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We're a father and son who love to talk and argue about baseball! Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about! We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame. Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.4% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we also discuss current seasons & trends. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com. Baseball articles can be found here: https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/publish/posts
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Jan. 12, 2023

Team Deep Dive #7 - Los Angeles Angels - Ep. 340

Team Deep Dive #7 - Los Angeles Angels - Ep. 340
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We start the podcast talking about Carlos Correa and his finally-ending saga. But then we dive into a team that we didn't know all that much about until we went through the archives.

After the Dodgers and Giants moved to California following the 1957 season it was only 4 years later that the Los Angeles Angels began playing as an expansion team in the American League. They were actually co-tenants with the Dodgers in the new Chavez Ravine stadium which opened in 1962.

With only one World Series title in their history the Angels have suffered more than most teams. The awful playoff loss to the Red Sox in 1986 was one of the most difficult series losses of all time. But the Angels have had stars! And HOFers passed through like Nolan Ryan, Rod Carew, and even a late -career Reggie Jackson. Mike Trout is a lock to be a HOFer as an Angel. Vlad Guerrero Sr. is the only player to wear an Angel cap when inducted (and we think he was better as an Expo). Gordon thinks Shohei Ohtani has a really good chance.

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