Joe Saunders Looks Good In Return, Angels Avoid Sweep By Tigers
by WiHaloFan on Aug 26, 2009 3:29 PM PDT
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FINAL SCORE IN ANAHEIM: Angels 4, Tigers 2
Making his first start in 19 days, Joe Saunders returned to his 2008 all-star form by beating the Detroit Tigers. Saunders went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits while striking out 6, with his only mistake being a 2-run 5th inning home run to Adam Everett.
Offensive highlighted included a first inning 2-run homer run from Torii Hunter, his first since coming off the disabled list. The Angels also took advantage of the Detroit battery by swiping 5 bases, two by Chone Figgins. Figgins also added a run scoring hit in the 4th inning when he singled home Gary Matthews, Jr.
With the win, the Angels snapped a 3-game losing streak and avoided their first home sweep in over 2 years.
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So he is good for another 2 starts
19 days rest and he is a good 5 inn pitcher
I say claim B. Looper off waivers
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
Come on m8 inside dope
Word on the street is Melvin has also put Hoffy along with Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall, Craig Counsell, and Felipe Lopez on waivers to see what they might be offered
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
looper has the ability to start or be a BP guy
He could be that 5th starter and move to the pen for the postseason. He has done both ( playoffs/RP) before
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
inside dope...
sounds legit to me.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 26, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Just found something for yeah
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9985054/Sources:-Hoffman-among-Brewers-on-waivers
I had heard this earlier but here is another source since you didn’t like mine earlier
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 26, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Can the Bullpen as a whole get a vote...?T
They were solid today . ,Bulger,Arredondo,Jepsen, And Fuentes for the save.
Go Angels!!!!
by deejayelleseven on Aug 26, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions
Certainly was hot on the field, temperature-wise.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 26, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
OT -- just picked up my $5 tix for Sunday vs. the A'ss.
509
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
As mentioned by Raven, you forgot to mention Vlad's 1,000th hit as an Angel...
1,000 hits in 5 years? Jesus-shit.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions
that's
5-plus:
2004 – 206
2005 – 165
2006 – 200
2007 – 186
2008 – 164
2009… 79 & counting = 1000 (& counting)
"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc
by Brian S (brianguy) on Aug 26, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
5 1/4th really...
Still, how long did it take GMJ just to reach 1,000. 10 years?
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
I just wanted to make sure nobody read that to mean he was in his 5th season here. plus I got to look it up and run the numbers myself for fun’s sake.
but it is pretty remarkable, especially considering his huge number of injuries the last season and a half, plus 2005 I believe.
and let’s just put it this way, I wasn’t even aware GMJ had 1,000 hits period. that’s how bad that is.
"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc
by Brian S (brianguy) on Aug 26, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL...
yeah GMJ got his CAREER 1,000th hit earlier this season…big whoopie.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 27, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
So who put all those things in your head?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Looking at the attendance, this was probably taken during the 5th inning,
as the photographer was returning to his/her car to “beat the rush”.
Life was pretty lonely inside the park in those days…
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 think so. The entire thread disappeared.
I had walked away from the computer with his post on the screen. I tried to answer someone’s comment and got the “closed for posting” message. When I renewed the page, the whole thing disappeared.
Big loss.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
banned
I’m the tyranny of evil men. But I’m tryin’, Rusoviet. I’m tryin’ real hard to be a shepherd.
by Rev Halofan on Aug 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a small surreal moment when the page disappeared,
but I figured our local tyrant had had taken action.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Last night's game ended before I went to bed
The post-mortum from last night was amusing. Is the sky still falling?
Went to the game today
aside from the obvious bullshit that was the ‘announced attendance of 36,000 fans’ (it filled up by the 4th inning, but it was no where near 30,000, let alone 36,000. I’d guess 24,000 of us made the trip…but I guess that was the season-seat folks not showing up.), the best part of today’s game was this exchange from a 5 year old boy and his mother when Torii Hunter came up in the first inning, and was up on the jumbotron:
Boy: Mommy, why do some people have black faces?
Mom (horrified and whispering as she looks around): Because that’s just the way they are
Boy (after a pause): Why do they choose that?
Mom: We’ll talk later.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
LOL.....
Don’t feel too bad…Every time my daughter (3 yo) sees an African American she asks………..
Is that Kobe?
Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man!.......Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend. – Will Munny
haha
http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/8/26/1003562/joe-saunders-looks-good-in-return#
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by vlad IS my man on Aug 26, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
15-16 years ago
My daughter was 3 or 4, and a guy came to fix the fridge.
My daughter exclaimed, “He’s the same color as my chocolate cake!”
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
by red floyd on Aug 26, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"paid" attendance, not turnstile action.
I was there too. I correctly chose “B” on the guess the attendance game specifically becuase it was the highest number offered and I knew that most folks would look around and pick lower, forgetting about all those fair-weather fans who own season tix in the right field bleachers but refuse to abandon their day job and roast in the mid-day fire that is the SoCal August sun.
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 had some of the few seats in the park in the shade
suck on that. ;-D
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 27, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I was left field, baby. Shade the entire game.
On the downside, I was partnering with my sale team and hosting a contingent of 50 from a large local corporation. And my major contribution was to cook for them all. On the parking lot. In the sun. Three grills going at once. That was fun, but boy did I eat it in that heat.
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Left field?
You must mean under the overhang then, right?
Because the left field seats, the ones behind the bullpen and in that area, at least from my vantage point, were cookin’ all game.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 27, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. Under the overhang...
We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.
Also, in my Angels-watching career, just fairly recently
I’ve been to:
-Vlad’s 1000th Angel hit game
-GMJ’s 1000th career hit game
-G.A.‘s 1000th RBI game
-DaVanon’s cycle game
Not bad for sorta randomly choosing my games.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 26, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions
I saw Luis Sojo punch Ed Sprague right in front of me on the third base line...
count for anything?
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Aug 26, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
OT -- Hokie Joe's weight
Just caught the highlights on MLBN.
The Colonel looks like he lost a little weight during rehab.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
best thing about torri's home run?
…torri would’ve caught it
Who goofed? I've got to know.
He would have torrentially torn it into shreds on a torrid run.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 27, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
My lovely wife dvr's all the games for me.
I saw theJon Wilhite story again and was still moved.
Then I saw “What would Mike do?” was coming up next. I thought it would be a Scoiscia strategy show. Not!!!!
A car show. Oh well, a minor dissappointment to(night)day.
Saunders looked sharp.
Who goofed? I've got to know.
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