Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 6, Twins 5
It was a rocky start for the starting pitcher Jered Weaver, but aside from the 1st inning and a small blemish in the 6th, he bounced back to provide a good outing until the 8th. Jason Bulger wasn't able to keep the 8th quiet and let another run through. But wait, the Angels aren't the leaders of come-from-behind wins for nothing. Little by little the Angels chip away at closer Joe Nathan, and another freak-collision between the baseball and 2nd base allows the Angels to tie up the game!
And the comeback is topped off with a Mike Napoli walk-off double in the gap to right-center field!
Just another Halo Victory!
(Tip of the cap to 2nd base and lady luck tonight while you make your PANTHER pick below)
Rev Halofan Reporting: Just back from the game. A great, unexpected come from behind masterpiece that combined as much luck as it did skill and overall a perseverance against high odds that most major league clubs flat out give up on when they are faced with.The Angel Stadium DeeJay played I Love Rock-N-Roll in the 8th inning and the camera showed that Joan Jett was in attendance tonight - hope she stayed and saw a glorious comeback against one of baseball's best closers.
The Angels were on the periphery of this one, a longish game that served to slowly exhaust the Twins physically while the Angels stranded 15 baserunners in working thru the Twins. Joe Nathan threw 30 pitches and it is hard to believe he surrendered 2 runs with that 1.21 ERA he entered the game with.
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c'mon
give some love to Kendrick. That was huge.
Figgi4life - July 23, 2009
you mean when he slapped a slow roller directly at 2nd...
yeah…that was totally on purpose….
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
yuo
Figgi4life - July 23, 2009
it was hit hard....
but the glove slowed it down
Figgi4life - July 23, 2009
Don't question the jedi mastery.
Zu Long - July 23, 2009
im still in the DFA Kendrick boat....
OOOOH…his average is at .250 now! blah…
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
Batting .350-ish since returning from SLC :-P
Zu Long - July 23, 2009
well well well....
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
31st Comeback WIN of the year....
MOST in the MLB….what a season so far!
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
over half our victories.
CRAZED
Figgi4life - July 23, 2009
GREAT WIN
WOW, just very impressive. Napoli needs to play every day!!!
Ca1IFORNIA ANGELS - July 23, 2009
I agree... but its difficult...
obviously mathis is in there because he calls a good game. Still, how long can you keep a dude batting below the mendoza in your lineup just because he calls a good game?
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
mathis will have a very short career if he doesn't figure out how to hit at least 230
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
+ 1
i bet hes gone next year…no way are they going to give him another full year to see if he can bat over .200
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
He has two things working for him
he is young and is paid little. once those variables change so will his career.
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
his splits arent horrible
trust me, i wanna get rid of him but in his defense hes not a horrible hitter at home hes .263
sctrojan13 - July 23, 2009
I don't care anymore
as long as we are winning and his platoon mate his mashing I can overlook it. I hope he figures it out cause he seems like a good kid.
But you gotta shake your head when the guy can’t hit for average.
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
I think the RECS deserve panther recognition
JoseGuillenSux - July 23, 2009
Now what to do???
Do you trade any of the starters for Halladay the way the team is playing???
Dono Romantico - July 23, 2009
leave it the way it is
this team is made of destiny
teopeht - July 23, 2009
Not to mention awesome and win.
Zu Long - July 23, 2009
And heart.
rspencer - July 23, 2009
and amazing
teopeht - July 23, 2009
don't forget grit
blochead - July 23, 2009
Luminous
eyespy - July 24, 2009
See boys, that's what I'm talking about.Baseball is only one half skill,
the other half is something else…..something bigger!
You’ve gotta have….Heart!All you really need is heart!
When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win, that’s when the grin should start!
You’ve gotta have hope!Musn’t sit around and mope. Nuthin’ half as bad as
it may appear, wait’ll next year and hope.When your luck is battin’ zero,
get your chin up off the floor. Mister, you can be a hero.You can open any
door.There’s nothin’ to it, but to do it.You’ve gotta have heart!Miles
and miles and miles of heart!Oh, it’s fine to be a genius of corse!But
keep that ol’ horse before the cart!First you’ve got to have heart!
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
The kids here are too young to understand, opie...
They were not around when that movie was played on TV on the first Saturday afternoon of the first week of the regular season every year…
Stirrups - July 23, 2009
Speak for yourself - Musical Theatre geeks come in all ages.
reddawnman - July 23, 2009
It's more of a dance-geek thing with us.
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Musical theater version of "Wolverines!!!"?
Stirrups - July 24, 2009
My girls are dancers and baseball fans.
Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon were their heroes when they were growing up even though the movie was really old by the time they came along. They are 30 and 26, still dance professionally in a dance troupe in the Seattle area, and still have day jobs. The younger girl was in the Seattle Opera’s production of The Pearl Fishers in January of this year, in the ballet corps.
