After dropping three straight, the Angels were especially glad to top the Yankees 7-1 yesterday in the Bronx. Here's a look at some items on the Halos as they face the Bombers again this evening..
- Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson nearly wound up signing with the Marlins, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Wilson's agent Bob Garber was moments away from accepting an offer from Miami unless the Angels went from a four-year deal to five. Halos GM Jerry Dipoto was preoccupied with the Albert Pujols negotiations but agreed to go to five years and hammer out the dollar figure later.
- Reliever Rich Thompson could be a good fit for the Yankees, writes Mike Axisa of River Ave. Blues. The Angels designated the 27-year-old for assignment yesterday to create roster space for Brad Mills.
- Even with the addition of Pujols and the return of Kendrys Morales, the Angels have shown early tendencies that are likely to hamper the offense in the long term if not corrected, writes Wendy Thurm of Fangraphs for ESPN.com (Insider req'd).
i forget the time sequence – would that mean Buerhle was the Marlins second choice?
I think signing both was plan B if they couldn’t sign Albert.
So says “Wendy”
need to do something about the bullpin
That’s because you don’t watch Phillies games post Game 3 of the NLDS… trust me, it’s just as frustrating.
I don’t know if you can really blame the coach for that though… he can’t swing for them.
Mine has been running strong since 2008.
Mickey is Scioscia’s “running buddy” and will be around as long as he is, but I agree with you. I think it was Mickey who personally ruined the career of Brandon Wood and, sadly, he isn’t done ruining careers yet.
Mickey Hatcher was…
Actually, MLBTR has been around since 2005.
It just looked very different… and there was that guy who used to regularly post short essays about why the Mariners were one of the best teams in the game.
Yeah it used to look like this
link to i.imgur.com
Blame the hitting coach is one of the best excuses in baseball. People tried that around here. In 2010 when the offense was average it was because Big Mac was horrible. In 2011 when the Cardinals had the best offense in the NL, it was despite Big Mac. It is a thankless job.
I don’t think Dipoto is influenced by Sosh nearly as much as Reagins or Stoneman were. I’m not sure about ruining Wood’s career, but what pisses me off is our RISP numbers the last few years. Garbage. I think it’s very feasible to see Hatcher go soon.
In some kind of sick and twisted way I miss BaseballGuru
Don’t remind me.