5-5 road trip. Detroit, Chicago, and Oakland for this homestand. You guys ever make it to the Red Sox game, or's that happening later in the season?

Czuch Chuckers: I've heard the Red Sox have the most expensive seats. How much are they? The Angels have raise them a lot in the last 11 years. In 1995 my seats were $12.50, this year they're $42.00! In 1979 they were $5.00.
My seats are 17 rows behind the Angels' dugout. They're not the highest priced in the stadium. How does that compare to the Devilrays' prices?

Czuch Chuckers: Tonight was bad. Texas won 11 to 3. Talk about batting practice!

Czuch Chuckers: I thought he just got hurt?

Pedro Martinez: The attendance was 40,012 for the game against the Texas Rangers 4-11-6 at Anaheim Stadium. A fairly large crowd for a Tuesday night game in early April. Tomorrow is the last game of the homestand. Vladimir Guerrero did get a hit, in fact he got four hits! He now has 38 games in a row with at least one hit against Texas.

April 11th, 2006

Rangers 4
_Angels 5

I had fun at the ball park tonight. The Angels scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the game! In the eighth inning I thought the Angels would pull ahead, but the Rangers' right fielder made an amazing catch and was able to double Guerrero off first base when he'd already made it to second base. Oops! The starting pitcher was Jeff Weaver. He's new to the Angels as he was acquired in the off season and this was the first time I'd seen him pitch. Us fans thought the coach let him pitch one inning too many. He was removed after the first two men reached base in the seventh inning. His relief got the next three guys out to end the inning, but not before they were able to score a run. Sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third, and then a deep fly for a sacrifice fly scored the runner from third to make it 4 to 1 Rangers at the time. The Angels did score two in the bottom of the seventh to make it a one run ball game at 4 to 3, but the one run the Rangers scored in the top half of the inning was looming big when the eighth inning was over. After the Rangers held on in the eighth inning with the great defensive play, us home team fans were getting worried. Especially with the bottom of the line up coming to the plate in the ninth inning. The Angels got the first two guys on base to start the ninth and the Rangers made yet another pitching change. Our manager had the batter bunt, but he hit a soft liner to the pitcher and didn't advance anybody. In fact they were lucky to get back to their bases with how the ball was hit. Then the number nine batter comes up (Adam Kennedy) and he pulls a shot down the right field line into the corner and both runners score to end the game. Happy, happy! :)

Season record 5 and 3. Tied for first place with the Oakland A's in the American League Western Division. Just another 154 games to go. :)

Czuch Chuckers:

April 10th, 2006

Rangers 2
Angels- 5

Season record 4 and 3. One game behind Oakland at 5 and 2.

It seems like the Angels own the Texas Rangers. They were 15 and 4 against them last year. Vlad Guerraro got two hits in yesterday's game against them. He now has 37 games in a row against Texas with at least one hit. Lackey pitched a decent game except for the 2 run home run in the first inning, which was all the scoring Texas got. A lot of good players have left Texas, but the they still have Teixeira. Knowing the Yankees, he'll be playing for them in a few years. I didn't see Soriano playing second for them as there was a rookie doing it. A guy in the stands next to me said he'd been traded as he made too many errors even though he was a good hitter.

Czuch Chuckers:

April 8th, 2006

Yankees 2
-Angels 3

April 9th. 2006
Yankees 10
-Angels- 1

Angels took two of three in this series. That's pretty good against the best team money can buy. The Angels are about the only team that has a winning record against the Yankees since 1995. The Yankees are heading home for their season opener and the Texas Rangers are coming to Anaheim for a three game series starting tomorrow. Bartolo Colon looked real bad pitching today. He didn't even make it three innings when he was removed. The Yankees sure have one good team. What a line up! Their line up would have a good chance against the All Star Team. I'd be surprised if they don't win the East. How are the Red Sox looking this year Czuch? I won't see them until August when they come for a three game series. Johny Damon doesn't look right playing for the Yankees. No more longhair or beard. I wonder if I'd cut my hair if they offered me those millions of dollars?

April 7th, 2006

-_Yankees 1
---_Angels 4

Go Angels! :) I'm going tomorrow and the next day too.