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Awesome, uh, maybe.
Baseball fans living in Seattle? Doesn’t sound promising.
Stirrups - July 24, 2009
They cheer for the Mariners, the traitors.
The older girl’s boss has 4 season tickets behind home plate and gives them to us when the Angels are in town when we’re visiting. I hope I’m an embarassment to my kids.
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
But, do they dance for rally fries???
Downing Rules - July 24, 2009
I think they tried but they were sitting in the nosebleeds for that game.
It was against the Angels and they called me in the 8th inning to gloat. They sounded drunk.
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
But nowadays they'd have "Damn Red Sux".
red floyd - July 24, 2009
I am definitely not in the Halladay boat...
I think there are some good relievers out there that we could get for a whole lot less. We have been consistantly winning with our starting pitching shaky + injuries. At the beginning of the year, it was our pitching that kept us at .500 ball.
I have faith that at some point our starting pitching will get back in the groove (ahem…Saunders, Santana) and this team will be unstoppable.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
Get Chuck Norris be the our new setup man
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
Zach Duke and Grabow from the pirates!
SenorChuckles - July 23, 2009
yes on Grabow...
good call.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 23, 2009
we'd win every game
it just wouldn’t be fair for those teams that don’t have a chuck norris
JoseGuillenSux - July 23, 2009
results up!
scottnak - July 23, 2009
I turned downed tickets to tonight's game
I hate myself
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
FAIL
Rally wins are the best
princeton11loveshalos - July 23, 2009
44FAN - July 23, 2009
nice
eyespy - July 23, 2009
wtf?
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
There was a guy dressed up as Santa at the game
He was holding up a sign that had his Christmas list on it. Item no. 1? Roy Halladay.
moosemastr - July 23, 2009
I saw that guy, but why is this Santa dead?
Imagine a 6 year old with her bottom lip all trembly.
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Why do you think he is dead?
He is simply tired from holding up those signs and acting like a jackass all through the game just so he could get his ugly self on TV as much as possible.
44FAN - July 23, 2009
I thought he was piss drunk
Y’know, like the fan probably was.
moosemastr - July 23, 2009
Agree, passed out drunk. His Reindeer too.
44FAN - July 23, 2009
Ok, but that's only marginally better.
Santa would never do that.
That guy in the stands was kind of scary, just like this Santa’s underpants.
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Remember the Santa that shot up his ex-wife ad her whole family in Covina last Christmas?
Santa’s can be very deceptive.
44FAN - July 23, 2009
We haven't told the children about that guy,
and anyway, he wasn’t the real Santa.
Santa would never do that.
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Who is the real Santa opiejeanne, I want to know?
44FAN - July 23, 2009
Don't you believe in Santa any more?
Santa Claus brings pennants to the teams with the best chemistry
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
He's not dead...
…his…umm…Christmas spirit is….sagging.
sothball - July 24, 2009
Like I said, frightening underpants.
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
PANTHER - Beautiful Game
reddawnman - July 23, 2009
Not with those shorts!
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
DUDE!
I was randomly quoting Rodney just 10 minutes ago. I swear I didn’t see this, the quoting was a pure coinkidink!
Downing Rules - July 24, 2009
Caddyshack FTW
red floyd - July 24, 2009
Anybody watching the softball roid-fest on ESPN2?
Red - July 23, 2009
those canadiens!
grrrr
JoseGuillenSux - July 23, 2009
Lulz
16-13, bottom of the 4th. Looks like fun
moosemastr - July 23, 2009
4 HRs in one inning
Red - July 23, 2009
5 HRs
Red - July 23, 2009
6 HRs
Red - July 23, 2009
7 HRs
Red - July 23, 2009
Interestingly, a guy named Kendrick just hit a go-ahead blast
moosemastr - July 23, 2009
Did i just hear correcly? There is a HR limit in softball?
Red - July 23, 2009
Yep, after 10, I think they're just outs
moosemastr - July 23, 2009
apparently there is a 10 HR limit ... interesting ... i don't play/watch sb
Red - July 23, 2009
eyespy - July 23, 2009
that is AWESOME
JoseGuillenSux - July 23, 2009
Oh YEEEEAAAHHHH!
TheAntiSox - July 23, 2009
Lookout Landing and Lone Star Ball
have made a suicide pact.
blochead - July 23, 2009
really
got any linkage?
eyespy - July 23, 2009
This game ranks up there as one of the greatest games I have ever been to in person...
Mark Sanchez signed my USC flag… (Kinda wierd getting an autograph from somebody who was in your class 3 months ago)
Got Hooked up with free 2010 All-Star Memorabilia…
Gotta Meet Tim Mead…
Sat in Dugout Suites…
O and it was a pretty good game too i guess ;)
Only bad thing is I missed the game thread… hope you guys went crazy in the 9th, I’ll have to check it out!
