By James Bailey It’s too early to panic or celebrate, with only a week in the books. But one week of regular season says more than a month of spring training. What have we learned so far? Roy Halladay is even better in the National League. Jon Rauch might just be up to the task [...]
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By Thom Henninger After losing both John Lackey and Chone Figgins earlier this month, the Los Angeles Angels signed World Series MVP Hideki Matsui last week. Signing the veteran designated hitter probably means Vladimir Guerrero’s days as an Angel are over.
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By Thom Henninger After blowing a 4-0 lead late in Game 5 of the ALCS, the Los Angeles Angels waged an impressive comeback to force a Game 6 back in the Bronx. The task of staying alive gets harder, though, for Los Angeles.
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By Thom Henninger What’s happened to the Los Angeles Angels? They have been one of the better defensive teams in the majors this season, and a Mike Scioscia club is usually a heady bunch not prone to mental mistakes.
By James Bailey Before the Angels celebrated their AL West-clinching victory Monday night, they took some time to remember—and honor—rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, who was killed in a car accident the first week of the season. Adenhart threw six shutout innings in his only appearance for Los Angeles this year and looked to be a [...]
By Bill Begley A chance to end a decade-long postseason drought was there for the taking, and for the first time this season the Texas Rangers lost a series to the AL West leaders, the Los Angeles Angels. In a nutshell, that means – not officially, but for all intents and purposes – the Rangers [...]
By James Bailey Every time it looks like things are about settled in the American League, one of the down-and-outers sneaks back into the picture. A week ago the Tigers were on the brink of backing into the Central Division crown. They woke up Thursday morning with a 4.5 game lead, down from 7 games [...]
By Bill Begley September games can be tough to play for teams with nowhere to go in October. Still, taking your frustrations out on other contenders sometimes can be enough. Take the case of the San Diego Padres, who are keeping things in the NL West interesting of late.
By James Bailey As hot as the Rockies have been lately, they own just the fourth best record in baseball since the All-Star break. The Yankees, who were three games behind Boston at the break, have gone on a sick tear since then, winning at a .755 clip (40-13). Their +92 run differential is the [...]
