Subject: Texas Rangers

• Barbecuing Dogs and Blowing Up Frogs

  It's easy enough to list the ways that George W. Bush is similar to the Pride of Yorba Linda, Richard M. Nixon. In fact, it's too easy– the obsession with secrecy, the contempt for the constitution, the wiretapping, the history of binge drinking, etc. etc.– and now I learn they have one more thing in common: Fred Malek. Malek's current attempts to acquire D.C.'s baseball team, the Washington Nationals, caught the attention of Washington Post columnist Colbert King, who has been prov

  March 14, 2006

• Atomic Action Beanball

  A coincidence, but one which raises a question. The coincidence: last night Japan won the title game in the World Baseball Classic, and last night I happened across a curious minor relic of the relationship between baseball in the U.S. and baseball in Japan. The question it raised in my mind: do the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Orange County of California of the Pacific Time Zone of the United States of America have an officially stated policy on matters of war and peace and the use of nucl

  March 21, 2006

• There's no Tex in Teixeira

  Others on this blog will undoubtedly dissect your Anaheim Angels' embarrassing flameout against the Boston Red Sox, so I'll just focus on the linguistic disaster that is the Halos' radio announcers (excluding the always-classy Jose Mota). One of them--Rory Markas? Terry Smith? Steve Physioc? Maybe even Rex Hudler?--keeps insisting on calling free-agent-to-be first baseman Mark Teixeira "Tex." This despite the fact his only connection with the Lone Star State is playing with the Texas Rangers, wh

  October 7, 2008

• The South Has Rose Again!

  December 28, 2000

• 2002: Diary of a Mad Year

  January 2, 2003

• Heaven on dirt

  May 29, 2003

• A-Rod Manages Steroid Crisis With Aid of Newport Beach PR Firm

  Outside Eyes, a Newport Beach-based crisis PR firm, is among the agencies that have been brought in to help Alex Rodriguez deal with the firestorm of controversy that has been generated by the New York Yankees slugger's admission to using performance-enhancing steroids. The firm knows crisis PR. Founder and CEO Reed Dickens was an assistant press secretary in the George W. Bush White House. Dickens' partner and senior strategist, Ben Porritt, was the press secretary for embat

  February 20, 2009

• Smack Talk Against Your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Begins Early

  I thought the worst thing I'd read so far about Your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was that the A's are gaining on them, but then came this: "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will always be Disneyland's team and should expect nothing but another fairy-tale in the AL West this season." Disneyland's team? That was soooooo 2002. You know, the, gulp, last and only time the Halos won the World Series. Where was this going again? Oh, yes: the fairy tale connection courtesy of Melissa Segura at SI.com

  February 25, 2009

• Five Edison Edibles

  October 2, 2003

• Dealing for Dollars

  Some of Scott Boras notable moves

  May 24, 2007

• The Boras Factor

  Some fans and team officials think hes the devil. His player clients think hes an angel. Everyone agrees that super agent Scott Boras has changed baseballbut for better or worse? And what does he want now?

  May 24, 2007

• Grove of Dreams

  April 5, 2007

• Grove of Dreams

  April 5, 2007

• Diary of a Mad County

  Jan. 3-Jan. 9

  January 11, 2007

• Athletic Cherubim

  August 24, 2006

• Interminable Season

  July 27, 2006

• Diary of a Mad County

  May 25, 2006

• OC's 31 Scariest People

  Now 25 percent more terrifying!

  October 27, 2005

• Wherever We Make Our Home

  July 14, 2005

• The Disorder at the Border

  March 31, 2005

• The Angels Go On to a Better Place

  October 9, 2003

• Leftist Latino

  May 1, 2003

• Diary of a Mad County

  April 10, 2003

• Y

  October 24, 2002

• Diary of a mad county

  October 10, 2002

• George Bush, Failed Corporate Crook

  July 18, 2002

• Diary of a mad county

  January 3, 2002

• CEO Wet Dreams

  November 16, 2000

• Take Me Online to the Ballgame

  October 15, 1998

• Bright Light at End of All-Star Game Tunnel for Angels? [UPDATED]

  UPDATED WITH FIGGY NOW IN AND HUNTER CLARIFICATION (THANKS, HALOMANIA!) . . . Neither Chone Figgins nor Jered Weaver were was not added to the American League roster of tonight's All-Star game. (But, as the Los Angeles Times just blogged, Chone Figgins was just added due to an injury to Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria.) Only closer Brian Fuentes, one of two Angels named to the team, will be in St. Louis. The other, outfielder Torii Hunter, will be at home in Dallas, nursing his right groin/adductor mu

  July 14, 2009

• 2009 Postseason Throwdown: Top 11 Moments From Angels AL West Victory Celebration

  Nothing more can be said about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's dominating 11-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers last night to win the American League West crown. The offense, defense and especially Ervin Santana's pitching were of a caliber one would expect from a World Series-bound team. So, let's instead relish the top 11 moments from the Halos' victory celebration . . . while we don't have to think about Boston. Yet. 1) Champagne-, beer- and milk (?)-drenched Angels playe

  September 28, 2009

• 2009 Postseason Throwdown: Angels' Original Owls Fly Again

  Courtesy of FutureAngels.comSeven of the eight Statesville Owls of 1961 who came to Tempe pose for the camera.​​The not-yet-dead Texas Rangers are trying to prevent the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from winning the American League West crown, something the Halos can achieve as early as tonight at the Big A with a win against their Lone Star state rival.It makes one wonder who players from the old Dallas-Ft. Worth Rangers of the American Association are rooting for. They were the Angels' Tri

  September 28, 2009

• Slick Willie Clinton: I Did Not Sleep With That MLB All-Star Woman

  Christine Shively, an "Angel" and an "All-Star Among Us."Major League Baseball has announced that Newport Beach resident Christine Shively and four other "All-Stars Among Us" will be saluted by all five living U.S. presidents before Tuesday's All-Star Game in St. Louis.(It's a good thing the MLB stressed "living" U.S. presidents. It coulda got creepy.)  President Barack Obama is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the 80th Midsummer Classic. But just before that, he will pa

  July 10, 2009