Angels Pics From Springs of Yesterday

by Rev Halofan on Feb 18, 2012 10:49 PM PST in Team Lore

Until Tim Mead learns that Twittering is something that a gentleman can do in polite company, the Angels are relying on Ryan Cavinder to tweet. His first spring tweets at the @RCavinderAngels are full of fun facts:

Wide range of players in camp...from Loek Van Mil - 7'1'' tall to Alexi Amarista - 5'7''. From @Adidas219 (39 yrs) to @Trouty20 (20 yrs)
#Angels will have 60 players in camp, 28 pitchers and 32 position players. Eight countries represented - US, DR, VZ, MX, JPN, CU, AU, NL

Can you tell who these three Angels players on the cart are? I could swear it is Bobby Wilson in the middle and Jeff Mathis on the right but it is hard to tell.

SCIOSCIA CONSULTS WITH PRESTON GOMEZ (2007)

The Angels hired Gomez as an advisor and he was integral in building a culture of chemistry between Latino and American players.

BARTOLO JOGGING (2007)

Sure, Bartolo Colon was battling injuries to regain his old form, but... was there are food truck nearby?

ARTE AND PERCY (2007)

Troy Percival was a guest instructor in Tempe in 2007, threw out the first pitch of the season and then promptly signed with the Rays in May of that year. I doubt Arte Moreno is encouraging that sort of thing as the two converse in this February, 2007 picture.

All Pictures here are © by the photographer and posted in the assumption of his generosity.

Let's hope the lens is clean,the memory card has been properly formatted and the batteries are charged as our man in Tempe hits the early morning cattle call on behalf of Halos Heaven and Angels fans everywhere!

Poll

Arte Moreno is 65, Mike Scioscia is 53, Mike Butcher is 46, LaTroy Hawkins is 39, Mike Trout is 20. Who of these are you closest in Age to?

Arte

58 votes

Scioscia

123 votes

Butcher

101 votes

Hawkins

287 votes

Trout

445 votes

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Thank GOD

I’ll get a “fix” once the pictures are posted. I got 16 days left before I head out there for a week, and I’m going nuts..

by pattimelt on Feb 18, 2012 10:53 PM PST reply actions

GOING nuts?

or going MORE nuts?

by Rev Halofan on Feb 18, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions

MORE, to be honest.

I can’t stand it this year, for some reason. I’m WAY excited and ready to be there already. Almost to the point that a friend is going to AZ this coming weekend and I thought about going out there with her, but the only thing stopping me is I can’t do 5 hours in a car.. I MUST fly, cause she doesn’t stop once she’s driving, and I must get out of a car and walk a few minutes every couple of hours or I can’t walk at all..

by pattimelt on Feb 18, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions

I'm thinking that's actually Ryan Budde in the middle.

No idea who that is on either side of him. Guy on the right does at least have some Mathis-like features.

by ~MMP~ on Feb 18, 2012 11:43 PM PST reply actions

What's a Mathis?

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

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by SportsChicken on Feb 18, 2012 11:57 PM PST reply actions

I think I'm going

March 6 vs the mariners. Anybody going to be there for that game?

Faith Focus Finish

by b0rd3rline on Feb 19, 2012 12:11 AM PST via mobile reply actions

I am in Tempe

from Mar 5-12, so I will be there..

by pattimelt on Feb 19, 2012 7:00 AM PST up reply actions

i'll be there!

28th feb- march 15

hula dula da dominoes rula.

by DanishThunder on Feb 19, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions

Let's play ball!!

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Feb 19, 2012 12:16 AM PST reply actions

you betcha!

Will be there tomorrow, and if El Hobre doesn’t hit the fields with the P&Cs then, my boss is going to get an ’out office Tuesday morning.

Most anticipated Spring ever.

by Rex Fregosi on Feb 19, 2012 7:50 AM PST reply actions

To clarify....

P&Cs report today and hit the field tomorrow morning at ~930 am.

Yep, my batteries are charged and the camera is ready.

by Rex Fregosi on Feb 19, 2012 7:53 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

the new kids will get a lot of attention

Dipoto, Wilson, Hawkinks and Iannetta. It will be interesting to see the bonds that develop between Scioscia/Iannetta and Wilson with Weaver & Haren.

I imagine today will be the first time most of the players meet Dipoto.

Trumbo will be around i think tomorrow morning, but I’m not sure about Kendrys.

I’m also wondering about the gaggle of reporters that arrive when Pujols does, and if it will match the horde following Matsui a few years back. My guess is it won’t.

by Rex Fregosi on Feb 19, 2012 8:03 AM PST reply actions

I read

from either Cavinder or Eric Kay, they had already issued 60 press credentials for tomorrow, so I imagine it’s gonna be crazy there.

Kendrys SHOULD also show up, as injured players show up with P & C…..

I’ll be watching the press conference on tv tomorrow..

by pattimelt on Feb 19, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions

Is the presser on FS West?

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Feb 19, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions

MLB Network

at 11am our time, noon AZ time

by pattimelt on Feb 20, 2012 6:55 AM PST up reply actions

It sucks to be Weaver tho

Didn’t he mention he rather play in a clubhouse that has a few press people instead of those in MFY? I wonder what’s his thought after he sees all the press.

Representing the Angels in Sin City.

by maze88 on Feb 19, 2012 9:10 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Um,

I think he’ll take more press and Albert Pujols over a lot of other things…

Baseball's back. Yeeeeeee.

by Figgi4life on Feb 19, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Hey Rex, regarding Pujols I read this stuff via Angles official site:

“The Angels first baseman will be available at noon MST at the Marriott Buttes Resort, adjacent to the Angels’ Tempe Diablo Stadium.”

…and…

“Pujols won’t be allowed to work out with the team — he can only train on his own in the back fields — until the official position-player report date of Feb. 26.”

by stereoscopic on Feb 19, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions