Matt Palmer Wins 11th, Angels Win 94th

by Rev Halofan on Sep 30, 2009 9:27 PM PDT in Angels Postgame

Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 5, Rangers 0

Pitcher Matt Palmer threw 5 innings of 1 hit ball and got his 11th win as the Angels again tuned up for the playoffs with more Salt Lake Bees than Angels on the field at the end of the contest.

5 Angel batters had a single RBI and 5 relievers combined to shut out a Texas team going through the motions. Darren Oliver threw an inning and struck out the side. While there is no guarantee that Palmer will even make the ALDS roster, he leads the team in Winning Percentage.

On the night Kendry Morales won the Team MVP award and Jered Weaver won the newly-minted Nick Adenhart award for the team's top pitcher of the season, the Angels scored their 866th run, tying the 1979 squad for most ever by an Angels team. They scored 851 in their championship 2002 season.

Poll

Panther of the Game

Chone Figgins

40 votes

Matt Palmer

226 votes

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Just have to love that Texas came in needing a sweep...

…and are on the verge of getting swept. With our killer Bees getting substantial playing time.

Maybe Kinsler will keep his mouth shut next year.

by sothball on Sep 30, 2009 9:33 PM PDT reply actions

But if he keeps his mouth shut they'll just fly flags like us, won't they?

;-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 30, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions

It's not Kinsler so much as those mouthy LSB fans.

by 44FAN on Sep 30, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions

More Bees ownage.

I likes the youngsters.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 30, 2009 9:34 PM PDT reply actions

Matt Palmer always holding Win Card.

by 44FAN on Sep 30, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions

Is that like a Get Out of Jail Free card?

Either way, I likes it!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 30, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions

And can it be turned into a "Make It Out of the First Round" Card?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 30, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Ellsworth Kelly, "Blue Curve"

by 44FAN on Sep 30, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I used to re-name my Stratomatic players after artists

Ellsworth Kelly was Brett Saberhagen in his Cy Young season – a dominant pitcher.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 30, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions

again, the winning pic is here:

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 30, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions

You have been pumping him up for most of the year...

…and he came through again tonight. He pitched well…

by sothball on Sep 30, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

matt palmer is awesome

by far one of my favorite pitchers this year

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

by princeton11loveshalos on Sep 30, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Run Support rides again.

Seriously, I really hope that Palmer is on the post season roster. Like Joe Saunders, he just seems very solid and imperturbable, like nothing EVER bothers him.

#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 30, 2009 9:47 PM PDT reply actions

huh?

Is there any doubt that he wouldn’t be on the post season roster?

by ryanfea on Sep 30, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Are you sure you don't mean 84 wins

Pecota told me we wouldn’t sniff 90

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Sep 30, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 30, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Win?

by Nashdiesel on Sep 30, 2009 10:18 PM PDT reply actions

ummm

where’d you get that?

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 30, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Mmmmmm?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

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

by Clutch on Sep 30, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions

well...

this is awesome.

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

by clover_black on Sep 30, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions

She threw out the first pitch. Congratulations to Kendry Morales on MVP and to Jered Weaver for the Nick Adenhart Award. We were there tonight, will be there tomorrow for the game and rally. GO ANGELS!!!

by firebird81 on Sep 30, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions

we are going to need MORE details

I want a full report. Starting with whether or not she pulled up her pink pants when she was finished…

by Rev Halofan on Sep 30, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

The camera did get a nice shot from…behind…..

by firebird81 on Oct 1, 2009 4:05 AM PDT up reply actions

she has the nice leg turn over

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 30, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Mathis for Panther

he got to hug and catch that……for a while lol

by Angels_48 on Sep 30, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Yikes

Strike force?

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Oct 1, 2009 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Damn!

I went to the game with dad. We didn’t make it into our seats until the third batter. And we would have had a good view, too. We caught tonight’s action all the way down in section 112. It really is a completely different experience being that close to the field; you really get a sense of how the action unfolds, and just how fast it all happens. It really helps one appreciate the skill level of a major leaguer.

by jjackflash on Sep 30, 2009 11:13 PM PDT reply actions

Question:

Do any of you know where the rally is tomorrow? Is it inside the stadium on the field, or is it in the parking lot?

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Sep 30, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions

From what I heard on the radio

It’s on the field

We Will Win With What We've Got

by foxpaw on Sep 30, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions

look at that pic above

the action was on the mound pregame tonight!

uh,,,,,, last year the rally was in the stadium….

by Rev Halofan on Sep 30, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks..

I have tickets for the games tomorrow, and was hoping it was inside the stadium.

Who is that blonde mama? She could pitch for my team any day.

I've got nothing.

by bc56274 on Sep 30, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Holly Madison

Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend.

by Nashdiesel on Sep 30, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

OHHH ....

that’s why there were like 10 smoking hot ladies (and I mean SMOKING HOT) on the terrace level concourse after the game posing for pictures with people … they must have been playmates. Holy smokes.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Oct 1, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions

I saw them…DAMN!

by firebird81 on Oct 1, 2009 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions

I hear Lackey's holding a private rally

under the rockpile.

by rspencer on Oct 1, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Mathis

got all the action lol…..i was there too haha……damn Mathis

by Angels_48 on Sep 30, 2009 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

Let's give Q some love for that final out.

I was sitting in 109, and got a great view of his stop.

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

by red floyd on Sep 30, 2009 11:31 PM PDT reply actions

i agree

Q made a great stop….i got a pretty good view too i was at 113

by Angels_48 on Sep 30, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I was the loudmouth yelling at Kinsler to "Get the Heck off of our Field" every time he was up.

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

by red floyd on Sep 30, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

YOU WERE ONE OF THE MANY LOL….Brandon Wood is a nice guy dude his a real chill person

by Angels_48 on Oct 1, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Panther: Palmer

Though I voted for Figgy.

And I feel good about the fact that we are no longer 3-9 against the Rangers. Win ’em when it counts.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Oct 1, 2009 2:00 AM PDT reply actions

and fly flags, ftw!

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Oct 2, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Morales has lost a lot of weight...

and changed his number.

Nice caption on the pic, AP:
bq. about 11 hours ago: Los Angeles Angels’ Kendry Morales, right, beats the tag from Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez on Angels’ Chone Figgins’ single during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

I have nothing important to say.

by thrill000 on Oct 1, 2009 7:53 AM PDT reply actions