Torii Hunter HR Keeps Angels Wild Card Hope Alive
by Rev Halofan on Sep 24, 2011 8:53 PM PDT
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Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 4, Athletics 2
Reclamation masterpiece Jerome Williams got the Win and Jordan Walden got the Save but it was a 2-Run HR by Torii Hunter that put an exclamation point on the 86th Halo victory of the season.
The Angels are 2.5 games behind the Red Sox with 4 games left to play. The Red Sox have 5 more games, beginning with a doubleheader against the Yankees on Sunday. In between Boston and Anaheim are the Rays, a mere 1.5 games behind the disappearing Chowds.
Williams allowed 5 hits and 2 walk in 6.1 IP. The bullpen held the Oakland Alsorans until the 9th inning where a walk turned into a second run but, let's face it, Waldo had electric gas tonight and the tying run coming to the plate did not even faze him or you or me. Torii's bomb had put this one in the refrigerator long before.
Mark Trumbo left the game with a sore knee. Efren Navarro would have gotten an AB if the bottom of the 8th inning had extended one more batter. Oh well, the kid looked a lot better in uniform than in his rookie hazing outfit.
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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 24, 2011 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
If Hank catches
he’ll be ok
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Sep 24, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hope springs infernal!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 24, 2011 9:01 PM PDT reply actions
Sweet!! Game was won.
Also, Futurama is on tv! (channel 5 in LA)
"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
Right back at ya!
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys have fu n tomorrow and I expect
to hear a rousing rendetion of BUTTERCUP!!!!!
Angel's Baseball!!
by angels_rally_mom on Sep 24, 2011 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
That would be cool.
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not from 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
by Angelsfan015 on Sep 24, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the song, just not in conjunction with a baseball team.
i don’t like the sentiment it expresses.
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Right on!
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
why don't they sing take me out to the ball game?
I think everybody likes that song and it’s easy to sing….
Angel's Baseball!!
by angels_rally_mom on Sep 24, 2011 9:16 PM PDT reply actions
Oh....I did not know that....
Angel's Baseball!!
by angels_rally_mom on Sep 24, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I would sing that.
Hell, I would sing “Boogie Shoes.”
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Blue Suede Shoes....
Angel's Baseball!!
by angels_rally_mom on Sep 24, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Those Shoes...
Oh no, you can’t do it…
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Jerome for Panther.
He did a hell of a job.
"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
would have been better Lackey v. Burnett
according to the wall street journal they are averaging about 1.3 million per win
by Halostradamus on Sep 24, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Boston has won only 1 of it's last 19 games when scoring less than 9 runs.
They’ll surely need at least a dozen with those two clowns serving up gopher balls.
...on the road....
by Jack Kerouac on Sep 24, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey Fun Fact!
John Lackey is 1 of 16 pitchers in history to throw 150+ innings and have an ERA of 6.49 or higher. 16! David Cone in 2000, too
Wow. Did not know that.
"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 Sep 24, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey has been somewhere between Piniero and Kazmir this year
He and Carl Crawford are set up to be the faces of this epic collapse for all posterity.
Those are two very ugly faces.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 24, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Goobie complaint thread.
It’s a Goobie statement bingo card.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
shhhhhhh...we are trying to get rid of reagins
by Halostradamus on Sep 24, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Billy Beane.
They made a movie about the dude. So he must be great.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
tizzle ... nice to see you back!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 25, 2011 8:40 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
29 other GMs plus probably 874 unemployed janitors.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
They tried to bring him back.
Artie wouldn’t overpay.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 24, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
" Just when I taught they were out , they pull me back in "
paraphrasing Al Pacino in" Carlitos Way" . Al big Angel fan . capice?
Keep on clawing.
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Sep 24, 2011 9:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nice win...
but our boys with exception of Torii looked like they were really pressing at the plate. Hope they chill out and take better swings tomorrow.
Great win!
Jerome looks legit! Hope he can get in better shape for a full season next year!
"Hey where the white women at"?
Yes we can!!
There is still hope but the Angels just have to win. Get those hits with RISP !!! Support Joel on his birthday guys!! Show you can do it!
if hank catches: 3ER, 6 innings
if jeffy catches: 9ER, 1.1 innings
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Sep 24, 2011 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I WILL keep the faith!
Please WIN!!! and go Yankees! 1 back would be fun :) we are Anaheim and we aren’t going anywhere!
No Matter What... Fight On!
May The Halo Burn Bright!
by trojanangelfan on Sep 24, 2011 11:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Joel just one more start you can do it.
If the red sox can’t win with beckett or Lester they r so done. Here is hoping they lose both games tomorrow.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 24, 2011 11:13 PM PDT reply actions
Lets go Yankees!!!! *Barf* i am a fan of yours until the end of the season*barf* keep on kicking the Rays and Red Sux ass!!
Bieber Fever? No! I got Weaver Fever!!!!
all we need is the day night double header sweep by NYY
and a win by the Angels , and probably Rays…which would set up one heck of a Monday with the Sox and Rays tied and the Angels down 1. would sure love to have that Dodger victory right now…
I would sure love to have that Dodger/Blue Jay/Yankee/Ranger/Royal/Oakland
victory right now. I’m sure I missed some, but games we should have won against those teams are what immediately sprang to mind.
by Tom Servo 93 on Sep 25, 2011 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
basically...
we should have a clinched spot, battling to win the division right now.
I am concerned about the double header.
I wish they did not have to do that because the yankees aren’t as likely to go as full throttle already having things rapped up for two games in a day
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 25, 2011 1:25 AM PDT reply actions
In order for me to get the least bit excited, four things have to happen tomorrow:
Angels win.
Boston loses.
Boston loses.
Tampa Bay loses.
The only one that I can slightly forgive is a Tampa Bay win. The first three are absolutely mandatory.
I've got nothing.
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