Final Score in Seattle: Angels 5, Mariners 1
Mike Napoli hit a 2-Out single to plate two Angels and a succession of base hits afterward scored 3 more runs as the Halos cashed in a 5-Run 6th inning to a victory, avoiding a sweep by the Seattle squad.
On a day when All Star outfielder Vladimir Guerrero flew to Los Angels to be examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum for his sore pectoral muscle and Manager Mike Scioscia led a delegation of teammates cross country for NIck Adenhart's funeral, Joe Saunders delivered the good news. He retired the first 9 batters he faced, got into a jam in the 4th that yielded a run, but left them loaded with strikeout of Wladimir Balentien.
After that Saunders cruised and only one Mariner reached base - and that Endy Chavez single was shown to be an out on replay Chavez was promptly erased on a double play grounder by Adrian Beltre.
Jose Aredondo and Brian Fuentes pitched scoreless frames and the Angels head to Minnesota, saddened, undermanned, but obviously ready to play ball.
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co-panther Naps and Rev......both timely when we needed them......
Joe was his normal awesome self……..Naps broke the O outta its funk……
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
I agree....
Co-Panthers, all the way.
AlanFalcon - April 17, 2009
haha Amazing Thread i say
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
wow im rockin these pregame picks
i dont think ive gotten more than 1 point all season
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
And you. Your my hero for letting me watch the angel game!!
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
haha
i just take credit for the genius of others
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
yeah but instead of 100 dollars for mlb.tv
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
yea i wish i had found it before when i could have defintely used it
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
That cannot last. How do they do that?
Stirrups - April 16, 2009
I think he connects it to his tv
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
well not me
but someone in the world does. or has mlb.tv and is an awesome person and broadcasts it, and other people can leech onto it for free
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
But he or she or it.
Is always on Baseball its amazing
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
well
there are alot of people willing to do it. well, the beauty is that you actually dont need alot of people to be willing to do it. Just 4 people or so in the world that are willing is sufficient
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
and mlb is not frying that site minute by minute...WHY??
Stirrups - April 16, 2009
oh, they are
thats why you need a password to get into it. sites keep getting shut down and reopened with new URLs. its a tricky buisness, but somehow most games get covered
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
Results up.
ToriiTheHunter, HALO_86… what am i going to do with you guys :(
scottnak - April 16, 2009
Hey if you dont respect the rules, you cant play the game
linkbruin - April 16, 2009
6 game suspension
TheTypingFiend - April 16, 2009
No Appealing
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
DFA them!
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
Theya re just showing up for the picks
They are obviosuly not regualr members of the community – and you don’t have to be – but if they have not even seen these thread warnings, maybe they will wake up when they see the standings. F ’em…
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
f em
TheAngelsAngels - April 16, 2009
wait
i’ve read the post, what am i doing wrong??i have no f’in clue obviously.
HALO_86 - April 17, 2009
post your picks in the spreadsheet AND in the comments
Rev Halofan - April 17, 2009
ok got it
i thought it was already listed both, sorry about that.
HALO_86 - April 17, 2009
also
has anyone gotten their Del Ninja yet?
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
I did.
Funke5ive - April 16, 2009
Yep
red floyd - April 16, 2009
damn
i hope i get it real soon
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL DUCKS
maybe wrong forum
linkbruin - April 16, 2009
getzlaf!
amazzzzzingggg
ihearhowie2.0 - April 16, 2009
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
absolutely amazing!
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
ducks sticking it to the shark tank
teopeht - April 16, 2009
Panther Napoli
2 out Hit w/ RISP to break it open
& he called a nice game if you believe in that.
TheTypingFiend - April 16, 2009
lets go Ducks
UCIHalo - April 16, 2009
I voted Naps
and I think Saunders pitched pretty much as well as he could. Once the M’s scratched out a run I think we were all afraid the Angels would go down 1-0. Naps ended that thought and that’s why he’s panther. He’s turning into much more than just a walk, homer, K guy as well.
MH252525 - April 16, 2009
POTG Saunders
BTW, why are they Panthers?
Figgi4life - April 16, 2009
now, you may read the lore of the panther!
http://www.halosheaven.com/story/2006/6/5/41318/19900
anaheim angels - April 16, 2009
home page my man........tells you all about it.
Lore of Panther
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
Oh grasshopper...
…page one..right hand column…read the lore of the panther…and all your sins will be absolved.
sothball - April 16, 2009
*edit
…most of your sins will be absolved…the important ones anyway.
sothball - April 16, 2009
LOL!
" I will know ask you to grab the pebble from my palm."
vlad IS my man - April 16, 2009
Where are the WIN Pics?????
Im kinda p/o’d
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
WIN PICTURES
are now the province of the postgame thread – it is up to YOU to make WIn pictures. Lose pics as well
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
Oh!
Like the Motivational Pics? like it
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
B I N G O
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
Really? I missed that memo! Do we still have those limits on image size?
Stirrups - April 16, 2009
I'll get you a copy of that memo.
Downing Rules - April 16, 2009
I like the game pics
it makes the site look more legitimate
UCIHalo - April 16, 2009
Looks Legit
Becasue it IS legit, we got Yahoo links and AP photos – other than a building on Spring Street we are neck and neck with the LA Times.
