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Postseason Secret Sauce From The Pinstriped Bible
September 12, 2009 by
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Stephen Goldman has some commentary on the playoff-bound teams based on Baseball Prospectus' "Secret Sauce":
No. 11 THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, USA
The Angels get knocked down on the power pitching angle, as overall they are a tick below average in...
Minor League Scorebook
September 12, 2009 by
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More (mostly) postseason madness!
2009-09-11: Salt Lake did not play
2009-09-11: Arkansas did not play
2009-09-11: Rancho Cucamonga did not play
2009-09-11: Cedar Rapids did not play
2009-09-11: Orem 4, Ogden 8 #
Alliman: 1-3
Ramirez: 0-1, 2 BB
Baird: 2-5, 1 K
Haerther: 2-3, 1 2B...
Pickoff Moves
September 12, 2009 by
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Thanks to the miracle of the iPhone, I was able to listen to a fair amount of these games in the Little Rock airport and on the way to dinner...
Angels Beat Up Gavin Floyd, Again: Angels 7, White Sox 1
For some reason, I had it in my head that the Angels have pretty much beat up...
Minor League Scorebook
September 11, 2009 by
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2009-09-10: Salt Lake did not play
2009-09-10: Arkansas did not play
2009-09-10: Rancho Cucamonga 3, Lake Elsinore 0 #
Romine, An: 1-3, 1 BB
Brossman: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Fuller, C: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Phillips, P: 0-3, 2 K
Flores, M: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 0...
Another Lackey CG SHO: Angels 3, Mariners 0
September 11, 2009 by
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I mainly saw the end of Wednesday's 6-3 Halos win (resulting in a career-high 15 wins for starter Jered Weaver), and missed this one because of a prior commitment at the Hollywood Bowl. (Despite my Facebook status change, the Berlioz requiem wasn't a lost work; Helen was probably...
Rockies Win Seventh Straight: Rockies 5, Reds 1
September 10, 2009 by
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On the strength of a single five-run inning in the third, the Rockies swept the Reds in Denver. Juan Rincon was the winning pitcher, Kip Wells took the loss. Starter Jose Contreras was lifted from the game early due to a leg injury; his status for the balance of the season is uncertain...
Torii Hunter Wins Branch Rickey Award
September 10, 2009 by
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For his service with kids in Los Angeles. The award "recognizes professionals in Major League Baseball for exceptional community service".
Minor League Scorebook
September 10, 2009 by
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2009-09-09: Salt Lake did not play
2009-09-09: Arkansas did not play
2009-09-09: Lake Elsinore 5, Rancho Cucamonga 6 #
Romine, An: 2-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI
Colmenares: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Moore: 1-2, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K
Nieves, Ab: 2-4, 1 2B
Fuller, C: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Rosario, A: 2-3, 1 2B...
Tron-Tron Misses The Plate And The Dodgers Miss The Sweep: Diamondbacks 5, Dodgers 4
September 10, 2009 by
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Despite my earlier warning about the possibility the last-place Snakes could have been eliminated tonight, the Dodgers managed to let that reckoning slide to another day, and another opponent in all probability. The Dodgers took early leads of 1-0 (on a Manny Ramirez RBI single) and...
Randy Wolf To Miss Friday Start, Kuroda To Take His Turn
September 09, 2009 by
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Per MLB.com, Randy Wolf will miss his scheduled start on Friday with left elbow stiffness.
Dodgers Can Eliminate Diamondbacks Tonight
September 09, 2009 by
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A Dodger win tonight could eliminate the Diamondbacks. Jes' sayin'.
The Green-Eyed Monster And The Angels' 2002-2005 Drafts
September 09, 2009 by
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The Angels beat the Rangers — and just about everyone else — at acquiring pitching with their first-round drafts in 2002-2005:
Unfortunately for the Rangers, the Los Angeles Angels, drafting with the 18th highest average pick, have gotten more pitching than anybody from...
