Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

By WiHaloFan Angels rally to defeat Orioles | angels, four, guerrero, runs, orioles - Sports - OCRegister.com The Baltimore Orioles had a four-run lead in the fifth inning Saturday night, but by the time the Angels and Vladimir Guerrero were finished, that lead was a distant memory.

By scottnak about : Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Ervin Santana, right, and his wife Amy watch their one-year old son Jonathan, left, play during the Independence Day fireworks after the Angels-Orioles baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)

By WiHaloFan It looks as though Howard Kendrick has found his swing once again, or at least enough for Angels manager Mike Scioscia to believe Kendrick is ready to rejoin the team. Following Friday's 6-4 loss to the Orioles, the Angels recalled Kendrick from Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned infielder S...

By WiHaloFan about : Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana pitches against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Francis Specker) Final Score In Anaheim:  Orioles 6, Angels 4

By Zu Long Angels #1 in 2009 Ultimate Standings ESPN rarely gives us what we believe is our due, but when given the opportunity to speak for ourselves, plus a few unbiased metrics, we always take our spot among the best franchises in sports. We've been number 1 among MLB teams for several years runnin...

By WiHaloFan Double-A first baseman Mark Trumbo edged Chris Carter, 11-10, to win the Home Run Derby contest before Wednesday’s Texas League All-Star Game. Poll The Angels full-time catcher should be... Jeff Mathis Mike Napoli Other (comment below)   1 votes | Results

By WiHaloFan FINAL SCORE IN ANAHEIM: Angels 5, Orioles 2 Poll Panther of the Game? John Lackey Bobby Abreu   48 votes | Results

By Rev Halofan FIVE years ago this weekend, it was a Dodger-Angels series at the Big A. At the stadium on July 3 2004, I met Arte Moreno and BLOGGED ABOUT it at my old LiveJournal Angels blog. This is still one of my great memories as an Angels fan. Tell US: Have you ever met Arte? What did you discuss? If you have ne...

By WiHaloFan Up next for Angels: Thursday vs. Baltimore - Los Angeles Times John Lackey vs. Jeremy Guthrie Mike Scioscia, Angels - Survey: Most Popular Managers - SI.com The former Dodgers catcher has led the Angels to five AL West titles in 10 seasons. Could it be the Angels?

By Rev Halofan Final Score in Arlington: Angels 7, Rangers 9 On the plus side, the Angels only have 3 more games this season at the Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers have 9 games coming in Anaheim... cool marine air capital of the American League, suckers.

By WiHaloFan ESPN Ultimate Franchise Rankings - Angels #1 "The Los Angeles Angels are No. 1 in our Ultimate Standings because they understand the importance of value, performance and effort -- and did so long before the recession hit." Pretty cool video on the page too.

By WiHaloFan Angels are rated most fan-friendly - Los Angeles Times The Angels have ranked as the most fan-friendly baseball team for six consecutive years in the annual ESPN study, but this is the first time the Angels have ranked No. 1 among all the teams in the four major North American sports leagues.

By Vladd#27 Angels sign Mike Trout The 25th overall selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim earlier this month in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft, Trout had his physical in Southern California early Monday and was set to sign with the major-league team later in the day. The An...

By Rev Halofan LUNCH THREAD Here below is a snippet of video from my visit to THE DRIVE on KLAA, AM-830, the home of Angels baseball, as a guest of Jeff Biggs, responding to a call from "Jerry " in Buena Park about bad player contracts... specifically Gary Matthews Jr. ...

By WiHaloFan Up next for Angels: Tuesday at Texas - Los Angeles Times Joe Saunders vs. Scott Feldman Guerrero steps up throwing program - Angels blog - OCRegister.com Vladimir Guerrero threw to bases as part of his pre-game throwing workout today

By rghan The 20-year old Segura shared the keystone with Alexi Amarista in the DSL back in 2007, then followed that up with a tepid ASL showing last summer.  The Halos obviously think very highly of him, as they sent him to the PCL briefly before the Pioneer League began.  His combined 2009 stat line fr...

