Torii Hunter isn’t the kind of guy who chooses his words carefully and in my opinion that’s a good thing. Hunter speaks candidly. He doesn’t rehearse his words or run them through a multitude of filters like Alex Rodriguez tends to do. What you see is what you get. Hunter [...][...]
Archive for the ‘Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’ Category
March 11th, 2010 - 5:42 am § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Torii Hunter’s record speaks for itself
March 10th, 2010 - 5:52 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers
Angels are red. Dodgers are blue. Whatever
From time to time I have made a snarky comment or two about the Dodgers and their fans. That shouldn’t be misconstrued into some sort of belief that I hate the Dodgers or their fans in any way because I really don’t. My disdain is reserved for the Oakland A’s. It’s a rivalry thing. So, [.[...]
March 9th, 2010 - 10:34 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Tradition
The Angels 2010 marketing campaign is “Tradition.” You’ve probably seen the billboards in and around southern California by now with the “a” in tradition being the Angels’ logo. The first time I saw one of these billboards, I thought to myself that it was an odd choice for a campaign. A[...]
March 5th, 2010 - 4:51 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Welcome home Victor Rojas
Winter is officially over in my book. The official start of spring may be later this month, but for all intensive purposes – it actually started yesterday. That’s because the Angels began play in the Cactus League Thursday afternoon. It was great to hear Terry Smith and Jose Mota on the radio a[...]
March 4th, 2010 - 7:49 am § by Friarhood § in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Ok David, where do we go from here?
From World Series games to the cellar of the league, David Eckstein has seen it all in his career. But with his production declining and his age increasing, where do we go from here? Eckstein is the guy who is easy to root for. If his small stature doesn’t impress you, his [...][...]
March 3rd, 2010 - 5:38 am § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Dealing with spring training withdrawls
It’s only been a day, but I already miss being at spring training. Actually, I began to miss it the moment we headed home. It’s hard knowing there is baseball being played in the next state and I’m not there. I can take some comfort in knowing that games will be starting this Thursday and I[...]
March 1st, 2010 - 5:25 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Postcard from Tempe
This never gets old. No matter how many times you come out to spring training, every trip is fun and exciting. You never know what kinds of stories you’re going to take away with you and the anticipation of seeing the team after a long winter is huge. You know how people frequently say they love [...]
February 25th, 2010 - 3:43 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Rocky Balboa would love the Angels
I love Rocky movies. Yup; I’m that guy. I enjoyed all six of them. Sure some were better than others, but I’m glad I saw them all. I’m the kind of guy who can’t get enough of stories about under-dogs and people or teams that overcome the odds to come out [...][...]
February 24th, 2010 - 7:38 pm § by True Grich § in AL West, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers
This too shall pass
It hit me today. Big Daddy Vlady is a Texas Ranger. The thought was kind of rattling around in the back of my brain, but I hadn’t really focused on it until today. Michael Schlact, a pitcher in the Rangers organization tweeted “Coolest part of my day so far….seeing Vlad Guerrero show up t[...]
