Angels' Erick Aybar, Scott Downs exit with injuries
The Los Angeles Angels have had rotten luck when it's come to injuries this season, and the trend continued last night as shortstop Erick Aybar and reliever Scott Downs were each forced to exit the Halos' contest against the Houston Astros.
Aybar exited after experiencing tightness in his right hamstring, while Downs injured his foot while fielding a sacrifice bunt...
Angels overcome umpire buffoonery, defeat Astros 6-5
The story of this game should be how the Angels are barely clinging to life after sneaking out of Houston with a late-inning rally to avoid a sweep. But you and I know we can't focus on that, not after the shenanigans Bo Porter and the umpires pulled.
If you missed it, enjoy watching a MLB manager and umpiring crew take a dump over the very basic rule than any pitcher entering...
The Angels bullpen is a disaster
There is a lot wrong with the LA Angels. Instead of being the World Series contender many thought they would be, the Halos have struggled to a 10-17 record and are already on the verge of having to declare 2013 a lost season. The problem that gets the most attention is Josh Hamilton. While he is having a miserable season, he attracts the attention simply based on brand name recognition...
Angels RP Scott Downs suffers rib injury
The Los Angeles Angels don't seem to be having any more luck than the Dodgers when it comes to pitcher health this season. Reliever Scott Downs was forced to leave the Angels' 5-4 win over the Athletics on Wednesday night with a rib injury, which could mean the Angels will have used nineteen - yes, nineteen - pitchers this season by the end of Thursday's game against...
Halo Headlines: Trumbo tells how he worked to improve, Downs hurt, Maronde demoted
The May 2nd, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Trumbo tells how he worked to improve, Downs hurt, Maronde demoted and much more...
The Story: Mark Trumbo talks about how he has gone about improving himself.
The Monkey Says: This piggybacks on comments Trumbo made last week, but it once again goes to show how he has worked himself into a better...
This is Howie Do It; Angels defeat the Rangers, 5-4
In a game that looked uncomfortably similar to last night’s meltdown, Howie Kendrick sent his teammates back to the locker room with something to celebrate. The Angels battled to a 4-3 lead heading into the eighth behind a gutsy performance from starting pitcher Jason Vargas. But a rough, rough defensive eighth inning brought Vargas’ first victory to a screeching halt.
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They're Baaccckkkkkkk; Angels down Astros for 4-1 win
After a rough start to the season the Angels have finally found the momentum swinging in their favor after the 4-1 victory earlier this afternoon. This not only marks the Angels first two consecutive wins on the season, but their first series win as well. This was a series that could have turned ugly very quickly after the loss in the opener (to the lowly Astros of all teams), instead...
Why this slow start is good news for the Angels
It looks like things are off to a terribly slow start in Anaheim once again; fortunately all us Angel fans are more than acquainted with slow starts from this team. The experience from last year just means the Angels fan base has the experience to know that we CAN furiously push on the panic this early.
Whoopie!!!
Now I do understand that things are off to a more unfortunate...
Persepective after the Angels first series
There's been quite a bit of hype, a lot of expectations that have followed the Angels into the season. The first week of the season is usually a decent sign of where your team is going to go this season, though as we saw last year these expectations aren't always as solid as we'd like. The first series of the season can at least give you some insight as to how your team...
Second-guessing Scioscia: the wisdom of pitching to Joey Votto
Welcome to what is going to be a new semi-regular feature at the site: Second-guessing Scioscia! As you probably surmised, it is a space in which I will be second-guessing the decision-making skills Mike Scioscia. This is something we've always done here at MWAH, but never in an official capacity. We do this now not because Scioscia is a shaky manager, I actually quite like him...
Dumpster Fire in the 9th, Angels lose to Reds 5-4
Sure the game ended in as miserable, shocking, and abrupt fashion as you could expect. But one can give the Halos some props in this game.
They have overcome a tepid 2-26 from the three players who got their own special press conference at the outset of Spring Training to remain competitive in games 1 and 2 of the season. (Oh, and just a hint, their last names begin...
Angels suffer walk-off loss against the Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer in his new role as Cincinnati's cleanup hitter, and Joey Votto drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single Wednesday night, rallying the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. They've split the first two games of the first interleague series to open a season. Votto's first hit of the season...
Halo Headlines: Angels to have four-man closer competition, Hall tweaks his quad
The February 28th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Angels to have four-man closer competition, Hall tweaks his quad and much more...
The Story: Ernesto Frieri, Sean Burnett, Scott Downs and Kevin Jepsen will all compete for time at closer until Ryan Madson is ready.
The Monkey Says: A closer by committee where the pitcher is picked according...
