Saturday, September 02, 2006 |
Jaws Of Life: Angels 7, Tigers 2
Right?
Well, not so much. Somehow, in the top of the ninth, Maicer Izturis managed to get aboard on an error, and O-Cab reached on an infield single to third; Vlad's RBI single tied it up, and so the Tigers, who had chased the Angels to their last strike, went to extras.
Frankie held down the fort for another frame, and then, well, the Angels shocked me by loading up the bases, the last runner, shockingly, being Jeff Mathis, who went 1-1 with a single.
And then Figgins, previously 0-5 with three strikeouts, stroked a bases-clearing triple to right.
And then Izzy walked, off replacement Zach Miner — and Cabrera blasted one over the left field fence. (Update: I missed Figgins' pickoff on a busted suicide squeeze. It wasn't all heroism, but we can blame that one on Mike Scioscia.)
That's the heroism part. There might yet be more moments like that this year, but even if or when the Angels finish second — and there's no shame in that, by the way — there's still something left in the tank.
And, by the way, great game, Joe.
: 9/02/2006 09:10:00 PM
But you're absolutely right that he's been good this year.
Will has been saying that since 2002. He's been an injury waiting to happen for his entire career. I like Will, but it doesn't take any balls to predict that a pitcher will get hurt, especially a pitcher who had injury problems in the minors.
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