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Hokie Joe Saunders Pounds Padres, Torii Hunter Hits 3 HR, Angels Win

Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 9, Padres 1

Pitcher Joe Saunders carried a 1-Run game into the 9th inning on a night where all of the scoring was taken care of in the first with a 2-RBI single by Juan Rivera. Catcher Jeff Mathis guided Saundo threw the game and hit a 2-run homer himself and 1B-Man Kendry Morales had a solo shot, but Centerfielder Torii Hunter tied the single game franchise mark held by many with THREE Homeruns.

Yes, this is a discussion of the postgame results of the Angels. You are not drunk. Or if you are, they aren't. Not anymore. At least during these games.

No wonder the Dodgers have such a great record playing in the wimpy National League West.

In a postgame interview, Hunter credited MIke Scioscia's intense clubhouse tirade toward the entire team at the end of a lackluster 4-5 road trip on Thursday for the current turnaround. Nice for Angels fans to know somebody cares.

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Poll
Panther of the Game
Joe Saunders
33 votes
Torii Hunter
259 votes
Jeff Mathis
3 votes

295 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs  |  54 comments

Comments

Hula Dula Padre Rula........

Huntr

Dude, seriously

Stop stalking Torii.

When are you going to tell us where you get these?

What Kind of Place Does Torii Hang?

Where the guy in the background with the red robe is half hanging off his body. I didn’t know Torii was into that kind of “entertainment”.

Had Peavy pitched, what do you think the chances we’d get this win?

woulda coulda shoulda

too bad for them

We would have won 2-1, or 3-1 I think.
We woulda pulled his pants down ...

spanked him, and made him wear a little pink dress.

That’s how badly we would have beaten Peavy.

Torii woulda hit 4 bombs
Would have beat him too

Peavy for the most part has been very subpar this year in many of his starts

I love Peavy!

But until he becomes an Angel, I’d have to say would would have ripped his heart out and eaten it while he watched.

Wow, that seems kind of harsh in retrospect. Oh, well.

meant that for Schmidty
Hula Dula!!!

With a verrrrrrrry close second for Hokie Joe.

Now let’s see if the Doyers can hold onto their lead with 2 1/2 innings to go.

Panther to Torii...

and a bucket of extra crispy to Hokie Joe.

Red Jerseys = So much Win!!!
Even if Joe gets the shutout

I think you give the nod to Torii for 3 homeruns. That’s just awesome.

I voted Torii but Sando deserves the vote too
Again & Again

Will use monthly quota as a superlative; Torii with 3 HRs makes me say...

F U C K Y E A H!!!

Let this be the turning point for the season.

WIN

What a coinkydink

We’re eating Del Taco right now.

Especially cool since they gave out Del Taco coupons after the game
Could they have known?
lol

I grabbed 3….

Gotta love Smell Crotcho.

+1

My kinda win pic.

BTW, Is Mr. Kool-Aid carrying one of his progeny?
Certainly appears so. He also has three ice cubes too, just like Papa Kool-Aid

and he is breaking thru walls with the kid in his hand? Child Endangerment!!!!

And we thought Little League parents pushed their kids too hard...
I will never look at Mister Kool Aid

the same way again…

WOW

How could anybody have voted for anybody but Hunter?? I mean, Hokie was nails tonight, but 3 HR’s is epic!

That was an awesome game to go to tonight!

Especially great since I got to see it in my sister and brother-in-law’s Diamond Club seats instead of the usual upper view level when I get to go.

'bout time Joe pounded someone

And Torii “the Babe” Hunter for Panther. Me likes him hitting in front of Vlad berry, berry, much.

I was there! One of the best games I’ve ever been to! After Torii hit his 3rd homer everyone was chanting his name while Vlad was trying to bat. They really shoulda taken a moment before calling Vlad to the plate. The crowd was very busy at that moment. When the Angels came back out to the field the crowd was cheering Torii all the way to center field. What a game!! Someone actually invited the ANGELS to this Angel game and man…..it felt great to be there! THIS is what our team plays like when they mesh together!

I started that cheer for my section (260) when he was at 3rd base during his 3rd HR trot...

He tipped his cap — nice curtain call!!!

I had only read about DeCinces’ TWO 3-HR games back in the mid-80’s; tonight was my first time to SEE a single player 3-HR game IN PERSON. Hunter is awesome. My 5-year-old son was going bananas as he was wearing his Torii “48” T-Shirt.

Awesome game to be at … you are right.

We were very fortunate

I never thought I would see a Halo hit 3 homers in 1 game again after Kennedy did it!

that was the greatest single sporting event I have ever been too

Kennedy in an A’s uniform today still makes me cry

2002 wow!

Spent all kinds of crazy money that year figuring it was possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Angels go so far

260?

I was in 259. We’d gotten up to get snacks right when it happened so we missed the cheer—good going though, maybe we saw you!

How about the time little Freddie Patek

a whole 5’-4" tall hit 3 HR’s in a game in 1980 for the Angels. He only had 5 the whole year.

wow

best game I’ve EVER been to….

Anyway

Angels workers are classy. I wanted to buy the cheap Adenhart memorial magazines, and they decided to give it to me free. Classy, classy staff. Other than that, I sat in crap seats ( 401, row A), but had a great time as Torii’s first hit the Del Taco sign in left. To sum up the game, JEFF MATHIS, yes, that guy, hit a HR. Wow

Brilliant Game All the Way Around

.

Torii Hunter

Goddamn I love that man.

Torii was the man

but watching S-Rod come up to the plate made my day.

Mrs. red floyd commented that she thought Torii was cute

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