Mike Scioscia: Press Conference, Game 5 ALCS

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October 22, 2009

Just when all looked lost, the Los Angeles Angels took a cue from an old friend. With their Rally Monkey doing his best work in years, the Angels sent the AL championship series back to New York...

Just when all looked lost, the Los Angeles Angels took a cue from an old friend.

With their Rally Monkey doing his best work in years, the Angels sent the AL championship series back to New York.

Kendry Morales drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the seventh inning, and the Angels responded to the Yankees' six-run comeback moments earlier for a 7-6 win Thursday night that trimmed New York's lead in the ALCS to 3-2.

Vladimir Guerrero's single tied it in the seventh for the Angels, who somehow didn't surrender after blowing a 4-0 lead moments earlier. New York struck immediately after manager Mike Scioscia removed ace John Lackey, with Robinson Cano capping the rally with a two-run triple.

The Game 5 theatrics continued right up to the final pitch, when Angels closer Brian Fuentes retired Nick Swisher on a full-count popup with the bases loaded.

"Everybody thought we were down," Angels outfielder Torii Hunter said.

Game 6 is Saturday night at Yankee Stadium, with Andy Pettitte facing Los Angeles' Joe Saunders. Also in the forecast: a huge rainstorm.

When Cano put New York up 6-4, everything in somber Angel Stadium pointed to a clinching victory and a 40th AL pennant for the Yankees.

Instead, the Angels showed off the knack for late-game comebacks they've possessed ever since their run to their only championship in 2002, when the beloved Rally Monkey began appearing in the late innings on their scoreboard and in plush form in the stands.

Although two games in the Bronx - and shutdown starter CC Sabathia - still stand in the Angels' way, the collapse raised the slightest echoes of what happened to the Yankees' last big lead in an ALCS. The Red Sox famously rallied from an 0-3 deficit in 2004, making a late rally to win Game 4 before finishing off the biggest comeback in baseball history in seven games.

Only six teams have rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win a league championship series - most recently in 2007, when the Boston Red Sox came back against Sabathia and Cleveland on the way to a title. Including the World Series, 11 of 70 teams that fell into a 3-1 hole have made the comeback.

Lackey cruised through the first six innings after Los Angeles scored four in the first, and the ace reacted with audible disappointment when Scioscia pulled him. Reliever Darren Oliver yielded a three-run double to Mark Teixeira on his first pitch, and Hideki Matsui added a tying single.

But the Angels added another comeback to a season full of them.

Jeff Mathis and Erick Aybar reached base to chase A.J. Burnett, the big-money free agent who's still winless in three postseason starts. After Mathis scored on Bobby Abreu's RBI groundout, Guerrero tied it against reliever Phil Hughes - and Morales put the Angels ahead with the latest clutch hit of his breakout season.

Jeff Weaver, who started Game 3 for the Angels, pitched a hitless eighth before Fuentes barely escaped the ninth. After two quick outs, he walked Alex Rodriguez with nobody on base before walking Hideki Matsui and hitting Cano with a pitch to load the bases for the slumping Swisher, who battled Fuentes for seven pitches before popping out

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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perpetual61 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Congratulations to Mike Scioscia for Winning AL Manager of The Year. Good Job For Having a Fantastic Season. Go Angels A Angel Fan Forever.

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They NEED to keep Vladdy and i went to this game!

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I hope the angels enjoyed their time in the spotlight because ITS OVER

FrankyCarbone (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Im a true ANGELS FAN....GO ANGELS!!! But I think they need good players,keep lackey,figgins,abreu....and they need 2 big hitters and another good pitcher

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so we lost well I'm still celebrating the world series championchip back in 2002 hey as good as Mike is as a coach will soon run off a couple of titles and catch up to those Yankees hey Mike I love you from your fan Jorge C Covarrubias

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Why can't they play aswell as they do late-game the whole game wouldn't that be nice! Thanks for posting this video, is there anywhere I can see the game live because in Australia, it isn't played until days later and that's IF it's played?

eyhdle (1 month ago) Show Hide

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are you serious?damn that's mest up i'm sure there has to be a way online you might have to subscribe to a web site to see it live but there will always be someone to post the highlights asap.

JimBobInc (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Yeah i'll have a look around, thanks for the advice

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