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Angels Fume at Beckett, Umpires

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A series full of drama and emotion got a little more entertaining today, when Josh Beckett whistled a ball past Bobby Abreu's head, inciting a bench-clearing incident that resulted in four Angels getting ejected.Even after it was all over and the Angels had pulled out another dramatic 5-4 victory, taking...

Mickey Hatcher Would Like the Angels to Start Hitting Before He Loses His Job

The Los Angeles Angels are in first place in the AL West, and are about to start a very important (okay, as important as a series can be halfway through the season) series with the Oakland Athletics in Anaheim tonight. They're only 4.5 games ahead of Oakland at the moment, and they're coming off a series against the...

Reggie Willits has a Devoted Family who Lives in a Batting Cage

With as much time as major league ballplayers are away from their families, it takes a devoted wife and devoted children to spend their lives with a ballplayer. Does that devotion have a limit? Not for the family of Angels speedster Reggie Willits, who basically live in a batting cage. That's right, the Willits' decided to...

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05/23/12 Why Aren't Hitting Coaches Good at Hitting? Source: The Wall Street Journal The disappointing Los Angeles Angels fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher last week.
05/22/12 Fired Angels coach Mickey Hatcher says he doesn't hold... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Mickey Hatcher knows he has plenty of critics; they came out in full force on Internet message boards and radio call-in shows every time the Angels went into a prolonged offensive slump.
05/22/12 New hitting coaches need to have steady hands Source: MLB Few personnel changes in sports are as paradoxical as hiring a new hitting coach in the middle of a baseball season.
05/21/12 Wells to miss 6-8 weeks Source: CBSSports.com Where does Norichika Aoki land in the top 10 after channeling his inner Willie Mays?
05/20/12 Wells leaves with thumb injury Source: CBSSports.com It's absurd Angels manager Mike Scioscia could be in any trouble, but the firing of his close friend and hitting coach Mickey Hatcher has folks wondering whether he is.