Dog days of spring

The Angels quickly extinguished a little dust up in the clubhouse this morning as Darren Oliver took exception to the actions of fellow reliever Justin Speier. Call it that time of the spring when players are ready to break camp and have been stuck in a room with each other for far too long. Speier picked up a box of items belonging to Oliver and ceremoniously dumped them on the floor. His actions drew one or two awkward laughs at best. Oliver picked up his things quietly but then yelled an expletive at Speier as the two stood face to face. A couple of teammates, including Dustin Moseley and Gary Matthews Jr., separated the two. They then proceeded to sit next to each other in silence before the doors were closed for the morning meeting.

Manager Mike Scioscia was not present for the incident but downplayed it as expected, saying that the two were even laughing about it in the meeting. Scioscia said Oliver and Speier are as close as brothers and when told about the matter he thought the pair must have been joking.

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Tunes to get you in the mood

Just came across this in the e-mail in basket. It seems that to get into the mood of the upcoming baseball season, XM radio is going all out to fire up subscribers. On March 29 and 30, the satellite radio service will offer 48 hours of songs, literature and classic play-by-play calls. All of it will air on XM Channel 120. Yes, XM will air 412 songs about baseball, 27 songs about players, seven dramatic readings of baseball stories and some classic game action.

Sounds like a clever little idea but let’s hope this doesn’t go mainstream. Christmas carols starting in November is bad enough. Who needs to hear “Casey at the Bat” through the entire month of March in every retail setting and restaurant you set foot in?

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Angels' TV schedule announced

The 2008 Angels TV schedule was just finalized and the team announced that all 162 games will air live. FSN West will air 100 games, 75 of those in HD. KCOP/13 will air 50 Angels games. There will also be 12 national broadcasts split between FOX and ESPN. In other changes, whenever Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc are not doing TV broadcasts, they can be heard on the radio (830-AM) alongside Terry Smith. Here is the 2008 TV schedule (with spring games that are slated to begin Friday):

PRE 3/21 Fri. @ Rangers 6:00 PM KCOP
PRE 3/23 Sun. vs Mariners 1:00 PM PRIME
PRE 3/24 Mon. vs Padres 1:00 PM WEST
PRE 3/26 Wed. vs Cubs 1:00 PM WEST
PRE 3/27 Thur. vs Dodgers 7:00 PM WEST
PRE 3/28 Fri. @ Padres 7:00 PM KCOP
PRE 3/29 Sat. vs Padres 6:00 PM WEST

