http://ftrsports.com The Anti-Nerd of Sports Blogs. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/arte-morenos-checkbook-goes-missing-angels-sign-pujols-and-c-j-wilson/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/arte-morenos-checkbook-goes-missing-angels-sign-pujols-and-c-j-wilson/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:07:17 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859308 In a move only people who wear foil hats and eat out of dumpsters could have predicted, the Los Angeles Angels have laid out a 10 year $254 million deal that will bring Albert Pujols to Disneyland, and another $77.5 million over 5 years to convince Rangers stud, C.J. Wilson to join an already star-studded rotation that features Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, and Ervin Santana. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/arte-morenos-checkbook-goes-missing-angels-sign-pujols-and-c-j-wilson/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/houston-astros-sale-will-move-team-from-nl-to-al/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/houston-astros-sale-will-move-team-from-nl-to-al/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:37:02 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858772 According to the Associated Press, a person familiar with the deal that has Houston businessman, Jim Crane, purchasing the Astros from Drayton McLane will also move the team from the N.L. Central to the A.L. West. The Astros have been in the N.L. since 1962, but by moving to the A.L., the league would have a 15/15 balance that Bud Selig has been openly promoting on Twitter. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/11/houston-astros-sale-will-move-team-from-nl-to-al/feed/ 4 http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/angels-weaver-agree-to-5-year-85-million-extension/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/angels-weaver-agree-to-5-year-85-million-extension/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:12:42 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857266 Yahoo Sports is reporting that Jered Weaver and the Angels have agreed to a 5 year $85 million contract that would keep the Ace from testing the free agent market at the end of next season.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/angels-weaver-agree-to-5-year-85-million-extension/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/video-angels-weaver-to-get-six-game-suspension-for-throwing-at-alex-avila/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/video-angels-weaver-to-get-six-game-suspension-for-throwing-at-alex-avila/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:20:36 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856761 The gentlemen of Major League Baseball have unwritten rules of etiquette when it comes to admiring your own home run and David Ortiz-like bat flips as they stroll to first base.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/video-angels-weaver-to-get-six-game-suspension-for-throwing-at-alex-avila/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/peoplenews-publications-that-think-angels-win-over-rangers-equates-to-hope-are-lazy-and-stupid/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/peoplenews-publications-that-think-angels-win-over-rangers-equates-to-hope-are-lazy-and-stupid/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:39:22 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856485 The L.A. Angels of Anaheim via San Bernardino of Jalisco Inland Empire rallied from an 8-3 deficit to beat the Texas Rangers tonight, prompting lazy stupid writers like Helen Elliott of the L.A. Times to post absurd articles titled 'Angels take a firm step in the right direction', despite the fact that Artie Moreno is still the owner, and the Angels are still 4 games behind the Rangers in the A.L. West (the only division in baseball that the Angels could ever compete for).]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/peoplenews-publications-that-think-angels-win-over-rangers-equates-to-hope-are-lazy-and-stupid/feed/ 4 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/angels-swallow-pride-and-14-5-million-cut-scott-kazmir/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/angels-swallow-pride-and-14-5-million-cut-scott-kazmir/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:48:10 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855572 After a stellar start to his career in Tampa Bay, Scott Kazmir's career has done a full Lohan and found itself face down in the gutter with it's vagina exposed to the world.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/angels-swallow-pride-and-14-5-million-cut-scott-kazmir/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/angels-fans-make-the-guinness-book-of-world-records/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/angels-fans-make-the-guinness-book-of-world-records/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 00:04:47 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164854538 Last night, fans at Angels Stadium made history by becoming the largest ever gathering of people wearing wrestling masks.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/angels-fans-make-the-guinness-book-of-world-records/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/04/one-fat-at-bat-bobby-jenks-vs-bobby-abreu/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/04/one-fat-at-bat-bobby-jenks-vs-bobby-abreu/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:16:06 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164854348 This has got to be one of the fattest at-bats I've seen in a long time. (Minus every time David Ortiz has faced C.C. Sabathia and Bartolo Colon this season.)]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/04/one-fat-at-bat-bobby-jenks-vs-bobby-abreu/feed/ 6 http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/angels-jered-weaver-pranks-star-rookie-mike-trout/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/angels-jered-weaver-pranks-star-rookie-mike-trout/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:16:27 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164853523 One of the unwritten rules of spring training, is that rooks "only speak when spoken to". No. 1 prospect, Mike Trout, is learning that the hard way.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/03/angels-jered-weaver-pranks-star-rookie-mike-trout/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/01/seattle-mariners-adam-kennedy-arrested-for-dui/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/01/seattle-mariners-adam-kennedy-arrested-for-dui/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:47:06 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164852996 Kennedy, a local baseball hero in Orange County has bounced around the league since his glory days in Southern California and just signed a contract with Seattle this month......]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/01/seattle-mariners-adam-kennedy-arrested-for-dui/feed/ 1