KFWB's Format Change Won't Change Angels Simulcasts
September 09, 2009 by
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I had meant to say something about this when it first appeared two days ago, but KFWB kicked off a format change with an 18-hour marathon of Laura Schlessinger; the station goes from being mostly news to principally talk radio with some Angels game rebroadcasts. I get 980 much more...
Angels Make Five Callups
September 09, 2009 by
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OF Chris Pettit was added to the Angels' 40-man roster in a slew of September callups that included reliever Rafael Rodriguez, INF Freddy Sandoval, OF Terry Evans, and C Ryan Budde.
Tim Lincecum Most Likely To Miss Dodgers Series
September 09, 2009 by
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Tim Lincecum, who earlier missed his Tuesday start with back spasms, will probably miss the Dodgers series this weekend, and will return to the Giants' rotation next week for the Rockies series.
Minor League Scorebook
September 09, 2009 by
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Obviously, not a whole lot going on here, with most teams' seasons shut down.
2009-09-08: Salt Lake did not play
2009-09-08: Arkansas did not play
2009-09-08: Rancho Cucamonga did not play
2009-09-08: Cedar Rapids did not play
2009-09-08: Ogden 6, Orem 7 #
Cates: 2-4, 1 BB
Baird...
The Eighth Is Enough: Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 4
September 09, 2009 by
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I flipped once or twice between this and the Angels game — c'mon, FiOS, get me a working picture-in-picture — and apparently I missed a heckuva ballgame, with the Dodgers pulling out the win in the eighth innning using a long two-out rally, depriving Billy Buckner of...
Ay, Ay! The Admiral Comes Through: Angels 3, Mariners 2
September 09, 2009 by
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Brian Fuentes spoiled Scott Kazmir's first chance at a win in an Angels uniform, giving up the tying run to leadoff man Mike Sweeney on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth. It says something that even the team broadcasters, Mark Gubicza in particular, felt obliged to remind...
John Perrotto On The Other Side Of The Kazmir Trade
September 08, 2009 by
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In BPro:
The Rays' chances of getting to the postseason for a second consecutive season are pretty much over. They trail the Yankees by 14½ games in the AL East, and the Red Sox by six in the league's wild-card standings. To some extent, the Rays conceded last weekend when...
Minor League Scorebook
September 08, 2009 by
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Things are starting to wrap up rather rapidly, as the Angels' Arkansas team played its final game of the season, as did most of the other teams. I missed the AZL season coming to an end a few weeks ago; the AZL Angels qualified for the playoffs but were knocked off by the...
Awesomeness Beyond Awesomeness
September 08, 2009 by
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Something I heard about but forgot to mention yesterday: the fall-over-backwards reception Prince Fielder got on his walkoff home run. Some of the Giants objected.
And Now, A Musical Interlude: Cubs 4, Pirates 2
September 07, 2009 by
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Seventeen straight losing seasons.
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Dodgers Bludgeon Last-Place* Snakes: Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 2
September 07, 2009 by
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Actually kind of a boring Memorial Day game, with the Dodgers rolling out to an early 3-0 lead in the third on a pair of solo homers by Manny Ramirez and James Loney, of all people, and Russell Martin's RBI single; the Dodgers never trailed, though Vicente Padilla did give up a...
Let Us Talk Of Many Things: Royals 6, Angels 3
September 07, 2009 by
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It's so often that the fog of my memory recalls something significant that was simply untrue about a game or a series, that I have to check on it. Kendry Morales made some questionable baserunning moves, getting tagged out at third in the fourth on an excellent throw by Royals...
Cubs, White Sox Interested In Chone Figgins
September 07, 2009 by
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Both Chicago teams are interested in Angels leadoff man Chone Figgins, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.
''I would think that we'll probably try to add more speed, but we'll see,'' Piniella said Sunday when asked whether Kosuke Fukudome was in...
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