California Angels - The Bush Years (2000-2009)  
   
 

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          Yr P W L   Yr P W L   Yr P W L             2000  
          2000 3 82 80   2003 3 77 85   2007 1 94 68             Decade  
          2001 3 75 87   2004 1 92 70   2008 1 100 62             Click  
          2002 2 99 63   2005 1 95 67   2009 1 97 65             on Logo  
                    2006 2 89 73                          
                                                       
   
  Titles: Top Angels Players of the Twenty Oughts  
  2002 - Won World Seroes (Beat Giants)  
  2004 - Lost LDS (Boston) Pitchers:  
  2005 - :Lost ALCS (Chicago) John Lackey (24.9) -   57  
  2007 - Lost LDS (Boston)  Francisco Rodriguez (16.02) -   55  
  2008 - Lost LDS (Boston) Troy Percival (6.26) -   46  
  2009 - Lost ALCS (New York) Ramon Ortiz (6.83) -   38  
    Jarrod Washburn (18.43) -   37  
  BallPark: Ervin Santana (8.16) -   33  
  Angel Stadium (was previously named Anaheim Stadium and Edison Field) Jered Weaver (13.36) -   29  
    Bartolo Colon (4.32) -   27  
  Team Name: Joe Saunders (7.03) -   24  
  Angels Kelvim Escobar (14.16) -   23  
    Scott Schoenweiss (2.03) -   15  
  Owner:  Brian Fuentes (0.4) -   10  
  Walt Disney Company (2000 - 2003)    
  Artie Moeno (2003 - 2009) Catchers:  
    Benji Molina (7.43) -   39  
  General Managers: Mike Napoli (9.03) -   19  
  Bill Stoneman (2000 - 2007)    
  Tony Reagins (2007 - 2009) First Basemen:  
    Darin Erstad (23.52) -   48  
  Managers: Casey Kotchman (5.34) -   16  
  Mike Scioscia Kendrys Morales (3.98) -   10  
       
  No Hitters: Second Basemen:  
  None Adam Kennedy (18.33) -   37  
    Howie Kendrick (8.91) -   17  
  Hall of Famers:    
  Vladimir Guerrero ShortStop:  
    David Eckstein (13.07) -   24  
  Rookie of the Year: Orlando Cabrera (8.37) -   23  
  None Erick Aybar (5.19) -   15  
    Maicer Izturis (9.07) -   13  
  Cy Young:    
  Barolo Colon (2005) Third Base:  
    Troy Glaus (20.07) -   35  
  MVP:    
  Vladimir Guerrero (2004) Outfield:  
    Vladimir Guerrero (22.8) -   58  
  Notable Events: Chone Figgins (22.37) -   57  
    Garret Anderson (17.86) -   48  
  2000 - Prior to the season, the Angels alleviate their logjam of qualitiy outfielders Torii Hunter (8.72) -   26  
  by dealing centerfielder Jim Edmonds, 30, to the Cards. They get second  Tim Salmon (12.83) -   26  
  baseman Adam Kennedy, 24, a first round pick by the Cards in the '97 draft, and Juan Rivera (7.47) -   19  
  eighteen game winner Kent Bottenfield, 31, in return. Bottenfield is a bust as the  Scott Spiezio (6.33) -   16  
  '99 season proves to be the only double digit win season of his career, but     
  Kennedy proves to be a decent ballplayer Notable Events:  
       
