Andrelton Simmons sought to sit in on an Angels pitchers meeting this week, before he headed to the batting cages. An early arrival to camp, the new Angels shortstop put on his preferred swinging attire — a long-sleeved shirt and shorts — and walked into a conference room.
Once he got word, Manager Mike Scioscia called him out. Simmons' shorts violated team policy, as all players attending meetings must be dressed in baseball pants and ready to hit the field.
Now he owes the team a meal. Simmons' name is one of several already listed, below Scioscia's, on the Angels' lunch-buying whiteboard in their spring-training clubhouse at Tempe Diablo Stadium.