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Jered Weaver is one of the Angels’ biggest stars and most valuable players. But he’s having a major problem in spring training. Weaver, who won 18 games in 2014, is throwing only 79 mph these days because of neck pain and a new problem, a spine injury. He says doctors haven’t found the cause of the spine trouble. But is Weaver going to remain one of the Angels’ best starting pitchers? Will he be able to be real effective without a quality fastball? The regular season is only a few weeks away. A...
The Super Bowl is over. The NBA took a mid-season break. Baseball is on my mind today. Spring training has begun and my memories are vivid of the 12 times I went to Dodgertown in Vero Beach to cover the start of another season, It’s a great time of the year because of the optimism it creates. No team has lost a game yet.. They all think they won’t lose many. A sportswriter loves an opportunity like this where players are open to be interviewed. They’re not grumpy like many are during the seaso...
FOX Sports West and the Angels have unveiled their 2016 Spring Training television schedule, announcing a slate of 27 Cactus League games to be aired from Arizona plus four additional exhibition games from Southern California. Terry Smith will again partner with analyst Jose Mota to call the action for all Spring Training games airing from Arizona on FOX Sports West and Prime Ticket. Immediately following game coverage, “Angels Live” will offer a post-game recap. Alex Curry, Patrick O’Neal, and Jeanne Zelasko will rotate at the host position an...
Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully will be honored as the first-ever recipient of the L.A. Sports Council's "Lifetime Achievement Award" during the 11th Annual LA Sports Awards, which will be held on Thursday, February 25 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Widely regarded as the greatest baseball announcer of all-time, Scully has been with the team since its days in Brooklyn. The upcoming season will be Vin's 67th and final season with the Dodgers, the longest time any broadcaster...
Hall of Fame manager and MLB executive Joe Torre will receive the Allan H. “Bud” Selig Executive Leadership Award at the 13th annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Selig, the retired Major League Baseball Commissioner, will present the award. Others to be honored at the prestigious event include: popular television talk show host Larry King, who will receive special recognition for his efforts on behalf of the game and the Professio...
The Dodgers have signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Brandon Beachy to a one-year contract. Beachy, 29, has gone 14-12 with a 3.36 ERA in 48 Major League starts in five seasons with Atlanta (2010-13) and Los Angeles (2015), missing significant action due to Tommy John surgeries on June 21, 2012 and March 21, 2014. In 275.2 innings in the big leagues, Beachy has limited opposing hitters to a .223 batting average with a 1.16 WHIP and posted a 3.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio, striking out 280 and walking only 92. Beachy spent the 2015 season in...
Dennis Gilbert will be honored with the Dave Winfield Humanitarian Award at the event he founded, when the 13th annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser is held Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In addition to Gilbert, popular television talk show host Larry King will receive special recognition for all he has done for the game and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, former Dodgers base-stealing wizard Maury Wills will receive the Player Lifetime Achievement Award, New Y...
The Dodgers have announced their Major League coaches for the 2016 season, with Pitching Coach Rick Honeycutt returning for an 11th season and Bob Geren joining the field staff as bench coach, Turner Ward as hitting coach, George Lombard as first base coach, Chris Woodward as third base coach, Josh Bard as bullpen coach, Tim Hyers as assistant hitting coach and Juan Castro as quality assurance coach. In addition, Steve Yeager will return for a fifth season as the club’s catching instructor. Dave Roberts – Manager (first season) Bob Geren – B...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Pete Rose’s appeal for reinstatement was denied by new baseball commissioner Rob Manfred last Monday. Rose, 74, hoped for the opposite result. But it’s time for him to realize any commissioner would reject a future appeal because the truth is Rose has only himself to blame for being banned. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 that prevented him from working for a major league team or its minor league affiliates. But for 15 years he denied that he gambled on...
The Angels have announced the following front office promotions and hires from the office of General Manager Billy Eppler. Bud Black – Special Assistant to the General Manager Mike Gallego – Director of Baseball Development Justin Hollander – Director of Player Personnel Mike LaCassa – Director of Minor League Operations Steve Martone – Assistant General Manager Bobby Scales – Special Assistant to the General Manager Jonathan Strangio – Assistant General Manager Black, 58, returns to the Angels organization after spending the past nine years as...
One of the greatest outfielders in baseball, Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, will be honored with A Scout’s Dream Award for Outstanding Achievement in Baseball History, when the 13th annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser is held Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Dawson played 21 years for the Montreal Expos (176-86) and the Chicago Cubs (1987-92) and the eight-time All-Star played center field and right field. He finished his career with the Boston Red Sox (1993-94) and the Florid...
