Sports | Mike Digiovanna | June 18, 2009
Mike Scioscia once said of utility player Robb Quinlan, "He makes the plays he makes," which sounds like a back-handed compliment but wasn't meant to be.
Sports | Mike Digiovanna | June 17, 2009
Maybe this little elbow injury to Ervin Santana was just a ruse, a way for the Angels to find a temporary rotation spot for a triple-A right-hander whose name looks as if it could be carved right into the Blarney Stone.
Sports | Mike Digiovanna | June 17, 2009
John Lackey was in an 0-for-7 slump when he stepped to the plate in the fourth inning Monday night in AT&T Park. Not 0 for 7 at-bats, 0 for 7 years.
Sports | Mike Digiovanna | June 16, 2009
One minute the Angels were basking in the frivolity of a seven-run inning, cracking up as pitcher John Lackey stood on first base and called for the game ball after his first hit in 27 career big league at-bats and high-fiving each other after Erick Aybar and Bobby Abreu hit back-to-back homers.
Sports | Ben Bolch | June 15, 2009
Jered Weaver should consider making a personal plea for the All-Star Game to be played at Angel Stadium a year early considering the way he has pitched here in 2009.
Sports | Ben Bolch | June 15, 2009
With the pain in his troublesome left knee failing to subside in the nearly three weeks since he went on the disabled list, Angels reliever Scot Shields on Sunday said he has opted for season-ending surgery.