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The Angels Are the New Tigers

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.The Detroit Tigers were easily the most disappointing team in the majors last year. A preseason favorite to win the American League Central and compete for the World Series, they opened the year with seven straight losses, setting the tone...

City of Anaheim No Longer Cares What Angels Call Themselves

When Arte Moreno officially changed the name of his team to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the world chuckled ... but the city of Anaheim cried foul. If you recall, Moreno hoped the name change would help his efforts to better market the team to the rest of Southern California while at the same time honoring a...

Angels Extend Mike Scioscia's Contract With Quite Odd Timing

In a savvy move by the Angels' front office, they let a few months get between the suicide squeeze debacle and signing manager Mike Scioscia to a contract extension. By now, I'm sure enough Angels' fans have forgotten about the incident -- they of the laid-back Cali lifestyle -- and will be happy with the move. Anyway, the...

From the Windup: Is It Time for a Salary Cap?

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.Salary Cap. There's not a more controversial phrase in baseball economics. The prospect of one hung over the strike of 1994 and 1995 before the owners and players managed to settle without implementing a true cap. Since then, baseball...

Scott Boras Ignored the Angels' Offer for Mark Teixeira for 2 Weeks

I chided the Brewers and Yankees for letting the proposed "Mike Cameron for Melky Cabrera" swap die simply for lack of a phone call. Apparently, though, that's how people do business in the big leagues. According to an unnamed source cited in the LA Times, Angels owner Arte Moreno pulled his eight-year, $160 million offer...

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05/02/12 Dodgers new owners cut parking price to $10 Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Parking prices were immediately being reduced to $10 from the previous $15.