BREAKING NEWS: Matthews Traded to the Mets? – UPDATED

P.T. Barnum once said, “There is a sucker born every minute.”  Today, that sucker is Mets GM Omar Minaya who has reportedly traded for disgruntled Angel outfielder Gary Matthews Junior. Good riddance to bad rubbish. There is no word yet on what the Angels...

Halo Headlines – 1/22/10

The Story: Even St. Louis baseball reporters worry about Joel Pineiro’s ability to succeed in the AL away from Dave Duncan.  The Monkey Says: It is never a good thing when the hometown writers lack confidence in a guy.  Clearly Pineiro is going to be a very...

Joel Pineiro a Poor Consolation Prize

The Angels are reportedly set to sign Joel Pineiro to a two-year, $16 million deal.  This is a move that we Halo fans are supposed to be excited about, yet for some reason I feel like the guy who went on a game show to win a million bucks but all I left with was the...

Halo Headlines – 1/21/10

The Story: The Angels have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with Joel Pineiro pending a physical.  The Monkey Says: Pineiro has a long history of health issues so the physical is no gimme.  Based on Pineiro’s performance last season, this is a steal of...

Scioscia’s New Rules

Mike Scioscia will soon get the chance to sit on a committee with Commissioner Bud Selig and some of the other top minds in baseball (aka all the old, crotchety managers still in the league) to suggest rule changes for Major League Baseball.  While the committee will...