May 19, 2012



Talk baseball with Harold Reynolds

Fans will have a chance to chat with MLB Network analyst and former major-league player Harold Reynolds Saturday from 10-11 a.m. Reynolds will be previewing the major-league season. The chat will be held at Yakcy — the social media network that’s the brainchild of current Angels’ announcer Victor Rojas. Yakcy allows people watching an event, [...]





Angel baseball heading to Los Angeles too

The Los Angeles Angels, AM 830 and 710 ESPN Radio have entered a new agreement that will bring national sports programming to AM 830 and at least 60 Angels game to AM 710. Here’s the full release. LOS ANGELES – 710 ESPN (KSPN) and AM 830 KLAA, Wednesday announced a new partnership that effective April [...] [...]





Matsui makes Angels debut

Hideki Matsui finally got to play some baseball again on Tuesday, and he enjoyed the experience, even if it meant facing one of the game’s most challenging pitchers right out of the Cactus League chute. Source





There’s no guns in baseball; A new regulation?

This just in: Major League Baseball bans deadly weapons in clubhouses. Really? Pre-Gilbert Arenas, packing was cool in MLB, and other pro sports? I can remember in 1971, when Angels infielder Chico Ruiz was accused of pulling a gun on the enigmatic Alex Johnson DURING A GAME when the two teammates were in the clubhouse after [...]





Pitchers and catchers report

TEMPE, Ariz. Those four words get baseball fans pretty excited. But not much really happens today. Angels players will be trickling in and out of the team’s complex most of the day, dropping things off or just stopping by before or after taking their mandatory physicals. The most action we’ll see will probably be a [...]





Reminder: AL West roundtable live chat

Evan Grant who covers the Texas Rangers for the Dallas Morning News has organized an AL West Roundtable live chat for Monday morning at 11 a.m. PT. Grant will be offering his expertise on the Rangers. I’ll do the same for the Angels and long-time baseball writer Larry Stone of the Seattle Times will handle [...]





Brett Simpson Send Off Party

  It’s just a couple of weeks away before the start of the 2010 ASP World Championship Tour.  This year one of Huntington Beach’s hottest surfers is about ready to make his maiden voyage on the Dream Tour.  If you’re a fan of Brett Simpson, then come celebrate his first year in the big leagues this Friday night. [...]





Kendry Morales now on Team Boras

“The most feared man in baseball” has now signed one of the Angels’ top assets. First baseman Kendry Morales has cut ties with agents Alan and Randy Hendricks and signed with Scott Boras, Boras confirmed to ESPN.com’s Jorge Arangure Jr. Boras’ negotiating tactics have made some teams  reluctant to deal with his clients if at [...]





Blessed with talent, West divisions are best

From April through September 2009, without much acclaim or acknowledgment, the best baseball in the Major Leagues was played out West. Things are not expected to be any different in 2010. Source





Steve Phillips does it again

Former New York Mets general manager and ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips joined Matt Lauer on the “Today” show Monday morning to discuss his addiction to swinging at any pitch even close to the zone (sort of like Rob Deer, but not really). Phillips seemed remorseful enough, but had to sit awkwardly by as Lauer [...]