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   Why it turns around tonight 1 2

   April 12, 2013 by TEvans

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   Not many bright spots this season, but here are a few things giving me hope for the W tonight: Tommy Hanson: 4-0 (5 GS) against Houston with a 1.59 ERA from 2010-2012 1-0 vs Houston (5 IP 2 ER) last year Bud Norris making his first road start of the year. 2012: 3-12 6.94 ERA away from home (4-1 1.71 ERA at home) 2010-2012 9-22 5.29 ERA on the road In 9 games this season, Houston leads the majors with 101 K's. The last two Angels opponents: Oakland 57 K's, Texas 62 K's. The Angels pitching staff has been middle of the league in K's, at 70 this season while Houston has struck out a whopping 45 batters (second worst in the majors.) Lastly, Tommy Hanson is…

   

   Last reply by Angel Oracle, April 17, 2013

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   Shuck...

   April 17, 2013 by tj_

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   ....is leading off again.

   

   Last reply by jshep, April 17, 2013
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   Angels' Hand Signals

   April 17, 2013 by GregAlso

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   Has anyone else noticed the new celebration signals the players are using? I remember the Rangers using something similar in their first World Series year. I believe it was a claw and antlers. Our guys seem to be doing a salute for doubles and triples. They also seem to be doing some kind of hand pull or dance move for a single or RBI, not sure which. I've been noticing it the last few games but I'm not sure when it started. The only thing I ever remember them doing was the Capt Morgan pose after a victory. Anybody have any ideas, insights, or inside info?

   

   Last reply by Rochambeau, April 17, 2013

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   casey stern on mlb radio

   April 17, 2013 by shellback

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   stern and jim bowden ( ex cincy and washington gm) have a radio talk show on xm mlb channel. anyway, the other day stern made a statement referring to orange county "as not a baseball town" and elaborated that the fans show up in about the third inning and leave by the sixth. also stated that " the laid back, blaze` attitude of the fans rubs off on the team". team sure looks laid back in the early going! what do you guys think of stern's comments?

   

   Last reply by EDinTUSTIN, April 17, 2013

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   Lucho...

   April 17, 2013 by Angelsjunky

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   ...is fast becoming one of my favorite Angels. Love him.

   

   Last reply by WallyWorld, April 17, 2013
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   Losing is a disease..

   April 17, 2013 by martinpa25

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   ....the Angels disease is called AIDS (Angels In Deep Shit)

   

   Last reply by mota_madness, April 17, 2013
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   The Angels have led for 21 of 130 innings played this season

   April 17, 2013 by yk9001

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   That's 16%. Take out a game against the Rangers and one against the Astros, and the Angels have led for 5 innings out of 108, or 4.6% of the innings. Great stuff, guys. Makes it super enjoyable to be a fan.

   

   Last reply by yk9001, April 17, 2013

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   The 2012 draft class has actually done well pretty well

   April 17, 2013 by Fontana Halo

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   P's Mark Sappington (mentioned earlier) Michael Roth (made it to the majors, looked solid) C's Zach Wright (.361 OBP, throwing out 30% of runners) 1B's Michael Snyder (.316/.374/.503, 27 doubles in 81 games) Wade Hinkle (.333./.445/.575, 49 walks in 294 at bats) 2B's Alex Yarbrough (.282 AVG) - got off to a slow start in terms of power. Has improved his power and OBP vastly thus far this season for the 66ers. Contact hitter. Worth keeping an eye on. Sherman Johnson (.266/.417/.385, 56 walks in 64 games) Other areas might need to improve but he obviously has a really good eye. OF's Jonathan Walsh (.300/.411/.522, 29 extra base hits in 64 games, just…

   

   Last reply by Angel Oracle, April 17, 2013

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    Silver Lining

    April 17, 2013 by FabulousFabregas

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    Mike Trout seems to be coming around. Luis Jimenez. What's not to like about this guy? Jose Mota looks dapper in his leather jacket on Angels Live.

    

    Last reply by cysomeawfulpitcher, April 17, 2013
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    Not bad???

