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One reporter’s take on the Angels and free agency

November 21st, 2009, 11:32 am by Earl Bloom, staff writer

Baseball free agency is upon us, and since it’s a weekend, it’s not surprising it’s off to a slow start.

The Angels’ stated stance seems to be making a choice between John Lackey or Chone Figgins; hoping to bring back Vladimir Guerrero for a good price; and looking for, in Arte Moreno’s words to the Los Angeles Times, “a power bat, a starter and another bullpen guy.”Angels White Sox Spring Baseball

Here’s my take on that, point-by-point:

– Lackey has been a solid No. 1 for the Angels, and should command a huge contract simply via the timing of his free agency. If all reports are somewhat accurate, he is way too pricey to come back to Anaheim.

In my opinion, the Angels have a viable No. 1 on the premises, but are reluctant to even address that because they have three more seasons worth of Jered Weaver contracts to negotiate with Scott Boras (more on this later).

– Figgins, right, has to be a Top Five attraction on the overall board, because he can help a club in so many ways (everything except power). If the five-year, $50 million tag is accurate, it is not too much for his value somewhere, but it is here.

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Posted in: Angels • Arte Moreno • Bobby Abreu • Brandon Wood • Brian Fuentes • Chone Figgins • Darren Oliver • Erick Aybar • Ervin Santana • Howie Kendrick • Jason Bulger • Jered Weaver • Joe Saunders • John Lackey • Jose Arredondo • Juan Rivera • Kendry Morales • Kevin Jepsen • Maicer Izturis • Mark Teixeira • Nick Adenhart • Scot Shields • Scott Boras • Scott Kazmir • Torii Hunter • Vladimir Guerrero • | 4 Comments »

HBO tells Adenhart story

October 26th, 2009, 7:28 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

After the season-ending loss to the Yankees Sunday night, Angels manager Mike Scioscia reflected on the long road his team took this season.

“Right now it’s tough to get a silver lining when you’re knocked out. It was a series that we had high expectations for, and we didn’t get it done,” he said. “But I think as we reflect on this, after a couple of days, just look at all the great things that happened on the field for us, the trials and tribulations that the guys in that clubhouse went through all year is something that you hope you never have to go through in your lifetime again.

“It was a special group in there to keep going, a special group in there to keep bringing Nick’s memory forward every day. Every day we came to the park and he’s still with us. And I’m sure we’ll have a little peace in that as we move forward.”

HBO’s show “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” will re-tell the story of the tragic death of Nick Adenhart in its next edition. The show airs Tuesday night at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) and will re-air throughout the month.

Correspondent Mary Carillo did interviews with Nick’s parents and crash survivor Jon Wilhite as well as several Angels players and coaches.

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End not the desired result, but far from one predicted by many

October 25th, 2009, 10:38 pm by Earl Bloom, staff writer

new-bloom-mug-for-ocrcom10Wow. I bet some of you never thought it would end this way.

Surely, the Angels would’ve been swept by the Boston Red Sox in  the first round of the playoffs again.

In July, there was no way the Angels could cope with the improved Texas Rangers.

And, in April, all those Oakland Athletics ALCS Angels Yankees Baseballoffseason moves clearly indicated a changing of the guard atop the AL West (just ask PECOTA).

Even before then, the Angels’ fate was sealed when Mark Teixeira and Frankie Rodriguez got away (there might be some truth about Teixeira, since he finally got a big hit for New York — but not $20 million worth more than the year Kendry Morales had).

The Angels somehow overcame the devastating loss of Nick Adenhart, and got this far.

Their season finally ended on a cold Sunday night at new Yankee Stadium, when New York finally closed them out in Game Six and earned its first World Series berth since 2003.

And, it might mean saying goodbye to Vladimir Guerrero, Chone Figgins (right), John Lackey,  Bobby Abreu and others.

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Posted in: Angels • Bobby Abreu • Boston Red Sox • Chone Figgins • Darren Oliver • Former Angels • Francisco Rodriguez • John Lackey • Kendry Morales • Mark Teixeira • New York Yankees • Nick Adenhart • Oakland A's • Texas Rangers • Vladimir Guerrero • | 11 Comments »

Another heart-tugging Adenhart story

October 24th, 2009, 9:12 am by MARK SAXON, OCREGISTER.COM

Ian O’Connor of the Bergen Record got a hold of Jim Adenhart Sr., Nick’s grandfather. The two Jim Adenharts watched Game 5 and were “hooting and hollering” when the Angels rallied to win.

