Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

By highlandhalo And now ... Mostly d) You are a pessimistic Angels fan. You are haunted by 1995 and the ghost of Donnie Moore. The Angels are never good enough. You don't own a gun -- if you did, the Register would print a story saying "... then he turned the gun on himself."

By Rev Halofan SEATTLE - Oh yeah, keep twisting the numbers Mariner fans, your team is better than ours, ha ha ha. The team that ESPN nincompoop Steve Phillips picked to win the division STILL has fewer victories than Francisco Rodriguez has saves, losing to the White Sox today 5-0.

By Rev Halofan Fsnaug5_medium. 4:10 PM on FSN-West. Pregame Guesses: Over/Under 6.5:. Angels hits in first 7 innings, Rays hits in game, Angel Pitching Ks in game.

By Rev Halofan Maybe this is better than being the 1995 Angels and maybe it is a less painful way of avoidance in not being the 1986 Angels, but if Mike Scioscia does not bench Figgins and Kendrick and Mathis for at least a game (or two) we could become the grinded-into-the-ground 1964 Phillies, and Mike Sc...

By Rev Halofan 4:10 PM on KCOP. Pregame Guesses: Over/Under 6.5:. Angel Starting Pitcher Ks, Rays Starting Pitcher Hits Allowed, Angels runs scored.

By Rev Halofan Yes, the Ground Into Double Plays are hurting the team. On the face of it, it seems that the Angel GIDdyuP whenever they face a lefty. Perhaps they GIDP in innings following Jack in the Box commercials. The removal of Gary Matthews Jr. from everyday play was supposed to be a cure for this problem,...

By Rev Halofan The Angels last lost 2 in a row on July 8 and 9 to Texas, one of the losses being a blown save for Frankie. They lost 3 in a row on June 25-28, after having won 5 straigh interleague on the road, they lost Game 3 of their Nationals series and the 1st 2 games of their series at Dodger Stadium, the first g...

By Rev Halofan Torii Hunter asked Halos Heaven to let you know he wants YOU to record his At-Bat Music. Click the photo above for all the details. I already broke out my ukelele and casio synthesizer so watch out!

By Rev Halofan C: Napoli-Mathis / Bobby Wilson / Ryan Budde SS Aybar-Izturis / Chone Figgins / Sean Rodriguez CF Torii Hunter / Gary Matthews Jr. / Chone Figgins RF Vladimir Guerrero / Juan Rivera / Gary Matthews Jr. DH Vladimir Guerrero / Garret Anderson / Juan Rivera

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By Rev Halofan The players did not strike in August of 2002 (amidst the Moneyball narrative) and suddenly a new era was born. MLB-AM – the internet wing of baseball – poured every franchise flush with cash. Billy's Oakland Elephants, though, cling to the past. Lew Wolff regularly lies to his fanbase while p...

By Rev Halofan 12:30 PM on KCOP - Pregame Guesses: Name 3 Angels who will have at least 1 RBI in today's game.

By Rev Halofan NBC's Bob Costas is pulling off the most classic Ugly American schtik in Olympic history, narrating the Grand Entrance of each country. When the Dominican Republic made it's entrance, Big Papi and Angels RF Vladimir Guerrero were all Mister Encyclopedia could reference.

By Rev Halofan 7 PM on FSN - Pregame Guesses: Inning that the Angels starting Pitcher will throw his final pitchOver/Under 2.5: # of Stolen Bases in the game, both teams. Ichiro or Figgins: Who will score more runs in tonight's game? A tie for the 3rd question will mean everyone is a winner and gets 1 point.

By Rev Halofan 7 PM on FSN - Pregame Guesses: Angel Runs scored in game, Angels Hits recorded in game Yankees Runs scored in game, Yankees Hits recorded in game - 4 points possible

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By 44FAN Barker asked Loux if he could refer him to an Angels scout and soon after a successful tryout with the Angels, Shane was back in major league baseball. Luck, fate, and being in the right place at the right time has given Shane Loux a second chance at fulfilling his dream of playing the game he th...

