Tag Archives: Mike Trout

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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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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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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I Love Mike Trout, But Cabrera, Posey are MVPs

Posted on October 3, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Never has a new guy broken into the majors with the array of abilities and stats to back them up, as has Mike Trout this season. Recalled a month into the season, Trout has hit 30 home rums, is one … Continue reading →

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Wait Till Next Year

Posted on September 30, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Who would’a thunk it? The Angels sign Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson, then at the end of April bring to the majors the incomparable Mike Trout. Later on, it’s Zack Greinke that they steal. The Dodgers hand major roles, with … Continue reading →

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Mr. Kellerman, There Is No Mystery About the Angels

Posted on September 4, 2012 by theHoundDawg

This morning, New Yorker Max Kellerman, on his KSPN-LA radio show, again exposed his total lack of understanding regarding Los Angeles sports teams, and this time, it was a really basic lack of knowledge and perspective that he exposed. Majestic … Continue reading →

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CJ Wilson and Top of Rotation Are Sinking Angels’ Playoff Chances

Posted on August 19, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Remember the slow start Albert Pujols had the first month of the season, before hitting his grove? Well, the Angels other high-priced free agent signee, CJ Wilson, has had an opposite pattern this season, and he hit a season, and … Continue reading →

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What Happened? …while I was away: Baseball

Posted on August 17, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Away for a few days, and sooo much happened in baseball: On Saturday, Aug. 11, Mike Trout robbed yet another opposing batter of a home run, with a spectacular catch and throw, resulting in a double play: This gives Trout … Continue reading →

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I Was Wrong About Peter Bourjos and Mike Trout

Posted on August 4, 2012 by theHoundDawg

I was wrong. Dead wrong. I’ve said that Peter Bourjos is the best center fielder in baseball. Better than Mike Trout. Wrong. Trout did it again tonight in Chicago against the White Sox – another fabulous catch, taking away a … Continue reading →

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Angels Can’t Stop Rangers’ Bats, Blow Second in a Row; New AL West Talent

Posted on August 3, 2012 by theHoundDawg

Not since the days of the the late Art Fowler and the original Arson Squad in the early years of the original major league LA Angels (that’s pre-Anaheim, guys), has Angel pitching fueled such fires of opposition run production. In … Continue reading →

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