Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 1
A great pitching performance by pitcher Matt Palmer was overshadowed Friday Night by an inside the park homerun. The vengefully delicious frosting on that sweet smack was that the catchable Howie Kendrick flyball down the right field line was misjudged by an arch-nemesis of all that is Halo: Jose Guillen.
Consider the karma of coming into Southern California riding a first place hot hand and waltzing past a loping fly that should either be caught or kept in front of a fielder for a single. Guillen, who turns 33 a week from Sunday, shoul hope that it is his only karmic komeuppance, as the old bull looked more sullen than ever as a gloating Fox Sports West cameraman made sure to zoom in on his pitiful Taurus frown, abandoned by fate to be jeered by the crowd he has publicly goaded into hating him.
Darren Oliver relieved Palmer in the 6th inning with one out and men on 1st and 3rd. He let in a run but that was all and his 2 strikeouts in 1.2 innings pitched gave him a career total of 1,000 tying Ralph Terry and Tom Browning for 429th place in baseball history.
Palmer's "story" of being a 30-year old journeyman living the dream is wearing out as he continues to show up as a serviceable major league arm. His first-inning foibles were minimal this game, yielding only a high pitch count that left him gassed after 5 and a third innings. Brian Fuentes got his 8th save of the season. He is on pace for a 50-Save season despite having some rough outings in the first month of the year.
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Palmer
.500
vladtheimpaler - May 8, 2009
Funke5ive - May 8, 2009
lol +1
teopeht - May 8, 2009
that's great
angelsfan777 - May 8, 2009
i said oliver.....
middle relief ftw!
norcaliangelsfan - May 8, 2009
Yeah, we really needed that!
Hard to choose. Could go to Palmer or Oliver.
AlanFalcon - May 9, 2009
44FAN - May 8, 2009
A game of hilarity.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2G3UcoksI50/RrIdWVn-GhI/AAAAAAAAAfM/nv1SBxUmCM0/s400/guillen.jpg
BTW, i don’t get how to post the pics. Help?
vlad IS my man - May 8, 2009
Click the "picture" icon (the one with the tree) to the right of the "link" (chain icon)...
….and insert the link to the photo there.
sothball - May 8, 2009
I tried it...
it didn’t work :(
vlad IS my man - May 8, 2009
Like this?
sothball - May 8, 2009
When ...
you reply or make a post. click on the little tree logo above the text area. then add your pics url into the little box that appears
eyespy - May 8, 2009
lemme try again
vlad IS my man - May 8, 2009
That worked!
sothball - May 8, 2009
san ku vely much!
vlad IS my man - May 8, 2009
Palmer...
easy call… halos back @ .500
BigBangRobbDawgg - May 8, 2009
44FAN - May 8, 2009
POTG=Palmer
eyespy - May 8, 2009
digging that WIN pic … if you ahve to ask you will never know!
Rev Halofan - May 8, 2009
Your welcome
and mahalo
eyespy - May 8, 2009
The Germs
44FAN - May 8, 2009
best photo ever.
pendletonmike - May 8, 2009
"sweep the leg"
Funke5ive - May 8, 2009
Palmer for Panther
Howie gets honorable mention somewhat for his inside the parker, but mostly for his goofy and dorky joke in the post game intervew
ihearhowie2.0 - May 8, 2009
palmer looked leti5
but i voted for cousin oliver. 1000 k’s, and palmer wouldn’t have gotten the W if ollie hadn’t stepped up..
b0rd3rline - May 8, 2009
Results up
And link to yesterday’s results as well
scottnak - May 8, 2009
i'm in there twice for today scott..
i changed my picks, and therefore sent in two forms.. just thought i’d let you know..
b0rd3rline - May 8, 2009
whoop.
thanks for the heads up
scottnak - May 8, 2009
STU LANCE
Wearing the Angels cap – I hope Chick Hearn is smiling!
Rev Halofan - May 8, 2009
its lantz, rev
just sayin!
vlad IS my man - May 8, 2009
I am surprised
I guess wearing a Dodgers hat isn’t looking so good right now with the Manny thing
stolenbases - May 8, 2009
I didnt hear what Kendrick said
what was the joke he told?
angelsown3417 - May 8, 2009
HE SAID
pendletonmike - May 8, 2009
Just wondering...
could Palmer and Loux stay on the roster after Escobar.Lackey and Santana returns? they may digest some innings efficiently for us.
jjlooney - May 8, 2009
Dude...leave Rosie in the rotation...
