The
2008 Angels are the real deal. On September 10, 2008 the Angels clinched
the AL West fast than any other team in major league baseball history.
The 08 Angels overcame some pitching injuries from the start and have
proved many annalists wrong. With strong pitching from Ervin Santana,
John Lackey, Joe Saunders, and Francisco Rodriguez you can see that
the Angels will not give up a bunch of runs. They can score some runs
as well with the likes of Mark Teixeira, Vladimir Guerrero, Torii
Hunter, and more. Angels fans have a reason to be excited in 2008,
they will most likely have to battle the White
Sox, Rays, and Red
Sox for a shot to be the American League champs and represent
in the World Series.
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The Angels
became an expansion team in 1961, but were then known as the Los
Angeles Angels. In 1965 they changed their name to the California
Angels in an effort to appeal to the entire state. Then in 1997
they moved to Anaheim.
The home
of the Angels was originally named Anaheim Stadium, but after
$24 million worth of renovations in 1998, it was renamed Edison
International Field. In 2003, the stadium was renamed again to
its present name of Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The Angels
have hosted Major League Baseballs All Star Game twice, doing
so in 1967 and again in 1989.
Anaheim has
won their Division three times, earning the title in 1979, 1982
and 1986. The team earned a spot in the 2002 playoffs as a Wild
Card team, and went on to win the 2002 World Series. That is the
only World Series that the Angels have been to in their franchises
history.
8 Hall of
Famers have played for the Angels, including: Rod Carew, Reggie
Jackson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Hoyt Wilhelm, and Dave Winfield.
4 different
pitchers have pitched No-Hitters in Angels history. Bo Belinsky,
Clyde Wright, and Mike Witt each have pitched one, with Nolan
Ryan pitching 4. Witt's No-Hitter in 1984 was also the only Perfect
Game in Angels history. In 1990, Witt combined with Mark Langston
to pitch a No-Hitter. BUY ANGELS TICKETS Starting the 2002 season
with a new bright red color scheme, the Angels hoped to finally
reach the peak of the baseball world. After a franchise best record
of 99-63, the Angels would capture the American League Wild Card
spot and face the New York Yankees in the first round of the playoffs.
After defeating the Yankees in 4 games, the Angels faced the Minnesota
Twins, and would take that series in 5 games, earning there way
to the World Series. In the Fall Classic, the Angels faced the
Barry Bonds led San Francisco Giants. After a long 7 game series,
the Angels came out victorious, winning their first World Series
Championship. The Angels wanted to continue their past successes
in the 2003 season, but would struggle doing so. Injuries plagued
the Angels through much of the season as the team struggled to
remain above .500 for the season. The team would make history
though as the Disney Corporation sold the team to Arte Moreno
for $184 million. Moreno would be the first Hispanic owner of
a professional sports franchise. Finishing the season 77-85, the
Angels would acquire Bartolo Colon and Vladimir Guerrero. Injuries
would again plague the team during the 2004 season, but Guerrero
would have a stellar season (337 average, 39 home runs, 126 RBIs,
124 runs, 206 hits and 39 doubles) leading the Angels into the
playoffs after amassing a record of 92-70. The Angels would run
into the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs, but
would fall to the eventual World Champions. The Angels have worked
hard during the off-season to find the missing ingredient that
will get the back to the World Series.
<p>For the second consecutive season, DH Hideki Matsui is putting on a late surge to salvage his season.</p>
<p>In 2009, Matsui was batting .248 at the end of June with 10 home runs and 28 RBI in 68 games. From July 1 through the end of the regular season, he hit .296 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in 74 games. Matsui stayed hot in the postseason, going 15-for-43 (.349) with four home runs and 13 RBI in the Yankees' run to a World Series title. He was the World Series MVP.</p>
<p>This year's surge took longer to arrive, but it might have been even more necessary to re-assert Matsui's value as a veteran hitter. Heading into this weekend's series against the A's, Matsui is batting .328 (22-for-67) with 18 RBI in his past 21 games, including 14 RBI in his past 13 games to take over the Angels'...
Hideki Matsui knew immediately when he turned on Jason Vargas' belt-high fastball that he didn't quite get all of it. So Matsui watched, closely, as he trotted down toward first base, waiting to see if Ichiro Suzuki was going to climb the fence and rob his countryman. "It might have been front page," Matsui said about the possible reaction in Japan.
The Los Angeles Angels have added depth to their bullpen by activating right-handers Jason Bulger and Brian Stokes from the 15-day disabled list. The Angels made the moves Wednesday before closing out a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Bulger had been on the DL since June 12 with a right shoulder strain and missed 69 games.
