by Steve Scripps | Jul 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
‘Tis the season to designate lousy veterans for assignment. In recent days the Blue Jays (B.J. Ryan), Red Sox (Julio Lugo), Phillies (Tyler Walker), Rockies (Matt Belisle), Indians (Matt Herges), and Diamondbacks (Tony Clark) have either designated or outright...
by Steve Scripps | Jul 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Brian Fuentes sheds some light on why he didn’t pitch in the All-Star Game. Apparently, he was first promised to pitch the sixth, but Bud Selig intervened and requested the starting pitchers go two innings instead of one forcing Joe Maddon to bump one pitcher...
by Steve Scripps | Jul 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
It’s got to be the… mouthpiece? As strange as it sounds, it sure seems to be a major reason that Ervin Santana was able to regain his long lost ace form against Oakland last night (I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that Oakland’s...
by Steve Scripps | Jul 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (49-37) @ Oakland Athletics (37-49) Starters: LAA – Ervin Santana (1-5, 7.81 ERA) OAK – Dallas Braden (7-7, 3.23 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM THREE Questions: Did the...
by Steve Scripps | Jul 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Better late than never, but Joe Maddon put in a phone call to Mike Scioscia to apologize for not getting Fuentes and Figgins into the All-Star Game. Next year’s All-Star Game will be hosted in Anaheim and the Angel contingent is taking notes from the festivities...
by Steve Scripps | Jul 15, 2009 | 2009 Articles
There are just 17 shopping days left in the MLB trade season, so all you last minute shoppers (I’m talking to you, Tony Reagins) better start making your shopping lists now. To help make your holiday shopping for your favorite baseball club easier, we’ve...