Escobar can play bullpen
K3YEROUT - May 8, 2009
good Q
Escy and Loux in the pen, Palmer Vs. Moseley for Slot #5.
Rev Halofan - May 8, 2009
Escy
hope Escobar could become our closer in the future…he can do better than Fuentes did.
jjlooney - May 8, 2009
Though not better than Fuentes did today
vladtheimpaler - May 8, 2009
8-1 with Boy King starting at short.
Funke5ive - May 8, 2009
Yeah, crazy stat. Maybe we're just that bad with Aybar in there?
AlanFalcon - May 9, 2009
Voted for Oliver
Nice to see the pen come in, do its job and nail down the W. Palmer pitched another great game, and seeing Guillen misplay the ball…priceless.
halofolife - May 8, 2009
I'd pay like...$100 to go back in time and witness this live and in person tonight.
ReggieBullits - May 8, 2009
Link for those who missed it.
ReggieBullits - May 8, 2009
Kudos to the pyrotechnics crew...
they signaled homerun by lighting a firework that timed with Howie crossing home. I wonder if their act persuaded the scorers to give Howie a homerun. It sure seemed like an E-9 to me.
Downing Rules - May 8, 2009
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
They’re here!!!
WillGoAngels27 - May 8, 2009
I was thinking the same thing.
halofolife - May 8, 2009
Okay, now a fuentesauras image
mjhsieh - May 8, 2009
rawrrwarwrarwarwarawrawrararar!
teopeht - May 8, 2009
I love how Kendrick is nominated for panther of the game
When it should have been an out.
Instead of Howie it should be-
Panther of the Game:
-Palmer
-Oliver
-Guillen
In a way Guillen hit that inside-the-park homerun
TheAntiSox - May 8, 2009
Word
chairmanofthebar - May 8, 2009
Panther = Guillen
Chzburger Jones - May 8, 2009
Rosey!
WillGoAngels27 - May 8, 2009
nice one
norcaliangelsfan - May 8, 2009
haha thanks.
WillGoAngels27 - May 8, 2009
Kids calling Terry Smith on post game show
Wow, these kids stay up late
stolenbases - May 8, 2009
As long as Palmer keeps turning in these performances
I will never fail to vote for him. That’s just above and beyond the call of duty right now.
Captain Awesome - May 8, 2009
Absolutely.
AlanFalcon - May 9, 2009
Didn't it hit Guillen's glove? That would make it an error.
Big Bad, 'Vlad'! - May 9, 2009
no it did not hit it, he overran it and it dropped just past his glove – that is why it bounced so hard and turned into a topspin ricochet ball. I f he had gotten a qurter-inch of his glove on it then it would have been deadened and stayed near where it landed.
Rev Halofan - May 9, 2009
I thought it hit his glove...
sure appears to have changed direction after passing over him. Also, the Royals have protested the official scoring of that play.
Downing Rules - May 10, 2009
This is the kind of thing that brings Division Champions.
Palmer coming out of ?. wow. we are .500 ! the pretenders day is just about done, and we’re getting ready for another crack at October Glory!
Big Bad, 'Vlad'! - May 9, 2009
Seattle is sinking, Texas is now our competition for the division
tanana40 - May 9, 2009
Any chance Palmer stays in the rotation???
Moseley goes to the pen??
I, personally, feel pretty good with Ortega and Loux as back up in Salt Lake. We are at .500 with Lackey, Santana, and Escobar all on the DL (plus Vlad of course). Things are looking good.
matthiasstephan - May 9, 2009
am i the only one who wants to quit while we're ahead with palmer?
if anything, i think loux will be more steady over an entire season
ihearhowie2.0 - May 9, 2009
I think you're the only one.
Palmer is having the time of his life, and refuses to be outpitched.
AlanFalcon - May 9, 2009
Soth and Butch...
have a lot of faith in that fella. He needs to keep on believing in himself and he could find a place as a starter in the bigs permanently.
Downing Rules - May 10, 2009
14-14
Last that time that was our record through 28 games we all know what happened. I’m liking the possibilities here.
turs12 - May 9, 2009
I GOT 3 POINTS!!!!!
ladybug - May 9, 2009
Panther
44FAN - May 9, 2009
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