By Rev Halofan The rust of resting in a National League West schedule didn't need much shaking off in an American League park as the Halos banged out 12 hits. Every starter but Chone Figgins had at least one hit and Figgy had a deep sacrifice fly to score a run. Darren Oliver and Justin Speier pitched scoreles...

By Rev Halofan Millwood will likely be the only Ranger in the All Star Game if Josh Hamilton's hernia flares up. Weaver should be there as well. They can be teammates for a day in St. Louis. Weaver was terrible against the Dodgers but looked amazing against the Diamondbacks on Friday. And before you dismiss the...

By WiHaloFan Up next for Angels: Monday at Texas - Los Angeles Times Sean O'Sullivan vs. Vicente Padilla Carter's MLB Power Rankings: June 28 - Bleacher Report Out of the top five teams in the majors, (Dodgers, Red Sox, Yankees, Angels, Tigers), the Angels are the hottest team, no doubt.

By WiHaloFan That ball was crushed," Hunter said. "Oh my God, that would have been out in old Tiger Stadium, which was 440 feet to center."   Napoli didn't get too caught up in the moment. Asked whether he got all of the pitch, he grinned and said in an understated tone, "Yeah, it felt pretty good."

By Rev Halofan Of 22 Angels pitchers appearing in an Angels uniform this season, only 7 have ERAs under 4.00: Adenhart (RIP), Escobar (DL), Sean O'Sullivan, Darren Oliver, Joe Saunders and Jered Weaver started the day there and Brian Fuentes went below 4 in his one inning of work Saturday.

By Rev Halofan Final Score in Arizona: Angels 2, Diamondbacks 1 With the feather of owning the 4th longest homerun in the history of the D-Backs' home stadium already in his cap, Mike Napoli broke that tie with just a medium sized bomb to the deepest part of the park in the top of the 9th inning.

By WiHaloFan Up next for Angels: Saturday at Arizona - Los Angeles Times Pitchers: John Lackey vs. Doug Davis. Jose Arredondo becomes latest to go on the DL - Los Angeles Times The pool of in-house candidates who could bolster the Angels' late-inning relief corps continues to dwindle.

By Rev Halofan Los Angeles Angels @ Arizona Diamondbacks - 1:10 PM PREGAME PICKS: Angels Runs, Angels Hits, D-Back Runs, D-Back Hits Form use and Commenting is REQUIRED. Check this link to ensure your picks are in (updates every 5) Note if something is wrong below. Loading...

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By Rev Halofan Final Score in Arizona: Angels 12, Diamondbacks 3 The Angels have now beaten the National League West in interleague 12 times this season against only 4 losses. They remain a half-game behind another team for first place in the American League West.

By acuda27 Michael Trout Could SIGN Next Week "It appears as if Millville High School centerfielder Mike Trout could sign a contract with the Los Angeles Angels sometime next week."

By WiHaloFan Ask Torii Hunter anything - FOX Sports on MSN This week pregame host Chris Rose has attracted Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Torii Hunter as his guest.  Email Chris Rose your MLB question for Torii Hunter and maybe he'll answer it during the MLB on FOX pregame show.

By Rev Halofan Los Angeles Angels @ Arizona Diamondbacks - 6:40 PM - Jered Weaver Vs. Billy Buckner PREGAME PICK: Three Points, one answer: Will the Angels starting pitcher record at least one out in the 6th inning?

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By Zoe Necrosis This is going to be long, wordy, and not very entertaining to most Halo fans. There's your disclaimer. It's kind of hard, in a situation like this where the players are practically touchable, to not spend the entire night saying things like "Torii Hunter is right THERE" or "I can't believe th...

By WiHaloFan Angels' Vladimir Guerrero returns to power in 11-3 win - Los Angeles Times The Dodgers weren't the only Southland team with a superstar slugger who has been missing in action for much of the season. Vladimir Guerrero hardly resembled himself recently, even before he sheared his trademar...

