Category Archives: Pro Baseball

Halo Happenings: 3/2/2025

Written by mvs on March 2, 2025 — Leave a Comment

By Danny Delgado The Los Angeles Angels are 5-4 this Cactus League season–through Sunday.  Early on, Jorge Soler has been doing the most damage with five hits, two home runs, and six runs batted in, in just 10 at-bats.

Athletics News: 2/27/2025

Written by mvs on February 27, 2025 — Leave a Comment

Traveling from Oakland to Sacramento to Las Vegas, the A’s pick up some hope along the way.

Halo Happenings: 2/23/2025

Written by jtorosian on February 23, 2025 — 2 Comments

Long time starters Patrick Sandoval and Griffin Canning moved on during the off season, so what does the Angels starting rotation look like in 2025? (Sandoval was, controversially, non-tendered and signed with the Red Sox. Canning was traded to Braves for Jorge Soler.) Yusei Kikuchi (LHP), 33: 9-10/4.05

Athletics News: 2/20/2025

Written by mvs on February 20, 2025 — 3 Comments

The era of the Las Vegas Athletics won’t begin until their 33,000 seat facility is opened in 2028. For the next three seasons, 2025-2027, the A’s will be sleeping on the couch at a friend’s house in Sacramento. The address will be Sutter Health Park—14,000 capacity.

Halo Happenings: 2/18/25

Written by mvs on February 18, 2025 — 1 Comment

Mike Trout is moving from center field to right field. The reason is to reduce the wear and tear of playing center. Interesting because a few years ago, then, Angel Manager Joe Maddon made the suggestion of moving Trout to the right—and Trout shut it down. Coming into Spring Training 2025, Trout has lost weight […]

THE PADRES ARE RUINING BASEBALL!!!! (okay, not really…)

Written by mvs on February 13, 2025 — 1 Comment

By Matt Khitikian Deferred money and back-loaded contracts, the root of all MLB evil. The downfall of the game as we know it. Only the ultra-rich (cheaters?) teams would employ such underhanded tactics to exploit the system.

Mad at The Dodgers? Blame The Padres

Written by mvs on January 24, 2025 — Leave a Comment

By Matt Khitikian This offseason, and especially the past 2 weeks, baseball’s talking heads and many fans of 29 teams not named the Los Angeles Dodgers have cried foul in relation to LA’s mastery of baseball’s contractual rules and the latest CBA. Headlines and articles in recent days lament the end of MLB as we […]

Larry Stewart: My Up-Close View

Written by mvs on June 5, 2023 — 2 Comments

Former LA Times and Los Angeles Herald Examiner sportswriter Larry Stewart gives you an up close and personal view of his more than 40 years covering sports in Los Angeles with his new book “My Up-Close View.”

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Going Gonzo: 4/26/2021

Written by alexg on April 26, 2021 — 3 Comments

By Alex Gonzalez Well, it’s already been a week since the shortened high school football season ended, and I have to say, I miss it. I even miss the drive to the stadium. 

Also posted in High School Football

Dodgers In, Angels Out: MLB Playoff Pairings Set

Written by tpeterson on September 28, 2020 — Leave a Comment

The Dodgers finished with the best record in baseball and received a number one seed in the National League as a result. The Angels finished with a losing record and missed the playoffs again firing their General Manager as a result.