Rod Carew Sixth Sense: Angels All-Star Moments

by Rev Halofan on Jul 5, 2011 9:26 AM PDT in Team Lore

ANAHEIM CA - JULY 12: Hall of Famer Rod Carew looks on during the 2010 State Farm Home Run Derby during All-Star Weekend at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 12 2010 in Anaheim California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

#8 Rod Carew makes SIX All-Star teams as an Angel

Ever popular in his day, Rod Carew made six All-Star teams in a row playing for the Angels. He was voted in as the starting 1B four times while with the California Angels. He had started in eleven of the twelve times he made the squad as a member of the Minnesota Twins.

Nolan Ryan made five All Star Teams as an Angel. He started one. Carew did not start in 1979 and 1982 and did not play in either of those games. He was 5 for 10 combined in the 1980, 81, 83 and 84 All Star Games. He hit four singles and a double. He scored 3 runs, drove in 1, walked twice and is the only Angel to steal a base in an All Star Game and also the only one to get caught stealing in the midsummer classic as well.

By 1985, Rod Carew had become the player with the most fan votes to be an All Star in the history of the game, a record that stood until Barry Bonds surpassed him in 2002.

Before Carew was an Angel, the team had gone four straight All Star Games without a single player making a plate appearance and had been absent from Plate Appearances in 7 of the previous 8 stretching back to 1971. The team has never had a stretch anywhere near that subsequently. Rod Carew helped give the Angels a national visibility they sorely lacked and his all-star credibility still holds a place in team history, signified by his tossing out the first pitch before the 2010 All-Star game at Angel Stadium.

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Probably my favorite Angel of all time.

Carew WAS the Angels franchise when he played here. One of the most dependable hitters in the history of the game, a man who defined the Angels style of baseball.

by firebird81 on Jul 5, 2011 10:50 AM PDT reply actions

I agree.

I remember he was the big prize in a fundraiser at my Elementary School. EVERYONE was so into winning.

In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Walden

by matthiasstephan on Jul 5, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Never saw Carew play but...

Growing up in So. Cal, my Dad as well as coaches always referenced me as a “Carew-style” hitter. Slap a single and steal a base. DONT get me wrong, they weren’t calling me a Rod Carew, just noting the similar batting styles.

Carew DID go into the Hall as a Twin, though. Which makes me view him as less of a Halo and more of a Twin. (I hate sharing all-star players with the other teams they played for in their career)

I got a lot of faith Vlad will go into the Hall with a Halo on his hat, though (knocks on wood, crosses fingers)…

dissenter, dubious and devil's advocate to blog monitors everywhere.

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jul 5, 2011 10:59 AM PDT reply actions