ANGELS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Fan runs onto field at Royals-Angels game, steals rosin bag, makes cop eat dirt (Video)

A fan ran onto the field at Kauffman Stadium during the middle of the eighth inning in a game between the Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals, providing some of the best excitement of the night. Angels reliever Michael Kohn had an 0-2 count on Alcides Escobar in the bottom of the eighth when a fan wearing a Royals jersey ran onto the field. The fan ran right behind the pitching...
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TOOK THE BAIT

Mike Trout hits homer estimated at 463 feet

Tweet   We’re quickly approaching the point where nothing Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout does on the baseball field should surprise us anymore. Trout had a rookie season for the ages in 2012. Yesterday, he became the youngest player in American League history to hit for the cycle. Today, he’s crushing 460+ ft. home [...]
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Jered Weaver to rejoin Angels next week

credit: getty images Jered Weaver will return to the rotation of the Los Angeles Angels next week. Weaver has not pitched since April 7 due to an fractured left elbow. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that his right hander would rejoin the rotation as long as his bullpen session goes well later this week. Weaver will return to the Angels without...
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Why the Pujols contract isn't as bad as you think

A lot of conversation these past two months have revolved around Albert Pujols and his declining performance. The man is a mess of injuries, pressure, and unfair media scrutiny. I recently wrote about how all this could be worked through in an article from last week. One of the talking points was sticking Pujols in the DH spot, indefinitely. This is something we all knew would happen...
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8 hours ago  |  Discuss

Angels' Ryan Madson experiencing elbow inflammation

Los Angeles Angels right-handed reliever Ryan Madson was once again nearing return, and now we're once again reporting he's suffered a setback. The former closer is facing another "glitch" -- as manager Mike Scioscia puts it -- as he's experiencing inflammation in his throwing elbow, according to William Boor of MLB.com. "Hopefully it's just a...
Via MLB Injury News Verified_ybn
10 hours ago  |  Discuss

Can Mike Trout snatch the MVP?

On May 21st, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout became the youngest American League player to hit for the cycle since 1930 at 21 years old. The second year phenom won AL rookie of the year in 2012 and he also finished second for the league’s MVP award, behind only Miguel Cabrera. But will Trout be able to dethrone the reigning MVP for the title in 2013? As of May 22nd...
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15 hours ago  |  1 Comment

Mike Trout Proves What We Already Know--He is One Bad Dude

It is not too often that we see a rookie come out and dominate like Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout did last season. You could definitely argue that he deserved the AL MVP last season (but it was hard to deny Miguel Cabrera at the same time). The one thing about coming out of the gate as hard as Trout did last season was that he had to provide fans with Act II this season...
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LITTLE HELP

Should Trout have had cycle?

Mike Trout hit for the cycle of the Angels, but did he get the benefit of an umpire's call? Watch the replays and see whether or not he did.

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Angels' Erick Aybar exits with knee soreness

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar exited last night's contest against the Seattle Mariners early due to soreness in his right knee, according to William Boor of MLB.com. Following the game, manager Mike Scioscia told reporters that he doesn't expect the injury to be significant, as he believes Aybar will be available tonight. "His knee got a little tight...
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1 day ago  |  Discuss

Angels' Jered Weaver could return from DL next week

Mike Trout hit for the cycle last night, the Angels have won three in a row, and Jered Weaver could be returning from the DL next week.  Things are looking up for the Angels.  Of course, the most important part of those three positive signs is the potential return of Jered Weaver.  As long as all goes well with his extended spring training start today, the Angels could activate...
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1 day ago  |  Discuss

How The West Was Lost

There is plenty of attention on Los Angeles baseball right now, but it’s for all the wrong reasons.  Both LA teams (We’ll go ahead and consider the Angels a Los Angeles team for this exercise) have huge payrolls and are grossly underperforming.  Both teams have offensive stars that are providing very little offense.  Both teams have suffered their fair share of physical injuries...
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1 day ago  |  Discuss

Angels' Weaver could return as early as Monday

Jered Weaver could rejoin the Angels' starting rotation next week, Manager Mike Scioscia said Tuesday. Weaver is set to pitch in an extended spring game Wednesday in Arizona, the same day Joe Blanton is scheduled to start for the Angels. That would line up Weaver to replace Blanton when that turn comes up again Monday, against the Dodgers. Weaver, the Angels' ace, has not...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

Halo Headlines: Albert Pujols doesn't matter anymore, rekindling the Cabrera-Trout debate

The May 21st, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Albert Pujols doesn't matter anymore, rekindling the Cabrera-Trout debate and much more... The Story: Albert Pujols doesn't matter anymore. The Monkey Says: I cannot counter any of this. Pujols just isn't a top player anymore, at least not while his body is broken down the way it is...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

Zach Borenstein Interview with AngelsWin.com

Interview Conducted by David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer Zach Borenstein has been on a complete tear this season for the Angels High-A ball affiliate, the Inland Empire 66ers.  The 22-year-old outfielder just recently blasted his 12th home-run of the season, putting him atop the list of home-run leaders in the California League. His .690 slugging pct. is also good for...
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4 days ago  |  Discuss

What in the world to do with Albert Pujols?

Wow. Who would have thought we'd be seeing headlines like that only two years into the Pujols contract. Most people speculated we wouldn't be seeing any significant problems with him until about 5-6 years into the contract. It seems now that the Angels have some serious deliberating to do on the topic of what is going to happen with Pujols. I don't want to come off as...
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6 days ago  |  Discuss
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