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Yesterday, I was extremely disappointed to hear that Rex Hudler would not be back in the Angels broadcast booth for 2010. I first read about this on the LA Times Blog. I blogged about Rex last month and asked fans to "Embrace the Wonder Dog." I wrote then that Rex is one of us. I meant what I ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Tis the season for optimism… According to Nick Cafardo of Boston.com , 41 year old Gary Sheffield is ready to make a comeback and would be willing to DH. Nice of Gary to be so "willing" isn’t it? He’s quoted in the article as saying "I’ve never worked so hard in the offseason as I have this ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Roy Halladay
John Lackey
Eddie Guardado
Josh Johnson
Gary Sheffield
In a surprise development free agent outfielder Johnny Damon wants more money. No friends, that’s not a mistake, Johnny wants more. I know, I know… I’m as shocked as you are. My favorite mercenary is looking for the highest bidder again and with Scott Boras as his agent, he’ll probably get what ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Johnny Damon
Bobby Abreu
Rafael Soriano
Tony Pena
John Lackey
Amazingly (or maybe not) there aren’t any Type A free agents among the available first basemen. The top guys are Carlos Delgado, the oft injured Nick Johnson, Adam LaRoche, and a couple of guys who should get a good look from teams in Russell Branyan and Hank Blalock. I’ll start with Blalock, ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Dear John, I have a problem and I’m not afraid to admit it. If you end up signing with the Yankees, I’m not going to be happy. Let’s just say that if you wear pinstripes next year, you’re dead to me. If you go to Boston, I'm done with you. If you stay within the Western Division (Texas, Oakland, ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
John Lackey
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Mike Scioscia
Adam Kennedy
The free agency pool of middle infielders is pretty bleak, but there are a couple of interesting players. Khalil Greene is one of them. Here’s a guy who has never really lived up to his potential. He’s shown flashes here and there (like in 2007 when he belted 27 homers), but for the most part, ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Ronnie Belliard
Khalil Greene
John Lackey
Chone Figgins
Placido Polanco
There’s a whole lot of talking going on, but not much action of late (unless you’re following the Dodger divorce ). All of that will change on November 20 when teams no longer have exclusive negotiating rights to their free agents and the players hit the open market. As I hear and read all ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
"I don't care if the Yankees go out and spend $350 million next year, we're going to beat them because we have the team," Scioscia said. This was Mike Scioscia as reported in the O.C. Register. Scioscia was at a fundraiser with about 300 people in attendance for KidWorks on November 12 when he ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees
Mike Scioscia
Jimmy Rollins
ALDS
Some guys don’t know when to quit. I guess when playing baseball is basically all you’ve ever known, it’s hard to walk away. Diamond Leung says in his column Diamond Notes that Eric Gagne is going to try and make a comeback, possibly with the Dodgers. I wonder; can Kevin Brown be far behind? ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Eric Gagne
Edgardo Alfonzo
Steve Finley
Jim Thome
Jermaine Dye
As is always the case this time of year, rumors continue to fly around as to where players might sign, who’s interested in whom, who’s being traded, non-tendered, etc., etc. One rumor that has popped up is that the Texas Rangers are "interested" in Vlad Guerrero. The popular notion is that Vlad ...
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Vladimir Guerrero
Los Angeles Angels
Texas Rangers
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My father was a career Marine. He gave nearly thirty years of his life to serving this great country and he was honored to do so. He did two tours in Vietnam, spending a year away from his family each time; once when I was seven and then again when I was twelve. When a soldier goes away to ...
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Los Angeles Angels
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A nice round up on the latest developments
surrounding Chone Figgins journey into free agency....
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Figgy Watch 2009
truegrich.blogspot.com - 17 days ago
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Interesting insight into the John Lackey sweepstakes, plus
predictions on where some other free agents might land....
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Lackey not lacking for suitors
I’ve said this before… sometimes it’s the little things you remember about a person. Yesterday, Cheryl and I went to see Vladimir Guerrero who was doing a paid autograph session at Hobby City in Anaheim. We weren’t sure what to expect. Would the cost ($70 for small items, $100 for large ones) ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Vladimir Guerrero
While Matt Holliday, Jason Bay and John Lackey are clearly the headliners in this year’s version of the Hot Stove League, I would like to talk about a guy who will fly under the radar (for the most part) and yet have the potential to be a nice pick up for someone (hopefully the Angels). I’m ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Chad Tracy
Matt Holliday
John Lackey
Jason Bay
Troy Glaus
It was nice while it lasted; real nice. We had gone nearly nine years since the Yankees last won a World Series and during that time we could say with confidence that “you just can’t buy a championship” and that Alex Rodriguez was the biggest “post season choker of all time.” It was the best of ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
Brian Cashman
Nick Swisher
Xavier Nady
How many times do you get to make a first impression? Stupid question, right? Well, apparently – Milton Bradley has had the opportunity to do this several times. Why else would anyone be interested in him? According to Ken Rosenthal, multiple teams are in contact the Cubs about outfielder Milton ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
Milton Bradley
Chicago Cubs
Gary Matthews
The Hot Stove is upon us (okay, it officially starts when the World Series concludes, but humor me) and here’s what I believe the Angels will cook up this off season. Please keep in mind that I have no inside knowledge what-so-ever. That being said, I do have some thoughts (and no, I didn’t hear ...
MLB
Los Angeles Angels
John Lackey
Vladimir Guerrero
Chone Figgins
Bobby Abreu
Robb Quinlan
Okay, so is “True Grich” just a clever play on Bobby Grich’s good name and the movie “True Grit” which starred John Wayne? Time for some background... Two things you need to know. I’m a die hard Angels fan and Bobby Grich is my all time favorite Angel. I attended my first game in the late 60s. ...
