Wagner to Atlanta may be unwise
Keith Law...been guaranteed, especially since none of last winter's major reliever signings -- Francisco Rodriguez, Kerry Wood, Brian Fuentes, or Brad Lidge -- is above water right now. If Wagner stays healthy for 2010, he'll...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Closing the market
Keith Law...of four, and his replacement, Francisco Rodriguez, had a shaky start to his three-year deal. Brian Fuentes' debut year for the Angels made K-Rod look like a bargain. Brad Lidge's three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation of someone who had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
NLCS: Lidge's confidence on the rise
Charles Moynihan...has been forgiven. This postseason has seen All-Star closers such as Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Brian Fuentes and Jonathan Broxton blow saves. Lidge, who temporarily shared the closer's role last month, has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009NLCS: Lidge again thriving in October
Charlie Moynihan...has been forgiven. This postseason has seen All-Star closers such as Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Brian Fuentes and Jonathan Broxton blow saves. Lidge, who temporarily shared the closer's role last month, has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption
Buster Olney...s thoughts on the American League Championship Series, you must be an ESPN Insider. 1. Regret: Brian Fuentes allows a home run to Alex Rodriguez with no balls and two strikes in the bottom...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009
Next-level stats for Red Sox-Angels
Jon Costa, ESPN Stats & Information...key is getting on base; how Clay Buchholz can change the series; and why Angels closer Brian Fuentes isn't as strong as last season Daniel Bard: First Pitch Fortunes Daniel Bard was drafted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009MLB Playoffs preview
Sahadev SharmaWith the Minnesota Twins holding off the Detroit Tigers in an amazing Game 163 to win the AL Central crown, the playoff field is finally set. Thus, it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Familiar foes Red Sox, Angels endure
Peter GammonsThey keep coming back to one another, this week for the fourth October in six years. There are those who think that they have seen this too often and ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Sox, Yankees look to October
Peter GammonsThis series was circled back in January, when the idea of a Red Sox-Yankees series at Yankee Stadium on the second-to-last weekend of the season seeme...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009Was it a strike, or wasn't it?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Reed acknowledged Thursday that his ball-four call on a ninth-inning pitch by Angels closer Brian Fuentes to Nick Green on Wednesday night "very well could have been a strike." He...
Blog | September 18, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...men are better-equipped when it comes to getting inside the batter's brain. • Brian Fuentes leads the majors with 42 saves. Dave Cameron explains in detail why we shouldn't...
Blog | September 18, 2009Are Red Sox still in Angels' heads?
Peter Gammons...best team. Of course, in blaming umpire Rick Reed, forgotten were two botched double plays and Brian Fuentes getting himself into trouble by tossing four Fribbles wide of home plate to walk David Ortiz...
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