{"id":5704,"date":"2008-07-27T07:42:59","date_gmt":"2008-07-27T07:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/gibb-rosenthal-pull-off-upset-to-capture-men-s-avp-final-2\/"},"modified":"2008-07-27T07:42:59","modified_gmt":"2008-07-27T07:42:59","slug":"gibb-rosenthal-pull-off-upset-to-capture-men-s-avp-final-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/gibb-rosenthal-pull-off-upset-to-capture-men-s-avp-final-2","title":{"rendered":"Gibb\/Rosenthal Pull Off Upset To Capture Men&#8217;s AVP Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style='float:left;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:5px;'><img src='images\/archive\/sports\/photo5567505.jpg' align='left' \/><\/div>\n<p>   If you&#8217;d have polled the fans attending the Men&#8217;s Final of the AVP Long Beach Open, few would have bet against reigning champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>But armed with momentum and a hometown advantage, Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal used a confusing attack and high energy to stun the #1 beach volleyball team in the world and win the Long Beach Open.&nbsp; Rosenthal hails from nearby Manhattan Beach and boasted his own cheering section, &#8220;Rosie&#8217;s Raiders,&#8221; who rocked the arena and mocked the opponents with great intensity (and a lot of Bud Light).<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s final will take place at 1:00pm today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7274.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Long Beach is ready for its close-up.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7286.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Phil Dalhausser is one of the tour&#8217;s most intimidating players, and is part of the heavily favored Dalhausser\/Rogers duo.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7290.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The energy was on Jake Gibb&#8217;s side all day.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7315.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Gibb (left) and Dalhausser battled at the net for point after point.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7323.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;Rosie&#8217;s Raiders&#8221; cheering their patron saint.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7332.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Jake Gibb basks in the moment.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7338.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Rosenthal and Gibb celebrate their unlikely two-game victory.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7342.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The mula.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7350.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Thanking the faithful with a celebratory champagne spray.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7352.jpg\"   \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Local hero Sean Rosenthal celebrates with one of the many fans supporting the Manhattan Beach native.<\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/AVP\/IMG_7354.jpg\"   \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/span><br style=\"font-style: italic;\" \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Raiders. &nbsp; 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