Gary Matthews Jr. wants the Angels to either trade or release him this winter.
Matthews, who has two years and $23 million left on his contract, wants to go where he will play everyday.
"I don't expect to be back; it's time to move on," Matthews told the Los Angeles Times. "I'm ready to play for an organization that wants me to play every day. This organization has other plans, and that's OK."
Matthews requested a trade last March and again around the All-Star break but did not make his demands public.
"There were things bigger than my situation," he said, "and that was this team trying to win a championship."
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Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero hasn't yet thought about whether his time with the team could be over.
His six-year, $85 million contract is up at the end of the season.
"I'm not thinking so much about the uncertainty, but I'm thinking about my mom and how comfortable she feels in Anaheim," Guerrero told the Los Angeles Times. "That's always one thing that I'm going to think about regarding free agency.
"It would be very gratifying to continue to play with the guys I've known here and have gotten used to."
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Angels manager Mike Scioscia believes that baseball's postseason format is "ridiculous."
Extra off-days were added a couple of years ago to suit the television partners.
After playing 162 games over 182 days, the Angels and Yankees played just eight each over 20 days prior to Sunday night's Game 6 in the ALCS.
"I think you lose a lot of the integrity of what the season means when you have three days off at the end of the season to let other teams maybe reset their starting rotation, which is an advantage of clinching early," Scioscia said. "That's negated when any team can do it just by getting to the playoffs."
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Angels Oct 2009 Archive
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AP | Oct 26, 2009
The Yankees beat the Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday night to advance to the World Series for the first time in six years.
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ESPN | Oct 25, 2009
Angels manager Mike Scioscia believes that the extra day off created by Saturday's rain out will benefit both clubs.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 24, 2009
Andy Pettitte and Joe Saunders will take the mound on Sunday for Game 6 of the ALCS.
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New York Post | Oct 24, 2009
John Lackey is expected to pitch for the Angels if they are able to force a Game 7 against the Yankees in the ALCS.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 22, 2009
John Lackey and the Angels stayed alive with their Game 5 win.
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Boston Herald | Oct 21, 2009
Umpires have admitted a pair of blown calls during Game 4 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Angels.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 21, 2009
Alex Rodriguez has an OPS of 1.469 during the 2009 postseason.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 20, 2009
CC Sabathia gave up just one run over eight innings to help the Yankees take a 3-1 ALCS lead.
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MLB.com | Oct 20, 2009
Major League Baseball cleared Mariano Rivera of any wrongdoing on Tuesday.
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New York Times | Oct 20, 2009
Dave Robertson had retired the first two hitters of the inning before he was lifted for Alfredo Aceves to face Howie Kendrick.
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ESPN | Oct 20, 2009
Angels reserve catcher Jeff Mathis hit a walk-off double to deep left center that allowed Howie Kendrick to score the winning run in Game 3.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 19, 2009
Howie Kendrick scored three of the Angels' five runs to help bring them back into the ALCS.
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Washington Times | Oct 19, 2009
Angels center fielder Torii Hunter believes that returning home will help the team turn things around.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Oct 18, 2009
A strong front-end starting rotation has long been considered one of the keys to success in the postseason.
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ESPN | Oct 18, 2009
Angels manager Mike Scioscia says that infielder Maicer Izturis tried to do too much in the 13th inning on Saturday night.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Oct 17, 2009
The Dodgers and Yankees were ranked one, two respectively in terms of Opsera during the 2009 regular season.
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New York Times | Oct 17, 2009
CC Sabathia gave up one run on four hits while striking out seven in the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the Angles in Game 1.
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MLB.com | Oct 17, 2009
Alex Rodriguez initiated a collision at home plate on Friday night and said afterward that his surgically-repaired hip feels fine.
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ESPN | Oct 17, 2009
Erick Aybar says fans at Yankee Stadium had nothing to do with the pop up that he and teammate Chone Figgins allowed to drop in Game 1.
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AP | Oct 17, 2009
The Yankees beat the Angels 4-1 on Friday night to take the ALCS series opener.
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Twitter (Jon Heyman) | Oct 16, 2009
The Angels offered outfielder Bobby Abreu a two-year, $16 million contract, but he rejected the deal.
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ESPN | Oct 14, 2009
The Angels have named John Lackey their starter for Game 1 of the ALCS against the Yankees.
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Sports Illustrated | Oct 13, 2009
The Angels have opened up talks with outfielder Bobby Abreu on a contract, but nothing is close.
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SI.com | Oct 12, 2009
Following the Angels dismantling of Jonathan Papelbon in Game 3, GM Tony Reagins confirmed that his team preferred facing Papelbon over Daniel Bard.
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SI.com | Oct 12, 2009
The Angels have opened contract talks with Bobby Abreu, but the sides are thought to be far apart at this point.
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New York Times | Oct 12, 2009
CC Sabathia is slated to start Game 1 of the ALCS for the Yankees on Friday night.
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ESPN | Oct 11, 2009
Thanks to an impressive two-out rally in the ninth inning, the Angels are headed to the ALCS.
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ESPN | Oct 10, 2009
Angels outfielder Bobby Abreu wants to remain with the team past this season.
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ESPN | Oct 10, 2009
The Red Sox have rallied from huge postseason deficits before, leaving them relatively comfortable heading back to Boston.
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AP | Oct 10, 2009
The Angels defeated the Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 AL series lead to Fenway Park.
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SI.com | Oct 9, 2009
John Lackey is expected to be the most heavily pursued pitcher in free agency.
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Los Angeles Times | Oct 8, 2009
John Lackey will be a free agent this winter and the Los Angeles Times speculates that he could potentially earn a $100 million contract.
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ESPN | Oct 5, 2009
Jon Lester will start Game 1 of Boston's first-round playoff series with the Angels.
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Los Angeles Times | Oct 4, 2009
Angels manager Mike Scioscia has announced the team's starting rotation and roster for the postseason.
