He set the tone, robbing Jeter of extra bases in the top of the 1st, then giving the Angels the lead in the bottom of the inning. And the HR came at a critical time when the Angels only had a 6-5 lead. Fangraphs likes Torii too, giving him a robust WPA of .443.
To Arredondo. You can’t overlook the fact that when he came into the game, it was a very tight, tense situation. He took care of business then and threw in another solid frame after the offense blew it open. He looked VERY good.
Torii and Howie: Statistical dead heat for Panther, in my book!
Howie invokes the image of a modern-day Bill Madlock. The guy just squares up solidly on every hit. Thank Jeebuz we did not jettison this star in the making.
This ‘aint 1995 and Gene Mauch ‘aint here to curse us …. I’m calling the AL West early!
The burgeoning face of the franchise gettin' it done today!
cardinalwraith - August 8, 2008
No doubt....hula dula......yankee rula.....
props to vlad, tex, ga and howard too
norcaliangelsfan - August 8, 2008
scottnak - August 8, 2008
How many Panthers does Torii actually have now?
Dude has gotten four (well-deserved) in the last 2 weeks and definitely had at least a couple before that.
Zu Long - August 8, 2008
i am behind on that sidebar count
i will get it done in the next few days and make a post.
Rev Halofan - August 8, 2008
indeed he's hotter than a well-digger's rearhole right now......
norcaliangelsfan - August 8, 2008
Torii all the way
He set the tone, robbing Jeter of extra bases in the top of the 1st, then giving the Angels the lead in the bottom of the inning. And the HR came at a critical time when the Angels only had a 6-5 lead. Fangraphs likes Torii too, giving him a robust WPA of .443.
Fan Since 1981 - August 8, 2008
Yup.
Howie is a distant second at .123
Zu Long - August 8, 2008
that catch was remarkable
straight over his head 400 ft., running full speed at the wall, and he made it look easy
pgh_angelsfan - August 8, 2008
and he didn't drop it a la GMJ
hk47 - August 9, 2008
Howie
panther share
SurfCity - August 8, 2008
Funke5ive - August 8, 2008
panther
Higz - August 8, 2008
according to espn news......
Torii hitting .413 last 12 games….....yikes.
norcaliangelsfan - August 8, 2008
Howie hitting over .500 against NYY.
44FAN - August 8, 2008
No one called the 17 hits tonite?
I’m disappointed
Chone's Chonies - August 8, 2008
no but one person did call the 10 runs.........
good call…....course he had the yanks with 0 runs and 1 hit against weaver…...
norcaliangelsfan - August 8, 2008
all about torii tonight
props to tex, vlad, and GA as well… GA hitting streak at 14 games
BigBangRobbDawgg - August 8, 2008
I wanna give some love...
To Arredondo. You can’t overlook the fact that when he came into the game, it was a very tight, tense situation. He took care of business then and threw in another solid frame after the offense blew it open. He looked VERY good.
tbone_cutter - August 8, 2008
"Nice pounding"
That’s what she said.
Ajax - August 8, 2008
Torii Hunter
And I also agree with what tbone said
vladtheimpaler - August 8, 2008
yeah, Torii for sure
Howie and ET performed incredibly well tonight, also.
Vlad looked pretty good as well.
really, the only guys who didn’t look good were Figgins and occasionally Weaver.
great game. if Lackey wins tomorrow, we have a pitching staff full of 10-game winners.
would be be the only staff with five 10-game winners? i’m too lazy to look.
howiestheman - August 8, 2008
Yes
The next closest currently is Boston with 3
tbone_cutter - August 8, 2008
thanks
howiestheman - August 8, 2008
Torii was torrid tonight!
I was sitting in the middle of a bunch of Yankee fans and after that home run they just started hoping for sliders.
TheTypingFiend - August 8, 2008
lol
well… they got ‘em!
howiestheman - August 8, 2008
sat behind the most obnoxious yankee fan
who apparently was also a laker fan. typical. I made sure to praise derek jeter for his major contributions to the game every chance i could
ihearhowie2.0 - August 8, 2008
POTG
Amanda Quinlan
red floyd - August 8, 2008
at least one quinlan is good for something...
howiestheman - August 8, 2008
You just want to get to one of her bags of goodies.
44FAN - August 8, 2008
Well, you gotta admit
...that Q is quite the QT.
LittleCupcakes - August 8, 2008
HEY ROBB...
...how is she off the bench?
Rev Halofan - August 8, 2008
or better yet......on the bench?
norcaliangelsfan - August 8, 2008
Reggie Willits crashing in to the Yankee catcher to score that run was some glistening perfection right there.
44FAN - August 8, 2008
He crashed into the pitcher, not the catcher.
Also the current Yankee catcher is someone you should probably recognize…
Zu Long - August 9, 2008
Pudge? Or Jose?
red floyd - August 9, 2008
Jose was in for this one.
Zu Long - August 9, 2008
I sense some cattiness...
44FAN - August 9, 2008
Not cattiness.
Smug asshole
Zu Long - August 9, 2008
whatever.
44FAN - August 9, 2008
In all honesty
I meant to put a ”;-P ” sign after the first line. I really was just teasing you. Sorry if I was being a prick.
Zu Long - August 9, 2008
Torii and Howie: Statistical dead heat for Panther, in my book!
Howie invokes the image of a modern-day Bill Madlock. The guy just squares up solidly on every hit. Thank Jeebuz we did not jettison this star in the making.
This ‘aint 1995 and Gene Mauch ‘aint here to curse us …. I’m calling the AL West early!
PieceOfAase - August 9, 2008
Tori sez...
“Thank you very much!”
Honorable mention to Willits for taking one for the team and getting it done.
Scuff - August 9, 2008
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