If there is such a thing, Sunday’s 93-91 overtime loss by the UCLA men’s basketball team to unbeaten Gonzaga in a Final Four semifinal game was a good loss. Sure, it was […]
“Good loss” and a good future
Dodgers get season’s 1st win
Corey Seager kept up his hot hitting and Trevor Bauer made his team debut with six strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers squared their record Friday night with an 11-6 win […]
Angels open with rally victory
A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 opening day win over the Chicago White Sox on Anaheim. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols […]
Halo, Dodgers fans optimistic
It’s been a while since the approach of Opening Day has been greeted with equal anticipation in Hollywood and Disneyland. The Los Angeles Dodgers are well positioned to chase another World Series […]
Harris to lead migration effort
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in charge of the federal government’s efforts to meet the surge in migration toward the United States’ border with Mexico. President Joe Biden made the announcement […]
Let’s go, Anaheim … and Mike, too
Let’s go back for the future. The Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished the 2020 season at nearly opposite ends of the big league baseball spectrum. The boys of […]
Astros: 2020 “Sinderella” team?
Like all gods, the Baseball Gods are fickle and inconsistent when it comes to handing out divine justice in this world. “Anything can happen” is the commonplace phrase when describing the MLB […]
Stadium to be sold to Moreno
Since it opened in 1966, Anaheim (now Angel) Stadium has been owned by the city of Anaheim. The leaders of that municipality spent about $24 million to construct what was then a […]
Rams look ready for prime time
What a great time to be a Southern California sports fan! Despite the dislocations and tragedies brought on by the coronavirus, for those of us who try to gain some escape from […]
Dodger dynasty and Angels agony
Last July a writer for Sports Illustrated made a surprising World Series prediction, perhaps under extreme duress “during the stress of these times,” that inspired in me an afternoon of wistful pipe […]
