Bobby Abreu 2 HR Power Angels Past Yankees
by Rev Halofan on Aug 9, 2011 7:42 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score at New Yankee Stadium: Angels 6, Yankees 4
Bobby Abreu used to play for the Yankees. In returning to his old stomping grounds he sent the fans in the stands two souvenirs. Bobby hit a solo HR to tie the game in the 6th and a two run blast in the 9th off of Mariano Rivera to break a 4-4 tie.
In a postgame interview with Jose Mota on FSN-West, Abreu explained that his season-long power slump may be ending after a session of batting analysis with teammate Alberto Callaspo. AC noticed that Bobby's foot was landing too early during his swing to produce the type of power that the Smiling Venezuelan is known and feared for. Bobby didn't schedule a consultation with hitting coach Mickey Hatcher - he adjusted his motion and dropped an A.J. Burnett fastball into the short, softball league porch of New Yankee Stadium's laughable Lollipop Kids RF wall. A 9th inning offering from Future Hall of Famer Mo-42 was deposited deep into No Doubter territory to give the Angels the lead for good.
The biggest hit of the night, though, belonged to Jeff Mathis, he of the derided batting average forty points below his weight. His ground rule double scored two runs to break a 1-1 tie in the 6th. It was the 10th double of the season for the Angels questionable choice of first string Catcher. His 2011 RBI total remains in adolescence, #16 and 17 driven in tonight. Peter Bourjos would have scored on the Mathis hit if the ball had stayed in the stadium, but got a chance to rub Russell Martin's defensive mediocrity into his face by scoring on a wild pitch that bounced less than four feet off of the pinstriped catcher to the right of home plate. Fleet Pete was rounding back to the dugout before Le Russell had a good grip on the ball.
Manager Mike Scioscia was not around to see his favorite Angel plate those ribbys as he was ejected by home plate umpire Chris Guccione for arguing a called check swing to Mathis. As always, when you have to mention an umpire in a game recap, it means he was upstaging the game.
Dan Haren pitched a fine Harenesque game. Leaving with men on and a 4-2 lead in the 7th, Fernando Rodney gave the Angels a good lesson in ever trusting him down the season's stretch. Pulp-Fiction-Rod recorded no outs and cost Dirty Dan the W. Hisanori Takahashi left no doubt that he would not be starting tomorrow's game when he came in to get the final out of the 7th. Scott "Shut" Downs pitched a scoreless Right Place Right Time 8th inning that yielded him the win when Mo-42 let the Bombers down for the second straight game.
All Star closer Jordan Walden got his 26th save in true Frankie-Fuentes fashion, interspersing a strikeout and a Fielder's Choice groundout with a single, a SB and a walk. With Mark Teixeira representing the winning run at the plate and Curtis Granderson the tying run on 1B, Walden pickled Granderson trying to steal, score it 1 - 6 - 3 on the basepaths and Light Up That Halo.
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Paying too much attention,
Right victor?
BASEBALL !!!
by Figgi4life on Aug 9, 2011 7:43 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Bobby for panther.
No question.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
agree
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Fernando Rodney
Gives “fear the beard” a whole new meaning.
Rangers announcers upset that Yankees lost
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
ROFL
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Haw Haw!!!!
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Aug 9, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Bobby - POTG do doubt.
Mathis honorable mention for batting like it was a post-season game.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
i forgot about Mathis' double...good for him
it was erased by that POS Rodney
by Halostradamus on Aug 9, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I was shocked. I told Mrs. red floyd, "Look! Mathis did something with the bat that didn't suck!"
And even SHE knew what I was talking about!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
blessssssssssssssssssssssssssed
Chick Chicky Boom!
by Monkeyspanked on Aug 9, 2011 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Now Scott Downs has more wins than Pineiro
by pvinet on Aug 9, 2011 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
i guess we don't have the same sense of humor.
agree to disagree?
I belong in the majors, but I'm not. I'm Hank Conger.
I agree that it isn't funny.
Doesn’t he have more than 2 of our starting pitchers from the beginning of the year?
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 Aug 10, 2011 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions
F### Yeah!
Dude, this game felt as good as a game has felt since beating the Yankees at home in Game 5 of the ’09 ALCS.
I approve of this message
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
Follow the Chicken on Twitter
by SportsChicken on Aug 9, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
and the bench coach streak continues
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Poor guy looked lost tonight
Still nice to have that streak going though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
Follow the Chicken on Twitter
by SportsChicken on Aug 9, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby played to win tonight
40% more homeruns
What a crazy game. So stressful.
I love all you guys. Goodnight and Go Halos!
Baseball is a funny game...
how can you sleep after that? but night
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
I probably won't. But I need to go outside away from the computer after that one.
Baseball is a funny game...
