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Category: ‘Starting Pitchers’

Weaver to Throw Side Session Saturday
September 8th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Angels ace Jered Weaver missed his scheduled start on Friday against the Tigers, however the team remains hopeful that Weaver's tendonitis will subside. He is slated to throw a closely monitored bullpen before Saturday's game at Angel Stadium. ***PHOTO1*** Weaver was struck in the arm by a liner off the bat of...

Veterans Provide the Power for the Los Angeles Angels in Victory Over the Oakland A’s
September 24th, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Veterans are valuable. Even if they are not producing on the field like they used to, their wisdom and guidance mean a great deal. However, when they are producing, so much the better. Torii Hunter has not enjoyed playoff baseball in his illustrious career, and the fact that he is within...

Dan Haren Hit Hard; Los Angeles Angels Drop Needed Game to Baltimore Orioles
September 16th, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Mike Scioscia said of his Los Angeles Angels’ 8-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles that the team could not afford many more games like this. It should come as some relief to Scioscia and his starting pitcher, Dan Haren, that the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, allowing the...

Los Angeles Angels Drop Two of Three to Texas, Keeps the West Wild
August 28th, 2011 at 6:14 PM
It wasn’t really supposed to be a season-defining series, but in some ways, it was just that. When the Los Angeles Angels ventured to heat-infused Arlington, Texas, to face the Rangers, the baseball world took notice (as much as American League West contests illicit notice, that is). Angels manager Mike Scioscia...

Jered Weaver Signs Five-Year, $85 Million Extension
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher Jered Weaver agreed to a five-year, $85 million extension on Monday, keeping the Halo hurler in red through the 2016 season and prevents his possible loss to free agency. ***PHOTO1*** A client of Scott Boras, a bitter, expensive off-season was likely on the horizon after...

Sweep of Baltimore Orioles Help Los Angeles Angels Get Back into Race
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Journeyman, not quite, but Jerome Williams’s road back to a Major League rotation was not exactly direct. After some success in San Francisco in 2003 and 2004, Williams split 2005 in San Francisco and with the Chicago Cubs. After a disappointing 2006 in only five games (two starts) with the Cubs,...

Ervin Santana Wows Again; Los Angeles Angels Take Series from Seattle Mariners
August 7th, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Angel Stadium of Anaheim hosted two displays of power on Sunday afternoon, one hoped for, and one much appreciated. Mark Trumbo launched a 471-foot home run off Seattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez that rocketed past the rock pile in left-center field, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 1-0 lead -- and...

Jered Weaver Suspended Six Games After Loss to Detroit Tigers
August 2nd, 2011 at 10:00 PM
If anyone ever took the time to write down the unwritten rules in baseball, the tome would rival the U.S. Tax Code (especially now). But it might allow for a better understanding of the rules before you get a baseball in your ear. Detroit Tigers second baseman Carlos Guillen homered of...

The Veteran Stymies the Rookie; Dan Haren Leads the Los Angeles Angels Over the Detroit Tigers
July 31st, 2011 at 10:41 AM
A few weeks ago, a Sports Illustrated article came out detailing the increased use of a cutter and how that pitch has elongated the careers of some pitchers who had previously struggled. Dan Haren had an incredibly successful career, most of it honed in Oakland. ***PHOTO1*** This season, Haren has shown how...