ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ANGELS BRACE TO FACE THE HEAVYWEIGHTS.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Since July 5, the Angels' run has been impressive: 12 wins in 13 games, including 10 in a row at one point and six of seven on the now-completed homestand. In the process, they gained six games on division leader Seattle. Not to take away from the accomplishments, but all except two of those games were against teams with losing records: Oakland, Texas, Detroit and Toronto, which began Sunday a combined 30 games under .500. After today's off-day, Anaheim plays three games in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and four each in Boston and Cleveland. Although Boston has a losing record, these three teams started Sunday a combined 17 games over .500. Included in this nine-day road trip are two doubleheaders. Anaheim's road record against all three isn't good. It's 82-150 all-time at Yankee Stadium • • [ and 95-140 all-time at Fenway Park • • [ . The 114-114 record at Cleveland is better, but the Angels are 7-18 in their past 25 games there, including two in April. ``We can play with any one of those teams, and they know it,'' pitcher Chuck Finley To help adjust to the three-hour time difference, the Angels were scheduled to fly to New York on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. instead of today. Manager Terry Collins said he wanted to give the players the chance to sleep in today. When the team steps to the plate Tuesday night in the Bronx, the Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (1990 pop. 1,203,789), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name comes from Jonas Bronck, who purchased the land from Native Americans in 1639. test begins. Can the Angels' four-man pitching staff hold up against possible fatigue? Can the bullpen remain reliable? How about the timely hitting and the solid defense? ``The real good teams in the second half take it up a notch,'' Collins said. Is being this close to Seattle a fluke or are the Angels for real? By the time they return home July 31, they might know the answers. Injury update: Pitcher Mike James
``He threw fine,'' Collins said. |
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