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A Look At My 2010 Predictions

When I started at Halo Hangout last off-season, my “dream” was to do a full projection on every player that would have a significant impact on our team during the 2010 season. As you can tell…Read More

The New-Look Angels Rotation

Much of the coverage surrounding the acquisition of Dan Haren, and the subsequent departure of Joe Saunders, was centered around who “won” the trade. That is, which team received the most…Read More

Angels at the Break Part 1 – Pitching

In the first of three parts I wanted to do looking at where the Angels are now that the All-Star Break is upon us, I thought it would be fitting to look at what may be the brightest spot on this team:…Read More

To Trade or Not To Trade

In the comments to my article on options to replace Morales, a sort of debate has begun on whether or not any trade should be made at all. To sum up my feelings on it (though you can read the full article,…Read More

AL West Matchup Preview – Angels @ Seattle

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) It’s time for another AL West Matchup Preview! This time the Angels go into Seattle looking to continue their winning ways against their AL West foes, and we welcome…Read More

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Saunders Picks Perfect Time To Pitch Over His Head

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) While I am fully aware that the title of this is going to upset my Saunders-supporting…Read More

New Feature: AL West Matchup Preview

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) The time has come to unveil something I’ve been working on behind…Read More

John Lackey vs. Joel Piniero (May 5, 2010): A Tale of Two Off-Seasons

Wednesday night’s pitching matchup at Fenway underscores the alternate (some might say “cheap”)…Read More

Joe Saunders Is So Bad I Can’t Even Find A Creative Pun For It

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) I’d like to take you back a bit, to a simpler time. A better time.…Read More

Remember That Time The Angels Were Over .500?

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) Winning streak? Gone. Get on a series-winning streak? Nope. Over .500?…Read More

Angels Head Home On A Winning Streak

(Photo Credit: Yardbarker.com) After a 3-7 start to the season, who would’ve guessed the Angels would be heading back home after their first road trip riding a three-game winning streak, and sweeping…Read More

Player Preview – Joe Saunders

(Photo Source: Yardbarker.com) If I had to give a nickname to Joe Saunders, it would be “The Man Who Single-Handedly Proves The Pitcher Wins Stat Useless.” Admittedly it’s long and rather…Read More

Time To Hit The Panic Button?

This is the time of year, when the Angels aren’t doing terribly well (or just terrible, which may be more accurate), that the fan and the saber-head inside me start to war a little bit. The fan…Read More

On Kendry Morales and Regression

Regression, or regression to the mean, is not something that is typically talked about in non-saber baseball forums and blogs, in my experience. The basic concept is that players will have times when they…Read More

Evaluating the Angels Off-Season

While it is still only early February, enough significant moves have been made this off-season that we can piece together a pretty fair picture of how the Angels fared, and what we have to look forward…Read More

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