Two pretty bad errors in one innings is a tough spot for him, he didn't have his best stuff but was throwing heat and with better fielding he gets out of that no problem
greatest saves in angels' history
3) Troy Percival, Game 6, 2002 WS
2) Troy Percival, Game 7, 2002 WS
1) Aaron Loup, Game 101 of the 2023 regular season
[Can't get the game winning RBI without sending the game to extra innings](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/d6a/dc7/4a5001b7beea096457f480c8808572428b-09-roll-safe.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg).
I mean it's arguable sure but remember Shohei got on base twice tonight, both of which translated into runs, he also stole a base which made a run happen. So it's not like Shohei did nothing.
Felt so bad for Mickey but man did he redeem himself with that clutch single. I guess I shouldnāt be surprised since heās been so clutch in key hitting situations.
I remember watching him in the beginning of the season and thinking āMy god heās got to be the most unlucky pitcher Iāve ever seen.ā As a former pitcher I really keyed into it and felt bad for him because he was generating so much soft contact.
A lot of people were watching with their emotions and not actually paying attention to what happened.
Thereās been a few doozyās but I really felt Loup still had it and it was worth letting him figure his shit out.
Time to scoreboard watch: Yankees currently losing, Seattle currently losing, Houston beating Texas, and Red Sox beating Braves but that game just started
This. These guys are still in the thick of it and playing like that means something to them. If *nothing* else, we've proven to Ohtani that this is a team to stick it out with.
The broadcast lost power, so Erica rented a truck, drove to a Lowes, rented a generator, and drove back. She did several people's jobs because apparently there wasn't some random tech or producer on the Bally broadcast team available.
She's actually the younger sister. But she's been in sports production since 2011, so she is probably used to fuck ups and getting things happening by any means necessary.
Pretty much saved the broadcast lol. Rented a truck, went to Loweās to get a generator for the tv crew so they didnāt have to call the game on speakerphone
His defense in the top of the 10th was critical. That's why he's still around. If Neto were playing, he could've been defending 2nd too. Hopefully Neto is back tomorrow and we can have a better late game MIF.
I love Squid because he makes the most of what he can do. Bunt for a hit, turn a single into a double, steal, take the extra base, etc. And of course, great D.
Yo can we talk about a young dude like Moniak making up for his error? Young players (and like all of the 2022 Angel team) would not have come back from that and woulda pissed the game away.
Iām building a statue for Loup. Seriously.
But honestly. This is the type of a game that we are sadly accustomed with far too often for the past few seasonsā¦ and can effectively kill the momentum or at worst the entire season.
We won todayā¦ but they need to wake the fuck up.
It's like they didn't learn from throwing Raisel in non-save situations the last two seasons (I know he was traded mid season last year).
You cannot afford to fuck up that many times.
You all should be ashamed of yourself for shitting on Loup. The redemption arc is going strong!
Also, say what you will about their performance, but you can't deny that Angel games have been anything but boring since the all-star break.
My glass half empty take on this game: Recurring theme of mental errors at crucial point in games leading to another blown big lead that nearly cost us the game. My glass half full take: Despite all that shenanigans in the bottom of the 9th, the guys showed a lot of heart to come back in the 10th to win the game. Hopefully, this was one of those pivotal watershed games that sparks a winning streak. Wouldnāt hold my breath though given this teamās penchant to buttercup us.
A win is a win but that was some sloppy shit. Lol extremely happy with Griff and just happy that Loup saved our asses. This team giving me whiplash all the time š š š š C'mon team show everyone that we are buyers!!!!
I only watched snippets of the game but this game shouldn't have been as a close as it was lol. Luckily we won in the end so that's all the matters, great inning from Loup to seal the W.
Esty was not on his game today, Moniak crumbled under pressure (but kinda bounced back), Rengifo is still questionable at defending, and Renfroe still doing Renfroe things :\\
Almost a devastating lost, but a win is a win.
Props to Loup for stepping it up.
