Torii Hunter Headbumps Ump; Mea Kulpa Earns Dual Ejection
by Rev Halofan on Aug 6, 2010 6:54 PM PDT
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Okay okay okay, Torii Hunter was expressing how bad a strike call was to sight-challenged home plate umpire Ron Kulpa and the brim of his plastic batting helmet tapped against the ump's thick skull. The whiner umpire used this ridiculous pretext to toss the gold gloving all starring community activisting rock and rolling hula dula face of the franchising cleanup hitting Right Fielder.
Immediately following Hunter's ejection, manager Mike Scioscia's on-field protestation earned him an early shower too.
Hunter had homered in the first inning to give Jered Weaver a 2-Run cushion.
Peter Bourjos earned his first major league RBI in the 2nd inning.
Weaver struck out 9 Tigers and allowed 1 ER in 7 IP.
Fernando Rodney and Brian Fuentes each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
The Los Angeles electric bill of Anaheim can use a surcharge tonight... Light up the Halo!
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Too soon
to start hoping for an extending winning streak?
Solid game by the Halos!
Alternate red Angel jerseys FTW!!
He didn't headbutt the ump -
he was just slapping pride in the face!
by cath619 on Aug 6, 2010 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I vote Torii
Somebody needed to do something to fire this team up
by halofan1 on Aug 6, 2010 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
^i agree
I love this team: Angels Baseball 2010
by AngelsBaseball on Aug 6, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This should've happened
a week ago.
by HALO Qualified_HALOS fan on Aug 6, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
If this was old school Halos Heaven POTG voting, Torii would win 90-10
Used to be more, how to put it, spiritually based. Just an observation.
I voted Hunter
I guess I’m old school. Been around since before the SBN hostile takeover.
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 6, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha ha
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 7, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
fangraph nerd-nation has taken over
soulless robots who don’t watch baseball (over have played any organized sports in their life), yet fawn over websites that track data is the vogue.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 6, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i just ate fruity pebbles
and they are far from terrible.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 6, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
delicious.
but stay away from the new cupcake flavored pebbles.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 6, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It could just be that Weave pitched another great game, stopped the bleeding and finally got some support.
I’ll take a solid outing from our #1 that get’s us a W every time over an 8th inning ejection. looked to me more like Torii just blowing off his steam. Didn’t make much if any difference at all to the outcome of the game.
by Wally's World on Aug 7, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Torii also had a couple of hits and maybe even a four-bagger...
that’s gotta count for something.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 7, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
oh yah, fergot bout dat 1~
Still gatto giv it te Weave thou, He dezerts et!.
by Wally's World on Aug 7, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hunter POTG
Finally a win
it has been awhile
Time to go streaking
"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen
Weaver was good
but Torii gets POTG. WE DON’T TAKE NO MESS!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
10 Ks from WTG...
Torii homers and then goes frothy rabid on the ump… Rodney, well, pitches…
Who says an off year can’t be fun??
"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
If ain't nothing wrong, something just ain't right.
by Funke5ive on Aug 6, 2010 7:10 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Tripindicular!
"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
A's start it off with a triple and double against Lee
Peter hits like a girl.
Voted Weaver for POTG, but re-thinking it should be Torii. I mean, spitting in the umps eye and a home run should be worth something.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
ive never wanted the athletics to win a series so much
I love this team: Angels Baseball 2010
by AngelsBaseball on Aug 6, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
What does it matter?
The Halos are out of it now anyway. Or is this just a bit of schadenfreude?
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 6, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The Halos still have a chance.
What team you rootin’ for?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 6, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a Rangers fan
but I’ve always cheered for the Angels (or the AL West generally, in those years when the As would take it) once the playoffs started. I really don’t know what to do with myself this year, with something other than minor league player development to cheer for in the late summer months! :)
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 6, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If 1995 can happen against us... it can surely happen in our favor...
I still believe.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 6, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Aug 6, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait a sec
I just looked it up to be sure, but the Angels were DOWN by a game in that strike-shortened season. And the Rangers were only 4 1/2 back of the Mariners that year. How does 1995 support your cause?
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 6, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
1995 was strike shortened too
Except at the beginning of the season instead of the end like 1994.
BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS
You're right.
My bad on that. I got the two years mixed up. Why do Angel Fans not like to talk about 95? That was when I was still in school, and before I moved to Texas, so I’m not sure what happened.
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 6, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine the Angels caught the Rangers at the end of the season this year
And then proceeded to win the 1 game playoff. That’s pretty much what happened to the Angels in 95.
Ouch
I had completely forgotten about that comeback by the Mariners. Wow. Sorry for the bad memories…
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 6, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
To this very second,
that is still the biggest claim to fame and crowning achievement that the Mariners’ fans feel in their collective hearts.
Scroll down to the end of the article
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6764
BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS
THIS
is a point about the scenario that I had never heard before….
It’s interesting to also note that if the Mariners had blown that playoff game, because the Angels played so badly that the M’s opened up a three-game lead at one point, the ’95 Mariners would rank 13th on this list.
Very Interesting!
I don't hate the Rangers.
Sorry to say. They haven’t earned my hatred yet. It may take a few years of real rivalry for them to get there.
"jut keep winning babt" - Moondoggy
by Rally Manatee on Aug 6, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel the same.
