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First, the A’s traded for both Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel on Friday night. Then, on Saturday morning, the Angels made a move to bolster their bullpen, acquiring lefty Joe Thatcher from the Diamondbacks, along with speedy outfielder Tony Campana. Thatcher had a 2.63 ERA for the Diamondbacks as a situational lefty. He’s thrown 24 innings in 37 appearances, with 25 strikeouts and three unintentional walks. This deal doesn’t make quite the same impact as the A’s deal, but it does address a pressing need in Anaheim....

Scioscia and Dipoto confirmed Tuesday night they will be back with the Angels next year despite the club's worst season in a decade. MORE: ALDS Tuesday recap | MLB postseason schedule, results Hitting coach Jim Eppard and bench coach Rob Picciolo will not return in 2014, but Scioscia and Dipoto have been retained by owner Arte Moreno, who made no formal announcement of his decision. The Angels missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season at 78-84, producing their lowest win total since 2003 despite one of the majors' highest payrolls....

RELATED: Animal Crossing: Every House Upgrade (& How Much It Costs) Along with custom patterns for items, players can terraform and bring their dream island into reality. There are so many creative people out there, and that has become quite clear with all of the intricate island maps that have popped up all over the internet. For inspiration, or just to get a laugh, players can check out these incredible Animal Crossing: New Horizons maps that are too good to be true....

Nearly every significant addition that had been missing or that users had wanted was added, as Nintendo intends to send New Horizons out with a bang. One addition curiously missing to have thankfully been remedied was Gyroids. They have been a staple in the Animal Crossing franchise for a long time and have finally arrived in New Horizons. With them, however, comes ten secret features that gamers weren’t necessarily expecting....

The update has been launched alongside a returning Animal Crossing festival, Nature Day, which has now been extended into more of a Nature Fortnight. As well as more frequent visits from Leif, the green-thumbed sloth gardener, Nature Day offers players the chance to earn Nook Miles by completing daily challenges. The first challenge completed will also unlock the new Hedge Fence from Tom Nook. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Sales Are Rising Due to Nintendo Switch Shortages...

By using this guide, players will learn how to get Gyroids and what to do with Gyroid Fragments in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 2.0 Update and Happy Home Paradise Release Time How to Get Gyroids in Animal Crossing New Horizons In order to get Gyroids, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can travel to one of the Kapp’n Islands, which players can get to by boat....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - What Do Katrina’s Fortunes Do To get right to it, fans that request a reading from Katrina in ACNH can receive one of eight different fortunes. These fortunes cover four different categories (belongings, friendship, health, and money), and there is both an improved and diminished prediction for each one. Here are details on the effects that are bestowed by each of these fortunes, and they will be active until the following day:...

Animal Crossing players had been waiting patiently for a substantial update and they finally received one. The update was massive, but one of the additions that has gone under the radar has been the addition of a weekly event for players to take part in. New weekly event added as part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update Every Monday on the Animal Crossing archipelago, players can partake in a new weekly event....

Overall, there are thirteen elephant villagers in the entire series, but only eleven of them appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The personality types of these elephant villagers are diverse, although there are no sisterly or smug elephants in the series. Now, for those who are looking whether elephant villagers are worth a chance, here is a list of every single elephant in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tool Lets Players Predict the Weather...

A lengthy exchange with Beau, the lovable deer villager from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, has made its way onto Twitter, with the island resident making a shockingly meta claim. Talking to the protagonist, Beau pitches an amusing conspiracy theory that seems to confirm she’s figured out she’s inside of a video game, with the character running through a number of the more suspicious day-to-day occurrences she’s experienced while wandering the island....

Many fans will likely agree that being able to customize their Animal Crossing: New Horizons island with the multitude of furniture and in-game items is one of the game’s well-liked features. The huge range of different villagers and roster of interesting characters also likely give the community enough incentive to log in on a daily basis. Combined with new activities and items added during the free 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise paid DLC, there is still a lot for ACNH fans to work with on the two-year old video game....

This isn’t the first time Nintendo and Build-A-Bear Workshop have brought fans plush versions of series regulars Tom Nook and Isabelle. Previous batches of these toys at Build-A-Bear sold out so quickly that the companies decided to restock them. Currently these are the only characters available, but fans of the series hope to see more members of the adorable Animal Crossing cast added in the future. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fan Creates Awesome Pirate Mini-Golf Course...

The fantasy genre has a wide appeal. What used to be limited to fairy tales and folklore now dominates the entertainment market, and for fans of both fantasy and anime, there’s plenty to choose from. This includes a whole category of animated shows called isekai anime. This doesn’t just refer to the fantasy genre. It refers specifically to a situation in which the protagonist is physically transported to another world....

RELATED: Belle: Every Mamoru Hosoda Anime Movie, Ranked However, there are a select few who have actually managed to attain immortality. There are different ways of gaining immortality, and most of them come at a great cost. These immortal characters have a distinct advantage in battles, as their inability to die makes them immune to attacks from their opponents. Updated May 11, 2022, by Suzail Ahmad: The world of anime is ever-expanding and every week a new anime is released with ridiculously powerful characters....

RELATED: Best Male Characters Of The Fall 2022 Anime Season A bad ending can potentially ruin the development of a character. So, it is important to ensure that they receive satisfying endings. In an ideal world, all the characters would have a perfectly nice ending to their story, but that is not the case. Despite their desire to have a happy conclusion, many anime characters end up with a rather cruel end, leaving the fans shell-shocked....

RELATED: Most Iconic Anime Hairstyles Ever, Ranked Fans of dubbed anime often enjoy the casual feel of watching anime without needing to read subtitles. Some fans simply prefer the voice actors in one format over the other. It’s likely no fanbase will ever fully agree on which is better, but there are some notable dubs that really give the subbed versions a run for their money, for one reason or another....

Between March 3, 2020 and January 26, 2021, Cuomo appeared on CNN at least 47 times, though he hasn’t been on the network since then, according to the network’s website, not even on his brother Chris Cuomo’s show, where he’d been a staple, oftentimes appearing to trade humorous barbs. On one occasion, Chris Cuomo brought out a comically giant swab for coronavirus testing and said to his laughing brother, “This was the actual swab that was being used to fit up that double-barreled shotgun that you have mounted up that pretty face....

But an important point needs to be made when discussing the value of Luck’s deal. He, like most players in the NFL as opposed to other leagues, is being paid for what the Colts think he will do, not what he has done. Call it a leap of faith, validation of trust, a signal of confidence … whatever you want. Indianapolis on Wednesday made the 26-year-old passer the kingpin of its franchise for the next six years, and it did so with good reason....

The Colts quarterback finally shaved his trademark neck beard, a style he sported throughout the 2014 NFL season. According to Twitter, Luck is visiting Australia, where a couple pictures were snapped to show off Luck’s clean-shaven face. Perhaps Luck broke under the pressure from his mom and girlfriend to shave. However, he still has several months before the start of the 2015 season to get his beard back to its former glory....

Stringer criticized Yang at the end of a segment in which debate moderators asked how the candidates would maintain a good working relationship with Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The moderators called Cuomo a “notorious micromanager” and noted the “legendary” “bad blood” between him and current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Promising to “reset” the relationship between the mayor’s and governor’s offices, Stringer said, “Mayor de Blasio played checkers with Andrew Cuomo when he should have been playing chess....