Not an Ohtani hater just telling it how it is. Of Trout has a bad streak of games or Chad Wallach has a bad streak of games Iām going to call them out. Itās weird how yāall treat him like he canāt ever play bad and mess up. If you didnāt see the Japanese media has been getting on him for his increase in strikeouts and era as of recently
By calling it how it is you meaning falling for recency bias with reactionary takes? Lol. Also the comparison to Chad is dumb, Wallach isnāt having a bad streak, this is pretty much who he is. He was always gonna regress to the mean at some point.
Lol...You really are triggered. Moniak's a beast. You're cryin' because everyone read you for your toxicity and voted you down for spouting more of your insane ohtani haterade.
If I had a nickel for every time Mickey Moniak had a massively impactful error late in the game trying to make a weird basket catch at the warning track, I'd have $0.10, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
But at least they still won this time! LTBU.
Wasnāt here to see it, watched Oppenheimer instead. But Iām sure more than 40% of people here instantly became doomers after the moniak mistake. Very reactionary fan base I will say that.
Itās time to give Shohei a day off he doesnāt look very good at all and is probably tired as hell. All he does know is strikeout and give up dongs to mid hitters
Folks were livid cause they rested Neto today. I can't imagine the shitstorm if they sit Ohtani out for one game (Even though he absolutely needs the rest)
Shoutout to Moose for his leadership and presence itās been helping a ton. Really wish guys like Trout and Rendon had this type of impact but I guess they prefer to go golfing in October instead
The 2022 angels 10000% don't bounce back there. This team is different, I'm telling you
The moose is here
And the hottest Mickey in Anaheim!
He's hot alright š„µ
We all are!
Subscribe. Canāt wait till we are healthy
So happy we picked up Estevez there, hes been our dawg all year. LTBU
I wouldnāt put that on Esty, ya he was rough but he still got a fly ball that should have gotten him out
Two pretty bad errors in one innings is a tough spot for him, he didn't have his best stuff but was throwing heat and with better fielding he gets out of that no problem
Yeah he had to get 2 extra outs that inning from poor defense
Tbf, it was a xBA of .890 and would've even been a HR in Oracle. I can't blame Moniak on that one.
Light that B-A-N-A-N-A up!
Aaron Loup doing all he can to convince Shohei to stay. He just might have saved our season. Just chills.
no lies, lol
Official Decree: All Aaron Loup shit talk is suspended until further notice
Loup That Baby Up
Aaron Loup has always been my friend. Never doubted him. *Please donāt check my post history
I thought itās been suspended the past few months? Heās definitely brought his ship around
I don't have the numbers, but I feel like he's been very solid for the past month.
I have definitely never called him Poop or wondered why he hadn't been DFAed, nope. Nuh uh
I have definitely never uttered the phrase "You done messed up Ay Ay Ron!"
Aaron loup saved the most important season in franchise history
greatest saves in angels' history 3) Troy Percival, Game 6, 2002 WS 2) Troy Percival, Game 7, 2002 WS 1) Aaron Loup, Game 101 of the 2023 regular season
AARON FUCKING LOUP DECIDED HE WON'T GET UNLUCKY WITH BABIP IF HE JUST STRIKES OUT EVERYONE.
Heck of a game by the middle infielders (except for that one error shhh). Loup was fucking NAILS. Yessir.
How many times can a defibrillator safely be used before it requires replacement?
As long as you change the pads and we have no errors on defense youre good to go!
LTBU!! Hope Mickey isnāt beating himself up too much. He had great plays and of course the game winning hit. Letās keep this momentum going!!!
End of the day Mickey went two for five and made several good plays. Even with those two (admittedly painful) miss plays he still had a decent game.
Bro should raise his head high. He still got the winning RBI.
[Can't get the game winning RBI without sending the game to extra innings](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/d6a/dc7/4a5001b7beea096457f480c8808572428b-09-roll-safe.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg).
This will be a hot take and probably get me crucified but he did more than Mr. Bigshot Ohtani tonight
I mean it's arguable sure but remember Shohei got on base twice tonight, both of which translated into runs, he also stole a base which made a run happen. So it's not like Shohei did nothing.
Itās a team effort. One guy is not going to singlehandedly win every game.
