Angels Sign Branyan To Power Up the Bench

This just in via Twitter, the Angels have signed Russell Branyan. I’m not normally one to get excited about a team singing a 35-year old slugger with a bad back that the Arizona Diamondbacks recently decided wasn’t good enough to play for them, but I am...

Game Preview 5/26/11: Cream of the Crop – Athletics @ Angels

@Oakland Athletics   (23-27) @ Los Angeles Angels Anaheim (26-25) Pitching Probables: OAK –Brett Anderson (2-4, 3.18 ERA)  LAA – Joel Pineiro (2-0, 2.67 ERA    Game Info: 12:35 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 AM If the Angels can pull this...

Halo Headlines – 5/26/11

Daily Links for the LA Angels including calling up Trout in 2011 isn’t such a longshot anymore, Kendrick could hit the DL today, Moreno rated the third best owner in MLB and much more… The Story: Mike Scioscia is starting to soften on his stance against...

Game Recap 5/26/11: Angels 4 Athletics 1

I didn’t see much of this game, but I did get to follow al of it on Gameday. What I did see were some pretty spiffy home runs, a nice RBI “hit” by Bourjos, and two rookies busting a slump in grand fashion. Angels 4 A’s 1  Game Notes My favorite...