Walkoff Squeeze Bunt is Angels Afternoon Delight
by Rev Halofan on Apr 28, 2010 7:54 PM PDT
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Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 4, Indians 3 ...In a game that neither team seemed to be able to give away late, Howie Kendrick sent the first pitch from Cleveland reliever Chris Perez in between the pitcher and the 1Bman and Torii Hunter jogged home to break a 3-3 tie with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th. Ervin Santana had pitched a quality start but was behind 3-0 until Hunter launched a 3-Run bomb in the 6th.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia was tossed in the 2nd inning for arguing a called check swing strike on Hideki Matsui, perhaps the most ridiculous call of the young season. On the postgame radio show, Scioscia compared it to swinging while the catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher and was still insistent that there was no intent on the part of Matsui to swing at the pitch in question. Left to their own devices, the Angels hacked and hawed but Howie's mad scientist magic in the bottom of the 9th with a man on 3rd was the best call of 2010 so far.
Wow.
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HK 47 wins
because Torii should have been out. (not that I mind that we won when he should have been out.) Game winning hit > 3rbi’s, HR, 3-4
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 28, 2010 8:02 PM PDT reply actions
Torii wins because HK47 doesn't get a chance to be Panther without the Jimmy-Jack and the (questionable) double.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
But Howie performed a miracle perfecto bunt that won the game.
Torii was really just doing his job as “power hitter in the meat of the order.” Good for Torii to start working his way back offensively.
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This final move of the game also rocked and horrified the fan members at Let's Go Tribe.
Torii’s homer only dismayed and disappointed Let’s Go Tribe.
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HK 47 FTW
Definitely the Panther! He made that decision to bunt all solo and surprised the hell outta the tribe.
Hey Rev, ^^^SEEMED and CLEVELAND need a fix. :o)
by maze88 on Apr 28, 2010 8:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Torii was out! Yeah Torii was out! No man Torii was safe!
Ah. The irony…
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 28, 2010 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
Bravo to the Bullpen Great Job Today.
Especially Fuentes,now it wasn’t pretty but he got the job done to keep the game 3-3 .
by deejayelleseven on Apr 28, 2010 8:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh,and the Angels won because I was there :D
2-0 Thus far (2 Walkoff Wins How about that)
by deejayelleseven on Apr 28, 2010 8:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
♫Dewww wii ♪what's up with that♪ what's up with that♫
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 28, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YES!
rec’d for amazing song/sketch
Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.
by NW angels Fan on Apr 28, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
just got home from the game
holy crap, that was so much fun. HK47 was brilliant with that bunt, but Torii hit that homer at the most perfect time. love the walkoff win!
Torii has been not hitting like he used t-
AND THERE IT GOES IT"S NOW TIED 3-3 my goodness.
I have never seen a walkoff bunt.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 28, 2010 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
Nevermind just being a walkoff bunt...
But the fact there were TWO outs is awesome and hilarious. I could see that easily happening with 0 or 1 out. But 2 outs… Kendrick is probably going to get yelled at then hugged by Scoscia
Looks like
a bunch of .500 teams to me. We can take them. Please tell me we get to face Lackey?
The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built
by RallyMonkey5 on Apr 28, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
His Lame Lackness vs. Voodoo( I think)?
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
One .500 team to 3 others.
Detroit started hot, but has cooled off a bit. Still, we split 4 games last week.
Seattle and Boston have both played much better this past week. It should be a challenging roads trip.
time to do the three D's
Destroy
Dominate
Dance
"Fundamentals are a crutch for the talentless" - Kenny Powers
We shall crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentation of their women.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
yes laminate their women
what ever that means
PS: Angel players watch your wallets around the Red Sux wives (gold diggers)
HORSE FACE LACKEY
"Fundamentals are a crutch for the talentless" - Kenny Powers
by DAD OF VLAD on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm laughing
maybe it’s just me (another crazy dad (of raad))…
the whole thing is a strange chaotic riot
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Uh... aren't most women in south OC laminated anyways?
HH company excepted, of course.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Wipe them out... all of them.
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by angels all star 2010 on Apr 29, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Howie Do 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.
Great comeback win. Now the challenge begins.
Beginning on April 30th and ending on June 20th, the Angels will play 49 games of which:
- 15 games will be at home
- 34 games will be on the road
The opiate of the masses is spectator sports. What else explains the astounding fact that millions of seemingly intelligent human beings feel that the athletic exertions of total strangers are somehow consequential for themselves?
Bahhh, they play better on the road anyway...
What, me worry?! ;)
QuitcherbitchinaboutWoodandcheerfortheguy
Ever read Mad anymore?
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Only the Soth LA Halos of Anaheim
would have a walk-off bunt
brilliant
For those who appreciate the little things in the game
and for those who can execute them
good job Howie—you get it
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
I think this counts as one of those ways the Halos mess with the BP forecasts each season...
…it’s the little stuff…
QuitcherbitchinaboutWoodandcheerfortheguy
I think something is going on
between Kendrick and that one female reporter at the press conferences.
She says a lot of weird stuff to him.
Well, she *does* have all his stuff
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Chris Perez apparently wasn't as impressed by it as we were.
“It was a bad baseball play that happened to work out,” Perez said. “I don’t want to say it was bush league. But you never see that. Ninety-nine percent of hitters in that situation would rather win the game with a hit, not a bunt. It was a stupid play that just happened to work.”
I'm pretty sure bunts count as "hits"...
…when the runner reaches.
Also pretty sure it “happened to work” because the Indians were completely unprepared for it. The same way Chris Perez would have been unprepared for it.
Also pretty sure there is nothing preventing you from bunting at that time. No rule or unwritten one. Seems he is just upset it worked lol. IDK pretty stupid
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris Perez = Sour Grapes Bitch
Was bunting in that situation risky? Yes. Was it stupid? If it didn’t work, perhaps. But Howie saw an opportunity with the position of the defense, and he knew SGB was going to throw him a first-pitch strike.
That’s gamesmanship, SGB, and even if your claim is true — that 99% of hitters in that situation would rather hit than bunt — I would counter that 100% of hard-nosed ballplayers would find any way they could to get the run across — even by bunting.
You got outsmarted, SGB. Take your licks and go home.
by yeswecan on Apr 28, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Beautifully stated
Perez is obviously being an idiot here.. He’s one of those who don’t appreciate the beautiful nuances of “Soth Ball,” “little ball,” “smart ball,” or whatever you want to call it.
The bunt is a time-honored component of baseball play (at all levels) but always under-rated because it’s not as “sexy” as the home run, the power swing, the mega hit.
"You been putting it up your whole life. You just didnt know it" Anton Chigurh
Doing what we must... because we can!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Well wasn't in the thread but listened on the radio for most of this. Close game
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 28, 2010 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
actually
There is something awesome about a guy who hits a three run homer with his eyes closed.
by Rev Halofan on Apr 29, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I learned somthing neat yesterday...
If you click on an ongoing game score at the top of the game thread you will be taken to a SBN page for that game.
On this page is a summary of the game and also the game threads for both teams from their respecitive SBN blog pages. These game threads are shown in reverse order so last comment is on top and older comments are below.
I found it extreamly entertaining to watch both the Indian and the Angels game threads simultainously. When somthing happened in the game, like the Torii hunter home run the opposing reaction from the fans is hilarious.
Thanks for the tip...
i never knew of that feature either.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 29, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
You and Halowood are on the same train of thought, just 13 hours apart...
http://www.halosheaven.com/2010/4/28/1449942/walkoff-squeeze-bunt-is-angels#36304795
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 29, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Results?
Would be nice to see a running toatal before making the next days picks.
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