We are shocked and saddened by the passing of Garret Anderson, a 17-year MLB veteran and a standout member of the 2002 World Series champion Angels.
A Los Angeles native, Anderson debuted with the Angels in 1994 and spent 15 of his 17 Major League seasons with the team. He finished his career with the Braves and Dodgers, amassing 2,529 hits and a .293 career batting average.
Anderson was a 3-time All-Star. In 2003, Anderson won the Home Run Derby, and as the starting left fielder for the AL, he went 3-for-4 with a home run to capture game MVP honors.
A member of the Angels Hall of Fame, he holds several franchise records including games played (2,013), hits (2,368), doubles (489), extra-base hits (796), RBI (1,292), and total bases (3,743).
In Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, it was Anderson’s 3-run double that provided the winning margin in a 4-1 victory to clinch the first championship in Angels history.
He was 53 years old.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Angels Hall of Famer Garret Anderson.
Garret will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Angels fans for his professionalism, class, and loyalty throughout his career and beyond.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the entire Anderson family.
Stephen A. Smith says the Oklahoma City Thunder showed up last night and said there’s levels to this:
“We are sick and tired of the damn noise let’s pump the brakes and understand there’s a difference between who the hell we are and who the hell they are. The Lakers were down at the half by 30. Getting their a**es whipped. I mean it was a stomp, okay. It was almost so that it’s a good thing that Luka actually got hurt and had to get taking out in the third quarter because when we saw him holding his hamstring in the first half a lot of was like, wait a minute now that wasn’t happening when you were dropping 30 plus the last 12,13,15 games. But suddenly now your damn hamstring is hurt. We were looking at it with a raised eyebrow. Because and a** kicking will do that to you. It will make you humble, it will make you run for cover, it will make you run to the locker room, it will make you pretend that you got to use the bathroom, it will make you pretend that something might be a family emergency or anything just to get away from those confines.”
(Via @FirstTake)