The Angels did pretty well in their first season, finishing third place with a record of 86 – 76. Sadly, the team could not continue to improve their game, until they finally made it to the top of the “mediocrity list” in the 1970’s – this greatly affected the sales of Los Angeles Angels tickets (for quite some time).

Although the team was not doing very well on the playing field, they had some talented players. In the 1960’s they had outfielder Leon Wagner, pitchers Ken McBride and Jim Fergosi and catcher Buck Rodgers. In the 70’s the team also had a very powerful pitching combination of Warren Sphan and Johnny Sain, as well as Frank Tanana and Nolan Ryan. In 1979, Los Angeles Angels tickets holding fans were thrilled when the team finally made it to the playoffs after clinching the American League West Title with an 88-74 record. Unfortunately, the Angels lost to Baltimore in the American League Championship Series, greatly displeasing everyone who had invested in Los Angeles Angels tickets.

The team bounced back in the 1982 season, this time the Angels won another American League West title and entered the playoffs with their secret weapon Reggie Jackson. They played pretty well and holders of Los Angeles Angels tickets thought that it was time for the team to advance to the World Series for the first time when they had a 2 – 0 lead in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Milwaukee Brewers. Instead, they ended up becoming the first team to give three consecutive wins in a best of five series. The team came pretty close to advancing to the World Series again in 1986, but couldn’t make it further after going up three games to one in the best of seven series. Los Angeles Angels ticket holding fans were grieved at the team’s inability to make it to the big show after coming so close.

It was painful to watch the team go through another 16 years of playoff woes. In 2002, the Angels’ luck changed by way of the wild card, when they shocked not only the league but everyone who invested in Los Angeles Angels tickets by defeating the favoured New York Yankees to win the ALDS, they defeated the Minnesota Twins to win the ALCS and won a World Series title after defeating the Giants.

The Angels have won a World Series title, one American League pennant, seven West Division titles and one wild card berth. The team is also well known for their pitching performance, and even though they have not been able to advance to the next level in any of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Angels’ ticket holding fans believe that the team will win another World Series title.

The team began the 2009 season as two-time defending American League West Division champions and many Los Angeles Angels ticket holders expect the team to do well. Sadly, the team lost their special assistant to the general manager on 13th January 2009, due to injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car. The team also lost rookie pitcher, Nick Adenhart, who was also killed in a car accident. Baseball fans and most Los Angeles Angels ticket holding fans believe that these two losses will not affect the team’s performance this season or in 2010.