Angels look to get back to playoffs in 2011

March 31st, 2011
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Because the Anaheim Angels have such crazy fans, and the team is looking so good, sometimes getting your hands on actual Angels tickets can be a little difficult. Your first stop should be the Official Angels site to see what’s still left from the official source. Ticket Master makes it a bit difficult to find the exact Angels tickets you want, only letting you select by price-range. But as a starting point you can tell what face-value Angels tickets prices are.

But even if you see a ticket you like, don’t buy it right away. After ascertaining the price on the primary market, your next step is to compare that face-value price to the secondary ticket market prices for Angels tickets. The “secondary ticket market” is what they call where baseball tickets are resold on the open market for the price fans are willing to pay. Sometimes you are buying from a fan with season tickets looking to make back some of the money. Other times its a professional seller looking to make a profit. Either way you can find some really good tickets at reasonable prices. Sometimes its more than face value, but in many cases the price for Angels tickets is way below face value. Then, compare ticket prices for Anaheim Angels across the secondary ticket market to see what sites are giving you the best deals.

Lots of fans start at Stubhub when looking for Stubhub Angels tickets , and they aren’t a bad start. They have a ton of tickets, but sometimes their prices are a bit higher. You can also check out a site like Ticket Liquidator, which normally has a bit of a larger selection of Anaheim Angels tickets at Ticket Liquidator with lower tickets, plus their fees are lower too. Another big player in the online Angels ticket sale business is TicketsNow, which is actually owned by Ticket Master, so check the TicketsNow Angels ticket listings to see what’s available. Yes, Ticket Master, AKA Live Nation, also owns a secondary ticket site, and even though their prices aren’t great you might be able to find something.

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White Sox take close one from Angels

September 27th, 2010

Its almost time October baseball and all the action that comes with the most exciting time in all of sports. The quest for the World Series is like nothing else, when each and every pitch has incredible ramifications. There are some really good teams in the playoffs this year, with the past two World Series winners the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies in the post-season once again. Each year MLB playoff ticket from Ticket Liquidator get more and more popular, but this year the action is out of control! The Yankees and Phillies have two of the most dedicated fans in the sporting world, and with both fans eager to see their team take the first World Series of the new decade. Baseball tickets are hot sellers throughout the summer, but the intensity for demand really heats up when the post-season gets here. Careers are made or destroyed in October baseball, and who knows what timeless moments will happen during the 2010 playoffs? Get your tickets ready soon so you can see the historic moments live and in person. So, with the MLB playoffs ready to start on, Wednesday, October 6, here’s a look ahead at the 2010 playoff teams.

Texas Rangers

And over in the AL West, the Texas Rangers have taken the division from the LA Angels for the first time in ages. While its tough for the Angels, its good to see some new blood in the playoffs. They can’t get enough sports in Texas, and while Texas playoff tickets are definitely going to be hot sellers. Josh Hamilton has been a great hitter for years now, and paid him with Vlad Guerrero and the Rangers are a tough out. After coming over from the Mariners, Cliff Lee has been the ace of the Rangers staff, and looks to be just as good as he was with Philadelphia last year. They cannot wait to see how the Rangers respond to being the post-season for the first time in over a decade, and Rangers Ballpark at Arlington is going to be rocking for sure this October. Sure they are going to buy a ton of Cowboy football from Ticket Liquidator for their NFL fix, but playoff baseball is like nothing else. Those Rangers playoff tickets are going to be going really fast, so get out there and cheer on your team today!

American League playoff outlook

New York Yankees

It should come as no surprise that the New York Yankees are again in the playoffs, but while last year they entered the post-season looking almost invincible, this year there are a few chinks in their armor. But that hasn’t really affected sales of Yankees playoff tickets at all! Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada are all a year older, and all have struggled at times throughout the season. But the “core four” aren’t nearly the issue as the Yankees starting rotation is. Staff ace CC Sabathia won 20 games and has been electric all, but he is just one man. At some point, Pettitte, AJ Burnett, Javier Vazquez, Phil Hughes, or Joba Chamberlain will need to win a game. They definitely have the talents to get back to selling Yankees World Series tickets, but we’ll see they look what happens in the ALCS. And lets not forget about the rest of the American League playoff picture.

