Vladimir Guerrero News

"Vladimir Guerrero showed signs of breaking out of a 10-day slump in which his average fell 39 points, doubling and tripling in Tuesday's win over the Royals. "I think No. 27 might be finding his way back," reliever Scot Shields said. Since collecting his 2,000th hit in Detroit on April 26, Guerrero had managed just four singles in 26 at-bats -- a .154 average -- before he tripled off the center-field wall in the first inning Tuesday. Guerrero later doubled, walked and scored two runs. He also lost a hit and a run batted in when second baseman Mark Grudzielanek speared his line drive up the middle in the eighth."

"It's rare for Vladimir Guerrero to come out of the lineup; he has been on the disabled list only twice since the start of the 1998 season and sat out only two games last April after being hit on the left wrist by Josh Beckett's 96-mph fastball. So, for the slugger to agree he needed Thursday night off, his swollen right index finger had to be hurting. But Guerrero said the injury, suffered on Wednesday's fifth-inning groundout, would sideline him for only one game and is nothing to be concerned about."

"Well, they had to try something. During his first three seasons in the American League, Vladimir Guerrero hit the Texas Rangers as if they'd said something bad about his family. He hit safely in 44 consecutive games against the Rangers at one point, the longest streak by any player against one team in the past 50 years. "

"But early last season Texas Manager Ron Washington went to a shift against him, putting three infielders on the left side, and Guerrero -- who went hitless Sunday -- has batted a more mortal .294 without a homer in his last 18 games against the Rangers."

"When he arrived for spring training, Vladimir Guerrero was not thrilled with being shuttled between right field and designated hitter, part of Manager Mike Scioscia's plan to keep Guerrero, Garret Anderson and Gary Matthews Jr. in the lineup."

"With Opening Day just a week away, the idea of spending more of his summer as a designated hitter still holds no appeal to Vladimir Guerrero. "I don't feel I should address that," the Angels slugger said Sunday when the topic was once again broached through an interpreter. "

"A question about spending more time at designated hitter hadn't even been interpreted to English when slugger Vladimir Guerrero began shaking his head firmly. "No, no DH," Guerrero said Tuesday, before switching to Spanish."

"There was nothing lost in translation this time. Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero reported to camp Tuesday and talked with reporters. Angels coach Alfredo Griffin served as interpreter, but his services were unnecessary when Guerrero was asked about the Angels' plan to use him and Garret Anderson at designated hitter more often this season. "

"There was nothing lost in translation this time. Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero reported to camp Tuesday and talked with reporters. Angels coach Alfredo Griffin served as interpreter, but his services were unnecessary when Guerrero was asked about the Angels plan to play him and Garret Anderson at designated hitter more often this season."

"So, that great plan, the one the Angels had about rotating Vladimir Guerrero and Garret Anderson through the designated hitter spot, doesn't look so rosy now."

"No translation was necessary today for Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero, who began shaking his head firmly as the question -- how does he feel about spending more time at designated hitter this season? -- was asked in English. "No, no," Guerrero said, before switching to Spanish. "I'm a right fielder," he said through first-base coach Alfredo Griffin, who was translating. "I've got to wait until the season starts, see how my body responds, then we can decide what's best for me.""

"Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels and Russell Martin of the Dodgers won Silver Slugger Awards as the best offensive players at their positions in their respective leagues."

"Vladimir Guerrero left Fenway Park on Friday night with a fist-sized welt on his left shoulder blade, courtesy of a Manny Delcarmen fastball that drilled the Angels slugger in the seventh inning of Game 2. But X-rays taken Saturday were negative, tests were normal, and Guerrero, who was pulled from Friday's game in the eighth inning, is expected to start in right field today."

"Vladimir Guerrero will play in pain today after X-rays on his left shoulder Saturday revealed nothing more than a contusion."

"Vladimir Guerrero is expected to be in the lineup today, though it could be a game-time decision as to whether or not he will be able to play right field after leaving Friday's game with a left shoulder contusion."

"There may be no two hitters in baseball more different in approach than Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez and Los Angeles Angels masher Vladimir Guerrero. Ramirez is a model of patience and control. Guerrero attacks any pitch that is within city limits."

"Guerrero breaks into a wide smile. It's as if Mota has thrown a batting practice fastball right in his wheelhouse. 'My mother,' he says. So there you have it: The man many American League pitchers dread most is, at heart, a God-fearing, Bible-toting mama's boy."

"The Angels can count on Vladimir Guerrero in the playoffs, but they can't count on him in right field. Guerrero's arm injury has lingered for two weeks now, and the playoffs start in another two weeks. Manager Mike Scioscia raised the possibility Wednesday that Guerrero might be restricted to designated hitter when the playoffs open."

"It's been two weeks since Vladimir Guerrero's inflamed right triceps forced him out of the lineup and nearly a week since he last attempted to throw to test the pain. Wednesday marked the ninth straight game Guerrero has been the team's designated hitter. He reported minimal progress in his healing, though he expects to try to throw again today. "

"Even Superman had his limits. Vladimir Guerrero, who wears a Superman T-shirt around the clubhouse, will continue to have a limited role for the Angels down the stretch. With 10 games left in the season, the slugger still can't throw a ball without experiencing discomfort."

"Scouting and strategy bounce off Guerrero like pebbles off a tank. Everybody's book is to pitch him up and in, but that becomes a messy pulp novel if the pitch isn't perfect. The knowledge that Guerrero is immune to conventional weapons can unsettle the foe, and it emboldens the Angels. If all else fails, they say, we've got him."

"The Angels took one step forward Tuesday night when Vladimir Guerrero returned to the lineup after missing four games. He hit a pair of two-run home runs in a 10-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles that moved the Angels one step closer to clinching the American League West. But they also took one big hobble backward when Gary Matthews Jr. suffered a second-degree sprain of his right ankle on a third-inning slide."

" Guerrero mashed two two-run homers, keying a 10-5 victory over the Orioles, but Matthews caught his spikes in an infield muddied by afternoon drizzle. He suffered a second-degree sprain, putting him in a protective boot and on crutches."

"Today at 4 p.m. when the Angels begin a six-game road trip in Baltimore, Guerrero will be back in the starting lineup against the Orioles' right-hander."

"Vladimir Guerrero continued to torment, dishearten and downright infuriate Mariners fans. He went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs."

"Alvino is living in Anaheim mostly to help out her son — Angels All-Star Vladimir Guerrero. But she is also the cook for her son’s teammates, coaches and even rivals on other teams before home games."

"Guerrero drove in seven of the Angels’ 11 runs in the first three games of this series, hitting two home runs in each of the first two games. Saturday, the A’s walked him intentionally with two outs and nobody on in the third inning. Sunday, they walked him three times including the first inning (only once officially an intentional walk)."