    April 17, 2013 by Terri Worthington

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    from a MLB tweet... " Mauer has now recorded back-to-back 4-hit games to raise his average to .386. Not bad." Not bad??? Players are frothing at the mouth to face Angel pitching right now. Mauer is a great hitter, but consider the pitching he faced to achieve this. I'll bet there are quite a few players that could have the same results right now.

    

    Last reply by The Ghost of Bob Starr, April 17, 2013
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    Who could step up?

    April 17, 2013 by Terri Worthington

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    Jose Mota said something after the game last night that I actually agred with. He said that it was time for one of the players to step up and call a players meeting. I totally agree, but the one person who could have done that now plays for Detroit! There are informal leaders in any organizational hierarchy who play a significant role in the cohesiveness of a group. The Angel organization has so many problems right now, but I see this as one of the ones that is being overlooked. There isn't a single player on the team that can fulfill this role. Weaver could do it for the pitchers, but he can't do it for position players. People can be fired and new personnel brought …

    

    Last reply by Ohtaniland, April 17, 2013
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    Advanced scouting

    April 17, 2013 by AngelArcher

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    Does this team have any? It seems every team knows the Angels hitter's weakness and exploits them, yet our pitchers get lit up by a Twins team that was hitting around the mendoza line.

    

    Last reply by yk9001, April 17, 2013
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    Scioscia says Butcher is "working very hard" with pitchers 1 2

    April 17, 2013 by FabulousFabregas

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    Real Scioscia postgame comments on the pitching: “They’re going to have to make adjustments according to their own game and what they need to do, and that’s what Mike is working very hard on to try to get these guys to um, feel comfortable out there on the mound and make their pitches. Some guys have moved ahead a little bit, and Joe and Jason are having a tougher time getting on track.�

    

    Last reply by shellback, April 17, 2013

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    Who would win in a race?

    April 17, 2013 by FabulousFabregas

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    I'm not really sure.

    

    Last reply by dimitrig, April 17, 2013
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    What's with these fan speculated Bourjos rumors? 1 2 3

    April 13, 2013 by Chuck

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    So Bourjos sits in favor of Schuck and he's on the way out in a trade for a starting pitcher? I don't see it happening, but let's play while we're at it. Who needs Bourjos (a centerfielder) and which team can deal a good SP for him? Go....

    

    Last reply by Tyler, April 17, 2013

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    Could Hamilton be disturbing the clubhouse?

    April 17, 2013 by sneaky_flute

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    i haven't paid much attention to him since he left the rangers but i caught an angels game a few days ago and noticed that he was laughing and trying to joke around in the dugout and the other players were just kind of ignoring him with solemn expressions on their faces. he also quickly gathered his belongings and left after that baserunning error a few days ago. do you think there's something going on in the clubhouse?

    

    Last reply by DowningRules, April 17, 2013

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    Restart button..

    April 17, 2013 by martinpa25

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    ..on the 2013 season..i cant believe this is happening.....

    

    Last reply by tomsred, April 17, 2013
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    Richards/Jimenez/Roth/DDLR Outlook - MWAH

    April 16, 2013 by Second Base

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    Hey guys, I really couldn't come up with a good title on this one, but here's a short article where I speculate the futures of each of these players. I'd like to say it's a homer piece that'll cheer you all up, but it just doesn't seem like that's the case. Not a ton of projection in Roth, DDLR and circumstances (Scioscia) could play a strong hand in Jimenez's return to the bench or AAA and Richards leaving the rotation despite outperforming the likes of Blanton and Hanson. Give it a read. http://www.monkeywithahalo.com/2013-articles/april/recent-promotions-roth-richards-jimenez-de-la-rosa-save-la-angels.html

    

    Last reply by Second Base, April 17, 2013
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    What's worse? 1 2

    April 17, 2013 by Chuck

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    The Angels hitters with runners on base or the starting pitching?

    

    Last reply by Hoops McCann, April 17, 2013

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    From the LA Times - Angels slip in Minnesota, 8-6

    April 17, 2013 by AngelsWin.com

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    Starter Jason Vargas gives up five runs and nine hits in second straight loss of series. View the full article

    

    Last reply by AngelsWin.com, April 17, 2013
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    Angels and Marlins Have Same Run Differential

    April 17, 2013 by YouthofToday

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    -27. Small sample caveat. Ugh.