1 3/31 Mon. @ Twins 4:00 PM WEST
2 4/1 Tues. @ Twins 5:00 PM WEST
3 4/2 Wed. @ Twins 5:00 PM KCOP
4 4/3 Thurs. @ Twins 10:00 AM WEST
5 4/4 Fri. vs Rangers 7:00 PM PRIME
6 4/5 Sat. vs Rangers 6:00 PM WEST
7 4/6 Sun. vs Rangers 12:30 PM KCOP
8 4/7 Mon. vs Indians 7:00 PM WEST
9 4/8 Tues. vs Indians 7:00 PM KCOP
10 4/9 Wed. vs Indians 12:30 PM WEST
11 4/11 Fri. @ Mariners 7:00 PM KCOP
12 4/12 Sat. @ Mariners 6:00 PM WEST
13 4/13 Sun. @ Mariners 1:00 PM WEST
14 4/14 Mon. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
15 4/15 Tues. @ Rangers 11:00 AM WEST
16 4/16 Wed. vs Royals 7:00 PM KCOP
17 4/17 Thurs. vs Royals 7:00 PM WEST
18 4/18 Fri. vs Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
19 4/19 Sat. vs Mariners 6:00 PM KCOP
20 4/20 Sun. vs Mariners 12:30 PM KCOP
21 4/22 Tues. @ Red Sox 4:00 PM KCOP
22 4/23 Wed. @ Red Sox 4:00 PM WEST
23 4/24 Thurs. @ Red Sox 10:30 AM WEST
24 4/25 Fri. @ Tigers 4:00 PM WEST
25 4/26 Sat. @ Tigers 12:55 PM FOX
26 4/27 Sun. @ Tigers 5:00 PM ESPN
27 4/28 Mon. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
28 4/29 Tues. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
29 4/30 Wed. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
30 5/1 Thurs. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
31 5/2 Fri. vs Orioles 7:00 PM KCOP
32 5/3 Sat. vs Orioles 12:45 PM FOX
33 5/4 Sun. vs Orioles 12:30 PM KCOP
34 5/5 Mon. @ Royals 5:00 PM WEST
35 5/6 Tues. @ Royals 5:00 PM WEST
36 5/7 Wed. @ Royals 5:00 PM WEST
37 5/9 Fri. @ Devil Rays 4:00 PM KCOP
38 5/10 Sat. @ Devil Rays 4:00 PM KCOP
39 5/11 Sun. @ Devil Rays 10:30 AM WEST
40 5/12 Mon. vs White Sox 7:00 PM KCOP
41 5/13 Tues. vs White Sox 7:00 PM WEST
42 5/14 Wed. vs White Sox 7:00 PM WEST
43 5/15 Thurs. vs White Sox 7:00 PM WEST
44 5/16 Fri. vs Dodgers 7:00 PM WEST
45 5/17 Sat. vs Dodgers 12:55 PM FOX
46 5/18 Sun. vs Dodgers 12:30 PM WEST
47 5/20 Tues. @ Blue Jays 4:00 PM KCOP
48 5/21 Wed. @ Blue Jays 4:00 PM KCOP
49 5/22 Thurs. @ Blue Jays 4:00 PM WEST
50 5/23 Fri. @ White Sox 5:00 PM WEST
51 5/24 Sat. @ White Sox 12:55 PM FOX
52 5/25 Sun. @ White Sox 5:00 PM ESPN
53 5/26 Mon. vs Tigers 6:00 PM WEST
54 5/27 Tues. vs Tigers 7:00 PM WEST
55 5/28 Wed. vs Tigers 7:00 PM WEST
56 5/30 Fri. vs Blue Jays 7:00 PM WEST
57 5/31 Sat. vs Blue Jays 6:00 PM KCOP
59 6/1 Sun. vs Blue Jays 12:30 PM KCOP
59 6/2 Mon. @ Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
60 6/3 Tues. @ Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
61 6/4 Wed. @ Mariners 1:30 PM WEST
62 6/6 Fri. @ A’s 7:00 PM WEST
63 6/7 Sat. @ A’s 6:00 PM KCOP
64 6/8 Sun. @ A’s 1:00 PM KCOP
65 6/9 Mon. vs Devil Rays 7:00 PM WEST
66 6/10 Tues. vs Devil Rays 7:00 PM WEST
67 6/11 Wed. vs Devil Rays 12:30 PM WEST
68 6/13 Fri. vs Braves 7:00 PM WEST
69 6/14 Sat. vs Braves 6:00 PM WEST
70 6/15 Sun. vs Braves 12:30 PM KCOP or ESPN
71 6/16 Mon. vs Mets 7:00 PM KCOP
72 6/17 Tues. vs Mets 7:00 PM WEST
73 6/18 Wed. vs Mets 7:00 PM WEST
74 6/20 Fri. @ Phillies 4:00 PM WEST
75 6/21 Sat. @ Phillies 4:00 PM WEST
76 6/22 Sun. @ Phillies 10:30 AM KCOP
77 6/23 Mon. @ Nationals 4:00 PM WEST
78 6/24 Tues. @ Nationals 4:00 PM WEST
79 6/25 Wed. @ Nationals 4:00 PM WEST
80 6/27 Fri. @ Dodgers 7:30 PM KCOP
81 6/28 Sat. @ Dodgers 7:00 PM KCOP
82 6/29 Sun. @ Dodgers 1:00 PM KCOP or ESPN
83 6/30 Mon. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
84 7/1 Tues. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
85 7/2 Wed. vs A’s 12:30 PM WEST
86 7/4 Fri. vs Blue Jays 6:00 PM WEST
87 7/5 Sat. vs Blue Jays 6:00 PM KCOP
88 7/6 Sun. vs Blue Jays 12:30 PM KCOP
89 7/7 Mon. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
90 7/8 Tues. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
