Pearl Jam Guitarist Mike McCready performed the national anthem at Safeco Field, but it was of no help to the hometown Mariners as ancient rookie Matt Palmer won yet again, going 5-0 as an Angel, tied with Bo Belinsky for the 2nd best start, in terms if WINS, for a pitcher beginning his Angel career. Jered Weaver tied Whitey Ford's major league mark in 2006 when he began his Halo career by going 9-0.
Final Score in Seattle: Angels 6, Mariners 5
This sloppy game saw four outs made on the basepaths by the Halo squad as they were caught stealing by Kenji Johjima three times and doubled off 1B on a pop fly once. But the joke remianed on Johjima as he allowed 5 Stolen Bases and let a Wild Pitch go by for a critical run in a 2-Run 5th inning.
To add insult to injury, the Mariners alleged "Ace," young "King" Felix Hernandez was facing the underrated and formerly discarded Palmer. The Angels could not drive the stake deep enough in a wild, 32 pitch 1st inning that saw Her Majesty give up two runs and leave runners on the 2nd and 3rd.
In a postgame interview with broadcaster Jose Mota, Angels shortstop Maicer Izturis said that during that first inning, the Angels' lefthanded hitters discussed noticing Felix Hernandez' fastball tailing away from lefties and agreed to try to go to the opposite field. It worked. The king was without a crown as he allowed 6 Earned Runs and 11 hits in 5 and two-thirds innings.
Meanwhile the supposedly playoff-worthy Texas Rangers were held to ONE hit in Detroit against Dontrelle Willis in a pitcher's park. The Angels are now just 3 games back of the Rangers, a nice bounce considering their lost weekend in Arlington.
Seattle has been kind to to the Halos, allowing 26 hits in 2 games and, perhaps most fatally to their cause, delivering the type of sloppy, almost purposeless fielding that is making Mariner fans recall the origin of that Pearl Jam addition to the lexicon: GRUNGE. Grunge fielding is going to make for a long season in the Pacific Northwest.
0 recs | 84 comments
tough Panther pick, Abreu, Bulger, Fuentes, Shields?
tanana40 - May 19, 2009
Fuentes panther..........
k’d the side…..nice
norcaliangelsfan - May 19, 2009
Looks like we went to ... FUENTESTOWN!!!
red floyd - May 19, 2009
44FAN - May 19, 2009
Wait, does Palmer have a better record than Greinke?
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - May 19, 2009
no way
Greinke is 7-1
better win percentage
but there is no comparison
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
palmer is 5-0
who would have thought that?
wallispdub1 - May 19, 2009
Palmer is Panther for beating Felix.
The bullpen did what was expected of them for the first few times this year.
44FAN - May 19, 2009
Fuentes ERA
4.79-4.61
keep dropping it
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
Like the rest of the Pen
A little shaky to start the year but starting to find his groove
Epic Dean - May 19, 2009
not so fast Dean-O...dont forget were playing the M's
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - May 19, 2009
Fuentesaurus Rex is 10/12 in save opps.
I know it doesn’t seem like it, but…
red floyd - May 19, 2009
Fuentesaurus Rex eats panthers for breakfast
Epic Dean - May 19, 2009
How about co-panthers for the bullpen for being totally nails?
neochoa - May 19, 2009
44FAN - May 19, 2009
Is that an emu or an ostrich?
Epic Dean - May 19, 2009
Chris Jakubauskas, that's what LL's pet name/image is for him. This is for their benefit mostly.
44FAN - May 19, 2009
rofl
Epic Dean - May 19, 2009
*ostrich
44FAN - May 19, 2009
44FAN - May 20, 2009
You may have trolled me yesterday, 44, but I'm gonna rec this because it's awesome.
Decatur - May 20, 2009
Thanks!
I also am the one that posted that Russel Branyon getting the girl drunk pic for you all on LL.
44FAN - May 20, 2009
Yeah, credit where credit is due, my bro.
Oh, and Russell the Love Muscle can get us drunk any time he wants. Although with his improved eyesight program, he’s getting better at hitting the ball and hitting on people and he’s even less susceptible to the beer goggles than before.
Additionally, zomgtoriihuntersux!!
Decatur - May 20, 2009
its a deep blue watery road
poseidon looook at meeeeee
teopeht - May 20, 2009
Win
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
haha nice.....
norcaliangelsfan - May 19, 2009
Ancient Rookie
Nice way to call him.
If Matt keeps this up do the comments the Mike Butcher made before the game have any clout?
eyespy - May 19, 2009
Is than an homage to the Ancient Mariner
or just because hes 30
anaheim angels - May 19, 2009
Except that he's stopped more than one of three
red floyd - May 20, 2009
Do we have any players on are team that speak English??
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
are you kidding? I dont get this comment?
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - May 19, 2009
Que?
