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- The Angels
became an expansion team in 1961, but were then known as the Los
Angeles Angels. In 1965 they changed their name to the California
Angels in an effort to appeal to the entire state. Then in 1997
they moved to Anaheim.
- The home
of the Angels was originally named Anaheim Stadium, but after
$24 million worth of renovations in 1998, it was renamed Edison
International Field. In 2003, the stadium was renamed again to
its present name of Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
- The Angels
have hosted Major League Baseballs All Star Game twice, doing
so in 1967 and again in 1989.
- Anaheim has
won their Division three times, earning the title in 1979, 1982
and 1986. The team earned a spot in the 2002 playoffs as a Wild
Card team, and went on to win the 2002 World Series. That is the
only World Series that the Angels have been to in their franchises
history.
- 8 Hall of
Famers have played for the Angels, including: Rod Carew, Reggie
Jackson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Hoyt Wilhelm, and Dave Winfield.
- 4 different
pitchers have pitched No-Hitters in Angels history. Bo Belinsky,
Clyde Wright, and Mike Witt each have pitched one, with Nolan
Ryan pitching 4. Witt's No-Hitter in 1984 was also the only Perfect
Game in Angels history. In 1990, Witt combined with Mark Langston
to pitch a No-Hitter. BUY ANGELS TICKETS Starting the 2002 season
with a new bright red color scheme, the Angels hoped to finally
reach the peak of the baseball world. After a franchise best record
of 99-63, the Angels would capture the American League Wild Card
spot and face the New York Yankees in the first round of the playoffs.
After defeating the Yankees in 4 games, the Angels faced the Minnesota
Twins, and would take that series in 5 games, earning there way
to the World Series. In the Fall Classic, the Angels faced the
Barry Bonds led San Francisco Giants. After a long 7 game series,
the Angels came out victorious, winning their first World Series
Championship. The Angels wanted to continue their past successes
in the 2003 season, but would struggle doing so. Injuries plagued
the Angels through much of the season as the team struggled to
remain above .500 for the season. The team would make history
though as the Disney Corporation sold the team to Arte Moreno
for $184 million. Moreno would be the first Hispanic owner of
a professional sports franchise. Finishing the season 77-85, the
Angels would acquire Bartolo Colon and Vladimir Guerrero. Injuries
would again plague the team during the 2004 season, but Guerrero
would have a stellar season (337 average, 39 home runs, 126 RBIs,
124 runs, 206 hits and 39 doubles) leading the Angels into the
playoffs after amassing a record of 92-70. The Angels would run
into the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs, but
would fall to the eventual World Champions. The Angels have worked
hard during the off-season to find the missing ingredient that
will get the back to the World Series.
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Jackson strong again, Diamondbacks beat Angels 4-1 (AP)With the uncertain status of Brandon Webb, newcomer Edwin Jackson's performance thus far this spring must be comforting for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The right-hander, acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers in the offseason, blanked the Los Angeles Angels on one hit through three innings in Arizona's 4-1 victory on Thursday.
Wood's hard knocks might be ending (Yahoo! Sports)Power-hitting Angels infielder Brandon Wood is finally getting a chance to play, and he feels up to the task.
Angels Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)<p>The Angels are hoping Brandon Wood's bat is ready for the major leagues. But his glove could buy him some time to find out.</p>
<p>"Brandon is a guy we're very, very comfortable with on the defensive end," manager Mike Scioscia said. "That will give us an important presence at third, which might take a little pressure off of what he has to do with the bat and still contribute.</p>
<p>"We do need production from that spot. Brandon is a guy we feel—if we have to ease him off a bit, if he's pressing or if we'll maybe let him run with some things—that he'll get enough playing time to contribute and continue to develop and hopefully be on the positive end of this thing as we move through the season."</p> <p>Originally a shortstop, Wood was moved to third base two years ago and has...
Reds' Leake throws 2 solid innings against Angels (AP)Reds prospect Mike Leake threw two crisp innings in Cincinnati's 6-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Leake, the eighth overall pick in last year's draft, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. "It was kind of fun facing some major leaguers," he said, "facing some people I've been watching on TV.
Hunter says black Latino players are 'impostors' (AP)Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.
