NL wins ASG 5-1, as Rangers suffer defeat at the hands of AAAA's Best
by Stirrups on Jul 12, 2011 8:38 PM PDT
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After watching Adrian Gonzalez migrate from just 90 miles south of Tony Reagins and land in Boston just in time to get voted into the ASG as the starting first baseman, where he opened the scoring with a solo HR and put the AL into the lead, Ron Washington demonstrated his mastery of pitching options and sent his own CJ Wilson to the mound, where CJ promptly blew the lead, and the game. The NL did display their All-Star caliber defense, trying mightily to overcome Washington's managerial skills and get the AL back into the game with 2 called errors and another near miss (Prince Fielder's early fly ball folly, which the official scorekeeper ruled a hit and thereby allowed Prince to avoid embarrassment as he collected the game MVP due to his later 3-run HR).
Pretty much the balance of this affair was spent contending with the fingernails of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver dragging across the blackboards of the American love affair with baseball. But we TV aficionados did get treated to The Amazing Heath Bell. If we DO get this guy, Halos Heaven needs to sponsor a Heath Bell Microphone during game threads.
As far as our own Halos are concerned, apparently Weaver suffered some minor injury with his 116th pitch in the 9th inning of his complete game victory last week, while up by 4 runs. Certainly Sosh would not have allowed Weave to continue pitching, even a single pitch, had this happened at any time earlier, right? But there it was. After opening the ASG with a first inning shutout, Weaver pulled himself with the report of this "injury". Let's pray that he "recovers" in time for this weekend.
Waldo managed to get in some work, and got that every-once-in-a-while-bonehead-performance out of his system in a game that doesn't count. (Oops. Sorry Bud. Yeah, it counts! It counts!) "Jordan" started off strong and his 100mph fastball impressed the Fox announcing crew briefly enough to get them to stop talking about Derek Jeter. And then "Jordan" did as "Jordan" can do and allowed a run. Normally fatal to us in the 9th inning during games that count, here we merely moved on.
Howie got a chance to display the prominant 2011 Halo offense to America, launching an infield ground out with 2 baserunners in his first plate appearance. (Hey, at least he didn't get a chance to GIDP!) In Howie's second at-bat, with the bases loaded in the 9th inning, down by 4 with 2 outs, he CRUSHES the first pitch off the bat of the Giants' Brian Wilson over the left field....oh...wait....no. That didn't happen. Paul Konerko meekly grounded out with two men on to end the game with Howie still waiting in the on-deck circle...
(Next year, the official Halos Heaven drinking game shall involve one shot every time we hear the word "CRUSH", or any variant thereof, during any ASG related broadcast. Nobody shall get out of Las Vegas alive!)
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Howie grounded to 2nd ... or did I fall into the sar-chasm?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 12, 2011 8:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
7th inning
Kendrick grounds to 2nd. Retired 4-3
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
No, you had it.
I was scrambling too fast to put all that together. Fixed now.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there, 57% of the way through the season!)
I would love if the Angels traded for Heath Bell. Him, Downs, and Walden. Fuck yeah!
I’d be willing to give Kohn or Cassevah away, hell the Padres can have Rodney for the heck of it, but who else would the Padres like from us…
Quick question about Mr. Wilson
I heard somewhere that he was talking sh*t about Jered Weaver, any articles on this or anything?
American League struggled for 1 run, 6 hits. Pathetic, and boring to boot.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
good thing i have a terribly uncomfortable couch ...
otherwise I’d have slept as soon as weave left the game
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 12, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
right.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 12, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, pretty boring game.
Once again Bruce Bochy looks on from the opposing dugout as Ron Washington makes idiotic moves.
Great to see our guys.
Wish Waldo could have kept his ASG ERA at 0.
Wish HK would have come through.
Mathis is a sign of The Apocalypse.
"And God looked upon The Angels lineup, and, behold, it was corrupt."
by Halo Hurricane on Jul 13, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
But even without Jeter physically being there,
We still had to hear about him. I mean, we all know that Jeter is great, and not only walks on water, but also was the first person to think of individually sliced bread, but Jeter Christ, enough with the Jeter talk Joe and Tim.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
they took that money?
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
money only costs them if he finishes another 30 or so games.
he won’t in milwaukee.
Great trade for the Brewers, their bullpen is awful
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
Interesting
Definitely didn’t see that one coming. Is he going to set up for Axford?
by LAA of A Fan on Jul 12, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No idea, but he probably should.
That vesting option is pretty ridiculous
We win.
That game will only get into the Rangers and Ronnie’s head. Their loser gave up a big ass bomb. Then he set our guy up for a 5th inning sabotage which no one will remember. Even Lee opened his legs…He aint no 5th inning pitcher and HK aint no 7th inning backup. he shoulda told Wash to flip off, his legs hurt. The title is right on….shitty ass Rangers lost this one. No batter’s gonna fear that CJ girl from here on. We so won that game…
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
Right.
Me too. But we won, right?
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 13, 2011 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Howie went in the game in the bottom of the 5th
Cano was voted in, got two ABs, and came out and they each played half the game.
don’t understand the sabototage argument either – Walden started the inning and faced the bottom of the order – i chalk that up to nerves and was just thrilled Walden got in the game. He just got one of the 4 guys he pitched to out, so he was lucky just to get by with one run.
