Entries from LAist tagged with 'bartolocolon'
September 10, 2007
Giants 4, Dodgers 2 - Jeff Kent's two solo shots gave the Dodgers a lead, but it fell apart on a three run pinch-hit blast by San Francisco's Ray Durham in the eighth. Los Angeles went 7-2 against the Giants this year, both losses coming in this weekend's series. With just 18 games to go this season -- all against division rivals -- the Blue Crew sits 5.5 games behind NL West leader Arizona and......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Local Teams Fall"July 30, 2007
Angels 13, Tigers 4 - The Angels got back on track this weekend, hammering NL Central leader Detroit for 34 runs in a three game sweep. Anaheim reached double-digits in each game and had 12 runs by the end of the third inning on Sunday. Chone Figgins had three runs in the finale and every starter scored at least once. Rockies 9, Dodgers 6 - Los Angeles couldn't sustain a 9th inning rally and dropped......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Another Busy Sunday"July 24, 2007
Dodgers 10, Houston 2 - Los Angeles has been consistently inconsistent since the All Star break, and didn't show true dominance until going on the road. Chad Billingsly improved to 7-0 with a complete game, and even held the Astros scoreless until the final out. The Dodgers also looked good at the plate, with 3 RBIs from both Luis Gonzalez and James Loney. Jeff Kent (who scored on a wild pitch) had four hits before......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: On Second Thought"July 19, 2007
Dodgers 5, Phillies 4 - Los Angeles recovered from a shellacking to take the series from Philadelphia 2-1. Andre Ethier and Luis Gonzalez both hit jacks and the team got strong support from the bullpen. Russell Martin stole his 17th base, one shy of the team's all time record for a catcher. Could he be a five tool player? Devil Rays 7, Angels 2 - The Angels have lost 11 of their last 17 (including......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Colon Trouble"June 9, 2007
Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 3, 10 - It was a strange interleague game against Toronto. Brad Penny allowed one run in 7 and 2/3 innings, but got no decision. Takashi Saito blew the save, but didn't lose the game. Rudy Saenez only faced one batter, but it was enough for the win. Olmedo Saenz finally won it with a two-run blast in the bottom of the tenth. Angels 10, Cardinals 6 - The Halos hung......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Saenz Wins for Seanez"May 18, 2007
Ducks 5, Red Wings 3 - Reeling from a nasty home blowout and with their best defender suspended for a game, Anaheim pulled off a big win to even the Western Conference finals against Detroit. The Red Wings actually dominated on shots (39-23), but the Angels found the back of the net more often. Angels 7, Mariners 3 - Things are moving along pretty well for Bartolo Colon. The LAnaheim pitcher is 5-0 after starting......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Ducks Clip Wings"May 2, 2007
Ducks 3, Canucks 2, OT - Trailing 2-0 in the final period, Anaheim came storming back in Vancouver. All three of the team's goals came within 20 minutes of ice time, the last one just a couple minutes after the puck was dropped in overtime. The Ducks now lead the series 3-1 and can advance with a win at home on Thursday. Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 1 - Brad Penny is still smoking hot, hurling six......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's Action: Ducks Unflappable"April 27, 2007
Lakers 95, Suns 89 - After getting smacked around in the first two games of the series, the Lakers were looking up at a 17 point Phoenix lead in game three. Then something snapped. Kobe went on a 45 point rampage and -- surprise! -- Kwame Brown had 19. Lamar Odom had 18, but more important were his 16 rebounds (6 on the offensive glass). Los Angeles finally has the spark of hope that sometimes......
Continue Reading "LAst Night's (Belated) Action: Lakers Win! Lakers Win!"April 8, 2007
Last night I made my way down to Anaheim for my first game at the Big A this season. The first thing I noticed was that it only cost me $8 to park, and I was able to easily get in and out of the stadium. In contrast, it'll cost you $15 to park at Dodger Stadium, and getting a spot and leaving the stadium will give you more headaches than that Paris Hilton......