Matsui goes 1 for 2 in Angels debut (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=11rq78lct/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300309103&prov=ap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100310/thumb.e8efc642de444413b37529e9e52f3eb2.padres_angels_spring_baseball_azrf116.jpg" width="130" height="82" alt="San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera(notes), left, laughs with teammate Jerry Hairston Jr.(notes) as the two run off the field after the fourth inning in a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Tempe, Ariz. The Angels defeated the Padres 6-5." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Hideki Matsui finally got the chance to play for the Los Angeles Angels. Matsui made his spring debut on Tuesday, getting a single in two trips to the plate during a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres. The designated hitter struck out against Chris Young in the first and grounded Radhames Liz's 3-1 pitch up the middle for a hit in the fourth.</p><br clear="all" />
Athletics-Angels rained out (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12f32qm3v/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-athletics-angels&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100307/thumb.04b7e8fa738f413f889fcf932b85ec9f.athletics_angels_spring_baseball_azer104.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A field attendant looks out on the tarp-covered field at Tempe Diablo Stadium before the Los Angeles Angels' spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday, March 7, 2010. The game was later canceled because of rain." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>The Oakland Athletics at Los Angels Angels game has been rained out Sunday. About 50 Japanese media were in attendance to cover Hideki Matsui's debut with the Angels. Matsui signed a one-year, $6 million free-agent contract after being named World Series MVP with the New York Yankees last season. Angels manager Mike Scioscia told reporters earlier in camp that Matsui would be treated carefully...</p><br clear="all" />
Crisp gets two hits in A's win (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=11r7b1keh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300306111&prov=ap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100306/thumb.595f13f440b242fa9744bf2139e55c72.angels_athletics_spring_baseball_azer105.jpg" width="129" height="94" alt="Oakland Athletics designated hitter Coco Crisp(notes) singles off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver(notes) during the first inning of their spring training baseball game in Phoenix, Saturday, March 6, 2010." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Coco Crisp's debut with Oakland gave manager Bob Geren an interesting dilemma at the top of the batting order. Crisp doubled and singled, Steve Tolleson drove in the go-ahead run and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Saturday. "That was a real nice first game," Geren said of Crisp.</p><br clear="all" />
Delayed by traffic, Jimenez comes out of bullpen (AP)Next time, maybe Ubaldo Jimenez will just take the team bus. Held up by a traffic jam, Jimenez arrived too late to start Friday and instead made his spring training debut out of the bullpen for the Colorado Rockies. Slated to pitch against the Los Angeles Angels, Jimenez opted to drive himself to the ballpark rather than ride with the team.
Wagner's single gives Red Sox 2-1 win over Twins (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12bdlp0gb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-twins-redsox&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100305/thumb.f7946f2679454ab186b5ccb5c529abd0.twins_red_sox_spring_baseball_flnh103.jpg" width="130" height="83" alt="Minnesota Twins' Jacque Jones(notes), left, catches a fly ball hit by Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz(notes) in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Thursday, March 4, 2010. At right is Twins' Denard Span(notes)." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Mark Wagner's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the spring training opener for both teams Thursday night. The catcher, ticketed to start the season in the minors barring an injury to Victor Martinez or Jason Varitek, singled in Josh Reddick, who had doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Darnell McDonald.</p><br clear="all" />
Angels and White Sox tied 4-4 when game is called (AP)Chicago's A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer to highlight a three-run third inning, and Los Angeles catcher Mike Napoli also homered as the White Sox and Angels played to a 4-4 tie Thursday before the Cactus League opener for both teams was called after nine innings. Chicago left-hander John Danks played his first professional game with brother Jordan Danks, who started in right field, and...
Angels announce new play-by-play announcer (AP)The Los Angeles Angels have added former MLB Network and Texas Rangers announcer Victor Rojas (ROH'-hahs) to their broadcast games. The Angels announced Wednesday that Rojas will join Mark Gubicza in the broadcast booth, calling games on FOX Sports West and KCOP. The 42-year-old Rojas spent five seasons as a member of the Texas Rangers television and radio broadcast teams prior to joining the...
Chris Woodward sacrifices Red Sox playoffs to care for sick child (Yahoo! Sports)Last October, when faced with a choice that could cost him professionally, Chris Woodward made the only decision...
Glut of Cuban defectors seek MLB jobs (Yahoo! Sports)A throng of players has defected from Cuba, following Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman in search of riches.
Can a military mind whip Pirates into winners? (Yahoo! Sports)Bernie Holliday explains how he will apply to Bucs players the mental training expertise he used on soldiers.
New-look Mariners begin to gain traction (Yahoo! Sports)Chone Figgins and other additions improve Seattle's stock. Then there are Ichiro's six-color shoes.
Michael Weiner begins union rounds in Arizona (AP)New baseball players' union head Michael Weiner may speak with management officials during spring training to discuss possible changes to the postseason schedule. Following criticism by Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia and others last fall, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he would like to tighten the schedule.
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