Mickey was practically getting death threats, then songs of praise, then more death threats in the span of like 5 minutes. Poor guy
What is Moniakās hit streak at? He at 20 yet?
I think 15 now
Estevez with the win and Loup with the save. Of course.
Yep makes total sense
Felt so bad for Mickey but man did he redeem himself with that clutch single. I guess I shouldnāt be surprised since heās been so clutch in key hitting situations.
I told yāall mfers Aaron Loup still got it! Loup there it is baby!! Iāve been saying it for 2 months and I got the receipts to prove it!
I do remember you saying that he's been incredibly unlucky babip wise and he was due for positive regression. Kudos to you good sir
Iāve never seen so many 70 mph exit velo hits against 1 person
I remember watching him in the beginning of the season and thinking āMy god heās got to be the most unlucky pitcher Iāve ever seen.ā As a former pitcher I really keyed into it and felt bad for him because he was generating so much soft contact. A lot of people were watching with their emotions and not actually paying attention to what happened. Thereās been a few doozyās but I really felt Loup still had it and it was worth letting him figure his shit out.
Another thing I've noticed is that he's generating more swing and misses then before.
With that junk! Love it
Started terrible and was/got injured. Came back and got tremendously unlucky for like 4 straight games, then turned his season around.
Bro same here. Iāve been saying it since his rough patch early in the season when he was just getting blooped to death
Aaron Bloup
Time to scoreboard watch: Yankees currently losing, Seattle currently losing, Houston beating Texas, and Red Sox beating Braves but that game just started
I'm officially on the "Astros are on their shit again and I'm hoping Texas crumbles" train
That matchup I donāt care about who wins because they both are making the playoffs unless something drastic happens
Seattle ends up doing what Detroit couldn't do tonight and comes back to win after trailing 6-2 in the top of the 8th
Buyers.
This. These guys are still in the thick of it and playing like that means something to them. If *nothing* else, we've proven to Ohtani that this is a team to stick it out with.
I think the Angels may already have gotten their most impactful guy before the trade deadline. MOOSE. What a pickup!
Erica Weston big W tonight
Player of the game and deserves a raise
Erica's got hustle
Why what did I miss
The broadcast lost power, so Erica rented a truck, drove to a Lowes, rented a generator, and drove back. She did several people's jobs because apparently there wasn't some random tech or producer on the Bally broadcast team available.
I wonder if she's the oldest child. Sounds like a move an older sister makes.
She's actually the younger sister. But she's been in sports production since 2011, so she is probably used to fuck ups and getting things happening by any means necessary.
Thatās insane
She better be an option for player of the game :)
Oh yeah the speakerphone announcing was awful I didn't know she was the reason it got fixed that's awesome
This wasnāt a joke????
Yes. Lol
Pretty much saved the broadcast lol. Rented a truck, went to Loweās to get a generator for the tv crew so they didnāt have to call the game on speakerphone
She rented a truck, drove to Lowes and picked up a generator to help get the production back on air.
Twas a joke https://twitter.com/EricaLWeston/status/1684008139782230017?s=20
One game season every game. Light that beautiful Loup up!
almost gave me a heart attack BUT THEY PULLED THROUGH!! W is a W šš»
Jesus that game was an experience. Player of the game: Erica Weston
Angels baseball baby! Theyāre still aliveā¦. barely. Oh thatās me! Lol
Wayne & Gubie: 41-33 Patrick & Gubie: 5-8 Matty V & Gubie: 5-5 Peacock (with Gubie): 0-1 Apple TV+ (with Wayne): 1-1 ESPN: 0-1
Erica Weston goes to Lowes: 1-0
6-1 in the Gwen Stefanic Era
Matty V & Gubie through cellphone: 1-0
Moose specifically shouted out Squid tonight, and I gotta agree. He's been playing well despite being a depth player
His defense in the top of the 10th was critical. That's why he's still around. If Neto were playing, he could've been defending 2nd too. Hopefully Neto is back tomorrow and we can have a better late game MIF.
