May 19, 2012



1,950 gas mowers dumped at Angel Stadium

ANAHEIM – The cars and trucks – each carrying aging lawnmowers, many with grass clippings still attached – began flowing into the Angel Stadium parking lot at 8 a.m. Saturday. The stream of cars didn’t stop for five hours. By the end, nearly… The Orange County Register – News Headlines : Anaheim





1,500 at Angel game to support injured cop

ANAHEIM – The image of Anaheim police officer Randy Quick flashed across the giant scoreboard at Angel Stadium and cheers erupted from behind the Angels dugout, from above the foul pole in right field and from way up in the view section behind home… The Orange County Register – News Headlines : Anaheim





Free Angel game for 500 ‘at-risk’ kids

ANAHEIM – Monday was game day at Angel Stadium for more than 500 Orange County students. The day that had given them incentive to drag themselves out of bed and make it to school on time, even though it might have been tempting to stay at home and… The Orange County Register – News Headlines [...]





Kaleb Cowart is your new favorite Angel

Here’s some video of Kaleb Cowart, the Angels’ first pick (18th overall) in tonight’s first-year player draft. Cowart, the Gatorade National Player of the Year, is a high school pitcher and an infielder who was announced as a third baseman and who prefers to play every day. But we’ll wait a few days, few months [...]





Yankee fan alleges racism at Angel Stadium

According to various blogs and NBC 4, Jim Galgano, a Yankee fan attending the Angels-Yankees game Saturday, was ejected from the game for using foul language. Galgano’s telling a different story, alleging a member of the Angel Stadium ushering crew of racism. Galgano’s friend, Jose Gonzalez captured an usher giving him the middle finger on [...]





Which Angel most likely to pull this off?

Whoa. I’m thinking Mathis would have the creativity, Torii Hunter the disregard for his own body, and maybe Willits or Hunter the athleticism. Via Deadspin. Which Angel most likely to pull this off? is a post from: Angels blog Which Angel most likely to pull this off? is a post from: Angels blog View full [...]





Angel fans ‘Snuggie’ record official; see how many

The final tally is in. A total of 42,690 Angels baseball fans donned red Hideki Matsui blankies April 6 to set a new Guinness World Record for “the largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets.” That smashes the previous record, set earlier this year at a Cleveland Cavs basketball game — 17,758. The new official [...]





Bobby Cassevah is your new favorite Angel

The A’s had scored seven runs mid-way through the seventh when Mike Scioscia called for Bobby Cassevah, making his Major League debut. Cassevah quieted the A’s, going two and a third innings allowing just one hit, a mere broken-bat flare. Cassevah was actually briefly with the A’s when they picked him in the Rule 5 [...]





New food choices at Angel Stadium

The Angels and ARAMARK — “the exclusive food and beverage partner at Angel Stadium” — just sent out this announcement listing “significant enhancements to the ballpark’s menu that will transform the fans dining experience at Angels games.” Here is a list of 11 new restaurants/vendors and the descriptions provided: * [...] New food choices at [...]





The case for keeping Bobby Wilson an Angel

Carry three catchers? Teams used to do it more often, back in the day when there were four-man starting rotations and 10-man pitching staffs. Not so much roster room nowadays with 11- and 12-man staffs (really, the ball must be heavier than in 1971 … how else to explain it?), so keeping three catchers is trickier. [...]