The Minnesota Twins have sent 7-foot-1 pitcher Loek Van Mil to the Los Angeles Angels to complete last week's trade for left-hander Brian Fuentes. The Twins announced the move before Wednesday's game. Van Mil is a right-hander from the Netherlands who turns 26 later this month. He was designated for assignment to make room for Fuentes when the deal was made last Friday.
The attorney for a man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken driving crash cannot introduce evidence that the driver of Adenhart's car may also have been drinking, a judge ruled Wednesday. The evidence is irrelevant in the triple-murder trial of Andrew Gallo, 23, Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Toohey said during a motions hearing.
Felix Hernandez's season can't be fully measured by his so-so won-loss record. It seems his value this year as the Seattle Mariners' ace is how well he 'holds' victories. Hernandez held the Los Angeles Angels to just three hits and no runs through seven innings, walking three and striking out eight.
It's a wonder what three home runs in one inning does to the mood of a ballclub. Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, and Peter Bourjos each homered in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels broke a nasty scoreless spell for a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners Monday night. "I can tell there was a good feeling in the dugout.
Although Jeremy Guthrie graciously accepted his teammates' postgame high-fives and back slaps, the right-hander knew he didn't deserve all the credit for the last-place Baltimore Orioles' third straight dominant win over the Angels. Guthrie realizes Los Angeles is mired in an offensive slump that made his good stuff look even better.
Kevin Millwood has done some special things during his 14-year big league career. He won an ERA title, pitched a no-hitter and reached All-Star status. On Saturday night, in the final weeks of his worst season, he came up with a gem worthy of his reputation. Millwood scattered six hits over eight gritty innings, leading Baltimore to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The first-place Minnesota Twins made their revamped bullpen more versatile for the pennant race by acquiring left-handed reliever and four-time All-Star Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels Friday for a player to be named. Manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday's series opener at Seattle that he will use the now-former Angels closer as a set up man for closer Matt Capps, and...
Brad Bergesen shrugged off a couple of early balks -- one of which cost him a run -- and pitched one of his best games during an up-and-down season with Baltimore. Bergesen won his third straight decision with eight solid innings and the Orioles got RBI singles from Nick Markakis and Luke Scott in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Things weren't looking good again for the Los Angeles Angels when Tampa Bay opened the game with a home run. Soon, though, the Angels were flooding the basepaths with runners, and most of them scored. Mike Napoli hit a grand slam, Hideki Matsui doubled in three runs and Howie Kendrick had a career-high five hits to help them win 12-3 on Wednesday and prevent the Rays from sweeping a series in...
For the first time in six games, Tampa Bay gave itself some breathing room offensively. Evan Longoria homered and drove in another run, Matt Joyce homered and the Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 10-3 on Tuesday night to remain tied with the Yankees atop the AL East, ending a streak of five one-run games.
Bolstered by an early lead, James Shields pitched the Tampa Bay Rays back into a first-place tie with the Yankees in the AL East. B.J. Upton homered on the first pitch of the game from former Tampa Bay teammate Scott Kazmir and doubled home another run in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Jose Bautista knocks in all three Blue Jays' runs with his major league-leading 39th and 40th home runs of the season in a 3-2 defeat of the New York Yankees.
A successful homestand has not made the Minnesota Twins complacent. Scott Baker pitched seven shutout innings, Michael Cuddyer had a bases-loaded double, and the Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 Sunday night. Danny Valencia homered for the Twins, who took two of three from Los Angeles. Minnesota went 7-2 on its nine-game homestand to increase its lead in the AL Central to five games over...
The Los Angeles Angels placed infielder Maicer Izturis on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with right shoulder inflammation and recalled right-hander Jordan Walden from Triple-A. Izturis was injured diving for a ball Thursday in Boston and did not play in the Angels' first two games in Minnesota. He missed 45 days during two previous DL stints this year, once with right shoulder inflammation and...
Juan Pierre's two-out RBI double in the 10th lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals and a split of their doubleheader Saturday night. In the first game, Yuniesky Betancourt hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, then delivered a two-out single in the 11th that gave the Royals a 6-5 win over the White Sox.
The
2008 Angels are the real deal. On September 10, 2008 the Angels clinched
the AL West fast than any other team in major league baseball history.
The 08 Angels overcame some pitching injuries from the start and have
proved many annalists wrong. With strong pitching from Ervin Santana,
John Lackey, Joe Saunders, and Francisco Rodriguez you can see that
the Angels will not give up a bunch of runs. They can score some runs
as well with the likes of Mark Teixeira, Vladimir Guerrero, Torii
Hunter, and more. Angels fans have a reason to be excited in 2008,
they will most likely have to battle the White
Sox, Rays, and Red
Sox for a shot to be the American League champs and represent
in the World Series.
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