Blogger: Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz is a Southern California native, alumnus of UC Riverside and the University of Illinois, now living in Chicago. Still an Angeleno at heart, he maintains contact with his roots via the various cable television sports packages, watches every Angels, Kings, and UCLA Bruins game he can, and he catches the Angels and Kings in person whenever they’re in town. He has blogged the Angels, Kings, Bruins, and Illini for the past three years at LA Seitz of Chicago. Rev Halofan of Halos Heaven.com has even called him the first intelligent poster he ever read on the internet. Here at SoCal Sports Hub, Seitz will primarily blog about the Angels with a little bit of UCLA on the side.
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Angels Stay Alive, Beat Yankees 5-4
With the season on the line, the Angels needed to find a way to get back into this series. Thanks to the bats of Vladimir Guerrero, Howie Kendrick, and Jeff Mathis, the Angels pulled the series back to 2-1 and look to get even tomorrow night. Jered Weaver didn't bring his best stuff ... 19Oct2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Angels Throw Away Game 2: Yankees 4, Angels 3
Just an atrocious way to end a game that the Yankees tried to give away. I don't even know what to say after this one. Time and time again the Angels had chances to take control, and time and time again they refused to cash in. For some reason, the Angels have ... 18Oct2009 | Bill Seitz | 1 comment | Continued
ALDS Game 2: Angels 4, Red Sox 1
After two games, the Angels have erased the letters H and E from the word HEX. Two starts, two great pitching performances, and two days with just enough offense to get the Angels over the hump. They'll board a plane tomorrow and fly back to Boston with a 2-0 series lead in ... 10Oct2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Five Times in Six Years
For the fifth time in six years, the Angels have won the American League West. For those first 29 years of my life, I don't think I ever thought I'd see this kind of sustained success. And what makes it better is that I no longer think it's likely to end any ... 3Oct2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
A Simple Solution to the Angels Bullpen Woes
The Angels bullpen has been its Achilles Heel all year. One wonders how much better the Angels' record would be if the starting staff had been healthy all year, and if that staff were able to turn leads over to a bullpen that could ... 17Sep2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Angels Offense Flat Again: Angels 0, Mariners 3
In a totally unsurprising performance, the offense which could only score one run against Mariners rookie Doug Fister managed one fewer than that against Mariners ace Felix Hernandez. The Angels offense has seemingly been feast or famine of late, and last night was definitely famine. Hernandez had command of all of his ... 3Sep2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Angels Fall to Ms: Angels 1, Mariners 2
Just when you think the Angels are ready to finally put Texas away, both teams show that the race isn't over. The Rangers swept two games from the Blue Jays yesterday. Coupled with the Angels loss to the Mariners, the AL West lead now stands at only ... 2Sep2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Saunders Sharp: Angels 10, Mariners 0
For much of the season, 2008 all-star Joe Saunders was firing blanks. After finally admitting to an arm injury, and spending some time on the DL, it's Saunders' opponents who are getting blanked. In his second start since returning from the DL, Saunders tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing ... 1Sep2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Three of Four in Baltimore: Angels 8, Orioles 5
The Angels relied on the long ball at the plate, while Ervin Santana followed up last week's gem with another solid performance as the Angels closed out a four game set against the Orioles with a 8-5 victory. The Angels needed the win to keep pace with Texas ... 18Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Back on the Horse: Angels down Orioles 5-1
After Friday's 16 run debacle, the Angels handed the ball over their big horse, John Lackey. Lackey responded with seven innings of one run ball, and was the beneficiary of a five run third inning as the Angels beat the Orioles 6-1. All of the game's runs came in ... 15Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Sweep: Angels 10, Rays 5
The Angels offense waited a little too long to give Trevor Bell a win in his major league debut, but the rookie gave the Angels a chance to win, and the Angels closed out the series with a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in an afternoon tilt at the Big A. ... 12Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Santana Dominant in Shutout: Angels 6, Rays 0
Ervin Santana has been an enigma all season. The velocity, the movement, the ability seems to have been there all year. Yet he entered tonight's game with Tampa Bay with an ERA over seven, struggling to find any type of consistency. He looked like Santana v2.008 tonight, simply dominating Tampa. Santana held ... 11Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
400: Angels 8, Rays 7
Vladimir Guerrero is trying to slug his way into the hall of fame AND into a big contract for next season. He hit two home runs, including the eventual game winner in the seventh inning, the 400th of his career. Kendry Morales hit his 24th and 25th homers of the year, the ... 11Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Bats Arrive from Minny: Angels Club ChiSox 9-5
It took a couple of days, but the Angels finally found the offense they left in Minnesota. Combined with an adequate performance from Ervin Santana, the Angels salvaged the last of their three game set at the Cell with a 9-4 victory. The Angels got things rolling early with six runs in the first ... 6Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Thome Powers White Sox Past Angels: 6-2
Jim Thome slugged two homers and Gavin Floyd pitched into the ninth inning as the White Sox downed the Angels for the second consecutive night. Again, the Angels offense never got going, and was unable to pick up Sean O'Sullivan, who was strong through five innings, ... 6Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 1 comment | Continued
Angels Fall to White Sox 5-4
The Angels left their bats in Minnesota. Following a series in which they pounded out over 50 hits and scored in double digits in all three games, the Angels managed only five singles against White Sox pitchers and failed to take full advantage of seven walks ... 5Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 1 comment | Continued
Game 101: Angels 11, Twins 5
The Angels pounded out 19 hits and overcame an early three run deficit to beat the Twins and maintain their three game lead over Texas. Ervin Santana struggled, allowing five runs in six innings, but tremendous work by the bullpen kept the Angels in the game. Justin Speier, ... 1Aug2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Game 100: Angels 9; Indians 3
The Angels hit the century mark with their winning percentage at an even .600 as they took the rubber game against the Indians in an afternoon tilt. John Lackey continued to round into form, tossing seven innings and allowing one run while striking out eight. 70 of his ... 29Jul2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued
Game 99: Angels 7, Indians 6
The Angels overcame another shaky start, needed to come from behind yet again, and survived a second straight awful performance from Brian Fuentes to end their two game losing streak. Jered Weaver turned in a mediocre outing, but gave the Angels a chance to win. He struggled with his ... 29Jul2009 | Bill Seitz | 0 comments | Continued