By Rev Halofan On the day after shaving his head with some mace in the dark, Vladimir Guerrero hit a ball out of the Anaheim Trailer Park and started a flood of runs turning the rubber game of this interleague series into a laugher. Poll Panther of the Game Chone Figgins Vladimir Guerrero   6 votes | Results

By Rev Halofan The Rockies are as good a team as we have faced. They have to be the NL Wild Card favorites with an outside chance to clip the Brooklyn Landgrabbers and that would be awesome, especially for Jim Tracy.The chances of Kelvim Escobar throwing another pitch this season is down to near zero. The Ange...

By K3YEROUT Locker has also long been considered a top-flight baseball prospect, one anonymous scout recently quoted in Baseball America magazine saying Locker "could be a potential Hall of Famer" on the diamond. He was drafted by the Angels as a center fielder.

By WiHaloFan Kelvim Escobar isn't optimistic about season as shoulder injury flares - Los Angeles Times The Angels pitcher, who missed all of 2008 and had just returned to the rotation June 6, has a 'deep ache' and probably will be shut down indefinitely.

By Rev Halofan OVER / UNDER 111.5 pitches: Total pitches thrown by Angels pitcher OVER / UNDER 111.5 pitches: Total pitches thrown by Rockies pitcher OVER UNDER 11.5: Total strikeouts, both teams Form use and Commenting is REQUIRED. Check this link to ensure your picks are in (updates every 5)

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By Rev Halofan In a postgame interview with Jose Mota, Mathis acknowledged that the jersey giveaway pumped him up and reveled in the fact that for the first time since opening day, the Angels are in first place in the American League West, albeit tied with the Texas Rangers.

By WiHaloFan Los Angeles Angels Team Report - USATODAY.com MLB Daily Dish - An unofficial Major League Baseball blog The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the Pirates cut outfielder Craig Monroe for failing to hustle during a play against the Minnesota Twins.

By Rev Halofan Will The Angels score at least one run before the 3rd inning?Will Angels pitching strikeout at least one Colorado player before the 3rd inning?Will an Angel player safely reach 2nd base before the 3rd inning? Form use and Commenting is REQUIRED.

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By Rev Halofan Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Rockies 11, Angels 1 The Angel batters do not know how to hit the sinker. Matt Palmer knows how to throw the stinker, though. After lousy outings by Jered Weaver and John Lackey, good old Miracle Matt fell back to earth and was hung with a deserved L.

By Rev Halofan Angels GM Tony Reagins just announced that the Angels sent a scout down to the Dominican Republic to evaluate the performance of Pedro Martinez. Reagins told Fox Sports West's Jose Mota definitively that the Angels are out of the running for signing Pedro Martinez based on the scout's eva...

By Rev Halofan There is a GREAT new blog at SBN: MLB Daily DISH. Jim linked to them in his Roundup, but wow, I just was over there reading that story about KC maybe trading Jose Guillen, but then I perused the blog and saw four other stories, all pretty interesting: Eric Wedge might be getting fired, Washburn...

By Rev Halofan Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Angels - 7:05 PM - Aaron Cook (6-3) Vs. Matt Palmer (6-0) PREGAME PICK: 3 points for the correct answer: Inning in which the Angels score their first run of the game. Shutout = we all lose.

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By WiHaloFan about : Los Angeles Angels starter John Lackey awaits the ball as he pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Up next for Angels: Monday vs. Colorado - Los Angeles Times

By Rev Halofan Poll The Guy Who Ran Onto the Field Should... Be glad he doesn't live in a country where security guards are so busy smashing democracy riots that they have abandoned their usual brutal policing of major sporting events Report to AAA Salt Lake and be ready for a callup to Anaheim close to his cou...

By Rev Halofan Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, talks to his father, Joe, as they watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 21, 2009. Final Score in Los Angeles of Anaheim: Dodgers: 5, Angels 3

By rghan AAA Salt Lake Bees, 38 and 32 After a miserable May slump, Coon is back to bashing the ball in June. With his speed, left-handed clutch bat, OBP skills, and the ability to play center, he'd make a fine fourth outfielder, especially in the National League.   A Cedar Rapids, 40 and 29

By WiHaloFan Up next: Dodgers versus Angels on Sunday - Los Angeles Times Clayton Kershaw vs. John Lackey Angels sign Randal Grichuk - Los Angeles Times The Angels signed their top pick in the June 9 draft, 17-year-old high school outfielder Randal Grichuk, to a bonus of $1.225 million on Saturday.