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By Rev Halofan But then Torii Hunter hit a double to lead off the bottom of the 9th in this maddening tie ballgame. He is not on Jackie Autry’s payroll. He is not managed by a Lachemann. He was not drafted by Mike Port. Torii Hunter’s contract was not negotiated by a Bavasi. Torii Hunter was signed by Tony Reagins a...

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By Rev Halofan THE FEELINGS Yes this is a bummer losing a good Angel. It is weird for fans of the team as we are not used to big trades, especially during the season. It must be kinda queasy for some longtime Angels who have gone through this ritual far less than the average baseball player.

By Zu Long Well, it's the All-Star Break, and that means no major league baseball for the next week. But if you still need a fix, you can always head to the minor leagues and check them out. Double-A Arkansas Travelers: High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes: Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels: Rookie Orem Owlz:

By mattwelch Kinda hard to blow teams out when two lineup spots are filled with guys who make Ike Hampton look like Pudge Rodriguez. Also, when it comes to the receiving end of blowouts, the return of John Lackey has meant six starts of 1.83 ERA (in 44 IP) compared to the 8 starts of a 7.36 ERA (in 36) by Moseley/...

By Rev Halofan Had Justin Speier been the injured pitcher rehabbing since Spring Training, had Gary Matthews Jr. been hurt after ten games and had Garret Anderson come up lame in the past two weeks in stead of Lackey, Howie and Figgy respectively, well, I feel like the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim would h...

By Rev Halofan Scot Shields: A…The return of the king? Francisco Rodriguez: A…So he raises your blood pressure a little, so what, he gets results. Garret Anderson: C…He can still turn on a fastball. That is all. Gary Matthews, Jr.: C-…Occasional stellar glovework is still just blocking Reggie Willits.

By Rev Halofan The Angels’ record in missed John Lackey starts: 2-2. Torii Hunter is the real deal. Scot Shields should be an above-average to very-good closer next season. Other than Matthews in the 2 spot, how can you complain about Mike Scioscia?

By Rev Halofan 7:05 PM - R.A. Dickey @ Saunders - FSN Pregame Guesses: Name 3 Angels who will reach base safely more than once in tonight's game. CUPIE for Halos Heaven: This season the Angels have mixed up the broadcast teams. How did this come about?  

By Rev Halofan I don't have a problem with it, but after years of suffering obtuse self-impressed internet screeds calling us funny permutations on our name, I have to point out that we are not the Arizona City Angels (Arizona City, California), which is how the Missouri Royals fans ought to be treated b...

By Rev Halofan Why isn’t the FutureAngel blogger just happy taking pictures in the stands? Because they are not as good as pictures one can take from the field. Why is the press granted access to the field? Because they will not be competing with a team to make money off of the imagery gathered there – althou...

By Rev Halofan The Angels will have a cool and overcast weekend in the Emerald City as they take on the division rival Seattle Mariners for 3 games. Many preseason predictions called Seattle the favorite, many called us the obvious choice. Jered Weaver V. Felix Hernandez ... Jon Garland V. Carlos Silva ... Joe Saun...

By Rev Halofan They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn. Despite the mentally retarded trades listed above, General Manager Buzzie Bavasi oversaw the firing of manager Jim Fregosi after 47 games. The prolonged baseball strike and the burgeoning Fernandomania at Dodger Stadium made 1981 a dow...

By Rev Halofan April 30 Vs. OAK Monthly Calendar COOL Chances are it will not have Steve Finley and Orlando Cabrera in it... May 12 Vs. CHI - Torii Hunter Bobblehead COOL Wouldn't it have been messed-up of  management to give these out as a promo in a game versus the Twins?

By Rev Halofan On December 5, 1977 the Angels made a blockbuster trade with the Chicago White Sox - they sent Bobby Bonds, Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson to the Pale Hose for Pitchers Dave Frost and Chris Knapp and a young Catcher named Brian Downing. All three would be part of the core of teams that gave Anah...

By Rev Halofan The Dan Haren trade should give Angel fans the queasy tension that early season games against the Athletics are of double import - Billy Beane's team cannot be allowed to sniff first place in midsummer. Complicating matters even more is the pathetic state of the Mariners and Rangers. Talk a...

