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A quick recap of how the local teams fared last week…
Los Angeles Dodgers
Highlights of the week: 50 runs scored on a 5-1 roadie that things are finally starting to look up for the boys in blue. James Loney continued his domination of the Colorado Rockies, driving in six runs in a 12-7 win Saturday night. […]

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Despite injuries to the top of the pitching staff and Howie Kendrick, the Angels are 16-11, playing .600 ball in the quiet, workmanlike fashion that is typical of how they roll. Yeah, they’re in second place behind the A’s after Oakland laid a 14-2 pasting on them Monday night, but there’s really no reason […]

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ESPN The Magazine today released the 2008 version of the Ultimate Standings, in which each of the 122 teams across the four majors (yes, they include hockey) are ranked based on the results of extensive fan polling across a variety of categories, from the onfield product to commitment of ownership to affordability. (Here’s how […]

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The good news for the Angels is that ace righty John Lackey’s recovery from a triceps strain is coming along swimmingly. He threw in the bullpen on Sunday, and will likely do so again during the homestand that kicks off Wednesday night against the suddenly competent Royals. Assuming everything goes well, he’ll stay […]

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A week into the baseball season, we’ve already seen some surprises- Tigers suck, Royals don’t, for example- but while it’s still too early to jump to conclusions, is there ever a bad time to issue a Power Ranking? I say no. Here’s my first installment for SHLA, including a quick recap of how […]

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Well, that Jon Garland deal looks really good now. Turns out the shoulder issues that have plagued Angels righty Kelvim Escobar since September will continue for, well, possibly forever. LAA’s presumptive number two starter revealed Wednesday morning he has a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, one that could require surgery […]

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At SHLA, while we certainly think we provide some insight from time to time, it never hurts to cast a wider net for opinion. So we forwarded a bunch of questions to Matt Hurst, who covers the Angels for the Riverside Press-Enterprise, and he was nice enough to answer them.
Q: The Angels start the season […]

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They’re dropping f-bombs in Seattle.
Seriously. Emboldened by the additions of Erik Bedard and Carlos Silva to the pitching staff, an 88 win 2007, and the fun that comes with saying “Yuniesky Betancourt” over and over, the Mariners Nation entered Spring Training full of optimism, but with the sober understanding that in the AL West, the […]

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In the offseason, I wrote that the biggest threat to the Angels again winning the AL West wouldn’t be the teams chasing them, but a series of bad things happening to them along the way. Well, we’re not out of Spring Training, and the Halos are already down two starters. Two days after […]

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Governments could rise and fall in the amount of time it took to get the deal done, but Baltimore finally sent ace lefty Erik Bedard to Seattle for five prospects, including OF Adam Jones, who, in the estimation of those paid to decide such things, has all the makings of an All Star. Ignoring for […]

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