Probably the most interesting play in baseball last week came on Saturday when Mike Trout leaped into the stands to grab a fly ball … and had it snatched from his glove […]
Mike Trout is still a classy act
It was a night for the winners
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education was a night to honor winners, both student and employee. Videos were screened lauding […]
It’s a very delicious holiday
Palm Sunday has passed and Easter Sunday is straight ahead of us. As a kid, this was considered third on the scale of favorite holidays, behind Christmas and Halloween, and anticipated in […]
Retorts: That sinking feeling …
There was a time when political appointees to important government posts were more-or-less winked at as a concession to necessity. Sometimes it was harmless. For many decades, the Postmaster General was a […]
Keep hands to your … wheel
April has been declared “Distracted Driving Month” by police and other traffic folks. I’m pretty sure what they mean by that is you should not be distracted while driving. I am a […]
A marble-ous tradition is lost
America’s kids have lost their marbles. Also their kites and yo-yos. We have now stepped into spring officially, which – in the golden past of the Golden State – would signal kids […]
Tall tales from world of sports
After seeing “Damn Yankees” at the Gem Theater in Garden Grove on Sunday, I’m reminded of how much sports inspires entertainment, everything since from Abbott and Costello’s famous “Who’s On First” routine […]
The Angel that I miss the most
As the Los Angeles Angels poise to start another season with no one in the roster known to anyone outside of their immediate families, it’s tempting to reflect on the great players […]
Oh, we will miss Cooooppp!
I don’t miss the Oakland A’s. I don’t miss never-ending controversy over trans athletes. I sure don’t miss the Big 10-Hundred. But I do miss Cooper Kupp. As you may know, the […]
Mo was mo trouble for the Halos
For which party do you feel worse for? Mo Vaughn or the Angels? Vaughn, the 1995 MVP in the American League, left the Boston Red Sox and signed as a free agent […]
