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Yankees Over Angels – A Special Memory
Almost every game and series is going to be the last of something for Derek Jeter. This time? His last game against the Los Angeles Angels, resulting in a 9-2 win for the New York Yankees to claim the series, while Jeter himself ended a very long drought when it comes to hitting home runs.
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Yankees Over Angels – Hits are Overrated
A team can get only three hits in a game and still win. The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels behind another strong pitching performance from Masahiro Tanaka and a wild pitch thrown by Nick Maronde, giving the AL East leaders a 3-2 win.
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Angels Over Nationals – This Year It’s Different
It hasn’t been the most rewarding of periods since signing for the Los Angeles Angels. But after two rough seasons, being overpaid and under performing, Albert Pujols is playing like the guy he was before, blasting home runs at an alarming rate, and reaching the 500 club with two in the 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals.
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A’s Over Angels – Somehow They Pulled it Off
The A’s keep finding ways to get out of tough situations and come up with dramatic wins. The next in this impressive line of victories came over the Los Angeles Angels, beating their division rivals 10-9 thanks to Josh Donaldson hitting and RBI double in the 11th inning.
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Mariners Over Angels – Late Explosion Supports Scorching King
It was a very strong pitching performance from Felix Hernandez, but it would have all been for nothing if it wasn’t for a late scoring run from the Seattle Mariners, beating the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 with six runs in the ninth inning coming from a Justin Smoak home run and Dustin Ackley crucial triple.
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This is What Closers Are For (Yankees vs Angels)
The pitchers nearly ruined the six run lead built by the New York Yankees bats, but when it came down to the last out between Mariano Rivera and Albert Pujols, with the bases loaded, the greatest closer in the history of the game overcame the hitting prowess of the expensive flop from the Los Angeles Angels.
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Clay Buchholz Can’t Stop Winning (Angels vs Red Sox)
The moment the Boston Red Sox stopped trying to compete with their big rivals using the same tactics, the sun came up over Fenway Park, and everything seems good and better again, while Clay Buchholz extends his perfect start to the season once again, keeping his team with the best record in the AL.
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Oakland A’s and Washington Nationals Defy Big Payroll Policies
Is having a big payroll a waste of money in the MLB? I guess it all depends on how you manage that salary expenditure. The New York Yankees, constantly the highest paying team in Baseball, are pretty much a constant fixture in the postseason. The success of the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Nationals is a little bit more surprising.
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Welcome to the 2012 MLB Season, Where Higher Payrolls Mean Your Team Sucks
Money usually means success, in the long run at least, when you talk about Major Leauge Baseabll. With no cap limits, teams that spend more money end up getting the best player, more wins and plenty of times more rings. In the 2012 season, so far, the four highest spending teams – Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies and Angels, aren’t working according to formula.
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Random Dudes With More Home Runs Than Albert Pujols
So how is Albert Pujols doing? Not that good. Yes, he’s making $12 million this year, his first with the Los Angeles Angels. Yes, he’s set to make $254 million through his 10 season with the Angels. Not that much to be upset about. But the hitting… The losing… The Home run numbers. Pujols has plenty to be upset about.