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by Rev Halofan on Aug 20, 2007 11:12 PM PDT in Angels News

Panther of the Game: Ryan Budde

Shades of Adam Riggs...

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Budde

by tanana40 on Aug 20, 2007 10:52 PM PDT reply actions

Buddy?

1st RBI is a game winner

I should be working right now...

by thrill000 on Aug 20, 2007 10:52 PM PDT reply actions

Buddy, Buddie, Budde

whatever

I should be working right now...

by thrill000 on Aug 20, 2007 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions

DUHHHHH

BUDDE!!!!!!!!!!!

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. earl wilson

by ladybug on Aug 20, 2007 10:52 PM PDT reply actions

Kendrick

Played great the whole game

Free Brandon Wood

by edhoo on Aug 20, 2007 10:53 PM PDT reply actions

Pantha

Budddd eeeeeee

by swiss mcgee on Aug 20, 2007 10:54 PM PDT reply actions

Vlad.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 20, 2007 10:54 PM PDT reply actions

J. Mathis

His bases loaded double was clutch! Hell of a game!

Yes we can!

by andrade13 on Aug 20, 2007 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

Budde: Panther Hit

Nice job catching Frankie and Oliver too.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 20, 2007 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

Frankie did not think so

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 20, 2007 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah. Frankie really chewed him out for giving

away the pitches due to the way he was crouching. I was just glad that he was able to successfully handle the breaking pitches from Frankie and Oliver.

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

by Fan Since 1981 on Aug 21, 2007 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I didn't see

the 9th inning. Could you explain in a bit more detail what Budde was doing, and why Frankie was upset? By "giving away," do you mean he wasn't framing the corners well?

by jjackflash on Aug 21, 2007 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions

His Stance

His wide base (feet spread really apart) on breaking balls was giving them away. He was also giving away the location.

Frankie was jestering like the Yankee hitters were peaking.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 21, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I dub thee...

Budde Christ!

Eh? Eh? Dogma reference FTW!

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 20, 2007 10:56 PM PDT reply actions

good

call

"if you're not first, you're last"- Ricky Bobby

by halobaseball on Aug 20, 2007 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions

... is Ryan Budde's nickname here in Nepal! I will take a clockwise stroll around the stupa in Boudhanath in honor of Budde's first major league rbi--a game winning walk-off double to spank the Yanks!

by Yetijuice on Aug 20, 2007 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Panther

The first game of the year where I would give the panther to the entire team. This was Angels baseball at its best, Good defense-timely hitting and even with the 6 runs for the Yankees it was a well pitched game by all except for Bootcheck. I say the Team gets a Panther vote

by Sinatrasratpack on Aug 20, 2007 10:58 PM PDT reply actions

Youth, Perseverance as a Team, and Heart.

by 44FAN on Aug 20, 2007 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, THAT sure was satisfying!

Keep in mind, we had our #7 starter in there. Tuesday-Wednesday = MySpacecobar-Lackey.

by mattwelch on Aug 20, 2007 10:59 PM PDT reply actions

Hopefully

Colon stays hurt

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 20, 2007 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

4 of 7 runs

came from rookie catchers

by UCIHalo on Aug 20, 2007 11:02 PM PDT reply actions

BUDDE = PANTHER

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS! =/

Final score: Angels 4 Giants 1 Angels 2002 World Series Champions!!!

by Halofanatic on Aug 20, 2007 11:04 PM PDT reply actions

Adam Riggs

oh man...but he never played for us. Didn't he play with the Angees at one point?

http://kotchatthebat.livejournal.com/

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 20, 2007 11:04 PM PDT reply actions

Baseballreference.com

Learn it, love it.

by mattwelch on Aug 20, 2007 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm disappointed in you

classic moment in Angels' history:
http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031123&content_id=607504&vkey=news_ana&fext=.j sp&c_id=ana

http://kotchatthebat.livejournal.com/

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 20, 2007 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Self-unpanther

by mattwelch on Aug 20, 2007 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Yup Angees

I still get a chuckle out of that from time to time...course no one else here in WA gets it...

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions

MAYBEEEE

they will give Budde an Angles uni tomorrow...wouldn't that be a hoot?! :D

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

I was at that game

and pointed out Riggs' ANGEES uni. Everyone around us looked at me as if I'd had one Sapporo too many. Even I began to think so. A genuinely bizarre moment.

. . .and the young lions will lock horns!

by rspencer on Aug 20, 2007 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions

What a great game!

Budde definitely for the POG!

With win-win-win, we all win!

by lightupthehalo on Aug 20, 2007 11:05 PM PDT reply actions

Melky

is GMJ, that is all I will say about that.

Congrats Budde clutch hit. Nice.

