It is the one deal the Angels simply can’t avoid this offseason, the one acquisition that never has been more obvious than it is today.

We’re talking, of course, about the signing of Gary Matthews Jr.


No, not again, but the first time, which, much like the undying TV career of Tim McCarver, has turned out to be more than enough for everyone.

Painfully more.

No matter what the Angels do or don’t do during the next two months, Matthews and the $23 million they still owe him will keep getting in the way. With each passing day, his signing becomes more and more a case of subtraction through addition.

By winning the 2002 World Series, former General Manager Bill Stoneman left a legacy with the Angels. By acquiring Matthews, he left an odor.

Click here to read the full article – By JEFF MILLER of THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The Clippers, most notably Blake Griffin, are a little banged up on the eve of their exhibition opener, but that’s hardly unusual.


There was an injury to their No. 1 draft pick before training camp started, and, once the official practices started, there was one to the oldest player on the roster and another to the backup point guard.

Bring it on.

The games, that is.

The Clippers are familiar with this sort of thing, of course. They can only try to keep it under control, hoping the injury damage is confined to the preseason.

They will play their first game in nearly six months — their regular-season finale was back on April 15 — Sunday night at Golden State against the Warriors, at 6 p.m.

There was summer league in Las Vegas, in July, but that mainly featured an anonymous cast and the Clippers’ kids, No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin and the three rookies last season, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and Mike Taylor (waived shortly thereafter).

Griffin, who injured his left knee four days before camp opened, will not play against the Warriors but could be cleared for contact in practice in a few days. Also sitting out will be backup point guard Sebastian Telfair, who was acquired in a four-player deal with Minnesota in July. Telfair injured his left foot during a drill at camp.


Click here to read the full article – By Lisa Dillman of LAtimes.com

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They clinch fifth division championship in six years with 11-0 rout of Texas, then start the celebration — but only after an emotional remembrance of the late Nick Adenhart.

The champagne-and-beer showers, the ear-thumping hip-hop music and dancing, the victory cigars — all the trappings of a traditional division-winning celebration would have to wait.

Before the revelry came a remembrance.

The Angels clinched their fifth American League West title in six years with an 11-0 romp over the Texas Rangers in Angel Stadium on Monday night, and after a huge group hug in the middle of the infield, players and coaches quickly retreated to the clubhouse.

Click here to read the full article – By Mike DiGiovanna of Los Angeles Times

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Even though his club’s magic number to clinch the American League West is just six with nearly two weeks left in the regular season, Angels manager Mike Scioscia still isn’t quite ready to talk about the postseason.


Scioscia simply won’t talk about potential postseason matchups or his possible postseason rotation until the day his team officially clinches a division title for the fifth time in six years.

“We’re not popping the champagne yet,” Scioscia said. “We’ve got to get there, and we’ve got our work cut out for us to reach our first goal. Right now, we have tough games all the way through, so we have to keep focused on where we’re going.”


Click here to read the full article – By Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com

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When it comes to defense, Torii Hunter speaks with a certain authority. Eight consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards provide that, as does an errorless streak spanning 264 regular-season games, dating back to Aug. 31, 2007.

When Hunter — the club’s unofficial captain — exhorts his Angels teammates to tighten the screws, straighten up and fly right, you assume they’ll respond.

“As a team, us, we need to play a lot better,” Hunter said as the Angels were preparing for a three-game American League West showdown against Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. “We need to play the game we know how to play.

“Don’t try to do too much. Don’t get caught up in the hype. Just play the game. We’ve been making mistakes that aren’t like us. We’ll clean it up. We’re going to be better.”


Click here to read the full article – By Lyle Spencer of MLB.com

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Andre Ethier has been winning games all year with his bat. On Tuesday night, he won a game with his eye and saved one with his glove.


Ethier drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, then made a game-saving catch crashing into the right-center fence in the top of the eighth as the Dodgers edged the D-backs, 4-3.

A second effective start by Vicente Padilla was undermined when the bullpen let a 3-1 lead get away. But the Dodgers broke the tie when Ethier worked his walk on a 3-1 pitch from lefty Clay Zavada after a walk to pinch-hitter Juan Pierre, a double by Rafael Furcal and an intentional walk to Matt Kemp, who homered for the Dodgers’ first run and created their third with his baserunning. Kemp has homered in his past four games.

Click here to read the full article – By Ken Gurnick of MLB.com

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Two nights before his Angels debut, Scott Kazmir went to school, studying intently every move new teammate Joe Saunders made in shutting out the Mariners for seven innings at Safeco Field.


“I’ve got a pretty good feel for what I want to do,” Kazmir, a two-time American League All-Star for Tampa Bay, said on the eve of his assignment against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez. “But I was watching thoroughly how [Saunders] approached hitters and what he was doing out there.

“There are definitely things you can pick up on and take into your own game, especially with another left-hander like Joe.”


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The big showdown will come in the series finale, when Felix Hernandez engages the newest Angels starter, Scott Kazmir, in his debut with his new club.


For openers, the Angels have the right guy, Joe Saunders, dealing as they kick off a seven-game road trip with the first of three games against the Mariners. Lefty Luke French will go for Seattle, making his sixth start since coming from Detroit in the Jarrod Washburn trade.
In a season that has not gone smoothly, Saunders has been on top of his game in the Pacific Northwest, feeling the soothing effects of the cool weather.

Click here to read the full article – By Lyle Spencer of MLB.com

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Having delivered his second career shutout, both this season, Jered Weaver was determined to share the credit the way one of his heroes, Magic Johnson, used to distribute the basketball for the Showtime Lakers.


“This was a team win all the way,” Weaver said on Wednesday night in the afterglow of a seven-hit, 3-0 shutout of the Indians at Progressive Field. “The defense did a good job for me, the offense was able to put up some runs, and Nap [catcher Mike Napoli] threw down the right fingers for me, made it happen.”

Click here to read the full article – By Lyle Spencer of MLB.com

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