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Mike Napoli Ranked Worst Defensive Catcher in Baseball
4 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Mike Napoli Ranked Worst Defensive Catcher in Baseball
"As for the bottom ranks... Josh Bard is at -7.3, the human swing machine, Miguel Olivo, is at -8.8, and the Living Stereotype, Mike Napoli, is at -9.7. No wonder the Angels think Mathis is a good defender."
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Angels 40-Man Roster Set at 38
5 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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As the rights to exclusive negotiations with their free agents closed, like every major league club, the Angels set their 40-Man Roster yesterday. It stands at 38. Here they are listed in order of the earliest that each can become a free agent.
* means a club option exists for an...
Best Angels Prospect Performances, Going Back to 2005
9 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Below is a compilation of the Halos' best prospect performances going back to 2005. I give two run values for position players: the "+ bat" is how many more runs that prospect created over their league's average player according to a widely-used...
To Replay or Not To Replay: The Debate of the Playoffs
23 days ago by
Athletics Nation
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by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
13 days ago:
The Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, left, talks with third base umpire Tim McClelland about a fifth inning double tag by Angels catcher Mike Napoli against New...
2010 Bill James Player Projections
29 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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by Chris Carlson - AP
Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia has a busy off season in store for him.
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Now that the Angels off-season is officially here, it'...
ALCS Coverage: Scioscia Is Nutsier
A couple days ago, Dave Cameron suggested that, on account of some of the moves Joe Girardi was making, that he (Girardi, not Cameron) might be nuts.
Here’s a question: Is it possible that Mike Scioscia is nutsier? Some of his moves involving Mike Napoli in Game Six of the ALCS...
Five Angels In A Sports Bar
October 22, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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I came across this interesting collection of photos posted by a young lady from San Diego who was hanging out with her girlfriends at Nationals Sports Bar on October 1, 2006. They sort of tell a story of what happens when you run into five Angels players in a sports bar. She even...
CC's Gem Sets up Yanks One Win Away From Series
October 21, 2009 by
The Evil Empire
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ON THE MOUND:CC Sabathia's second gem of the series was enough to do away with any momentum the Angels gained yesterday. The Yankees pounded the Angels 10-1 tonight in Anaheim to pull to within one game of the pennant. CC was once again masterful as he dominated the Angels over...
Everybody Loves Mike Scioscia
October 21, 2009 by
Amazin' Avenue
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Matt at Metsblog noted yesterday that he loses count of the emails he receives from fans clamoring for a manager like Mike Scioscia. I rarely receive emails from readers, and that's just fine, but I would agree there is a general perception that Scioscia's teams are...
Hey, Bud! It's Time For Replay Review: NLCS Game 5 Preview, Dodgers vs. Phillies, Wednesday 10/21, 7:07 CT
October 21, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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by Jae C. Hong - AP
Photographic evidence of The Worst Call of All Time.
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Fortunately, they had nothing to do with the outcome of ALCS game four, which the Yankees...
What We Learned: Umps are in a blue funk
October 21, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Sporting News' Stan McNeal analyzes Game 4 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels:
Umpires slump, too
Mike Port, vice president of umpiring for MLB, was giving Sporting News a rules refresher before Game 3 when he shot down the possibility...
CC's Gem Puts Yanks One Win Away From Series
October 20, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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(Mike Blake and Lucy Nicholson of Reuters, and Lenny Ignelzi from the AP) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 10 13 0 LAA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 WP - CC Sabathia (2-0)LP - Scott Kazmir (0-1)So much for...
With Scott Kazmir on the mound, catcher Mike Napoli got the nod
October 20, 2009 by
Los Angeles Times ? Sports...
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'There's a comfort level there,' Manager Mike Scioscia said of the battery mates.
'There's a comfort level there,' Manager Mike Scioscia said of the battery mates.
Umpires Greenlight Yankees Game 4 Victory
October 20, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
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The Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, left, talks with third base umpire Tim McClelland about a fifth inning double tag by Angels catcher Mike Napoli against...
Los Angeles Angels need to defend home field in ALCS
October 20, 2009 by
Angels Locker
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The Los Angeles Angels were able to defend their first game at home, with a thrilling extra innings win. Jeff Mathis was the hero in game three when he drove in Howie Kendrick for the 5-4 11th inning win. Although Mathis was the hero, manager Mike Scioscia is going with Mike Napoli...
Hit Balls and Spitballs: Tuesday Halolinks
October 20, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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"Dammit, this ball is dirty."
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Jeff Mathis helps resurrect the Angels -- latimes.com"That was a heck of a ballgame this afternoon," said Scioscia, master...
LCS Day Five: The Three Most Important People
October 20, 2009 by
Walkoff Walk
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Was yesterday the single greatest day of postseason baseball in the last twenty years? I have no idea, my team lost and I pouted most of the night. But still, let's not ignore the fact that we had two close games, two walkoff doubles, and eight solid hours of all the Tim McCarver...
Burnett Still Pitching
October 17, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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A.J. Burnett comes out for the seventh and gets Mike Napoli to fly to right for the first out.
Update: Robinson Cano looked like he did everything right on a grounder by Aybar, getting down and using two hands, but he boots the ball for an error. Aybar is on first with one out and [...]
Fantasy Baseball: 2010 AL Catcher dynasty/keeper rankings
October 17, 2009 by
Fake Teams
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by Jim Mone - AP
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1. Joe Mauer- Did you really think I'd list anyone else? While he's never been though of as a power hitting catcher, in 2009 he hit 28 home...
HH player ratings: Game 1: Halos 1, Yankees 4
October 17, 2009 by
Halos Heaven
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Well, let's start off these player rankings with this non-sequitur: 46 degrees fahrenheit is not cold. That's 8 degrees celcius, which is warm in Inverness, Scotland, where I lived for two years. So all you wimpy millionaire players wearing your balaclavas ... Man up! It...
Sabathia shrugging off previous postseason problems
October 17, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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NEW YORK — Any question about how much postseason success means to CC Sabathia was answered by his emphatic fist pump after the final out in the seventh inning of Friday's 4-1 victory over the Angels in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Memories of poor October outings are fading fast...
Los Angeles vs. New York – ALCS Preview/NLCS Game One Recap
October 16, 2009 by
Fragile Freddy's
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The Red Sox Off-season Plan can be found by scrolling past this post or just clicking on these pretty blue letters.Like I did with the NL preview, let’s just throw some thoughts out there;- Both clubs are likely to use designated catchers for key starters with Jose Molina catching...
The Lefties in the Pen
October 16, 2009 by
Pinstripe Alley
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by Kathy Willens - AP
Coke should see more action than just against Bobby.
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This is all prefaced by the phrase "I don't really want to see Damaso Marte...
Yankees-Angels matchups
October 16, 2009 by
New York Yankees - New York Post
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Here we go again, seven rounds for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the American League:
CATCHER
Jorge Posada vs. Mike Napoli
This is closer than you would think. Napoli has delivered 20-homer seasons the last two years, and he ripped the ...
Count on title fight going the distance
October 16, 2009 by
New York Yankees - New York Post
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Here we go again, seven rounds for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the American League:
CATCHER
Jorge Posada vs. Mike Napoli
This is closer than you would think. Napoli has delivered 20-homer seasons the last two years, and he ripped the ...
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