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Yankees have been swapping the AL East lead, and as of Monday, September 27 the Rays lead the Yankees by half a game. While home field advantage would be nice, Rays tickets for the playoffs are going to be selling hot either way. They Rays arguably have the strongest starting rotation in the American League, and while the offense has been up and down at time,s they have some great players that have gotten it done in the past. Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena are electric hitters eager to win the World Series. A number of Rays players are likely to be free agents this year, so this is the season for this group of Rays to make a run. The Rays don’t sell many regular season tickets, but Rays playoff tickets are a different story. All the Rays fans come out for the post-season, and should they end up selling ALCS playoff tickets they are then the fans will really turn out. Manager Joe Maddon has been great with his young staff for years now, and he knows what it takes to get his players to perform. The Rays are causing some major noise in the American League, and at gunpoint they are this writers pick to represent the AL in the Fall Classic.

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins have won the AL Central race once again, and fans are excited! Hopes are high in Minneapolis, and Twin tickets playoff will not be along very long. That is not new for fans of the Twins, but what is new is the stadium. Now the Twins enter with a potent lineup and some veteran pitching. The Twins have been a perennial playoff team, however they usually get bounced from the post-season pretty early. But Manager Ron Gardenhire is looking to change that, and with perhaps the best Twins roster in a ages, the time is now. They’ll be looking for World Series baseball tickets for sure should the Twins make it all the way, and that is a definitely possibility. The New York Yankees won the World Series after opening their new stadium. Now the spotlight is on the Twins to do the same. There is some question about how October baseball outside in Minnesota will go over, but our guess is that Twins playoff tickets will still be very hot sellers.

Yes the American League has some good teams ready for battle, all aiming to get to the World Series. You can bet October baseball is going to be crazy, so do your best to get out there. MLB playoff tickets are waiting for fans like you, and if you are lucky enough to have a team in the playoffs you are going to see a good time. Get those post-season baseball tickets right away and watch all the action in person!

Angels Beat Rays 6-3

September 20th, 2010

The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim did battle with the the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday at Tropicana Field with the Angels victorious 6 to 3. It was a huge win that rooters with Angels tickets aren’t likely to forget. You never know what you’ll see at a baseball game so get your cheap tickets today!

Angels pitcher Scott Kazmir (5.84 ERA) got the win, while Jeff Niemann (4.48 ERA) took the loss for the Rays. Scott Kazmir went 5 innings for the Angels, allowed 6 hits, one home run and one earned run with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Angels was Matt Palmer (4.99), and Michael Kohn (2.60). The Rays’s starter Jeff Niemann went 4.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, 2 home runs and 5 earned runs with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Dan Wheeler (3.65), Jeremy Hellickson (3.38), Andy Sonnanstine (4.58), and Jake McGee (6.75) also pitched for the Rays. With the win, Kazmir’s record goes to 9-14, while Niemann drops to 10-7. Jordan Walden earned the save for the Angels, bringing his saves up to 1.

In addition to the 6 runs, the Angels put up 9 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Angels, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Brandon Wood had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Carl Crawford had the most hits for the Rays (3), followed by Ben Zobrist (2). Rocco Baldelli could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Rays mustered 3 runs, 9 hits and no errors.

Umpiring duties were performed by Chris Guccione, Jerry Crawford, Phil Cuzzi and Brian O’Nora. There were 25,794 Rays ticket holders in attendance at Tropicana Field.

Angels blank Mariners 3-0

September 13th, 2010

Wow! What a game you saw last night if you had Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim tickets, when Dan Haren threw a no hitter for the WIN_TEAM!! Congratulations to Haren as well as the Angels for an incredible accomplishment. You never know what you will see at a baseball game and if you were at Angel Stadium yesterday you’ll have a story to tell for the rest of your life! Wow! What a nail biter! This was a pitchers duel that Dan Haren and Jason Vargas will never forget! Fans with Angels tickets saw two fantastic pitchers do battle. You don’t see baseball games as low-scoring as this, and when you do you better appreciate it! You never know what you’ll see at a baseball game so get your cheap tickets today!

Angels pitcher Dan Haren (4.09 ERA) got the win, while Jason Vargas (3.62 ERA) took the loss for the Mariners. Dan Haren went 7 solid innings for the Angels, allowed 3 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Angels was Jordan Walden (2.25). The Mariners’s starter Jason Vargas went 7 innings, allowed 7 hits, no home runs and one earned run with one walk and 4 strikeouts. Ryan Rowland-Smith (6.88) also pitched for the Mariners. With the win, Haren’s record goes to 10-12, while Vargas drops to 9-10. Fernando Rodney earned the save for the Angels, bringing his saves up to 10.

