Posted 10:24 AM by Sean
No sweep for you! The Angels got hammered last night, 10-4, amid a major meltdown by Sele and a minor one by Shields. I tend to think this was just one of those games, though - I mean, when you give up a hit and run single on a pitchout it's just not your night, know what I mean? And despite the fact that the Angels lost ground on both the Mariners and the A's last night, they have to feel pretty good about winning two out of three in New York. If they can repeat that in Boston over the weekend, they'll be in good shape to come home and start feasting on some of the AL chum they've been denied thus far.

Meanwhile, Arturo Moreno has been approved as the new owner of the Angels, making him MLB's first-ever Latino owner. Ross Newhan, who's been covering the Angels since their inception, seems cautiously optimistic that Moreno will - at least in the near term - look to maintain stability in the team and in the front office, rather than clearing out personnel to replace them with his own people. He's quoted as indicating that Bill Stoneman can be General Manager "for as long as he wants," which is kind of a silly thing to say, obviously, but nevertheless is somewhat reassuring.