Angels Magic Number at 7; John Lackey Ties Frank Tanana

by Rev Halofan on Sep 20, 2009 1:15 PM PDT in Angels Postgame

Final Score in Arlington: Angels 10, Rangers 5

In what might have been his next to last regular season start as an Angel, John Lackey tied Frank Tanana for 4th Place all time in franchise history with his 102nd win under the Halo. And he did it with the Angels' #2 All Time Winner watching in the stands - but on behalf of the opposition. Rangers team president Nolan Ryan (138 Wins as an Angel) saw the Angel bats battle back on behalf of Big John, scoring 7 unanswered runs after being behind 5-3 to start the 6th. That made a loser out of Texas starter Derek Holland.

Finishing up a grueling road trip 3-4, the Angels bats finally awoke. Howie Kendrick was a Double shy of the cycle, his 3 hits in the game highlighted by a solo HR and a bases clearing 3-Run Triple. The Angels hit 4 HR in a rare Arlington day game. Gary Matthews Jr subbed for Bobby Abreu and was 2 for 3 with one of the RBI. Chone Figgins and Juan Rivera had solo HRs. Holland was charged with 6 ER and Texas Phenom Neftali Feliz was charged with 2 ER.

The Angels head home to face the Yankees tomorrow night. John Lackey will celebrate by taking a few teammates to the Cowboys home opener in his luxury suite. What does this mean for Frank Tanana? A solid 5th place all time for now is the worst that could come of a reinvigorated Lackey in the home stretch.

Angels All-Time WINS Leaders:

PLAYER	IP	W
Chuck Finley	2,674+	165
Nolan Ryan	2,181+	138
Mike Witt	1,965+	109
John Lackey	1,492+	102
Frank Tanana	1,615+	102
Mark Langston	1,445+	88
Clyde Wright	1,403+	87
Kirk McCaskill	1,220+	78
J. Washburn	1,153+	75
Dean Chance	1,236+	74

Ervin Santana is 13th All Time with 58 Wins

Jered Weaver is 18th All Time with 50 Wins

Joe Saunders is 21st All Time with 45 Wins

Poll

Panther of the Game:

Howie Kendrick

465 votes

Gary Matthews Jr.

33 votes

498 votes | Poll has closed

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This is modified from the

Boston one, but….

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Sep 20, 2009 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

howie for POTG

by daze on Sep 20, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

Hey la, hey, Halo...

by 44FAN on Sep 20, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

Ron Washington on the road to a nice off season.

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 20, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Hahaha, this is creative, great

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 20, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions

HK47

Ratta-tat-tat

The Big Red Machine V.2 is coming this Fall 2009. Go Halos!

by Slyintine on Sep 20, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions

Howie, panther.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Sep 20, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions

congrats on the division.

I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'

by iorange555 on Sep 20, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

Two-steppin' onto post season glory!

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 20, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

"I eat Texas Rangers for breakfast."

by Big Easy Halofan on Sep 20, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

dude Saints are ridiculous

just to let you know

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 20, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

They take the old adage that the best defense is a great offense to a new level

by Big Easy Halofan on Sep 20, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah hopefully Brees goes easy on my Bills next week.

Too bad they didnt come to town in December.

"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 20, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Ratatat on that ass!

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 20, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I gave some love for the Garbage man......

Had a nice game today

"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 20, 2009 1:38 PM PDT reply actions

Let's hope this propels Howie into the

everyday lineup again! POTG HK!!

First we had a Salmon and now we have a Trout, let's see the same results.

by angelskid2210 on Sep 20, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions

I really want to see Lackey move up that list.

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by matthiasstephan on Sep 20, 2009 2:53 PM PDT reply actions

and Rev, shouldn't Lackey have one or two more starts in the regular season anyway.

We have 13 games left, and the magic number is 7. Lackey should start at least one more time, right???

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by matthiasstephan on Sep 20, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

at least one, maybe two

Saturday against Oakland and Thursday against Texas – depending on how the rotation gets slotted with the postseason in mind.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 20, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Great gane but Kendry is in a SLLLLLUMP!

4 K’s??? Did the MLB suddenly learn how to pitch to him or is he just blowing it?

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Sep 20, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions

game not gane.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Sep 20, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

hes blowing it

i feel like he got it into his head that every time he swings its going to go out of the park or off the wall. He has forgotten what has made the halo’s offense so potent this year – patience and situational hitting. Kendry is looking terrible at the plate these days. Absolutely terrible.

R.I.P.N.A.

by TheAngelsAngels on Sep 20, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

Hopefully he figures this out and picks up before the offseason so we can see some KENDRY AWESOMENESS!!!!!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 20, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's give HGH his due.

He also had a solo shot.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 20, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions

Agree about 99%...

…his forgetting the number of outs was un-freakin-believable. Fortunately, it didn’t matter, but it COULD have mattered. And he still can’t seem to track a fly ball. He should have his eyes checked.

Got to give him credit for 3 RBI’s including the HR. That’s a healthy offensive contribution.

by sothball on Sep 20, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, I wasn't voting for him for Panther.

Just that the Rev didn’t credit the HR like he did for everyone else.

Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch

by red floyd on Sep 20, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Up

RIP Nick Adenhart :(

by scottnak on Sep 20, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions

Sounds like Howie wants to start a couple playoff games.

I say let the man have his wish.

Let's win one for Adenhart #34
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!

by moosemastr on Sep 20, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions

A 100% healthy Howie in the post season...

…watch out!

My money’s on Howie this time ’round.

by Funke5ive on Sep 20, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll take cash

for the 3-4 roadie!

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Sep 20, 2009 8:46 PM PDT reply actions

But for the bad umpiring in game 2 in Boston, it would have (should have) been a grueling 4-3 road trip.

by sothball on Sep 21, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

nervous time

"This is a guy who is a combination of great courage and, nuts!"- Steve Physioc

by Brian S (brianguy) on Sep 21, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks to Texas tanking at the right time...

No Millwood, Young or Hamilton helped make that a nice end to an otherwise brutal trip…

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Me too.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Sep 21, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions

how are you and Brian S going to get me your email addys?

for your 10 skinnies? I’d say email Rev and then have him forward your paypal email addresses to me that way … unless you want to meet at Tuesday night’s game (haul, I know you are in OR, so that might not be feasible).

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Sep 21, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions

My trips to the OC are done for the regular season and the ALDS

Email me your address to hauldog@gmail.com.

I will email you my email address attached to paypal or whatever you need. Let me know.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Sep 22, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Bobby "the dog" Abreu

The Angels success is no thanks to Bobby “the dog” Abreu. This out-of-shape, narcissistic, player is now showing his true colors after playing over his head for a good chunk of the season. He is, and has always been, as selfish player who looks only to his own numbers and not to what it takes to help the team win. Wake up Angel fans ….. this guy is poison and will not help you get another championship.

by Jeff I on Sep 21, 2009 7:22 PM PDT reply actions