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Bobby Abreu Sweeps Royals in Extra Innings


Final in 10 innings:  Big Macs 2, Royale with Cheese 1

Bobby Abreu blasted a big fly to right in the bottom of the 10th inning, making a winner of the Angels for the third straight game against the Royals.  The home run also made a winner of Brian Fuentes who all of a sudden has figured out how to get hitters out with a minimum number of pitches.  Fuentes pitched a one-two-three 10th, and now has allowed just one run in his last 19 innings.

Today's game featured some ace-on-ace action.  As Halos Heavens poster Slyintine pointed out, for the fourteenth time this season, Jered Weaver was once again facing the opposing team's ace.   This time Weaver was matched up against Kansas City's number one guy and last season's Cy Young award winner, Zack Greinke.  Another Weaver fun-fact that continues to frustrate fans (and no doubt Weaver himself) is the lack of support from the Angels offense.  In Weaver's 7 loses, the Angels have managed to score a whooping 9 runs.  Once again, Weaver pitched well enough to win, throwing 8 innings of 6-hit baseball, while striking out 11 and walking two.  Of the 6 hits, just the one mistake to Yuniesky Betancourt that left the yard was hit hard.  The rest were jam-shots and bloop hits that found holes just out of the reach of the Halo defenders.

Abreu's home run was the first walk-off home run since Howie Kendrick homered in the ninth against the David Aardsma of the Mariners on May 30th.

The Angels are now 6-4 in August, and have won five of their last 6 games.

Poll
Panther of the Game...
Jered Weaver
256 votes
Bobby Abreu
130 votes

386 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Let's feast on some BBQ'd blue jay this weekend and keep this damn streak going.

Fear the Halo Texas.

It won't be easy.

The Jays swing big bats.
And the freaking Rangers just fail to go on a big losing streak.
Like a big Lion stalking a Zebra

I thought Scioscia outlawed homeplate celebrations
Homeplate was wide open...no one was near the plate as he faked jumping on it...
he faked jumping on it?

thats awesome. I was listening to radio broadcast

I saw Aybar too close
Wow, WiHF

with the post-game writeup now that’s worth celebrating!

Nice series for Bobby
I'd say Weaver

but my gut says Co-POTG

Jered Weaver: striking out @#*&$ and taking names.
Bobby hits like a (the) Man!

Walk off HRs should be counted as two home runs.

And not just because I picked two for the pregame, of course.

Go Skankys!

Bobby is it for me.

Jered was awesome but this would be a different year if we saw more hits like that…

I'm really glad

Fuentes got the W. he sure deserved it.

My sarcasm meter's broken.
then how'd you know you needed it?

seems it working fine to me

Bobby's finally having a nice little run of games here...
Gotta be Bobby

Weave was studly but if Bobby didn’t hit that we’d still be playing ball and our blowpen would be getting abused

Weaver

He kept us in it. If this was another Kazmir Nightmare, Bobby wouldn’t have had another at bat anyway because KC would have scored 8 runs.

Abreu, Weaver and Fuentes ...

are all Panthers today.

Go Yankees.
I'm a Yankee's fan tonight as well.
Cliff Lee vs. Javi Vasquez

GO YANKS!!! wipe that creepy smile off of Cliff Lee’s face!!!

They're carting out Javi Vasquez to face Lee?

Those effin pin striped dill holes.

Yes. Only tonight, though.
Weaver and Haren are the Beach Boys of pitching

Bringing a little sunshine into my life

Oh, I thought you were going to say they were both California Girls
I suppose Haren could be Katy Perry... (the long hair fits)

But that would make Weaver Snoop Dogg…

Actually I like it. “California Gurls we’re unforgettable… West Coast represent now put your hands up…” You see now I’m just thinking of Weaver and Haren singing and dancing to this tune.

my girlfriend IM'ed me in the 9th while I was at work

I was away from my desk for a while, and when I returned I was greeted with the following series of instant messages:

“it’s the bottom of the 9th, one out, tie score.”

“mice tits got on base. two outs.”
“mice tits stole. howie kendrick is up.”
“two outs, man on 2nd.”

“they’re walking kendrick to face mathis.”

“now they’re in the 10th”

I laughed aloud when I read that last one.

