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Giants little more than longshot in Sabathia sweepstakes
Peter Magowan admitted after announcing he was quitting as MGP that the club erred on not pursuing Vladimir Guerrero. When the Giants finally did decide to become a player, they signed Zito for $126 million, and the lefty went 21-30 in his first two ...
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 Redskins Players Are Weird, Not Funny
Redskins Players Are Weird, Not Funny
Chris Cooley, bless his little heart, tries so hard to be funny. Which is disappointing for me, as a Redskins fan, because he used to actually be funny. But lately, not so much. This is due mostly in part to the series of “Vladimir” videos ...

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A red flag on Teixeira? - Angels blog - OCRegister.com
Mark Teixeira, the soon to be free agent, is a perfect fit for a lot of teams including the New York Yankees, who will have a lot of money to throw around this winter with some hefty contracts coming off the books. But in exploring the fit between the ...
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 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Releases a Judo Instructional Video
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Releases a Judo Instructional Video
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has released an instructional video for people who want to learn judo. Here's a look: The video, "Let's Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin," was released in Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg, on Tuesday. No word ...
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 Macho Putin releases 'Let's learn judo with Vladimir' DVD
Macho Putin releases 'Let's learn judo with Vladimir' DVD
First we saw him shirtless while fishing. Then he was pictured at the wheel of a massive racing truck and shooting dead a tiger in the Siberian forest. Now Vladimir Putin has released yet another display of his own masculinity.
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Angels manage one last rally before elimination - Los Angeles Times
Boston Manager Terry Francona summoned right-hander Justin Masterson to face Vladimir Guerrero , the slugger who never met a pitch that was too far out of the strike zone to swing at. Guerrero fell behind, 0-and-2, but found the patience to lay off ...
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Angels vs. Red Sox - Box Score - October 05, 2008
BATTING 2B: C Figgins (1, J Beckett); V Guerrero (1, J Beckett) HR: M Napoli 2 (2, 3rd inning off J Beckett 1 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Rivera (1), M Napoli 3 (4), E Aybar (1) S: H Kendrick 2-out RBI: J Rivera, M Napoli 2 ...
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 ALDS Game 3: Beckett ready to sweep the Angels away
ALDS Game 3: Beckett ready to sweep the Angels away
Josh Beckett is smiling... that's not good for the Angels. Get a preview of Game 3 at The Bottom Line blog.
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Everything has gone dark, and Angels appear powerless to stop it - Los Angeles Times
For want of a lead, the Angels lost Friday night. For want of a home run, or even a two-run inning, the Angels lost on Wednesday, and again on Friday. That's two losses, and with them the prospect of sudden death in Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox ...
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Rosenthal's Latest: Vlad, Cano, Peavy, Hardy
Today we have a fresh column from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports . Vladimir Guerrero 's $15MM option for '09 is a lock, but perhaps the Angels will reconsider extending him beyond that.  Some of the money could be used to make Mark Teixeira the ...
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 FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Could this series impact Vlad's future in Anaheim?
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Could this series impact Vlad's future in Anaheim?
Which again raises the question: Will the Angels sign Vladimir Guerrero long-term? The Angels are certain to exercise Guerrero's $15 million club option for next season, and the industry-wide assumption is that Moreno will attempt to sign him to a ...
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 Could this series impact Vlad's future in Anaheim?
Could this series impact Vlad's future in Anaheim?
As Vladimir Guerrero's postseason struggles continue, Ken Rosenthal wonders if his failures in the clutch will cost him a big deal.
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Angels' Mike Scioscia doesn't criticize Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Times
"Vlad is running well, and once he gets going, he can go from first to third," Scioscia said. "Unfortunately, that was a tougher read than what it looked like from the press box and stands. If Youkilis doesn't get that ball on one hop, Vlad gets to ...
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 Play Of The Game: Nailing Vlad
Play Of The Game: Nailing Vlad
Kevin Youkilis's rifle throw from short right field to Mike Lowell at third base, nailing Vladimir Guerrero by about 10 yards, was likely the play of the game. Boston had a 2-1 lead and there was only one out in the bottom of the eighth -- and that ...
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 Bottom Line: Mike Lowell needs to be shut down
Bottom Line: Mike Lowell needs to be shut down
After wincing through an 0-4 night, it's clear that Mike Lowell is eventually going to hurt the Red Sox more than he will help them...
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 FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Vlad's gaffe was latest of Halos' playoff woes
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Vlad's gaffe was latest of Halos' playoff woes
I'm not sure I ever saw a guy in a room full of people look so alone. He stared straight ahead, acknowledging no one, nothing. If only his wounded feelings could be numbed like his aching joints, you'd feel better about the Angels' chances here. But ...
