Angels paying Matsui what he's worth
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWith Vladimir Guerrero gone, the Angels need a new designated hitter. And according to...same designated hitter role he will fill in Anaheim. Matsui, 35, held up for 142 games and...
Blog | December 14, 2009Blaming Scioscia for Angels' exit
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...would have had a fine series. Scioscia was handed what was essentially a lifetime contract from the Angels prior to this year, and he's certainly not going to lose his job over a poor...
Blog | October 26, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...It's true: Nick Punto is actually a pretty good baseball player! Nice history lesson about the Angels when they were really in Los Angeles. Nobody's yet figured out for sure why they call...
Blog | October 16, 2009Yankee castoff Abreu boosts Angels
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...quot; all the way around. They got better and they got cheaper. Of course, so did the Angels, who paid Garret Anderson $12.6 million last season. The Yankees were smart to let Abreu go...
Blog | October 14, 2009Will Angels run past Yankees?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom WasWatching, a potential edge for the Angels against the Yankees: During the 2009 regular season, the Yankees were 5-11 when allowing 3+ stolen...
Blog | October 12, 2009Bucknor moves behind plate in Game 2
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Game 2. That's a move that should frighten not just Red Sox fans, not just Angels fans, but any fan of baseball. Consider that an umpire's job behind the plate is...
Blog | October 09, 2009Does Abreu stir the Angels' drink?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom Carson Cistulli's review of the Angels (and particularly their hitting): The numbers are up across the board, really. More walks, more line drives...
Blog | October 06, 2009Looking past the bullpen's ERA
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...there? At this point, I have no idea what Charlie Manuel might do. Just looking at the Angels, though, we can reasonably assume that neither Scot Shields (6.62 ERA in 18 innings) nor Rafael...
Blog | September 29, 2009A logjam in Orange County
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSteve Bisheff on the Angels' logjam at second base: The hottest hitter on the team is about to make things very...
Blog | September 21, 2009Does Fuentes have tenuous hold on job?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...just pretty much do what I'm told." Fuentes, in his first season with the Angels, was named to his fourth All-Star team this July, but he has struggled for much of...
Blog | September 14, 2009Rays send message with trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...didn't see this one coming: The Los Angeles Angels, looking to bolster their rotation for...the business side of the game." The Angels and Rays had extensive conversations before the trade...
Blog | August 29, 2009Abreu boosting teammates?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...his case: Bobby Abreu is getting a lot of credit as a man of influence. With the Angels' offense having one of its most productive seasons ever – showing newfound respect for plate discipline...
Blog | August 24, 2009Grading debuts on the curve
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Trevor Bell debuted. He's the 13th pitcher to start a game for the first-place Angels this season, which I suppose is a story in itself. I prefer the story about Bell'...
Blog | August 12, 2009Angels find new way to win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYou think it's easy to predict what's going to happen? Last year, the Angels finished 10th in the American League in scoring, which made a great deal of sense, considering that...
Blog | July 27, 2009Scioscia leaves power on bench
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSteve Bisheff is wondering why the Angels don't get more power in the lineup ... Mike Scioscia's loyalty knows no bounds...
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