Chone Figgins News

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The Phillies have declined their $5.5 million option on third baseman Pedro Feliz, which means that the 34-year-old will become a free agent and likely won't return to the Phils in 2010.

Outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and third baseman Chone Figgins of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were two of the 39 players that filed for free agency on Friday.

Outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and third baseman Chone Figgins of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were two of the 39 players that filed for free agency on Friday.

The most exciting event in baseball happened in the last 24 hours. That's right, Bobby Abreu resigned with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim! Let's face it, I care more about my dog's opinions on philosophy than the achievements of the New York Yankees.

They just can't return to the World Series. They may be among baseball's most consistently excellent teams, praised throughout the sport for doing all the little things right, but the Los Angeles Angels can't find a way to reach the final two again.

About all the Los Angeles Angels managed to prove in all but two of the final six games of their 2009 is that you can't get to the World Series by playing like the 1962 Mets with a smattering of the 1964 Phillies.

With the Angels trying to even the ALCS and force a Game 7 on Sunday night, former-Yankee put Los Angeles ahead with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.

The Angels had a uniform posture in the moments following their loss to the Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday.

The Angels and Yankees played Sunday night, and that was a victory in itself. MLB's extended TV-driven scheduling, plus one rainout, created a situation in which the teams that are used to playing every day spend more time waiting during the postseason.

A lot of teams would have folded after having the lead through six innings and giving up one big, ugly inning.

From the time they put on those ski hats and heavy coats in the Bronx, the Angels hadn't quite looked like themselves.

The Yankees outlasted the Angels in Game Two of the ALCS on Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

I know it doesn't make sense, because he has the contract, the name above his locker and all those appearances, but Brian Fuentes became a Los Angeles Angel last Sunday.

ANAHEIM - One day before starting CC Sabathia on short rest, the Yankees burned through seven relievers in Monday's third game of the American League Championship Series.

Johnny Damon shook out of his postseason slump Friday night. Los Angeles Angels leadoff man Chone Figgins didn't. It was a big reason the New York Yankees won Game One of the American League Championship Series.

Cold opener in New York: While fans in Los Angeles had to fan themselves to keep cool during Game 2 of the NL championship series, the crowd at Yankee Stadium had to bundle up for the chilly opener of the ALCS on Friday night.

Bundled in a red hood under his Angels cap, Erick Aybar shifted a few steps to his right and gazed straight up in the sky at a harmless-looking popup.

The Los Angeles Angels have had more success than any other American League team against the Yankees since 1996, but the visitors expect a tough fight in their American League Championship Series.

Game 1, Today, at New York Game 2, Saturday, at New York Game 3, Monday, at Anaheim, Calif.