K-rod you owe Tori Hunter a beer.

I posted earlier about the walk off home run being the greatest moment in all of sport. I stand by that statement - however I think the walk off, game saving, home run-robbing catch is not a bad way to end a game either.

If you didn't see the highlights from Friday night allow me to set the scene. Angels and Mariners playing in Anaheim. It is early, but this is a big game between two teams everyone thinks is going to be racing for this pennant all summer. We will pick up the action in the top of the 9th, two outs, one on, Angels holding a 5-4 lead, K-rod on the mound, and Richie Sexton at the plate. (Sexton at this point in the game is 2-3 with 2 home runs - needless to say - he is seeing the ball rather well).
K-rod makes the mistake of hanging a breaking ball, which Sexton kills towards dead center field. It looks like a go ahead 2-run 2-out homer in the 9th and a 3 home run day for Richie, except for the fact that the Angels "overpaid" for Tori Hunter in the off season. Hunter tracks the ball beautifully leaps at the fence and brings back the go ahead home run to end the game and preserve a 5-4 win for the Angels.

A few things to think about:

1. When the ball was initially hit K-rod pointed straight up in the air, as if he expected Erick Aybar to settle under the pop-up. Instead the ball was hit 405 feet away. It would have been a great picture of K-rod pointing straight up and Sexton pumping his fist as the ball left the yard.

2. Baseball is such a statistical game, but defense like Hunter's is impossible to quantify. He creates so many more outs with his glove, most of which never make it to sportscenter. If I am going to overpay for a free agent in the off season - I am going to overpay for a free agent that has a bat and a glove (naturally the Tigers signed Cabrera who has a great bat, but bought his glove at the same place Papi and Hafner bought theirs)

3. Can Richie Sexton catch a break? Here is a guy who has been a pretty big bust since coming to Seattle - he has 2 jacks already in the game - and then hits a 400 ft + shot to dead center -unfortunately for him - the Angels have Tori Hunter on the wall, they need him on that wall.

4. Naturally I am up against K-rod in fantasy this week (come on CJ Wilson -  I need one more save).