Final Score on the South Side of Chicago ... Angels 3, White Sox 2 ... Lefty Joe Saunders appears to have put a dead-arm April in the rear view mirror just in time for Angels closer Brian Fuentes to replace him as the source of stress in the hearts of Halo fans. Fuentes gave up a solo HR to Paul Konerko to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning but held on to record his 5th save in support of Saunders getting his 3rd victory of the season.
Hokie Joe struck out 4, walked two and threw 106 pitches in 7 and two-thirds innings.
Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer in the 4th and the Angels got an insurance run on a fielding error in the 8th and that was all they would need, but boy would they need it, as Fuentes used up the insurance on the first batter of the 9th inning.
Hunter has hit a HR in each of the past three games. While he drove in Bobby Abreu today, both Torii and Bobby were caught stealing in the game, so hey, nobody is perfect.
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Tough One For Me...
Give it to Joe for a great pitching performance.
But if you base it on the expectations for Joe (based on his last start),
Then Torii is POTG for sure.
Halo Hurricane - May 19, 2010
i drop hokie joe on my fantasy team
and two great starts in a few
ps teething sucks
DAD OF VLAD - May 19, 2010
At least your not breastfeeding while he's teething
Epic Dean - May 19, 2010
break out the jack daniels
daze - May 19, 2010
Our kitten is teething too
Not nearly as bad, but still I can feel your pain.
rspencer - May 19, 2010
joe is POTG
torii made me happy, fuentes makes my head hurt. every time he throws a pitch, all i can see is that paper airplanes picture in my mind.
daze - May 19, 2010
Balls and Strikes - May 19, 2010
flagged for impostering.
44FAN - May 19, 2010
Not sure how he's meant to grip the ball with that manky claw/hand thing...
Might explain some of his ongoing difficulties
The Limey - May 19, 2010
Torii
Epic Dean - May 19, 2010
I would say both
Good game pitched by Saunders, good hits by Torii. Im 50-50.
phoenix15 - May 19, 2010
POTG: The Fans
for putting up with this team through thick and thin
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
I know it's PoTG
meaning just this game, but it’s hard to overlook HRs in 3 straight games. I vote Torii, with Joe coming in a close second. Two good choices.
haloduck - May 19, 2010
Come on Os, you can do it.
phoenix15 - May 19, 2010
i'm watching it
thanks to MLB Extra Innings
daze - May 19, 2010
angels defeat sosh.
congrats.
clover_black - May 19, 2010
Heh!
rspencer - May 19, 2010
No joke.
Even Terry Smith could see what needed to be done. Just before Rodney got the last out of the 8th, Terry said “With Konerko leading off the 9th, I think it would make sense to leave Rodney on the mound” or something to that effect.
b0rd3rline - May 20, 2010
All about Joe folks...
We only had 3 hits…Joe was nails!
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2010
The White Sox should blame their loss on that horrible girl that sang the National Anthem
at the beginning of the game.
44FAN - May 19, 2010
Roseanne Barr?
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
not a girl.
Downing Rules - May 20, 2010
Injury updates:
LINKIE
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2010
thanks for the update
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
Unfortunately the stRangers just won...walkoff style...
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2010
Just saw that.
It is the Orioles though. Gotta love those bastards.
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
Ya, that's some lefty specialist they have there
~MMP~ - May 19, 2010
What a lefty specialist might look like.
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
Brilliant.
Teixeira Who? - May 19, 2010
love that episode.
SenorChuckles - May 19, 2010
That's a rec-diddlio-rino!
red floyd - May 19, 2010
Here's a bummer from yesterday...for everyone clamoring for Kohn
LAA AA Kohn, Michael 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 2.45 L (2-2)
Good ole fashioned ass-kicking
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2010
Ya, in all fairness to him though, that was his first bad outing really
~MMP~ - May 19, 2010
Totally agree...just thought people should know what was up with their "savior"
I like him too btw…
K3YEROUT - May 19, 2010
AA
with the way people want him up here it must seem like he is in AAA
DAD OF VLAD - May 19, 2010
Anyone heading to the game tomorrow in Chicago?
I have a 36 hour stop over there on the way back to London from New Orleans for my one Halos game this year…
The Limey - May 19, 2010
I was actually supposed to go for this food service conference but it fell through.
Have a blast out there!
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
Cheers, will do my utmost...
…any recommendations on what to do with 36 hours in Chicago gratefully received.
Funnily enough, that was what I was doing in Nawlins – conference (just for thoracic medicine rather than tucker)
The Limey - May 19, 2010
I've never been but my brother said downtown was pretty awesome.
I think it’s called the miracle mile or something. That’s more of a thing to do at night though. As for day activities, i’m sure google or your hotel concierge can help you figure that out.
RexTookMyStash - May 19, 2010
Giordano’s for a stuffed crust pizza! It is a Chicago must.
firebird81 - May 19, 2010
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
is worthy if you are a design fan. Andy’s is the best jazz club (music/drink-wise, food is just fair). Other than that… uh, New York or L.A. it ain’t.
