Theories abound, but one is fun: Mickey Mouse had hunger pangs and strayed from Disneyland to nearby Angel Stadium where he discreetly raided a forlorn concession stand in a nosebleed section adjacent to the right-field foul pole. That concession stand — high up in View Level Section 42 — was the only one out of…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Runs were easy to come by for the Angels over their recent road trip. Now, not so much. Since returning from a successful seven-game road trip that saw the Angels average over seven runs a game and putting up eight runs in the first home game back, the Angels have now scored…
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson’s most memorable moment was belting a decisive three-run double in Game 7 of the only World Series ever played by the Angels. Yet consistency over 17 seasons —…
Mike Trout surely does not want to leave the Bronx. The Angels beat the Yankees on Thursday afternoon (LA 11, NY 4) to earn a split of the four-game series at Yankee Stadium. Trout homered again Thursday and went deep in all four games of the series. He joined George Bell (1990), Darrell Evans (1985),…
The Dodgers are too good, and too rich. If the owners of other major league teams ultimately deem that combination so objectionable that they shut down the sport this winter because of it, they will risk a rupture in one of the greatest fan bases in American sports history. The four million tickets the Dodgers…
This is the golden age of baseball in Southern California. The Angels heralded its dawn. In 2002, the Angels won the World Series, the first of six postseason appearances within eight years. The Dodgers had played pretty good ball for more than a century, but they never had done that. Angel Stadium was the place…
Two decades after owner Arte Moreno decided the Angels should play under the Los Angeles name, elected officials representing Anaheim are pursuing two paths toward getting their hometown back into the team name. Assemblyman Avelino Valencia, whose district includes Angel Stadium, has introduced state legislation that could require any sale or new lease of the…
The Astros had been a mainstay atop the AL West for eight years — claiming seven division titles during that time — but now the division appears to be under new management. Last season, the upstart Mariners finally broke through after years of promise, winning 90 games and claiming their first division crown since 2001….
