Jered Weaver Keeps Angels Close
by Rev Halofan on Sep 14, 2011 3:25 PM PDT
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PrintFinal Score in Oakland: Angels 4, Athletics 1
It wasn't pretty and it took way more pitches to get through seven innings from a guy who is expected to be pitching again Sunday on three days rest in Baltimore, but Jered Weaver earned his paycheck by gutting it out during Oakland's semi-annual baserunnerfest.
Highlights:
- Scott Downs pitched a scoreless 8th!
- Jordan Walden got the Save, his 31st of the season.
- Weav won his 17th, and even though wins don't matter, that is pretty awesome.
- Mark Trumbo hit his 27th HR, a 2-run bomb that broke a 1-1 tie. HE was 2-4 (and both hits were off rightys) in the game, a day after being benched. He also had a SB.
- Bobby Abreu doubled home a run and also had a single, a walk and 2 runs scored.
Lowlights:
- Peter Bourjos got picked off 1B on a terrible call but he was leaning pretty far. (Larry David Voice) Pretty pretty far...
- Bourjos also got a cleat stick in the turf and missed a flyout in the gap in the 9th. It went down as a double off of Walden.
- Vernon Wells (1-4) got a hit when it didn't matter and left 2 on base when it did.
- Jeff Mathis (1-4) got a hit when it didn't matter (right after the Bourjos pickoff) and struck out twice.
- In Lyle Spencer Mathismatics, Mathis forced Weaver to throw 115 pitches.
- Mathis is so terrible at framing pitches that the great Weav only recorded one strikeout in the game.
- Torii Hunter grounded into a double play, but it was pretty amazing fielding by the Oakland 2B Eric Sogard that allowed that to happen.
All that being said, hey Oakland, can you bring this level of defense to when you play the Arlington Rangers of Medellin? Thanks.
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LIGHT UP THE HALO!!!
Just Another Halos Victory!!!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Sep 14, 2011 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
YES WE CAN!!!
"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
Wanted to vote for both, but WTY showed true panther-hood by gutting it out without his best stuff.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Also same here, though I would have voted for Mathis because we all know he's really what let Weaver gut it out.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
I totally missed this game.
Not sure how that happened. I’ll have to catch the next game, I guess.
In any event, Go Halos!!!!!!!
"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
I forgot this game was on at 1235
so I had to actually work. :(
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
Nice win!
I didn’t think we would take a series in Oakland, given our problems playing there. Trumbo gets POTG for coming back strong from a couple bad games.
Weaver battled, but didn’t have his best stuff tonight. I hope he’s okay for this Sunday, but we’ll see.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Almost impossible to make up a 4.5 game deficit with only 13 games to play
"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 only mention it because the rays and sux play 4 games this weekend...
and they both still play the yankees for a few games… if nothing else it could makes things slightly interesting…
although it does suck that the sux play BAL 7 more times, that could be the kicker…
No Matter What... Fight On!
May The Halo Burn Bright!
by trojanangelfan on Sep 14, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Not too mention the fact,
That we continue to have a hard time beating teams, that should be easy to beat.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Sep 14, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
True, but it is possible
We are only 1 behind the Rays. Tampa Bay, New York and Boston still have to play each other several times.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Sep 14, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
With two teams to pass
It makes it hard to pass team playing each other.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
as poorly as Weaver pitched and how amazing the A'ss defense was, I'm glad we got the win
Trumbo is the POTG easily.
go long with extenze...i do
by angelsownredsux on Sep 14, 2011 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
wow that was poorly worded but I think the point was made
go long with extenze...i do
by angelsownredsux on Sep 14, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
No one is showing up in Texas
It’s kinda sad.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
They'll start paying attention after the football season is over.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
If we had a real GM
NO Mathis no Wells
Trout and Trumbo starting from the start
and Napoli DH
easy 100 wins
Tony is a Rangers Fan
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
Yeah, but then who would have fired the guy that drafted Trout and Trumbo?
And I thought Trumbo did start from the start.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
Didn't know the game was at 12:30
missed it, and I have the night school tonight so I could have watched it. oh, well that’s what replays are for
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Sep 14, 2011 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
Come on, Indians! You buttholes!
Score some damn runs!
He's pretty good, wonder if he's available?
Only 2 things come from Texas, and I don't see any horns.
by Halo Hurricane on Sep 14, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Lebron made the right decision to leave this lame town.
Seems like everybody quits when they’re from Cleveland
Grady Sizemore is gonna take his talents to South Beach
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
ESPN setting the Rangers' rotation for them in October.
Ridiculous.
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 14, 2011 6:56 PM PDT reply actions
On a side note
The wild card is looking more and more attainable with the recent slew of injuries and uncertainties of the Red Sox. Who would have thought?
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 14, 2011 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
POTG Trumbo 49% and Weaver 50%. Niiiiice. Who has the other 1%
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
My Rally Commute unicorn.
"And that’s why to hell with the traffic, Diane, we’re staying until the end of the game, and that’s final." ~brokenyard, 8/18/11
by cath619 on Sep 15, 2011 5:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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