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Kazmir Helps Lineup in Need of None

In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective. The contrast between Tuesday night's starting pitchers could not have been more stark. CC Sabathia was efficient, mixed his pitches and threw nothing but strikes. Scott Kazmir, on the other side, never...

So What, Exactly, Might Girardi Have Been Thinking in Game 3?

In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective. It's easy to be pessimistic after a team suffers a crushing loss, mostly because fans and broadcasters alike like to zone in on intangibles like momentum and the players' psyche. But if you are a New...

Howie Kendrick Recalled to Angels

While he doesn't have much power or a ton of speed, one thing Howie Kendrick has always been able to do is hit the baseball. His career batting average in the minor leagues is an absurd .360 -- with a .972 OPS, which is even more impressive considering his lack of home run power. In the majors, he's generally been a .300...

Meet the 2009 Andruw Jones All-Stars

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.This coming weekend, Major League Baseball will reveal its 2009 All-Star teams. So what better opportunity than this to run through a list of this season's "Anti-All-Stars." Anti-All-Stars is far too bland a name, though, so we...

What Happened to Howie Kendrick?

Once upon a time Howie Kendrick was rated the 12th best prospect in the game by Baseball America, ahead of future All-Stars like Jonathan Papelbon, Carlos Quentin, Ryan Braun and Cole Hamels and a whole 65 spots in front of reigning American League MVP Dustin Pedroia, also a second baseman.That was 2006. Three years later...

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05/29/12 Kendrick emerging from slump Source: CBSSports.com Mark Trumbo hit a game-ending homer to left, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Jered Weaver's first-inning injury exit for their seventh consecutive victory, a wild 9-8 win over the New York Yankees on Monday night.
05/26/12 Kendrick's hit gives Angels 6-4 win over Seattle Source: Times-Standard - Eureka CA SEATTLEâPinch-hitter Howie Kendrick broke a tie in the top of the ninth inning with a two-run single off Seattle closer Brandon League, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 4-0 deficit for a 6-4 win over the Mariners on Friday night.
05/23/12 MLB: LA Angels 3, Oakland 1 (11 innings) Source: United Press International (UPI) Alberto Callaspo stroked a two-run double in the 11th inning Wednesday, boosting the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-1 victory over Oakland.
05/23/12 Howie Kendrick's strikeouts a concern for Angels Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Several big league veterans, including Torii Hunter , were convinced Howie Kendrick would win a batting title some day after the Angels second baseman hit .285 as a rookie in 2006, .322 in 2007 and .306 in 2008.
05/23/12 Wilson stellar as Angels blank A's Source: The Sports Network C.J. Wilson tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed just one hit as the Los Angeles Angels shut down the Oakland A's, 5-0, in the middle game of a three-game series on Tuesday.