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Angels are stuck with Matthews

It is the one deal the Angels simply can’t avoid this offseason, the one acquisition that never has been more obvious than it is today.

We’re talking, of course, about the signing of Gary Matthews Jr.


No, not again, but the first time, which, much like the undying TV career of Tim McCarver, has turned out to be more than enough for everyone.

Painfully more.

No matter what the Angels do or don’t do during the next two months, Matthews and the $23 million they still owe him will keep getting in the way. With each passing day, his signing becomes more and more a case of subtraction through addition.

By winning the 2002 World Series, former General Manager Bill Stoneman left a legacy with the Angels. By acquiring Matthews, he left an odor.



Click here to read the full article – By JEFF MILLER of THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER


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

   

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