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Morales proving value day after day

After winning the American League Player of the Month honors after setting the Angels’ club record with 33 RBIs in August, first baseman Kendry Morales suddenly fell into a rut in early September.

The switch-hitter went into a 3-for-28 skid and all of the talk about being a legitimate American League Most Valuable Player candidate began to lose a bit of its steam.

Morales was even held out of the Angels’ starting lineup on Monday to get a day of rest and to clear his head of his recent slump.

But Morales was still called on to pinch-hit in the seventh inning against the Yankees and he delivered a towering home run to right field off reliever Brian Bruney in the Angels’ 5-2 win.

And then he followed that up with a 4-for-4 performance with a walk the next day, and he was swinging the bat like he did just a few weeks earlier. Morales even singled in his first at-bat on Wednesday to reach base safely in seven straight plate appearances over three days.


Click here to read the full article – By Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com


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September 24, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Angels News, Los Angeles Angels, MLB | , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Santana’s progress key to Angels

Even though his club’s magic number to clinch the American League West is just six with nearly two weeks left in the regular season, Angels manager Mike Scioscia still isn’t quite ready to talk about the postseason.


Scioscia simply won’t talk about potential postseason matchups or his possible postseason rotation until the day his team officially clinches a division title for the fifth time in six years.

“We’re not popping the champagne yet,” Scioscia said. “We’ve got to get there, and we’ve got our work cut out for us to reach our first goal. Right now, we have tough games all the way through, so we have to keep focused on where we’re going.”


Click here to read the full article – By Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com


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September 22, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Angels News, Ervin Santana, Los Angeles Angels, MLB | , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Angels gear up for showdown in Arlington

When it comes to defense, Torii Hunter speaks with a certain authority. Eight consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards provide that, as does an errorless streak spanning 264 regular-season games, dating back to Aug. 31, 2007.



When Hunter — the club’s unofficial captain — exhorts his Angels teammates to tighten the screws, straighten up and fly right, you assume they’ll respond.

“As a team, us, we need to play a lot better,” Hunter said as the Angels were preparing for a three-game American League West showdown against Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. “We need to play the game we know how to play.

“Don’t try to do too much. Don’t get caught up in the hype. Just play the game. We’ve been making mistakes that aren’t like us. We’ll clean it up. We’re going to be better.”


Click here to read the full article – By Lyle Spencer of MLB.com


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September 18, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Angels News, Los Angeles Angels, MLB | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Abreu has made Angels more patient

It’s no secret that the Angels were a free-swinging bunch in 2008. Their 3.65 pitches seen per plate appearance was the lowest mark in the American League and the club drew the third-fewest walks in the league. It translated to an offense that scored just the 11th-most runs in the AL last year.



But this season, it’s all changed as the team’s 3.88 pitches seen per plate appearance is the fourth-best mark in the league and it is currently sixth in the league in walks. And of course, it’s well-known that the Angels have led the Majors in runs most of the season and currently trail just the Yankees in that category.

The strange thing, however, is that the Angels’ lineup hasn’t changed much since last season.


Click here to read the full article – By Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com


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September 14, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Angels News, MLB | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Active Hunter up for Clemente Award

Center fielder Torii Hunter is the Angels’ nominee for the 2009 Roberto Clemente Award.


The award recognizes the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team. It is named in honor of the former Pirates outfielder, whose spirit and goodwill will always be remembered. Clemente died in a plane crash while attempting to transport relief supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua on Dec. 31, 1972.

Click here to read the full article – By Lyle Spencer of MLB.com


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September 3, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Angels News, MLB | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

   

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