Tag Archives: Gary
What Joel Pineiro, Gary Matthews Jr. Moves Mean For Angels Bullpen
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim haven’t exactly been the busy bees fans would like them to be this offseason. But a flurry of moves starting in late December has the hive buzzing about all of the sweet possibilities come Spring.
Chief among the Angels’ concerns this winter was, and continues to be, the future of [...]
What Gary Matthews Jr. is costing the Angels
So the Angels are paying $21.5 million for Gary Matthews Jr. to continue ducking questions about human growth hormone for the Mets.
This was a fine deal in that it had to made, even if Brian Stokes turns out to be nothing more than a poor man’s…
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Good riddance, Gary: the Angels’ 10 worst free agents
Click on the photo to view a countdown of the Angel’s 10 worst free-agent signings.
During the off-season following the 2008 season, I took a stab at ranking the 10 best and 10 worst free-agent signings in Angels history.
Last week’s trade of…
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Gary Matthews Jr. Headed to Mets, Angels ‘Stoked’
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim got a long overdue lesson in math this week.
They learned about the age-old principle of addition by subtraction.
It’s simple. All you have to do is subtract $21 million of useless player from the payroll and you’ll wind up adding emotional stability and tangible worth to your squad.
On Friday, the [...]
With Carlos Beltran Injured, the New York Mets Turn To Gary Matthews Jr.
Any excitement the New York Mets and their fans had from the Jason Bay signing was somewhat tempered with the news that star center fielder Carlos Beltran had knee surgery and would miss some time during the regular season.
When the Mets learned Beltran would be out for an extended period of time, they had two [...]