ANGELS NOTEBOOK: THE OPTIMISM ABOUNDS AT FAN FESTIVAL.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - After a winter spent licking wounds both real and symbolic, the Angels emerged from their hibernation at Saturday's second annual Angel Stadium fan festival bursting with spring optimism. AL MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Vladimir Guerrero's right thumb, injured during an ill-advised winter-ball stint, is fine. Catcher Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better , entering the final year of his contract, has lost 22 pounds and is in excellent shape. Second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Adam Kennedy's rehabilitation from October knee surgery is going well as he aims for a return in June. Perhaps the most significant change was felt when first baseman Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). greeted left fielder Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. before their round of golf Friday. ``I shook his hand,'' Erstad said, ``and it felt different. He looked great.'' The Angels won the AL West last season although Anderson, their cleanup hitter In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Strategy Cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best all-around hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name. , played just 112 games, missing 43 because of an arthritic condition in his lower back. Anderson produced his lowest offensive output since 1996 and, most alarmingly, his slugging percentage In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is the most popular measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats: fell from .541 in 2003 to .446. Anderson no longer feels pain from the condition, although he continues to take medication. In response to his lost season, he began lifting weights in October, about seven weeks before he usually does, and those close to him feel the results are evident. ``He's coming in with a vengeance,'' hitting coach Mickey Hatcher said. ``You can tell by looking at him - he looks stronger to me. I think he's going to be the Garret Anderson we all know this year.'' --No winter ball? General manager Bill Stoneman said Guerrero saw a hand specialist in Miami, and his right thumb, injured while sliding during a Dominican winter-league game, is fine. Stoneman said he hopes Guerrero, who has resumed swinging a bat, will avoid winter ball in the future. ``I've worn his agent's cell phone out,'' Stoneman said. ``The agent understands it.'' --Who's fault? Jose Guillen, traded to Washington in November, insinuated to a Bay Area reporter that pitcher Jarrod Washburn and other Angels requested that manager Mike Scioscia suspend the Angels' former left fielder for the final eight games after his on-field tirade in late September. |
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