SEATTLE — He’s the other Alberto, the one who makes a fraction of what slugger Albert Pujols does and whose presence in the batter’s box does not cause the heart rate of opposing pitchers to rise. While Pujols has been on fire for a week and a half, Alberto Callaspo … Continue reading
Seeing red? Not so much Albert Pujols did not hit a home run until May 6. Yet, he was tied for the Angels‘ team lead in home runs entering play Saturday, with six homers in his last 11 games. Now that Pujols is back, will the fans follow? The most … Continue reading
SEATTLE — The confidence and good vibes the Angels generated this week with a three-game winning streak seemed to disintegrate Friday night amid a flurry of walks by starter Ervin Santana and another string of scoreless innings by the offense. But a strange thing happened at Safeco Field on the … Continue reading
SEATTLE — Mike Trout has been touted as one of baseball’s top three prospects for two years, and one scout even compared him to a young Mickey Mantle, so he’s used to seeing his name connected with a fair number of superlatives. But this one came out of left field. … Continue reading
Now that the Kings are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a little advice: “The curvature of the blade of the stick shall be restricted in such a way that the distance of a perpendicular line measured from a straight line drawn from any point at the heel to the … Continue reading
SEATTLE — It was one at-bat in a season filled with 126 of them through Wednesday, but it spoke volumes for the strides Mark Trumbo has made in plate discipline. With two on in the seventh inning at Texas on May 13, Rangers reliever Mark Lowe threw a 1-and-2 pitch … Continue reading
SEATTLE — Dan Haren‘s back problems appear to be, well, behind him. The Angels right-hander shook off the lower-back stiffness that contributed to a four-start losing streak to deliver one of the finest games of his career Thursday night, a four-hitter with a career-high 14 strikeouts and no walks that … Continue reading
Phillip Phillips won “American Idol” on Wednesday night. Jeremy Lin is the point guard for the New York Knicks. They seemingly don’t have a lot in common. But do they? Lin became an Internet sensation after moving into the Knicks’ starting lineup after a Carmelo Anthony injury. Phillips became an … Continue reading
If a tree falling in a forest doesn’t make a sound, then the streaking Cleveland Indians in an empty ballpark must be just as insignificant. With nearly 45 games complete, the Indians are one of the most surprising teams in the majors and are perched atop their division. But the … Continue reading
OAKLAND — Right fielder Torii Hunter, on the restricted list since May 14 while he deals with the arrest of his 17-year-old son, will probably rejoin the team early next week, Manager Mike Scioscia said. Hunter has been in Texas, where Darius McClinton-Hunter was arrested on a sexual assault charge. … Continue reading
