Angels Gift Yankees, Lose Altitude
by Rev Halofan on Sep 11, 2011 3:59 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Anaheim: Angels 5, Yankees 6
Over the weekend the Angels played the Yankees while the Arlington Addicts played the Oakland Pitts. Toughest three games for us, easiest three games for them, standings the same after the pair of three game series were thru. Not the best results considering that at one point the Angels were up 5-2 in this game, but the Halos are still in the race, down 2.5 games with 16 to play, lots could break the team's way as the Texas pitching slowly dissolves in the coming autumn wind. Other than swapping a high draft pick for meaningful September games and visions of October, what more do you really want? Yeah, we know, two and a half games.
Ervin Santana took the loss as he allowed 12 men on base and 6 runs. Mike Scioscia gambled on one of those "see how starts the 7th inning" bets he makes all the time with pitch counts in the 90s and late leads. Ervin allowed two baserunners who both scored on a decidedly Un-Gorgeous Bourjos leather-smack glove mishap in CF.
There was a point later in the game with the Angels trailing by one, first and third, one out and Torii Hunter at the plate facing Rafael Soriano with a full count. Torii was going all in on his swing for the fences when he held up on a high inside pitch. He was called out on strikes and Joe Girardi argued for batters interference to declare Bibby Abreu out at stealong 2B (to no avail). One of the crabbier posters here went into a maudlin tirade about Torii so in need of being "the man" that he was not being a good teammate in trying to just get the run home or take the walk.
It is a vexing question, what should have been, in ten-second reflexive hindsight. But with Vernon Wells benched for leaving 9 mean on base in yesterday's game and complete comprehension of everything the Yankees lineup means in close games not to mention Mariano Rivera off in the distance, Torii's urge to break out is completely understandable. On a day that Peter Bourjos flubbed an easy fly ball and looked downright tired after a long season, Hunter's leadership may not be in keeping with the Angels run-producing creed, but it is hardly to blame for today's loss.
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Sorry Bourj
but for all the crap we give Vernon u gotta come through! sad day
Don't Blame ME! Tony Reagins Did it!
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Sep 11, 2011 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
Meatloaf was wrong; two out of three IS bad
At least today, when the sweep was within grasp. Oh well, turn the page, and shit….
by Big Easy Halofan on Sep 11, 2011 4:03 PM PDT reply actions
Some of the blame
should go to Voodoo as well. Not a good performance against the MFY
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Angels 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 17-11
6+ innings
Soth says hi
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
Agree with you Santana should get vote
PBo’s homer offset his error. We had several opportunities with runners on 3B and < 2out and didn’t get the run home. Santana just wasn’t sharp today.
I voted Trumbo
Yea Bourjos made an error, but he also hit a 2 run homer.
Seems to my everyone on the team hits a homer we win minimum 9-6.
Trumbo’s AB’s were pretty damn bad. With all the callups now, I’d seriously consider pinchhitting for the guy if we need a single or just a good ab. I like Trumbo, but he’s not exactly the guy I want up there late in the game with the bases loaded.
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
also I'd be starting Maicer every game from here on out
ride his ass until it either breaks or we make it to November. The guy is clutch and I’m not even sure I believe in the concept of clutch, that’s how clutch he is.
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
Torii for K3yerout with runner on third and 1 out...
Trumbo for fail behind him…
I refuse to give it to PB cuz his clank would have tied the game regardless…on the sac fly.
Offense had a runner on 3rd with < 2 outs at least 4 times and only scored once…? REALLY guys?
I also voted Trumbo.
He catches that, one run scores anyway, and it’s a tie game.
But he delivered a two-run HR earlier in the game, so his contribution was completely neutral in the end.