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
Halos Heaven: We are Legit
UCIHalo - April 16, 2009
and soon there will be no Spring Street
Stirrups - April 16, 2009
or LA times
turs12 - April 17, 2009
All you need now is to be Steve Physioc's buddy.
Game, set, match.
Downing Rules - April 16, 2009
JOE JOE JOE JOE JOE
His 7 inning outing was much needed for a beleaguered bullpen.
That win was big. It might only be April, but the Angels need to hang in there. With Big John and Ervin still about a month away and Vlad possibly heading to the DL, the Angels are going to have to scrap together wins in any way possible.
XYZ123 - April 16, 2009
Naps put us back on track.......and the Angels too.
44FAN - April 16, 2009
norcali
that pic was not COOL
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
ACTUALLY
the pic was cool – but the text was offensive – it is just supposed to say WIN (or LOSE) and then the pic is supposed to be the other thousand words.
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
k.....my bad.....i put myself on probation then.
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
is it double secret probation
if you know about it?
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
yes its very double secret probation......
my animal house just happens to be that of a dog
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
Panther : Playboy
Their magazines kept Hatcher in the hotel.
vlad IS my man - April 16, 2009
Do we have a new nickname for Napoli
PLAYBOY
Funke5ive - April 16, 2009
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
See now THAT is a WIN photo
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
EXCELLENT
angelsown3417 - April 16, 2009
/Panther
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
POTG Colonel Saunders
Plain and simple
Way to go Joe!!
angelsown3417 - April 16, 2009
Joe 4 Panther
Epic Dean - April 16, 2009
Redux.......
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
eh....whatever......I fail at life.
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
No.
WillGoAngels27 - April 16, 2009
oh.....i get it now....
whoops………
well thats enough mistakes for me for one night…….
norcaliangelsfan - April 16, 2009
See, there y'all go...
Congrats on the much-needed W for you guys. We took the series, so I was fine giving y’all this game.
I knew Saunders would pwn us, especially since Wako hasn’t quite figured out that Branyan can’t hit lefties. I love Wak, but he’s not perfect.
Also our bullpen still sucks. Kelley is the only one I trust, although Lowe seems to be getting back into form. I knew Jako would not last through 6 innings, if that, and that the ’pen was due for some pwnage. Glad to oblige…
I still hate the Angels passionately (least favorite team, next to perhaps the Stealers) but thanks for bein’ cool with me as I bopped over here to give a look-see at our SBN cousin blog. One of my Lenten penances was to walk in the shoes of my enemies ;-)
I voted for Saunders, but yeah definitely Napoli is worthy as well. Speaking of Napoli (who I’m also adding to my “Mariner Killers” list), someone tell him and the ump that the Tacoma Mothers’ Day ring contest isn’t until May:
PositivePaul - April 16, 2009
L E N T
I once gave up watching MASH for lent.
in the 70s
Rev Halofan - April 16, 2009
im cool with rival fans who keep it civil
i only hate on the bosux. and i only hate on the mariners because whenever i watch they always beat my angels lol. not tonight though.
teopeht - April 16, 2009
Hokie Joe was awesum, but...
Naps got us out of the offensive doldrums.
red floyd - April 16, 2009
normally i would agree but i feel like joe threw a great game
and naps only got our offense back to where its friggin supposed to be.
teopeht - April 16, 2009
Why is only Side Salad "awesome" so far?
And what did I do to deserve Vlad’s skeleton being magically turned into balsa wood? Did I offend the voodoo gods of Ikea?
Okay, I take back the “awesome” comment, cause duh! Torii’s been pretty awesome so far, huh? (If you try to bring up the muff in Seattle, you are stupid).
And hey, how ’bout that Colonel? Are we happy to have him on board or what?
Zoe Necrosis - April 16, 2009
Been busy at work last couple of days
Great to see a W for the good guys. This was starting to seem like 1989 instead of 09’ in terms of wins/losses.
halofolife - April 17, 2009
Damn that Saunders
I hate it when our valuable pitchers regress.
Wait a minute, were the soothsayers (and I would really like to empathize “SOOTHSAYERS)” wrong? Could it be?
Way to go Joe. I, for one, never lost the faith. Keep us strong.
vladtheimpaler - April 17, 2009
emphasize
vladtheimpaler - April 17, 2009
Are we going to have
the running totals for Panthers and BOTG’s posted anywhere?
gorams77 - April 17, 2009
after 20 games or so
by the end of the month.
Rev Halofan - April 17, 2009
Need more Panthers!
Step up to the plate, don’t you know what is on the line here Angels players?
AlanFalcon - April 18, 2009
Cool - Thx Rev
gorams77 - April 17, 2009
Banished to the Great NW
Naps and FoxNW for Panther…was watching on FoxNW (at least I don’t have to endure the Fizzler), before Nap’s hit they put up this scary stat: Angels average this season, RISP 2-outs, .030. Ripped off four in a row. Thanks Fox.
Idaho87 - April 17, 2009
On the Angels Broadcast
Phizz was going on and on about the same stat.
AlanFalcon - April 18, 2009
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