Yardbarker: Howie Kendrick

Blogging the Offseason: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:00 -0500

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's AL team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and our guest is Jim from the Angels Blog, Halos Heaven. 1. Both Lackey and Escobar are free agents this year. Will the Angels bring either back? If not whom will they target as a replacement? My fear is that they re...

Alexia Amarista: Best Angels Prospect Performance #1

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:29:26 -0500

1) Alexia Amarista, 20 - 2B, A-Ball .319/.390/.468 with 4 HR and 38 SB's. +18 bat, +20 glove Only three players have put up better seasons in the Halos' system over the past five years: Brandon Wood in 2005, Howie Kendrick in 2005, and Sean Rodriguez in 2006. That's some pretty good company for Amarista, whom Baseball America failed to even mention in their Midwest League's top 20 prospects, despite the fact that he won the batting title, was voted best defensive second ...

That sucked

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:53:21 -0500

Goddam Howie Kendrick. I’m too angry to write anything. I just hope the Yanks bounce back tomorrow. CC, the team needs you. Please keep up your good work tomorrow.

Kendrick Connects

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:02:38 -0500

Howie Kendrick sends a shot into the back bullpen in left as the Angels get one run back with one out in the fifth. That cuts the Yankees lead to 3-1. According to the broadcast, that’s the first home run allowed by the Yankees this post season. Update: That’s all the Angels get as [...]

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:05:00 -0500

The Los Angels Angels return home from a somewhat frustrating 3-4 road trip through New York, Boston and Texas. Frustrating due to lack of offense and yet another screwy game in Fenway Park. However, the Texas Rangers are in a free fall and the Angels took advantage, lowering their magic number to 7.The Yankees come to town with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Los Angeles leads the season series 4-3 with the home team coming out on top in 6 of those 7 games. The Angels swept NY aside when ...

FRIDAY HALOLINKS: "Howard" or "Howie" Kendrick Has Big Night

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:41:22 -0500

More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Browse more photos » Angels-Rangers Preview - FOX Sports on MSNA prolonged offensive slump has Texas in the midst of an untimely losing streak. The good news for the Rangers is that the first-place Los Angeles Angels also haven't played all that well of late. The Rangers will try to cut into the visiting Angels' AL West lead when the teams open a key three-game series Fr...

Howie Kendrick Trade Value Rockets in 5 RBI Afternoon, Angels Win

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:30:39 -0500

More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Make Them Sweat... Browse more photos » Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 9, Indians 3 The Cleveland Indians scored 45 runs in their previous 5 games, but they only managed 1 in 7 innings against Angels starter John Lackey on Wednesday afternoon. Don't blame the buzzkill of reigning Cy Young winner Cliff Lee being traded along with Ben Francisco to the r...

Indians Beat Angels while Talking Kendrick for Cliff Lee Trade

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:19:36 -0500

Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Angels 6, Indians 8 All Star closer Brian Fuentes blew a save for the first time in a long time as the Cleveland Indians shrugged off a 2HR night by Kendry Morales and a back-to-back-to-back HR outburst by Juan Rivera, Mike Napoli and Morales and came back with a 3 run Victor Martinez blast followed by a Jhonny Peralta solo shot in the 9th inning to win 8-6. The Angels held Howie Kendrick out of the lineup on Monday and if he is in it tomorrow nigh...

SUNDAY ANGELS ROUNDUP: Guerrero Powers Angels, Kendrick Back In Lineup

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:48:00 -0500

More photos » by Mark Avery - AP Browse more photos » Up next for Angels: Sunday vs. Baltimore - Los Angeles TimesJoe Saunders vs. Rich Hill Angels rally to defeat Orioles | angels, four, guerrero, runs, orioles - Sports - OCRegister.comThe Baltimore Orioles had a four-run lead in the fifth inning Saturday night, but by the time the Angels and Vladimir Guerrero were finished, that lead was a distant memory. Howie Kend...

Howie Kendrick Recalled To Angels

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0500

by Matt SnyderFiled under: Angels, AL West, MLB TransactionsWhile he doesn't have much power or a ton of base-stealing speed, one thing Howie Kendrick has always been able to do is hit the baseball. His career batting average in the minor leagues is an absurd .360 -- with a .972 OPS, which is even more impressive considering his lack of home run power. In the majors, he's generally been a .300 hitter as well. Thus, entering 2009 as a 25-year-old with a firm grasp of the everyday secon...

SATURDAY ANGELS ROUNDUP: Howie Kendrick Is Back, But Where's Vlad's Power

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:17:41 -0500

More photos » by Francis Specker - AP Browse more photos » Orioles get to Ervin Santana in his return - Los Angeles TimesErvin Santana's mandate Friday night was straightforward in the eyes of Angels Manager Mike Scioscia. "We want him to go as hard as he can for as long as he can," Scioscia said ahead of Santana's first start -- against the Baltimore Orioles -- since the right-handed pitcher came off ...

BACK TO THE BLOG

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:15:54 -0500

I'm back to blogging in the yard....wish I had some good news to talk about but as you may have heard, I am out for a few weeks with a strain in my right triceps...I'm going to do everything I can to get back as soon as possible, but I've got to be a little cautious. The trainers are wanting me to go a little slower than I want to go. I'm going to trust them. They've been here before, and I haven't. I have never missed a start in my professional career. I always want to answer the bell that fifth day but injuries are part of it and this is my first experience with being sidelined for a while. I'll tell you what, we will be fine with whoever fills in the first month for Escobar and I. If it's Moseley, Adenhart or whomever, those guys can handle the situation. Spring Training has been fun, Torii Hunter has had this clubhouse laughing daily. He is a class act and a true pro. There seems to be something special going on with our lineup. Torii has come out on fire and Gary Matthews and Howie Kendrick have been knocking the ball all over the place. Of course Vlad has been doing his thing and our shortstops have been solid. I really like what I have been seeing out there, this is going to be a fun team to watch. For now, I'm going to do what I have to do to get back and help the team. I am getting anxious to get back home, it seems like forever ago since we arrived in Tempe for Spring Training. Talk to you all later.

Casey Kotchman: Our forgotten future star

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:12:36 -0500

Amidst all the obsession over the Two Miguels and other trade possibilities, it seems that many have forgotten that the Angels have a collection of promising young hitters, some of whom--such as Howie Kendrick and Casey Kotchman--have gone beyond the level of "potential" into "actual." To provide an alternative for those that tire of the endless cycling of the same old trade rumors, here is a discussion of our first baseman of the next decade, Casey Kotchman. Click on t...

The Gatorade Commercial

Thu, 03 May 2007 17:22:40 -0500

Have you seen the Gatorade commercial I'm in? I finally saw it a few days ago. The whole thing was set up through our front office. It's not like I tried out for the part. I'm on the mound and Derek Jeter's on first trying to steal. Garrett Anderson is playing first base, Howie Kendrick is at second and Shea Hillenbrand is in there too. Derek is a great guy. I've hung out with him a few times. He's fun to be around. I met Harvey Keitel right before the shoot. He was the big time guy with the big trailer. We never saw him between takes. He was chillin' in the trailer while we all just hung out. He had a double when they were lining up each shot so he literally came out only when it was time to shoot. It was a great opportunity to be in a national commercial like that, but it took forever to shoot. We did it over two nights and the shoots were 4-5 hours each. I definitely had no idea how much work goes into making a 45 second commercial. You would literally do something for a few seconds and then they'd move all the lights and the people in the stands. They had to shoot from every angle so you were always stopping and setting up. I don't think acting is going to become a second career for me, but that's probably ok with everyone.