Have you got your Angels tickets as yet? If you haven't, you are going to miss out on great baseball game action. Based in Anaheim, California, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team. They are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Their unusual name has originated from their home city, Los Angeles. Also nicknamed "the Halos", the Angels have been using the Angel Stadium of Anaheim as their ballpark since 1966. Currently, the Angels are the reigning American League West Champions.

What's In A Name

The Angels club was founded in Los Angeles in 1961. It underwent several name changes from ‘California Angels' to ‘Anaheim Angels' to their current name, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005. None of this discouraged their fans, who bought Angels tickets to watch the team play. The Angels relocated to LA after the Browns were turned down during the Word War II period.

Angels And Los Angeles

1961 was the first year of the Angels as a major league expansion team in LA. They played their home games at the Dodger Stadium from where they moved to the Anaheim Stadium [nicknamed The Big A] in 1966. Notable players in that period were Clyde Wright, Ken McBride, Jim Fregosi, Albie Pearson, Leon Wagner, and Buck Rodgers.

Down The Memory Lane, Ryan Express

The 1970s were mediocre years except for Ryan's feats that gave him the nickname of Ryan Express. Later, Ryan chose to become a free agent. The Angels did not win any championship till 1979, when they won their first American League West Division championship. For the game, Don Baylor was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player award. Other contributors to the team were Bert Campaneris, Bobby Grich Rod Carew and Dan Ford. These players drew baseball lovers who bought Angels tickets to watch their favorite players play.

In the 1982 postseason, the Angels clinched their second AL West championship and narrowly missed the 1986 World Series primarily due an error known as the infamous Bill Buckner error. The Angels did not qualify for the playoffs for the next 16 years. For most of the 1990s, the Angels suffered a downslide and suffered the worst collapse in franchise history in 1995. Tragedies such as Bostock's murder and Moore's suicide further added to the woes of the Angels.

Fans Who Had Bought Angels Tickets Faced Much Disappointment.

Team uniforms underwent changes in 1997 and logos designed by the Disney Studios were added to the jerseys, a style much ridiculed by Angels' fans. The team reverted to its earlier uniform in 2002. A year before that, the Rally Monkey also became Angel's unofficial mascot.

Angels In the 21st Century

After many ups and downs, Angels' World Series victory in 2002 gave the team some new confidence. In 2003, Disney sold the Angels to Arturo "Arte" Moreno. About this time, the Angels were caught up in legal hassles for marketing themselves to Los Angeles. They were sued by a jury trial but they won the legal battle.

Vladimir Guerrero led the Angels to a fourth American League West championship in 2004. For his efforts, he was awarded American League Most Valuable Player Award. The Angels went on to fight the New York Yankees and White Sox on the baseball field in 2005. The 2007 season went well too as the team clinched theirs sixth division title and seventh overall playoff berth in its history.

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