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Daily Distractions: Making sense of Yu Darvish’s near no-no.
Yu Darvish, left, was removed after losing his perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros. His next opponent is the Angels. (Associated Press) On an...
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How Mike Trout solved Derek Holland and gave the Angels a 2-1 lead.
Mike Trout‘s RBI double in his third at-bat Friday against Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland was a quintessential example of Trout’s ability to adjust to a pitcher mid-game. Trout saw two mid-90s...
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Daily Distractions: Angels right fielder Josh Hamilton gave Rangers fans the...
Did Josh Hamilton strike a Heisman pose over the weekend? How does one confuse that with a middle finger? (Associated Press photo) So a 2-4 record is no good, and losing two of three to the Texas...
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Daily Distractions: Jered Weaver’s new toy, Troy Percival, Bobby Abreu, etc.
Angels pitcher Jered Weaver is using a bone stimulator, which is not nearly as dirty as it sounds. (Still frame of video shot by ESPN) Jered Weaver mentioned last week that he was using a non-intrusive...
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Daily Distractions: Angels get ready for the Rangers’ self-proclaimed Cy...
Derek Holland is 1-1 with a 1.64 earned run average in three starts for the Texas Rangers this season. (Associated Press photo) The Angels’ opposing starter tonight entered the 2013 season with a 4.71...
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Slumping slugger Josh Hamilton is batting fifth against the Texas Rangers.
Josh Hamilton is playing the Texas Rangers today. When the Angels and Rangers hooked up in spring training, that was enough to capture a few headlines. When the Angels visited Arlington, Texas in the...
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Daily Distractions: Josh Hamilton’s 4 for 4 night gives Angels something to...
Josh Hamilton’s 4 for 4 performance Monday extended a career’s worth of success batting fifth, for whatever that’s worth. (Associated Press photo)Josh Hamilton was 4 for 4 as the Angels’ number-five...
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Michael Roth, not Jerome Williams, will start for the Angels on Wednesday.
Angels left-hander Michael Roth will become the first pitcher drafted in 2012 to start a major-league game on Wednesday. (Getty Images). Manager Mike Scioscia threw a bit of a curveball Tuesday night,...
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Daily Distractions: The All-Star ballot is out and, hey, Mike Trout is on it...
Angels left fielder Mike Trout has the distinction of making his first All-Star ballot after making his first All-Star team. (Getty Images) For all the virtues of Mike Trout‘s 2012 season, a place on...
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Daily Distractions: Where Hank Conger shines on defense; Yu Darvish gif, etc.
One aspect of Hank Conger’s defense has been surprisingly pleasant to watch this season. (Getty Images) One of the Angels’ catchers is among the top five in the league at framing pitches. Who would...
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Reports: Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz will accept Biogenesis-related...
Nelson Cruz (sliding) is one of 12 major-league players connected to the shuttered Biogenesis clinic who will accept suspensions today, according to multiple reports. The Angels play the Texas Rangers...
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Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz accepts 50-game ban, issues statement.
Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz issued a statement today after accepting a 50-game PED suspension from Major League Baseball. Here it is, courtesy of MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan: “I have been notified...
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Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson to PED users: ‘Stop being a baby and move on.’
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson, the Angels’ player representative to the MLB Players’ Association and a former teammate of suspended Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, addressed a crowd of reporters in...
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Howie Kendrick leaves Angels’ game with hyperextended left knee.
Howie Kendrick left in the fifth inning the Angels’ game against the Texas Rangers on Monday with a hyperextended left knee and did not return. He’s listed as day-to-day. Kendrick and right fielder...
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Angels hold another team meeting, Mike Scioscia blasts pitchers.
In a season full of team meetings, Angels manager Mike Scioscia called another one following an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. In his comments to reporters afterwards, Scioscia singled out the team’s...
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Texas Rangers acquire Alex Rios from the Chicago White Sox.
The Texas Rangers have been in the market for a right fielder ever since Nelson Cruz was suspended for the remainder of the regular season — 50 games — for alleged performance enhancing drug use. David...
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