String together more winning seasons, then it might be a real rivalry.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Fact is
that the players (ex-Kinsler) are not obnoxious. FO is not arrogant. The fans are actually nice and respectful. Hard team to hate.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Minus the fans at LSB I suppose
BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS
by ryanfea on Aug 7, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LSB isn't so bad
I mean, I do more lurking in the comments section here (and at AN) than I do there, but the fans over there are just pumped that the Rangers are finally good. That, and they just can’t seem to resist Rev’s blatant baiting! :)
by K. Scott Bailey on Aug 7, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, so they don't have Bucky as GM anymore to tell their pitchers to throw at guys
and they don’t have Vicente Padilla who would throw at guys’ heads without being told to. Half their team belonged to our team within the past few years, so you may have a point, aside from Kinsler.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
When was "Bucky" their GM?
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
Manager? He might have meant Manager
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
Haha, whoops!
Sorry opie! Please forgive
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
Heh. No problem.
I meant manager, I really did. I got up too damned early yesterday, stupid coyotes, and was still groggy when I posted, even though it was hours later.
We had a coyote again last night, yappin’ and barkin’ right under the window. He knows we have a cat. That was the “Surrender Dorothy!” bark.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
nice to win a game
Chan Gailey's #1 Fan!
by norcaliangelsfan on Aug 6, 2010 7:33 PM PDT reply actions
BTW, nice ejection from TH
I like it when a player stands up to these incompetent umpires and says, “Hell no!” This kind of thing should happen more often.
umpiring has been worse than ever this year
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
Ump sucks
Three questionable strike call and then he moves towards both MS and Hunter during the argument. Toss him if you need to but it’s the umpire who’s supposed keep his cool when there’s a argument… that guy was loosing his mind.
Weave did a great job tonight (pretty much like every other night for him this year)
But Torii has to be POTG today. He’s probably gonna get fined/suspended for showing the umps that we take no mess.
NOOOOOOOOOOO
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Aug 6, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
he was once good.
We can’t be sure which one we are getting back.
So ... why was Tori upset?
gameday shows all three pitches as strikes.
Tori Hunter looks like the biggest douche when he tries to act hard.
At least he didn’t push the umpire in the back.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 6, 2010 9:27 PM PDT reply actions
If anyone had beef
it was gahzirrah for his strike 3 call.
the smile machine played himself
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 6, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Network will interview him in about 1 minute
If you dont have MLBN, it’ll be on mlb.com by tommorow.
There was something said earlier in the game...
Torii said the ump was acting “like a drama queen”
OUCH. That’s gonna be some bad blood in the future, although Torii also said that this ump had thrown him out when Torii was a Twin …
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 6, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The 1st definitely was not a strike
The 3rd was borderline. The ump overreacted to Torii’s challenge, and then Torii overreacted as a response. I think these guys have a history too.
I think your too quick on douche assessment, but different strokes for different folks I guess.
all 3 are strikes on game day
was he not calling it that way earlier in the game?
“i pushed pudge in the back because my knees were tired from running around centerfield”
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 6, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitchfx has all 3 as strikes too
I was going off of what I saw while watching. But shit, I’m ok with our players showing emotion now and then. I hate seeing a lackluster environment on the field.
Torii's lower end of his strike zone is at 1.75 feet...
so strike three was a ball. I contend that this strike zone is bunk as well.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Aug 7, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
first and third pitches didn't look like strikes to me
even on replay.
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
wow
They didn’t look like strikes on TV.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Aug 8, 2010 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Gameday showed it as a strike
But IIRC, the umpire wasn’t giving that pitch most of the game.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
The first pitch slider broke late, Gameday shows it in the zone
But it looked high live and on replay. Third pitch was borderline.
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
love torii
but that move last year was so bitch-made
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 6, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
that is bitch made
said it when it happened, and I’ll say it again.
bitch maaaaaaaaaaade.
tori is about as tough as ice cream
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 6, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
bitch move.
don’t even argue that one. shoving pudge when his back is turned is embarrassing.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Aug 6, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatd the five fingers say to the face??
SLAP BITCH!!!! That’s what torii should’ve done lol…
by (!ts_a_C.A._thing) on Aug 6, 2010 10:38 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
It is sad watching the decline of Godzilla
Just like seeing a sloth-like Ali with Holmes or Namath on his last legs with the Rams.
the horror ............... the horror .......... the horror
Scioscia is so awesome!
How many times have we seen this exact thing?- Mike getting tossed defending his players
Seems like every time an Angel gets tossed he goes right along with him. So great.
Interesting
The AP caption has the wrong jersey number for Hula Dula. Shame he won’t be in the lineup tomorrow (?)
Alternate red Angel jerseys FTW!!
I think he'll probably appeal his suspension
So he might still play tomorrow
BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS
Not yet
But it is basically a sure thing because he threw balls out onto the field.
BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS BOURJOS
Was that Torii?
We laughed a little bit when we heard that the balls had been thrown onto the field, and Terry Smith didn’t confirm who had done it while we were listening, but we might have missed it when we were getting out of the car and moving stuff into the cabin. (Every time we are forced to go down the hill we do a little shopping because some things are simply not available here, or are extremely expensive.)
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Is there video somewhere of the non-incident?
We are roughing it without a tv for at least another week, then we will deal with the vagaries of obtaining MLB so we can watch our beloved Angels while living in Mariner territory.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
MLB.com
Has video of the ejection.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10703567&query=%26game_pk%3D265435
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
Yeah, ryan's right- that's a suspension for sure
I’d guess 3-5 games based on the bumping, then the ball throwing.
I want to know what the ump said to set him off. Torii was quoted on MLB.com saying the umpire “was acting like a drama queen.”
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
wonder what the umpire would say tori was acting like?
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Aug 7, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably about the same
No love lost between those two.
NA, #34 SP, LAA
Light up the Halo for Nick!
More Howie please...
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