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Angels Baseball: Order Is Seemingly Restored and a Plan Comes into Sight
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Jose Salviati in MLB
Angel management used to be very forthcoming with fans in the past.á Whether it was real or imagined we fans always felt as if we understood the direction the team was going.á That could mean something non-baseball related, like the clubs desire to improve our experience in the stadium, to the intricacies of player movement. When the club signed Mark Teixeira the risks were spelled out ...
Angels Baseball: Order Is Seemingly Restored and a Plan Comes into Sight
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Jose Salviati in MLB
Angel management used to be very forthcoming with fans in the past.á Whether it was real or imagined we fans always felt as if we understood the direction the team was going.á That could mean something non-baseball related, like the clubs desire to improve our experience in the stadium, to the intricacies of player movement. When the club signed Mark Teixeira the risks were spelled out ...
With Darren Oliver Now Gone, Do the Angels Really Have a Plan?
Posted: 21st December 2009 by Jose Salviati in MLB
So, let me get this straight. Your team's spark-club and legitimate stolen-base threatùgone. Arguably, the club's best starting pitcher and Game Seven starter in 2002ùgone. The club's most consistent reliever and great clubhouse guyùgone. The team's most feared hitter and former league MVPùgone. The sole additions being two 35-year-olds with weak knees? What exactly is going on over in the the offices in ...
Los Angeles Clippers: Poised To Open Eyes and Change Perspectives
Posted: 18th December 2009 by Jose Salviati in NBA
There are certain phrases or sentences in life that you say because they are now true but they seem odd to utter because they don't fit the normal pattern you have always been so used to.á Take, for example, having to pay almost $5 a gallon for gas like we did here in the California a few years ago.I never thought I'd say that.Then, a few years later, the price ...
No Figgins, Guerrero, or Lackey for Angels in 2010: Arte Moreno Fooled Us All
Posted: 14th December 2009 by Jose Salviati in MLB
Arte Moreno had us all fooled. Thanks to the free agent signings, the stadium improvements, and the winning ball club, we all thought Anaheim was a big market city. We loved the atmosphere at Angel Stadium, the rally monkey, and the perennial winner. You fooled us all, Arte! I looked the other way when the Angels lost Chone Figginsùno easy task when you consider it ...
Bryant=Jordan and Jennings=Iverson: Who Is Your “Next”?
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Jose Salviati in NBA
I created a bit of a stir in the B/R community recently by having the audacity to suggest Kobe Bryant was not only the next Michael Jordan, but that he has surpassed him.á At least through age 30.á That great debate rages on! The subject of looking for, in some cases longing for, the next version of something we love is as human a characteristic as is breathing air.á ...
Note From the Los Angeles Clippers: Free Agents Can Find A Home in L.A.
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Jose Salviati in NBA
When Donald Sterling bought the Clippers, then based in San Diego, there was a lot of speculation that a move to the then Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim was imminent. The Angels and Ducks along with the NBA franchise would have rounded out a very nice sports trio in the O.C. That however was not to be. Despite great crowds and enthusiasm in what is now ...
What if Tim Donaghy is right? David Stern has been masterful in guiding the NBA. He is eloquent, funny, personable, and tough. Stern, as much as any player, executive, or owner, must get credit for the amazing success of the NBA. I wonder if he won't be the cause of a serious down-turn now. Donaghy is a gambler and convicted felon. Yet, ...
There are a few things in life that are inevitable but we must endure.á Tax time, a flat tire, having to go to the DMV and watching your favorite team fall apart. The last one stinging worst of all. I remember watching the Steve Garvey news conference when he signed with the San Diego Padres.á The banner read "Out of the Blue."
Ouch.á
My beloved Dodgers were crumbling.á They still ...
Who needs reality television when you have the NBA?
A week in the NBA is generally filled with drama, accusations, yelling and injuries. Who needs Gossip Girl?
This weeks slides looks at a convicted criminal, a snake-bitten franchise (surprise, not the Clippers), the return of a superstar, and more.
When you consider the season isn't even half over it excites you (well, it excites me) about the possibilities ahead. For what ...