Halo Hangout » Gary Matthews Jr http://halohangout.com A Los Angeles Angels Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:07:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Where Are They Now – Offensive Edition http://halohangout.com/2010/08/18/where-are-they-now-offensive-edition/ http://halohangout.com/2010/08/18/where-are-they-now-offensive-edition/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:51:53 +0000 Nate Proctor http://halohangout.com/?p=553 Since the Angels will be seeing former ace John Lackey tonight for the third time this season, I thought it might be interesting to look at players that left the Angels this season for greener, or not-so-greener pastures. The list of names is a bit of a long one, including the former ace and World Series Game Seven Winner, the person most considered the Face of the Franchise in recent years, as well as the Halo’s 2009 MVP and one of the best arms in the pen. Mixed into that group were people that had some potential but never seemed to realize it during their time in Anaheim, making it quite a varied group from many different positions. Given that, we’ll look at the offensive side of things first, and in the next part we’ll jump into the pitchers. After the jump, we’ll take a look at those that carry the lumber for new teams this season.

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The debacle that was our CF for years is the perfect example of how not spending money wisely can come back to bite you in the ass a few years down the line. Instead of giving Carlos Beltran the money and years he wanted, we decided to go with the almost-as-old-as-our-GM Steve Finley, who bombed almost right away. Realizing our mistake, we threw even more money at Gary Matthews Jr., and I’m sure I don’t need to tell anyone reading this how fantastic that turned out for us. Finally, we decided to hand Torii Hunter a boat load of money so we’d actually have a viable, productive CFer. Let’s examine the math behind all this.

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