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Dan Haren is Traded to the Angels
Sunday July 25, 2010 the Arizona Diamondbacks traded right handed starting pitcher Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In return the Diamondbacks will receive veteran southpaw Joe Saunders; as well as two young pitchers – Rafael Rodriquez and southpaw Patrick Corbin, along with a player to be named later. Current speculation indicates the player to be named might be Tyler Skaggs, an Angels 2009 Draft Selection.
Dan Haren’s Final Press Conference as a Diamondback
Angels Acquire Ace Haren From DBacks
Three Cheers For The West Coast!
Yesterday the Dodgers wrapped up their series against the Cardinals. They swept the Division Series in three games and will now move on to the League Championship against either the Colorado Rockies or the Philadelphia Phillies. Of course we all know the winner of the National League Championship moves on to play the American League winner in the 2009 World Series.
Today the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (geez it’s dumb having to say that!), wrapped up their Division Series against the Boston Red Sox. They also swept their series in three games. They will move on to play the New York Yankees (who swept the Minnesota Twins in a three game series) in the American League Championship.
Both the Angels and the Dodgers are based in Southern California in the Los Angeles area, and in Anaheim. These two teams could conceivably end up playing each other in the World Series. As a Southern California native now living in Arizona, I think it would be great to have a west coast World Series.
Three cheers for the west coast! Take that you east coast baseball snobs!
Detroit Tigers Sentimental Favorites?
At this point in time, the Detroit Tigers are losing to the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins are winning. If this is how the evening plays out Detroit will then be one game ahead of Minnesota with two games remaining in the season. Therefore by Sunday October 4, Detroit’s playoff bid could have evaporated, ended in a tie, or simply come down to the last game of the season.
I don’t know about other baseball fans, but I can’t help seeing the Detroit Tigers as sentimental favorites to make the playoffs and hopefully advance to the World Series. It seems as if it would be a tremendous morale boost to the citizens of the economically beleagured City of Detroit. Unemployment there is nearly twice the national average, and entire city blocks are nearly abandoned in some parts of the city. The Tigers organization has done many things to aid the city and the fans, and the fans have shown as much support as they can. I have family in Michigan, though I’ve only ever passed through Detroit; and though the Tigers are not my favorite team, with things like they are now I want to root for them.
With my Arizona Diamondbacks long out of the playoff picture for 2009, my preference from the National League is the Saint Louis Cardinals or the Los Angeles Dodgers. I’ve always liked the Cardinals, and frankly there are few finer players and good, decent men in baseball than Albert Pujols. I grew up in Los Angeles as a Dodger fan and I still like them; however I wouldn’t be too unhappy to see the Cardinals get there instead. Normally looking at the playoff picture at this point in time from the American League I would pick the Anaheim Angels (is having to say Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim the dumbest thing ever??), or frankly anyone other than the New York Yankees (LOL!); however this season I’m rooting for the Detroit Tigers for sentimental reasons.
GO TIGERS!!!!
Support Your Local Sheriff
Well, the All Star Game team has been selected, and there will be at least two Diamondbacks there! Dan Haren has been named as one of the pitchers, and Justin Upton has been voted in on the coaches/players ballot as a reserve outfielder. We have a chance to get a third Diamondback player into the game because our own Mark Reynolds is on the final vote ballot http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/fv/ballot.html to make the team. Let’s go with what Mark and Darron came up with; vote for Mark Reynolds and encourage Angels fans to vote for him also in exchange for our votes for Chone Figgins. Why not? Let’s get Mark ‘The Sheriff’ Reynolds in there and have a little fun while we’re doing it!
Brooms Example of Bad Fan Behavior
Today at Chase Field the Arizona Diamondbacks dropped their third game in a row to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (how stupid is having to call them that??). This, of course, means the Angels swept the Diamondbacks at their home field. Several Angels fans at Chase Field were brandishing brooms, particularly at the end of the game. I consider this to be bad fan behavior and I object to it.
As a fan I can’t say I’ve never been happy about a sweep my team made, or that I would never bring a broom to Chase Field if I thought the Diamondbacks would sweep a team. However, I do agree with something Mark Grace said. He said he did not object to fans bringing brooms to a series sweep at their own field or stadium; however he also said he did not care for fans bringing brooms to the ballpark when they were the visiting team. I agree and find it very uncool for fans to bring the brooms to the ballpark as a visiting team. I can’t swear that no Diamondbacks fans has ever done this; however I can swear that I never have and I never will; even if the opportunity arises. It just doesn’t seem right to me.
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