So the New York Times is raving about the brisket sandwich at Angel Stadium and dissing the Dodger Dog. Of course, East Coast folks seem to think White Castle can’t be topped and have no idea about In-N-Out (double meat, ketchup, mustard and pickles … mmmm).
But back to the ballpark.
Does the New York Times know what it’s writing about? And, no, we don’t mean regarding politics.
Register columnist Jeff Miller says things are going so well for the Angels these days that the impact is being felt in the Olympics, where Angels minor leaguer Matt Brown homered in a 7-0 Team USA victory.
Check out what Miller, who is scheduled to appear live on the KROQ’s Kevin and Bean show Friday at 7:05 a.m., wrote about Angel connections in Beijing.
Now that you’ve read the news about the Dodgers’ three-team trade that brought they Manny Ramirez, what do you think about it? Is it exactly what they needed to put them over the top (especially in such a weak division) or are they still in some trouble.
UPDATE: Read the full story here.
POLL: How big is the Dodgers’ trade for Manny Ramirez?
BOSTON (AP) – Manny Ramirez is headed to Hollywood.
The Red Sox finally parted ways with their disgruntled slugger, sending him to the Dodgers in a startling, three-team trade today that brought Jason Bay to Boston, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Pittsburgh gave up Bay and wound up with four young players. Both people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made.
Breaking news is the Dodgers just pulled off a deal to get Manny Ramirez from the Red Sox. Check out the CNNSI story and come back for details as they develop. Sportsline.com has the same word.
Is this better than the Angels landing Mark Teixeira? It certainly might make a bigger impact since the Dodgers aren’t exactly tearing up the league.
The Angels just completed a sweep of the Red Sox (and made it eight in a row against Boston). They have baseball’s best record at 67-40 and lead the AL West by 11 1/2 games. And they pulled off a trade this week for one of the best sluggers in the game.
You know Angels manager Mike Scioscia won’t let his team assume anything is in the bag, especially with two months of the season remaining. But what should concern the Angels the most? Cast your vote and then check out our Angels coverage.
Dustin Pedroia breaks up the no-hitter with a single to left, and then Kevin Youkilis ended the shutout with a shot over the Green Monster.
Angels still lead, 6-2.
Jacoby Ellsbury strikes out swinging. Two outs to go.
John Lackey will face the Nos. 9, 1 and 2 hitters in Boston’s lineup. That means Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis are due up in the ninth.
Anybody else thinking July 29 could go down as quite a day in Angels history?
Angels starter John Lackey made it through the eighth inning with no problems and still no hits surrendered.
Three outs to go.
