This time of year is what used to be called The Hot Stove League, when baseball was shuttered for six months and fans theoretically gathered around a warm kitchen appliance – today […]
Don’t get burned in Hot Stove
Five prime sports stories
By Pete Zarustica/Orange County Tribune Of all the interesting people and events that made 2023 a particularly interesting sports season, the person – and event – that towered over all of them […]
Sho is already a good Dodger
By Beth Harris/AP Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. […]
Stafford’s hot streak for Rams
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS (AP) – Matthew Stafford has been a star quarterback for far too long to really care what a fan, a pundit or even an opponent […]
Ohtani is newest Dodger star
The waiting and speculation are over … Shohei Ohtani will be turning in his Angel red for Dodger blue. The two-way star for the Halos has agreed to a record 10-year, $700 […]
Ron: ‘We’ll run the West down’
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – When Ron Washington got his first major league managerial job in Texas 17 years ago, his task was to end the Angels` near-decade of […]
Veteran Washington joins Halos
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels hired Ron Washington to be their new manager Wednesday, turning to a veteran baseball mind in an attempt to end […]
How to end Hamas-Israel war
The interests of the United States and Israel may not be the same in considering a possible solution to the conflicts in the Middle East once the Hamas-Israel war is over. On […]
If Rangers, why not Angels?
“The road is short that never bends.” – Anonymous The bend in the road for the Texas Rangers took a while to arrive, but arrive it did … after 12 years. But […]
Goodbye Phil, maybe Shohei?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) – Shohei Ohtani navigated through the bags and boxes strewn across the Los Angeles Angels` clubhouse after their season finale, exchanging hugs and memorabilia signatures […]
