Locked On Angels - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Angels

In Thursday's episode, Brent:

-Briefly breaks down the playoff games from Wednesday

-Gives a quick update on the Angels general manager search

- Throws it back to Game 1 of the 2002 ALDS

-Continues his player evaluation series

Brent is currently taking a leave of absence from social media (@bmags94) so you can contact him at [email protected]. You can find his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates.

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On Wednesday's episode, Brent spends the first half of the show breaking down the first day of playoff baseball for the American League. In the second segment, Brent kicks off the beginning of Angels player evaluations, starting with Anthony Rendon, Mike Trout, and Dylan Bundy.

Brent is currently taking a leave of absence from social media (@bmags94) so if you need to contact him, you can email him at [email protected]. Brent's written work can be found at Crashing the Pearly Gates.

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On Tuesday's episode, Brent spends the first half exploring what the Angels biggest needs are following a tumultuous season that resulted in the firing of GM Billy Eppler on Sunday. Brent looks at the need for a GM with full authority, more pitching, and beefing up the outfield depth that has taken a serious hit in the past year. In the second segment, Brent previews the drastically-different National League Playoff field that is more top-heavy than its' American League counterpart.

Brent is currently on a leave of absence from social media (@bmags94) so if you need to contact him, you can reach him at [email protected]. You can follow his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates.

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On Monday's episode, Brent closes out the final weekend of 2020 Angels baseball, breaks down the firing of Angels GM Billy Eppler, and previews the American League Playoff field. In the first segment, Brent examines why Eppler was ultimately fired, what he did well in his time with the Angels, and what went wrong. In the second segment, Brent previews the AL playoff teams, who will start their run at a World Series this Tuesday in the best-of-3 Wild Card Series.

Brent can be found on Twitter at @bmags94 and writing at Crashing the Pearly Gates. The podcast is on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

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On Thursday's episode, Brent examines the Angels 5-2 win on Wednesday and how the club is still in the hunt entering the final days of the season. Brent recaps a recent article from Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times that explores the difficulties of the General Manager role for the Angels. Finally, Brent previews what is to come at Locked On Angels in the upcoming offseason.

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

*Video audio courtesy of Fox Sports West and MLB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FAzN11UmU&t=56s

*Bill Shaikin's Los Angeles Times article: https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2020-09-21/puzzling-lack-of-leadership-arte-moreno-continues-to-haunt-angels

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In Wednesday's episode, Brent briefly discusses the Angels still being alive in the playoff hunt before diving into five Angels players who haven't performed in 2020. He explores whether fans should be hopeful or concerned about these particular players.

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast at @LockedOnAngels.

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In Tuesday's episode, Brent takes a look into six Angels players who have either excelled, performed above expectations, or both. In the first segment, Brent first breaks down the Angels' 8-5 win on Monday before he explores the Angels best pitcher this season and a recent breakout slugger on an insane streak. Later on, Brent looks at four other players who have played big roles this season and may be locks for the 2021 roster.

*Walsh home run audio courtesy of Fox Sports West and MLB

*Jaime Barria article at Crashing the Pearly Gates: https://crashingthepearlygates.com/2020/09/21/how-real-is-jaime-barrias-3-26-era/

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

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In Monday's episode, Brent spends the first half of the episode breaking down the last week of Angels baseball in a 3 Up, 3 Down segment. In the second segment, Brent explores the potentially permanent new playoff format that could be around beyond 2020.

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

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On Friday's episode, Brent takes a look back on the Angels 98-win 2014 season. This past Thursday marked the six-year anniversary of the Angels winning their ninth American League Western Division title. Brent breaks it down and provides some audio provided by MLBAM to add to the reminiscing. Before getting into this, Brent answers some mailbag questions from fans, including a question about the recent Jo Adell dialogue featured in Trevor Bauer's YouTube video.

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

*Highlight audio provided by MLB and Momentum: https://www.youtube.com/user/MLB

*Jo Adell/Trevor Bauer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7b9WkzRdZ8

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On Thursday's episode, Andrew Maxwell, otherwise known as Turks Teeth, joins the show to talk Angels baseball. Andrew and Brent have worked together both at Halos Heaven in the past and currently at Crashing the Pearly Gates. In this conversation, they get into some of the problems surrounding the Angels and dive into a recent trade article Andrew had at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can find that article here: https://crashingthepearlygates.com/2020/08/29/mlb-trade-rumors-los-angeles-angels-trade-deadline-everyone/

You can follow Brent on Twitter at @bmags94 and his written work at Crashing the Pearly Gates. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @LockedOnAngels.

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