In addition to the 3 runs, the Angels put up 8 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Angels, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Bobby Wilson had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. The Mariners didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. Casey Kotchman could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Mariners mustered no runs, 4 hits and one error.

Umpiring duties were performed by Jeff Kellogg, Larry Vanover, Jeff Nelson and Mark Carlson. There were 42,357 Angels ticket holders in attendance at Angel Stadium.

Angels Lose Close One To Mariners

September 1st, 2010

The Seattle Mariners squeaked to victory over the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim yesterday at Safeco Field with the Mariners earning the win 3 to 1. It was one heck of a game that devotees with Mariners tickets will definitely cherish. Baseball isn’t the only game in town. See what other cheap sports tickets are out there.

Mariners pitcher Brandon League (2.78 ERA) got the win, while Kevin Jepsen (5.04 ERA) took the loss for the Angels. Felix Hernandez went 7 solid innings for the Mariners, allowed 3 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. The Angels’s starter Dan Haren went 7 innings, allowed 7 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Francisco Rodriguez (3.67) also pitched for the Angels. With the win, League’s record goes to 9-6, while Jepsen is at 2-4. David Aardsma earned the save for the Mariners, bringing his saves up to 26.

In addition to the 3 runs, the Mariners scored 10 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Mariners, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Ichiro Suzuki had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Angels didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Angels got one run, 5 hits and one error.

Umpiring duties were performed by Dale Scott, Jerry Meals, Scott Barry and D.J. Reyburn. There were 18,737 Mariners ticket holders in attendance at Safeco Field.

Angels thrashed by Rays 10-3

August 25th, 2010

The Tampa Bay Rays blasted the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim yesterday at Angel Stadium with the Rays triumphant 10 to 3. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Rays tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!

Rays pitcher Wade Davis (4.41 ERA) got the win, while Ervin Santana (4.13 ERA) took the loss for the Angels. Wade Davis went 5.1 innings for the Rays, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Rays was Chad Qualls (7.80), Lance Cormier (4.22), Dan Wheeler (3.12), and Andy Sonnanstine (4.11). The Angels’s starter Ervin Santana went 5.1 innings, allowed 8 hits, 2 home runs and 6 earned runs with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Michael Kohn (3.27), Jordan Walden (4.50), Scot Shields (5.62), and Brian Fuentes (3.52) also pitched for the Angels. With the win, Davis’s record goes to 10-9, while Santana falls to 13-9.

In addition to the 10 runs, the Rays managed 13 hits and committed no errors. Evan Longoria led the Rays in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Jason Bartlett’s 2 hits, and Dan Johnson with 2. Jason Bartlett had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Hideki Matsui had the most hits for the Angels (3), followed by Erick Aybar (2). Juan Rivera could not get much going at the plate as he left 5 runners on base. The Angels mustered 3 runs, 10 hits and one error.

Umpiring duties were performed by C.B. Bucknor, Kerwin Danley, Angel Campos and Dana DeMuth. There were 43,577 Angels ticket holders in attendance at Angel Stadium.

Twins blank Angels 4-0

August 23rd, 2010

Wow! What a game you saw last night if you had Minnesota Twins tickets, when Scott Baker threw a no hitter for the WIN_TEAM!! Congratulations to Baker as well as the Twins for an incredible accomplishment. You never know what you will see at a baseball game and if you were at Metrodome yesterday you’ll have a story to tell for the rest of your life! It was a solid match that aficionados with Twins tickets won’t soon forget. Not much compares to America’s Pastime so stock up on cheap baseball tickets and see all the fun live.

Twins pitcher Scott Baker (4.63 ERA) got the win, while Jered Weaver (3.21 ERA) took the loss for the Angels. Scott Baker went 7 solid innings for the Twins, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and no earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Twins was Jesse Crain (2.70), and Matt Capps (2.64). The Angels’s starter Jered Weaver went 6 innings, allowed 6 hits, one home run and 4 earned runs with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Scot Shields (5.75), and Jordan Walden (0.00) also pitched for the Angels. With the win, Baker’s record goes to 11-9, while Weaver is at 11-9.

In addition to the 4 runs, the Twins scored 7 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Twins, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Michael Cuddyer had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Angels didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Angels scored no runs, 6 hits and no errors.

