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Pineiro could return soon
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — The schedule this weekend (and the A’s Coliseum co-tenants — the Raiders) will prevent Joel Pineiro from throwing a simulated game here. The Angels right-hander is scheduled to throw a bullpen session instead and then a simulated-game Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium. The plan is for Pineiro to throw 60 pitches over four simulated innings then [...]Pineiro could return soon is a post from: Angels blog
1 hour agoFour Angels affiliates with playoff hopes
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — Minor league teams are wrapping up their seasons in the next week, and four Angels affiliates have either clinched a spot in their league playoffs or will have tense weeks as they fight for a spot. The playoff situations can be very confusing — a lot of leagues reward first-half and second-half champs, so there [...]Four Angels affiliates with playoff hopes is a post from: Angels blog
1 hour agoMark Prior is a Texas Ranger
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — Mark Prior, who has been trying to work his way back to the big leagues via the independent-league Orange County Flyers, has been acquired by the Rangers, the Flyers announced. Prior will go to the Rangers’ Triple-A team in Oklahoma City, but that season ends in a week. Optimistically, then, Prior could be pitching in the [...]Mark Prior is a Texas Ranger is a post from: Angels blog
3 hours agoFive questions about ... the second-place A's
Orange County Register — It's all relative. With neither team capable of posing a credible threat to the first-place Texas Rangers, second place is all the Angels and A's have to fight over at this point. For the A's (a half-game up on the Angels heading into this weekend),...
4 hours agoA great baseball prank
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — What do you do when your team stinks? You entertain yourselves. Watch here as some Arizona pranksters get second baseman Kelly Johnson. (via Deadspin) A great baseball prank is a post from: Angels blog A great baseball prank is a post from: Angels blog
7 hours agoSome tall guy facts
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — In preparing for my slideshow on the tallest players in baseball, I went through and looked at the active roster for each major league team. Here are a couple of tall guy facts: The Angels’ tallest player is Jered Weaver at 6-feet, 7-inches tall. C.C. Sabathia might be the biggest baseball player in the bigs right now. He’s [...]Some tall guy facts is a post from: Angels blog
7 hours agoAngels history: 25 best pitching seasons ever
Orange County Register — In honor of the Angels' 50th anniversary, we're counting down the 50 greatest individual seasons ever. Yesterday we did the hitters; today it's the pitchers. Think you can guess the greatest pitcher in Angels' history? Click on the photo to see the...
8 hours agoGreatest Angels pitching seasons, Nos. 50-26
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — Continuing with the 50 greatest seasons in Angels history, today we have the pitchers. Probably the most obvious omission is a recent one: Bartolo Colon’s Cy Young season in 2005. How did he not make the list? Two reasons, really. One is that he just wasn’t great enough. He won 20 games, which is why he [...]Greatest Angels pitching seasons, Nos. 50-26 is a post from: Angels blog
9 hours agoKendrick’s season — a step forward?
From the Dugout | Orange County Register — Sifting through the underachievers on this year’s Angels team, second baseman Howie Kendrick might be caught in guilt by association. Kendrick’s batting average (.278) is continuing a three-year downward trend — not what was expected from the future batting champ many thought he was. But a whole package of stats point upward for Kendrick. He has already [...]Kendrick’s season — a step forward? is a post from: Angels blog
11 hours agoAngels minors: Jean Segura having breakout year
Orange County Register — Notes from the Angels’ system Thursday: Orem: Aaron Tullo, Brian Diemer and Daniel Tillman combined on a 1-0 shutout of Casper in a game with heavy playoff implications, as the Owlz now move a game and a half ahead of Casper for the final playoff...
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- Ryan Rowland-Smith activated from disabled list, called up from rehab assignment in Tacoma Mariners Blog | Seattle Times Forgive me as I get my feet wet with Mariners coverage, but I wasn't the only new face in the clubhouse this afternoon. Left-handed pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith has rejoined the team for the first time in over a month after being activated from the disabled list. Seattle now has 26 players on the active roster. Rowland-Smith was placed on the DL on July 28 with a lower back strain. He had five rehab starts with the Rainiers before being called up, including one last night against Colorado Springs where he allowed one run in seven innings with five strikeouts and no walks on 102 pitches. Obviousl...
- Live game thread: Rangers at Twins (9/3) Rangers Blog | Dallas Morning News
- Live in-game chat: Rangers-Twins Texas Rangers Blog | ESPN Dallas MINNEAPOLIS -- The Rangers and Twins face off in the first of three games. Let's chat all about it toinght. The room is now open for you to post questions and comments and to participate in polls. The game starts at 7:40 p.m. ESPN Dallas: Rangers-Twins
- Today's lineup: Ian Kinsler starts Texas Rangers Blog | ESPN Dallas MINNEAPOLIS -- Here is the lineup for tonight's game, which includes David Murphy at the 3-hole and Josh Hamilton at cleanup. Ian Kinsler starts at second base and bats sixth. SS Elvis Andrus 3B Michael Young LF David Murphy DH Josh Hamilton RF Nelson Cruz 2B Ian Kinsler 1B Mitch Moreland C Bengie Molina CF Julio Borbon
- Tonight's Rangers-Twins lineups Foul Territory | Fort-Worth Star Telegram Ian Kinsler is in the lineup for the first time since July 27, batting sixth behind Nelson Cruz and in front of Mitch Moreland. Vladimir Guerrero is off, so David Murphy bats third and Josh Hamilton hits fourth as the...