by Steve Scripps | Jun 21, 2011 | 2011 Articles
He may be the best prospect in baseball (or at least the best prospect in baseball who isn’t a showboating jackass with a pornstache), but Mike Trout is “only” the sixth best hitter in the Texas League. For all of Mike Trout’s many splendored...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 21, 2011 | 2011 Articles
Did you know the Angels have the 5th best bullpen ERA in the American League? More than likely you just responded “no” and then took a beat and asked, “how the hell did that happen?” Don’t feel bad, I did the same thing when I saw...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 21, 2011 | 2011 Articles
Daily Links for the LA Angels including Kohn gets called back up, Scioscia believes the Angels are championship caliber team, Aybar idolizes Jose Reyes and much more… The Story: Michael Kohn has been called up while Andrew Romine has been demoted to Triple-A....
by Steve Scripps | Jun 21, 2011 | 2011 Articles
The weaker the better as I like to say, and it doesn’t get any better then the Florida Marlins. Weaver managed to wrestle away a W from a very talented Anibal Sanchez, pushing his win total to 9, all thanks to the very effective Izturis-Aybar combo. All in all,...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 20, 2011 | 2011 Articles
@Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (35-38) @ Florida Marlins (32-40) Pitching Probables: LAA – Jered Weaver (8-4, 2.06 ERA) FLA — Anibal Sanchez (6-1, 3.02 ERA) Game Info: 4:10 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 AM I don’t know what...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 20, 2011 | 2011 Articles
They may be three games under .500, without Kendrys Morales all year long and hampered by a punchless lineup, but the Angels have the rest of the league right where they want them. Where do they want them, exactly? On the road, of course. Perhaps I am just grasping...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 20, 2011 | 2011 Articles
With the way Vernon Wells has performed the last two weeks, one can’t help but finally feel optimistic that the Angels’ “big splash” winter acquisition might finally be on his way to earning at least some of his massive, massive contract. But...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 20, 2011 | 2011 Articles
Daily Links for the LA Angels including Callaspo to be ready for full action soon, anticipating when Trout will be promoted to Triple-A, Scioscia tries to explain Kazmir’s decline and much more… The Story: Alberto Callaspo should be ready for full action...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 20, 2011 | 2011 Articles
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a momentous occasion… Vernon Wells might be good again. Or maybe he just likes facing the Mets. Angels 7, Mets 3 Almost a week removed from his two-homer day against the Mariners, Vernon Wells was back at it again with his...
by Steve Scripps | Jun 19, 2011 | 2011 Articles
I hate that my predictions never seem to come true. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t put a heck of a lot of thought into these things, but one right occasionally would be nice. I guess if I really wanted to be Nostradamus I would have predicted that Mike...