Umpiring duties were performed by Mike Winters, Hunter Wendelstedt, Mike Estabrook and Jerry Layne. There were 40,385 Twins ticket holders in attendance at Metrodome.

Royals Lose Close One To Angels

August 11th, 2010

The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim barely got a “W” over the Kansas City Royals yesterday at Angel Stadium with the Angels winning 3 to 1. It was quite a game that followers with Angels tickets will be talking about for days.

Angels pitcher Dan Haren (4.34 ERA) got the win, while Bryan Bullington (4.85 ERA) took the loss for the Royals. Dan Haren went 7 solid innings for the Angels, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and one earned run with one walk and 3 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Angels was Fernando Rodney (4.05). The Royals’s starter Bryan Bullington went 6 innings, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and 3 earned runs with one walk and 4 strikeouts. Philip Humber (0.00) also pitched for the Royals. With the win, Haren’s record goes to 8-10, while Bullington falls to 0-2. Brian Fuentes earned the save for the Angels, bringing his saves up to 23.

In addition to the 3 runs, the Angels managed 7 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Angels, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Erick Aybar had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Royals didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Royals managed one run, 5 hits and no errors.

Umpiring duties were performed by Derryl Cousins, Jim Joyce, Jim Wolf and Marvin Hudson. There were 43,512 Angels ticket holders in attendance at Angel Stadium.

Royals Lose Close One To Angels

August 10th, 2010

The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim barely got a “W” over the Kansas City Royals yesterday at Angel Stadium with the Angels winning 6 to 4. It was quite a game that followers with Angels tickets will be talking about for days. In fact all sports are a great time so check out what sports tickets are out there.

Angels pitcher Ervin Santana (4.12 ERA) got the win, while Sean O’Sullivan (5.05 ERA) took the loss for the Royals. Ervin Santana went 6.1 solid innings for the Angels, allowed 6 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with one walk and 3 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Angels was Kevin Jepsen (4.15), and Fernando Rodney (4.14). The Royals’s starter Sean O’Sullivan went 6.1 innings, allowed 10 hits, one home run and 6 earned runs with one walk and 6 strikeouts. Kanekoa Texeira (4.11), and Jesse Chavez (5.40) also pitched for the Royals. With the win, Santana’s record goes to 11-8, while O’Sullivan falls to 1-3. Brian Fuentes earned the save for the Angels, bringing his saves up to 22.

Bobby Abreu provided much of the offense for the Angels with an incredible 4 runs batted in. In addition to the 6 runs, the Angels managed 11 hits and committed no errors. Bobby Abreu led the Angels in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Maicer Izturis’s 2 hits, and Erick Aybar with 2. Juan Rivera had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Yuniesky Betancourt had the most hits for the Royals (3), followed by Billy Butler (2). The Royals managed 4 runs, 10 hits and no errors.

Umpiring duties were performed by Marvin Hudson, Derryl Cousins, Jim Joyce and Jim Wolf. There were 40,011 Angels ticket holders in attendance at Angel Stadium.

Angels fall to Tigers 9-4

August 9th, 2010

The Detroit Tigers did battle with the the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim yesterday at Comerica Park with the Tigers victorious 9 to 4. It was a huge win that rooters with Tigers tickets aren’t likely to forget.

Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello (5.74 ERA) got the win, while Trevor Bell (6.03 ERA) took the loss for the Angels. Rick Porcello went 6 innings for the Tigers, allowed 8 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with no walks and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Tigers was Robbie Weinhardt (4.20), Ryan Perry (4.46), and Jose Valverde (2.76). The Angels’s starter Trevor Bell went 5.1 innings, allowed 9 hits, no home runs and 4 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Michael Kohn (4.76), Scot Shields (6.05), and Kevin Jepsen (4.23) also pitched for the Angels. With the win, Porcello’s record goes to 5-10, while Bell drops to 1-3.

In addition to the 9 runs, the Tigers put up 13 hits and committed 2 errors. Johnny Damon and Will Rhymes tied for most hits for the Tigers with 3 hits, followed by Ryan Raburn with 2 hits. Johnny Damon had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Angels didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Angels mustered 4 runs, 10 hits and one error.

Umpiring duties were performed by Ed Rapuano, Tom Hallion, Ron Kulpa and Lance Barksdale. There were 32,037 Tigers ticket holders in attendance at Comerica Park.