Game Recap 9/7/11: Picking It Up – Angels 3 Mariners 1

In a game that was much closer than it should have been, the Angels just barely pulled away with a win thanks to the bat of Mighty Maicer and the arm of Jerome Williams. Williams, a man who hadn’t won a game in the Majors since 2005, is now 3-0 in his last three...

The Schedule Is About to Come Back and Bite the Angels

Remember all that talk a few weeks ago about how the Angels were actually in great shape in the AL West race because the schedule strongly favored them?  Yeah, those were good times. The easy Angel schedule started up on August 19th when the Angels were six games back...

Game Preview 9/7/11: Moving Backwards – Mariners @ Angels

@Seattle Mariners      (59-82) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim  (77-65) Pitching Probables: SEA – Charlie Furbush (2-4, 6.39 ERA)  LAA – Jerome Williams (2-0, 4.58 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 AM Just like the series...

Game Recap 9/6/11: Unearned – Mariners 2, Angels 1

If the Angels want to overtake the Rangers in the AL West, they are going to have to earn it.  Thanks to their poor fielding tonight, that is exactly what they are NOT doing. Mariners 2, Angels 1 This goes without saying, but spotting a pitcher like Felix Hernandez...

Game Preview 9/6/11: The Pattern of the King – Mariners @ Angels

@ Seattle Mariners (58-82) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (77-64) Pitching Probables: SEA – Felix Hernandez (13-11, 3.27 ERA)  LAA – Ervin Santana (11-9, 3.27 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT; TV – Fox Sports West; Radio – KLAA 830 AM Seeing King Felix as the...

Game Recap 9/5/11: Inching – Angels 7 Mariners 3

At the risk of sounding cocky I’m just going to go ahead and say this, I knew the Angels had yesterday’s game in the bag as soon as the pitching matchups were announced. Then again, most of you probably foresaw the same outcome that I did, another...

Angels Player Power Rankings – 9/6/11

Welcome to the first weekly Angels Player Power Rankings!  This is a little experiment I have been wanting to try for awhile but never totally figured out how to do, so rather than continuing to stew on it, I’m just going to toss it out there and see if it...