I miss my ex gf

Thanks for reminding me how lonely I am.

Wish I had a hawt girlfriend who likes the Angels :(
I used to

although she was more cute than hot.

do you have

an ugly GF who likes the Angels, or a hot GF who hates the Angels? or niether?

I like any chick who likes baseball.

Unless she’s a sox fan.

my wife loves the Halos

most of our first dates were going to Angels games cuz her old boss had season tix. thats how she seduced me.

Damn must be nice.
it was

until she got a new job and no longer has access to those tix. now I’m married to her with no tix, wtf??!! j/k

although now I got a buddy who works for the Halos, so he usually hooks me up if its not a big game (Yanks/Sox/playoffs), but the seats usually suck.

Or teh Doyers
Now that I think about it.

The Dodgers are ok to an extent,too many sexy latinas to pass up. :-)

neither just one lonely Angel guy

I get Jealous when I see Angels Fan couples enjoying a game.Like that’s what I want.

damn

don’t let it get to you, it’ll happen dude. have you gone to singles night at the stadium?

just keep in mind that once you get a chick to go to games with you spend twice as much money (at least). being single is cool because you’re fending for yourself and save a lot of money. look at the positives!

I thought they stopped doing that?

Needless to say, the promise of a good matchup both for me and the team would be nice. And if it’s only a good matchup for the team, at least the scenery would be Grade A! ;)

did they?

I hadn’t heard anything one way or the other.

its 420

I gotta call Sampson! take me to the moon…

Vote Weave for Support

We are in 2nd place again
Watch out Texas the Crazy angels are coming to get our Division Back

Another Angels WIN

I still laugh

when I think about him throwing that chick off the back of his jetski.

Pop culture fail.

Whozzat again?

East bound and Down

Kenny Powers

New Season Starts in September

Thanks but I still don't know who that is.

I’m old.

Me 2

ultra clueless.

its a show on HBO

produced by Will ferrell about a guy who used to be an MLB closer and won the WS years ago. his arm went south though but he still thinks he’s the man. he goes back to his home town and is basically a dick to everyone. Its VERY funny, especially if you’re a baseball fan. get it on netflix or something, assuming your sense of humor is intact, you will enjoy it.

It's called "kenny powers?"

help me out here.

It's called Eastbound and Down
dude Downing

You need to rent it now

They got that on beta?
dont know what beta is?

but they should

Best of Kenny Powers

Betamax

Does it make me old that I remember Betamax?

it had its first season last year

so no it is not old but you are
i once found an old Betamax porn collection why cleaning someones basement
NASTY

No, my kids remember that.

A neighbor had one and they still used it when my kids were little.

Now I know why I didn't know it.

Refused to pay extra for HBO. Will rent it when I get a chance…. when I have a house with a tv and a dvd again. All that stuff’s in storage, probably for another month.

I didn't think the show was that funny..

the main character is just too obnoxious. I realize that’s on purpose and that is will ferrel-type humor, I just don’t like it that much but that one girl on the show has the greatest boobs!! I’ve watched the show just to see her and the last episode had a great frontal nudity scene of her, wow!

sorry dude

that you dont understand true genius humor.
sorry to bust your bubble but that was a boob-double ( ) ( )

Just because I don't find slob humor all that funny ..

doesn’t mean I don’t understand “true genius” humor. It means different people find different things funny (the British think guys in drag are hilarious). How do you know it was a body double was it in the credits or something?

I just got through reading all the comments ont his thread

and you guys are all kind of adorable ;)

I thought so, too.
I gotta give POTG to Bobby

Weaver was good but the walk-of home run has to get the vote

Can't think of a better time to start sweeping teams than mid-August.

Let’s keep winning some freaking games. Also keep in mind we won’t be playing the Royals for the rest of the season. The seas are about to get rough.

watching yanks/rangers on espn

sutcliffe killing vladdy for first pitch swinging. LOL!!

yankees suck
Yeah, but go Yankees, tonight only.
Never mind, they do suck.

6-5 Rangers, bottom of the 8th

yeah i posted that when they went down 6-1

still time

Tie game!

Go Yankees TONIGHT ONLY

Just turned it on...

