The April 20th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Erick Aybar officially signs his extension, analyzing Colon's 38 straight strikes against the Angels, Halos held a closed door meeting after Wednesday's loss and ...
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April 19, 2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The agreement between the Angels and shortstop Erick Aybar on a contract extension can only be viewed in positive terms, both for the club and the player. By signing Aybar for four years and 35 million after earlier locking up second baseman Howie Kendrick long term, the team has now secured its middle infielders through the 2016 season.
But shelling out big contracts...
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April 19, 2012
Bartolo Colon gave new meaning to the phrase "pounding the strike zone" in his Wednesday night start agains the Angels. And, no, that isn't a fat joke, as far as you know, but rather a way of pointing out that Colon at one point in the game threw 38 consecutive strikes.
It was a streak that started with his second pitch of the fifth inning and did not end until the...
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April 18, 2012
The Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a contract extension for Gold Glove shortstop Erick Aybar.
Angels spokesman Tim Mead confirmed Wednesday the club is getting close to a new deal for the switch-hitting leadoff man, who would have been a sought-after free agent this fall.
Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto has been negotiating with Aybar's agents since shortly...
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April 19, 2012
Bartolo Colon threw eight shut-out innings against the Angels tonight. Yes, I know. Bartolo Colon.Atheltics 6, Angels 0 Where do I even begin? Do I begin with Yoenis Cespedes' three-run home run off of Ervin Santana in the first inning? Or shall I fast foward to the bottom of the 8th inning when the Angels finally presented a threat to Colon's merciless outing? As the...
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April 18, 2012
The Los Angeles Angels are close to signing shortstop Erick Aybar to a long-term deal, according to EPSN.com's Jerry Crasnick.Aybar is set to become a free agent at season's end and is making just over $5 million this year.The 28-year-old is batting .171 in 10 games this season. Aybar will receive his Gold Glove Award for his defensive efforts last season prior to Thursday...
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April 19, 2012
Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point and pitched four-hit ball for eight innings to help the Oakland Athletics beat the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Colon (3-1) struck out five and walked none, helping drop his former team six games behind two-time defending AL champion Texas in the AL West - just 12 games into the season. The 38...
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April 18, 2012
Forgoing free agency is the new hotness. After already locking up his double play partner Howie Kendrick back in January, the Angels gave Erick Aybar a reported four year, $35 million contract extension today. Aybar is under contract for 2012 at just over $5 million, so this represents a pretty nice raise in annual average value, and assuming that the contract covers 2013-2016...
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April 19, 2012
We already talked about Cliff Lee and Matt Cain’s pitcher’s duel for the ages last night, but that wasn’t even the most remarkable thing that took place last night. Over in Anaheim, Bartolo Colon was doing something that we might not see done again in our lifetime.
In the fifth inning of last night’s game, Colon threw a first pitch ball to Maicer Izturis. He wouldn...
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April 19, 2012
The April 19th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels ...
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April 19, 2012
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point and pitched four-hit ball for eight innings to help the Oakland Athletics beat the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Colon (3-1) struck out five and walked none, helping drop his former team six games behind two-time defending AL champion Texas in the AL West -- just 12 games...
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April 19, 2012
With news of Erick Aybar signing a contract extension coming out this week, it should increase the odds that Alberto Callaspo is traded for relief help. The fact that Aybar will definitely be around next year would seem to make Maicer Izturis expendable but I’m thinking Jerry Dipoto knows Arte Moreno did not spend the big bucks this off-season to use an unproven back-up at shortstop...
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April 20, 2012
There was no guest on this week, so Hudson and Scott really stepped it up. The show follows an agenda something like this:
Extension talk – Madison Bumgarner and Erick Aybar both signed extensions this week. What do Scott and Hudson think of each deal?
Contender or Pretender? – The Hardballchat crew discusses some teams that are off to surprisingly hot starts (Mets...
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April 18, 2012
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Oakland Athletics (5-7) @ Los Angeles Angels (4-7)
Probable Pitchers: OAK - Bartolo Colon (2-1, 3.72 ERA) LAA - Ervin Santana (0-2, 7.71 ERA)
Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV - FS-W; Radio - KLAA 830 AM
[wayin]979b4727-d881-4150-9117-bab5aaa2a107[wayin]It's no secret that the Angels haven't met anyone's expectations thus far. Whether you are a skeptical fan, optimistic...
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April 18, 2012
There's been quite a bit of complaining over the way Scioscia has been handle the lineup the past weekend, and with good reason too. Who wouldn't be a little frustrated with the way the lineup has been managed thus far? He's burying the teams hottest hitters in the bottom of the lineup, he's thrust his veterans into the middle of the order when they've been...
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