Angels Sweep Yankees; All Star Brian Fuentes Gets Save #26
Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 5, Yankees 4
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim swept the New York Yankees with a nail-biting 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon in Anaheim.
Oh, does this sound like a boring baseball game writeup? Well we can fix that with a dose of bikini wax. yes, Mark Teixiera and Alex Roodriguez both had their pub folics waxed in the hopes of keeping an 8-game road win streak alive. Robinson Cano was spotted in a thong waiting in line for the Pirates of the Caribbean late Saturday night and Melky Cabrera cruised West Hollywood looking for male tail ... but there was no lucky set of buns to rub ... none of these adventures in dorking out in your Don Ed Hardy shirts brought the East Coast tourists any luck, although rumor has it that Joe Giradi beat Jorge Posada in an In-N-Out burger eating contest before Sunday's matchup.
That was the lone highlight and All Stars Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira will have some indigestion on the plane ride to St. Louis knowing that they faced the Angels without Torii Hunter AND Vladimir Guerrero and still had their noses rubbed deep into a moist umber-colored place where the California Sun don't shine.
John Lackey got a deserved W, Darren Oliver stuffed the YanTurKees with the bases loaded and nobody out after Justin Speier proved the 4th law of thermodynamics (the one that states that a body in motion to left handed batter will suck if that body is named Justin Speier) to be true yet again and All Star Brian Fuentes struck out non-All-Star Alex Rodriguez to end the game.
On offense, the Angels spread it around. 5 Angels scored a run each and each of the 5 Ribbies was shared by a Halo. The Angels scored 29 runs in the three game series without their two biggest bats and with Juan Rivera, their 3rd biggest bat, hurt for the final two games. And the Angel defense, led by All-Star (in my humble opinion) Chone Figgins, was... well I am out of adjectives for greatness, so let's just say it was An-frickin-gelic for California fans and hurt more than a winter bikini wax if you were rooting against Holy Red.
It is called domination. Bow to your master, New York, bow and keep that head down in subservient shame. Thank you very much!
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me too
I lived in SLC for eight years; now I’m sitting at work watching all my baby Angels dazzling.
I missed the game......
but I give it to big John….finally a starter pitching a quality game again.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 12, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions
Gonna go ahead and give Fuentesaurus some love here
though I really want to give this one to oliver. It doesn’t get much more clutch than that. Still, gotta respect 1-2-3 with a 1-run lead against the heart of the best lineup in baseball.
~Till the Halo burns out...
YES!!!! That was so satisfying. I watched every game, and i am very much pleased.
A- Roid sucking as usual in clutch situations. To end the series was classic.
BTW, I watched the Yes Network Broadcast for fun, and the Yankee broadcasters were very even and good.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Jul 12, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions
I agree, I watched the Yankees broadcast as well, and their announcers were superb.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on Jul 12, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a situation where limited access can distort opinion
I live in the NY metro area and Michael Kay is a self centered, self promoting horses ass. He’s certainly a competent play-by-play guy, but the broadcast is always about him. The color guys are generally insightful and entertaining, but Kay is unwatchable.
Sterling and Waldman are an acquired taste and over the years, I’ve gotten used to them (certainly better than when Kay was Sterling’s color). Suzyn Waldman’s orgasmic shrieking “Roger Clemens is coming back to the Yankees” in 2007 is seared into my memory much the same way as if I walked in on my parents procreating. And listening to constant litany of “an A-bomb from A rod!” “Don’tya know Robinson Cano” and the current nails on the chalkboard call, “A Teix message to right center field” as well as the ubiquitous “the yankees win, the-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e yankees win” can make you want to listen to the radio with the sound down.
On the other hand, when the Yankees lose, it’s like suicide watch (no Terry “the sun will rise tomorrow” Smith) and very amusing.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Giving POTG to Fuentes
Facing the meat of the order with a one run lead, and making A-Rod look foolish. Classic.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Gotta go with Big John.
Unfortunate that Speier let things slip somewhat. 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 6 K’s . What more can you ask for…?
Go Angels!!!!
by deejayelleseven on Jul 12, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
Most luminous!
My all friends and I love learn every match of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat York Yankees. They play with luminous resistance power and win all match!
Rump Rangers of Texas no match for luminous Angels!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Jul 12, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Overrated Free Agent Skanks greeted by Angel's warm hospitality!
Let the Halo power flow!
by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Jul 12, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
Gotta go with Ollie
comes in with a two run lead and the bases loaded and no outs, and gives up 1 run off a sac fly. Then marvelous pitching to swish and great defense and awareness to get the DP. One hit and the game would have been tied. Ollie shut them down
That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey
FanGraphs' WPA agrees
Ollie: .316
Lackey: .186
Abreu: .186
Fuentes: .168
BOTG (WPA perspective): A-Rod? Swish? No. Speier.
Speier: -.378
A-Rod: -.359
Sabathia: -.247
Swish: -.213
by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 12, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that's some mad WPA respect for the O Man!
