Mike Scioscia gets a bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium (Yahoo! Sports)

When fans enter the gates of Dodger Stadium for the Angels-Dodgers game on June 12, they'll be given what I assume is a first in the world of baseball giveaways — a bobblehead of that night's opposing manager. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Pujols, Angels reach US$254 mil, 10-year deal (The Canadian Press)

DALLAS - Albert Pujols could have been a wealthy Cardinal for life, planning for the day his statue would be erected outside Busch Stadium next to those of Stan Musial, Bob Gibson and the other St. Louis greats.

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Angels, Marlins might regret reckless spending (Yahoo! Sports)

They paid what it took to bring Pujols and Wilson to L.A., and Reyes, Buehrle and Bell to Miami. Was it too much?

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on December 8, 2011

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Pujols agrees to terms with Angels on landmark deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Albert Pujols spurned the St. Louis Cardinals and agreed to terms on a 10-year deal worth $250 million to $260 million.

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Yankees, Blue Jays and Rangers after Yu Darvish? (Yahoo! Sports)

Now that Mark Buehrle is off the market and C.J. Wilson appears to be close to a new deal (UDATE: He signed with Angels), there isn't a ton of top-level talent on the free-agent market in the starting-pitching department. Enter … Continue reading →

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Bruising home-plate collisions jar the playoffs (AP)

The next time Sean Rodriguez and Mike Napoli run into each other, it might be over a meal and the former Angels teammates may joke about what happened. Nothing funny about their body-jarring crash this week. But these are the playoffs, and home-plate smashups are part of the game. "There have been collisions in this postseason, they've been ringing a few bells," Major League Baseball...

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Reagins abruptly quits as Angels general manager (PA SportsTicker)

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 30, 2011

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Yankees snap 4-game skid, edge Angels 6-5 (AP)

Mariano Rivera made his 1,036th appearance with a catcher making his major league debut. Rivera earned his 599th career save with help from Austin Romine, who was shopping in a store in Kentucky 24 hours earlier. Although injuries and slumps have forced the New York Yankees to get resourceful -- and a little lucky -- in the last few weeks, they're still leaving California with their biggest AL...

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