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Keeping Score: To Hang In, a Series Winner Must Learn to Let Go

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:21:45 +0000

Getting too attached to the players who won a title can prove costly for a championship team.

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Who will be this offseason's Bobby Abreu?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:05:57 +0000

If this offseason is anything like last offseason -- and it just might be, given the continuing economic problems in the real world -- the free-agent market will take quite awhile to develop. That means plenty of quality players will be available deep into the offseason. And that isn't a bad thing. As a last-minute signing, outfielder Bobby Abreu, perhaps motivated by the lack on interest in him, became the best bargain of last year's free-agent class. The Angels snagged him for one year and $5 million. He then proceeded to hit .293 with a .390 on-base percentage, 15 homers, 103 RBIs, 96 runs scored and 20 stolen bases. His impact on his new Angels teammates was profound -- Los Angeles went from one of the least patient teams at the plate to one of the most patient. As a result, the Angels wasted no time re-signing Abreu to a two-year, $19 million deal (with a $9 million option for 2012) this offseason. Other bargains from last year's free-agent class include first baseman Russell Branyan (one ...

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Angels will pursue Bay, but not Holliday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:47 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Angels owner Arte Moreno told the Los Angeles Times that the team will not pursue free agent outfielder Matt Holliday this offseason. However, Moreno admitted the team has interest in free agent outfielder Jason Bay. "(Holliday) is not going to be an Angel," Moreno told the newspaper. "We are not looking at Holliday at all." The newspaper speculated the Angels are shying away from Holliday because he is represented by agent Scott Boras. Boras also represents Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, who left the Angels in free agency last offseason. And although he would like to re-sign free agent righthander John Lackey and free agent third baseman Chone Figgins, Moreno admitted it likely will be impossible to afford to bring back both players. Moreno also hinted to the newspaper that free agent DH Vladimir Guerrero will play elsewhere in 2010. "We've talked to his agent just ...

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With Angels out, market resets on Holliday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:28 +0000

With the Angels supposedly out of the Matt Holliday hunt, Jon Paul Morosi says the slugger's market just reset drastically.

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Entire Angels coaching staff will return next year

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:40 +0000

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Mike Scioscia's entire coaching staff will be back with the Los Angeles Angels next season.

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Entire Angels coaching staff to return (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:39:56 +0000

Mike Scioscia's entire coaching staff will be back with the Los Angeles Angels next season. Bench coach Ron Roenicke, pitching coach Mike Butcher, third base coach Dino Ebel, first base coach Alfredo Griffin, hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, bullpen coach Orlando Mercado and bullpen catcher Steve Soliz will return in 2010.

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Scioscia is the ultimate team leader

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Mike Scioscia celebrated his 10th anniversary with the Angels by winning the AL Manager of the Year Award. Former Dodgers GM Fred Claire, for one, has not been surprised by Scioscia's success.

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Baseball plans to cut off days in playoffs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:11 +0000

CHICAGO -- Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he’s working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games. Los Angeles Angels manager M...

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Scioscia, Tracy win Manager of the Year awards

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:09:49 +0000

NEW YORK - The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April, overcome by waves of grief and sadness. Mike Scioscia...

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Mike Scioscia runs away with AL manager-of-the-year honors

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Angels field boss receives 15 of 28 first-place votes. Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire is second. > Tragedy struck three days into the 2009 season, when 22-year-old pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in an April 9 automobile accident, a devastating blow that could have given the Angels every reason to fold.

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Scioscia, Tracy win Manager of the Year awards

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:11:52 +0000

The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April, overcome by waves of grief and sadness.

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Angels focused on own free agents

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

With six players eligible for bids when free agency's doors swing open at 9:01 p.m. PT on Thursday night, the Angels have much to resolve before forging on with the shaping of their 2010 roster.

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Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff schedule

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:21:37 +0000

Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games. Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia criticized the current format after the Yankees and Angels played only eight times in 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL championship series. "We're going to change it," Selig said. "I don't disagree with Mike Scioscia.

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Scioscia and Tracy Are Managers of the Year

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:33 +0000

This year’s managers of the year were runaway winners: Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels.

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Angels' Scioscia, Rox's Tracy awarded managers of the year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:58:10 +0000

Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels and Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies, whose perseverance was their virtue battling through ...

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Tracy and Scioscia Win Manager of the Year Awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:50:45 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado won the N.L. Manager of the Year award on Wednesday -- and earned a new contract, too -- while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the A.L. honor.

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Tracy, Scioscia named Managers of the Year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:07:00 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor. Tracy became the second manager to win the award after taking over during the season.

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Wakamatsu: Scioscia's handling of tragedy earned him Manager of the Year award

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:03 +0000

Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu sensed before today's AL Manager of the Year Award came down that Mike Scioscia of the Angels would be the winner. Tough to argue, given what that Angels team went through this season, especially early on.

