The Angels entered the bottom of the 9th down 5-3 against the Cardinals, and I told my oldest son that it was pretty much over. I was just digging the vibe and anticipating the fireworks show. And then the phenomenal started happening. Albert Pujols lined a single, and he was followed with a booming home-run by Josh Hamilton to tie the game 5-5. Alberto Callaspo and Hank Conger then each popped up for the first and second outs. But then Howie Kendrick and Mark Trumbo both singled and Kendrick was driven home by a crazy Erick Aybar who kept running to second base, to be shortly swarmed as the Angels' bench cleared to celebrate the walk-off win.
Needless to say, the crowd was going wild. Folks might remember that the Angels have the "rally monkey," who last night was doing some Gangnam style moves to get the crowd fired up. It was totally hilarious. The billboard played a mashup of Ferris Bueller with fan-shots while the crowd waited for fireworks. My wife was bumping my fist repeatedly, clapping and saying, "Good job, honey," so happy that I'd gotten tickets to the game.
It was a memorable night, for sure.
In any case, here's Bill Shaikin's report at the Los Angels Times, "Josh Hamilton's homer sets up Angels' walk-off win over Cardinals."
And on Twitter:
.@lamblock #Angels rally in ninth inning to defeat Cardinals http://t.co/YVcUAn7wzQ #Cardinals #MLB #Baseball #RallyMonkey
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) July 5, 2013
Fireworks earlier tonight after #Angels dramatic come-from-behind win. #4thofJuly pic.twitter.com/vmSiG4vGc0
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) July 5, 2013
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