By Rev Halofan Clayton Kershaw Vs. John Lackey Dodgers @ Angels - 5:10 PM ESPN Game - Pregame Picks: Angels Runs, Hits, Dodgers Runs, Hits

By scottnak Final Score: Angels 6, Padres 0. For all the talk about the weaker National League West, the team is on the schedule and the Angels showed up to play them. Jered Weaver left no doubt about what a first round draft pick can deliver and who the ace of the staff is

By scottnak Final Score: Dodgers 6, Angels 4 Poll BotG determination time! Jered Weaver (5.1IP, 6ER) Juan Rivera (2Ks, 4LOB)   5 votes | Results

By Rev Halofan There is a time an place for everything. Today is for kicking blue ass. Dodgers @ Angels - 6:05 PM - Pregame Guesses: Angels Runs and Hits, Dodgers R-n-H

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By Rev Halofan Oddly enough, Angels reliever/gascan Justin Speier got out of a jam with runners on in the 8th inning when he got Juan Pierre to foul out for the final out of the inning. Angels Closer Brian Fuentes struck out Dodger outfielder Matt Kemp with the tying run on 2B and the Go-Ahead run on 1B for his...

By WiHaloFan This Dodgers heading over to play the Angels is definitely the best interleague series of the weekend. It's the best team in the NL against the hottest team in the AL. It is still very early, but the case can easily be made that this could end up being a World Series preview if the Angels continue...

By Rev Halofan Dodgers (Billingsley) @ Angels (Saunders) - 7:05 PM - PREGAME PICKS: Over / Under 91.5: # of pitches thrown by the Angels Starting Pitcher in the gameOver / Under 1.5: # of Angel SB in the gameOver / Under 2.5: # of Angel Doubles in the game

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By blochead Angels scouting Pedro This does not make sense to me, unless there is something we don't know about Santana.

By WiHaloFan Weaver vs. Weaver set for Saturday - Angels blog - OCRegister.com Since the game will be played in an American League park, the DH rule will be in effect. Jered joked that if he ever had to pitch to his older brother, he’d throw his pitches "high and tight".

By cardinalwraith Yep, that's right, as of now, Jeff and Jered Weaver are the scheduled starting pitchers for the Dodgers and Angels respectively this Saturday at Angel Stadium. This is the first time since 2002 that two brothers have started against each other in an MLB game (it was the Benes brothers last t...

By Rev Halofan The Angels are on a six game winning streak but that did not stop Angels fans from whining about Mike Scioscia's lineup, and yet they beat one of baseball's bet. Back to back pinch hits in the top of the 8th inning by Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero allowed Chone Figgins to smack a double and...

By WiHaloFan Los Angeles Angels' Mike Napoli swings for a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, June 16, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Up next for Angels: Wednesday at San Francisco - Los Angeles Times

By Rev Halofan The Angels won their fifth straight game for the first time this season as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 8-1. Sean O’Sullivan pitched 7 innings of 1-Run ball striking out 5 in his major league debut. He began the season at AA Arkansas and is the 12th pitcher to start a game for the Angels t...

By norcaliangelsfan AT&T is a great park, and I would recommend it to anyone that is in the area. Nice seat prices, but kinda cold... and I'm glad the first Angels game I ever saw was a win... I was almost disappointed by the bullpen once again, but alas the Halos pulled it out... the only thing that was truly missing was th...

By Rev Halofan Angels Vs. Rays - 4:08 PM: John Lackey @ Jeff Niemann Randal Grichuk and Tyler Skaggs were drafted by the Angels as compensation from the Mets for Francisco Rodriguez Mike Trout and Garett Richards were drafted by the Angels as compensation from the Yankees for Mark Teixeira.

By WiHaloFan Up next for Angels: at Tampa Bay - Los Angeles Times John Lackey will pitch against Jeff Niemann. Starved for power - Angels Unplugged - Los Angeles Times 44 -- Home runs hit by the Angels through Sunday's game, last in the American League.

