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The Los Angeles Angels winning continues after their extra-inning victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Not surprisingly, Shohei Ohtani was in the middle of it all. The superlatives never end for the two-way star. Ohtani struck out eight over five innings on the mound. Then, he helped himself by hitting two doubles and […] READ MORE
Two Diamondbacks Ejected in Relatively Quiet Week Welcome to Week Six of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment rating […] READ MORE
On Monday night, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels made history, as he became the first pitcher since Babe Ruth to start a game while leading the league in home runs. He took the mound for his third start of the season while also remaining in the batting lineup. Ohtani slugged from the two-spot […] READ MORE
Ejection Inspection 2021, Weeks One and Two Welcome to the return of Ejection Inspection! This will appear every Thursday throughout the season, although this edition is late due to health reasons. It will track all ejections from the previous week of games, running from Thursday to Wednesday. Also, it will list whether the author – […] READ MORE
One of the truly great marks in the game of baseball is the 100-win milestone. If in a single season, one team manages to emerge victorious 100 times, it’s something that is truly outstanding…yet also something that is somewhat trivial. A team makes the playoffs and that seems to be the end. They celebrate, pouring […] READ MORE
The Chicago Cubs are hesitant to make a splash in the free agency market this offseason. It doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. So, it’s only fitting that we look back on some of their best offseason acquisitions in the last 20 years. These five players were vital additions to rosters that outperformed […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Angels have started to turn a corner in the final month of the season. This new sense of urgency for Joe Maddon‘s club has made for an exciting last couple of days. All the Angels need to do is beat out the Houston Astros for a guaranteed playoff spot. Or they can […] READ MORE
Jahmai Jones of the Los Angeles Angels had his MLB debut on September 1st against the Seattle Mariners. The 2015 second-round draft pick received his call up on August 31st and entered the game the following day. Jones had been training at the Angels camp in Long Beach as part of their 60-man taxi squad […] READ MORE
Welcome to the Show, Jo Adell Los Angeles Angels top prospect Jo Adell has been called up to the big leagues, while the status of Shohei Ohtani is up in the air. Jo Adell is a top-10 prospect in all of baseball and all eyes will be on him for the remainder of this season. […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Angels have finalized their opening day roster for the 2020 season. While there were a few surprises the majority of the roster has been set for a while now. The only question is who will still be on the roster after the two cuts to 28 players and ultimately 26 players. Let’s […] READ MORE