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May 14, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas Jered Weaver was not auditioning for "American Idol," but as he walked off the mound in the fourth inning Sunday night, he sang along to his own exit music.
While the song "Hit the Road, Jack" played over the stadium public address system, Weaver could be seen mouthing the words to the Ray Charles hit.
"I was singing the song, 'Hit...
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May 14, 2012
Dream Weaver could've been the key to the Angels getting a big series win and turning the season around, but instead, he ended up giving us all weeks worth of bad dreams.
Rangers 13, Angels 6
Nobody wants me to sit here and recap this disaster of a game. Even if you didn't watch it, the final score tells you everything you need to know. Once again, Texas took Weaver...
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May 13, 2012
Los Angeles Angels rookie outfielder Mike Trout is the American League version of Bryce Harper, so how the heck did he fall to the 25th pick of the 2009 draft?
"You got me," says Trout's father, Jeff.
Call it anti-East Coast bias. Anti-New Jersey bias. Maybe even anti-Billy Rowell bias.
There is more to the story, much more, but what the heck. Let's start by...
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May 15, 2012
Torii Hunter was placed on the Angels’ restricted list on Monday after it was announced that Hunter’s son had been arrested for sexual assault. 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter was reportedly arrested, along with five other suspects, after a month long investigation into a sexual assault of a child.
Hunter left the team on Monday and when Hunter will return is anyone’s guess...
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May 14, 2012
The May 14th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels ...
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May 13, 2012
By Scott Stedman - AngelsWin.com Minor League Reporter
Salt Lake Bees - The Salt Lake Bees have have struggled since the losses of Mike Trout, Alexi Amarista and Jorge Cantu. Overall, they are 18-19 on the season, good for 3rd place in the Pacific Coast League. Offensively, the Bees have been led by Andrew Romine, Kole Calhoun and the veteran Ryan Langerhans. Andrew...
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May 12, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas -- In a season that veered off course early and still hasn't gone right, the Angels occasionally have shown glimpses of what they could be.
On good days, they find ways to get on base, move runners over and pressure their opponents with timely hits. On bad days, they seem lifeless and unable to do anything right.
Maybe, as Mark Trumbo said, it's an attitude...
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May 14, 2012
Start 'Em
Ervin Santana (OAK, @SD)
After an atrocious April (0-5, 6.16 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 10 homers surrendered in five outings), Santana has considerably calmed down in May, submitting two straight quality starts with a 2.93 ERA in 15.1 innings of work. Oakland and San Diego are cellar dwellers in most offensive categories this season, giving Santana an opportunity to continue...
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May 15, 2012
The son of Angels center fielder Torii Hunter has been arrested along with five other students at Prosper (Texas) High in connection with a sexual assault investigation, according to the Associated Press. Darius McClinton-Hunter made bail and was released from jail Monday after being arrested. McClinton-Hunter was arrested following an investigation that began a month [...]
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May 14, 2012
Torii Hunter won't be in the Los Angeles Angels' lineup for an undisclosed amount of time because his son has been arrested in connection with to a sexual assault in Prosper,Texas. Hunter has been placed on the restricted list by the Angels.
Hunter's son, Darius McClinton-Hunter, was arrested along with four other students at Prosper High School on charges related...
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May 15, 2012
The attorney defending the son of Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter in a sexual assault case says he has a taped telephone conversation in which the boy's 16-year-old accuser recants.
Todd Shapiro is the attorney for 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter. He told reporters Thursday that a recording was made Wednesday of a conversation between the girl and a teenage friend...
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May 14, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas The Los Angeles Angels decided to challenge the best hitter in baseball when they didn't have to. Already trailing by four runs in the fourth inning, Angels manager Mike Scioscia allowed his ace, Jered Weaver, to pitch to Josh Hamilton with one out and runners on second and third.
Weaver may have thrown a no-hitter earlier this month, but he had just given...
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May 15, 2012
Torii Hunter was placed on the Los Angeles Angels' restricted list Monday after his teenage son was arrested in Texas.
The town of Prosper, Texas, issued a news release announcing 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter of neighboring McKinney, Texas, was arrested Monday in a sexual assault case. The release said Prosper police made five arrests after a monthlong investigation of...
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May 13, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Nelson Cruz hit his third career grand slam, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday night to hand Jered Weaver his first loss.
The slam by Cruz capped a five-run third for the Rangers. Hamilton chased Weaver an inning later with a two-run double that made it 8-2.
Weaver (5-1), in his second start...
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May 12, 2012
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers.
Jered Weaver
(1) Jered Weaver retains the current top spot on the Factor12 Top12 in 2012 with a 32.589 rating. The Los Angeles Angels right-hander followed up his no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins with 6IP / 3H / 1ER / 2BB / 2K against the same Minneapolis...
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