By Stirrups Halos In Miniature Collectible Series: Angels Stadium

By Rev Halofan Brian Downing was a core offensive contributor to three Western Division titles for the Angels. Recent research by Angel Lifer Matt Welch indicates that in 1979, Downing had the best season ever by an Angels Catcher, as well as the 3rd Best in 1978. Realizing his offensive prowess, and mini...

By Rev Halofan Final Score in Los Angeles: Angels 3, Dodgers 1 A three and a half hour game in Los Angeles to decide who the best team in Southern California is came up with the correct answer: IT IS THE ANGELS! Poll Panther of the Game Chone Figgins Torii Hunter   85 votes | Results

By cupie 5 days ago: Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Poll Blame of the Game: Abreu Mathis   146 votes | Results

By rghan April 10th: Opening Night (Delayed), AAA. Reno @ Salt Lake Final Score: Salt Lake City 6, Reno 2 April 9th: Opening Day, High A. Rancho Cucamonga @ Inland Empire. Final Score: Rancho Cucamonga 3, Inland Empire 0 Final Score: Cedar Rapids 7, Beloit 6

By WiHaloFan Last week, Baseball Prospectus came out with their predictions for season standings.  Prior to the Angels signing Bobby Abreu, their PECOTA based projections had the AL West being won by the Oakland A's by 3 games over the Angels.  Since the Abreu signing, Baseball Prospectus has revised...

By rghan 2) Sean Rodriguez, 23. SS/2B/3B/CF/LF/RF. AAA - .306/.397/.645  MLB - .204/.276/.317 4) Brandon Wood, 23. SS/3B. AAA - .296/.375/.595.  MLB - .200/.224/.327 9) Nick Adenhart, 22. RHSP. AAA – 0.74/1.43/1.33.  MLB – 0.33/0.31/1.38 10) Mark Trumbo, 22.5. 1B.  AA - .281/.325/.540 

By rghan Advancing through Orem, Cedar Rapids, and Rancho Cucamonga, Jose Perez turned in a solid season. Overall, he struck out more than a batter an inning, kept his walks to a minimum, and generally did most of the things you’d like to see a 21-year-old pitching prospect do. However, after the pro...

By Rev Halofan I don't have a problem with it, but after years of suffering obtuse self-impressed internet screeds calling us funny permutations on our name, I have to point out that we are not the Arizona City Angels (Arizona City, California), which is how the Missouri Royals fans ought to be treated b...

By Rev Halofan 5. Oh, by the way, good food would be nice. 8. When the Angels are getting their asses kicked, we are not in the mood for upbeat jumbotron footage of Robb Quinlan's three total hits with heavy metal music blaring in a ludicrous juxtaposition of power/no power.

By Rev Halofan It is either Mathis or Escobar, but it was pretty apparent by the fifth batter that the outside corner was a wasteland and that pitches to Righties there were not going to be called a strike. And yet one or both of these players insisted on placing the ball just there, time and time again. Escoba...

By Rev Halofan Did you know of the Angels' six Minor League Teams, two play in cities with three words in their names, two play in cities with two words in their names and that two play in cities with one word in their name? Tempe? Orem? Cedar Rapids? Rancho Cucamonga? North Little Rock? Salt Lake City?

By Rev Halofan Uniform #6 ... the Angels jersey number more likely to be suspended than retired. 1973: Al Gallagher 1974, 75: Ellie Rodriguez 1978: Ron Fairly 1986: Mark Ryal 1989-92: Bobby Rose 1993-96: J.T. Snow 1997: Chad Kreuter 2002: Jorege Fabregas and Chone Figgins 2003: Chone Figgins

By Rev Halofan Angels likely to be on the 25-Man Roster all season: Howie Kendrick Ervin Santana Mike Napoli Maicer Izturis Casey Kotchman Jered Weaver TOTAL: approximately $3 million FREQUENT FLIERS: Angels who will be back and forth between Anaheim and Salt Lake Erick Aybar Tommy Murphy