Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

By Jeff Kallman Mike Scioscia is probably too much the gentleman to say it loud, himself, but he could have proffered the Herzog argument in the wake of the Pierzynski play in the 2005 American League Championship Series. Replay would have clarified once and for all whether it was strike three, batter out...

By Jeff Kallman Number of home runs Mark Teixeira has hit since his trade to the Los Angeles Angels: 7, in 23 games. Number of home runs Teixeira hit in the just finished series between the Angels and the Minnesota Twins: 3. The final score: Atlanta Braves 17, San Francisco Giants 3.

By Jeff Kallman BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO?—Billy Wagner’s set to throw a simulated game this weekend and, if all goes well, get activated off the DL come Monday, following the forearm strain that shelved him and left a certain National League East bullpen mostly a New York Mess. Wagner went scoreless and punc...

By Jeff Kallman In this case, reaching for tall submariner Chad Bradford (erstwhile Chicago White Sock, Oakland Athletic, New York Met, Boston Red Sock) from the Baltimore Orioles, claiming him off the waiver wire and sending the proverbial player to be named later.

By Jeff Kallman It went from there when Chone Figgins, singling Mathis to third, stole second and took third when Jason Varitek shot past shortstop Jed Lowrie to let Mathis come home. Figgins’ own homecoming had only to wait for Izturis’s followup sacrifice fly.

By Jeff Kallman Was that an earthquake that struck Southern California on Tuesday afternoon or was it the aftershock over at Dodger Stadium? That’s even better than Ringolsby’s conclusion, in a splendid comparison of the Angels to the Dodgers: “The Dodgers like to talk about their history . . . The Angels,...

By Jeff Kallman The Angels don’t have to worry about any howls of outrage coming from deep in the heart of Texas, either—Teixeira’s employers before the Braves don’t tangle with the lords of the American League West again until the end of August. ESPN’s Keith Law loves the deal for both sides.

By Jeff Kallman —Ned Colletti, Dodgers general manager. —Paul Lo Duca, to the Los Angeles Times. The Indians made the deal while activating Fausto Carmona from the disabled list and sending righthander Aaron Laffey—last seen victimised severely by the Los Angeles Angels—to Buffalo (AAA).

By Jeff Kallman The Indians jumped John Lackey for two in the first—Lackey didn’t help himself throwing a little wild on Shin-Soo Choo’s comebacker, allowing Francisco to score and all hands safe—but the Angels jumped Aaron Laffey right back for two in the second, Howie Kendrick doubling home Vladimi...

By Jeff Kallman I made sort of a beaut back in November, when I had something to say about the Lastings Millege-for-Ryan Church/Brian Schneider deal between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals: The Toronto Blue Jays’ John Gibbons isn’t everyone’s idea of a great leader, but that club’s troub...

K-Rod, John Lackey, Scot Shields, Garret Anderson, and Chone Figgins are the only Angels remaining from the 2002 World Series team, but Anderson and Figgins could become free agents after 2008 as well; Vladimir Guerrero’s 2009 extension is all but ensured to kick in, opening the way for...

By Jeff Kallman Darin Erstad will have a new home in 2008, the Houston Astros signing the former California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels favourite to a one-year, one million dollar deal under which general manager Ed Wade sees Erstad as a bench and role player whose upside may be far more psychological t...

By Daniel Rathman Looking ahead to 2009, the Angels have two hugely significant decisions to make regarding a pair of their star players. Right-fielder Vladimir Guerrero and closer Francisco Rodriguez (among others) are free agents after the 2008 season, and owner Arte Moreno is doubtless interested i...

By Jeff Kallman On the surface, the Angels’ incumbent center fielder, Gary Matthews, Jr., becomes something of the odd man out, never mind manager Mike Scioscia’s proclamation that he’d love nothing more than Guerrero, Hunter, Matthews, and Garret Anderson in his lineup. Because Hunter has also becom...

By Daniel Rathman Among the eighty most patient hitters in the American League last season, there were only two Angels: Reggie Willits, who led the league with 4.44 pitches seen per plate appearance, and Chone Figgins, who averaged 3.99 P/PA. The bottom eighty on the other hand, included five Halos: Vladimi...