Angels create pitcher's nightmare in duo

ANAHEIM -- When the Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers just before the Trade Deadline, it ended one of the best 1-2 punches in the game. Now opposing pitchers don't have to worry about the Ramirez-David Ortiz duo, but unfortunately American League pitchers have a new fearsome combination in the Angels' Mark Teixeira and Vladimir Guerrero. Teixeira was traded to the Angels on July 29, and he has made an immediate impact in just eight games with Anaheim. The switch-hitter is batting .286 with one home run, six RBIs and an on-base percentage of .444. But fellow Angels slugger Torii Hunter wants to make it clear the Angels' duo is different than what the Red Sox had with Ramirez and Ortiz. "We don't want to do the Manny-Papi thing," Hunter said. "We want to do the Tex and Vladdy thing." The Tex and Vladdy thing has been... [read full story]