Joe Maddon got a mohawk to lighten up the Angels clubhouse, was fired before anyone could see it The saddest and funniest story. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 12, 2022
5 things you didn't see on TV from Soccer Aid as Gary Neville booed and streakers on pitch Millions of TV viewers enjoyed watching the World XI win 11th edition of Soccer Aid at West Ham's London Stadium on Sunday evening... but not everything was caught on camera Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022
How fiery Phil Nevin won over the Angels: 'The energy he brings is contagious' ANAHEIM, Calif. — Phil Nevin was in the visiting clubhouse in Kansas City, Mo., having been ejected from a June 2, 1998, game for charging the mound and inciting a seventh-inning brawl, when another fight broke out between the Angels and Royals in the ninth. Los Angeles Times · Jun 12, 2022
Bill Madden: Tony La Russa next up on the hot seat after Joe Maddon fired by Angels NEW YORK — Tough times last week for two of baseball’s most enduring managers. At 68 years old and 56 games into the final year on his contract, Joe Maddon was fired as manager of the Angels in the midst of a 12-game losing streak. A couple of days later… Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022
Angels hit five home runs against Mets, Jared Walsh hits for cycle ANAHEIM, Calif. ― The Angels are scheduled to play another 101 games in 2022, and only six in their creamy “City Connect” uniforms. They might want to re-think that. The Orange County Register · Jun 12, 2022
Angels lose to Mets despite 2 Brandon Marsh homers ANAHEIM, Calif. — Freed of the burden of a historic losing streak, the Angels just suffered a garden-variety loss. The Orange County Register · Jun 11, 2022
Young fan who went viral gets to meet Bryson Stott, Phillies PHILADELPHIA — Last Sunday, Phillies shortstop Bryson Stott stepped up to the plate with the game and a series sweep of the Angels on the line. The Phillies were losing, 7-6, and down to their final out. Stott saw five pitches and worked his way to a 3-2 count. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 10, 2022
We’re all idiots in Tony La Russa’s world The White Sox manager and recently fired Angels manager Joe Maddon share a bond: They’re never wrong. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022
SI:AM | You’ll *Never* Guess Who Snapped the Angels’ Losing Streak Leave it to Shohei Ohtani to rescue the Angels. Sports Illustrated · Jun 10, 2022
Shohei Ohtani hits two-run homer as Angels end skid with win over Red Sox The way the Angels were playing during their franchise-record 14-game losing streak, with breakdowns in every facet of the game and the pressure mounting with every defeat, it seemed like it would take something extraordinary, something unexpected, for them to end their 2 1/2-week freefall. Los Angeles Times · Jun 10, 2022
Jennifer Lopez on the Super Bowl Halftime Show: ’It Was the Worst Idea in the World’ In a new Netflix documentary, J.Lo takes on the NFL, makes it clear she wanted to do the Super Bowl solo. Sports Illustrated · Jun 9, 2022
SI:AM | Where the Celtics Won Game 3 Even in a game that featured a combined 75 three-point attempts, the difference was the play on the interior. Sports Illustrated · Jun 9, 2022
Angels Try to End Losing Streak With Nickelback Songs, Get Shut Out Los Angeles went to drastic measures to try and finally win a game. Sports Illustrated · Jun 9, 2022
Angels’ franchise-record losing streak extends to 14 with loss to Red Sox There was no live chicken to sacrifice, and a bonfire of bats didn’t make sense, so in an effort to snap their two-week skid, the Angels all used the same walk-up song — some portion of “Photograph,” by Nickelback — throughout Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 9, 2022 Angels players use Nickelback for walk up songs in an effort to break their losing streak and MLB fans had jokes The Angels are turning to an unusual source to break their losing streak.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022 Angels managerial candidates start with Phil Nevin but include many intriguing names LOS ANGELES — Who will manage the Angels next season?
Sports Illustrated · Jun 8, 2022 Hot Seat Index: Which MLB Managers Could Be Fired Next? Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon lost their jobs within the last week, and more skippers could soon be getting the boot.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 8, 2022 SI:AM | The Angels Are in Freefall Joe Maddon’s head was the first to roll but the problems don’t stop there.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 8, 2022 Marcus Hayes: Dave Dombrowski exterminates Phillies’ dysfunction PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies got rid of Joe Girardi before breakfast on Friday morning, they found themselves. They scored 26 runs in three games, their second-highest run total in three straight games this season. Except this time they did it without their starting second baseman, their starting shortstop, and…
The Orange County Register · Jun 8, 2022 Angels’ 10-inning loss is franchise-record 13th straight ANAHEIM, Calif. — The optimism of a change in the Angels’ manager’s office eventually gave way to more frustration, in the form of a franchise-record 13th consecutive loss and an injury to Mike Trout.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 8, 2022 Joe Maddon’s Firing Deepens Angels’ Era of Instability Los Angeles’s knee-jerk response to a 12-game losing streak is more of the same impatience exhibited by owner Arte Moreno during his tenure.
Chicago Tribune · Jun 8, 2022 As the Chicago Cubs continue to wade through injuries, David Ross reacts to Joe Maddon’s firing by the Los Angeles Angels BALTIMORE — Alec Mills’ rehab process had him building up for a starter’s workload.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022 Bill Shaikin: In firing Joe Maddon, Angels GM Perry Minasian has put all the pressure on himself LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets are next on the Angels’ schedule. The Dodgers follow.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7, 2022 Cubs manager David Ross on Angels firing Joe Maddon: ‘Thoughts go out to him’ The Angels fired Maddon on Tuesday amid a 12-game losing streak.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 7, 2022 Betting/Fantasy Impact: Angels Fire Joe Maddon Analyzing the betting and fantasy impacts of the Angels firing manager Joe Maddon.