The April 5th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Abreu's attitude improving, Trumbo continues to settle in a third base, Angels set their roster and much ...
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April 04, 2012
Angels nine-time Gold Glove-winning right fielder Torii Hunter returned to his Newport Beach home from Wednesday morning workouts at Dodger Stadium and settled in for a movie on the couch when he heard someone fiddling with his front door.
I grabbed a knife and was about to start Bruce Lee-ing on whoever was there, Hunter said.
Good thing Hunter didnt take the steak knife outside...
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April 05, 2012
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Angels finalized their Opening Day roster for the 2012 season. The club also placed pitchers Jerome Williams, Bobby Cassevah, and Michael Kohn and outfielder Jeremy Moore on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26.
The 25-man roster, as broken down by position:
Pitchers (11):
Scott Downs
Dan Haren
LaTroy Hawkins
Jason Isringhausen
Kevin Jepsen...
HUNTER IS THE HUNTED
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April 04, 2012
There was a scary moment at Torii Hunter's house on Wednesday after his alarm went off and the cops did not recognize him and forced him to show them his ID.
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April 05, 2012
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter had a pretty harrowing experience while at home. Police responded to an alarm at Hunter’s home and the end result was Hunter having to ID himself while the cops had their guns drawn.
Hunter responded to the incident via Twitter and was initially excited by the whole incident, but to his credit didn’t make a big deal out of it.
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April 05, 2012
Albert Pujols has settled into his new locker at Angel Stadium, and his new teammates already think they're getting to know the superstar slugger pretty well.
Now it's time for Pujols to formally introduce himself to his new fans.
The three-time NL MVP will debut for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals on opening day of the most anticipated...
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April 04, 2012
Angels outfielder Torii Hunter was at home this afternoon when his security alarm went off. The police responded to the alarm, but when they got to Hunter’s home, they didn’t believe he lived there. That’s when the cops drew their guns on Hunter.
Hunter explained the story in a series of tweets:
My alarm went off in my house while I was in it. 20mins later I saw cops checking...
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April 04, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Albert Pujols put one more ball into orbit, just for good measure.
Pujols hit a solo home run estimated at 441 feet with his final swing of spring training, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 Wednesday in their exhibition wrapup.
Signed as a free agent, Pujols hit seven homers this spring, along with 20 RBIs and a .383 average.
Mark...
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April 06, 2012
Austin Wood (#30 prospect on the MWAH/LAAI Top Prospect List) looks like he’s going to be jumping up the prospect lists pretty soon. His fastball was sitting 97-98, his delivery is extremely smooth, it’s an EFFORTLESS 97-98. His slider is absolutely lethal, reminds me a lot of Jepsen’s. He loses his release point often though, and when that happens he’s dangerously...
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April 06, 2012
With the Royals first game of the season today, here is five things to look for against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
1. How well does Albert Pujols play for his new team?
The former Cardinals slugger signed a 10 year, 240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels back in late 2011. Albert Pujols has a lot to live up to with a contract that big. So far he is tearing up spring...
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April 06, 2012
Opening Day has come and gone for almost every team in baseball. Â But when you play on the West Coast, you get the distinction of being the last. Â The Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will take the field as the final two teams to open 2012.
After you take that afternoon nap to ensure that you will be awake for the entire late night affair, kick back and read...
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April 05, 2012
Read the methodology behind the ratings here. Remember that the grading scale is 20-80, with 50 representing league average.
2012 Organizational Rankings
#30 – Baltimore
#29 – Houston
#28 – Oakland
#27 – Pittsburgh
#26 – San Diego
#25 – Minnesota
#24 – Chicago AL
#23 – Seattle
#22 – Kansas City
#21 – Cleveland
#20 – New York NL
#19 – Los Angeles NL
#18 â€...
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April 06, 2012
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10pm - Los Angeles Angels (J. Weaver) -220 over Kansas City Royals (B. Chen)
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April 06, 2012
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Kansas City Royals (0-0) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (0-0)
Pitching Probables: KC – Bruce Chen (0-0, -.-- ERA) LAA – Jered Weaver (0-0, -.-- ERA)
Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV - Fox Sports West & ESPN2; Radio - KLAA 830 AM
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Opening Day is one of the most time honored traditions in all of sports (even despite the...
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