep
It looked like he was playing the contact then hesitated then broke for home as the DP was being turned. Had Overbay been paying attention at 1st he could have thrown Howie out at home for a triple play
BREAKING NEWS HEADLINE on ESPN!
Vincente Padilla being fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at NYY first baseman Mark Teixeira. What a joke.
I am the Iron Man
Burnett from the yanks got fined too, for throwing at Cruz on the Rangers.........same game
plus Burnett is suspended for 6 games
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I just saw that too. ha, ha
Doug Eddings was the umpire in the game where Tex got beaned twice.
I am the Iron Man
Awesome.
Some guy, who no longer belongs to any major league baseball team, has to pay money to the league office. Why is this headline news? Oh. Yeah. Because he threw baseballs at a YANKEE batter.
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
Getting through an inning without giving up a run is such a tough task
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
it is for our bullpen
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
So since it is expected that he will blow the save wew should give him a panther when he doesn't?
That is logic used on the one and only panther that Mathis will get this season that he stole from Hula Dula.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
actually I was thinking because he out performed his peers he deserves it........
but I guess you could look at it your way (glass half empty)
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 4, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie's blunder?
I have no opinion yet because I only got to hear the game on the radio, but…
Hud made it sound like Kendrick was basically asleep on the bases again when he didn’t break for home soon enough on that double play in the ninth. This also seems to be the consensus among the posters here. But then I come across this account of the game on SI.com:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2009/06/04/26845_recap.html
Oh well. As long as the Halos won the game I don’t really care, but I wonder if the club would have made the call for Sean Rodiriguez if Howie had failed to score.
I will agree with Gaston
‘’Howie reacted and made a great read,’’ Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Scioscia’s reaction would have surprised Toronto manager Cito Gaston , who called Kendrick’s play ‘’bad baserunning’’ and said ‘’he made it look interesting because he didn’t break right away.’’
’’He’s got to go right away,‘’ Gaston said. ’’I’m pretty sure if you guys go talk to Scioscia, he’s probably wondering what the hell that kid was doing.’’
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
If he goes right away, he attracts the throw from second...
He had to make sure that they went to first before breaking for the plate.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 4, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
just saw the replay...
There is no way that Overbay would have gotten him, even if he knew Howie was going. I disagree with Gubicza when he said “if Oberbay had been paying attention, they could have had three outs on that play.”
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 4, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, just watched the replay
He was inching down the line, just waiting for the throw to first. I call it a good play.
Man, no meltdown you guys suffer will ever be as painful as the one you dealt us on Saturday.
by .Taylor on Jun 4, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions
Dude...
I was at the game Saturday night…you know, the Fuentes one-strike-away before Lopez cranked a 3 run HR over the LF wall game? That we ended up losing 4-3? With GMJ running us out of a rally in the 8th inning with a boneheaded rounding of 1B with no end purpose…other than to impress his “fans” (fan?) with his bitchin running stride?
As painful as Sunday was for you, Saturday night was equally painful for us Angel fans.
Yeah, those two games were incredibly stressful.
2-out ninth inning rallies are what shaves 10 years off of baseball fans’ lives.
by .Taylor on Jun 4, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I still have mine…it all went from dark brown to gray on Monday morning.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 5, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
How About TORII or FIGGY?
Howie???? Sure nice bunt, and he scored, one inning of goodness, game = 9 innings.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Jun 5, 2009 12:00 AM PDT reply actions
Canady Dry
HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Oh, sorry, it wasn’t that funny.
Lackey gets the Panther
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
As opposed to Ken Dry.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 5, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
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