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Around the Halo 4/15/2009
Yesterday the Angels lost to the Mariners in extra innings 3-2. Los Angeles is having a problem with RISP so far this season. The club is also an anemic 0-22 with the bases loaded.Kendry Morales who is being counted on to replace Mark Teixeira's bat in the line up has gotten off...
Around the Halo 4/23/2009
April 23, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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Another game, another bullpen horror show, another defensive meltdown and another pitcher sent to the disabled list.Last night the Angels lost to the Tigers 12-10. Los Angeles received a career night out of Kendry Morales who drove in 5 runs and hit his first homerun of the season...
Around the Halo 4/23/2009
Another game, another bullpen horror show, another defensive meltdown and another pitcher sent to the disabled list.Last night the Angels lost to the Tigers 12-10. Los Angeles received a career night out of Kendry Morales who drove in 5 runs and hit his first homerun of the season...
Have the Mets ended their search for a LOOGY
January 30, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Shortly after the Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis, Omar was asked what his direction would be in regard to a second lefty handed reliever. At the time he stated he was comfortable going with one lefty because he trusted his righties to get left handed hitters out. When pressed Omar said he might ...
Bullpen Thoughts
December 30, 2008 by
Mike's Mets
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A couple of weeks ago, FoxSports.com's Dayn Perry weighed in on Francisco Rodriguez' "team to beat" quote. I myself didn't feel the need to weigh in on it at the time because I think this whole Mets-Phillies back and forth has become rather
The obvious truth...
ALCS Game Five Recap
October 23, 2009 by
Fragile Freddy's
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The Angels live to fight another day after an exciting 7-6 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday night. This was the third truly memorable game in what so far has been an interesting series.The Yankees threatened early and appeared to have loaded the bases with no outs but a 3-2 pitch...
Around The Halo 5/6/2009
May 06, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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Tuesday night the Angels finished a two game sweep of the Oakland A's, defeating them 5-3. Shane Loux went seven strong, Darren Oliver pitched well in his return. Scot Shields ran into trouble in the 9th giving up a 2-run homer to Matt Holiday, however Brian Fuentes was able to...
Around The Halo 5/6/2009
Tuesday night the Angels finished a two game sweep of the Oakland A's, defeating them 5-3. Shane Loux went seven strong, Darren Oliver pitched well in his return. Scot Shields ran into trouble in the 9th giving up a 2-run homer to Matt Holiday, however Brian Fuentes was able to...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Fragile Freddy's
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97- 65, 10 Games Ahead, Won ALDS 3-0 (Boston), Lost ALCS 4-2 (New York)Positional MVP – Kendry Morales - .306/.355/.569 – After watching Mark Teixeira leave via free agency Arte Moreno saw his Cuban investment pay off as the highly touted Morales exploded. The switch-hitter became...
Can the Mets do better then Show...
December 11, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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Now that we have a great 1-2 punch at the back-end of the bull-pen, the most glaring problem is Scott Schoeneweis. I would like to see the Mets move Show but to do so they would have to obtain another lefty. Even if they decided to release him and eat the last year of his contract...
Around the Halo 5/4/2009
The Angels will be taking on AL West rival Oakland to finish up a 3-2 road trip after being rained out yesterday in New York. Los Angeles is coming off of an 8-4 win in the Bronx on Saturday lead by another outstanding outing from Matt Palmer. In a hopeful sign, relievers Jose Arredondo...
Free Agent Market: Lefty Relievers
October 07, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Lefty relievers are a popular offseason wish list item this year. Let's take a look at the free agent market.
The group's ERA leader (1.50), Scott Eyre, is considering retirement. Mike Gonzalez is next at 2.42, though he may be seeking a closer job. John...
Today on Baseball Prospectus: Salary Arbitration Beats Free Agency
February 25, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Yesterday, we released a 25-page report on this year?s salary arbitration class. The report allows one to look up any of the 29 clubs that were engaged in salary arbitration this year (the Indians did not have any players in the process), see how players fared in terms of increasing...
