Few Games, Little Movement
There were only 4 games today impacting the West but there was a bit of movement in the standings as some teams won and of course some teams lost. Colorado moved up a notch in the Wild card standings by …
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Only a Matter of Time
The way the Oakland Athletics are playing right now, it’s only a matter of time before the take sole possession of first place in the AL West. Everything seems to be falling into place for them as they make this …
Tied At The Top Again
While the best pitching performance of the night goes to Mike Fiers of Oakland who threw 7 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball and struck out 8, I have to acknowledge the bullpen of the Giants who held the Mets scoreless …
Closing Out a Weekend of Western Battles
Well, those games didn’t go as I wanted them to but at least one was exciting. The Angels game ended up being just a long drawn out rain delayed nightmare as they should really have won. Too bad the rain …
Reaching the Pinnacle
Ok, while I am trying something new with my baseball posts by looking at both of the Western Divisions in MLB, I gotta spend a bit of extra focus on the Oakland Athletics. I have always been an Anaheim/California Angels …
Something New
I wanted to try something new with my baseball posts by looking at the Western teams. In my opinion, the AL and NL West seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to coverage since so …
5 Run 1st Is Not Enough
While the Angels got off to a great start in Texas on Thursday, it was not enough to support the depleted pitching staff. With Taylor Cole making his 2nd start and lasting just one inning, the Angels Achilles heel showed …
3 In A Row
With a solid outing by Felix Peña the Angels win their 3rd in a row. Sure, it was against the Padres who aren’t the strongest team in baseball, but it’s still a string of victories.
A Nice Start to a Career
Taylor Ward had a nice start to his MLB career on Tuesday as he went 2 for 3 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI. It was also nice to see the Angels win again. Back over the …
Winning in the 10th
The Angels haven’t done so well in extra innings this year (4–7 now) but the managed to put things together last night against the Padres. And while Andrew Heaney pitched well, he let San Diego come back to tie up …