Bobby Abreu HR Gets Angels Close, But Too Little Too Late
by Rev Halofan on Aug 24, 2009 10:42 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Tigers 10, Angels 7
Jered Weaver was rocked early and then, gassed, handed a small deficit over to a bullpen that imploded. But a valiant comeback highlighted by Bobby Abreu's 3-Run Homer managed to give the folks their money's worth - Despite trailing 10-1 at one point, the Angels brought the tying run to the plate in the 8th inning. The Angels lead the American League West by 5 Games.
Jose Arredondo was the culprit of sending this game to an early grave, although it was Weaver's absurd 6th inning pith count that caused the pen arms to enter so early in the first place.
The Angels look tired, road weary, not used to being back in their beds yet, a few balls on the warning track might ordinarily have gone over the wall if there had just been a nap or two along the way the past couple of busy days. But it looked terrible at one time and at least Detroit has been forced to use a lot of its bullpen (along with their Ace Justin Verlander) heading into games Tuesday and Wednesday.
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BOTG: Johnny Rivers...
0 for 5 with the big bust of an out with Vlad on 2nd and Torii on 3rd in the 8th. FAIL-JUAN.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 24, 2009 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
yeah i agree with this.......
I was gonna vote for Dondo regardless though………4ER in 2/3rds of an inning is gruesome.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I nominate Juan Rivera
0-5 6 LOB
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Aug 24, 2009 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
Juan should be up there
but its all Arredondo.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
Arredondo...
Way to make Bell and O’Sullivan look like Cy Young award winners.
Rex Hudler For President
wed
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 24, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Dondo blew it open to put it out of reach, though, didn't he?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
A loss is a loss
and in this case deservedly so. Dondo doesn’t go into the game with an Angels lead.
Witty .sig goes here.
weaver kept us in the game
the bullpen blew it. If the bullpen didn’t allow as many runs as they did, weaver would have been looking at a no decision instead. Remember he left the game with 3 er before the bullpen chunked it.
by semperfi1645 on Aug 25, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
man the thread over at the Giants blog is good for a laugh
if you want to feel better.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 24, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
Why was D.O. pulled in favor of Arredondo?
Bonehead move by Sosh.
Let the Halo power flow...
by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Aug 24, 2009 10:59 PM PDT reply actions
F' that, the wisdom dictates that you play the hot hand
Dondo doesn’t currently fit the bill
Let the Halo power flow...
by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Aug 25, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTG: Mike Scioscia
for allowing Weaver the CG in his previous start. He has had one quality start following a CG this season. So the point of allowing a CG is… ego? What?
Witty .sig goes here.
Wanna know why Soth allowed the complete game?
It’s because he read stuff like this
This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.
by halofan4life on Aug 25, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
he at least gets a big assist
for leaving Dondo in for as long as he did
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
How about a new slogan?
Angels baseball- “Yeah we suck, but we suck less than you…”
God needed a starter. RIP #34
by 3rd Echelon on Aug 24, 2009 11:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I like it
We Will Win With What We Got.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called
by JoseGuillenSux on Aug 24, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
'Cept the Angels don't suck at all.
Outta here with that nonsense.
by OntariGro on Aug 24, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+2
When does being in first place and 5 up over the next team qualify as suck? Dumb comment
by semperfi1645 on Aug 25, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude. The word is "levity"
Look it up in the dictionary when you get a chance.
God needed a starter. RIP #34
Your levity was expressed with such brevity that we all missed it.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 25, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
I’d like to take credit for the slogan above, but I can’t. In early 2000 I started working for a web hosting company. This was an emerging industry and all of the “technology wrinkles” were still being worked out. It was a pretty competitive business too with customers spending millions (dot-com boom)
Anyway, I remember attending an annual share-holders meeting with the press, investors, customers, etc.
Our CEO was taking questions after the presentation and an angry customer actually got up and told our CEO that our company sucked. The room went silent and without missing a beat our CEO replied “yeah I know we suck, but we suck less than anybody else.” The room erupted in laughter. Most likely because they knew it was true.
From that point on, it became our unofficial slogan and we ended up becoming the dominant company in that industry. True story.
God needed a starter. RIP #34
With everything you do, ask yourself this question:
“Is this good for the company?” Slogan courtesy of Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 26, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Observations:
Granderson is hialarious, dancing to “Jump Around” and looking up at the crowds, giving thumbs up to the guys that were heckling him.
And, Jose Arredondo is incredibly fast. He wasn’t even trying to run. Honestly, he should be a Pinch Runner.
W6G
by Figgi4life on Aug 25, 2009 12:07 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
oh just kidding
i thougt he gave up 3 ER over 5.2 IP i forgot about the ones he left on for Arredondo to allow to score
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34
Makes little sense.....
The prospects that are untouchable in trade (i.e. Wood and SRod) are held hostage in SLC, while the major league club has significant holes in it’s pitching.
That's the beauty of baseball
Remember last time Weaver sucked against Baltimore? Next day Lackey came in and shut it down.
Let’s hope for the same tonight.
Tigers suck on the road
They could have a wider gap if not for their 26-38 mark on the road, ranking only better than last-place teams Kansas City (22-37) and Baltimore (21-43) in the AL.
Let’s win the next two starting tonight with Lackey
Did anyone notice...
that a pitcher name LYON came in to pitch for the TIGERS? All we needed were the bears and we could have staged a Wizard of Oz scene.
I love this team.
And to think...I was just starting to consider changing my sig...
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
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