Just got back from my Weight Watchers meeting, so...
LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!!!
Just another Halos Victory!!!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
it was very stressful. Oh and Rodney still sucks.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Yeah, I heard Fraudney on the Radio.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
YAY!
I posted the Rory tribute on the game thread because I didn’t see you at the end of the game.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Thanks. I never made it back to the game thread. I appreciate it.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Bobby POTG
I’ve been giving him crap lately, but tonight he deserves the praise. He’s gone on hot stretches before, let’s hope this is the start of another one.
what a way to end a game
It sure looked like Walden was on his way to blowing another save. Wow…
Very entertaining game, but my heart could have done without the whole 7th inning fiasco or excuse me Rodney fiasco, but all is well that ends well. We had to get one, now honestly let’s hope for the split of the next at least…..Bot 8th in Texas, Seattle up 6-5, not even going to assume anything with the Rangers luck this year..
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Aug 9, 2011 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Mike new what he was doing by putting Rodney in there
It is something that cannot be question like whether Mathis is his illegitimate son
Also, thank God we won world war 2.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rangers don't really have an easy part of their order
Please lose though
by Halostradamus on Aug 9, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Texas 4 outs from losing.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The Yankees LOOOOOOOOOOSSSSEEEE!!! The YAAAAAANNNNNNNNKEEEEEEEESSSSSS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!!!!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Aug 9, 2011 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
WOOOHOOO
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
vintAge!
Ken Forsch Dan Haren was pitching well only to have Luis Sanchez Fernando Rodney come in and blow the lead. Luckily the old guy Reggie Jackson Bobby Abreu demonstrated he still has some pop in his bat.
What a win!
by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 9, 2011 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
CRAP - tx just tied the game
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
What do you expect from Cleveland and Seattle?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
They're due!!
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
But do their intangibles come with or without dessert????
I prefer the ones with the brownies, personally.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
Chit. Joe Torre and Jessica Alba's love child doubled in Cruz.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
they are scared - they know we're breathing down their back
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Making the playoffs is making the playoffs to me.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
agree - I think it's going to come down to the games we play eachother.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Just as it should be. No soft opponent to get the division.
Mano y mano. The only true way to decide a division race.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
we play them for 4 next week.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
oh and we were the WC in 2002 and I love how that turned out.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Mariners have already scored six runs must be tapped out offensively
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
That's a weeks worth of runs for them
(and us)
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Aug 9, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
no doubt Bobby for game panther
Skol Amigos
by Erick Danielsen on Aug 9, 2011 7:58 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bobby running away with the panther vote.
Mathis demands recount.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
Bobby deserves it.
Mathis should go sit down.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
They have their 1-2-3 hitters leading off the 9th at least.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I just found out from a reputable avian source that the M's are throwing this game to spite us.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
of course
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
no-hitter here we come baby!
er.. well.. maybe not. But maybe it’ll be somewhat good.
REALLY?
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
So long work!
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm about to have ben and jerry's for dinner,
someone stop me.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
you deserve it after going through that game
oh and being ready to step in and pitch too.
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
If the Mariners win I will.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably peach cobbler.
Or anything with brownies in it.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We won it for ourselves...
I just can’t bring myself to thank a sox fan for anything. :)
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
I'd thank them for sweeping the stRangers
Well, come see a fat old man some time!
by Moondoggy on Aug 9, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, take your thanks and go to Boston.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree with this.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Feliz in we have a shot
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
It's the Mariners though.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Woops forgpt
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
*forgot
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby is old
But he comes through when we need him
"If somebody had their life on the line, and they’ve got their options on who they want to save their life — tell me who you’re going to pick? You’re going to look at the stats first?" - Kobe Bryant
That's ageism!
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kinda like the car you borrow when yours is in the shop?
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
ageism?
"If somebody had their life on the line, and they’ve got their options on who they want to save their life — tell me who you’re going to pick? You’re going to look at the stats first?" - Kobe Bryant
That's replyfailism!
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Let's go Mike Carp!
two run bomb time
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
yankee postgame is hilarious
aj – I pitched a good game…just missed by an inch
granderson – he threw over a fewtimes so I figured he wouldn’t do it again
toolsd
Well, come see a fat old man some time!
Sounds about right, they should get credit for a half win with that kind of reasoning.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
When Laffey is pitching, that goes up to ludacris percent.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a 100 percent chance.
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
CRAP
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Game over. Mariners suck
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Aug 9, 2011 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
I hate that tx team
This team looks really good right now (7/9/11)
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
F Seattle. They are useless.
And is it just me or does Texas have like 5 billion walk off wins this year?
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Aug 9, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, right?
It’s almost like the Angels have to win every game themselves.
by cath619 on Aug 9, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Honestly
How shitty can Seattle be? I hope that franchise moves elsewhere.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
That's a good start.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Aug 9, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, they used to have a team
and they didn’t support it, which is why they no longer have a team.
THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!
Fair enough.
For you, Opiejeanne, I wish that they stay in Seattle.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Aug 9, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to see one of those people running around with those Texas flags trip and impale themselves on it.
Woah…even for me that’s kind of harsh.
"Stay loyal to the Angels. As for me, I'm jumping on the Nationals bandwagon, later." -Daniel Sirca
by migfig on Aug 9, 2011 8:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would love to see one of those people running around
using slurs trip and impale themselves.
by cath619 on Aug 9, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Too funny!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Aug 9, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
wait, wait!
….
One more rec.
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 14-9 (Home: 6-5 | Road: 7-5 || Day: 6-3 | Night: 7-7)
Man I bet once Texas is down in the late innings, they check the score board then that’s when they get their shit together to come back. It’s been like this for how long?
"Stay loyal to the Angels. As for me, I'm jumping on the Nationals bandwagon, later." -Daniel Sirca
by migfig on Aug 9, 2011 8:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Fuck Texas so hard
winning every game for the last week in their last at-bat. Teams are just laying down and dying for them. Can’t wait for them to finally play some road games so their offense can disappear.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 9, 2011 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
Mariners wouldn't dare win for once
What lifeless jerks
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
I think they're 'playing' for a good draft pick or something,
not sure, it’s hard to tell.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Then Ichiro is in on the deal
Or they put lead weights in his uniform. The boy is struggling this season big time.
Huh?
I don’t care that Sex Ed is now required for the city’s public middle and high schools
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
No, this is better:
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They called Haren an All-Star
I can understand why they would think it though
WE NEED CONGER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or, as Steely Dan put it...
Don’t think I’ve been taken in
By stories that I’ve heard
I just read the Daily News
And swear by every word
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
ON THE GAME REPLAY
Mathis gets called strike on a checkswing, FSN WEST dreamily zooms in on Jeff’s faith as Scioscia yells from the dugout. Scioscia gets ejected and it is still a Johnny Depp Closeup of Mathis. So they show Mike argue on and on and then they replay the same shot of that check swing in slow motion ALONG WITH THE CLOSEUP OF DISAPPOINTED MATHIS IN SLO-MO instead of any angle of Sosh barking.
What crap.
Well he is pretty damn good looking.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see Jeff's birth certificate
Soth was in Florida for Spring training in 1982, and also visited Atlanta during the the season in early June. Jeff was born at the end of March 1983.
by eyespy on Aug 9, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Way to go Sosh
“Sometimes a point has to be proven. It would be a blast if Abreu got “Cody Ross” type hot down the stretch. The Angels remind me of the Giants-defense and pitchin’ but not a lot of hittin’!
Gimme a cigarette
What kind of world is it
where Premium leads the Panther vote over Dirty Haren?
I used to vote for him as a joke.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 9, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
what kind of sick mofo are you?
"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 Aug 10, 2011 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to a double-header hosted by the Rays' AA affiliate
Matt Sweeney was there, and he looked terrible. No crying over him, even if the Kazmir deal was a mistake overall. Tyler Skaggs pitched for the visiting team earlier in the series. He only threw a few innings for some reason, but he is destroying the Southern League so far. Dan Haren was still worth it though.
Highlight of the evening: Matt Bush, perhaps the greatest draft bust of all time and certified crazy person, serving up high-nineties heat and hard off-speed stuff in relief. Maybe he’ll crack a major-league roster after all.
Wasn't Bush the Padres number one pick like 10 years ago?
What a swing and a miss that one was.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Yep, 1st overall pick in 2004
Right before Justin Verlander
I watched the last two innings with my 93 year old grandfather.
He likes baseball, but is more of a football guy. Anyway, after the game even he said that was a pretty awesome finish. He was right.
The only thing that could have made the night better was if the freaking Mariners could have held on.
I've got nothing.
Watched the whole thing on my phone while working on top of an aircraft
using mlb at bat lite… even watching just the boxscore with the count from out to out was stress inducing. Especially the ninth. BOBBBBYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE NEED CONGER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure I want to board that particular aircraft
If you were watching the Angel game while working on it.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Aug 10, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's cool
I highly doubt you want to fly in an aircraft that is daily making a controlled crash onto a ship anyways regardless of who is working on it.
WE NEED CONGER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darned squids...
Now Field Artillery… that’s a MAN’S job!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I was completely ignoring everything at my WW meeting, and just continually texting in to MLB for the current game status.
For those who don’t know, if you text the word “ANGELS” to MLBGO (65246) during a game, you will get the score and current status (pitcher, batter, S/B/O, number on base).
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
What's a WW meeting?
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Aug 10, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
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