Scioscia announces Game 1 lineup
fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com 10/8/2009 — ANAHEIM As projected here a week ago (harumph), this will be the Angels’ Game 1 lineup. Confirmed by Angels manager Mike Scioscia before today’s workout: 3B Chone Figgins RF Bobby Abreu CF Torii Hunter DH Vladimir Guerrero LF Juan ...

Sizing Up the Angels: The Hitters
firebrandal.com 10/1/2009 — Now that the Magic Number is down to zero (special thanks go to Texas for their Heimlich Maneuver on the Red Sox choke job), the Sox can safely prepare for the Anaheim Angels. Make no mistake, this is not the Angels teams of past years, who had been thoroughly cooked by the Sox and served ...

Why the Angels beat the Red Sox
hardballtimes.com 10/12/2009 — Sean breaks down how the Angels rode a strong defense and steady relief pitching to the ALCS. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

Game 3 lineup — no changes for Angels
fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com 10/11/2009 — BOSTON The Angels have arrived in Boston and manager Mike Scioscia met briefly with the media at a mostly-dark Fenway Park. Scioscia said there will be no lineup changes for Sunday’s Game 3. That means: 3B Chone Figgins RF Bobby Abreu CF Torii ...

ALDS Game One Preview: Unhappy about Napoli
fangraphs.com 10/8/2009 — In conjunction with R.J.’s article on Jon Lester, I thought it might make sense to take a look at what batters he (Lester, that is — not R.J. Anderson) would probably be facing in Game One. Here are the last four lineups that Scioscia ...

ALCS Game 3 Rewind: Unlikely Heroes - Angels 5, Yankees 4
monkeywithahalo.com 10/20/2009 — They were down and out early, but the Angels rallied to finally defeat the New York Yankees and get themselves back into the American League Championship Series. All they needed was a little help from some unlikely heroes. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, its SUPER VLAD!!!!  ...

Nuggets From The Bill James Handbook
halosheaven.com 25 days ago — More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » A couple of days ago I received "The Bill James Handbook" in the mail (from ACTA Sports ).  ...

ALCS Game 6: Yankees vs. Angels - - Live Chat @ 8:00 PM
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — ***Live chat at bottom of post starting @ 8:00 p.m.*** ALCS Game 6 Yankees vs. Angels Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Game Time: 8:20 p.m. TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880, ESPN1050 Here are the lineups: YANKEES (3-2) Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Jorge ...

The Lefties in the Pen
pinstripealley.com 10/16/2009 — More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP Coke should see more action than just against Bobby. Browse more photos » This is all prefaced by the phrase "I don't really want to see ...

Free Agency Math Doesn’t Add Up for the Angels
monkeywithahalo.com 10/28/2009 — We all knew this day was coming. Now that the Angels’ season is finally over, it is time to address their complicated free agency issue. Break out your calculator and put on your thinking caps because it is time to crunch the numbers to see what the Angels even have to spend this ...

Jamie McCourt files for divorce from Dodgers owner — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/27/2009
Jamie McCourt is filing for divorce from Dodgers owner Frank McCourt in Los Angeles. A filing obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The McCourts have been married since 1979 and have ...

Angels pack up, clear out after early exit — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/27/2009
On the day before the World Series was to start in the Bronx, the Los Angeles Angels gathered in their clubhouse for the final time in 2009 and cleaned out their lockers.

Angels pack up, clear out after early exit — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/27/2009
On the day before the World Series was to start in the Bronx, the Los Angeles Angels gathered in their clubhouse for the final time in 2009 and cleaned out their lockers.

Most Angels free agents signal their desire to stay, except for Matthews — L.A. Times - Baseball News 10/28/2009
It appears Angels will make strong bids to keep Lackey, Figgins and Abreu; Guerrero is more of an unknown. Disgruntled outfielder Matthews says he wants to go where he will play every day. >  ...

Burnett strives to be less 'careless' — Major League Baseball News 10/28/2009
When he starts Game 2 of the World Series at 7:57 p.m. ET on Thursday, A.J. Burnett must focus on himself. Burnett also wants to find a bit more success than he did in his last start, a 7-6 Yankees loss to the Angels in Game 5 of the American League ...