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First and foremost, we are fanatics, the root of the term “fan.” We cheer wildly in large groups of strangers for players most of us have never met. We dress up in costumes ... 26Feb2010 |
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GM Tony Reagins says his Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim could still make a move or two this offseason, noting the team's lingering need for a fifth starting pitcher and a utility man off the bench.
Like most of what he and his predecessor Bill Stoneman say, this sounds like another half truth.
The Angels do indeed need have a few holes ... 21Jan2010 |
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With the season on the line, the Angels needed to find a way to get back into this series. Thanks to the bats of Vladimir Guerrero, Howie Kendrick, and Jeff Mathis, the Angels pulled the series back to 2-1 and look to get even tomorrow night.
Jered Weaver didn't bring his best stuff ... 19Oct2009 |
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The Angels were beaten. They had to be.
Down 5-2 in the eighth inning and facing two stellar relievers lined up to close the game, they could only look to tomorrow and a Game 4 match-up between Joe Saunders and Jon Lester.
Or at least, that's what it looked like. But appearances can be ... 11Oct2009 |
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For much of the season, 2008 all-star Joe Saunders was firing blanks. After finally admitting to an arm injury, and spending some time on the DL, it's Saunders' opponents who are getting blanked. In his second start since returning from the DL, Saunders tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing ... 1Sep2009 |
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The Angels offense waited a little too long to give Trevor Bell a win in his major league debut, but the rookie gave the Angels a chance to win, and the Angels closed out the series with a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in an afternoon tilt at the Big A. ... 12Aug2009 |
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Over the past few seasons, the achilles heal for the Angels has been a lackluster offense that has failed to not only get runners on base, but to also drive them in.
However, this year appears to be quite the exception for Mike Scioscia's bunch, as they currently have one of baseball's most ... 7Aug2009 |
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While Vladimir Guerrero may be back in the lineup for the Angels, it may take Torii Hunter a little longer to join his counterpart in the heart of the batting order, as strength tests yesterday revealed that the area around his injury is not strong enough to allow him to begin playing ... 6Aug2009 |
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After outscoring the Minnesota Twins 35-18 in their three game series this past weekend, the Angels aren't necessarily desperate for an influx of batters. But even with an offense on a tear, it appears as if Mike Scioscia will in fact be getting some additional hitters, as Vladimir Guerrero and Torii ... 2Aug2009 |
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In Saturday's 11-5 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins, the Angels got some power from two rather unlikely sources - tablesetters Chone Figgins and Maicer Izturis. Figgins and Izturis both homered during a nine-run outburst in the fourth inning, powering the Angels to their eight consecutive victory - ... 25Jul2009 |
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With the Yankees headed to Anaheim for a weekend series against the Halos, Los Angeles will be without the heart of their lineup as they face a New York team that has won eight straight road games.
Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero, the third and fourth hitters in the lineup, were placed on ... 10Jul2009 |
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The Angels used offensive outbursts in the first and second innings to jump out to a 6-0 lead and never looked back as they took two of three from the Rockies, who came into Anaheim red hot. Joe Saunders made sure the Rockies never got back into the came, picking up his ... 25Jun2009 |
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He saw 11 pitches. He deposited three of them over the wall. Torii Hunter became the second Angel since Adam Kennedy in 2002 to hit three homers in the same game. Coincidentally, Hunter stood in the outfield for all three of those Kennedy home runs. Garret Anderson also performed the feat in ... 14Jun2009 |
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After a disappointing 4 losses in the past five games, Angels skipper Mike Scioscia told players that changes were in the air. Well, frankly, he wasn't kidding. Scioscia optioned struggling second baseman Howie Kendrick to AAA Salt Lake, and inserted Maicer Izturis into the lineup, who came through with four hits in ... 13Jun2009 |
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Thank God for the Lakers, because no one will care about this game. The Angels looked like they didn't care much either. Ervin Santana followed up John Lackey's brutal performance with one of his own. He lasted only 4.2 innings, and allowed six runs on eight hits, one ... 12Jun2009 |
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If you were to sum up the Angels' season in one game, than Sunday afternoon's contest against the Detroit Tigers would certainly suffice. Holding a 5-4 leading heading into the bottom of the eight inning, the Angels' bullpen blew the team's one-run lead, resulting in a 9-6 defeat ... 7Jun2009 |
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There isn't a whole lot to say about the Angels' 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Essentially, the offense didn't show up. They combined for just one runs and four hits against Detroit's Edwin Jackson, who went on to throw a complete game on merely 109 pitches.
The Angels got ... 7Jun2009 |
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After undergointg some serious growing pains since returning from injury, Ervin Santana finally looked like his old self in Friday's 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Santana, picking up his first win since September 22nd, allowed just six hits, two walks, and one run, in 8 2/3 innings, while also striking out seven ... 6Jun2009 |
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For the second straight night, the Angels got off to a quick start. John Lackey, trying to get back on track after some rocky outings, found a groove, lasting seven innings while allowing only two runs on seven hits. He threw 114 pitches, 69 for strikes, ... 4Jun2009 |
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Joe Saunders struggled through 5.1 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits, including a home run to Alex Rios. Saunders took the loss for the third time in his last four starts. After muddling his way through five innings, in which he allowed five runs, the ... 2Jun2009 |
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Obviously place-kicker is an important aspect of the game. But if you're short scholarships and need to be more ...
Scott we can see you are a hater and if the trainer knew then how come he didn't report it. ...
@ Scott: I couldn't have said it better myself!