Marcia C. Smith

VIDEO: This Date in Angels History, 2012. Pujols, finally, hits his first homer as an Angel

May 6, 2016 at 7:00 a.m.

Pujols ends long homer drought Angels 4, Blue Jays 3 The slugger hits his first as an Angel in his 111th at-bat.May 7, 2012 ANAHEIM — Angels fans won't forget that sound:...

Smith: With promising 2016 ahead, Angels’ Richards recharging in Oklahoma

January 2, 2016 at 6:36 p.m.

The morning we caught up with Angels starting pitcher Garrett Richards at his offseason home in Edmond, Okla., he had been rocked by a reminder of life back in Southern...

Smith: With rare exceptions, 2015 a testament to the imperfections in the sports world

December 24, 2015 at 10:14 p.m.

Today’s superstar athletes and sports figures want to look like Christmas gifts beneath the tree. They appear beautifully packaged, thanks to agents, image consultants, public relations handlers and spin doctors....

Smith: Ex-Angel Clyde Wright credits Rod Carew for prompting checkup that caught his own heart issue

December 22, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.

Former Angels All-Star pitcher Clyde Wright got to a point a few weeks ago when he could have been afraid to answer the telephone. He’s a talker, a baseball raconteur...

Rod Carew recovering from massive heart attack with a life-saving device pumping blood through his body

December 21, 2015 at 3:43 p.m.

CORONADO – In the patio of a borrowed home on this cloistered island, baseball’s greatest hitter sat alone beside the swimming pool, appreciating the warmth and quiet of another morning....

Smith: Angels party not as festive as usual

December 18, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.

ANAHEIM – The Angels had a ho-hum week at the Winter Meetings. On Wednesday, owner Arte Moreno, who served as grand marshal of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, was...

Smith: Retired, or just ‘real tired,’ former Angel Torii Hunter enjoying time with family

December 13, 2015 at 11:00 p.m.

When he answered the phone on a recent Saturday morning from his not-quite-retirement home in Prosper, Texas – 650 miles away and far removed from this week’s Winter Meetings –...

Smith: Special-needs son turns father’s anger into unabashed pride – maybe even saving his life in the process

December 11, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.

ANAHEIM – That’s his son, the young man who has worked in front of the Angel Stadium Team Store for the past four seasons, greeting fans with a high-five and...

Smith: Do you want to own a 1936 Olympic gold medal? ‘Uncle Carl’s is up for auction

December 10, 2015 at 7:24 a.m.

Patricia Burris met “Uncle Carl” in 1977, when she married into the Shy family. She soon would learn one heck of a hoops story and would – 37 years later...

Smith: Angels’ Heaney opens his heart to kids in Honduras

November 28, 2015 at 6:23 p.m.

The three-hour, 1,276-mile flight from Atlanta to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras took pitcher Andrew Heaney to another world to open his eyes and his...

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