Mark Langston

The Angels have hired Mark Langston as their new radio analyst, replacing Jose Mota. Langston, who pitched eight of his 16 major league seasons for the Angels, will join Terry Smith in the radio booth. Victor Rojas and Mark Gubicza remain the television broadcast team. Mota will become an analyst on the Angels' Spanish-language television broadcasts. Angels spokesman Tim Mead, who confirmed the changes, said Fox Sports plans to increase its Spanish-language Angels broadcasts from 50 last year to about 75 this year.

The Angels have hired Mark Langston as their new radio analyst, replacing Jose Mota. Langston, who pitched eight of his 16 major league seasons for the Angels, will join Terry Smith in the radio booth. Victor Rojas and Mark Gubicza remain the television broadcast team. Mota will become an analyst on the Angels' Spanish-language television broadcasts. Angels spokesman Tim Mead, who confirmed the changes, said Fox Sports plans to increase its Spanish-language Angels broadcasts from 50 last year to about 75 this year.

Manager Buck Rodgers succinctly explained his role in the outcome of a baseball game after the Angels' 2-0 victory Tuesday night at Fenway Park. "When you get good defense, good pitching and timely hitting, you look like a good manager," Rodgers said. He might not be far off. Mark Langston took care of the strategy Tuesday night, pitching the Angels to victory over the Boston Red Sox. All Rodgers had to do--for once--was sit back and enjoy.

Left-handed complements A look at some of baseball's best left-handed trios of starters: 2003 Oakland Athletics Mark Mulder; 15-9; 3.13 Barry Zito; 14-12; 3.30 Ted Lilly; 12-10; 4.34 1997 Seattle Mariners Randy Johnson; 20-4; 2.28 Jeff Fassero; 16-9; 3.61 Jamie Moyer; 17-5; 3.86 1993 Atlanta Braves Tom Glavine; 22-6; 3.20 Steve Avery; 18-6; 2.94...

There is the Dick Williams theory, which holds that Mark Langston lacks fortitude, is a quitter and incapable of pitching for a winning team. In Anaheim, however, when the Angels analyze Langston and his 5-15 record, the opinions are--not surprisingly--less inflammatory. The Angels are paying Langston $3 million in salary and bonus this year and have guaranteed another $13 million over the next four years.

Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. has been voted the one award that had eluded him, the Gold Glove as the best-fielding shortstop in the American League. The Angels' Mark Langston received the award for pitchers.

Pitcher Mark Langston and outfielder Dante Bichette have been named The Times' Orange County Edition Angels of the Week. Langston pitched seven hitless innings Wednesday in his Angel debut. Bichette hit two home runs, including the game-winner in the 12th inning Saturday, and had six RBIs. The Times will donate $250 in the players' names to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Orange County.

Angel pitcher Mark Langston and outfielder Rickey Henderson have filed for free agency. Langston was 2-4 with a 5.85 ERA in a season plagued by injuries. He underwent elbow surgery in May and pitched only once afterward. Henderson hit .283 in 32 games after being acquired from San Diego. Catcher Todd Greene underwent surgery on his right shoulder at Centinela Hospital Medical Center. He is expected to be ready by spring training, Angel officials said.

Most recent no-hitters Team by team AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore -- Bob Milacki (6 innings), Mike Flanagan (1), Mark Williamson (1) and Gregg Olson (1) vs. Oakland, 2-0, July 13, 1991. Boston -- Jon Lester vs. Kansas City, 7-0, May 19, 2008. Chicago -- Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0, April 18, 2007. Cleveland -- x-Len Barker vs. Toronto, 3-0, May 15, 1981. Detroit -- Justin Verlander vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 4-0, June 12, 2007. Kansas City -- Bret Saberhagen vs. Chicago White Sox, 7-0, Aug. 26, 1991.

Around the horn with Mark Langston, the new baseball coach at Orange Lutheran High School. First base. Langston made a big turn around the bag . . . while driving the cart pulling a metal screen that smoothed the infield dirt. This was the first step on the first day of baseball practice. Second base. Langston slid in . . . letting the engine idle, he got out and kicked some rocks away. No bad hops here. Third base. He hit the brakes . . . and began giving orders to Lancer players.

Former Angel pitcher Mark Langston will replace John Malmquist as baseball coach at Orange Lutheran High next season, Lancer Athletic Director Jim Kunau said Friday. Langston, 39, announced his retirement from professional baseball shortly after a bad outing in spring training with the Cleveland Indians. Malmquist has a career record of 238-114 at Orange Lutheran. He has been in his post for three seasons, and was coach in the late 1980s.

TODAY--WEDNESDAY VS. CLEVELAND * Schedule: 7 tonight, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. * Television: Fox Sports West, both games. * Radio: KLAC (570), XPRS (1090), both games. * Pitching matchups: Chuck Finley (6-10, 5.48) vs. Mark Langston (1-1, 4.99) tonight; Steve Sparks (5-8, 4.88) vs. Dave Burba (8-7, 4.90) Wednesday. * Last series: Cleveland won two of three in the opening series of the season.

Dick Williams never held the same managerial job for more than five seasons during his distinguished 21-year career, but the man can hold a grudge with the best of them. Williams, who managed six different teams from 1967-88, called Mark Langston "gutless" in his 1990 book, "No More Mr. Nice Guy," and it's obvious his feelings for the San Diego Padre left-hander have not changed.

You grind, you hope, you pray, you wait, you dream of this from the time you first pick up a Wiffle Ball. That was what Mark Langston, the former Angel left-hander, was saying Friday on the eve of the World Series in this first real October of a 15-year career in which he had made 432 regular-season appearances but had never pitched in a postseason game.

The team has been notified that it must sign All-Star pitcher Mark Langston to a contract extension by opening day or risk losing him to free agency at season's end. "My first and foremost priority is to stay with the Angels," Langston said Friday, "but I'd like to have this resolved by the time we get going (on April 5). If it's not done by then, I'll just play it out." Said Angel General Manager Bill Bavasi: "I think that's fair." Langston is in the final year of a five-year, $16-million

Mark Langston went 18 days without pitching before throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners Thursday. So, what was ailing the former Angel left-hander? Sore elbow? Bum shoulder? Aching knee? "Two off-days--I got bumped twice," Langston said. "It's been a long time since that has happened." Langston spent much of his 14-year career, including six years with the Mariners and eight with the Angels, as an ace or No.

Mark Langston pitched 6 1/3 strong innings for his first win since April 3 and made a heads-up fielding play as the San Diego Padres ended a two-game losing streak to the Seattle Mariners with a 6-0 victory on Thursday. Steve Finley doubled twice and scored both times and Tony Gwynn drove in two runs for the NL West-leading Padres, who split a pair of home-and-home, two-game series this week with the Mariners, last in the American League West.