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One Game at a time, this Series is NOT OVER

For all the Angels fans that are bailing out, that are hanging up their halos and heading for the door, GO!  Get off the rally monkey's back, get in your cars and drive to the Staple Center...or...

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This is our town, we are still watching OUR team compete!

Tomorrow I will turn on the tv and watch the heart and soul of Los Angeles baseball take the field.  This is OUR team, home grown talent, and veterans that want to be playing here, this is a team that...

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The Monkey is off our youngsters backs, now look at them perform!

With success comes expectations of constant high performance, but without unlimited resources like Boston or New York, teams need to manage talent in cycles of development peaking in a one or two year...

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Statistical Pornography, I Mean Baseball

When the Angels signed Albert Pujols, it was like the perfect bonding of two things, our love for Angels baseball, and the best statistical pornography the league has to offer, Pujols.When the Angels...

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96 Games in California (expanding home field)

96 Games in California. 66 Games on the Road. Angels fans can drive to 96 games in California this season, thanks to 9 against the A's (all Mon/Tue/Wed), 3 at Dodger Stadium, and 3 in San Diego.@San...

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The Dodgers new spring media campaign has begun, check out the latest...

The Dodgers new spring media campaign has begun, check out the latest billboard design!

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The 20 win club, which Angels pitcher will Crack it this year?

Listening to CJ Wilson talk about a rotation full of great prime aged pitchers feeding off the momentum of competing, I think many Angels fans wonder if this might bring out more of Ervin Santana's...

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Other Uses for Vernon Wells AKA Tony's Tumor

One week into the Season and we can already tell that this Vernon Wells issue isn't going away any time soon. Vernon has picked up right where he left off last season, endless freefall into nothingness...

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The Shot Heard Round The League

I wrote this piece below in response to the fans that were indulging is the act of baseball treason, who attack the greatest baseball player of our generation for his humanity. The player that chose...

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Mike-romanging the at bats. Does Scioscia's style of offense minimize his...

I like the fact that the Angels have an active and aggressive offensive style, but this past season, I had to wonder at times, if we ran ourselves out of big innings, or took the bat out of our best...

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From Cowboy to Vaquero, the Angels just won the offseason gunfight.

As Magic Johnson pulled a little blue Dodger's cap over Zack Greinke's brittle smile... the TV flickered for a moment in that dim bar in Texas, Nolan felt the fight leave his spine for a moment on that...

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Does Mike Scioscia have the Cannolis to manage this squad of Commandos?

For years, Scioscia has been able to win in the AL West with light and fast NL style kung-fu. He has traded outs for runners moving up one base. He has traded rallies for solitary runs, knowing his...

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10 Angels Giveaway Items That Should Make the Schedule

It's that time of year again, time to buy a wave of Angels tickets, and make a down payment on the upcoming season.After looking at the overall schedule, it was time to look at the promotional calendar...

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The Purple Heart of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sports, we can play 350 days a year, so we sure as hell should be good. Indeed if sports had a home field, it would be LA. Tomorrow is the first official day of spring, March 20th 2013, and...

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This Team Can Win, This Team Will Win.

This isn't a rough start, this is getting jilted at the altar, this is getting dumped at the Prom, this is discovering the winning lottery ticket was fake. This isn't just losing on a baseball level,...

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Birthday Letter to Josh Hamilton from an Angels Fan

Dear Josh Hamilton,Today you enter your 32nd year. This is your first birthday as an Angel. Happy Birthday Mr. Hamilton.A lot has happened since your last birthday, indeed, that is the understatement...

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Catching the Angels (as they fall)

Being an Angels Squatter, not easy...The other day I was watching Chris Iannetta bat for the Angels at Fenway. At first his at bat looked painful. He went 0-2 and the other teams catcher and pitcher...

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76 Reasons to Let Them Play!

Five Suggestions for Mike Scioscia from a fan.1. Put Albert Pujols on the 15 day DL starting today. He leads the Majors in double plays, is hitting off one leg now, and the entire league knows it, and...

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Wild Card Pursuit Notepad

As the Angels enter the second half, there are 9 teams in the AL with better records.Here is a quick breakdown of the schedules and situations regarding the 6 opponents ahead of the Angels in the...

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