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It's Time for the LA Angels To Say Goodbye To Chone Figgins

You know the old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me” Well, that’s how I felt about the LA Angels' lineup the last few years...

Written by Steve Waverly about 12 days ago 353 reads 12 comments
The LA Angels Are Playing Without A Clean-Up HItter

It’s too bad this isn’t golf, where a weaker player gets a handicap, because the Angels are playing every game with one less player. The clean-up hitter...

Written by Steve Waverly about about 1 month ago 134 reads 0 comments
The Top 10 Reasons Why the Angels Will Bomb the Yankees

10. The Yankees know the Angels can beat them. Yes, this is the same issue that just got blown to bits by the Angels in regards to Boston. Until the Yankees do to the Angels what the Angels did to the Red Sox, the Angels have the mental edge...

Written by Steve Waverly about about 1 month ago 241 reads 17 comments
Reggie Willits: "The Happiest Man on Earth"

Wow, that was close. I don’t know what keeps you up at night, but I know what would have kept up Reggie Willits. What is it that goats eat again? It was a wonderful, strange, incredible game...

Written by Steve Waverly about about 1 month ago 70 reads 0 comments
This Just In: Angels beat Boston, Twins beat Yanks.

That’s right. A prediction. The Angels and Twins will meet in the ALCS. It all came clear to me watching the Twins run into each other’s arms after the Detroit win...

Written by Steve Waverly about about 1 month ago 218 reads 12 comments
Are The LA Angels Tough Enough To Beat Beantown?

They haven’t been for the last four playoff series. They weren’t in the last series of the regular season. What will make this year different? Maybe nothing. It’s not a question of talent...

Written by Steve Waverly about about 1 month ago 161 reads 0 comments
The Five Biggest Problems for the LA Angels Right Now

For Angel fans, right now, at this moment, the World Series is looking far away. They’re not winning. Their bullpen is unreliable. Their hitters are swinging like Vladdy. The Red Sox are waiting...

Written by Steve Waverly about 2 months ago 198 reads 0 comments
The Angels Are Mickey Mouse

Let’s face it, the Angels are just not taken seriously. They’re Disneyland, beach balls, happy fans. They’re not charging the mound. Screaming at umps. Kicking dirt on a base...

Written by Steve Waverly about 2 months ago 61 reads 0 comments
Angel Fans Beware: The Red Sox Are Coming! The Red Sox Are Coming!

Angels fans, lock your doors, close your drapes, and cover your eyes. Those damned Red Sox are coming—again! Before the season started, I wrote an article stating the Angels would be ...

Written by Steve Waverly about 2 months ago 62 reads 0 comments
Scott Kazmir Is Wrong for the Los Angeles Angels from the Word "Go"

Let me just say this from the start—I don’t care what Scott Kazmir does. If he pitches well or pitches badly, it’s not going to make a difference this year...

Written by Steve Waverly about 3 months ago 392 reads 4 comments
FOR THE LA ANGELS, TONY REAGINS HAS TURNED TO STONE (MAN).

Some names are more appropriate than others. Pete ‘Rose’? He doesn’t really smell like one. John ‘Lackey’? Far from it. But Bill Stoneman? Perfect. He was slow, and methodical, and immovable...

Written by Steve Waverly about 3 months ago 206 reads 0 comments
LA Angels Roll A Perfect Game

300 is a magic number. A perfect game in bowling. A landmark for major league hitters. A trend for the LA Angels. Every starter in their line-up is hitting .300 or better, at least today...

Written by Steve Waverly about 3 months ago 105 reads 0 comments
Indisputable: The LA Angels Are The Best Team In Baseball.

Do the Angels have the best starting pitching in baseball? No. Do they have the best pen? No. Do they have the most power? No. The best fielders? No. Then what exactly do they have? The best team...

Written by Steve Waverly about 3 months ago 204 reads 6 comments
Ervin Santana: The Anti-Rally Monkey

Forget the ERA, forget the win/loss record, forget the hits and walks and strikeouts. Forget the speed gun. Ervin Santana is never going to get better than he is now, for one simple reason. He doesn’t think he needs to...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 72 reads 0 comments
LA Angels' Mike Napoli Versus Jeff Mathis: Platoon Not Catching On

Let’s see, Jeff Mathis is a self proclaimed “automatic out”, hitting below the Mendoza line with minimal power...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 85 reads 0 comments
The Los Angeles Angels Need To Replace Bats with Balls

Last night’s win against the Yanks notwithstanding, the next month is going to seriously test the mettle of the Angels. Hunter and Vladdy out means more pressure on...the pitchers. The Angels are not going to outslug teams on a regular basis...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 123 reads 0 comments
LA Angels Run Ragged on the Bases...Literally

Mike Scioscia said he had a sleepless night after the game in which the Angels had five baserunning blunders. Well, Mike, start looking for the sleeping pills. Is it that hard to go 90 feet without screwing up? Seriously...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 89 reads 0 comments
LA Angels: The Stars Have Aligned

Well, tied for first, bats coming alive. A season that could have gone south…didn’t. And now a couple of all-stars. A quick glance at the two who got in: Tori Hunter. So often free agents bomb out in new cities...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 70 reads 0 comments
LA Angels Lose: Santana & Scioscia Strike Out.

Okay, let’s just pin last night’s loss to Baltimore on where it belongs and move on. First, Santana. Obviously. Sure, he struck out a few guys...

Written by Steve Waverly about 4 months ago 65 reads 0 comments
The Los Angeles Angels Have That Winning Feeling.

Baseball’s a funny game. A beautiful game. And the really great thing about it is its length - 162 games. The cream rises to the top. The playoffs, sure, anything can happen. Especially in the first round, which is too short...

Written by Steve Waverly about 5 months ago 35 reads 0 comments

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Steve Waverly Article Archive

It's Time for the LA Angels To Say Goodbye To Chone Figgins

The LA Angels Are Playing Without A Clean-Up HItter

The Top 10 Reasons Why the Angels Will Bomb the Yankees

Reggie Willits: "The Happiest Man on Earth"

This Just In: Angels beat Boston, Twins beat Yanks.

Are The LA Angels Tough Enough To Beat Beantown?

The Five Biggest Problems for the LA Angels Right Now

The Angels Are Mickey Mouse

Angel Fans Beware: The Red Sox Are Coming! The Red Sox Are Coming!

Scott Kazmir Is Wrong for the Los Angeles Angels from the Word "Go"

FOR THE LA ANGELS, TONY REAGINS HAS TURNED TO STONE (MAN).

LA Angels Roll A Perfect Game

Indisputable: The LA Angels Are The Best Team In Baseball.

Ervin Santana: The Anti-Rally Monkey

LA Angels' Mike Napoli Versus Jeff Mathis: Platoon Not Catching On

The Los Angeles Angels Need To Replace Bats with Balls

LA Angels Run Ragged on the Bases...Literally

LA Angels: The Stars Have Aligned

LA Angels Lose: Santana & Scioscia Strike Out.

The Los Angeles Angels Have That Winning Feeling.

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