Final Score in Missouri: Angels 9, Royals 6
Down by 4 runs to the Royals in Kansas City with only 7 outs to go, the Angels built a 3 run lead before they made 4 more outs. On a night when Joe Saunders ran out of gas after his 80th pitch (which is becoming quite the clockwork notion), the Angels made the longball matter. Maicer Izturis hit a 2-run HR early, Howie Kendrick hit a solo shot when the chips were down and Mike Napoli hit a blast in the 8th to tie it.
Saunders was on the ropes in a terrible 5th inning that saw 3 runs score with two outs. Hokie Joe then wimped in another run in the 6th and that was all, the boat that was to have sailed sunk, but Justin Speier, usually a bucket-hand on deck to stop the leaking, turned into a shutdown sunny day on the high seas as the SS Angel made a turn at the Comeback Sea. Speier got the win in relief and Brian Fuentes picked up his league leading 30th Save, becoming only the 2nd lefty in baseball history to have 30 Saves in each league.
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Nice caption
Figgi4life - July 22, 2009
44FAN - July 22, 2009
Monkey Magic FTW!!!
deejayelleseven - July 22, 2009
I kind of want to go with chone figgins and his four hits
including the lead-securing double.
Zu Long - July 22, 2009
Agree. Figgins for Panther.
Big Bad, 'Vlad'! - July 22, 2009
I voted for Figgy, but wanted to see an option of Speier
red floyd - July 22, 2009
44FAN - July 22, 2009
these guys are machines right now
nice come back
tanana40 - July 22, 2009
too many nominees ...
ill throw some love to izzy for getting the party started
BigBangRobbDawgg - July 22, 2009
I love this god darn team!!!
I got it bad!
Funke5ive - July 22, 2009 via mobile
Me too. Also.
And I love this forum. Also.
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
We are not alone.
Funke5ive - July 23, 2009
win or lose
;)
Funke5ive - July 23, 2009
Lose?
Then I become bandwagon Dodger fan. Need to find there SB Nation Site.
vladtheimpaler - July 23, 2009
its gotta go to izzy
i still find it pretty weird that chone didnt score any runs considering he went 4-5 and the guy behind him (izzy) went 3-5 and had 4 rbi
sctrojan13 - July 22, 2009
Probably should have gone to Figgy
But Nap’s HR made me smile.
moosemastr - July 22, 2009
Donde esta Figgy??
but I went with izzy and naps definetely helped out the cause
JoseGuillenSux - July 22, 2009
SORRY - FIGGY ADDED
brain cramp on my part, Chine did his part for us tonight to be sure!
Rev Halofan - July 22, 2009
muchas gracias
even though i already posted my vote
darn!
JoseGuillenSux - July 22, 2009
Delete the poll, then re-start it.
I went with Naps though. His HR tied the game and gave me genuine hope.
Kevin Y - July 22, 2009
ehh im gonna pull a G.A.
i dont really feel like going thru all that again
JoseGuillenSux - July 22, 2009
Big Easy Halofan - July 22, 2009
This game on MLB gameday
Made sitting through 4 hours of LSAT class bearable
Go Halos!
Dugout Suite Tix tomorrow, pumped!
trojanangelfan - July 22, 2009 via mobile
epic fail
imagine 2 months studying for the bar. CHOOSE ANOTHER PROFESSION :(
teopeht - July 22, 2009
Up.
scottnak - July 22, 2009
I got NO points.
I’m going to cry myself to sleep tonight.
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
Ditto
This week has been fantastic for the Halos and terrible for my picks.
OntariGro - July 22, 2009
That makes it hurt less.
But I usually get at least one point. I was doing so well there for a while…. wahhhhh!
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
wow tejada
got the #3 web gem of 3 and was the same play aybar made but easier…lame
figgifig - July 22, 2009
“was the same play aybar made but easier”
If it was easier, how could it have been the same. Help me here, newton.
Downing Rules - July 22, 2009
Aybar got number 3 play of the weekend last Monday
So no Angels on ESPN until next season
Epic Dean - July 22, 2009
The top two plays were ho-hum.
Crawford’s play wasn’t nearly as good as they made it sound like, and Denard Span’s “great play” was in a 12-1 game. Seriously, game situation has to be a factor, right?
Kevin Y - July 23, 2009
That's why you gotta give Wise the #1 web gem.
AlanFalcon - July 23, 2009
I <3 the Angels
princeton11loveshalos - July 22, 2009
Speier and Jepsen pitched well
Jepsen has been great his last 7 appearances, maybe he’ll actually be a legitimate arm out of the bullpen.
linkbruin - July 22, 2009
Great photo caption there Rev Halofan.
44FAN - July 22, 2009
I looked at Royals Review tonight
and the comments on the thread from last night were pretty entertaining. These fans deserve a team that wins, as long as it’s not when we’re playing them.
(I did not comment, only read the thread. They are pouring salt in their own wounds)
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/7/22/957437/ponson-chen-not-as-incredibly
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
I actually started feeling sorry for the TEAM, not the fans. The fans are abandoning hope. Leaving in droves like a bunch of disinterested Southern Californians used to at the stroke of 9:30PM. I guess the rest of the nation copied us on leaving games early.
Downing Rules - July 22, 2009
I saw that shot of them pouring out of the stadium.
Here they used to leave because of traffic whether the Angels were winning or not. We lived in Riverside but we never left early. Now most of our fans stay to the bitter end, afraid of missing anything. My dad watched the last 3 innings of the game on Easter and asked us why the fans were standing at the end of the game, when we only needed one more out to win. I told him we are a blood-thirsty bunch, and it was Boston.
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
I feel bad for them too
But at the same time…what they are saying is highly entertaining
halofan4life - July 22, 2009
I couldn’t help but clap a tiny bit seeing that Texas swept the Red Sox. Even though they are our direct competition, I am glad the Rangers took it to the Red Sox. Now, you can proceed to lose the next 20, Texas.
Downing Rules - July 22, 2009
I was so torn about that series. I wanted them both to lose.
opiejeanne - July 22, 2009
Someone posted in a game thread...
…in the series between the Sux and Rangers, they were cheering for the umpires.
sothball - July 23, 2009
No way I root for Rangers and Mary-ners
Not till we have a 10 game lead with 9 to go.
vladtheimpaler - July 23, 2009
ladybug - July 22, 2009
My wife thinks Nap is the hottest Angel
Higz - July 22, 2009
JOE SQUANDERS
PANTHER nickname
Higz - July 22, 2009
Let’s hope he outgrows it.
Rev Halofan - July 23, 2009
dear god yes
Higz - July 23, 2009
We need to play KC and the NL West more!
mustard_man - July 23, 2009
What about those yanks?
Those are easy too…
(The nickname wouldn’t work here because it would sound odd LOL)
Figgi4life - July 23, 2009 via mobile
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