American League (MLB)

Mother Jones: Arte Moreno One of the Least-Asshole Owners in Baseball!

While your Anaheim Angels underachieve through yet another season of overpriced, over-the-hill free agents (what the hell is this: the early 1990s of Von Hays and Hubie Brooks), Halos fans can take solace in at least one victory for their team: Mother Jones has deemed Arte Moreno one of the least-as ... More >>

Knafeh Cafe's 99 Ways of Sweet

[Hole In the Wall] This Anaheim bakery sells the best Middle Eastern pastries in Orange County

Meet The World's Most Unapologetic DUI Driver: Angel Herrera Leal of Los Angeles

On Dec. 27, 2008--three months after graduating from his second DUI offender program, Angel Herrera Leal of Los Angeles decided to party by himself.Leal, who was convicted of DUI in 2005 and 2007, watched television at home and began drinking shots of tequila supplemented with lime sucking.He kept d ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo, Drunk Driver Convicted of Killing Angels Phenom Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, Gets No State Supreme Court Relief

It's another swing and a miss for Andrew Thomas Gallo as the California Supreme Court denied the San Gabriel man's pitch for a review of his conviction on triple-homicide, drunken-driving and hit-and-run charges for the 2009 Fullerton crash that took the life of rising Anaheim Angels star Nick Adenh ... More >>

10 Past and Current Orange County Pro Athletes Disgraced in 2012

The Rams are, of course, long gone and the Honda Center remains in need of an NBA team, but Orange County still has the Angels, Ducks, a whole bunch of mixed-martial arts fighters and assorted pro sports retirees who reside and/or hailed from here.Current and former pro athletes get into trouble som ... More >>

Eat This Now: Bleu Tenders at 320 Main

320 Main in Seal Beach rightfully gets praised in these pages again and again as OC's premier cocktail lab, a place where owner Jason Schiffer and his manager Dave Castillo dominate local competitors like the 1927 New York Yankees and give LA's bartenders not only a run for their money, but frequent ... More >>

Taco Bell To Give Out Free Doritos Locos Tacos Today

America, go at it. From 2 to 6 p.m. today, Taco Bell will be giving customers a free Doritos Locos Taco.The fast-food chain had promised fans that if any player stole a base during the World Series, it would declare today Free Taco Tuesday. On Thursday, Angel Pagan of the San Francisco Giants swiped ... More >>

[UPDATE: Council Repeals Ban Today] LA To Keep Cracking Down on Pot Clubs, City Attorney Says

*See bottom of post for updateOriginal Post, Sept. 18, 2012, 1 p.m.: The City of Angels will continue its crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries, the city attorney says, despite yesterday's news that pot backers have gathered enough signatures to force a vote on LA's ban on cannabis clubs. The ... More >>

Good Morning, Your Anaheim Angeles of Anaheim Are Out of It

Remember when the Angels acquired Albert Pujols and they immediately started printing World Series tickets?And remember that dreadful start Pujols got off to and how the Angels, who had a terrible beginning the year they won their only World Series, tried to reassure everyone that they'd still make ... More >>

[UPDATED with Adenhart Crash Victim's Two Cents:] Fullerton Poised to End Sobriety Checkpoints as Labor Day Ops Continue

See the update at the end of this post about the Mother's Against Drunk Driving push back and a victim of the Fullerton crash that killed Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart addressing the council. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 27, 3:29 P.M.: From 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17 through midnight Friday, Aug. 24, ... More >>

Mike Scioscia Bound for Boston Dugout?

Despite a disappointing season--remember when World Series tickets were being printed up after the Angels landed Albert Pujols?--Anaheim skipper Mike Scioscia was recently lavished with job security comments from general manager Jerry Dipoto and owner Arte Moreno.So why is a MLB Network expert convi ... More >>

The Mein Event: OC's Best Noodles

Noodles, noodles everywhere, from pho to pad Thai and everything else

Eddie Murray Pays $350k SEC Fine Tied to Tip from Ex-Orioles Teammate Doug DeCinces

Securities and Exchange Commission heat came to the Baltimore Orioles' second-hottest hot corner (sorry, runner-ups to Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson), and now Hall of Fame first baseman Eddie Murray is paying $358,151 to extricate himself from a federal action that resulted from a tip he got from ... More >>

Hillbilly Spritzer at the Catch, Our Drink of the Week!

