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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 extra year. After 2010 Brian Fuentes * Maicer Izturis Scot Shields After 2011 Bobby Abreu * Scott Kazmir * Gary Matthews...
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Bobby Wilson,
Brandon Wood,
Brian Fuentes,
Cycling,
Dustin Moseley,
Erick Aybar,
Ervin Santana,
Gary Matthews,
Jason Bulger,
Jeff Mathis,
Jered Weaver,
Joe Saunders,
Jose Arredondo,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Maicer Izturis,
Mark Trumbo,
Matthew Brown,
Matt Palmer,
Mike Napoli,
NLL,
Peter Bourjos,
Rafael Rodriguez,
Rafael Rodriguez,
Reggie Willits,
Rich Thompson,
Robert Mosebach,
Ryan Budde,
Scot Shields,
Scott Evans (sc),
Scott Kazmir,
Sports,
Terry Evans,
Torii Hunter
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
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...
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
2) Carlos Ramirez, 21 - C, Advanced Rookie Pioneer League .389/.514/.695 with 10 HR and 0 SB's. +36 bat, +8 glove Sammy Swenson. Matt Pali. Josh Gray . Sergio Contreras. Grodon Gronkowski. Those are some other guys who pounded the ball in the Pioneer League over the past decade, but never encored against advanced competition. I mention them only to provide the perspective one has to have when looking...
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » A couple of days ago I received "The Bill James Handbook" in the mail (from ACTA Sports ). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the handbook, it's 95% stats with a little commentary thrown in. Earlier, I posted what the handbook had projected for the 2010 Angels, but here are a few other things I found interesting:...
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Albert Pujols,
Business,
Carl Crawford,
Chone Figgins,
Erick Aybar,
Franklin Gutierrez,
Gold,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Jack Wilson,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Los Angeles Angels,
Maicer Izturis,
Mark Buehrle,
Mike Napoli,
Mining,
Ryan Zimmerman,
Sports,
Torii Hunter,
Yadier Molina
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Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia has a busy off season in store for him. Browse more photos » Now that the Angels off-season is officially here, it's time to start the speculation of player moves the team may make prior to the start of the 2010 season. To help fuel the discussion on who should stay and who should go, below are the 2010 player...
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Erick Aybar,
Gary Matthews,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Los Angeles Angels,
Maicer Izturis,
Mike Napoli,
Mike Scioscia,
Sports,
Torii Hunter
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The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Lineups via LoHud: YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge Posada C Hideki Matsui DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Melky Cabrera CF Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (1-0, 2.84 ERA in postseason) ANGELS Chone Figgins 3B Bobby Abreu RF Torii Hunter CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Kendry Morales 1B Howie Kendrick 2B Juan Rivera LF Jeff Mathis C Erick Aybar SS Pitching: LHP...
Explore : Alex Rodriguez,
Andy Pettitte,
Bobby Abreu,
Chone Figgins,
Derek Jeter,
Erick Aybar,
Hideki Matsui,
Jeff Mathis,
Joe Saunders,
Johnny Damon,
Jorge Posada,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Mark Teixeira,
Melky Cabrera,
New York Yankees,
Nick Swisher,
Robinson Cano,
Sports,
Torii Hunter,
Vladimir Guerrero
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Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Can you believe we lost to these west coast chumps, Alex? (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos » Does anyone else think that Brian Fuentes just wants to go on vacation already? The dude just loves to give away the game. He tried again in game 5 after the Angels clawed their way back to a lead in the 7th inning only to have him almost cough it up...
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Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I feel for Ed and all the other Giants fans out there forced to choose. The NFL already shuffled its schedules in a blatant ratings grab, putting the Jets and Giants against each other again so that it could show Brett Farve vs the Packers in a prime time spot. Bud Selig and MLB are just reminding the die hards like us that we're really not important. If an extra half a million casual fans tune in...
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
*******Live chat at bottom of post******* ALCS Game 5 Yankees @ Angels Angel Stadium - Anaheim, CA Game Time: 7:57 p.m. TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880 Here are the lineups: YANKEES (3-1) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Hideki Matsui DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Melky Cabrera CF Jose Molina C Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 2.19 ERA) ANGELS (1-3) Chone Figgins 3B...
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Alex Rodriguez,
Bobby Abreu,
Brett Gardner,
Chone Figgins,
Derek Jeter,
Erick Aybar,
Gary Matthews,
Hideki Matsui,
Jeff Mathis,
Jerry Hairston,
John Lackey,
Johnny Damon,
Jorge Posada,
Jose Molina,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Maicer Izturis,
Mark Teixeira,
Melky Cabrera,
Mike Napoli,
Nick Swisher,
Reggie Willits,
Robinson Cano,
Sports,
Torii Hunter,
Vladimir Guerrero
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
(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 momentum. 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...
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The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Lineups provided by LoHud: YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge Posada C Hideki Matsui DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Melky Cabrera CF Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 1.23 ERA) ANGELS Chone Figgins 3B Bobby Abreu RF Torii Hunter CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Juan Rivera LF Howie Kendrick 2B Kendry Morales 1B Mike Napoli C Erick Aybar SS Pitching: LHP Scott...
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Bobby Abreu,
C.C. Sabathia,
CC Sabathia,
Chone Figgins,
Derek Jeter,
Erick Aybar,
Hideki Matsui,
Johnny Damon,
Jorge Posada,
Juan Rivera,
Kendry Morales,
Mark Teixeira,
Melky Cabrera,
Mike Napoli,
New York Yankees,
Nick Swisher,
Robinson Cano,
Scott Kazmir,
Sports,
Torii Hunter,
Vladimir Guerrero
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Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP about 22 hours ago: Los Angeles Angels' Jeff Mathis (5) is congratulated by his teammates after he hit a double to score Howie Kendrick to beat the Yankees 5-4 in the eleventh inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Browse more photos » The Angels won an exciting...
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The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Yesterday, during the bottom half of the 11th inning and with the score tied, 4-4, Joe Girardi decided to replace David Robertson with Alfredo Aceves. Robertson had already retired both Juan Rivera and Kendry Morales, two of LA’s more dangerous hitters, and he seemed poised to dispose of the third batter, Howie Kendrick, who had [...]
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
A midseason demotion to the minor leagues proved a humbling trip for Howie Kendrick, who had nothing but time to assess what went wrong during a slow start to the first half.