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What would you have them do?
Yes, the Angels have played incredibly poor baseball so far in 2012. They find themselves 6-13, a staggering nine games back of the AL West leading Texas Rangers and six games out of a Wild Card spot.…Read More
Torii Hunter Meets With Scioscia
With all of the closed door meetings Mike Scioscia has been having, I don’t know how he finds time fill out a different lineup card every day. It was Torii Hunter in the manager’s office for…Read More
Has Mike Scioscia Lost His Mind? And The Wednesday Links
If you are anything like me you watched in horror as Mike Scioscia trotted out yet another lineup card without the name Trumbo scribbled anywhere on it before last nights ball game. Trumbo who has been…Read More
Who Is Winning The Race For Third Base?
One of the storylines this spring for the Angels centered around their third base situation. Alberto Callaspo helmed the position very well last season, leading the team in on-base percentage and providing…Read More
Angels Failing To Deliver The Pop We Were Promised
So with another lead that the bullpen couldn’t hold on to, the Angels drop their second straight series after falling 10-9 to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The team once again has dropped two…Read More
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First Impressions: The 2012 Angels First Game
Friday, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim played the first game of what has to be the most anticipated…Read More
Can Mark Trumbo Make It Work At Third?
One of the biggest debates this spring surrounding the Angels is the “Trumbo Experiment,”…Read More
Fantasy Baseball Fix: 2012 Mark Trumbo Projections
At number 12 in our countdown of fantasy relevant Angels is the displaced Mark Trumbo. Trumbo enjoyed…Read More
The Baseball Show: Cards And Fantasy
Last night was episode 50 of The Baseball Show. I’m not sure how many I’ve been part of…Read More
How Albert Pujols Is Fixing Everyone’s Problems
The Angels went out this off-season and made a splash when they signed free agent super-slugger Albert…Read More
Mark Trumbo Going On The Chone Figgins Plan
Mark Trumbo moved into the starting lineup at first base for the Angels in his rookie season when Kendrys Morales was lost for the season after his second surgery on a broken ankle. Trumbo’s rookie…Read More
Mark Trumbo Takes A Grounder In The Face And The Friday Links
Mark Trumbo is attacking a potential move to third base with the zeal and tenacity of a Honey Badger. While taking infield practice ( this morning) with Angels coach Rib Picciolo, Trumbo took a grounder…Read More
The Angels Seem Stuck With Bobby Abreu
With the addition of Albert Pujols at first base this off-season, the Angels found themselves with a surplus of hitters in certain areas. Pujols immediately displaced the first baseman from last season,…Read More
Mark Trumbo cleared for baseball activities…so now what?
Mark Trumbo enjoyed a monster rookie season in 2011. The 26-year old slugging first baseman stepped into the starting lineup and stayed there last season when Kendrys Morales was forced to miss the entire…Read More
Tony! Toni! Tone! Lied! And The Monday Links
No I’m not talking about Tony Reagins here although that Tony also lied when he said ” we will always explore ways to get better” . He is getting a pass today. The liars in question…Read More
Mark Trumbo Has A Setback?
Kinda. Sorta. But not really. After a recent CT scan, Mark Trumbo still has a crack in his foot that he suffered in September. He was hoping to resume baseball activities in November but his progress…Read More
Peter Bourjos Says All The Right Things
Apparently, Peter Bourjos’ legs aren’t the only part of him that moves at a rapid pace when given the chance. Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com got the chance to catch up with the Angels centerfielder…Read More
The Other Side of the Coin: Alberto Callaspo
With the recent rumblings of moving rookie stud Mark Trumbo to third base, a justifiably overlooked question has arisen: Whither Alberto Callaspo? Callaspo led the 2011 Angels in average (.288) and on-base…Read More