Joel Pineiro Demolishes Yankees as Angels Win
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2010 1:22 PM PDT
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Final Score in the Bronx: Angels 5, Yankees 3...
Joel Pineiro pitched 7 strong innings and Fernando Rodney got his first save with a Halo as the Angels suffocated the Yankees in front of their B-List 2nd game of the season daytime crowd. Two ex-Yankees - Juan Rivera and Hideki Matsui - helped their former team by going a combined 0 for 8 and stranding 8 runners, and even though former Pinstriper Bobby Abreu gave his exes some help when he was caught stealing 3B in the top of the 3rd inning, he had already driven in the 2nd run of the game and finished the afternoon with a 2 for 5 effort.
Five Angels had an RBI apiece in the game, Erick Aybar scored twice and Brandon Wood had a month's worth of foul ground web-gem-age. Rodney was making an appearance as closer due to Brian Fuentes going on the disabled list with a sore back. Kevin Jepsen pitched a valiant 8th inning of relief after Scot Shields had started the frame allowing three consecutive baserunners.
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Joel Pineiro
was so solid. He looks like our #2 guy right now.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
Yay
I was following on ESPN.com, but it stopped updating once Rodney came in. I was wondering what happened.
you didnt check out my link
it had another link to the stream
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Apr 14, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, your embarassement is preserved for all of eternity.
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / "CommNate is way overrated" - PhiSlamma
by Commander_Nate on Apr 14, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
haha nice
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 14, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wood should be a choice
He did make a couple good foul catches. And it looks like he’s working on his swing.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
Listened to the top half of the 3rd inning on the radio
Mota was praising Wood for his improved swing during the AB and reiterated that it would be some time before he settles into his comfort swing
Wood has a better batting avg than Tex right now.
Let's go Ducks.
by deb d on Apr 14, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
only struck out once, and even got a stolen base!
by Wally's World on Apr 14, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha yeah.
I like how Terry put it: “Wood is taking Figgy’s spot, he’s tied for the team lead in stolen bases this year!”
Pineiro by a land slide
To go into that stadium as a #4 and face that lineup and shut them down the way he did…good stuff.
Would never have guessed that lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 14, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuentes DL could be a blessing
if he comes back and has lost his job as closer to Rodney. Depth will suffer while he is out tho.
vr, Xei
It could also spell no vesting and no automatic contract extention.
But I’m not worried about that at all at this point.
This was my first thought when I found out a second ago
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 14, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the vesting is a non issue
Fuentes needed 55 games finished. Between not pitching from opening day to his new DL stint, I don’t think he has a chance even if he comes back and keeps the closer job for the rest of the year. Last year, leading MLB in saves, he only had 57 games finished. His career high is 58. He had no wiggle room there, he ain’t getting 55.
Angel closer for 2011 will be Jordan Walden. You read it here first.
The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built
by RallyMonkey5 on Apr 14, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Walden as a closer.
But don’t you think Jepsen should get first crack at it?
FREE BRANDON WOOD!
by halofan4life on Apr 14, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Pinero for Panther
Also glad to see wood flashing the leather and getting a hit. I think he’ll be a lot more comfortable in the batters box tomorrow. Unless you guys are still willing him to st. lake
"I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer." --Lasorda
I'm definately staying out of the GDT tomorrow.
When im not there were 2-0
Gotta do whatever it takes to get some more wins.
Great start today from Pineiro.
SMDH @ Shields.
by deejayelleseven on Apr 14, 2010 1:32 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Mathis is hitting .333
and looking good behind the plate too.
Scioscia always plays the hot hand
When Mathis starts cooling off Naps will get in there more.
Baseball's back!
Leading hitter on the Halo's
wft?
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Thats why I have him on My fantasy teams. Had Nap in the begining but with him getting no at bats I had to make the move.
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 14, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, Mathis is doing well though...
However, I feel like we should at least try and get Naps some AB’s via the DH spot. Maybe when Matsui plays left or if Abreu needs a day off to rest his old age.
Halos & Clips...must have something to do with the color red and jaded pasts...