Howie came up with two men on as the tying run. He was set to come up as the tying run again in the 9th if Kornerko got on.
by Rex Fregosi on Jul 12, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
bombay sapphire+ club soda+ tizzle+ i somehow still think we win
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 13, 2011 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen
Alex Anthopoulos sight in Las Vegas…Flamingo casino…watching a show…
Source: Me. I just gave him his tickets.
Conversation went like this:
Me: “Can I see your ID sir?”
I noticed his name while I saw his Ontario ID
Me: “You’re the GM of the Blue Jays, right?”
Alex: “Yea, why, does it say there or are you a baseball fan?”
Me: “Im a fan”
Alex: “I’m on a vacation for 3 days”
Me: “idk if I should believe you”
LOL
Representing the Angels in Sin City.
Yup..I'll be there
Representing the Angels in Sin City.
by maze88 on Jul 13, 2011 12:35 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You should have told him to stay away from Tony
Baseball is a funny game...
by Halosfan777 on Jul 12, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I would've talked to him longer but my mind wasn't registering that it was the real AA
I thought it was an average Joe with the same name and I thought he was playing along when I asked if he was the GM…he was a cool dude tho, very normal doing his own thing. I can see why Tony fell for the Wells deal. LOL
Representing the Angels in Sin City.
by maze88 on Jul 13, 2011 1:03 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He's an average Joe.
Don’t trip.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 13, 2011 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Or an average Alex in this case...
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 13, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 13, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Just got back from Chase
I’ll post some pictures tomorrow.
AL West pitchers gave up the runs.
Jered represented well.
HK had a put out, made an out with mehn LOB, and Kornerko ended the game with Howie as the would be tying run on deck. I saw Howie’s BP and he didn’t launch any. Hamilton was the star of the AL BP.
Walden faced 4 batters, 3 of them got on base but he only gave up one run (two of his outs were on the base paths.
Overall, it was cool, and great to see all the Angels get in the game. But crap, the NL has won two in a row now and I left not too thrilled by the outcome.
Fielder took a lot of flack here the last week for leaving Upton off the HR Derby, Upton was pretty vocal about wanting to play. Ironic he hit the bomb and was MVP.
Yeah, give me Bell.
I blew it
I thought I was gonna kill to birds with one stone by blaming Ron for playing C.J., but after voting I read number three that would have been like creating a cure for the MMR.
Bruce Bochy took pitching management seriously, Ron Washington did not
And that made all the difference.
the CF wasn't playing deep enough on Fielder's blast
Granderson was playing average depth… wth? I would have liked to seen Bourjos in there to see if he would have caught it, standing about 10 yards deeper.
Besides that, I don’t blame Washington – he played the starters and substituted the right guys at the right time generally. After the Phillies pitchers, the AL bats should have run right over the NL pitching: Venters, Kimbrel, and Clippard getting the win? Those guys were luckier than Walden to be All Stars and the AL should have beat the crap out of them.
I am not going to enjoy watching the Angels play Game one of the World Series in Philadelphia.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 13, 2011 12:11 AM PDT reply actions
Does anybody like Joe Buck? Can't stand the guy.
Justin Timberlake was pretty funny in a sarcastic way saying Joe Buck was “calling a GREAT GAME” like 4 times. Loved it.
I guess Rupert Murdoch likes him.
And now that his boy band days are over, Justin Timberlake has turned out to be a pretty funny guy in general.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I was wondering why Weaver only pitched one inning.
Hopefully it’s nothing serious.
I've got nothing.
I thought I read here that Soth had asked Washington to pull him after 1?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Ya, that's what a few different reporters were saying before the game.
Beckett(who was supposed to pitch the 2nd inning) was injured, not Weaver.
My claim of Weaver being "injured" was sarcasm.
I understand the idea of not letting your own guys get hurt or overworked for what amounts to a demonstration event, but I find it pretty lame that MLB has spent decades hyping the shit out of the ASG as being “For The Fans!”, while allowing these backdoor deals amongst baseball insiders to take off the field the very players that “The Fans” tune in to watch.
If MLB is going to allow shit like that to go on, the courts should force truth in advertising: “For The Bonuses and For The Egos!”
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there, 57% of the way through the season!)
And put players fans do not want to watch onto the field
The All-Star Game would not have been an event without Brandon League and Joel Hanrahan, but I still wouldn’t have watched if you had told me ahead of time that Kevin Correia wasn’t going to play.
too bad cause you missed all the fun on the game thread.
The game was boring but we had fun.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
That's the only reason I was watching.
For the fun of reading all the snark in the thread and the duty of doing the post-game writeup.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there, 57% of the way through the season!)
great job on the write-up
Game looked crappy and we all went off to see Horrible Bosses.
It was a good choice.
The one thing I caught
everyone seemed blown away by Weave’s ptching, his arm angle, etc.
Very unique pitcher.
so you must've missed Joe Buck's
attempt to talk about Adenhart. guy had no idea what he was talking about, then a minute later someone obviously gave him the info so he could sound like he actually knew why Weaver put NA into the mound. I will admit I was annoyed.
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 14, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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