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  1. Congrats! First year in 4 years I didn't win in mine.
  2. I will be there with Bruce! We should pregame or post game somewhere.
  3. The Angels RBI League has provided over 8,000 kids who would not otherwise have the chance, the opportunity to play baseball and softball. As a collaboration between Angels Baseball, the Boys & Girls Clubs in Orange County and other youth development agencies the league specifically targets underserved youth and provides them a comprehensive athletic experience at no cost. That’s right, the league is FREE! In addition to learning the fundamentals of our national pastime, each participant learns valuable character development and life skills enabling them to gain a sense of belonging, competence, usefulness and empowerment in their own lives. Be a part of the winning team and become a sponsor today! For more details on the Angels RBI League view our link atwww.angels.com/rbileague (ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE) http://youtu.be/voPuV6mtA0E
  4. by Alden Gonzalez The Angels' regular season ended on Sunday, and now all that stands before the postseason are an off day and a couple of mandatory workouts from Angel Stadium. Rosters are due by Thursday morning, and before then, Matt Shoemaker (left oblique) is expected to get off a mound at least one more time and Josh Hamilton (right chest/ribcage) will have to see some velocity (latest here). Before all the ALDS madness ensues, let's take a numerical look back at the 162-game grind. And before we get into the objective, here's a little bit of the subjective ... Award Candidates MVP: Mike Trout Gold Glove: Erick Aybar (SS), Albert Pujols (1B), C.J. Wilson (P), Kole Calhoun (RF) Silver Slugger: Trout, Aybar Rookie: Matt Shoemaker Comeback Player: Pujols Rolaids Relief: Huston Street Executive: Jerry Dipoto Manager: Mike Scioscia Trout looks like almost a lock to nab the AL MVP Award, but Shoemaker probably doesn't stand a chance to win AL Rookie of the Year over Jose Abreu. I can't really think of a better candidate for Comeback Player of the Year than Pujols, and there's a good chance Dipoto or Scioscia -- not both -- win their respective awards. I'd lean towards Dipoto, sinceBuck Showalter seems to be a popular pick for top AL manager (keep in mind there's only one Executive of the Year Award, not one per league). Of the Gold Glove list, Pujols seems like the most likely to get one. Aybar had a great year at shortstop, but so did J.J. Hardy and Alexei Ramirez. Trout is a lock for his third straight Silver Slugger. Street has had a great year, but he split it within two leagues, so he's a long shot for the Rolaids Relief Man Award. American League Top 10s BA: Howie Kendrick (10, .293) OBP: Trout (T7, .377) SLG: Trout (3, .561) HR: Trout (T3, 36) RBI: Trout (1, 111); Pujols (5, 105) BB: Trout (4, 83) SO: Trout (1, 184) fWAR: Trout (1, 8.1) FanGraphs defense: Aybar (T8, 14.0) ERA: Garrett Richards (5, 2.61) W: Jered Weaver (T1, 18); Shoemaker (T4, 16) IP: Weaver (9, 213 1/3) WHIP: Richards (3, 1.04) BB: Wilson (1, 85) MLB Team Rankings WPCT: 1, .605 R/DIFF: 2, 143 fWAR: 2, 30.3 R: 1, 773 OPS: 7, .728 SP ERA: 13, 3.62 RP WHIP: 8, 1.22 FLG%: T3, .986 DRS: 20, -16 Angels fWAR Standings Trout: 8.1 Kendrick: 4.4 Richards: 4.3 Aybar: 4.0 Calhoun: 3.6 Pujols: 3.2 Chris Iannetta: 3.0 David Freese: 2.2 Shoemaker: 2.1 Collin Cowgill: 2.1 Weaver: 1.5 Tyler Skaggs: 1.5 Hamilton: 1.1 Joe Smith: 1.0 Top 10 Prospects LH Sean Newcomb (Rk, A): 6.14 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3.0 SO/BB, 14 2/3 IP RH Joe Gatto (Rk): 5.33 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 1.78 SO/BB, 27 IP RH Chris Ellis (Rk): 6.89 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 2.00 SO/BB, 15 2/3 IP 3B Kaleb Cowart (AA): .223/.295/.324, 6 HR, 54 RBI, 26 SB (stopped switch-hitting during season) RH Cam Bedrosian: 6.52 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 1.67 SO/BB, 19 1/3 IP (MLB); 2.00 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 4.56 SO/BB, 45 IP (A+, AA, AAA) LH Hunter Green: did not pitch LH Ricardo Sanchez (Rk): 3.49 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 1.95 SO/BB, 38 2/3 IP 2B Alex Yarbrough (AA): .285/.321/.397, 5 HR, 77 RBI, 6 SB RH Mark Sappington (A+, AA): 6.02 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 1.44 SO/BB, 113 2/3 IP (moved to bullpen during season) RH Jeremy Rhoades (Rk): 4.42 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 2.67 SO/BB, 38 2/3 IP Team Records Set Most strikeouts by a player: Trout tied Mark Trumbo (184 in 2013) Most wins by a rookie: Shoemaker, 16 (previously 14 by Dean Chance, Marcelino Lopez and Frank Tanana) Scoreless appearances in a season: Smith (67) and Kevin Jepsen (65), toppingFrancisco Rodriguez (63 in '08) Pitchers used: 31 (previously 29 in 1996) Fewest errors: 83 (previously 85 in '09, for a non-strike season) Strikeouts by a pithing staff: 1,342 (previously 1,200 in 2013) Some other interesting tidbits ... Second time in club history that they finish the regular season with the best record and lock up home-field advantage throughout the postseason (also 2008). 