ANGELS NOTEBOOK: EDMONDS AND METS LINKED IN TRADE REPORTS.Byline: Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune Published stories 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 have reported the Mets have offered pitcher Dave Mlicki David John Mlicki (born June 8 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After attending Oklahoma State University he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft. , catcher Alberto Castillo Alberto Castillo may be:
Edmonds' reaction? ``Really? Cool. I'm flattered that team would make an effort to get me,'' Edmonds said. ``They have a pretty good team right now. I like the guys on that team. It would be fun to play with (Mike) Piazza. . . . But I don't think I like the National League.'' Edmonds has heard rumors he'd be traded in the past, and he's learned not to let it bother him. ``It used to, but it doesn't anymore,'' he said. ``I'm here and that's about it. It's nice to know somebody wants you.'' Glaus moving up: Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). moved one step closer to becoming the Angels' third baseman Wednesday when he was promoted from Double-A Midland to Triple-A Vancouver. In 49 Texas League games, Glaus hit .309 with 19 homers and 51 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . Meanwhile, the Angels are listening to trade offers for current third baseman Dave Hollins. Pitchers taking cuts: Angels pitchers began taking batting practice Wednesday in preparation for interleague games in National League ballparks. The Angels open interleague play in Phoenix against the Diamondbacks on June 9-11. Asked how he hit, closer Troy Percival said: ``I didn't. I bunted. I had a good drag bunt working today.'' Not quite Greene: Catcher Todd Greene, still trying to recover from offseason shoulder surgery, took batting practice in Anaheim and will go to Single-A Lake Elsinore on Friday. Greene suffered a setback last weekend when he caught back-to-back games and had pain in the shoulder in the second game after making three throws to second base in the same inning. ``Four or five days ago, I was going to have Todd Greene start,'' Collins said. ``Then all of a sudden he's hurt again. It gets frustrating after a while.'' Greene will catch Friday, then DH Saturday, Sunday and Monday before catching again on Tuesday. ``We'll see if he can do that,'' Collins said. ``He's a tough guy, he feels he can catch. But we don't feel he can catch every day.'' Sutton celebration: The Angels will honor former Dodgers and Angels pitcher Don Sutton before their home game on June 18. Sutton, who pitched for the Angels from 1985-87, will be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on July 26. ``Don was one of several players who recorded their historical milestones in an Angels uniform,'' Angels president Tony Tavares said, referring to Sutton winning his 300th game with the Angels. |
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