Since this is an introductory post, I'll keep things focused to a welcome here, before moving on to other, more topical entries.
This blog is dedicated to all of the fans of Major League Baseball, who help make it the great game that it is. It's just dedicated to those of us on the West Coast a bit more.
More specifically, it is a dedication to the fans of the Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim. A proud team with a proud, west coast tradition. A team that has lived in the shadow of media dominated east-coast coverage for decades, during which time they have quietly turned from a small-market doormat to a perennial contender.
From humble beginnings as the project of cowboy performer named Gene Autry in 1961, through years of heartbreak and despair in the 1980s and 1990s, and on towards triumph, culminating in being the champions of baseball in 2002, the Angels have been the object of millions of adoring fans over the years. In recent years, they have competed with the best, beaten the best (yes, that is a winning record against the Joe-Torre-Yankees), and remained with the best.
Being an Angels fan, and remaining one through the years of misery and mediocrity bestowed upon us, has led us finally to a team with the drive to remain competitive far into the future. Led by the finest owner baseball currently knows in Arturo Moreno, driven by superstars like Vladimir Guerrero and Francisco Rodriguez, and powered by young talent ready to produce for another decade in Casey Kotchman, Mike Napoli, Howie Kendrick, and many more, the Angels have become the franchise we have all long waited for as fans...even if Manny and Derek are still the world's "brand name".
With your help, I would love to see this become one of the finest blogs on the Los Angeles Angels that the internet has to offer. I would love nothing more than to foster an environment where a passion for our beloved franchise can grow...or at least grow beyond the confines of livejournal, anyway.
Mind the advertisements, please.
And welcome to West Coast Bias. Jeter fans will be towed at owner's expense.
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