98 wins is the third-most in club history, two shy of the club record set in '08. The Angels went an entire season without being shutout on the road. Angels drew 3 million fans at home for the 12th consecutive season, a streak only matched in the AL by the Yankees. Their average attendance (38,221) was the highest since 2011. Pujols led the Majors with 33 go-ahead RBIs, finishing one shy of the club record (34, by Vladimir Guerrero in '06). Trout became just the second RBI champion in team history (also Don Baylor, with 139 during his MVP season in 1979). Trout is the first player in Major League history to lead either league in runs scored in his first three full seasons (115 in 2014). The last player to do that at any age wasMickey Mantle (1956-58). Since 2011, Street has converted 126 of 136 save opportunities (93 percent), which is the best mark over that span (minimum: 50 innings). Pujols is the 16th player with 2,500 hits, 1,500 runs and 500 homers, all marks he accomplished this season. The only others to do it by their age-34 season are Jimmie Foxx, Hank Aaron and Alex Rodriguez. Trout is the first player since 1901 with 100 career steals and 90-plus career homers by his age-22-or-younger season. All eight of the Angels' everyday position players finished with an OPS+ over 100. Only the 1973 Orioles, '09 Angels and '13 Red Sox had more. John McDonald turned 40 on Wednesday, and hit an RBI double in what could've been his final Major League at-bat. If it is the end, hats off to a great career by a truly great person.
  5. Yeah, that entire 4-game series that we swept was my favorite of the season. Richards injury was awful, as was the opening three games against the Mariners at home (0-3).
  6. Both are good teams and both will be tough, but for me personally I will take more satisfaction (much like in '02 against the Yankees) beating our AL West Division Rival in the ALDS than I would the Royals.
  7. JeanneusP, There's only a handful of A's peeps here as the majority of us cannot stand them. We make fun of Billy Beane here constantly.
  8. AJ, do you like the Athletics this much? Open wide dude!
  9. Bobby, Ron and gang. Text me when at the ballpark this weekend.
  10. I'll be there Friday and Saturday night. Friday night, Section 139, row 12. Come say hello!
  11. #LTBU That was awesome taking the series! Good to get some momentum heading into next week. Now the boys come up my way. Looking forward to checking them out Friday and Saturday.
  12. WTF was Reddick doing after he crossed 1st base? He looked pissed, yelling at someone.
  13. Nice to jump out to a 1-0 lead. Time to throw some zeroes Santiago!
  14. I think we'll get one of Scherzer or Shields. I also hear that Garrett Richards may be ready by April/May, not the All-Star Break like some have said. He slated to start running in December. The rotation we'll begin the season with will be Weaver, Shoemaker, Rasmus, Wilson (FA acquisition or trade, who could be our #1 guy entering the season). From what I hear, depending on what Josh does for us in the postseason, we may Vernon Wells his arse in the offseason.
  15. Oh dude, on a laptop or desktop PC (using Google Chrome) you can simply go to your Facebook picture, bring up a pic, right click and choose "Copy Image", then paste here in threads. I do it all the time!
  16. Thu Sep 25 New York Giants at Washington Sun Sep 28 Buffalo at Houston Carolina at Baltimore Detroit at New York Jets Green Bay at Chicago Miami at Oakland Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Tennessee at Indianapolis Jacksonville at San Diego Atlanta at Minnesota Philadelphia at San Francisco New Orleans at Dallas Mon Sep 29 New England at Kansas City
  17. This was great, Brandon. The friendships you, myself and others have formed from here is still my favorite part of this entire thing we got going on. Thank you for sharing bud.
  18. Shoemaker will start. I'd give game 3 to Rasmus and LeBlanc though. Wade straight LeBlanked the A's asses tonight.
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