You know what restaurant is underrated? The Catch in Anaheim. Oh, it's not lacking in attention, from the crowds that flood the place come Angels and Ducks time to the media obsession over their Brobdingnagian four-pound OMG burger. But lost in all the hubbub is that the Catch makes great food: migh ... More >>

Vladimir Guerrero, Former Angels MVP, is Back Home in Anaheim

Vladimir Guerrero has returned to Anaheim.But, alas, not the Angels.The Toronto Blue Jays granted the former Halo slugger his wish to be released from a $1.3 million minor league contract after he left the AAA Las Vegas 51s late Monday night to return to the town he calls home.

[UPDATED with Victim Recants?] Darius McClinton-Hunter, Angels Outfielder Torii Hunter's Son, Arrested for Sexual Assault

UPDATE, MAY 18, 1:30 P.M.: The attorney Angels rightfielder Torii Hunter hired to represent his 17-year-old son Darius McClinton-Hunter, who is fending off allegations of sexual assault on a female classmate in suburban Dallas, claims there is a recording of the 16-year-old girl recanting the boy's ... More >>

Chad Curtis, Former Angels Outfielder, Accused of Inappropriate Touching of Girl Students

Chad Curtis was a spark plug for what was then the California Angels of the early 1990s, and over a 10-year career that also included time with the Tigers, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Indians, Yankees and Rangers, he hit a respectable .264 with more than 1,000 big league hits. Now a substitute teacher and ... More >>

Jered Weaver Puts the "Pee" in Pitching No-No for Angels

"I had to pee so bad. It was unbelievable. I had to go relieve myself. Superstition had to go out the window."-Jered Weaver, after pitching the Angels to a 9-0 no-hitter vs. Minnesota last night at the Big A, explaining his mad dash out of the dugout after the eighth inning (via USA Today).

Some Mexican Named Albert Pujols Starts His Career Today with Your Anaheim Angels

Sad but true: outside of Coker, Dulaney, and myself no one gives a shit about baseball at Weekly World Headquarters because we're a bunch of commies who think sports is the opiate of the American masses.So what's this we here about some Mexican named Pujols causing a big fuss about joining your Anah ... More >>

Dick Baney and the Other Lost Boys of Summer

Even after the Tustin resident helped embarrass Major League Baseball into helping retired ballplayers such as himself, he's still not happy, and he has plenty of company

Ken Wright and Jim Hutto: Lost Boys of Baseball Who've Sought Relief for Years

​When it comes to "The Lost Boys of Summer," two former ballplayers who have worked to get better retirement benefits for decades are Pensacola, Florida, buddies Ken Wright and Jim Hutto. They even tried to enlist retired, well-known major leaguers such as Dave Winfield and Robin Yount to help th ... More >>

ESPN on Why Angels Owner Arte Moreno Isn't an Aztlanista or a Vendido

​When it was announced that Arte Moreno purchased your Anaheim Angels to become the first Latino owner of a professional sports franchise, I wrote this piece for your favorite rag excoriating the expectations of local Latinos that Moreno be all Mexican-loving and down with the brown because he's L ... More >>

What We Learned

The Year on Navel Gazing and Beyond!

[PHOTO] The Virgin of Guadalupe Appears Inside the Big A!

