True Grich

True Grich is dedicated to one of my all-time favorite Angels - Bobby Grich. Bob-Bay! was fearless, and made watching baseball fun. True Grich is all about having fun talkin' baseball. So, come on in and don't be afraid.

"It’s good for your soul to give yourself completely to something you have no control over." Ben (Jimmy Fallon) from the movie - Fever Pitch

March 31, 2011

One down, 161 to go

Opening day in Kansas City is a big deal; as it should be! When we awoke this morning, we turned on the local news and we watched station a...

March 30, 2011

Kansas City here I come...

Somebody pinch me because it can't get any better than this; a baseball road trip to Opening Day... Kansas City here we come. Actually,...

March 28, 2011

Ready or not

The Angels entered the off season a tad bit early last year and the Hot Stove Season was somewhat uneventful. When spring rolled around a n...

March 21, 2011

Walk this way

One of the great things about spring training is seeing the players up close and personal in a more “relaxed” atmosphere. Sunday prior to l...

March 19, 2011

Let the good times roll

Justin Masterson and Scott Kazmir are just a little more than a year apart; Masterson turns 26 years of age March 22 and Kazmir just turned ...

March 18, 2011

Hello old friend

Today reminded me of an old Eric Clapton song… “Hello old friend, it’s really good to see you once again.” That “old friend” is spring train...

March 16, 2011

Spring Fever is back

Admit it. You’ve got a little extra pep in your step these days, don’t you? It’s okay; after all, it’s spring and baseball is back and openi...

March 4, 2011

Baseball is in the air

The way I see it the 2011 season has a very different feel to it. It feels as if we are on the verge of some sort of turning point in Angel...

February 18, 2011

The ten greatest Angels of all time

The ten greatest Angels were revealed today as part of the Orange County Register’s (OCR) 50 greatest Angels survey of various panelists in...

February 17, 2011

The 50 Greatest Angels (11-20)

Today’s Orange County Register’s (OCR) list of the 50 greatest Angels take us to a place that is reserved for a very special group; those ra...

February 16, 2011

The 50 Greatest Angels (21-30)

We are now at the point in the Orange County Register’s (OCR) 50 greatest Angels where there shouldn’t be any real surprises. Then again, w...

February 15, 2011

The 50 Greatest Angels (31-40)

Today’s list in the Orange County Register (OCR) of the greatest Angels (31-40) is very revealing. As I said yesterday, my list isn’t perfe...

February 14, 2011

The 50 greatest Angels (41-50)

Here we go… the Orange County Register has begun revealing the 50 greatest Angels of all time as voted upon by a group of panelist includin...

February 9, 2011

The 50 Greatest Angels....

2011 marks the Angels’ 50th anniversary . It should be quite a year of celebrations, reflections, retrospectives and more. And of course, no...

January 28, 2011

Vernon Wells has a sense of humor

I have yet to have any interaction with Vernon Wells (something I hope to change at spring training), but I'm liking him already. Why? W...

January 27, 2011

Feeling like my old self

I’m feeling like my old self today. In fact, I’ve been saying that all day long. There’s something about spring and baseball that puts a lit...

January 26, 2011

Welcome to Anaheim Mr. Wells!

When I said I was all in on Vernon Wells, I meant it. I also knew that being “all in” also meant that I had to get to the press conference a...

January 25, 2011

I'm all in on Wells

It appears that the baseball experts, columnists, pundits and assorted fans are up in arms regarding the recent Vernon Wells acquisition. Th...

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