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Tracy, Scioscia win manager of the year awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:31:32 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.

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Tracy, Scioscia win manager of the year awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:17 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor. Tracy became the second manager to win the award after taking over in midseason, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Scioscia also picked up the AL award in 2002. Tracy received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Scioscia got 15 first-place votes.

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Tracy, Scioscia win manager of the year awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:23:37 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

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Mike Scioscia named AL manager of the year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:24 +0000

Angels' manager wins award for second time after guiding his team to American League Championship Series and an AL West title.

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Angels' Scioscia, Rox's Tracy rewarded managers of the year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:49 +0000

Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels and Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies, whose perseverance was their virtue battling through tragedy, grief and slow starts, were rewarded Wednesday by winning the 2009 manager of the year awards in their respective leagues.

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Jim Tracy, Mike Scioscia named MLB's managers of year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:09 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

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Tracy, Scioscia win manager of the year awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:03:06 +0000

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

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Scioscia tops in AL for remarkable year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:03:00 +0000

The most emotionally challenging of his 10 seasons as leader of the Angels culminated in Mike Scioscia's selection on Wednesday as 2009 American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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Nationals prepared to make a play for Lackey

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:29:38 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Add the Washington Nationals to the list of teams interested in signing right-hander John Lackey as a free agent. The team's Web site reports the Nats want Lackey to be their ace and to mentor the club's young starters, such as left-handers John Lannan and Ross Detwiler and right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Washington will face stiff competition for Lackey. The Angels would like to re-sign him, and high-profile teams such as the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets, among others, are expected to make offers. Teams other than the Angels can discuss financial terms with Lackey's agent beginning Friday. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said during the season that he would look to acquire a veteran starter this winter, and he laid out what he's looking for in a staff leader. "We have to have a special type of veteran pitcher, who is willing to give of himself as a teacher and mentor ...

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Inbox: Any interest in free agents?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Will the Angels re-sign any of their free agents? What will they be looking for in the trade market? Beat reporter Lyle Spencer looks at these and other questions in the latest Inbox.

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Angels focused on their own free agents, not Holliday

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:49:52 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Angels general manager Tony Reagins shot down a FOX Sports report that linked the Angels to free agent left fielder Matt Holliday. "He's a talented player, but our focus is not on him right now," Reagins told the newspaper. Instead, the team will try to re-sign righthander John Lackey and third baseman Chone Figgins, though neither free agent is expected to re-up before the start of free agency Friday. Reagins also said he has been in discussions with the agents for the Angels' other prominent free agents, DH Vladimir Guerrero and reliever Darren Oliver. However, Reagins wouldn't comment on trade rumors that have linked the team to White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko or Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson. "There are so many different rumors out there, it wouldn't be smart to comment on them," Reagins told the Los Angeles Times. "A lot of ...

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Angels GM denies Holliday report

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:09:00 +0000

GM Tony Reagins denied a report that said the Angels are one of three teams, along with the Yankees and Red Sox, with the resources and serious interest to sign Holliday, a Type A free-agent outfielder.

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Scioscia guarantees Angels will beat Yankees next season

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:01:30 +0000

Sporting News staff reports How's this for a guarantee? Angels manager Mike Scioscia, speaking to some of Orange County's movers and shakers at a fundraiser lunch, regaled his audience with baseball stories from his playing career. But the thrust of his remarks changed quickly when someone in the crowd asked him if he thought the Yankees could buy another championship next season. Here's what Scioscia said, courtesy of the Orange County Register: "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's Angels lost to the Yankees in six games in this year's AL Championship Series.

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Angels GM says focus is not on outfielder Matt Holliday

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Tony Reagins says re-signing John Lackey and Chone Figgins remain the top priorities. Vladimir Guerrero and Darren Oliver are also still in play. > General Manager Tony Reagins on Monday shot down a Foxsports.com report that the Angels are one of three teams, along with the Yankees and Red Sox, that have expressed serious interest in free-agent outfielder Matt Holliday .

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Teams already lining up to negotiate with Lackey

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:51:53 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Teams already are lining up to talk with the agent of Angels righthander John Lackey, according to MLB.com. Lackey, 31, already has been identified as the top pitcher in this year's free-agent market and interest seems to be getting hotter leading up to Friday—the day the Angels lose exclusive negotiating rights and the dollar figures really start to grow. According to MLB.com, the Red Sox, Mets and Brewers already have had preliminary discussions with agent Steve Hilliard, and the Yankees almost assuredly will join the discussion at some point. Sources in Seattle have identified the Mariners as an interested party as well. The Mets and Red Sox are said to be compiling "due diligence" reports on Lackey's health after consecutive seasons in which he made only 24 and 27 starts. He was sidelined in both seasons by various arm injuries. The Red Sox are expected to become a very ...

