Bulger & Jepsen: Angels Relief Has Two Spellings in Extra Innings
by Rev Halofan on Jul 31, 2009 8:45 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Minnesota: Angels 11, Twins 5
Well what do the media elites covering this team have to whine about now?
The Angels showed a major league resiliency in coming back from a 5-2 deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins in extra innings on Friday night. The final score of 11-5 in 11 innings belies a game that was nailbitingly close, especially considering the Angels are stuck with who they got. Well, who they got is Jason Bulger and Kevin Jepsen who provided three innings of relief without a baserunner. Jepsen was especially great, getting 3 strikeouts in 2 IP.
Bobby Abreu drove in 4 runs, Mike Napoli was 4 for 6 and nobody in the local press boo-hooed about the big bat fantasies they have been sublimating on this team for a few seasons.
But we didn't flush away the future for Heath Bell, oh dear this is terrible, all of our prospects are number ones and perfect why wouldn't Toronto take Trevor This or Trevor That or Brandondee and Brandondum for Roy Halladay? Wake up people, this is a team that stays in games and pressures its way to a close contest almost every night of the week.
Jepsen got the win. The kids are alright.
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UH WOW....
nice game
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 31, 2009 8:45 PM PDT reply actions
no HR
no extra innings
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 31, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont get any love as a nominee lol.
Go Angels!!!!
by deejayelleseven on Jul 31, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
On a night when half the lineup got it done when it mattered,
I give it to psyKo. Cause he kicked ass.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
ESPN Giving us some love
Scott Van Pelt really wanted to see the extra innings highlights. They only showed Naps tie it up, though.
Let's win one for Nick
Btw, Breaking news: ESPN Sportscenter so biased even the sportscasters don't
understand it. They’re in the middle of the Angels game highlight, show Naps’ HR, and the announcers THINK they’re going to show some of the hilarious stuff in the 11th. Instead, roll boxscore, much to the confusion of Scott Van Pelt. Hilarious. XD
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
BTW, keep an eye out for the Nats/Pirates highlights.
Especially the President’s Race.
Let's win one for Nick
FYI: Quentin flied out to center.
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, #34.
From the Rally thread
See here, and below. Search for “psyko”.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
This game has the identical runs scored as last time Blackburn faced the Angels.
Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.
Crazy....
…8 straight runners get on base to start the 11th. This offense is …frenetic. Reminds me more and more of 2002.
W6G
1 year anniversary since joining this blog
Thanks yall. its been a pleasure.
all you guys kick ass.
GOOO HALOS
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 31, 2009 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
FYI: Jepsen in the bottom of the 9th
vs. Mauer
96 fastball (called strike)
97 fastball (ball)
96 fastball (foul)
96 fastball (swinging strike 3)
vs. Morneau
97 fastball (called strike)
96 fastball (foul)
84 curveball (swinging strike 3)
He's always had the stuff. Just more of that padawan learnin' to do.
“Control, control! You must learn control!”
~Till the Halo burns out...
Jepsen looked as effective as I've ever seen him...
…he not only mowed down Mauer and Morneau, he cut though the 3 batters in the 10th, and made it look easy. I hope this continues. He dominated the 6 batters he faced.
rangers-mariners playing again...
top 8
M’s got a runner at 2nd 1 out… 5-3 rangers
2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick
5-4 Rangers
2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick
by trojanangelfan on Jul 31, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
nice win halos!
been in st. louis since wednesday….great baseball town. if Halos Heaven was a town, it would be st. louis….talk about baseball=religion, wow!!
great comeback tonight, sounds like jepsen and the bulge are coming around….can’t wait ’til we can count on ’dondo again.
Moondoggy, i just reviewed game thread (i know,i love this site) way to represent the GMJ fan club….all 2 of us. :)
Make it 2.75, I'm pulling for him more than I'm not.
Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.
by AlanFalcon on Jul 31, 2009 9:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BTW...
Angels now have best winning percentage in AL.
Angels .604
Spanks .602
Sux .588
®Angers .570 (not including todays’ game)
Panther: Chose Abreu
But no prob with Jepsen.
The Angels are a riddle, wrapped in an anomaly.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
I love Abreu
He should be Angel player/hitting coach for life.
Single handly has seemed to change the entire approach the team has for at bats. I used to feel like we would get up to an early lead and then give away AB’s. No longer. Every at bat, all game long is a battle. Guys are locked in, make the pitchers work, aren’t afraid to hit from behind in the count and we are freakin CLUTCH!
Abreu is the guy that brought this approach and mindset and the team has really taken to it. Best $5M we ever spent.
I like giving Mickey the credit
just to piss off the “I hate Hatcher” crowd here. I can give Bobby some of the credit for that though. Great eye and patience.
Yeah, it was money well spent.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Jul 31, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
“Line up for free kool-aid before entering the field.”
Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.
At the bottomof the cup...
…there is a ring!
by Rev Halofan on Jul 31, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope it does'nt have a "B" on it!
You would’nt do that to us Rev.
Mike Napoli speaks softly and carries a big stick.
Actually
I think the Rev is somewhat to blame. I went back a while ago and read the posts from his first blog. Basically said fear the Yankees, don’t worry about the Red Sox, they are not a problem, we own them.
Rev, this has stuck with me for a while. I think it’s time you go back and change that first post.
Break the curse!!
Ok, went back for the original quote. Thursday, October 16, 2003
“And all good Angel fans should be rooting against the Yankees in game 7 of the ALCS tonight. Why? Roger Clemens beat the Angels 29 times in his career. That trumps anything Boston ever did to our franchise.”
What do you have to say about this now Rev!!
I still stand by it and Clemens is now universally accepted as a dick whereas I might have been the lone critic he had at that moment. HA!
by Rev Halofan on Jul 31, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
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Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 31, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
fail but tryin again
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 31, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent!
I made this my desktop wallpaper, replacing the picture of the scoreboard after 2002 WS Game 6.
thank you Rev...
for putting a little dig into those media elites who think that the Angels not making a trade is the death of the team.
Also, panther to Jepsen. The dude has made LEAPS AND BOUNDS since I saw him give up 5 runs in one inning of work against the frigging padres Triple A team earlier this year in Portland.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jul 31, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions
This team does NOT give up
Based on real life stuff, like having an actual serious girlfriend, I haven’t been on as much or watched as many games. But the ones I have, man, this team has heart…
Napoli IS the power bat in 2009. Watch.
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