Major League Baseball has announced a preliminary schedule for the 2016 regular season. The Dodgers will begin the season in San Diego (Monday, April 4). The Dodgers' home opener will take place on Tuesday, April 12 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The three-game series against Arizona (April 12-14) will be followed by a three-game set against rival San Francisco Giants (April 15-17). The Dodgers will close the regular season with a six-game homestand against San Francisco (Sept. 19-21) and...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor The Dodgers, who have lost out on David Price and Zach Greinke, would like to add 23-year-old Jose Fernandez to their starting pitching rotation. The trouble is there’s strong competition. The Miami Marlins say Fernandez isn’t available but they’ve listened to offers from the Dodgers, Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros. Fernandez is a quality pitcher who would replace Greinke as the Dodgers’ Number Two starter behind Clayton Kershaw. The most in...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Dave Roberts, welcome to the Dodgers and you’d better win a World Series during the next three years. That is plainly what the new Dodger management expects from their manager who has agreed to a three-year contract. After all, Don Mattingly’s Dodgers won a division championship three straight seasons and had a winning record in all of his five years and then was replaced. No World Series win, you see. Rumors began Sunday and the Dodgers officially announced the...
The Angels announce that Ron Roenicke has been named as the Club’s third base coach. Terms of the deal are undisclosed at this time. At the same time, Gary DiSarcina will take over as first base coach, Alfredo Griffin named infield coach and Steve Soliz as catching & information coach. Keith Johnson will manage triple-A Salt Lake for the 2016 campaign. Earlier this offseason, the club named Charles Nagy pitching coach, Dave Hansen hitting coach and Paul Sorrento assistant hitting coach. Roenicke, 59, returns to the Angels after previously s...
Mets manager Terry Collins will be honored at the annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He will receive the Tommy Lasorda Managerial Achievement Award. In addition to Collins, popular television talk show host Larry King will receive special recognition for all he has done for the game and the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation and former Dodgers base-stealing wizard Maury Wills will receive the Player Lifetime Achievement Award. King...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor A new season, a new general manager, new hopes. That’s what was behind the Angels’ surprising trade last weekend which resulted in the acquisition of Andrelton Simmons, one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. The Angels traded Erick Aybar, a fixture on their team since 2008, and also gave their two best pitching prospects to the Atlanta Braves. Why are they getting only one player and giving up three? Well, there’s an important reason. Simmons is signe...
Former Dodgers great Maury Wills, the player most responsible for revolutionizing the stolen base in Major League Baseball, will be honored with the Player Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual “In the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Spectacular, benefiting the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Wills, 82, showed the nation what speed can do on the bases in the big leagues as he led the league in stolen bases six consecutive seasons from 196...
Angels' first baseman Albert Pujols underwent a surgical procedure last week to repair the planter plate in his right foot. The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina. "The surgery, as expected, went very well," said Angels General Manager Billy Eppler.Eppler. "Albert will continue rehabbing in the Kansas City area throughout the winter and is expected to resume full baseball activities in four-and-a-half months." Pujols, 35, finished his 15th Major League...
The Angels announce the promotions of Dave Hansen to hitting coach and Paul Sorrento to assistant hitting coach. The announcements were made by General Manager Billy Eppler. Hansen, 47, assumes the role after serving as the Club’s assistant hitting coach during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. During the 2014 campaign, which saw the Angels lead the Majors in runs and finish second in the American League in hits and RBI, Hansen handled the offense for 12 weeks while hitting coach Don Baylor recovered from a broken thigh bone. 2015 will mark his t...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor So the Dodgers didn't reach the World Series and speculation immediately mounted that Don Mattingly would be fired. What about the new guys in charge who ripped apart a roster that won 94 games last season? I'd place a lot of blame on them. New ownership came to the Dodgers willing to spend heavily in contrast to former owner Frank McCourt. But spending isn't enough if you don't spend wisely. The Dodgers' 2015 payroll was the highest in major league baseball...
The Dodgers announce that Vice President, Medical Services and Head Athletic Trainer Stan Conte resigned from the organization, effective immediately. "I want to thank the Dodger organization and specifically each and every one of the dedicated medical staff for their support these last nine seasons in Los Angeles," said Conte. "My resignation will allow me to focus on my research in baseball injury analytics as I remain committed to determining the causes and effects of various baseball...
One of the most recognizable voices in Spanish-language broadcasting and one of the greatest Spanish-language broadcasters in Major League history, Jaime Jarrín, has agreed to continue his Hall of Fame career with the Dodgers for three more years.. Jarrín, 79, in the stretch drive of his 57th season with the Dodgers on KTNQ (1020 AM), and another Hall of Famer, Vin Scully, who has agreed to return in 2016 for his 67th, make up Major League Baseball’s best broadcasting combination. “The Dodgers and our fans are so fortunate to have these two bro...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor I’ve gone through most of the baseball season believing the Dodgers have too many question marks to win the World Series. Too many players coming and going throughout the season, Two great starting pitchers but no other one on the elite level. What if Kershaw or Grienke lose a playoff game? I think it’s unlikely any other starter could get them through several very important games against quality opponents. But lately I’ve seen two likely division winners falte...
Yogi Berra, the legendary Yankee catcher who played on 10 World Series championship teams, died Tuesday at the age of 90. Berra’s family issued a statement centering on his remarkable life and emphasized that he meant so much to so many. The Yankees wore Berra’s No. 8 on the uniform of each player in their game against Toronto Wednesday. Berra was known for his colorful phrases as much as his baseball ability. One of his favorite sayings was “nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded....
