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Archive for August, 2010

2010 Angels: Deviating From the Standards

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior WriterBaseball fans love stats. The game was meant for them. If there’s an event in baseball, it’s scored. It’s quantified. It’s measured. Therefore, it can be correlated to any other event in the game. Want to know the Angels’ record when the game temperature was 68 degrees and started at [...]

OC Miracle League Children receive their "Oppo Taco" t-shirts from AngelsWin.com today

Below is both a video and a slide show of pictures taken by Randy Lawrence from today’s AngelsWin.com “Oppo Taco” t-shirt presentation which saw 40 baseball jerseys given to the special needs children who play in the OC Miracle League. Angels play by play announcer Victor Rojas spoke to the children and parents and then [...]

Today’s Rants and Raves: 8-25-2010

By Jeff Flinn – AngelsWin.com Contributor Raves: Callaspo has a solid hitting streak going. Matsui is finally hitting for a prolonged stretch for the first time since June. Kohn and Walden get some more work in, although Walden gave up a run. Bourjos is now starting to seem more comfortable at the plate. Rants: The [...]

This Day in Angels Baseball: August 24th, 2004

August 24, 2004 the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 at Edison International Stadium. John Lackey picked up his 11th win of the season, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits, striking out 6 and Troy Percival pitched the last inning for his 25th save. Adam Kennedy went 4-4 with a run scored and [...]

Subway DeSIGNS Auction Is Live!

On July 9th, 2010, AngelsWin.com had the opportunity to interview Fred Lynn as SUBWAY kicked off its second annual event for SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS Tour. SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS is part of SUBWAY’S commitment to promote healthy active lifestyles for families by raising awareness and funds for the Little League Urban Initiative. Over 41 athletes and [...]

AngelsWin.com’s Hot Prospects August 20, 2010

It is with great pleasure that AngelsWin.com presents another Hot Prospect List for the Angels. In our weekly column, we take a look at who has been hot down on the farm. Unlike our annual Top-50 Prospects, our Hot Prospects List is not ranked based on the ceiling of the prospect or the likelihood of [...]

Ervin Santana Statistics

Ervin Santana, who is the number 2 starter for the Los Angeles Angels, is having a pretty good year this year. In 2010, Santana has started 14 games so far, with a record of 6 wins and 5 loses. With a 3.91 Earned Run Average (ERA), this is only the second year he has been [...]

This Day in Angels Baseball: August 17th

August 17, 2003 at Edison International Stadium the Anaheim Angels beat the  Detroit Tigers 11-6. Adam Kennedy (3-4, 4 runs, 3 RBI) and Scott Spiezio (3-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI) each homered and Chone Figgins also drove in 2 runs in the game. Ramon Ortiz pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, striking [...]

Bobby Abreu named AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2010 BOBBY ABREU OF THE ANGELS NAMED BANK OF AMERICA AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Bobby Abreu has been named of the Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 15th. Bank of America, the [...]

Fernando Rodney….Persistence

Fernando Rodney is the relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is known for his hard throwing which his fastball has reached in the high 90′s. Rodney made his Major League Baseball debut in 2002 with the Detroit Tigers and in 2005 became the closer for the team. He lost that job [...]