ANGELS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Josh Hamilton reaches low point with terrible night at the plate for Angels
If Los Angeles Angels fans were waiting for Josh Hamilton to hit rock bottom so he could start turning his season around, he may have done so on Tuesday night. At least, the team is hoping that turns out to be the case. Hamilton, who signed a five-year, $125 million contract with LA this past [...]
Josh kicks up "failure" to epic proportions; Angels fall to the Mariners, 3-2
Josh Hamilton grounded into three double plays and struck out the other two times he came to the plate. Mike Trout did everything he could to will his team's offense into something resembling legitimacy. Instead, he was anchored at first, with Scioscia failing to employ his favorite (until this year) offensive tactic of activating his speedy base runners.
The...
Angels give away Mike Trout fish hats (Photo)
On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Angels gave away special Mike Trout baseball hats to fans, featuring the head of a trout sticking out of the front of it. Now there's a collector's item.
Photo via @MLBFanCave.
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Halo Headlines: Hamilton doesn't know why he didn't play on Sunday, Madson resumes throwing
The June 18th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Hamilton doesn't know why he didn't play on Sunday, Madson resumes throwing and much more...
The Story: Ryan Madson has resumed playing long toss but is still dealing with pain.
The Monkey Says: That he is throwing is nice and all, but even he admits that they still don't know what...
Mike Trout Makes History Once Again, Angels Make New Season High Marks
Two season highs were matched tonight for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in their 11-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The final line on the scoreboard in right field had the Angels with 21 hits, and on the left field side, had 11 K’s, nine of those coming from Jason Vargas, a season high for the young talent.
Jason Vargas allowed just four hits and two runs, that could be...
How to fix the Los Angeles Angels
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Although coming off a nice series win against a depleted Yankees team, the popular conversation among many Angel fans is how to fix this team to be within striking distance of the AL West title by the All-Star break. From firing Manager Mike Scioscia to shuffling around the batting order, unrest in Angels nation is rampant.
The unrest is a result of an under-performing...
Los Angeles Angels Sign Mike Ekstrom To Minor League Deal
The Los Angeles Angels h ave signed right-handed reliever Mike Ekstrom to a minor league deal and have assigned him to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Ekstrom, who had severely struggled with the Oakland Athletics at the Triple-A level in 2013 provides depth for the organization.
The post Los Angeles Angels Sign Mike Ekstrom To Minor League Deal appeared first on FFLockerRoom | Fantasy Sports...
Luis 'Lucho' Jimenez tops this week's AngelsWin.com Prospect Hotlist (June 16th, 2013)
By Scott Stedman, AngelsWin.com Staff Writer -
1. Luis Jimenez, 3B, Salt Lake Bees
Past 10 Games: 17/40 (.425), 1 Double, 1 Triple, 1 HR, 9 Runs, 11 RBIs, 5 SB
Overall: .297/.343/.422 with 3 HRs and 8 SBs
What’s Up: As Alberto Callaspo continues to struggle mightily with the Angels, posting a -0.4 WAR, Luis Jimenez has begun to really swing the bat well for the Bees....
Is Howie Kendrick An All-Star Game Starter?
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim second baseman, Howie Kendrick, is on pace to have the best season of his eight year career. Now, anyone would be happy with the season Kendrick is having when you look at his stats, which we will save for later in the article.
A follower of mine on Twitter today noted that they believed Kendrick should be a starter for the upcoming All-Star game. The...
Angels show progress in win over Yankees
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Angels don't seem to be in a rush, even though June is halfway over and first place seems an ocean away. But every day they get closer to where they want to be.
It's a process, manager Mike Scioscia likes to say. Baby steps. One game at a time.
"We're not going to wake up tomorrow and be in first place, Scioscia said late Friday night. "...
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Trade Candidate: Jason Vargas
The Angels are 10 games under .500. They are 11.5 games back in the division and 9.5 games back in the Wild Card race. Baseball Prospectus and Coolstandings.com each give the Angels a roughly 5% to 7% chance of earning a playoff berth. Go ahead and cling to that hope if you want. We here at Monkey with a Halo would be ecstatic if they somehow pulled that off, but we are also realistic...
Coming Soon.... The Women of Angels Baseball Feature, By Ellen Bell
It may seem that baseball is a game for the guys. After all, men are all over the field; as players, coaches or umpires. It would seem only logical to assume that the front offices of baseball would be filled with men as well. But it might surprise some to know that many of the key players in the Angels organization are women.
In our upcoming series; "Women of Angels Baseball...
HURTING THE TEAM
Mike Trout fan interferes with Trout on ball
22,834 (roughly) people saw the Orioles beat the Angels 3-2 in Camden Yards Tuesday night. You have to think that 22,600 were Orioles fans. In the bottom of the third inning, O’s shortstop J.J. Hardy hit a foul pop-up down the left field line. Mike Trout had a beat on it as he made it to the wall. He couldn’t make the play because a fan WEARING A MIKE TROUT JERSEY interfered...
Los Angeles Angels Peter Bourjos with a Highlight Reel Catch
Check out Peter Bourjos' amazing catch as he went up and over the centerfield fence to rob J.J. Hardy of a home run in tonight's contest against the Baltimore Orioles.
Mike Trout robbed Hardy of a home run last season in Baltimore and it became the catch of the year. The Angels even put together a poster of Trout's catch and gave it away to the fans in attendance on...
THE UNKNOWN COMIC
Angels fan forced to remove paper bag?
An Angels fan claims team security made him remove a paper bag he was wearing over his head as a means of protest over the team's horrible start.
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