Tag Archive for "Mike Trout" - Fansmanship

Moving Trout in the order has been a mistake for Angels

I’m not a fan of the new Mike Trout. I miss the old one. I long for the top of the order small ball hitter, who changed games with his speed and his glove....
Has anyone seen Josh Hamilton?

Have you seen Josh Hamilton? Since last June, he’s hit just .239. I have a suspicion that he’s pressing. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the former American League...
World Baseball Classic Gets in the Way

Two weeks ago Erick Aybar was scratched from the Angels Spring Training roster. The reason: He’s needed as the starting 2nd baseman for the Dominican Republic, for the World Baseball Classic. What is...
Spring Training is upon us in Los Angeles

In this day and age, three and a half weeks into spring training means most baseball fans have the same thoughts circulating throughout their head: “How am I going to set...
2012: The world didn’t end and other great sports moments — A Top-10

Everyone else is doing top-10 lists for this year, so I thought I’d weigh-in. Here is my list of the top sports things that happened that I wrote about or covered...
Sometimes the best season is the offseason

Los Angeles sports fans, eat your hearts out. You already had 4 courses. And the dessert is going to be pretty sweet, too. Already in 2012, Los Angeles has seen its...
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- Owen Main
The Dodgers Look Better (and Worse) Than You Think

I know, it’s a cliche. I don’t know why, but every Major League Baseball team circles that 119th game. After the 119th game, you can really tell which teams are serious....
- Luke Johnson
- MLB
Spitting Hash Tags: Angels and Dodgers Need Help for Entirely Different Reasons

It is that time of the year when pundits spit hash-tagged tweets out of their mouths like stone statues and players’ names go viral among the blogosphere. According to a recent tweet by Jon Morosi of...
- Luke Johnson
- MLB
First a Salmon, Now a Trout, What Next…?

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are the MLB version of former cult classic “Fish Masters.” “Fiiiiiisssshhhhhh Maaaastteeeerrrs…” should be played before every home game and I’m proposing a...