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Nick Swisher And… Who Else? Moneyball Draftees, 10 Years Later

Long before it was a $100 million film starring Brad Pitt’s rakish haircut, Moneyball was an introspective glimpse into the inner workings of Major League Baseball. And in his bestselling book, author Michael Lewis described the traditional way teams were ... (Continue reading)

C.J. Wilson Picks Up the Loss as the Angels Fall to the White Sox 6-1

C.J. Wilson had trouble finding the plate all afternoon in Anaheim, so much so that manager Mike Scioscia pulled the lefty from the L.A. Angels’ game against the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning—but not before the damage had ... (Continue reading)

Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets and Grizzlies: The NBA Playoffs March Along

Believe it or not, basketball fans, the NBA playoffs are still slogging on. That’s the first round of the playoffs. Given how frenetic and fast-paced the regular season was, these playoffs feel like a Helen Mirren movie playing one door ... (Continue reading)

Albert Pujols’ Slump Was Predicted by a Novel from Five Years Ago

“On December 10, 2011, [Albert] Pujols signed a ten-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, worth around $254 million.” (Quote source: Wikipedia.org) And nobody has seen him hit a home run since. With the month of April now ... (Continue reading)

7 Reasons Behind the Angels’ Awful Start (and How They’ll Turn It Around)

The Los Angeles Angels marched into this season as the presumptive champions of baseball. Coming off a respectable 86-76 finish the year before, they made a bunch of big moves in the offseason designed to carry them to greatness. They ... (Continue reading)

Albert Pujols, Matt Kemp and the Best of the Rest: Top Stories in MLB

Baseball fans, we are officially one-tenth of the way through the season.Admittedly, this an irrelevant sports statistic if there ever was one. It’s like a kid telling you his age is five-and-three-quarters. But as we are already this far along ... (Continue reading)