They’re especially pulling for Jered Weaver, in part because his lanky build and delivery remind them so much of Nick.

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Angels remember Adenhart again

October 1st, 2009, 6:57 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

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Criticized in some quarters for their beer-and-champagne tribute to Nick Adenhart during Monday’s division-clinching celebration, the Angels acknowledged Adenhart’s memory in a much quieter way this week as well.

The team held its post-season meeting before Wednesday’s game to vote on playoff shares. Players who were on the major-league roster the entire season divide up the shares, voting on partial shares for players who only spent part of the season with the team.

Adenhart, who was killed by a drunk driver just four days into this season, was voted a full playoff share. The money will be given to Adenhart’s family.

Playoff shares are based on gate receipts for the entire post-season. A full share can run from approximately $35,000 for teams eliminated in the first round to over $350,000 for the World Series-winning team.

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Scioscia defends team’s Adenhart tribute

September 29th, 2009, 5:36 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

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Angels manager Mike Scioscia said today that the team had been in contact with Jim Adenhart, father of Nick Adenhart, and he was “very touched” by the Angels’ spontaneous decision to acknowledge their former teammate during last night’s division-clinching celebration.

And Scioscia had this to say about criticism that it was inappropriate to pour beer and champagne on Adenhart’s jersey (and the memorial on the outfield wall) when it was a drunk driver that cost him his life.

“You have to understand these players and the tribute it really means when you pour champagne on somebody,” Scioscia said. “It’s about the tribute. It’s not about the alcohol.

“The whole thing with Nick was … very sincere, very real and I know it was meaningful to us.”

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Adenhart tribute: touching or tasteless?

September 29th, 2009, 10:09 am by Brian Perdue

Texas Rangers v Los Angeles Angels of AnThere’s a lot of buzz today about the photos of Angels players dousing beer on the jersey of the late Nick Adenhart after clinching the AL West Monday night.

Adenhart died in an alcohol-related crash in April.

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Adenhart Award

September 25th, 2009, 8:50 pm by MARK SAXON, OCREGISTER.COM

The Angels have found a new way to honor Nick Adenhart.
The team plans to name its new Pitcher of the Year award after the 22-year old pitcher, who was killed by a drunk driver in April. Until now, the Angels have had only a team MVP award. The team will announce the new award Monday.
“We’re certainly bringing Nicks’ memory forward as much as possible,” Scioscia said.

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Scioscia as AL Manager of Year gains momentum

September 15th, 2009, 7:55 am by Earl Bloom, staff writer

bloom_mug_cropped-to-blog-size4My old friend Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports has come around to my way of thinking on the American League Manager of the Year award, listing the Angels’  Mike Scioscia at the top of his candidates.

Brown lauds Scioscia for the way he held the ballclub together after Nick Adenhart’s 58251157tragic death.

There’s also the matter of the Angels going large chunks of the season without Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero, John Lackey and Ervin Santana.

Texas’ Ron Washington is another strong candidate.

But if you’re thinking about Joe Girardi, because the Yankees struggled early before finishing strong — remember Girardi is the one who got to manage Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, nice additions to baseball’s biggest payroll.

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Five questions for… the A’s

August 27th, 2009, 5:00 am by MARK SAXON, OCREGISTER.COM

The Oakland A’s are no longer even a little green dot in the Angels’ peripheral vision. That’s how far back they are in the standings.

They haven’t been a threat all season even though the front office was trying to make a push at contending in 2009.

Injuries, a punchless offense and an inexperienced pitching staff doomed the A’s. They could, however, be a pain in the Angels’ side in future seasons.

And just because they’re bad doesn’t mean we can’t do an entertaining Q & A. We have just the man for the job. Mychael Urban began andersoncovering the A’s for MLB.com eight years ago. As he notes in his blog intro, that’s about 10 years after he was universally ignored by scouts as a mid-80’s throwing left-handed reliever at the University of San Francisco.

Urban has a cultish following on his blog, BigUrb.com. Check it out. It’s one of the best blogs out there on the lighter side of the sport.

1. The little ball club up there has been playing better lately. Do you see them as legitimate spoilers in this thing?

I’m not ready to go that far. They just lost a series in Seattle, which has the worst offense in the league. The A’s are playing better, but the better teams should still be able to handle them because they have a poor offense themselves and an inconsistent — albeit very talented — young rotation.

That said, this team absolutely does not roll over for anyone. It plays hard until the final out. Take ‘em for granted and they might take your lunch money. Read the rest of this entry »

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