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 20, 2007 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

No GMJ

Mely is no GMJ. God awful typo

I'm giving Figgins a big F U. Seattle isn't winning 90. I am not worried.

by hauldog on Aug 20, 2007 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought he looked more like GA there....

nuf said!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions

definitely..

..mr. budde there..

on another note.. did anybody notice that davanon was aquired by the A's? and did pretty good in his first game there?

LIGHT UP THAT HALO!!!

Here we go for the hundreth time, hand grenade pins in every line!!

by b0rd3rline on Aug 20, 2007 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

Budde was money $$$$$$$$$$$

But Howie is BACK babyyyyyyy! I have missed his BAT!

Overall HK was dynamite, but you have to give Panther to Budde!

That game is what baseball is all about! Would have been killer to lose! :(

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:09 PM PDT reply actions

Who's your panther!

b u d d e

by OitsJack on Aug 20, 2007 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

Very clutch for Budde

there is a lot of praise to go around...Mathis for his bases clearing double. Figgy/OC for the big 7th. Frankie and Oliver shutting the Yankees down late. Great Game - but would have rather not had the Speier 8th...

What? Figgins is playing better? Well, I still don't like him.

by gorams77 on Aug 20, 2007 11:22 PM PDT reply actions

SportsCenter highlights

Highlight #1: Alex Rodriguez 2-run HR
Highlight #2: Jorge Posada 2-run HR
Highlight #3: Betemit's great play at first and gunning of GMJ at home
Highlight #4: Willits' check-swing strikeout
Highlight #5: GMJ grounding out to end the 9th
Highlight #6: Budde's game-winning hit

You would have thought the Yankees won by the way they were showing highlights.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by WeaverMania on Aug 20, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

Are you serious?

Jesus Christ.

http://kotchatthebat.livejournal.com/

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 20, 2007 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

My EXACT thoughts....

then they promptly went into a spiel about ARod and his 40 HR seasons...nothing about the Angees! No post game interviews...nothing!

Side note: Sutcliffe was great color man on the deuce tonight! Excellent...especially after having to endure Eric Karros on Fox!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

That's so funny!

Check this out. Great minds. Etc., etc.

by Stirrups on Aug 20, 2007 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Excellent

I had not had a chance to read the east coast bias diary. Good stuff!

This small-ball stuff makes for ulcers. Great baseball, but it kills me nightly. Good thing I play softball 3-4 nights a week or I would be gray and have holes in my stomach...oh wait, I am gray! Oh well.... :D

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Halofanatic!

For calling in the rally rats and never losing faith!

by melvintoast on Aug 20, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

Stopped commenting in game thread

Because I was too engrossed in the game.

I ALMOST went to the game, and didn't because I had to pick one of three based on $$$, and figured I'd rather catch an Escobar or Lackey start. Argh.

Awesome ending to a close, nail-biter.

Budde = Panth.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Aug 20, 2007 11:27 PM PDT reply actions

Awful lot of F bombs lying around on game thread

Maybe we should nominate F bomb?!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:31 PM PDT reply actions

Statheads F-bomb count

49 F-bombs out of 583 total comments. (One F-bomb every 11.897 comments, not counting acronym F-bombs like WTF).

Not too bad actually, considering how tense that game was. I think it was worse in the Red Sox series ... we must not hate the Bombers as much.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 20, 2007 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Nicely done!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Did you count the F-bombs in the collapsed

comments that you can't see in reply to things since we went over 500 posts?

Without bothering to sift through ALL of those, I see that I had 5 of those, including a variation or two (fucking).

I'm proud of myself.

FUCK.

http://kotchatthebat.livejournal.com/

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 21, 2007 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions

No, just the uncollapsed f-bombs

Couldn't be bothered! ...

I think I either had an 0-fer or just 1 f-bomb. Not too bad for me, I was on fire in the Sox series.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 21, 2007 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Small sample size.

Wait until we get out to September, and we regress to our mean of about 1 F-bomb per 3 posts.

by Stirrups on Aug 21, 2007 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm just glad highlandhalo jr.

is only 3 and cannot yet read some of the things daddy writes on his silly baseball forum (so says mrs highlandhalo)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 21, 2007 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Bit Google is cacheing it for eternity.

The lad will be able to track you down when he is old enough to use a computer himself. Like, say, in about 6 months.

by Stirrups on Aug 21, 2007 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions

errata.

"But Google is caching it for eternity."

by Stirrups on Aug 21, 2007 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Interesting, on KCBS

the Yanks' post-game radio show named the player of the game:

Howie Kendrick, presented by your Tri-State Quality Ford Dealers

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 20, 2007 11:31 PM PDT reply actions

Howie was MONEY!

Stay healthy Howie!

Stop swinging at balls out of the zone!

by K3YEROUT on Aug 20, 2007 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions

two things from espn

Maybe it's still to early, but why the hell is the espn coverage of the game so annoyingly scant?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270820103

The Yankees lose, and so nobody even puts in the minimum of effort. The picture is even of that smarmy ass A-Rod.