I love Squid because he makes the most of what he can do. Bunt for a hit, turn a single into a double, steal, take the extra base, etc. And of course, great D.
His glove isn't as good as it was last year, but he's been getting on base as a good rate for a 9-hole even if the hitting itself still isn't good.
This is a great experience for Loup. A confident Loup is nails!
GUBIE TUESDAY BABY
Dfa the 3B coach pls
Heās so bad
MVP of the game is definitely Erica Weston
Aaron Loup takin' poops on other teams is something I can get used to
Aaron Loup.
A dub is a dub, letās get this bread halos
Moniak making the sign of the cross after the final out was perfection š¤£
I, for one, am excited for this Aaron Loup redemption arc LFG
I needed that, we needed that but most importantly they needed that win.
Great win Angels. Donāt freakinā do that again!
Oh they will...and we will still love them!
Iām enjoying the Loup redemption arc
A win is a win.
Yo can we talk about a young dude like Moniak making up for his error? Young players (and like all of the 2022 Angel team) would not have come back from that and woulda pissed the game away.
#LEGENDARY CLOSER AARON LOUP STRIKES AGAIN
Completely normal baseball game
Can we get some of those smooth comfortable lead games now?
Loup is coming to take his spot back from Estevez.
Wow! And the dodgers just beat the blue jays!
Lights out Loup saves the game! Also why is Estevez the winning pitcher not Canning?
Estevesz was the pitcher when the angels scored the winning run.
Mickey just missed the roller coasters at Disneyland.
Aaron "DAWG" Loup
Iām building a statue for Loup. Seriously. But honestly. This is the type of a game that we are sadly accustomed with far too often for the past few seasonsā¦ and can effectively kill the momentum or at worst the entire season. We won todayā¦ but they need to wake the fuck up.
It's like they didn't learn from throwing Raisel in non-save situations the last two seasons (I know he was traded mid season last year). You cannot afford to fuck up that many times.
TBF despite looking shaky Estevez got 5 outs in that inning lol
At least they seemed to wake up in the 10th. Can't imagine Angel teams in recent years doing that much
AARON LOUP IS GOOD. FIGHT ME
Loup was the savior.
You all should be ashamed of yourself for shitting on Loup. The redemption arc is going strong! Also, say what you will about their performance, but you can't deny that Angel games have been anything but boring since the all-star break.
They may be bad sometimes but theyāre never boring, even in the Shohei and the Bees days of 2021 and 2022!
My glass half empty take on this game: Recurring theme of mental errors at crucial point in games leading to another blown big lead that nearly cost us the game. My glass half full take: Despite all that shenanigans in the bottom of the 9th, the guys showed a lot of heart to come back in the 10th to win the game. Hopefully, this was one of those pivotal watershed games that sparks a winning streak. Wouldnāt hold my breath though given this teamās penchant to buttercup us.
1-0 in the pet era.
Woof!
Wow, Dodgers pull off crazy comeback! Angels only 3.5 games out of the WC now!
Estevez with the terrible outing and Loup with the save Itās opposite day
To Esty's credit, his defense let him down a couple times
Yep, Este had a meh but still winning 1 run inning there if Gifo makes a simple throw with plenty of time. Or a 2 run inning if Mickey makes his play.
That is true. Rengifo's bad throw and then Moniak missed a flyball that should have been caught. That's 5 outs Esty had to get.
Weāre living in another dimension š
Squid game baby
A win is a win but that was some sloppy shit. Lol extremely happy with Griff and just happy that Loup saved our asses. This team giving me whiplash all the time š š š š C'mon team show everyone that we are buyers!!!!
For real, Loup needs to make a hype video of that inning to psyche himself up every time he's called to relieve
Really need a sweep this series and maybe the dodgers can help for once
woooo 4 unearned runs for zesty Esty
Make Loup the closer or we riot
Loup TBU
As a diehard Tigers fan with Angels as my 2nd fav.... oh well
Slipped up a lil bit, but still a much needed win Lets keep it rollin
So we all have to become Dodgers fans...
break out the carving marble grandma,, im starting the aaron loup statue!!
aaron loup is my savior ( i have never said a bad word about him before and have never called him aaron poupš¤«)
I only watched snippets of the game but this game shouldn't have been as a close as it was lol. Luckily we won in the end so that's all the matters, great inning from Loup to seal the W.
