Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Angels End 106-Game Comeback Drought in 3-2 Walk-Off Win Over Cardinals
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 22

Angels End 106-Game Comeback Drought in 3-2 Walk-Off Win Over Cardinals

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22

Summary

  • Jo Adell drew a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the ninth, forcing home Zach Neto and lifting the Angels to a 3-2 walk-off win over St. Louis.
  • The victory ended Los Angeles' 106-game skid when trailing after eight innings, its first such comeback in that span, according to ESPN.
  • Hundreds of Angels fans in right field revived the season's "tarps off" shirts-off cheer as the club trailed 2-1 in the eighth and kept it going into the winning rally.
  • That celebration started with Cardinals fans earlier this season, but in Anaheim it has also doubled as a protest space where fans chant "Sell the team" at owner Arte Moreno.
  • Even with the win, the Angels are 40-61 and last in the AL West, sitting 11 games behind the division lead.

Insights

With the Padres sale soaring to $3.9B, will fan protests finally convince Arte Moreno to sell the underperforming Angels?
When a victory cheer becomes a protest, what does it reveal about the soul of a fanbase and its troubled team?
Are fan protests becoming the new market force that determines the future of professional baseball ownership?