Also, does anyone have insider access and can read this article:

http://tinyurl.com/yp5dqg

is it any good? What does Keith Law think are the angels weaknesses and strengths? I can hazard a guess: "No big bat to follow vladdy", and "vladdy." Screw ESPN.

by RubixsQube on Aug 20, 2007 11:33 PM PDT reply actions

It's funny to see that the only 2 wins NYY

has against us this season are when we pitched Colon and Santana against them.

Yeah, that's not a coincidence.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by WeaverMania on Aug 20, 2007 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

the angels

we are guaranteed to win another season series against them, which is always a good thing. I like our chances tomorrow and wednesday, too. This September is sure shaping up to be an excellent month of baseball around the leagues. I love being an angels fan!

by RubixsQube on Aug 20, 2007 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Have to give Scioscia cred for backing his players

enough to get thrown out of the game tonight.

by 44FAN on Aug 20, 2007 11:41 PM PDT reply actions

Roenicke

Should now be 5-0 on his "unofficial" record.

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 20, 2007 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions

good point

somebody get on photoshopping roenicke looking like a rat. quickly, for the sake of the team.

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Aug 20, 2007 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Very Good Catch!

by 44FAN on Aug 20, 2007 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I hadn't noticed how ratlike

Roenicke looks. Is he in Rome's Rat Family?

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 21, 2007 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Ryan the Lion

by 44FAN on Aug 21, 2007 12:20 AM PDT reply actions

Budde the Buddy

by Rev Halofan on Aug 21, 2007 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Budde-licious

cupie and i were at the game, and we sat next to reggiebullits, which was awesome. good to see some HH representation at the stadium.

the angels had to win this game. they had so many opportunities to put it away, only to squander each lead. VERY panther of Budde to pull out another clutch hit.

the atmosphere was electric, with angel fans getting on their feet in the SECOND INNING cheering the team on. very cool.

by yeswecan on Aug 21, 2007 12:38 AM PDT reply actions

Such a fun, but weird time tonight.

I was sitting in 322 tonight. The game made me sick to my stomach, it was an unbelievable roller coaster ride of a game, and our team really showed some stones tonight, getting the job done.

But I gotta get something off my chest, that's still bothering me a couple hours after leaving the ballpark.

As I said, I sat in 322. And I was surrounded, SURROUNDED, by fucking Yankee fans. I was about 1 of half a dozen in the section pulling for the home team.

Now that I think on it, THAT's what made me sick to my stomach. That I was sitting there, and most of the people there were doing the "LET's Go Yankees!" chant. The idiots sitting next to me didn't even know who Reggie Willits was. I asked them what they do for a living back in the Bronx, just for a fucking laugh. They never lived there, and they were from Washington D.C., but of course they're big Yankee fans. Fuckers.

When we got that game winning hit, just when the noise finally started to calm down a little, it really was fantastic, when most everyone finally shut the fuck up and i went ahead and yelled out:

Yankees Lose! TTTTHHHHEEEEEE Yankees Lose!!! Dipshits.

Tonight was a huge win for us, it was a playoff atmosphere. It's just too damn bad that most of our fucking season ticket holders weren't there to see the goddamn thing. Fans: show some stones for christsakes! Don't sell your fucking Yankee tickets to the goddamn Yankee fans!

Have the same kind of heart that our players have! WE gotta be there for the guys, and we'll get it done together!

by goodvibe61 on Aug 21, 2007 12:40 AM PDT reply actions

goodvibe61,

Honey, if you were so sick to your stomach you should have just turned around and calmly puked all over some of those mean Yankee fans. Free souvenir for them to take home. ha, ha.

by 44FAN on Aug 21, 2007 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Judging by how often

the "Let's go Yankees!" chant got shouted down and how often the "Yankees suck!" chants were heard on T.V., I'd say your section wasn't entirely indicative of the stadium as a whole.

Thank God.

http://kotchatthebat.livejournal.com/

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Aug 21, 2007 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions

I understand your frustration

but not all of us have the money to afford those 322 tickets. OSme of us need to sell our tickets to be able to pay for next years tickets.
Also when you sell your tickets you have no idea whose buying them, will I sell them to a guy with the screen name 'Jetrlvr' No I'll try not to. But Yankee fans are wiling to pay the most for the tickets and so thats who I sell to. I am a capitalist, as long as there money is green I don't care what jersey they bring to the game.

by Sinatrasratpack on Aug 21, 2007 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions

scioscia

for those of you watching on TV, scioscia was haggling with the 3rd-base ump for a LONG time after he was ejected. every time the ump turned & walked away, scioscia got back in his face. well done, mike!

by yeswecan on Aug 21, 2007 1:05 AM PDT reply actions