CHONE FIGGINS NEWS
VIDEO: Bowden breaks down AL offseason
17 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Chone Figgins is a 3B now, but he'd look pretty good playing center and batting leadoff for the White Sox, Jim Bowden says.
White Sox avoiding Figgins, may turn to Podsednik to fill leadoff role
19 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
Though his team has been linked to free-agent third baseman Chone Figgins, White Sox general manager Ken Williams told the Chicago Sun-Times that Figgins won't fit into the team's 2009 budget.
The White Sox are in search of a leadoff...
Past Performance Does Not Guarantee Future Gains
21 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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by David J. Phillip - AP
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I know faithful BtB readers would never fail to discount attrition risk or regress expectations to the mean. I know this because you're a smart...
Notes from the Mag: Figgins, Cubs, Orioles, White Sox
Some notes from Tim Kurkjian, in the latest issue of ESPN the Magazine:It's hard to imagine the Angels allowing Chone Figgins to sign elsewhere this offseason.One of the reasons the Cubs are struggling is the lack of leadership, a void left empty after Kerry Wood and Mark DeRosa...
An Interview With Luis Polonia - Part 1
July 28, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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Luis Polonia. "La Hormiga Atomica". "The Atomic Ant". In the early 90's, he was my Chone Figgins of the day. He began his American career with the Oakland Athletics in 1984 and ended in 2000 with the New York Yankees. In between, he won three...
Angels and Dodgers face similar payroll situations
There doesn't appear to be much wiggle room, so a big deal or run at top free agents would require some creative accounting.
When the last out of the American League Championship Series was made in October, the Angels trimmed almost $51 million from their payroll, as...
Heyman On Figgins, Pineiro, Braves
19 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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SI's Jon Heyman reports from Chicago, where the GM Meetings are wrapping up...
The Phillies are "intent on pursuing Chone Figgins hard," while the Mets are also fans of the Seth Levinson client. The Angels still hope to re-sign Figgins. Joel Sherman...
Where Chone Figgins Fits
13 days ago by
Amazin' Avenue
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by Chris Pizzello - AP
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The Mets apparently at least feigned interest in Chone Figgins at the GM meetings, but were concerned were he'd "fit"...
Waking up Desmond
July 15, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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WiHaloFan posted a link to the CBS story on this, but Chone's amazing journey to St Louis is interesting enough I thought it deserved it's own fan post. Here's what happened:
Chone is snoozing peacefully in his pad in Newport on Tuesday morning.
Angels VP and comm...
Waking up Desmond
July 15, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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WiHaloFan posted a link to the CBS story on this, but Chone's amazing journey to St Louis is interesting enough I thought it deserved it's own fan post. Here's what happened:
Chone is snoozing peacefully in his pad in Newport on Tuesday morning.
Angels VP and comm...
Vote for Reynolds - we'll vote for Figgins
July 06, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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Ladies and gentlemen of Halos Heaven, I come to you from AZSnakePit.com with a proposition. We each have one player listed on the Final Man ballot for the All-Star game and I know you're voting as vigorously for Chone Figgins as we are for Mark Reynolds. But if you're like...
All Star "Bubble Voting" Advice
July 07, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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While you are voting for Chone Figgins in the American League as the final All Star, please consider taking a moment to vote for Arizona Diamondback Mark Reynolds in the National League. Mark is pictured on the right of this photo with his Team USA teammates Nick Adenhart and Brandon...
Figgins Newtons
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Chone Figgins applies a lot of force to a ball, singling to left for the first hit for the Angels in the bottom of the first.
Update: Pettitte makes a number of pickoff attempts on Figgins, then gets Abreu to pop out to first. Normally, I don’t care for a lot of pickoff throws, but [...]
POTD Chone Figgins
September 12, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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POTD Chone Figgins
Seattle blog saying basically that Chone Figgins is Mark McLemore reincarnated. Was curious to see what Halos fans thought about the comparison.
Chone Figgins: Should He Stay or Should He Go?
October 26, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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by Elise Amendola - AP
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Angels 3Bman Chone Figgins is a free agent.
I think it will take $27 Million over 3 years to sign him.
While he is a fan favorite, his skill set...
BtB Power Rankings Season Review: AL West
October 14, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
Chone Figgins may be a 6 WAR player this year, and is the spark plug of one of the best offenses in the American League.
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We now turn our...
Angels pics: Cool or lame?
September 25, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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Now you may have noticed that MLB.com have an army of photographers with digital cams at each and every game. Hence, while flipping through our roster and our stats, I noticed that each player's page comes up with an "action" photo".
Flipping through these is...
What Desmond needs for .300
October 04, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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OK, it's time for my one stat-head post of the season, and on the last day! ... Chone Figgins is currently sitting on a .298 batting average, and it's really splitting hairs, but let's face it -- a .300 average looks way better than a .299 average on the back of a baseball...
Free-agent preview: Corner infielders
14 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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This is the first in a series of position analyses heading into Friday's start of the free-agent shopping season.
Chone Figgins is in a prime position to cash in, with the Angels or another team.
In what general managers consider a thin free-agent market, third base is...
Report: Mets, Phillies interested in Figgins
According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, both the Mets and Phillies have shown interest in free agent Chone Figgins.
Poll Results: If you could sign just one free agent…
2 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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In my last poll, I asked my readers to pick a free agent to sign if they could have only one of them. The options: Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey, Joel Pineiro, Orlando Hudson and Chone Figgins. Here are the results…Holliday and Lackey were far and away the leaders in...
Angels Avoid Arbitration with Figgins
January 14, 2009 by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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The Los Angeles Angels have come to an agreement with Chone Figgins, meaning that a) they avoid arbitration, b) the Yankees can't have him, and c) the Angels will continue to wreak havoc on the basepaths whenever they get on base. Figgins would have been a nice addition to the...
METS INTERESTED IN ALTERNATE SPELLINGS
18 days ago by
Unathletic
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And by that, I mean free agent Chone Figgins:
CHICAGO — Though they are fixated on adding a power bat such as Matt Holliday’s or Jason Bay’s, the Mets are in the words of an involved party “absolutely in” on free agent Chone Figgins.
One Mets official said Figgins would...
David DeJesus and Chone Figgins the answer for the Mets?
18 days ago by
MetsCitiBlog
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According to MLBTR, David DeJesus and others are available from the Royals. The question was posed to me whether the Mets should attempt to sign Chone Figgins and trade for David DeJesus rather than spend big on Matt Holliday and...
TCR Afternoon Notes
October 26, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Alright, here's my half-ass plan for the next few weeks...try to get one of those offseason target posts up sometime in the morning and then some type of quick notes/news of the moment update in the afternoon or early evening if there's enough news out there. I will inevitably...
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