91 7/9 Wed. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
92 7/10 Thurs. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
93 7/11 Fri. @ A’s 7:00 PM WEST
94 7/12 Sat. @ A’s 6:00 PM KCOP
95 7/13 Sun. @ A’s 1:00 PM KCOP
96 7/18 Fri. vs Red Sox 7:00 PM WEST
97 7/19 Sat. vs Red Sox 12:55 PM FOX
98 7/20 Sun. vs Red Sox 3:00 PM ESPN
99 7/21 Mon. vs Indians 7:00 PM WEST
100 7/22 Tues. vs Indians 7:00 PM WEST
101 7/23 Wed. vs Indians 12:30 PM WEST
102 7/25 Fri. @ Orioles 4:00 PM KCOP
103 7/26 Sat. @ Orioles 4:00 PM KCOP
104 7/27 Sun. @ Orioles 10:30 AM KCOP
105 7/28 Mon. @ Red Sox 4:00 PM WEST
106 7/29 Tues. @ Red Sox 4:00 PM WEST
107 7/30 Wed. @ Red Sox 4:00 PM WEST
108 7/31 Thurs. @ Yankees 4:00 PM WEST
109 8/1 Fri. @ Yankees 4:00 PM WEST
110 8/2 Sat. @ Yankees 12:55 PM FOX
111 8/3 Sun. @ Yankees 10:00 AM KCOP
112 8/4 Mon. vs Orioles 7:00 PM KCOP
113 8/5 Tues. vs Orioles 7:00 PM WEST
114 8/6 Wed. vs Orioles 12:30 PM WEST
115 8/8 Fri. vs Yankees 7:00 PM WEST
116 8/9 Sat. vs Yankees 12:55 PM FOX
117 8/10 Sun. vs Yankees 12:30 PM KCOP
118 8/12 Tues. vs Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
119 8/13 Wed. vs Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
120 8/15 Fri. @ Indians 4:00 PM WEST
121 8/16 Sat. @ Indians 12:55 PM FOX
122 8/17 Sun. @ Indians 10:00 AM KCOP or ESPN
123 8/18 Mon. @ Devil Rays 4:00 PM KCOP
124 8/19 Tues. @ Devil Rays 4:00 PM KCOP
125 8/20 Wed. @ Devil Rays 4:00 PM WEST
126 8/21 Thurs. vs Twins 7:00 PM WEST
127 8/22 Fri. vs Twins 7:00 PM WEST
128 8/23 Sat. vs Twins 6:00 PM KCOP
129 8/24 Sun. vs Twins 12:30 PM KCOP
130 8/25 Mon. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
131 8/26 Tues. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
132 8/27 Wed. vs A’s 7:00 PM WEST
133 8/28 Thurs. vs Rangers 7:00 PM WEST
134 8/29 Fri. vs Rangers 7:00 PM WEST
135 8/30 Sat. vs Rangers 6:00 PM KCOP
136 8/31 Sun. vs Rangers 12:30 PM KCOP
137 9/2 Tues. @ Tigers 4:00 PM WEST
138 9/3 Wed. @ Tigers 4:00 PM WEST
139 9/4 Thurs. @ Tigers 10:00 AM WEST
140 9/5 Fri. @ White Sox 5:00 PM WEST
141 9/6 Sat. @ White Sox 4:00 PM KCOP
142 9/7 Sun. @ White Sox 11:00 AM KCOP or ESPN
143 9/8 Mon. vs Yankees 7:00 PM WEST
144 9/9 Tues. vs Yankees 7:00 PM WEST
145 9/10 Wed. vs Yankees 12:30 PM WEST
146 9/11 Thurs. vs Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
147 9/12 Fri. vs Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
148 9/13 Sat. vs Mariners 12:55 PM FOX
149 9/14 Sun. vs Mariners 12:30 PM KCOP or ESPN
150 9/16 Tues. @ A’s 7:00 PM KCOP
151 9/17 Wed. @ A’s 7:00 PM WEST
152 9/18 Thurs. @ A’s 12:30 PM WEST
153 9/19 Fri. @ Rangers 5:00 PM WEST
154 9/20 Sat. @ Rangers 5:00 PM KCOP
155 9/21 Sun. @ Rangers 12:00 PM KCOP
156 9/22 Mon. @ Mariners 7:00 PM KCOP
157 9/23 Tues. @ Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
158 9/24 Wed. @ Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
159 9/25 Thurs. @ Mariners 7:00 PM WEST
160 9/26 Fri. vs Rangers 7:00 PM WEST
161 9/27 Sat. vs Rangers 6:00 PM KCOP
162 9/28 Sun. vs Rangers 12:30 PM WEST

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Kendrick gets an SI profile

The cover photo screams NCAA Tournament, but the next edition of Sports Illustrated, scheduled to hit newsstands this week, gives a decent shout out to the Angels’ Howie Kendrick as well. An inside feature details how Kendrick went from an unknown who couldn’t make a junior college team, into one of the best pure hitters in baseball. It’s no wonder the guy was so desired on the trade market this offseason. And it’s no wonder the Angels were reluctant to let him go.

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