Angels Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan! - Hardcover

Travers, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572439432 ISBN 13: 9781572439436

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2007

Synopsis

A one-stop record containing everything Angels fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.

About this title

About the Author

Steven Travers is a sports historian and sportswriter who is the bestselling author of numerous books—including One Night, Two Teams and Barry Bonds—and has also written for StreetZebra magazine, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Los Angeles Times. He is a former professional baseball player with Major League Baseball teams the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics. He lives in San Anselmo, California. Ross Newhan is a former columnist for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Los Angeles Times and a recipient of an Associated Press Sports Editors Award and a J. G. Taylor Spink Award, given by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

From the Inside Flap

From the days of the Singing Cowboy (Gene Autry), who in 1960 purchased an American League franchise to play baseball in the suburbs of rapidly growing Los Angeles, to their recent World Series and divisional titles, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been one of the most entertaining and popular teams in baseball. Their loyal and devoted fan base, developed in the early days when the team still shared Dodger Stadium with their crosstown rivals, stayed with them through years of frustration and has been rewarded with their 21st-century success. And now everything any real fan could possibly want to know about them is in Angels Essential, a fun, fact-filled reference guide that tells the complete story of this beloved ballclub.

Superstars like Nolan Ryan and colorful characters like Bo Belinsky dot the team's history, as do other names synonymous with greatness, like Vladimir Guerrero, Don Baylor, Jim Fregosi, Bartolo Colon, Rod Carew, and Troy Glaus. Milestone achievements, like Reggie Jackson's 500th home run and Mike Witt's perfect game, are part of that history as well. Angels Essential relives the pennant races, the triumphs, and the failures and introduces readers to the heroes, goats, villains, and flakes who have contributed to the history of this organization.

Whether you are a serious fan in search of previously undiscovered information or a casual fan looking to upgrade your status, Angels Essential gives you more of what you crave and serves it up on a most appetizing platter. There's trivia, special Top 10 lists, "what if" scenarios, and much more, all contained in the compelling story of a team and a franchise that in less than 50 years has established itself as one of the best in baseball.

Edition details

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572439432
• ISBN 13: 9781572439436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224