Halo Headlines: Scott Downs interested in an extension, Cordero's return from tragedy
The February 22nd, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Scott Downs interested in an extension, Cordero's return from tragedy and much more...
The Story: Scott Downs is interested in signing a contract extension.
The Monkey Says: Yeah, not so much. Downs was terrible in the second half of last season and plagued by shoulder problems, so even...
2013 Player Projection: Scott Downs
For a year and a half, Scott Downs was a savior for the Angels bullpen, but he became part of the problem in the final months of last season. Is the veteran southpaw finally starting to break down? Is he just being infected by the rest of the Bullpen of Perpetual Sorrow? Is there any saving him?
2012 Stats: 45.1 IP, 1-1, 9 SV, 3.15 ERA. 3.66 FIP, 43 H, 17 BB, 3 HR, 32 SO, 2.81...
LA Angels positional and/or personal Spring Training battles: Pitching Staff
Oh happy day! Pitchers and catchers have reported to camp. That means baseball is sort of here! It is the kind of stuff that makes me want to go down to my local high school ballfield just to sniff the grass and lick the dirt. But that would be crazy, right? Right? Ri- right? Yeah, right.
Um, ok, so clearly I need focus on something else to keep my enthusiasm from getting the...
2013 Angels Prospects Countdown #25: Brandon Sisk
The MWAH prospect countdown marches on with yet another left-handed reliever but one who hasn't even thrown a pitch in the Angels organization yet.
Brandon Sisk
Position: Relief Pitcher Highest Level: Triple-A
Throws: Left Height: 6'2" Weight: 220 lbs.
Age: 27 Born: 7/13/85
2012 Season Stats
Triple-A: 67.1 IP, 3-2, 8 SV, 2.54 ERA, 59 H, 32 BB,...
2013 Angels Prospects Countdown #28: Michael Roth
The MWAH prospect countdown marches on with a college legend who is big on results but not so much on raw talent. Can he continue to overachieve and defy expectations or will his winning magic finally run out?
Michael Roth
Position: Pitcher Highest Level: Rookie
Throws: Left Height: 6'1" Weight: 210 lbs.
Age: 22 Born: 2/15/90
2012 Season Stats
Rookie...
Cubs pitchers kwERA since 2000 and Happy Christmas
The other day GW wrote an article after Edwin Jackson signed with the Cubs. I was curious why he thought 2012 was a down season and I should have known. GW only looks at strikeouts and walks (and groundball rate). The reason for this is simple: Strikeouts and walks have proven to be very accurate predictors of future ERA.
FIP includes both of those stats, as well as home runs, which...
Beef: The Series- Angels Closer
No, That’s Not Richard Grieco
Photo Credit: Keith Allison
That old bag from the “Where’s The Beef?” commercials knows where it is. Legend has it, the real cause of her death came from reading a single sentence of “Beef: The Series.” It was simply too much beef for one elderly woman to handle. A “beef overdose” if you will.
Seeing as how this...
Angels sign Sean Burnett
The Angels continue to revamp their bullpen as they have now signed left hander Sean Burnett to a two-year $8mm deal, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports. The deal also includes an option for a third year.
Burnett will pair up with Scott Downs and form a very solid lefty duo for the Angels bullpen. The Angels also have right handers Ryan Madson and Ernesto Frieri in the back end bullpen...
More signings Wednesday
• Free-agent reliever Sean Burnett and the Los Angeles Angels agree to a two year deal with a club option, pending a physical. Angels' late-inning options now include Burnett and Scott Downs from the left side, Ryan Madson and Ernesto Frieri from the right.
• Free-agent reliever Randy Choate has agreed to a three-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, sources say.
Game Recap 9/9/12: Can't stop now - Angels 3, Tigers 2
There is no stopping the Angels now... or is it there is no stopping for the Angels now? Can it be both?
Coming off their second consecutive sweep of a fellow Wild Card contender, the Angels are the hottest team in baseball and many of their problems seem resolved.
The rotation? Fixed.
The bullpen? No longer taking on water.
The lineup? Clutch enough...
Richards, Reliever?: Potential late-inning R&R for the Angels
It’s no secret that the Angels are in dire need of bullpen assistance, but they may not have to search any further than their own backyard to locate the missing ingredient. The temporary answer to their main concern is sitting in the bullpen already.
After spending some time in Triple-A Salt Lake, Richards was promoted on August 22 (after Peter Bourjos was placed on the...
Halo Headlines: Downs out due to family reasons, Pujols returns, AL Cy Young is crazy
The August 29th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Downs out due to family reasons, Pujols returns from his injury, the AL Cy Young race is completely crazy and much more...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: I will be on vacation until September 8th, so the daily Halo Headlines are going to be posted sporadically if at all. Try your best to carry...
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