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...

Game Preview: 5/25/11: King Of The A’s – Athletics @ Angels

@Oakland Athletics (23-26) @ Los Angeles Angels Anaheim (25-25) Pitching Probables: OAK – Trevor Cahill (6-1, 1.79 ERA)  LAA – Ervin Santana (2-4, 4.18 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 AM Holding that crown is the one and...

The Angels and Ultimate Base Running Scores

For those of you who aren’t loyal devotees of Fangraphs or maybe just are scared by sabermetrics in general, there is a shiny new stat they’ve rolled out for all of us to enjoy: Ultimate Base Running.  For an idea of exactly how this stat is calculated,...

Rest of the West Wednesday – 5/25/11

Does anyone want to win the AL West?  Seriously, anyone?  Some people seem to think that the division being so tightly bunched is going to make for a wild playoff race, but what I see is a the early signs of the AL West being setup to be this year’s media...

Halo Headlines – 5/25/11

Daily Links for the LA Angels including Kazmir looks terrible in his first rehab start, Walden might need his changeup, debating Hunter’s offensive worth and much more… The Story: Scott Kazmir made his first rehab start for Triple-A Salt Lake and it...