Awesome, a walk-off error. With two outs and a runner on third in the bottom of the eleventh, Alberto Callaspo booted a slow chopper off the bat of Shelley Duncan, who might be mistaken for Sloth from Goonies at a Halloween party, even without a costume. One of the most awkward post-game celebrations ever followed as Sloth's teammates kept shoving him around to congratulate him for his walk-off reach-on-error. Good Sloth, good.
Yeah, it was a wet and rainy night. The ball was probably slippery. It's not fair to make Callaspo the goat for a near-total offensive failure on the part of the Angels' lineup. Fausto Carmona, who strikes out about 5 batters every 9 innings on average, punched out 8 Angels in only 7 innings. Two solo home runs from Hideki Matsui and Mike Napoli, both in the seventh inning, accounted for the team's entire offensive output. Callaspo actually hurt the team more with the stick than the glove, making five outs on four trips to the plate without getting the ball out of the infield--and all this while batting fifth in the order. Don't ask me about that one.
The loss mathematically eliminated the Angels from the American League wild card race. It also spoiled a decent start from Ervin Santana, who held out for 8 innings of two-run ball even though he walked three and hit two. Jordan Walden still doesn't know he's not supposed to be striking out everything he sees, and Kevin Jepsen even got a ground ball double-play to escape a one-out-runner-on-third jam in the 10th with a rare five-man infield. Bobby Cassevah absorbed the inconsequential loss.
Sixteen games left folks, enjoy 2010 while it lasts.
0 recs | 23 comments
I vote "all of the above"
but mostly suckasspo
K3YEROUT - September 16, 2010
Isnt the whole state of Ohio
a mistake by the lake?
DAD OF VLAD - September 16, 2010
Just the sports team
ryanfea - September 16, 2010
I fault the San Andreas
RexTookMyStash - September 16, 2010
You're on "crack."
Downing Rules - September 16, 2010
oh, snap!
Stirrups - September 16, 2010
I hope his wife turns the tables...
and domestically abuses HIS ASS.
Downing Rules - September 16, 2010
I hope she internationally abuses his ass!
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - September 16, 2010
I hope she intergalatically abuses his ass!
Too far?
~MMP~ - September 16, 2010
given this season,
it’s sadly appropriate.
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - September 16, 2010
I hope she ass-tronomically abuses his dome!
Stirrups - September 16, 2010
The entire offense, except for Nipples and Godzilla
red floyd - September 16, 2010
Nipplezilla!
~MMP~ - September 16, 2010
I don't think you can blame the entire offense
Abreu was 2 for 4 and on base three times. Fat lot of good it did us since all he was able to do was stay on base since there was nobody to bring him in.
kbrown2225 - September 16, 2010
I just saw the highlight...
I don’t watch Angels games live anymore. I’ll occasionally watch a replay of the game if I’m having trouble falling asleep.
Ummm….anyway, where was I? Oh yeah. Callaspo, what a tool. It looked like the shortstop could have thrown him out as fast as Bengie….ummm.. Duncan was running.
bc56274 - September 16, 2010
Life is beginning to sink to one highlight per week.
Stirrups - September 16, 2010
im officially boycotting(i hope thats how you spell it) Angel Games for the rest of the season
just going to cry infront of the tv set and not at the Big A
Angels_48 - September 16, 2010
I loved that 7,8,9 holes.
My co-Ed softball team puts up better at bats than those three.
angelskid2210 - September 16, 2010 via mobile
So I guess Santana won't be winning 20 games, huh?
I thought I read the other day that he had a “longshot” chance of doing it if he won all the rest of his starts. I actually believed he might, given he was the only starter the Angels seemed to know how to score runs for. But the hitters must have gotten the last couple days mixed up.
RedHatHalo - September 17, 2010
The way the Angels have been playing...
… they sort of deserve the same kind of crowd at Angel Stadium that the Indians had last night at theirs.
What a dull, lackluster, uninspired, poor season this has been. Right now the only thing worth watching is when Sosh puts in the kids so we can see them develop and have hope for the future.
RedHatHalo - September 17, 2010
Wood and Mathis have got to go
No point in playing them since they aren’t the future of the team (crossing my fingers that somehow Papa Sosh finally lets go and allows Mathis to leave the nest after this season) and have no trade value even if they finished the season hot. I rather see Conger, Wilson, and Trumbo get ABs.
stolenbases - September 17, 2010
Wood playing doesn't affect Conger, Wilson or Trumbo playing. None of them can play 3B or SS.
~MMP~ - September 17, 2010
True
When I think about it they might as well just play Wood even though I am sick of him.
stolenbases - September 17, 2010
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