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Fraudney really shouldn't be doing all his regressing to the mean in public, because it's really embarrassing for the rest of us.
I'll have to check on it, but I think there's an official rule saying if you score more runs than your opponent, you win the game. It doesn't seem like anyone won this game. In any case, tonight was just the 68th time the 2010 Angels have accomplished the feat, and the first time they've done it in back-to-back games since August 11.
You know what else has happened in back-to-back games? An extra-extra-extra inning game following a blown save by Fernando Rodney. Actually, that now makes it three games in a row he's either blown either a lead or a tie. So maybe we've found our winner for tonight: Fangraphs.
With the Indians' and now the Mariners' toothless offenses in town, the Angels have now played 30 innings in their last two games. Jered Weaver started this one and pitched great for 8 innings, the only Seattle run coming on a throwing error by Torii Hunter. The Angels scored three times when he was still in the game, with, get this, Jeff Mathis batting in two of the runs (The two RBIs equaled the number of throwing errors he committed). Don't worry about Weaver, I'm sure he's used to this whole "not winning" thing by now.
We can all thank Bobby Abreu for finally pulling the plug on the 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 14th. He had already walked three times in the game, so I imagine he went up to the plate thinking: "Screw the walks, my teammates are never going to string enough hits together to score me from first. I'm swinging for the fences." So he just launched the first pitch he saw from some guy named Brian Sweeney over the left-center-field wall. I'd call that a mercy-killing.
Oh, and if you're waiting to see Mark Trumbo or Hank Conger on the field, you're just going to have to keep waiting. Jeff Mathis has a headlock on a playoff berth.
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awful game, but great game thread
I was laughing my ass off for most of the game, and not because this team is so laughably terrible, although I did chuckle a couple times from that too.
2pintsofbooze - September 11, 2010
The halosheaven community definitely stepped up tonight!
firebird81 - September 11, 2010
HTB FTW!!!
2pintsofbooze - September 11, 2010
Holler!
RexTookMyStash - September 11, 2010
For sure, I was busting up for the entire game.
I forgot a game was even on.
RexTookMyStash - September 11, 2010
I watched MAYBE 10% of the actual game
I relied on Gubi’s baseball poetry to guide me through the events on the field
2pintsofbooze - September 11, 2010
I officially retract all of my Fernando Rodney man-crush. Brian Fuentes come home?
firebird81 - September 11, 2010
Just another constipated victory
This team is really having a hard time getting regular right now.
Fernando Rodney is not a smooth pooper.
Zaius - September 11, 2010
This is more than I could ever hope for! 3 in a row and we still win 2!.
Hopefully Tony and co. are paying attention and work to get us a real closer, you know one who plays winning baseball.
Wally's World - September 11, 2010
No problem
as long as they can get one for $24 worth of beads.
rspencer - September 11, 2010
Another come-from-ahead victory!
Sorry I missed the game thread; it sounds like it was epic.
Some good news from the past few days, besides having won both, is that the bullpen besides Rodney has pretty much come through.
rspencer - September 11, 2010
Actually 13 consecutive scoreless innings from the non-Rodney pen
Don’t get too excited, though. It’s just the Indians and Mariners.
Suboptimal - September 11, 2010
Please, be kind
Allow me to cling to whatever flotsam I can find in this shipwreck of a season.
rspencer - September 11, 2010
Team Mathis Bitches!!!!
Whoooooo!!!!
deejayelleseven - September 11, 2010 via mobile
Was it a weird dream...
…or after Abreu’s HR did Victor really say, “Light that baby up…and break out the Buttercup”?
sothball - September 11, 2010
I expected to wake up this morning witht the game still going
ryanfea - September 11, 2010
I was glad to be a few rows behind home plate last night
So I could boo Rodney as he left the mound. Without a doubt, the Angels need to look for a new closer for next year. Mathis gets kudos for his timely hit and bunt, but I never again want to hear about his stellar defense – it’s a sham.
angelslogic - September 11, 2010
light that baby up and BUSTOUT the buttercup
best game winning call EVER.
Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhe Angels Win
DAD OF VLAD - September 11, 2010
I was at the game and stayed all 14
i remember turning to my grandpa who i was at the game with and him saying “im tired of bobby walking tonight… we dont need baserunners he just needs to hit one out so we can go home.”
mikvitu - September 11, 2010
hahaha
Nice one, thanks for calling that HR so we could all go home. I was tired of sittin there already. Sucks that they cancelled the friggin fireworks tho!! BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Lol
(!ts_a_C.A._thing) - September 11, 2010 via mobile
WHAT A JOKE!!
I was at the game yesterday and only playing time Conger got was catching the bullpen and Trumbo caught the first pitch from some old ass asian guy, LAME!!
Highlight of the game: some guy hopped over the wall on the left field line, ran AAAALLLLLLLLL the way to center field and hopped over that too, then he tried to put the jukes on some fat guard back there hahaha. Did they show him on t.v.???
(!ts_a_C.A._thing) - September 11, 2010 via mobile
He did not make TV...
but you also neglected to mention that he was USING HIS CELL PHONE during his run and wall-scaling. Amazing agility to stay on the phon whilst scaling a wall. That’s talent.
Downing Rules - September 11, 2010
that was the best part
mikvitu - September 11, 2010
2 in a row!!!!!!!!!woooooooooooooooo
October here we come
Angels_48 - September 11, 2010
Playoffs!
RexTookMyStash - September 11, 2010
Going to the game tonight
Is it sad that I’m more looking forward to pizza and seeing what mad battle scene my 7 yr old son draws tonight w/his free art supplies than watching a team I’ve rooted for since the 70’s? No? I didn’t think so. After these run scoring explosions we’re probably gonna get shutout anyway.
aces666high - September 11, 2010
I just feel bad for Jered Weaver.
After a season like this, and an agent like he has, (Bora$$) I gotta legitimately wonder if he will want to get the hell out of LAofA when free agency hits. He’s really turned into a great player since last year. He’ll get a few CY nods this year but I bet he wins next year.
Just hate to see what this lack of support is doing to his love of the Angels…
Monkeyspanked - September 11, 2010
To the crooked hat crowd
I’ve noticed the past couple of games, quite a few fans have decided not to take off their hats during the national anthem, mostly the sideways hat contingent. Today’s 9/11 guys so let’s try and show some respect. Those text messages can wait too. Not trying to get preachy, had enuff of that w/12 years of catholic school(ask me if I’m still catholic! Go ahead!)but let’s show a little class.
aces666high - September 11, 2010
Weird...
I NEVER see anyone neglect to take of their hats. On the occasion someone forgets a simple “hats off!” usually reminds them to give respect. I think we show a lot of class in that respect.
Downing Rules - September 12, 2010
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