Shane Cobb - Baseball Analysis

In his first start of the season, John Lackey was unsuccessful. He pitched only four innings and game up 5 earned runs on 9 hits. The bullpen did solid again today, well, with the exception of Esteban Yan. Hector Carrasco pitched 3 shutout innings striking out 3 and looked real good in his Angel debut. Read more »

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, yes, the name is official, picked up their first win of the season on Monday against the Seattle Mariners. A clutch 2 out hit by the Halos shortstop, Orlando Cabrera, put the Angels ahead by 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break the tie. Read more »

The Halos are back and ready to defend their 2005 division title. After eliminating the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, the Angels got embarrassed by the White Sox, who would later ride Mr. Mo to a championship ring. Here is what the Angels will put out on the field at each position. Read more »

The American League East, once again, is the toughest division in baseball. It has three potential 90-win teams: the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, and the Toronto Blue Jays. Read more »

After a near 2 month dormancy, Angels General Manager Bill Stoneman signed Jeff Weaver to a one year 8, 325, 000 deal on Wednesday. Jeff Weaver, 29, will join his younger brother, Jered, in the Angels organization in hopes of a 3rd straight postseason appearance. Read more »

The Angels finally acquired the left-handed reliever they've been looking for. On Friday, December 9th, the Angels traded Alexi Casilla to the Minnesota Twins for J.C. Romero. Read more »

Whether it?s through trades or free agent signings, Bill Stoneman expects to be busy. The Angels lost in the ALCS because of poor, inconsistent hitting that only produced two runs a game. The Angels best hitter, Vladimir Guerrero, did not come through. Vlad only got 1 hit in 20 at bats and had he played for the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, the media would?ve been all over him. With all of this over, Stoneman has come to realize that Vlad can?t do everything by himself and will load up on offense this offseason. Read more »

The Angels head into the postseason for the second straight year. Clinching home field advantage, the Angels will face off against the New York Yankees in the ALDS. Read more »

After getting absolutely humiliated in Tampa Bay, the Angels came back strong to win two out of three games against the Oakland Athletics. Read more »