I Fucking Love This Team!!
(good usage of my quota I feel)
Go Halos and Fight On!
trojanangelfan - July 23, 2009
Victory!
UCIHalo - July 23, 2009
TUSK
eyespy - July 23, 2009
Haha when they announced Sanchez
there were about 5 poeple booing and everyone else cheering… guess who Runs the OC?
trojanangelfan - July 24, 2009
Sunkist
eyespy - July 24, 2009
hell yea
fight on!!
i cant wait until i get out there
sctrojan13 - July 24, 2009
How did you rate sitting in the dugout suite?
Did we see you when the camera showed Our Favorite Agent trying to sign up Mowry?
opiejeanne - July 23, 2009
Dugout Suites Are Awesome...
You are closer to Home Plate than the pitchers… I mean so long as its not gonna break the bank definitely try and swing some tix for a game just to have the experience…
o i forgot to add something… Napoli’s new walk-up song is “On A Boat” by Lonely Island which I thought was awesome! He was the Captain today, no doubt
trojanangelfan - July 23, 2009
I noticed that the other day
cracking me up, just adds to the awesomeness of Mike Napoli
UCIHalo - July 24, 2009
me and my friend were signing it during his last AV
and i sang, “believe me when i sayyy, Naps hit a walkoff!”. Now thats predictive power
anaheim angels - July 24, 2009
On a Boat? I love it!
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
You carry a USC flag to an Angels game?
Stirrups - July 24, 2009
haha
no i knew Sanchez was throwing out the first pitch and that I was gonna be in a possible autograph situation…
trojanangelfan - July 24, 2009
When i was chillin’ in the diamond club back in April…I saw Matt Leinart there. He did something similar to what Sanchez did last night … some charity event.
Downing Rules - July 24, 2009
Man I thought Morales was gonna play hero! but a win is a win! where was aybar and abreu this game. Keep the hits coming guys!
But as Rex says, everygame someone different drives the bus!
the angles are going to be crazy good once Vlad and Hunter come back
robi s - July 23, 2009
I brought a banana to the game tonight,
and held off till the 9th inning to eat it. Sorta my own rally monkey caller.
anaheim angels - July 24, 2009
Funny
I was eating canned peaches at home during the ninth. Not really the same I guess.
Higz - July 24, 2009
Hey Look, Children, It's The Crain Train!
27up27down - July 24, 2009
Mark Buehrle
took your SN for serious today
trojanangelfan - July 24, 2009
rec'd for the use of
“SN”
Figgi4life - July 24, 2009
Indeed.
Buehrle is THE Working Class Hero. :)
27up27down - July 24, 2009
It's magic
vladtheimpaler - July 24, 2009
ELO?
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
Only if you ask on a telephone line
red floyd - July 24, 2009
the telephone...
…may “Turn to Stone”.
sothball - July 24, 2009
Since ELO has been brought up
What’s up with the line in the chorus for “Don’t Bring Me Down”:
Don’t bring me down, grrooooossss
Grrroooossss? Grrrooooossss???
What does that mean?
Fan Since 1981 - July 24, 2009
Huh. I never heard that line that way, but it's listed in one set of lyrics online.
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
I always thought it was just "Ooooooh"
red floyd - July 24, 2009
In the chorus the second or third time they make a strange noise complete with a rolled "r"
that sounds like the German word “gruss” (ss standing in for the Ess-tzet).
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
I thought they said "Bruce"
I always wondered who Bruce was.
WiHaloFan - July 24, 2009
You're right; maybe it's Bruce.
Whatever it is they are singing, it always struck me as very odd.
Fan Since 1981 - July 24, 2009
Saw them at the Checkerdome in STL back in '81.
red floyd - July 24, 2009
You know oh oh,
Never believe it’s not so.
opiejeanne - July 24, 2009
Kendrick
Panther. He’s on the comeback trail
hk47 - July 24, 2009
way to contribute with a big hit GMJ
SCHalo - July 24, 2009
For someone that I suspect has never before in his life been asked to bunt,
Wood laid down a nice one.
red floyd - July 24, 2009
in his last 3 years in the minors/majors
never bunted.
Figgi4life - July 24, 2009
Negative
He squeezed home Naps last year.
halofan4life - July 24, 2009
blame
Terry. He said that after the game.
Figgi4life - July 24, 2009
way to pass the buck. ;)
Downing Rules - July 24, 2009
No blame
I just remember it was a game where we were up by I think 5, and I thought it was odd that Sosh would have Wood squueze with that lead.
halofan4life - July 24, 2009
This team is magical
I don’t know what else to say. I’m still speechless.
swiss mcgee - July 24, 2009
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