LA Angels Baseball

Hideki Matsui wrapped his fingers around his lips, producing a megaphone with his left hand. In a deep voice that required no translation, he bellowed a sound he didn’t hear frequently in seven seasons using the Yankees: “Booooooo!”
Matsui was guessing how the crowd would react at Yankee Stadium following month if the Yankees bestow [...]

2010 Angels Spring Training Schedule

Date
Day
Game
Time
Stadium
Location
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Mar 4
Thursday
White Sox at Angels
3:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 5
Friday
Rockies at Angels
1:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 6
Saturday
Angels at A’s
1:05
Phoenix Muni
Phoenix
Tickets

Mar 7
Sunday
A’s at Angels
1:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 8
Monday
Angels at Rangers
1:05
Surprise Stadium
Surprise
Tickets

Mar 9
Tuesday
Padres at Angels
1:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 10
Wednesday
Reds at Angels
1:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 11
Thursday
Angels at Diamondbacks
1:05
Tucson Electric Park
Tucson
Tickets

Mar 12
Friday
White Sox at Angels
1:05
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe
Tickets

Mar 12
Friday
Angels at Indians
1:05
Goodyear Ballpark
Goodyear
Tickets

Mar 13
Saturday
Angels [...]

It is that time of year once again.
Pitchers and catchers start reporting for spring training these days and also the placement players will adhere to soon.
It is baseball time once more.
The reporting of pitchers and catchers may be the very first true signal that Major League Baseball is upon us with spring on its [...]

Los Angeles Angels Baseball Predictions 2010: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are preparing for an additional excellent couple of years in Southern California with several modifications in their roster. By far one of the most talked about exchange this offseason consisted of Vladimir Guerrero exiting Southern California plus a fellow by the name [...]

An expansion franchise, the club was founded in La in 1961 as the LA Angels, and played their house games at Los Angeles’ Wrigley Field (not to become confused with Chicago’s stadium from the same identify). The group then moved in 1962 to newly built Dodger Stadium, which the Angels referred to as Chavez Ravine, [...]

ESPN ran this on the 24th of February. Mark Saxon tells us who to keep an eye on.

Major League Signings

Bobby Abreu, RF: two years, $19MM.  Includes $9MM option for 2012 with a $1MM buyout; can vest based on plate appearances.
Joel Pineiro, SP: two years, $16MM.
Fernando Rodney, RP: two years, $11MM.
Hideki Matsui, DH: one year, $6MM.
Total spend: $52MM.

Minor League Signings

Robb Quinlan

Extensions

Maicer Izturis, IF: three years, $10MM.

Trades and Claims

Acquired RP Brian Stokes for OF Gary Matthews Jr. [...]

Jeff Mathis didn’t have a lot within the way of regular-season offensive statistics to support his situation in arbitration, but the catcher’s impressive defensive resume and some large playoff hits apparently swayed a three-person panel in his favor.
Mathis was awarded a income of $1.3 million on Friday, a substantial quantity more than the $700,000 [...]

This was a summer of alter in Anaheim, with franchise staples Vladimir Guerrero and Chone Figgins no longer be listed on the lineup cards (each really signed with other teams within the AL West). Figgins bolted towards the Pacific-Northwest to play using the Mariners, whilst Vlad discovered a house using the Texas Rangers.
To replace Guerrero, [...]

With his self-described “reality check” behind him, Howie Kendrick is searching forward towards the Angels’ new year or so, and by that he means the full year or so.
Kendrick began 2009 having a career .306 batting regular but slumped badly 3 months to the year or so. Hitting only .231 in early June, he [...]