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Apr 14, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with Fuentes on the DL is the lack of lefties in the 'pen...
or rather COMPLETE lack.
Halos & Clips...must have something to do with the color red and jaded pasts...
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Apr 14, 2010 1:40 PM PDT reply actions
Pineiro
What a dominant performance. That was exactly what the team needed. I give credit to almost everyone on the team — except Shields, obviously, and Matsui, who has struggled in NY — for the way they played today.
Shields, what the hell??
I just hope the other teams aren’t paying attention to whatever it is the NY pitchers are throwing Matsui.
Nerves probably have something to do with it
Torii talked about how difficult it was for him the first time he went to Minnesota, and how difficult it likely would be for Matsui to go to New York, before this series began. I am not surprised by the results.
That's exactly what I thought of when I saw Matsui's performance today...
Although, he’s got to be a cool customer to have played in NY that long and have to deal with all that media/fan frenzy.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 14, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Pineiro
looked great today. Wood looks better at the plate too. Looks like the Angels are starting to put it together.
Shields
It will not happen immediately, but might we at some point in the next month or two lose our last remaining link to 2002?
Shields
is done.
Scioscia will ride him for a few more months though.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Apr 14, 2010 2:00 PM PDT reply actions
Shields
after today, I doubt we’ll see him in the 8th inning for a while. But I’m not sure he’s done yet. Sometimes it takes a little while to get into a groove. Scioscia is a patient man.
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by RallyMonkey5 on Apr 14, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pound for pound
Stokes and Shields were two of the worst relievers last year. Although Shields didn’t pitch much and was hurt, his performance has continued to be horrid. Shields at least has a history of being good, Stokes won’t be on this team come August.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Wood showing signs of life...
he got my panther vote even though Pineiro was dealin’. “A” for effort, Brandon.
I love this team.
Talking Points
- Ended up becoming a must-win game after Pineiro’s sensational performance.
- Jepsen was hitting 97 with the fastball and even hit 91 with the slider. He should be the go-to-guy for the 8th inning.
- After a debut with the Angels where Rodney’s fastball was only hitting 90mph, he hit 95 mph today and threw a couple of others at 94 mph.
- Guaranteed something good will come out of tonight’s Athletics/Mariners game. Either the Angels will be only 2.5 games out of first or alone in 3rd.
"Amazing what you can do with fake wood, lots of velour, and plastic, and then pass it off as 'luxury'. "
Jepsen's control was shaky, according to Terry Smith...
He was even bouncing fastballs … that led to Mathis getting a lot of action behind the plate.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 14, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
^ Yes ^
Which resulted in a lot of “wild” pitches Mattress had to jump in front of to save runs. Can’t understate his role. Awesome job behind the plate today – and I’ve never been a Mathis fan.
"That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball." ~Bill Veeck
That's part of PsyKo's strength as a pitcher
Semi-controlled blazing wildness.
Reminds me of how our catchers always struggled to catch K-Rod and the crazy sinker/slider of his in the dirt. Scary, bewildering, effective—WITH a good catcher
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Yup something good
Good news is one of the A’s or Mariners are gonna lose. Bad news is they can’t both lose.
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by RallyMonkey5 on Apr 14, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Voted for Jor-El, but I think PsyKo should get some love for cleaning up after Shieldsy shit the bed.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Do you guys realize that
This is the very first game in which we HAVEN’T given up an HR?
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Yup. The number of HR's given up by the Angels so far this year has been unusual.
I refuse to use the “L” word, but the Angels inflated ERA this year is largely due to an out-of-the-ordinary number of flyballs that ended up becoming HRs. Hopefully things “normalize” in a good way for the Angels like they did today. :)
"Amazing what you can do with fake wood, lots of velour, and plastic, and then pass it off as 'luxury'. "
by Fan Since 1981 on Apr 14, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Also the only non-Weaver game we've won!
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
by Teixeira Who? on Apr 14, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I went with Rockin Rodney as co-Panther
Fuentes is suddenly out, Rodney has to now be the man, he’s been struggling most of his games, taking lots of heat for that, comes in the ninth inning to protect a 2-run lead, up against the champs—and he comes through bigtime in a big time arena. A clutch performance.
