Word: anaheims
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Gigante's ethnic flavor isn't welcomed by all. Last year the Anaheim planning commission tried to block a store proposed for the site of an abandoned shopping mall, in part because it would cater, as the head of the agency put it, "primarily to the Hispanic market." And what, you might wonder, is wrong with that? Non-Hispanic whites make up just 36% of the city's population, down from 56% in 1990, while the Latino share of residents has risen from 31% in 1990 to 47% today. But many of the Latinos can't or don't vote...
...World Series just ended. It was a good one, too. Seven games, comeback victories, long home runs—too bad it had to be Anaheim that won. It’s funny, you root so hard for the Yankees to lose in the playoffs and yet, come World Series time, you can’t help but miss them. They provide drama, great baseball and a perennial villain. The World Series is much more interesting when there is an “Underdog meets Evil Empire” storyline. Last year’s Series featured ninth inning home...
When the fly ball San Francisco Giants centerfielder Kenny Lofton sent arcing into the outfield landed in Darin Erstad’s glove Sunday night and the Anaheim Angels won the World Series for the first time in their 42-year history, the applause in Edison Field was thunderous. Disney, Anaheim’s owner, couldn’t have written a better Cinderella story: despite baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s naysaying, despite the lack of big names on their roster and despite their relatively untried pitching staff, the Angels triumphed in seven games...
...just another guy at home plate." that's what Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez was saying about the San Francisco Giants' superman left fielder, Barry Bonds, before the start of the California World Series. Yeah, and Einstein was pretty good with numbers...
...room but only three of us have an interest in [the Series],” said his roommate, Mike S. Press ’04. “Austin and Chris are constantly at odds over games. I’d take the side of Anaheim over San Francisco but I’m not as vocal in my support or negative feelings...