By Rev Halofan The 1977 season opened with a rosterful of changes. The expansion draft saw the Seattle Mariners draft Gary Wheelock, Dave Collins, Carlos Lopez and Leroy Stanton from the Angels on November 5. Gene Autry made his move into free agency with a bang ten days later.

By Rev Halofan In the second game of the season on April 10, pitcher Paul Hartzell made his major league debut, surrendering 3 runs in a close game in relief of losing pitcher Nolan Ryan. Hartzell would later end up a piece of the Rod Carew deal with the Twins. In the same game, Steve Dunning pitched an inning o...

By Rev Halofan Starting Pitching J. Lackey - 116 K. Escobar - 134 J. Garland - 106 J. Weaver - 137 J. Saunders - 97 E. Santana - 92 SS E. Aybar - * M. Izturis - 90 B. Wood - * LF G. Anderson - 114 G. Matthews - 93 R. Willits - 95 J. Rivera - 110 R. Quinlan - 101 N. Haynes - * CF T. Hunter - 122 G. Matthews - 93 R. Willits - 95 N. Haynes - *

By Rev Halofan Basically, the Angels overpay in the outfield for two more seasons (GA's club option is thru '09 and Matthews' no trade clause runs thru then as well) BUT they underpay in the infield. Casey Kotchman is the first of the current/projected infielders to be arbitration eligible - and guess wh...

By Rev Halofan 1973 - 18 There was a big trade in the offseason - 5 Dodgers for 2 Angels: November 28, 1972: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers: Bill Singer, Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson, Mike Strahler, and Bobby Valentine to the California Angels for Andy Messersmith and Ken McMullen.

By Rev Halofan Pitcher David Sells made his major league debut as an Angel, giving up 3 runs in 2 innings of relief in a loss to the White Sox on August 2. Chris Colletta started a game on August 15 in Left Field for his major league debut. Outfielder Doug Howard made his major league debut starting in Left Field...

By Rev Halofan With the recent announcement of an Angel Stadium ticket concierge service arriving for season seat holders, the writing is on the wall for a big raise in ticket prices. If they sign A-Rod, at least we know who will be getting that money.

By Rev Halofan 5. Oh, by the way, good food would be nice. 8. When the Angels are getting their asses kicked, we are not in the mood for upbeat jumbotron footage of Robb Quinlan's three total hits with heavy metal music blaring in a ludicrous juxtaposition of power/no power.

By Rev Halofan After allowing 7 unanswered runs in 4 innings on May 16, the Angels brought in reliever Harvey Shank for his major league debut. He gave them 3 innings of shutout ball against the A's in Oakland. It was his one and only appearance in the major leagues. The A's sold veteran outfielder Tommie Reyn...

By Rev Halofan The Yankees sold the contract of utilityman Billy Cowan to the Angels 5 days after Man landed on the Moon. Cowan lined out to the shortstop as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th on August 1st. Pitcher Vern Geishert fared better on August 26, as he was in the right place at the right time in his m...

By Rev Halofan Minnesota Mo March 31, Tu April 1, We 4/2, Th 4/3 Fenway Tu 4/22, We 4/23, Th 4/24 Detroit Rock City Fr 4/25, Sat 4/26, Sun 4/27 Home V. Detroit Mo 5/26, Tu 5/27, We 5/28 Home V. Toronto Fr 5/30, Sat 5/31, Sun June 1 All Star Break Monday - Thursday

By Rev Halofan Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Minnesota Twins as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Jerry Kindall to Minnesota Twins; Los Angeles Angels sent Billy Moran to Cleveland Indians; and Minnesota Twins sent Vic Power and Lenny Green to Los Angeles Angels (June 11, 1964).

By Rev Halofan The very next game saw a start by a pitcher named Witt. Not Mike, though, Red Witt (born George Adrian Witt in nearby Long Beach) got the start. His claim to fame was, as a Pirate, facing 15 batters as a reliever in the 1960 World Series and not allowing a run. Later in 1962's third game, Tom Burgess...

By Rev Halofan Second The fan who grabbed the ball was the dorkiest sweetcheeks closet case on the East Coast, but every fan on Earth has the right to dive for that ball and if I were sitting next to an Angels fan who did just that to an opposing catcher I would be buying him all the beers he wanted that night.