    

    Last reply by dimitrig, April 17, 2013
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    The Latest From AngelsWin.com: Angels Classic Rewind | Dateline: April 16th, 2002

    April 17, 2013 by AngelsWin.com

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    By Joe Haakenson, AngelsWin.com Contributor - APRIL 16, 2002 GAME 13 - RANGERS AT ANGELS ANAHEIM -- First, Darin Erstad used his head. Then, he used his bat. After nearly taking down the outfield fence with his head in an attempt to make a catch in second inning, Erstad lined a two-run double in the bottom of the 10th inning to overcome a 5-4 deficit and give the Angels a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers Tuesday night before 15,385 at Edison Field. The Rangers had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th onan RBI double by Rafael Palmeiro, which set up the bottom of the inning. With one out, Jose Nieves reached on an infield singl…

    

    Last reply by AngelsWin.com, April 17, 2013
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    The BIGGEST BUNCH OF PANSY PITCHERS EVER!

    April 17, 2013 by halonatic13

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    Heck yeah I am mad as heck! I've never seen a bunch of pansy pitchers who are afraid to pitch! It is truly unbelievable!!!

    

    Last reply by Sully151, April 17, 2013

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    TIME IS TICKING ON THE SCIOSCIA REGIME

    April 17, 2013 by mota_madness

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    Time is ticking on the Scioscia regime i am calling for soon end of month or sooner maybe next home stand.

    

    Last reply by fan_since79, April 17, 2013
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    In a one game series who would you start, Vargas or Blanton?

    April 17, 2013 by stevestevens

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    To tough to call right now for me.

    

    Last reply by tj_, April 17, 2013

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    Predict Scioscia's postgame comments (4/16/13)

    April 17, 2013 by FabulousFabregas

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    "I've been talking to Bud Selig and we're looking into playing the Astros more. Our guys are at the top of our game when we face them, Butchy and Jimmy are having them watch tapes from those games. The intangibles are just there when we play the Astros, and they're one of the better teams in the AL West, they're neck and neck with Oakland and Texas. There's a lot we can learn from them. I wasn't really focused on tonight's game, because of the tragedy, that being that they don't serve lasagna any more at games in Minnesota. It's a damn shame, their lasagna was championship caliber, it's a heavy page to turn. I'll check out the box score later, Roger Lodge texted me …

    

    Last reply by fan_since79, April 17, 2013
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    Fire Butcher

    April 17, 2013 by nando714

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    Needs to be the scapegoat 4 quality starts i believe 3..1-2-3 innings the last 4 games vs Hou/Minn Pathetic numbers all around

    

    Last reply by fan_since79, April 17, 2013

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    Not our team

    April 17, 2013 by fan_since79

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    Another team. The opposite of our team. What our team should be. from SI.com: Now in his third week with the Atlanta Braves , (Justin) Upton looks around the clubhouse and sees a solid starting rotation, a dependable bullpen and power - lots and lots of power. "It's fun when you can do that," Upton said (Atlanta hit three home runs in the 8th inning). "But our goal is to go out and play good baseball every night, pitch well, play good defense, put together good at-bats and we've been able to do that so far." http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2013/04/16/47622/#recap#ixzz2Qh3rtWYP

    

    Last reply by AngelArcher, April 17, 2013
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    1993 Days, 2 Hours, 57 Minutes...

    April 17, 2013 by halo15fan

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    Until Scioscia's contract is officially up... too early to start the countdown? Probably won't make it to the end of April at this rate, but I figured it was worth going and looking at...

    

    Last reply by robblin17, April 17, 2013

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    Light up the Failo... Again...

    April 17, 2013 by halo15fan

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    This is getting ridiculous... It's the Twins people... It's not like we are playing the Nationals or the Braves who are lighting up the scoreboard every night, its the Twins! The team that was predicted to be in last place in the AL Central this year (Behind Cleveland and Kansas City)... this is unwatchable.

    

    Last reply by 70runner, April 17, 2013

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