​There is the Reconquista, and then there is what's happening with our Anaheim Angels--once the paragon of suburban gabacho aspirations as exemplified by Gene Autrey and Wally Joyner, now owned by a Latino (Arte Moreno), narrated by one (Jose Mota), and recent acquirers of Albert Pujols, the Domin ... More >>

Alberto Callaspo, Angels Third Baseman, Cleared in Paternity Case

​The Angels may have huge holes to fill, a wet-behind-the-ears GM and a nagging lack of bat, but at least they don't have to give up another complimentary home game seat to Ian Alberto Callaspo Santana.You'll recognize two of those names as also belonging to the Halos' most-recent starting third b ... More >>

Alberto Callaspo, Angels Third Baseman, Denies Kid at Center of Paternity Case is His

​Despite Orange County Child Services petitioning a judge to order Alberto Callaspo to pay $11,498 in monthly child support, the Angels third baseman is reportedly denying the 4-year-old boy at the center of the case is his.The 28-year-old player whose full name is Alberto Jose Callaspo Brito req ... More >>

Petition Asks Baseball Players to Wear White Ribbons During Next Week's All-Star Game in Protest of SB 1070

​Next week, Major League Baseball will hold its annual All Star game in Phoenix, where Sheriff Joe Arpayaso roams and perhaps the only major metropolitan area in the United States that has more Know Nothings per ratio than Orange County. For the past year, activists have been calling on Commission ... More >>

Dropkick Murphys Climb Up the Topsails

The Boston group reflects on their latest release and the Bruins' Stanley Cup Victory

100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States

Where Can Out-of-Towners Get Drunk for This Weekend's NCAA Men's Basketball Western Regional Championship?

​From Andrea and Chasen:So we should do something and tell all the people visiting Anaheim for our part of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament where to go eat and get drunk that's not too far away.Rest of the Weeklings, who don't follow sports save for Ted, Matt, and I: (Silence).Me: But the Hond ... More >>

[UPDATED: Charged] Former Angels Player Adam Kennedy Arrested On Suspicion of DUI in Newport Beach

Courtesy of OCDAAdam Kennedy's booking photo​​UPDATE, MARCH 23, 5:36 P.M.: It's official. Adam Kennedy, a former Angels second baseman, has been charged with two counts of driving under the influence, the OC district attorney's office announced today. The current Mariners player, who was st ... More >>

Matt Keough, Ace Pitcher-Turned-Town Drunk, Gets Year in Jail (Sorta) for Latest DUI

​Former Oakland A's pitcher, probable ex-husband of Playboy Playmate-turned-founding The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Jeana Keough and current boozehound Matt Keough was sentenced today to a year of jail for his latest DUI incident.On the bright side, Keough was granted credit for ... More >>

This Week in Food

Flickr user beatluv​ As a by-the-glass fellow, Dave applauds the rising use of enomatic wine dispensers, shares a tongue-tantalizing recipe for authentic Catalan aollioli, dives into multiple bowls of pho in "Dueling Dishes," lists five crappy restaurant penny-pinches that piss us off and gets a h ... More >>

1800 Tequila, Arrogant Bastard Ale Becomes Part of Proceedings Against Drunk Driver who Killed Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart

​I've never drunk 1800 Tequila, can't stand those smarmy ads with Michael Imperioli, and really have no intention of ever bothering with it, given I'm a Corralejo man. And Arrogant Bastard Ale? Don't drink beer, so no clue about it.But I feel sorry for the companies today, because a news story by ... More >>

Scott Boras, His Missing Wallet With $2,300 Inside and a Poor Surf City Man Who Found It

Boras​Veteran Long Beach Press-Telegram sports columnist Doug Krikorian banged out an interesting piece about Scott Boras, the Huntington Beach apartment manager who found the Newport Beach super-sports agent's wallet with $2,300 inside and the reward that was offered--or lack thereof.The column l ... More >>

K-Rod Adds Another Strike-Out to His Record, His Father-in-Law (Allegedly!)

​New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested last night after clashing with his wife's father in the hallway outside the team's clubhouse at Citi Field, police said.Rodriguez, 28, allegedly fought with his 53-year-old father-in-law after the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, sendin ... More >>

Your Essential OC Happy Hour Guide

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Sopping Wet

Angels vs. Mariners

[¡Ask a Mexican!®] I Can't Believe You Fell for It, Amigos!

the Arizonans Are Coming!

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Five Edison Edibles

Leftist Latino

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Guilty Pleasures

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801-900

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1001-1100

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1101-1200

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