ERICK AYBAR RUMORS & GOSSIP

The May 23rd, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels ...

Sometimes baseball can be boring. This doesn't happen very often, but once in a blue moon a game comes along with very little interest to it. Such is the case with last night's Angel's loss. Sure, there was quality pitching and a couple of nice plays defensively, but other than that I can't say the game yieldeed anything of merit. It was just one of those things...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Alexi Amarista scored San Diego's first two runs against his former team and then doubled in the go-ahead run off Dan Haren in the seventh inning to lead the Padres to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Amarista, who was on the Angels' opening day roster, started his third straight game for the Padres at second base. He replaced...

Your browser does not support iframes. There was an unusual moment during the Angels’ postgame handshake lineup on Wednesday night. After beating the Twins 6-2, the Angels players lined up for handshakes and high-fives to celebrate the win. For some reason, Albert Pujols chucked his glove at teammate Erick Aybar. The move was strange and made Pujols look like a jerk, but SI...

This is a total ***** move by Albert Pujols’ teammate Erick Aybar after last night’s Angels victory over the Twins. The guy was coming off a two hit night, raised his BA to .198 and has to take this kind of **** from some scrub. Totally uncalled for. What are we talking about? Watch what happens in the Angels team handshake line. If there was ever a reason to beat a teammate...

After last night's 6-2 Angels win over the Twins, as the Angels are doing their postgame handshakes, shortstop Erick Aybar taps first baseman Albert Pujols on the elbow. Pujols proceeds to whip his glove at Aybar, and looks really, really irritated afterwards, inspecting his elbow. It's worth noting that the elbow that Aybar tapped was the one that Pujols has had problems...

Erick Aybar apparently doesn’t understand the famous Albert Pujols Intensity yet. If he did, he clearly would not have participated in such tomfoolery as smacking Pujols in his elbow/foreman rather than his hand during the postgame High 5 line. In response, an angry Pujols retaliated. Hat tip: RedditSo, just for the record, in an Angels uniform Pujols has...

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...

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...

The Los Angeles Angels completed an oft-rumored four year, $35 million contract with shortstop Erick Aybar today. Aybar is coming off the best season of his career in 2011, and the deal will take him through the 2016 season, when Aybar will be 32 years-old. Aybar is making $5.075 million this year, and was scheduled to hit free agency after this season. On the surface, I really...