Today sucked, don't get me wrong
We should have won this game, but does that mean all hope is lost and the season is over? Not by a long shot. In the end we remain 2.5 back, the way the series started. This very, very easy could have been a terrible weekend. We could have easily been 4.5 out at the end of this series, but instead we had two great games from Weaver and Haren and have an easy road trip ahead. Now it’s make or break time for this team and I believe they’re gonna pull through. Let’s do it Angels!
Four in Toronto
is not an easy road trip.
by Tom Servo 93 on Sep 11, 2011 4:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agree with you. Not easy by a long shot.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 11, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This loss was a team effort.
But, essentially, this is on Santana. You can’t walk 4 guys and give up 8 hits in 6 innings and expect to win
Voted Trumbo
Bourjos play in center was awful but he did hit a two-run homer.
Trumbo was terrible at the plate today. It reminded me of King Lousy last night.
Trumbo
About a million LOB and zero effing patience all day.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
the one time he worked it to 3-1
the one strikes was one in the dirt and then the crowd had to go and applaud and stand up for the next pitch. Once it got that loud I knew Mark was going to swing even if the pitcher threw one into the dugout.
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
Bummer
at least we won more games than we lost. I was pissed at Bourjos, but found out he hit a homer earlier.
Lame game. Santana couldn’t contain after our offense put runs on the board.
Can’t we blame Mathis and Wells for this one as well? :)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 11, 2011 4:11 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Fickle and flawed Fangraphs win expectancy gives BOTG to...
Santana, Trumbo and Hunter…in that order.
Are they seriously doing an "Under the Halo" thing for 2010?
I don’t want to relive that.
We need a GIF of Trumbo diving for the ball thrown to third base
"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
Yea we do...
Especially since I found that unnecessary bcuz the ball was headed straight to 3B
Representing the Angels in Sin City.
by maze88 on Sep 11, 2011 8:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i hope by something, you mean WIN all or most of them
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 11, 2011 4:26 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
If someone had told me that we'd take two of three from the MFY
And that Oakland would actually win a game, I’d a taken that
This weekend turned out ok…now let’s go on a run against the crap of the league and take this
Well, come see a fat old man some time!
I can't give BOTG to a guy who hit a two-run homer.
Bourjos’ flub cost us one run, but he gave us two with his bat. BOTG goes to Trumbo.
by Tom Servo 93 on Sep 11, 2011 4:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Why the hell is everyone voting for Bourjos?
His botched play allowed one extra run, he contributed two runs with his bat. They would have lost without him.
Trumbo popped up with the bases loaded with one out and did absolutely nothing in his other at bats.
AND Ervin gave up two homeruns.
BOTG: Trumbo (70%) Santana (30%)
by TheAntiSox on Sep 11, 2011 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you, but add in a little Torii Hunter to the mix.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
Wow. I really don't like that 4 game series vs. Toronto
At least the Rangers will have to face Felix Hernandez twice. But, Rangers really don’t have very many tough games. Whereas the Halos have to go up to Oakland and for whatever reason, Halos don’t play well against them.
its because they are athletic hahahaha
I crack myself up
Are you sure he was safe? It looked like an out to the entire statium. Well bad call Blue.
by Alavel on Sep 11, 2011 4:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So we should send Premium over to them?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Damn seems like we'll never get past the 3.5-0.5 GB hump
On the bright side, we won this series.1/3 against the Yankees was what I expected to be honest. I didn’t think we would sweep them, no way. 2/3 isn’t bad.
But this means we have to dominate the other AL West teams like Oakland and Seattle. I think Seattle will probably take 1 in a series at least since it seems like we can never beat them with Felix. But Oakland…we should definitely dominate them.
I just hope this doesn’t come down to 1.5-2 GB in the final series against Texas. Doesn’t that mean we have to win 2/3 against them? I doubt we’d get 2/3 against them based on our previous series so that’s why I’m worried about getting over the hump so much. I just don’t think we can beat Texas in a 3 game series.
You may be right.
