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Salon.com
October 28, 2002
King Kaufman |
One last surprise After six nights of roller coaster weirdness, the Angels and Giants played a relatively uneventful Game 7. And when it was over, Anaheim almost looked like fun.   |
Salon.com
October 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Batting around After the Angels' second straight 10-run outburst, a tight World Series is looking like a potential blowout. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2002
King Kaufman |
Cinderella, Goliath and other Series myths With the Giants and Angels set to meet in the Fall Classic, it's time for Fox TV and other pundits to manufacture drama. |
Salon.com
October 21, 2002
King Kaufman |
"Oh! My God!" The Giants and Angels don't seem able to play a dull World Series game. Even the participants have been amazed so far. |
Salon.com
October 24, 2002
King Kaufman |
Moments to remember Cal Ripken Jr. is No. 1, the World Series is tied and Ray Liotta has something strange on his head. |
Salon.com
October 15, 2002
King Kaufman |
Who needs champions? The evil possibility of an all-wild card World Series has come to pass, and you know what? It looks pretty good from here. |
Sports Illustrated
October 15, 2002
Tom Verducci |
A sight for sore eyes Angels relievers struggle with vision, but not batters. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
King Kaufman |
America loves underdogs Just not enough to watch them play. Too bad, because the baseball teams that are still alive are a stone gas. |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Utter anonymity The Angels have quietly become a force in the AL West. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2002
Joan Walsh |
Giants in six Baseball experts are swooning for the scrappy Angels. But the Giants are scrappy too -- and they're a better team. |
Salon.com
October 1, 2002
King Kaufman |
Picking winners In the baseball playoffs, the National League teams all look vulnerable and the American League teams all look unbeatable. Something's gotta give. |
Sports Illustrated
October 11, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Playoff tradeoff Where have all the pitchers gone? Postseason has new blood, but the inexperience is showing. |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2003
Daniel G. Habib |
No Respect The Angels opened the season as lightly regarded defending champs. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
Allen Barra |
What do you say now, Bud Selig? The victories of the Angels, Twins and Cards show how empty the owners' and commissioners' arguments were. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
What Happened to the Yanks? The 2005 postseason for the New York Yankees followed one of the most challenging of all regular seasons for manager Joe Torre. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2003
Jim Kaat |
The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
Sports Illustrated
October 30, 2002
Rick Reilly |
'Back Off or I'll Snap!' Don't you feel a little sorry for Barry Bonds? Nobody, not even Barry Bonds, deserves a World Series week like he just had. |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Rebuilding the dynasty Here's some advice for the Yankees to use this offseason. |
Sports Central
October 8, 2009
Sean Crowe |
It's Groundhog Day For Angels If the Angels don't beat the Red Sox this year, they'll never beat the Red Sox. |
Sports Central
May 27, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
Who Are These Guys? With baseball season underway, you might be surprised to notice that the best record lies some 3,000 miles west. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Why a Pitcher Should Never Win the MVP Pitchers are incredibly valuable to baseball teams. The question as to whether they are the most valuable in their leagues will continue to be debated. |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2002
Phil Taylor |
Grand Opening Maturing Indian Bartolo Colon got high marks for his low pitch count in the lid lifter... |
Sports Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Central
October 11, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
Angel Food: Scioscia Under Fire The Angels, running on fumes after a grinding stretch drive and an American League West clinch that may have made childbirth resemble a minuet, were pretty well overmatched by the Red Sox. |
Salon.com
October 5, 2000
Brian Sulkis |
Mets robbed by wrong coast team! ESPN brings you the latest baseball scandal. But at least they're finally talking about the Giants... |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
Allen Barra |
What Barry Bonds did wrong He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game... |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Joan Walsh |
Who let the dogs out? If you don't know, you haven't been following the best team -- and the best kept secret -- in baseball. |
Sports Central
August 12, 2005
Jeff Kallman |
Operation Dumbo Drop In the wake of his most humiliating hour, in a career described as brilliant with some understatement, Francisco Rodriguez showed more wisdom than evinced by higher authorities than he in the Angels' chain of command. |
Sports Illustrated
May 21, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Redeemed Angel Tim Salmon has broken out of his slump and led Anaheim's reversal of fortune... |
Sports Illustrated
September 24, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the mound Rotation will have greatest impact on Yankees postseason |
Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Taking the fifth Barry Bonds' multidimensional game fuels another MVP bid. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Angels-A's race is a dud Thanks to baseball's boneheaded wild-card system, we once again have two great teams playing meaningless games in September. |
Sports Illustrated
October 1, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Truth Be Told Beware conventional wisdom. Here are 10 myths of these October playoffs, and our expert is happy to dispel them |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The hot seat cools off Managerial turnover will be at a minimum this baseball offseason |
Salon.com
October 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
Why isn't Barry Bonds productive? Because of a colossal managerial blunder that has him hitting cleanup instead of leadoff. |
Sports Central
March 10, 2005
Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting. |
Sports Illustrated
April 30, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Surprise starter There may be no pitcher more important to the Mariners' World Series aspirations than Joel Pineiro, a 23-year-old right-hander with all of eight career wins. Pineiro could be the missing piece in the Mariners' rotation... |
Sports Central
October 4, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Random Thoughts on MLB Playoffs We can still hope to see the first truly memorable game of the '06 playoffs, since none of Tuesday's games reached that level. |
Salon.com
April 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
The golden age of pitching is now When you consider what today's hurlers have to deal with, our low opinion of them is way off-base. Plus: Does God answer NASCAR prayers? |
Sports Illustrated
January 25, 2001
Tom Verducci |
The more things change ... Say hello to the new Braves, same as the old Braves... |
Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The toughest out Patience makes Bonds more dangerous than Sosa... |
Sports Central
November 13, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
HOF Ballot: The Rest of the Newcomers That's the problem with Hall of Fame ballots. Other than the obvious there-because-it's-five-years-retired players, picking the worthies from among the newcomers is both a challenge and a lot of fun. |
Sports Central
July 25, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Under the Radar Three teams to watch as the division races heat up are the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, and Arizona Diamondbacks. |
Sports Illustrated
April 20, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Home runs getting you down? Baseball Q&A: Dave Stieb... bored with home run after home run?... why isn't anyone hitting .400?... etc. |
Sports Central
December 26, 2005
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Yanks Look Like AL East Champs It's impossible to tell what the regular starting lineup for the Yankees is going to be come March, but you can be confident that it will look like an all-star team. |
Sports Central
July 26, 2010
Jess Coleman |
Can Haren Turn Around the Angels? The Angels need Haren to be a game-changer if they want to make the playoffs. And at this point, his ability to do that is unknown. |
Sports Illustrated
October 16, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Position of the powerless This World Series features a pair of atypical first basemen. |
Sports Central
March 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Trout vs. Cabrera: A Tale of Two Extensions Hours after the Tigers signed Miguel Cabrera to an eight-year, $248 million contract extension, the Angels handed Mike Trout a six-year, $144.5 million contract extension. |
Sports Illustrated
September 18, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Defending Barry Postseason failures have no bearing on this year's MVP race. |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2000
Jeff Pearlman |
Playoffs: Giants-Mets Breakdown How key is it for the Mets' pitching staff to come through? Consider: The Giants were second in the NL in batting average and slugging percentage, third in runs and home runs.... |