But it was a tad more luck than skill to get a DP on what could have easily been a 2 RBI single.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
Big John & Oliver
both, for defining NAILS, Big John v. Tex & A-Rod;
Oliver in cleaning up Speier’s big fat mess;
missed Fuentes’ ninth, but sounds like he was NAILSy as well.
I went with Figgy
for the triple and the DP
this was one of the sweetest sweeps in a long time because...
we pounded the skanks in games 1 & 2 and beat out pitched them in game 3 despite the fact they had tex and cc who snubbed us to put on the pinstripes. suck it douches!
Big John POTG & a 1st half look
Loved how Fuentes blew through the 9th, but John battling through 2 errors that could have led to big innings. Nice to see.
Also, gotta give some love to the players for a first half that was truly inspiring. There were a number of ups & downs and I don’t feel, except for maybe a couple of 7-10 game stretches that the Angels played great baseball. But man have they battled and fought through a lot of adversity and hopefully will continue to do so. To see a number of our young guys grow into players to depend on, especially Juan and Kendry to name only 2, has been awesome.
As usual, the WWL and most everyone else is ignoring it, but there are few teams who could have handled the injuries, the bullpen issues, and the off the field distractions (RIP Sir Adenhart) and ended up in first place at the All Star break.
Great job Mike, Tony, Artie, and especially the players out on the field.
by Rycat512 on Jul 12, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
#1
I had some of these same thoughts, and was thinking of making a fanpost summary of the first half including spring training. I don’t want to steal your thunder…any chance you can turn these comments into a fanpost?
Feel free...
to steal all the thunder you would like. I only meant to write a couple of lines and it turned out to be a little longer than it should have been. Posting is not my style, but would love to read what you have to say and add. I’m sure there are a number of people who feel the same way and would love to read and comment on such.
I actually wrote and posted some thoughts.
Immediately after publishing, I saw Zu Long had already published something similar, so I pulled it back off or the website. So, just read what Zu has to say!
Well post yours in the comments to Zu
The more the better
That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey
by anaheim angels on Jul 13, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's to these hardy Halos
And here’s to a monumental second half. I have a feeling Texas is gonna realize they don’t belong with the big boys as soon as our old reliable starters get back into a rhythm. Saundo’s gonna heat up, Weav’s gonna continue being red-hot, and Lack’s gonna continue to realize just who the hell he is. I know we usually own the Skanks, but in this series the Halos looked a lot more cohesive, especially without Vlad and Torii.
Either that, or Seattle’s gonna come out of nowhere and blow us all out of the water.
Texas sucks.
Let's win one for Nick
by moosemastr on Jul 12, 2009 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
K-Mo
Any of you stat/scoring experts know if Morales’ hit streak is still alive after walking in his only plate appearance?
It shouldn't be. No.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
I say that "it shouldn't be" to provoke discussion.
According to the current rules, hitting streaks do not end because of all walks. So Kendry is fine.
But this has not always been the case. In fact, it was not the case when DiMaggio set the modern record. MLB changed the rules on this.
Current 10.23(b):
10.23 GUIDELINES FOR CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE RECORDS
(b) CONSECUTIVE-GAME HITTING STREAKS. A consecutive-game hitting streak shall not be terminated if all of a batter’s plate appearances (one or more) in a game result in a base on balls, hit batsman, defensive interference or obstruction or a sacrifice bunt. The streak shall terminate if the player has a sacrifice fly and no hit.
A player’s individual consecutive-game hitting streak shall be determined by the consecutive games in which such player appears and is not determined by his club’s games.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
It’s really too hard to pick just one this time. Figgins continues to show why he’s the best 3rd baseman in the American League. Lackey pitched like…well, LACKEY! Oliver is just a guy you are truly relieved to see come in when the game is on the line and Brian Funetes…..this guy has managed to completely change my opinion of him as the season has progressed. He has lived up to and exceeded the hype. I think he just needed to get adjusted to the new team. What a game! what a team!!!!
Fuentasauras muthaf*ckas!!!!
too bad he’s the only one going to the all start game
Please get rid of Kendrick and Aybar. And Santana. R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair
by JoseGuillenSux on Jul 12, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow this is early..
Before the (34) Patch.
Nick Adenhart.
by WillGoAngels27 on Jul 12, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
He did, and he looked good doing it.
I was there! And I was impressed with his funny ball throwing.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
This reminds me a bit of 1979
Those old enough to remember, will recall that right before the ’79 ASG the Angels hosted the Yanks for a 3 game series. The Halos won all 3 games as Ryan 1-hit the Bombers on Friday, Baylor hit 2 late bombs and a Rettenmund bloop in the 12th won Saturday night, and Bobby Grich hit a bomb off Guidry in the bottom of the 9th to turn game 3 into a win.
That, IMHO, is still the greatest series we’ve ever played. Unending excitement, us little upstarts against Reggie, Chambliss, Piniella, Munson, Randolph…a sweep that really, for the first time got us to believe that ‘Yes We Can’.
I think they still play the Grich HR trot from game 3 in the opening montage at home games.
Well opiejeanne if you can't see the photo..
It is priceless, screw the skanks!!!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
I can see this one. He must have changed the privacy code on Flickr.
.... as sexy as socks on a rooster.

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