…was that a lucky hit by Jeter or what!?

nah, we're the only "lucky" ones.

Well, we used to be, anyway.

chased their closer
no mas feliz
I don't understand why he was removed.
C'mon Yankees, beat those Rangers!
C'mon A-Rod, how about 601?
C'mon Douche-Rod ...

recoup some of that lost millions via a three-run bomb.

Geez, I don't know what's worse.

Listening to the Yankees announcers or the Rangers announcers.

And now THUH (ryhmes with duh) pitch.
A rod needs some juice
Apple or Orange?
'nother reliever in to face Kaknow
My cat as one of those every time he licks too much fur.
Good inning so far...

…Yanks take the lead and A-Rod K’s.

Wanted an Arod hr

then I would be comfortable enough to shut off the game. Watching these two teams makes feel all icky.

Really ... can't they BOTH LOSE?
Exactly

Their was only 1 out also. SMDH.

Up to Rivera now

Did he blow a save last night?

Cripes...

top ’o the lineup due up.

Has Rivera ever had 2 consecutive blown saves?
Well that's not good
ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

That was good

que paso?
M. Young lined out to shallow right
great catch that held the tying run at 3rd
Walk him for crying out loud
Don't listen to me

RF made a running catch bareley and runner on third couldn’t tag (1st out)

Hamilton comeback to pitcher for second out

Wow ground out to pitcher?
Fuentes is less nerve-racking than Mo Rivera.

(joke)

Yankees win!
THUUUHHHH

nevermind. :P

Hahaha!

I reverted to watching the tv broadcast. It was the radio guys who were annoying me.

RANGERS LOSE

Don’t ever say joyously that the Yanks have won.

;)

Ok, mea culpa.
you a what?

;)

No relation to that ump that threw out Torii.
Never been so happy so see Vladdy choke before!
Made me feel like a traitor.
Whew!!!
huh...

Leadoff triple, no runs? You don’t say…

I thought were the only team that gets lucky?

I guess we let the Yankees borrow our Rally Monkey for a lil lol.

"lucky"

That’s what I said a half-hour ago. Guess it’s true, huh?

We comin like

A pimp after his money from one of his tricks.

Lead us to the promised land Wayne Brady
Is Wayne Brady going to have to choke a bitch?
I can't promise you nothin.

We gotta go out their and get it.
You know it’s hard out here for a pimp ya dig.

I wasn't a pimp.

I was just helping out a friend! (Will Ferrell in “The Other Guys”)

Thank you Skankees

7.5 back here we come!

Rangers falling apart in the Texas heat

If we put together a big winning streak then there is a slight hope left. It would be amazing if we were down three games at the beginning of the final series of the season and we swept them to win the West.

Texas comes from ahead 6-1 to lose. The start of the end???
Did that remind anyone else of the ALCS?

Rivera getting out of jams with runners on 3rd…fitting that Vlad makes the last out.

KRod arrested for assaulting a family member????

He and Callaspo would’ve made great teammates.

mfy'$ beat stRangers in comeback fashion! i <3 it!

Almost made up for yesterday… :)

I feel like the Rangers blowing the game with Lee pitching

Just pretty much sealed the fact that he will go to the Yankees in the offseason lol

I knew Vlad really still played for us.
Of course Vlad is still playing for us.

Even his dad still posts here.

nobody's told his dad

that he plays for another team. they only let him watch games when the rangers are wearing red, and Darren Oliver pitches.

want to laugh?

go to LSB for their take on tonight’s collapse.

ESPN sucks

I never watch baseball on ESPN but was forced to tonight.
My god that was horrible.

Cliff Lee is the best pitcher in the MLB. OMG Cliff Lee! Cliff Lee! I love Cliff Lee. Cliff Lee allows 4 runs in 6+ innings, he’s awesome! Cliff Lee!
And then MLB tonight airs and recaps the LAA/KC game with a 5 second highlight of Bobby Abreu’s HR.

I am 100% sure that no more than 10 non-Angel fans can name the MLB leader in strikeouts.

a glimmer of hope?!?!?!?!
Like KG said ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

Sorry to bring in my NBA fandom here, too.

HopE

“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it.” so Angels fans keep the hope alive!

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