Game Preview 5/16/12: Up to the offense – White Sox @ Angels

        @      Chicago White Sox (17-20) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (16-21) Pitching Probables: CHI – Gavin Floyd (3-3, 2.53 ERA)  LAA – Jerome Williams (3-1, 4.19 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 Yesterday was an...

Does Jerry Dipoto run the team by crowdsourcing?

When Jerry Dipoto was hired as Angels GM a few months ago, he was considered an excellent candidate because he was a former player, but also a progressive thinker who was up to speed with modern statistical analysis.  In his brief tenure, his resume of transactions...

Game Recap 5/15/12: Turning the tables – Angels 4, Athletics 0

After getting shutout for the eighth time last night, the Angels responded the only way they knew how, pitching a shutout of their own.  That would be the fifth time that they have been on the good end of a shutout, meaning in 13 of their 34 games this season, one...

Angels finally fire Mickey Hatcher

After years of calling for his head, Angels fans finally get their wish as the team has announced that embattled hitting coach Mickey Hatcher has been relieved of his duties. For some, this is cause for celebration, but not for me, though I do think it was time for...

What’s it going to take for the Angels to bench Vernon Wells?

They said he couldn’t be any worse than he was in 2011.  They were wrong.  This summer, the LA Angels and Mike Scioscia disdainfully present “Vernon Wells: Suck Harder!” Yes, it is true.  No, that fake movie teaser isn’t real, but the part...

Game Recap 5/14/12: Hatchet job – Athletics 5, Angels 0

I’ve never fully gotten into the Fire Mickey Hatcher movement, but after this game, I would like to volunteer myself to become President of the Fire Hatcher Committee. Normally, I would say that while Mickey doesn’t appear to be a great coach, the...

Game Preview 5/14/12: Moving Day – Athletics @ Angels

@ Oakland Athletics (18-17) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (15-20) Pitching Probables: OAK – Tyson Ross (1-3, 7.71 ERA)  LAA – Dan Haren (1-3, 4.19 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 Time for the Angels to get on a move. ...