Archive for Angels

“I remember when he hit that last wall. I can still see it. He hit it flush on, boom, and he slumped right down, and that was his Waterloo.”
– Carl Furillo, talking about Pete Reiser in Bums, by Peter Golenbock.

Caveat lector … more on Barry Bonds so don’t click the link unless you want to get ticked off

A six-pack of up-and-comers, with video.

Having downloaded nearly 150 team splits for every squad since 1957, Chris clues us in on which teams’ hitting and pitching achievements from last year were the most amazing.

Brian brings us the latest baseball business and stadium news.

There were two major reasons for Boston’s convincing sweep of the Angels: power and health.

Jim McLennan explains how the Diamondbacks were able to take out the Cubs.

The Red Sox tied for the best record in baseball and had easily the best run differential, but those aren’t the only reasons Boston is going to beat the Los Angeles Angels in the first round of the playoffs.

Brian brings us the latest baseball business and stadium news.

According to Jayson Stark, the Devil Rays are “headed for the worst bullpen ERA in the last 50 years (6.69 going into Tuesday night).”