The Angels have claimed 27-year old righty swinging 3B Chris Nelson off waivers from the Rockies. Nelson has played in 31 games for the Rockies and Yankees so far this year and he is 24 of 102 (.235 avg, .572 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 0 homers and 6 RBIs. Nelson has played in 222 [...]
The Angels have designated 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Scott Cousins for assignment. Cousins played in 7 games for the Angels this year and he was 0 for 4 (.000 avg, .200 OPS) with 1 run scored. He has now played in 135 games in his first four years in the majors and he is [...]
Lefty starting pitcher Jim Abbott was born without a right hand, but that didn’t stop him from getting to the major leagues and pitching well when he got there. He would have his mitt on his stump when throwing the ball and he would flip it only his left hand to field the ball. He [...]
The Angels have designated 27-year old righty starter/reliever Barry Enright for assignment. He pitched in 4 games (2 starts) for the Angels this year and he was 0-2 with a 12.96 ERA and a 2.28 WHIP. Enright has now pitched in 31 games (26 starts) in his first four years in the majors and he [...]
21-year old righty swinging LF Mike Trout is having a solid year for the Angels in 2013. He has played in 38 games for the Angels so far this year and he is 45 of 159 (.283 avg, .851 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 6 homers, 25 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. A lot of [...]
23-year old righty swinging 1B C.J. Cron is off to a good start in the minors for the Angels. He has played in 31 games in AA-ball so far this year and he is 36 for 119 (.303 avg, .772 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer, 17 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Cron has [...]
46-year old head coach Vinny Del Negro is solid in-season, but he continues to struggle in the playoffs and it could cost him his job. Del Negro led the Clippers to a 56-26 (68.3%) record during the regular season, but they were only 2-4 (33.3%) in the playoffs. Del Negro is now 128-102 (55.7%) in [...]
The Clippers signed 21-year old rookie point guard Maalik Wayns late in the 2012-13 season and he didn’t get to play too much. Wayns played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Clippers last year and he averaged 6.2 minutes, 3.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He played in 27 games (1 [...]
The Clippers won the Pacific Division of the NBA in 2012-13 with a 56-26 record, which had them a whopping 10 games ahead of the second place Golden State Warriors. But, they lost the last four games against the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs, losing in six games. Here is a look [...]
The Clippers shot 52.6% from the floor, but they played no defense as the Grizzlies shot 50.7% from the floor last night. The Clippers just couldn’t keep up with the Grizzlies last night. Matt Barnes (30 points, 10 rebounds and 1 steal in 37 minutes) and Chris Paul (28 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and [...]
24-year old power forward Blake Griffin has a high ankle sprain, which could keep him out of tonight’s game against the Grizzlies. Griffin has played in 5 games (all starts) for the Clippers so far against the Grizzlies and he is averaging 28.8 minutes, 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per [...]
The Clippers had a rough night against the Grizzlies at the Staples Center last night. You can’t blame this loss on Chris Paul, as he led the way for the Clippers with 35 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford pitched in with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists off the [...]
Righty starting pitcher Andy Messersmith was only with the Dodgers for a short time (4 years), but he made his mark. In 1974, Messersmith was a N.L. All-Star, he won a Gold Glove, he was #16 in the N.L. MVP voting and he was 2nd in the voting for the N.L. Cy Young Award. Messersmith [...]
The Dodgers have placed 33-year old righty starting pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 14th, due to a strained left groin. Beckett has pitched in 8 games (all starts) and he is 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Beckett has given up 50 hits (8 homers) and [...]
The Dodgers have signed 30-year old lefty starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to a minor league deal. Sanchez pitched in 5 games (4 starts) earlier this year for the Pirates and he was 0-3 with a 11.85 ERA and a 2.42 WHIP. He gave up a whopping 25 hits (7 homers) and 8 walks in only [...]
30-year old righty reliever Brandon League signed a big extension with the Dodgers last year (4 years, $27.5 million bucks), so they decided that he would be the closer over Kenley Jansen. It has proven to be a mistake so far this year. League has pitched in 14 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers so [...]
21-year old righty starting pitcher Zach Lee is off to a good start in the minors this year for the Dodgers. He has pitched in 7 games (all starts) in AA-ball for the Dodgers so far this year and he is 3-2 with a 2.15 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Lee has now pitched in [...]
31-year old lefty swinging 1B Adrian Gonzalez was part of the big deal with the Red Sox that brought Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to the Dodgers (and Nick Punto). He played in 36 games for the Dodgers last year and he was 43 for 145 (.297 avg, .795 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 3 [...]
61-year old Mike D’Antoni was the Lakers’ third head coach in 2012-13 (Mike Brown and Bernie Bickerstaff), and he did a so-so job. He led the Lakers to a 40-32 (55.6%) record during the regular season despite having four sure fire Hall of Famers in his starting lineup. The Lakers got swept 4-0 in the [...]
The Lakers didn’t have much P.T. available for their rookies in 2012-13. 23-year old center Robert Sacre played in 32 games (3 starts) for the Lakers last year and he averaged 6.3 minutes, 1.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Sacre only shot 37.5% from the floor and 63.6% from the free throw [...]
The Lakers finished up with a 45-37 record in 2012-13, which had them finish in 3rd place in the Pacific Division, 11 games behind the Clippers. The Lakers were then swept out of the playoffs in four straight games by the San Antonio Spurs. Here is a look at the players who made the biggest [...]
The Lakers got blasted again by the Spurs last night and it ended their season with a loud thud! Paul Gasol led the way for the Lakers last night with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocked shots. Andrew Goudelock (14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal), Antawn Jamison (12 points, [...]
The Lakers got blasted by the visiting Spurs last night in L.A. The Spurs shot 61.2% from the floor and they outrebounded the Lakers 49-35 last night, which helps explain the scoreboard. Dwight Howard led the way for the Lakers last night with 25 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. Darius Morris [...]
The Lakers are completely decimated at guard for Game #3 and beyond against the Spurs. PG Steve Nash (hamstring), Steve Blake (hamstring) and Jodie Meeks (partial ligament tear in his ankle) are all likely out indefinitely. Nash has started both games against the Spurs so far in this series and he is averaging 30.5 minutes, [...]