Continue Reading "Saturday Night Live From Angel Stadium"April 5, 2007
Because of the unseasonably beautiful weather here in LA, when the Angels broke camp they sent their injured Cy Young award-winner Bartolo Colon to single-A Rancho Cucamonga of the California League. Typically rehab assignments would be sent to AAA Salt Lake, but currently RC is 10 degrees warmer than SLC, so the Angels sent their young phenom Jered Weaver there too. That means tonight's home opener at Rancho Cucamonga will put Colon, who made......
Continue Reading "The Anaheim Angels of Rancho Cucamonga Throwdown in Tonight's Opener & Tomorrow in The IE"June 17, 2006
John Klima of The Daily Breeze today said it all: They sent Jered Weaver, the rookie right-hander who won all four of his decisions and posted a 1.37 ERA, helping to stabilize the pitching staff of the last-place team in the AL West, to triple-A Salt Lake.LAist wonders, why wasn't it brother Jeff Weaver, with his sorry-ass 3-9 record and who gave up a team-leading 17 home runs. Dudes it was JEFF Weaver who's......
Continue Reading "Angels Ace Sent Down To AAA"June 16, 2006
The Angels' #1 pick in 2004 was called up a month ago and bro hasn't lost a game yet. The 6'7" brother of teammate Jeff Weaver, has been raising eyebrows by only giving up four ER in 26.1 innings and going 4-0 in four starts. Exactly what Anaheim needed once their ace Bartolo Colon went down. The only thing that Jered needs is someone to spell check his Myspace account, which at first glance......
Continue Reading "Sweet MySpace Page, Jered Weaver"October 11, 2005
Ervin! Los Angeles sports fans haven’t screamed that name since the heyday of the Lakers’ Showtime era (sort of), but a scrawny kid with a big arm game them reason to once again. Rookie Ervin Santana led the Angels to a Game 5 victory over the Yankees to clinch the ALDS with 5 1/3 innings of sudden relief after starter Bartolo Colon went down after just one inning with a shoulder injury. Santana did......
Continue Reading "Anaheim Magic"October 8, 2005
The glory and allure of the their 2002 World Series run has long faded away, but even though these ain’t your older brother’s Angels, they also ain’t facing your grandpa’s Yankees. Going up 2-1 after a beatdown of Randy Johnson, the Angels are primed to take the series sooner than later, although Saturday’s rainout makes “later” an equally possible option. Jarrod Washburn’s experience three years ago undoubtedly gives him the edge over the talented......
Continue Reading "One Step Away"April 6, 2005
The Angels won and the Dodgers lost on Opening Day, so as you can imagine, the Los Angeles Times interprets this a sign of things to come. While LAist doesn't doubt the Angels are a great team, we'd like people to evaluate the Dodgers on more than one game against Jason Schmidt. Perhaps halo fans should be concerned that only Vlad Guerrero could muster any damage off of Texas' Ryan Drese. But then again,......
Continue Reading "Mixed Opening"November 1, 2004
The Anaheim Angels have made a difficult business decision chosing to not re-sign Troy Glaus. After winning a World Series MVP and being one of the team's top players for several years, it seems perplexing that the Angels would led this borderline superstar go away at the tender age of 28. Granted, Glaus has been banged up recently, his performances are sometimes frustratingly inconsistent, his salary will probably be too high, and the Angels......
Continue Reading "No Longer Men of Troy"August 23, 2004
The Angels are back on our radar screen again after a surprising sweep of the Yankees in New York. The sizzling Halos have won five straight, 10 of 11 on the road, and now find themselves just a half-game back of Oakland in the AL West thanks to a resurgent pitching staff. Even Bartolo Colon is pitching reasonably well of late. While we're not convinced the Dodgers can hang onto their four and a......
Continue Reading "Halo Again"June 28, 2004
Arte Moreno has been getting a lot of praise for opening up the checkbook this offseason, but teams like the Mets, Orioles, Rangers, and Dodgers could tell you that spending money does not always guarantee success. You have to spend wisely. So while Vladimir Guerrero is making Moreno a SoCal icon, LAist wants to know why the Angels haven't been criticized for the acquisition of Bartolo Colon? By any measure, Anaheim overpaid for the......
Continue Reading "Colon Cancer"