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 Masterson: Baptism by Fire
Masterson: Baptism by Fire
Justin Masterson came in to pitch in the bottom of the 8th inning in the 1st game of the ALDS tonight, the 1st playoff game for the young rookie. In a game in which the Sox were only up by 1 run, he allowed 2 hits, I was starting to think Tito ...
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 Angels' Vladimir Guerrero is no Mr. October
Angels' Vladimir Guerrero is no Mr. October
For all his success, the slugger has been pretty much a bust in the postseason, but the Angels hope that changes this year. > Torii Hunter had admired ...
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Key move was from third to first
Let's clarify something: Kevin Youkilis is not a first baseman. He is a third baseman who just happens to play at first. And the Red Sox are far better off for it. There were a lot of key plays in the Red Sox' 4-1 win over the Los Angeles ...
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Angels Lose Close One - Chowds are Right Where We Want Them
Blame of the Game: Howie Kendrick The Angels have been to the ALDS 4 times prior to this season. They have lost the first game of each ALDS as they did tonight. They have come back to win 2 of these 4 division series. Despite Vlad's baserunning ...
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 2008 ALDS Preview
2008 ALDS Preview
LAA Angels vs. Boston Red Sox Offense: The Halos brought in Mark Texieria for this exact type of showdown with the Red Sox. Realize, for all their 100 wins, the Angels didn’t have one guy knock in over 91 runs or score 90 runs. Texieria and CF Torii Hunter were brought in to protect Vlad Guerrero
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 Series Preview: Boston vs Orange County
Series Preview: Boston vs Orange County
This is not 1986. This is not 2004. This is not 2007. The 2008 Halos are 100-62 and, on paper, the most complete team in baseball. Orange County limped into last year’s fall classic and got swept by a Red Sox team that outscored them 44-16 in three ...
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Angels' Vladimir Guerrero is no Mr. October - Los Angeles Times
Torii Hunter had admired Vladimir Guerrero from afar since 1996, when, as a Minnesota Twins minor leaguer, he came to appreciate the "old-school" sensibilities of the Montreal Expos prospect who played with the hard-nosed, leave-it-all-on-the-field ...
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 Physicists Say Headfirst Slide to Base Faster, Maybe
Physicists Say Headfirst Slide to Base Faster, Maybe
Headfirst slides are better than feet-first slides, says Washington University physicist and baseball fan David Peters. According to Peters, it's simple physics: As a runner slides headfirst, the body's center of gravity -- and therefore its momentum ...
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Angels vs. Mariners - Box Score - September 25, 2008
BATTING HR: V Guerrero 2 (27, 6th inning off R Messenger 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off J Putz 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Napoli (45), V Guerrero 3 (90), G Matthews (45), T Hunter (78) S: H Kendrick SF: M Napoli 2-out RBI: T Hunter Runners left in scoring ...
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 Angels hand Mariners 12th straight loss (AP)
Angels hand Mariners 12th straight loss (AP)
Ervin Santana and Francisco Rodriguez combined for a five-hitter, Vladimir Guerrero homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the skidding Seattle Mariners 2-1 Monday night to set a franchise record for road wins. Seattle has lost 12 straight ...
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Angels vs. Mariners - Box Score - September 22, 2008
Los Angeles Angels Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C Figgins 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .275 H Kendrick 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 S Rodriguez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .195 M Teixeira 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .354 V Guerrero RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .302 T Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .280 J ...
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Angels vs. Rangers - Box Score - September 21, 2008
BATTING 2B: V Guerrero (31, B Gordon) HR: M Teixeira (12, 1st inning off S Feldman 1 on, 1 Out); S Rodriguez (3, 6th inning off S Feldman 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 2 (41), G Anderson (84), S Rodriguez 3 (8), V Guerrero (85) 2-out RBI: G Anderson, S ...
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 Chone Figgins to Have His Elbow Examined
Chone Figgins to Have His Elbow Examined
The best thing about the Angels clinching the AL West so early is that it gives the team plenty of time to set things up for the postseason. They can line up their starting rotation anyway they like it, and they also have time to let their players ...
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 Diamond Rundown – Edition Twenty Four
Diamond Rundown – Edition Twenty Four
Facts, figures and other tidbits from the twenty fourth week of the ’08 major league baseball season. Dazzling Debut I : Houston’s Mark Saccomanno made his Major League debut with a pinch hit home run in the fifth inning to become the fourth player in Major League history to homer in .
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Vlad To Miss Rest Of Weekend, Angels Activate Loux
The Angels took Vlad Guerrero out of last night's game after the fourth with right knee irritation, and he will miss the rest of the series in a precautionary move. The Angels activated Shane Loux from the 15-day DL.