And O’Hare is a time-sucking black hole of despair.
LAASurfin - May 19, 2010
Sears Tower, Field Museum
rmhalofan - May 20, 2010
A quick note
Various projection systems place the Angels playoff odds between 9% and 15% (or 7% if you include PECOTA). This is up from about 6% a few weeks ago. If the Angels do make up the deficit, it would be about the 60th most improbable comeback in major-league history. Their best comeback was actually last year, which ranked as #151 (their worst playoff odds were 14.5%). Their second-best was the year before that, #249 all-time (from a 42.4% chance at their worst).
I’m honestly not very optimistic. Get this. In interleague play, the Rangers get to play the two worst teams in baseball a total of 9 times: 6 against the horrendous Astros and 3 against the terrible Pirates. The Angels don’t play any of those teams, instead they get 9 against the Dodgers and the Rockies. Depending on how things shake out, that could end up being the equivalent of a 3 or 4 game handicap for the Rangers, who already have a 4.5 game head start. To overcome that, you’d pretty much have to hope for a miracle.
Suboptimal - May 19, 2010
'Kay. Thanks.
Wait, don’t forget your sythe.
LAASurfin - May 19, 2010
those projections are like RBI
He had a lot of RBI because he was on a team with a lot of guys on base – Angels have a low % because their strength of schedule has been off the charts while Texas has feasted on shit teams.
How many games against the Rays, Yankees, Twins, Tigers and RoidSox do the Arlington Cokeheads still got? Their fiscal stimulus situation will tie their hands from getting anyone at the trade deadline, meanwhile Andre Ethier is out and the Cards just swooned first place over to the Reds.
Rev Halofan - May 19, 2010
cokeheads
i lol’d
Quinlan's Goofy Swing - May 19, 2010
Actually
The Coolstandings projections do take strength of schedule into account. Not coincidentally, that’s the most optimistic projection about the Angels chances: 15%. With how poorly the Angels have played out of the gate, I can hardly blame the systems for being down on the Angels. Maybe the Angels will sweep their interleague schedule and render it all irrelevant, but I would certainly prefer the Rangers’ interleague schedule. Colorado, LA, and St. Louis are all at least competent baseball teams. Houston and Pittsburgh are two of the worst teams I’ve seen in the last five years.
Suboptimal - May 20, 2010
look at this way
are they taking into account weakness of schedule?
Rev Halofan - May 20, 2010
Pessimism abounds.
Downing Rules - May 20, 2010
DAD OF VLAD!!!!!!!
2000 hits in one inning!!!!! Wow.
Raaddad - May 19, 2010
teething
is a bitch
Rev Halofan - May 19, 2010
What's happening o fearless leader with a cane?!
Thanks again for setting up that HH gathering. Red Bandit and I had a blast.
Btw, did you happen to check out what this lame Ranger troll had to say about you today in Scotnak’s game wrap-up? Jerk-off turned out to be more of an ass than we thought originally and a homophobe as well. It just gets worse and worse, and then he drops the bomb near the end of his relentless stream of bullshit.
Raaddad - May 19, 2010
the troll has been castrated.
Rev Halofan - May 19, 2010
this is what happens when you work 40 hours in 3 days
and get 5 hours of sleep each night
SHIT
SHIT
SHIT
i did not lose any points
DAD OF VLAD - May 20, 2010
Soth, "No player is too old to execute my aggressive base running techniques."
44FAN - May 19, 2010
Wish me luck guys!
I have my Ortho 4 final practical tomorrow. Its basically a cumulative practical over everything I’ve learned in PT school the last 2 years. Crazy shit, eh?
Oh, and what about Hokie Joe? The kid is finally starting to pitch like we’re used to seeing him pitch! Go Angels!
b0rd3rline - May 20, 2010
Good Luck, brother!
Nail that sucker!
Raaddad - May 20, 2010
congrats
nail it!!!!
Rev Halofan - May 20, 2010
It's a trap!
good luck b0rd3rline
44FAN - May 20, 2010
Break a leg!
LAASurfin - May 20, 2010
And then practice the therapy on yourself.
Downing Rules - May 20, 2010
hey b0rd3rline!
How are your Suns doin’ bro?
Maybe they can take one in Phoenix…
Raaddad - May 20, 2010
POTG
Alexei Ramirez in the 9th
OCangels - May 20, 2010
bwahahahaha
Fuentes should send him flowers
Rev Halofan - May 20, 2010
ok ill say it...
The Col. is back… cool Joe is panther. i know the game was almost “fuentes-ed” but we got the W. good to see Torii heating up as well…. just think what will happen when Matsui discovers he comes to plate with a bat in his hand
BigBangRobbDawgg - May 20, 2010
POTG = Joe Saunders
Now I can start getting stoked with Saunders. Two great games in a row shows consistancey. Hopefully he’s back to all-star calibar. Keep it up Joe.
vladtheimpaler - May 20, 2010
Starting pitching been great lately (minus Weaver's last start)
And some of our hitters definitely starting to find their groove.
Fuentes needs to start taking steroids.
linkbruin - May 20, 2010
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