Angels Magic Number Stays at 9

by Rev Halofan on Sep 19, 2009 6:38 PM PDT in Angels Postgame

Final Score in Arlington: Angels 2, Rangers 3

A great pitching performance by Jered Weaver was wasted as the Angels bats were caught napping deep in the heart of Texas. Despite losing 3-2, the Angels still hold a commanding lead in their division and had the tying run at 3rd and the winning run at 2nd with the bases loaded and 1 out when Howie Kendrick grounded into a game-ending double play.

The hope that Mike Napoli has broken out of his month-long slump was given reason when the Angels catcher hit a 2-out solo HR in the top of the 5th inning to give the Angels a short-lived lead.

Angels All-Time HR Leaders #16 - #25:

PLAYER	PA	HR
Leon Wagner	1802	91
Juan Rivera	1711	74
Fred Lynn	1947	71
Mo Vaughn	1304	69
Rick Reichardt	2193	68
J.T. Snow	1984	65
Bengie Molina	2679	65
Mike Napoli	1269	64
Lance Parrish	1540	64
Lee Thomas	1944	61

A victory tomorrow would restore the 7.5 lead that the Angels brought into Arlington - their largest of the season - and reduce their magic number to clinch the AL West for a 3rd straight season to 7 games. Game Time is 10:00 AM, Pacific

Poll

Blame of the Game

Bobby Abreu

58 votes

Howie Kendrick

142 votes

Kendry Morales

53 votes

253 votes | Poll has closed

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Howie

We weren’t surely expecting him to come through again, were we? I was shocked when he got that hit against the sox, because although I like the guy, HK is the least clutch guy on the team…

by kdoc on Sep 19, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

hitting .326 w/ risp

he’s sucking the other 2/3 of the time though

by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 19, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Hard to go with Howie..........hitting in the 8 hole when..........

Abreu………0-4 2K’s in the 3 hole.

Thats not getting it done………

"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)

by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 19, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions

What about Figgy?

The booted play that scored a run and nothing on offense.

by Brody on Sep 19, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

Figgins deserves the groans...

…for his offense. But on defense, most 3b folk wouldn’t even have laid a glove on that ball, let alone converted it into an out. It’s his range that makes that play look fieldable in the first place. There’s a reason the Arlington scorer didn’t rate that an error. Izturis’ misplay earlier in the game however…

by Turks Teeth on Sep 19, 2009 7:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Hard to pick just one

HK may have stunk it up with that game ending GIDP, but Chupa, KMO & Figgy’s bats were all AWOL tonight.

2009 Halos:
"Don't worry bout a thing,
Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

by Quad Fin Rider on Sep 19, 2009 6:49 PM PDT reply actions

What a fluky game

The score is about 5-1 by my count if the Rangers’ unbelievably good luck on balls in play doesn’t come through for them again. Whatever. All this means is some more mumbles of “resiliency” from the media before they get buried by the A’s next week.

by Suboptimal on Sep 19, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

It was an interesting game to watch

Pretty good pitching by two starters with neither throwing their best game, good relief, and little offense either way. One of those rare games where defense was the difference, and a minimal difference at that.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -

"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce

by Ed Coffin on Sep 19, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions