Victory to the Deserving

by Rev Halofan on Aug 17, 2007 7:34 PM PDT in Angels News

Panther of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero
Blame of the Game: Scot Shields

It is a funny game... we can laugh a little this time.

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Panther

Vlad

honourable mention Panther: Ervin Santana, our new (hopefully) No. 5 starter.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 17, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed. I think you give Black Magic

at least one more shot.

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

That was simultaneously

among the most anguishing and most triumphant of victories.

LET'S GO HALOS!

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions

Ervin

Not his fault Scioscia can't use a bullpen

Free Brandon Wood

by edhoo on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions

Let's hope this is a game that we look back on in October as a key win that starts the run to the World Series. I agree with Vlad as panther. Hats off to Ervin, let's hope his dominance is a sign of things to come.

by tanana40 on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions

Go White Sox

by tanana40 on Aug 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I honestly feel pretty damn good

with a Escobar, Lackey, Weaver, Saunders, Santana rotation.

Then come playoffs put sanatana in the bullpen and call him in for shutdown innings. Money.

by Pwn on Aug 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions

a great bounceback

Except for perhaps our beloved angelsrallymom, we all pretty much threw in the towel after the Abominable 8th. This comeback showed the Panther that this team has, and that's why the Angels are a dangerous team going into the stretch.

by yeswecan on Aug 17, 2007 7:29 PM PDT reply actions

Honorary Votage

Panther OTG:
Reggie (Wear 'im Out) Willits
Casey (Wait 'im Out) Kotchman
Chone (Punch 'em Out) Figgins
Orlando (Run 'em Out) Cabrerra
Vladdie (Hit 'em Out) Guerrero

BOTG:
Mike (Overcoachin') Scioscia
Scot (Overthrowin') Shields
Frankie (Overworkin') Rodriguez

by Stirrups on Aug 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

Word of the game

Irritate

by eyespy on Aug 17, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

As in Lackey's pitifull 4 inning performance today

by 44FAN on Aug 17, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Biggest rollercoaster game of the year

That was insane! I had to get off the computer and actually watch the bottom of the 9th. Gameday delay was driving me crazy.
Biggest choke and biggest comeback, all wrapped up in one game.

Co-Panthers: Santana and Vlad
Co-BOTG: Sosh and Shields

Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 17, 2007 7:42 PM PDT reply actions

2 and 1 in the past 27+ hours

that is what champion teams are made of

by eyespy on Aug 17, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions

great point by Mota

he pointed out that Willits' at-bat was important in that he made Gagne throw alot of pitches.

Gagne has looked horrible for Boston. Good.

by yeswecan on Aug 17, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions

Nope....sorry, it was Ervin

Vlad should never have had to come up big in the 9th. He had a good game, but tell me ONE person on here (OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER) that "expected" Ervin to do anything but get ROCKED!

I VOTE SANTANA!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 17, 2007 7:45 PM PDT reply actions

Funny, I had it backwards

We were down 6-1 early in the first game and I declared we could come back, and we didn't.

When we blew the lead 5-4 in the 8th in the second game, I gave up.

Figures.

In any case, sweet game. Nice comeback.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Aug 17, 2007 7:46 PM PDT reply actions

Typical F-ing ESPN

Just watched Baseball Tonight ... during the highlights of the 1st game, they talked about how "Rickie" Willits was having trouble in center field, and how Fenway is a House of Horrors for Lackey (and the Sawks in general are Horrors for Lackey)

... Second game highlights, no shots of Santana pitching at all. They cut straight to Frankie blowing it in the eighth. Then, it was all about how "Gagne imploded" ... blah blah blah. They showed Vlad's gapper that brought in the winning runs but didn't say anything about it.

And of course, they had to show the Youkilis foul tip and then whine about how "the Sawks were a couple of outs away from a perfect day" and "Gagne will get it together."

That was one of the most incredible games I've seen in a long time, but if you watched Baseball Tonight, there was only 1 team on the field.

Fucking pricks.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 17, 2007 7:48 PM PDT reply actions

Prideless Fucks

by yeswecan on Aug 17, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Gagne

Another former Dodger one time star pitcher grossly over rated.

by 44FAN on Aug 17, 2007 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Figured as much

missed it but the highlights for Sportscenter are dog killers and Kobe

by eyespy on Aug 17, 2007 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

ESPN

Is for yankee breakdowns and yankee comebacks no Yankees get swept by angels or anythin and for Gambeling Refs and for NCAA football{dont mind that one} well dont say frankie blew it everyone knows it was shields

by Angelsowncali27 on Aug 17, 2007 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

"that's why they play the game"

Lackey gets bombed and
Ervin hurls a masterpiece.

by rbrianc on Aug 17, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions

You said it

Brother.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 17, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

On a lighter note

Cy Webb threw his third straight shutout for the D'Backs. Flipping amazing.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 17, 2007 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

The best thing is the Sox fans will be whining all

night about how the game got stolen from them.

by 44FAN on Aug 17, 2007 7:53 PM PDT reply actions

Now for the BIG event of the day

High School Musical 2

(who else has tween daughters?)

by rbrianc on Aug 17, 2007 8:00 PM PDT reply actions

I caught a break. 2 sons only.

Now college age. but I do recall the phenomenon that was Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles.

So there's a worry for you. You will never get High School Musical out of your head!

by Stirrups on Aug 17, 2007 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Panther = Santana

That start was just nails. And Scioscia's throwing him into a nearly-unwinnable situation, in which Santana should have won, might end up being worth 20 bad Scioscia decisions in the future; maybe even 100.

by mattwelch on Aug 17, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions

Santana

Clearly, panther.

i just went out and bought some baby panthers tonight in honour/honor of Magic's performance.

by cupie on Aug 17, 2007 9:11 PM PDT reply actions

Santana Ain't Panther, man.

Santana is LION.

by Stirrups on Aug 17, 2007 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly

Thank God for Darby!

by cupie on Aug 17, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions

GA was 2 for 4 tonight.

Are you sure you don't want to change your vote?

by bc56274 on Aug 17, 2007 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions

really?

If so, 1-3 in the night game, he gets the Mike and the Mechanics award for doing his JOB.

by cupie on Aug 17, 2007 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Dude, you are messing with people's

minds around here.

by Stirrups on Aug 17, 2007 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

I LOVE IT!

Santana was a lion out there tonight. Standing on that mound, he was King of the Jungle. Very nice imagery.

This is definitely one of those games I will never forget.

. . .and the young lions will lock horns!

by rspencer on Aug 18, 2007 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Santana

I think he got the memo!
Ay bay bay...ay bay bay
if not for the jamm shot blooper santana wouold have had a no hitter no dought in my mine but also i consider orlando carbera... scored first run of and knocked in tying run and scored allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the from 1st so why not let OC get in the voting and lets just go vlady/panther or maybe Gagne!

by Angelsowncali27 on Aug 17, 2007 9:54 PM PDT reply actions

Angel-Blue Jays Tickets (Face Value) Friday night

Anyone looking for great seats for face value, let me know..Sec F103.

You Better watch out, cuz i'm a War Machine!

by im4kiss on Aug 17, 2007 10:03 PM PDT reply actions

f103

p.u. - hope those are not your season seats - got a neckache yet?

by Rev Halofan on Aug 17, 2007 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Never gave up - Never surrendered

Oddly enough, I always felt the Angels would come back and win that game.

I was yelling for Soch to take out Shields - because if they were gonna lose the game, I wanted the best reliever to do it, not Shields.

The subs he made in the 9th inning - Kotch for Budde, and Aybar for Kotch - were nails.
And when I saw GAME OVER GAG-ne in there, that's when I KNEW it was on.

How did I not fear? I looked at the part of the lineup the Halos (I want to type WE, but I don't play for them) had coming up. Down by a run, I want Willits, (Kotchman), and 1-2-3 coming up.
This is a statement game that the Angels aren't cursed by Baws-ton and can-and-will kick some butt in the Oct.

"And the Anaheim Angels are the Champions of Baseball!"

by Grichfan on Aug 18, 2007 9:28 AM PDT reply actions