Tag Archives: LA Angels

Could It Get Any Worse For the Dodgers?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The last few days have seen the Dodgers go from a slow start to the verge of implosion. They will take the field soon for the final game of a three game series in San Francisco, having lost the first … Continue reading →

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Angels’ Disabled List Overloaded – And it’s the Pitchers!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The Angels currently have a disabled list that includes eight players, including six pitchers, five of whom if they were not injured, would not only be on the major league roster, but would own key roles on the Angels’ staff. … Continue reading →

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A Six-and-One-Half Hour Game Lost, More Injuries, and the Angels are Reeling

Posted on April 30, 2013 by theHoundDawg

So last night, the LA Angels took a 7-2 lead into the eight inning, and Oakland scored four runs to get close, and then a tying run in the ninth. The game went to the 15th inning, when each team … Continue reading →

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Second Basemen Make Hay, and Home Runs

Posted on April 23, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Dodgers’ second baseman Mark Ellis is a really good ballplayer. He is an excellent defensive player, and a clutch hitter. Despite one season hitting 19 home runs, he is not a guy who would ever be considered a power hitter, … Continue reading →

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Streaking Angels Meet Their Number One Nemesis

Posted on April 22, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The Angels, fresh off a three game sweep of the Tigers, a series in which they outscored the defending American League champs 22 to four, tonight face their biggest nemesis in their fight to extend that streak to four games. … Continue reading →

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Leave It To Joe

Posted on April 16, 2013 by theHoundDawg

A couple of days ago, after a great, come-from-behind win, I wrote about how the Angels [Were] “Primed for [a] Winning Streak”. They followed that up with another great team effort, behind the pitching of C.J. Wilson and Ernesto Frieri … Continue reading →

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Angels Primed for Winning Streak

Posted on April 14, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Last night’s come-from-behind victory was just what the Angels needed to shake them out of their early-season team slump and start a winning streak. Albert Pujols’ bottom-of-the-ninth walk-off double scoring the tying and winning runs, Josh Hamilton’s first home run … Continue reading →

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Stupidity in Baseball

Posted on April 12, 2013 by theHoundDawg

So Carlos Quentin is the modern-day Ron Hunt: He has been hit by pitches more times than any other major leaguer over the past five years, and he owns the single season hit-by-pitch records for both the White Sox and … Continue reading →

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It’s Early, But It’s Do or Die Time For the Angels

Posted on April 9, 2013 by theHoundDawg

The 2012 Los Angeles Angels entered the season loaded for bear, with new acquisitions C.J. Wilson, Chris Iannetta, and Luis Pujols. Wilson had a fast start, but as summer approached, he hit the skids, at one point going almost two … Continue reading →

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Angels Add Pitching Depth, But Where is Quality?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by theHoundDawg

When last we discussed the state of the Angels’ pitching staff, it was in shambles. Four names have been added since, but have they actually improved the staff? What was a deep, though not always dominant, bullpen, was hurt by … Continue reading →

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Angels’ Pitching Needs Major Overhaul

Posted on November 3, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Just a few weeks ago, the LA Angels starting rotation looked like this: Jared Weaver Zack Greinke Danny Haren CJ Wilson Ervin Santana Today, this is what it looks like: Jared Weaver CJ Wilson Garrett Richards Jerome Williams Nick Maronde … Continue reading →

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Angels Give up on Ervin Santana, Give Him Away to KC

Posted on November 1, 2012 by theHoundDawg

After eight inconsistent seasons as an Angels’ starter, Ervin Santana is now a Kansas City Royal. What is amazing is that all the team received in exchange was Brandon Sisk, a 27-year-old journeyman minor leaguer, whose chances of reaching the … Continue reading →

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