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CC Sabathia and Yankees stop Angels cold

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:50:57 +0000

CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener.

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Cubs, Angels, Yankees among teams interested in Tigers CF Granderson

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:32:24 +0000

Sporting News staff reports According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs plan to make an aggressive push to acquire Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson if Detroit makes him available in a trade. The newspaper reported the Angels and Yankees also are believed to be very interested in trading for Granderson, who is a Chicago native. Any deal for the center fielder likely would have to be loaded with top-notch prospects and might not happen until the winter meetings (Dec. 7-10). Newsday speculated Granderson would move from center field to left with the Angels, who would keep Torii Hunter in center. Granderson hit only .249 this season, but he had a career-high 30 homers. In other Tigers news, the team will not try to re-sign free agent first baseman/DH Aubrey Huff or free-agent left-hander Jarrod Washburn, according to MLive.com.Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told the Web site that he spoke with both players recently, ...

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No lack of interest in Angels pitcher

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:25:00 +0000

All eyes were on John Lackey as a 23-year-old rookie when he won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, and all eyes are on him seven years later now that he's finally a free agent.

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Angels promote two in front office

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:07:00 +0000

The Angels announced Saturday that Dennis Kuhl, who has served as club president since 2003, has been promoted to chairman, with John Carpino elevated to the president post.

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Red Sox eye John Lackey

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:32:17 +0000

Six weeks ago, John Lackey hastened the Red Sox along the short road to winter vacation with a dominating victory in Game 1 of the AL Division Series for the Los Angeles Angels. ...

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Cubs in the hunt for Granderson

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:53:53 +0000

Club has prospects to pry center fielder away from cash-deprived Detroit Tigers > Along with the Yankees and the Angels, sources say the Cubs plan an aggressive push to land Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson.

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Tigers gauging Halos' interest in Granderson

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:09:00 +0000

The Tigers and Angels have been in touch about Curtis Granderson's trade availability, according to Newsday, with the idea of making Granderson into a left fielder alongside Torii Hunter.

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Lackey might be out of Brewers' price range

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:11 +0000

Sporting News staff reports After finishing the 2009 season with an MLB-worst 5.37 rotation ERA, the Brewers are in the market for starting pitching. However, general manager Doug Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the team might not be able to afford free agent righthander John Lackey. Lackey is considered the top available starting pitcher on the market, but he is rumored to be seeking a deal comparable to the five-year, $82.5 million contract the Yankees gave A.J. Burnett last offseason. Melvin acknowledged he spoke with the agent for free agent starters Randy Wolf and Doug Davis at this week's general manager meetings in Chicago. The newspaper also listed free agent starters Jon Garland, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Marquis and Mark Mulder as possible fits for Milwaukee. As for the trade market, Melvin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel it hasn't developed yet. "It's still real early," Melvin said. "Not a ...

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Halos hopeful, but realistic on market

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

In a perfect world, Tony Reagins would like to bring back a majority of his high-profile free agents to Anaheim. The Angels general manager also realizes the existing economic climate makes this current baseball world slightly less than perfect.

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2 Yankees earn Gold Gloves

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Derek Jeter has won his fourth Gold Glove at shortstop, joining first baseman Mark Teixeira, his Yankees teammate, among the American League players honored for fielding excellence. Angels center fielder Torii Hunter and Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki...

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Sources: Angels still in hunt to re-sign Lackey

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:56:35 +0000

Don't rule the Angels out of the John Lackey sweepstakes just yet.

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Halos show real 'lack' of interest

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:40:44 +0000

CHICAGO -- The Red Sox (Jason Bay) and the Cardinals (Matt Holliday) have prioritized keeping their star left fielders. However, the Angels' interest in retaining the top starter on the market, John Lackey, is far more tepid. In fact, the Angels' ...

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Angels show real 'Lack' of interest

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:40:44 +0000

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Ichiro, Torii Hunter win Gold Gloves; Mauer honored

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:30:28 +0000

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter received Gold Gloves for the ...

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White Sox avoiding Figgins, may turn to Podsednik to fill leadoff role

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:13:19 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Though his team has been linked to free-agent third baseman Chone Figgins, White Sox general manager Ken Williams told the Chicago Sun-Times that Figgins won't fit into the team's 2009 budget. The White Sox are in search of a leadoff hitter, however, and they could turn to a familiar source. After a divorce with free-agent outfielder Scott Podsednik appeared likely as recently as last week, the newspaper reported talks between Podsednik and the White Sox have heated up.

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Torii adds another Gold Glove to mantel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Angels center fielder Torii Hunter claimed his ninth consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove for fielding excellence on Tuesday.

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Ichiro, Torii Hunter win Gold Gloves; Mauer honored

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:23:31 +0000

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter received Gold Gloves for the ...

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