UPDATE: As expected, California is still a blue state. With 27.3 percent of precincts partially reporting, incumbent Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is lapping the field in Tuesday’s primary. According to the California […]
California remains deep blue
12 losses ends Maddon’s term
After a 12-game losing streak that dropped the Los Angeles Angels from one of the hottest teams in baseball to the coldest, team management fired field manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday. The […]
Can Angels soar over a cliff?
Mike Trout is out. He’s gone hitless in his last 26 at-bats, and his slump matches the tailspin that the Los Angeles Angels (27-28) are taking, having lost 11 games in a […]
This could be the Angels’ year
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels’ two AL Most Valuable Players are both fully healthy. So is their $245 million third baseman. The Halos’ rotation looks […]
Ohtani aims to make history
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Baseball had seen nothing like Shohei Ohtani’s unanimous AL MVP season in over a century. With the new season arriving quickly for […]
Needed: urgency and chemistry
If you can imagine the big league baseball season as a race, the “gun lap” usually begins with the onset of September. Labor Day – or close to it – signals that […]
Halos need more W’s to earn a C
The Angels and the Dodgers each get “C” grades for their work over the past week. The boys from Chavez Ravine had a chance to catch the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants […]
Waiting for Clayton and Mike
The baseball All-Star break is a traditional time for reflection, rest and reloading. For the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, it means seeking improvements that will allow them to boost […]
Why aren’t the Angels a hit yet?
The French have a saying (no, not “we surrender!) loosely translated as “the more things change, the more things remain the same.” Welcome to the weird, but somehow familiar 2020 Major League […]
Maddon signed as new field manager
As was widely expected, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have signed Joe Maddon to a three-year contract to be field manager of the team. Maddon has a history of 31 years […]
