The Ace of (broken) hearts
The Yankees have an "Ace," and the Angels don't. Really, that's been the difference in this ALCS so far. The Yankees' CC Sabathia has dispensed two xerox masterpieces, a pair of dominant eight-inning,...
View ArticleReconsidering Lackey's status
The consensus of most baseball people I've talked to is that Game 5 of the ALCS could be John Lackey's last as an Angel, barring an unlikely three-win comeback against the Yankees, of course.As the...
View ArticleTorii Time?
On the day Torii Hunter was named to The Sporting News' American League All-Star team, you couldn't blame Angels fans for wondering when, or if, their gifted center fielder will make an impact in the...
View ArticleFinally, a big inning
It wasn't just a big inning. It was a big FIRST inning.The first five Angels batters either walked or spewed base hits, two of them for extra bases, and before some people had even found their seats,...
View ArticleSay hello to controversy
It's already the most controversial move of the postseason, no matter what happens the rest of the night. Mike Scioscia taking out John Lackey with the bases loaded, two outs and the Angels still...
View ArticleScioscia on a tightrope
Mike Scioscia, all 200-and-whatever pounds of him, was on the managerial tightrope, teetering in one direction, wobbling precariously off on another, but somehow, in one final, flailing lunge, barely...
View ArticleGame 5 postmortems
It was too great a game with too many juicy subplots for one day. Here are just a few Game 5 postmortems: --SCIOSCIA'S MOVES -- Considering the wails of anger and stream of comments and e-mails, Mike...
View ArticleRain out helps Angels
It was bad news if you were a fan looking forward to Game 6 tonight. But when the official announcement of a rainout was made in New York, it was good news for the Angels. Now Mike Scioscia will have...
View ArticleMathis continues to double his fun
That's five doubles in only 14 postseason at-bats for Jeff Mathis now after the Angels catcher stroked a leadoff double to right-center field in the third inning off New York Yankees starter Andy...
View ArticleWhy he left Saunders in
You could almost hear all the Angels fans screaming at their television sets in the top of the fourth inning as Joe Saunders struggled in Game 6 of the ALCS."Get him out! . . .Why are you leaving him...
View ArticleAbove all, poise was missing
In the end, the one thing the Angels were missing, above all else, was poise. The team that played so well, with so much confidence, in the regular season and the ALDS never showed up in the ALCS....
View ArticleA season to remember: A fan's look back at the 2009 Angels
This was a season to remember. From the way the team rebounded from the loss of a teammate early in the season to the way they collected on some baseball karma by dispatching the Red Sox. To lose to...
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