The first indication something wasn't right with Wednesday night's Angels home opener follow-up came from a sign in front of the Big A ticket window announcing $5 seats. Those were for the right-field pavilion, where the view revealed a half-full stadium that stayed that way even after the inevitable arrival delays caused by rush-hour traffic.

Then came the sorry display on the field . . .

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While your Anaheim Angels underachieve through yet another season of overpriced, over-the-hill free agents (what the hell is this: the early 1990s of Von Hays and Hubie Brooks), Halos fans can take solace in at least one victory for their team: Mother Jones has deemed Arte Moreno one of the least-asshole owners in baseball.

The awesome lefty rag has recently gotten into covering sports, unearthing great stories of intrigue and outrage, but their recent story "Is Your Team's Owner a Major League Asshole?" was nothing more than glorious, well-informed listicle clickbait, complete with graphic. And Moreno fared well.

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2013 marks a decade since billionaire Arte Moreno bought the Anaheim Angels, and I think we can all say he's been good for the franchise, even if your Halos have yet to win a World Series under his reign. But one group that's never been happy with him is Aztlanistas, who from the beginning have demanded Moreno be political and shit, while Moreno has steadfastly refused.

Let's see them smoke this mota: Moreno has finally come out as an Aztlanista...in his hometown of Tucson?!

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Gallo

It's another swing and a miss for Andrew Thomas Gallo, as the California Supreme Court denied the San Gabriel man's pitch for a review of his conviction on triple-homicide, drunken-driving, and hit-and-run charges for the 2009 Fullerton crash that took the life of rising Anaheim Angels star Nick Adenhart and two others.

Gallo, who was sentenced to 51 years to life in state prison, now must turn to the federal courts for appeals as the state high court's decision was preceded by the state appellate court in Santa Ana upholding the conviction in December.

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Remember back in the days the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim were winning the West, taking the pennant and then ending the Fall Classic as World Series champions?

Yes, how soon we forget 2002.

But a hero from the Halos' glory days is returning to the Big A.

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The Rams are, of course, long gone and the Honda Center remains in need of an NBA team, but Orange County still has the Angels, Ducks, a whole bunch of mixed-martial arts fighters and assorted pro sports retirees who reside and/or hailed from here.

Current and former pro athletes get into trouble some times--you'll often go to a daily newspaper police log to discover the sports page has broken out. Check out the 10 athletes after the jump . . .

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One perk of this job is catching Angels games from the press box, where for nothing more than unreadable team coverage you get to enjoy the best seats in Angel Stadium, pluck free hot food from an all-you-can-eat buffet and snap rubberbands at the LA Times' Mike DiGiovanna. But on opening day at the Big A, the press box will have moved from behind home plate to the right field line, and while that does not bother occasional occupants like me as long as the free 'dogs keep coming, beat reporters are experiencing bunched panties.

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See the update at the end of this post where fan favorite Torii Hunter first accuses Angels owner Arte Moreno of lying to him about having no money to re-sign him, then changing his tune.

ORIGINAL POST, DEC. 13, 1:18 P.M.: When the Angels snagged Albert Pujols before the start of last season, we made like the Dodgers when they got Darryl Strawberry and proclaimed the Halos the 2012 World Series winner. Then Prince Albert didn't show up until spring was nearly over (despite filling a uniform), we moved on to lionize Mickey Mike Trout Mantle even after El Hombre finally got hot and before you knew it the Angels finished third in the AL West. So, while--HOLY FUCK!--the Angels reportedly reached a deal with Josh Hamilton, we won't go shopping for a spot in the Big A parking lot for the 2013 World Series victory parade just yet.

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Los Angeles Dodger and Baltimore Oriole Hall of Fame first baseman Eddie Murray agreed in August to pay $358,151 to settle a federal lawsuit tied to an insider-trading tip he received from his buddy and former teammate Doug DeCinces.

On Wednesday, the former Oriole and California Angel third baseman, who resides in Laguna Beach, and three associates were named in a 44-count federal indictment that dangles possible prison time over the trio.

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Your Anaheim Angels of Anaheim have jumped onto The John and Ken Show bandwagon . . . that's bound for "Off the Air."

Sí, señor, owner Arte Moreno flexed that Aztlanista muscle under the bicep sleeve of his red Halos polo, using it to yank Angels advertising from KFI's controversial afternoon rush-hour program.

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