Discussion: Was the Angel Season a Success?

The World Series starts tomorrow and guess who won’t be participating?  That’s right, the Angels.  This team had championship aspirations and came close to making good on them but just couldn’t pull it off.  As hard as they fought against the...

Halo Headlines – 10/27/09

The Story: Steve Bisheff has his own plan for the Angels off-season roster moves.  The Monkey Says: His plan seems a bit far-fetched as it involves letting Vlad, Figgy and Lackey walk and then somehow finding a way to trade for Roy Halladay and signing Jason Bay. The...

ALCS Post-Mortem

The ALCS loss is still fresh in the minds of Angel fans and as painful as it might be, it is time to take a look back and see what exactly went wrong against the New York Yankees: The Angels starting pitching is good but not great – All that starting pitching...

ALCS Game 6 Rewind: So Close, Yet So Far – Yankees 5, Angels 2

It could have been a comeback for the ages.  Instead, it ended up being an embarrassing finish to an otherwise memorable season. (Editor’s Note:  I am not a sore loser, this recap was ready last night but apparently the database server took the loss pretty hard...

Halo Headlines – 10/26/09

The Story: Some fans complained about former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda’s behavior and language when he attended a game at Angel Stadium.  The Monkey Says: Classy guy that Lasorda. The Story: Mike Scioscia takes umbrage with all the off days MLB schedules...