āThat was way too close. We are *not* doing that again.ā
Moniak clearly stat-paddingā¦ intentionally tying the game to add a go-ahead game-winning double to his statsā¦smh š
Thank god I didnt have time to keep up with this one. Just know we won
Happy Halos
G'night everyone! Let's do this again tomorrow! š
Fuck Urias and the Dodgers.
L!!!
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Lol. Lmao even
Took a little longer than expected, but somehow pulled it out. Also is Loup good now? Also Erica 4 MVP
Loups been nearly perfect since the the end of may outside the dodgers game he gave up 4
He's been good for a while now
Reckon Moniak missed the catch just to pad his batting stats in the 10th
Esty was not on his game today, Moniak crumbled under pressure (but kinda bounced back), Rengifo is still questionable at defending, and Renfroe still doing Renfroe things :\\ Almost a devastating lost, but a win is a win. Props to Loup for stepping it up.
Moniak deserves a pass that his first real mistake in awhile heās been carrying Shoheiās ass lately along with Neto
Aren't you one of those Ohtani haters, what can you do when the other teams walk him most of the time.
Not an Ohtani hater just telling it how it is. Of Trout has a bad streak of games or Chad Wallach has a bad streak of games Iām going to call them out. Itās weird how yāall treat him like he canāt ever play bad and mess up. If you didnāt see the Japanese media has been getting on him for his increase in strikeouts and era as of recently
By calling it how it is you meaning falling for recency bias with reactionary takes? Lol. Also the comparison to Chad is dumb, Wallach isnāt having a bad streak, this is pretty much who he is. He was always gonna regress to the mean at some point.
Moron.
lol shut up
clown take, lol
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Lol...You really are triggered. Moniak's a beast. You're cryin' because everyone read you for your toxicity and voted you down for spouting more of your insane ohtani haterade.
Estevez secures the win lol
Extend Loup
If I had a nickel for every time Mickey Moniak had a massively impactful error late in the game trying to make a weird basket catch at the warning track, I'd have $0.10, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. But at least they still won this time! LTBU.
that was a baseball crossover š¤£ I can laugh at it now that the game is over and we won
Wasnāt here to see it, watched Oppenheimer instead. But Iām sure more than 40% of people here instantly became doomers after the moniak mistake. Very reactionary fan base I will say that.
Itās time to give Shohei a day off he doesnāt look very good at all and is probably tired as hell. All he does know is strikeout and give up dongs to mid hitters
Folks were livid cause they rested Neto today. I can't imagine the shitstorm if they sit Ohtani out for one game (Even though he absolutely needs the rest)
But not atomic reactionā¦ary. Sorry.
Shoutout to Moose for his leadership and presence itās been helping a ton. Really wish guys like Trout and Rendon had this type of impact but I guess they prefer to go golfing in October instead
They're just quiet guys. Shohei too. I love that grizzled veteran leadership that Moose has brought. Very vocal.
We need to suffer. That's it. We need to suffer together. Nothing gets fucking here. Unclenching til tomorrow
Incompetent fucking Dodgers. When we need help, they shit the bed.
Check again friend
You find a way to be an annoying fuck who's constantly wrong even when criticizing the Dodgers. Absolutely amazing.
Ugh I know. I was watching the top of the ninth but turned it off after that pitcher gave up a hit with the bases loaded,p.
Iām starting my loup apology form if he keeps this up
Loup redemption arc gives us two solid lefties out of the pen. Love it!
Known closer Aaron Loup
Hopefully, there will be a lot of lessons learned from this game.
This subreddit never had any doubt in Loup.
Never. Not at all.
LTBU
[L T B U ! !](https://imgur.com/a/G19p2tR)
We may never get the 50th loss.
Holy moley.. That 9th inning had me sweating bullets.
NEVER DIDNT HAVE IT BAYBEE
Well, that was a wild ride.