Yankees vs. Angels Series Preview
April 30, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Yankees vs. AngelsNew Yankee Stadium(Four Games)After losing the first four games of the road trip, including three painful losses to the rival Red Sox, I'm sure many Yankees fans are happy they were able to salvage the final two games of the trip. As I said after Tuesday's...
Around the Halo 5/4/2009
May 04, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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The Angels will be taking on AL West rival Oakland to finish up a 3-2 road trip after being rained out yesterday in New York. Los Angeles is coming off of an 8-4 win in the Bronx on Saturday lead by another outstanding outing from Matt Palmer. In a hopeful sign, relievers Jose Arredondo...
Trevor Bell Debut Leads to Angels Sweep of Rays
August 12, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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by Reed Saxon - AP
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Los Angeles Angels starter Trevor Bell pitches to the Tampa By rays in his major league debut in the first inning of a baseball game at Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Aug...
24 Free Agents offered arbitration deals
December 02, 2008 by
The Bottom Line
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MLB Trade Rumors has the list of free agents that were offered arbitration deals before midnight last night:
Type A (15 players)
A.J. Burnett
Orlando Cabrera
Juan Cruz
Brian Fuentes
Orlando Hudson
Raul Ibanez
Derek Lowe
Darren Oliver
Oliver Perez
Manny Ramirez
Francisco...
ANGELS ALL TIME JERSEY ROSTER - #38
January 28, 2007 by
Halos Heaven
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Angels Uniform #38
1964, 65: Aubrey Gatewood 1966 - 73: Clyde Wright1974: Bill Gilbreth 1975: Dan Briggs 1976: Tim Nordbrook 1977: Gary Nolan 1978: Tom Griffin 1979, 80: Mark Clear 1981 - 85: Geoff Zahn 1986: Todd Fischer 1987 - 90: Greg Minton 1991: Kevin Flora 1992: Jose Gonzalez...
And Only Scarcely Less Believable: Angels 5, Red Sox 0
October 09, 2009 by
6-4-2: Double Play Blog
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This one irritated me right from the start; I'm a notoriously cranky guy, and whether it was forgetting my regular glasses in the car (I had to watch a night game through sunglasses, grr, because there's no reentry for postseason games!) or forgetting to bring my charged spare...
HH player ratings: Game 1, Boston v. Halos
October 09, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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My player rankings for Game 1 of the ALDS. In the grand tradition of British soccer writing, I am going to assign a rating of 1-10, with 10 being the highest, based on the individual players' performance in the game.
Feel free to argue ... but these are my damn player ratings...
Around the Halo 4/29/2009
April 29, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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The Angels completed a quick two game sweep in Baltimore, winning their third game in a row. Tuesday Joe Saunders gave up 10 hits yet only allowed 4 runs (2 earned) getting the win in a 7-5 victory. Howie Kendrick continued his hot hitting, belting a two strike home run to put the...
Around the Halo 4/29/2009
The Angels completed a quick two game sweep in Baltimore, winning their third game in a row. Tuesday Joe Saunders gave up 10 hits yet only allowed 2 runs (1 earned) getting the win in a 7-5 victory. Howie Kendrick continued his hot hitting, belting a two strike home run to put the...
24 Free Agents offered arbitration deals
December 14, 2008 by
The Bottom Line
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MLB Trade Rumors has the list of free agents that were offered arbitration deals before midnight last night:
Type A (15 players)
A.J. Burnett
Orlando Cabrera
Juan Cruz
Brian Fuentes
Orlando Hudson
Raul Ibanez
Derek Lowe
Darren Oliver
Oliver Perez
Manny Ramirez
Francisco...
Jason Bulger Stiff Shoulder Scrambles Angels Bullpen Roster
October 03, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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by Chris Carlson - AP
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Jason Bulger was pulled early from Saturday's game when he complained of a Shoulder tightness to Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher. There is no word...
Boston Red Sox Shutout by Angels
October 08, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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by Jae C. Hong - AP
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Los Angeles Angels' Torii Hunter reacts a he watches his three-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning in Game 1 of the American League division...
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