Scotty Shields looked this way at the beginning of ther season—what was it 2 years ago? Or was it last year before he went on the DL.
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
when we signed Rodney
all the Tigers fans kept saying that as a closer he was good, but when he was asked to pitch in any other role he sucked balls. so far it seems they were spot on in their assessment
by 2pintsofbooze on Apr 14, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
We beat the Yankees, no thanks to the A-hole umps trying to get the Yanks back in it.
"He’s not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with, obviously." -Theo Epstein talking about Jon Papelbon.
"OMG, I think I'm gonna barf!" Halowood's reaction to Fuentes facing a Right Handed Batter.
I missed that
what do you mean exactly?
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Squeezed strike zone at inopportune times...
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 14, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That's exactly what I mean...
It just comes with the territory when playing in Boston or New York. They’ll conveniently miss a call or two right when the game matters the most. Thankfully everything turned out fine today, but I seem to remember a game in Boston last year when Fuentes piped strike 5 to a batter which was called a ball and we ended up losing. I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry with an umpire before that game.
"He’s not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with, obviously." -Theo Epstein talking about Jon Papelbon.
"OMG, I think I'm gonna barf!" Halowood's reaction to Fuentes facing a Right Handed Batter.
"I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry with an umpire before that game."
September 16, 2009.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen SCIOSCIA so angry with an umpire either. He even called it out at the post-game press conference.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
LOL there it is....
I remember watching it live, going red in the face, reviewing it on gameday, getting more angry, and then watching replays over and over again that night, then reading about it on Yahoo the next day. LOL does anyone else remember that pitch. I mean it wasn’t even close to being a ball, they don’t get any prettier than that. It perfectly illustrates the New York-Boston conspiracy going on with the umps.
"He’s not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with, obviously." -Theo Epstein talking about Jon Papelbon.
"OMG, I think I'm gonna barf!" Halowood's reaction to Fuentes facing a Right Handed Batter.
It's not a conspiracy. It's worse than that. Much worse.
A conspiracy implies a plan, and requires plotting and organizing to execute on the plan to do what something that one would or could not do ordinarily. This behavior, on the other hand is what the umps do normally, and independently. It is, therefore, usual and customary.
Beyond birthright, beyond entitlement, this is practically DNA.
"God watches over drunks and third baseman." - the Immortal Leo Durocher, predicting the coming of Brandon Wood...
We needed this game
Lots of positives today. Pineiro, Rodney, Woods coming through again (He is gonna be just fine!)
Go Angels! Another win tomorrow!
Xavier Calvera
Tiger played for us?
Or did you mean “Wood coming through…”
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Imagine the harem of used-up pornstars and desperate housewives that would be in the stands as a result
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / "CommNate is way overrated" - PhiSlamma
by Commander_Nate on Apr 14, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Add those to the ones
already there for A-Roid and Jeter
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Back off on shields sure he has not pitched well but he hasnt really pitched for a year let me settle him a bit
same with brandon although i don’t really like him he just looks like utter crap at the plate
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Apr 14, 2010 3:18 PM PDT reply actions
Wait! You mean we're allowed to score more runs than the other team?
[VOICE type=“Johnny Carson”] I did not know that! [/VOICE]
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
"Yes indeed" (in Phil Hartman's voice doing Ed McMann)
Love that reference
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Is there a way I can access the total of the Panther Points I have even if I have not bet in a couple of games?
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
Sounds like a job for the Hot Tub time machine.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 14, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Today I tried to bet more than I have
Cuz I didn’t know how many I had.
It told me that “you only have panther points” — note that it was missing the number of points.
This should also be fixed.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
I regret not taking Pineiro off the waiver
for my fantasy league. Damn damn.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
You would have jinxed him into a DL visit.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 14, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
REsults up
However,s ince I put it up after midnight, if you made your bets for the next game, your total winnings have your bet subtracted
どうだこのやろう！
Ervin Ortiz
Needs to stop blaming the umpires and come to terms with throwing 90-92, and not having the same slider he had in 2008.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 AM PDT reply actions
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