But if we can’t win two out of three against the stRangers in our home park, then we never deserved the pennant in the first place.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 11, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I still love you, Trumbo
It was his walk-off HR vs. Mike Adams that have the Halos in this position.
Indeed. That was probably the most important HR of the season.
Comparable to Spezio’s shot in game 6.
Either one doesn’t go out, and we’re dead.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Not really.
Without the Trumbomb, we’re 8 back, and the season is over.
With the Speizio hit, the season is over, and the Giants win.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Yes but
Speez’s put us three runs closer to needing only 27 outs to win a world championship.
Trumbo’s put us closer but the # of outs to a world championship at that point was still 1,200 outs away at the very minimum.
You guys were 2.5 in first before the game, and something like 7 up in the wild card
We were 1.5 back and a game back for the WC.
We needed it way more.
i know but bourgos has got to make that catch, what did he say in post game
yeah we both needed the game, trumbo left alot of guys on and tori is swinging at awful pitches
by jadedeed2327 on Sep 11, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTG
Yeah Santana should so be on it. Followed by a tie between Trumbo and Hunter.
BOTG soth
downs pitches the 7th, crisis averted
the jeff mathis research center: searching for a way to strike out on 2 pitches since 2005
by the king of CERA on Sep 11, 2011 5:34 PM PDT reply actions
A lot can happen in 8 years.
mainly, becoming a fat ass and the realization that your contract is based on a flash in the pan.
The only thing that ever help him back from being completely terrible is the Rogers Centre hitter’s friendly park. Good thing Tony Reagins fixed that problem.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Sep 11, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm also no longer there
to tell him what’s coming when there is nobody on 2nd base. Oops I’ve said too much…..
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
I like this quote from Ervin
#Angels Santana had best response to Bourjos’ misplay: “Nobody’s perfect. If you don’t want to make any errors, just don’t play any sports.”
I voted Bourjos
Because it’s “Blame of the Game”, which we only vote for when the Angels lose. Bourjos catches the sac-fly and its only a tie game with 2 out and Jeter still on 1st. Yes, Peter did hit a 2 run bomb earlier in the game, but that error was without a doubt the turning point in the game.
I love the Rookies
but they are more likely to fade late in the season or in the post-season pressure cooker. Bourjos, Trumbo, and Trout all wilted a little in the hot sun today. It’s not going to get any easier the rest of the way. The road trip into some empty stadiums might help a little. Tough climb ahead and it will be a special season when if we can win the West.
Right
and the veterans are able to call upon their intrinsic veteran power and “flip the switch” in order to “find their groove” and carry this team into the postseason.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Sep 11, 2011 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Santana
Torii, Bobby all fading right along with the rookies today. Who showed up? Howie, the bullpen, and Aybar?
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
The only regret I have about this series
Is that were not able to see a A.J. Burnett vs. Vernon Wells matchup. Would’ve loved to have seen those two grossly overpaid wastes of money go at it.
by Guess Who's Back? on Sep 11, 2011 6:44 PM PDT reply actions
Bourjos made 3 mistakes on that play
Firstly there was no rush on the catch and throw, he wasn’t going to get the runner out at home and Jeter was not going to tag up from first on a ball that the center fielder was camped under . Secondly, obviously he dropped the ball. But thirdly, his absolute panic of just throwing the ball in the general direction of the infield without a target, which cost us the extra run. Kids do that in little league when they drop a ball. I LOVE Bourjos but that sequence of plays was just awful and couldn’t have been at a worst time of the game or of the year. so disappointed!!
This was a very disheartening loss.
As bad as the last game of the Texas series or worse.
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 11, 2011 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
Whats up with Torii
Torii had a horrible slump when he started trying to swing for the fences in every at bat (just like what Vermin Wells does) and he snapped out of it and started getting some hits. He’s back to that swing for the fences approach and its contagious apparently because Trumbo keeps following up after Torii, doing the same thing.
I BLAME MICKY HATCHER.
Pilot to bombardier!
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