MARK TRUMBO FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

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Addicts often experience mental and emotional instability, changes in physical appearance, and a sudden rejection of family or friends.

Fans, then, are addicts.

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The Top 3 Questions Angels Fans Should Be Asking - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

Like most of what he and his predecessor Bill Stoneman say, this sounds like another half truth.

The Angels do indeed need have a few holes to fill in their lineup. But by now, there are fewer players left to fill those holes in any substantive way. Those who might, like Ben Sheets, have already been dismissed by Reagins.

In all likelihood, the starting 2010 Angels have already been scouted, signed, and allotted parking spaces at the Big A.

The only thing left for Reagins and the rest of the staff to do is put those Angels in order.

For that reason, I humbly present to you, dear reader, my ideal batting order for the 2010 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

3B Maicer Izturis

We’ve only hit the lead-off spot and right off the bat, we’ve got our first controversy.

With the departure of Chone Figgins, it seems most cannot wait to crown Brandon Wood the next Troy Glaus. I, on the other hand, can’t wait for Wood to be bench after he reveals himself to be the next Dallas McPherson. … [visit site to read more]

L.A. Angels Swing Into New Season With New Faces and A New Lineup - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

Jered Weaver didn’t bring his best stuff to the mound today. He got his pitch count up early, and his fastball was very hittable. He battled through five innings, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out four. He was undone by three solo homers, the first coming from Derek Jeter on the third pitch of the game. To Weaver’s credit, he worked out of some serious jams. In the second and fourth innings, he found himself with two runners on and no one out, and was able to work out of it both times. He left after a fifth inning in which he allowed the third solo homer of his day, a fastball that was hit over the short wall in right field by Johnny Damon.

In the bottom of the fifth, Howie Kendrick started the comeback with a solo shot of his own off of Yankees starter Andy Pettite. Kendrick crushed an inside fastball into bullpen in left field. An inning later, Bobby Abreu worked a one out walk. With two outs, Vladimir Guerrero hit a towering shot over the wall in left field to tie the score at three.

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Angels Stay Alive, Beat Yankees 5-4 - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

Down 5-2 in the eighth inning and facing two stellar relievers lined up to close the game, they could only look to tomorrow and a Game 4 match-up between Joe Saunders and Jon Lester.

Or at least, that’s what it looked like. But appearances can be deceiving.

Once again, I must defer to the great linguist Yogi Berra who famously declared, “It ain’t over ’till it’s over.”

Unbelievably, impossibly, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim came back to sweep the Boston Red Sox and advance to the American League Championship Series.

Any talk of demons, curses, or hexes has been laid to rest for good.

What’s more, the Angels did it in a game in which they failed to execute in all the ways that helped them build their commanding two-game lead.

The starting pitching wasn’t there, the hits weren’t coming with men in scoring position, and Halos were left hanging on every base.

At least, through the first seven innings.

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How Sweep It Is: Angels Exorcise Demons, Defeat Boston To Advance In The Playoffs - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

Saunders Sharp: Angels 10, Mariners 0 - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site

Clean Sweep: Angels 10, Rays 5 - The 110 Report - The 110 Report - A Los Angeles Sports Site