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
hey im listening to bobby speak english
hes got a fat accent
love it (sounds like me when im drunk)
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
Bobby does pretty well with the ingles
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
AND at least he tries!
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
what is this ingles you speak of?
shingles? pringles?
teopeht - May 19, 2009
Laura Ingalls.
Downing Rules - May 19, 2009
I don't think I've read a Wilder comment than that one
red floyd - May 19, 2009
Nellie Olson
am i too late?
Rev Halofan - May 19, 2009
i don't care what language they speak
as long as they play good im happy
dmoney2741 - May 19, 2009
Do we have any posters here who can write English?
;)
Downing Rules - May 19, 2009
You's jokin right?
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
0 for 2
linkbruin - May 20, 2009
I Flied out to Center
WillGoAngels27 - May 20, 2009
I Flied out to Center
WillGoAngels27 - May 20, 2009
+1
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
Don't mock me
Im try hard for learning
vladtheimpaler - May 20, 2009
I guarentee you they all speak english
TheTypingFiend - May 19, 2009
Okay can we interview someone who can speak english?
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
Did you not see Fuentes???
TheTypingFiend - May 19, 2009
Fuentes is from So-Cal
WillGoAngels27 - May 19, 2009
Fresno
44FAN - May 19, 2009
mid cal...
he’s a Central Valley local. Merced, I think. That’s near Yosemite.
Downing Rules - May 19, 2009
No-Cal
but what’s your point?
TheTypingFiend - May 19, 2009
he's from merced
i don’t count that as so cal
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
So-Cal ends at the Grapevine...
And Santa Barbara in the West, Palm Springs to the East. Everything else is “out of this world.”
Downing Rules - May 19, 2009
agreed
from the grapevine up it might as well be norcal :P
teopeht - May 19, 2009
i think he said "shit"
during an interview after the hunter catch
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
jose does so its fine
dmoney2741 - May 19, 2009
Fuentesaurus for Panther
K’d the side to end a one run game.
’nuff said.
howiestheman - May 19, 2009
That's how you're *supposed* to close a game.
red floyd - May 19, 2009
Anybody see this?
Dontrelle Willis 6.1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB and a win vs Tejasss?
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
they were playing outside of texas
makes sense
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
That and...
Dorothy Hamill-TON is hurt.
Downing Rules - May 19, 2009
true...got hurt catching Howie's ball by the fence...
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
what a sissy look at torii do
he makes it look easy
teopeht - May 19, 2009
OUR bullpen tonight (outside of SoCal)
4 IP, ZERO H, ZERO BB’s, and 7 K3yerouts!
Bullpen = Panther!
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
Thank God Oklahoma City did not get first pick...
I would have called foul for life on the nba…not that I didn’t do that years ago, but…
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2009
SWEET
Just got tickets to see the angels play the Dodgers through one of my friends on Sunday.
I get to see the rookie phenom known as matt palmer.
Last time i went to dodgers stadium was the weaver no hitter loss
princeton11loveshalos - May 19, 2009
bullpen combines for 4 innings
no hits and 7 K’s
Thank goodness for Seattle.
UCIHalo - May 19, 2009
fuentesauras ftw
mjhsieh - May 19, 2009
OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM
teopeht - May 19, 2009
Results up
scottnak - May 19, 2009
no points for the All of the Above?
anaheim angels - May 19, 2009
Bulger for Panther
Gave us two good innings, despite the bad karma he was getting on the game thread!
vladtheimpaler - May 20, 2009
Mike Mcready is the shiiiiiiiiiit man.
Coming up on the year anniversary since I last saw them. Man, I love that f’n band.
Serious passing of a test for the bullpen tonight. Morales was hung over, but Figgins continues to perform. There were some points though, where I thought I could have ripped a double off of some of Palmer’s pitches. That being said, he got the win. Very Saunders-esque tonight in that he survived even without his best stuff. He refuses to fade. Props to 5-0.
TheAngelsAngels - May 20, 2009
Am I alone when I say I think Pearl Jam is overrated?
Just testing the waters here.
linkbruin - May 20, 2009
you are not........
I shall help you carry the torch
norcaliangelsfan - May 20, 2009
You are more than entitled to your opinion
but an overwhelming majority would disagree given the fact they are one of the biggest (and most important) bands in American music history. But hey, you got norcalangelsfan on your side!
TheAngelsAngels - May 20, 2009
gotta be rated first
to be overrated.
so they are only not overrated because they are not rated.
at least in my book.
Rev Halofan - May 20, 2009
The Brain Trust
Translation: Abreu noticed the tailing fastball and informed everybody else.
George Kaplan - May 20, 2009
Good thing we have Hatcher around....
duntz….
gorams77 - May 20, 2009
Weren't Figgy & Maicer
already on base at that point?
TheTypingFiend - May 20, 2009
ScottNak why didn't i get points????
WillGoAngels27 - May 20, 2009
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