   2000 - the Angels are about to reap the rewards for a bunch of high draft picks 2005 - In a deal that adds some nice depth to the roster, outfielder   
   in the Nineties due to their incessant losing. The 2000 roster is beginning  Jose Guillen is traded to the Nationals for outfielder Juan Rivera, 26,  
   to lock and load altho' it will take some more additions over the next couple of  and utility infielder Macier Izturis, 24  
    years to turn the corner. There's also a lot to be said about stablility at the  
    management end of things. Disney hired GM Bill Stoneman and field manager  2005 - Lefty Joe Saunders, 24, is a rookie. He was the twelfth overall   
  Mike Scioscia in 2000 and when the club was sold to  Artie Moreno in 2003,  pick in the '02 draft  
   he was well rewarded for sticking with them.    
  The top players, moving forward, on the 2000 roster: 2005 - Twenty two year old righthander Ervin Santana is a rookie.   
   □ C - Benji Molina, 25, IFA in '95, rookie in '99  He was an IFA in 2000  
  □ 2B - Adam Kennedy, 24    
  □ 3B - Troy Glaus, 23, 3rd overall pick in '97 draft, rookie in '98 2005 - Catcher Jeff Mathis, 22, is a rookie. He was a first round    
  □ OF - Darrin Erstad, 26, 1st overall pick in '95 draft, rookie in '96 pick in the '01 draft  
  □ OF Tim Salmon, 31    
  □ OF - Garret Anderson, 28 2006 - Slugging Catcher Mike Napoli, 24, is a rookie. He was   
  □ Righty Relief Ace - Troy Percival, 30  selected in the 17th round of the 2000 draft  
  □ Righty - Ramon Ortiz, 27, IFA '95, rookie, '99    
  □ Lefty - Jarrod Washburn, 25, 2nd round pick '95, rookie in '98 2006 - First Baseman Kendrys Morales, 23, is a rookie. He was    
  an IFA in 2005  
  2001 - Super Utility Man Chone Figgins, 23. is stolen from Colorado for   
  Kimera Bartee 2006 - Twenty two year old super utility man, Howie Kendrick is a   
     rookie. He was selected in the tenth round of the 2002 draft.  
  2002 - RHP John Lackey, 23, is a rookie, he was a 2nd round pick in the '99 draft    
    2006 - Twenty two year old utility infielder Erick Aybar is a rookie.   
  2002 - Righty Relief Ace Francisco Rodriguez is a rookie, he was an IFA in '98  He was an IFA in '02  
     
  2002 - The Angels sneak into the playoffs as a wild card (they did win 99 2006 - Twenty three year old righthander Jered Weaver is a rookie.   
  games) and go on to win the World Series. Altho' they don't win another world title,  He was the twelfth overall pick in the 2004 draft. He joins his older  
   this club has some serious young talent and will contend throughout the rest of  brother Jeff, 29, on the staff. Jeff had been signed as a free agent  
  the decade,  from the Dodgers at the beginning of the season and would be dealt  
    to the Cards in mid season where he became an unlikely St. Louis   
  2003 - Artie Moreno buys the club from Disney Corp. He likes to win and he doesn't   post season hero  
  mind spending to do it. Something that makes Angels fans very happy    
    2008 - Thirty two year old centerfielder Torii Hunter is signed as a   
  2004 - Big time slugger Vladimir Guerrero, 29, is signed as a free agent from   free agent from the Twins  
   Montreal. He gives the lineup some big time pop.    
    2008 - Twenty one year old righty Nick Adenhart is a rookie. He was  
   2004 - Anaheim embarks on a six year run of five division titles and a second   a fourteenth round pick in the 2004 draft. He tragically dies in a  
   place thru to the end of the decade. They will continue to add players to keep  car accident the following spring  
   them at the top throughout. The Angels never make it to the World Series,    
   however, as Boston smacks them down three times and the Yankees once 2009 - Anaheim ends the decade on a high, having won their fifth   
   during the stretch. Their best chance was against the one year wonder   division title in six years. All in all, they top 90 wins six times in the  
  White Sox in '05, but they lost.  final eight years of the Oughts. A combination of excellent  drafting,  
     signing of International Free Agents and major league free agents   
  2004 - Righty Bartolo Colon, 31. is signed as a free agent from the  contributes to making the Angels one of the most successful   
   White Sox. He gives the rotation a shot in the arm, so to speak.  organizations in baseball.   
       
  2004 - Righty Kelvim Escobar, 28 is signed as a free agent from     
  Toronto. He gives the rotation some depth