by Steve Scripps | Oct 19, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: The two-year, $16 million deal rumored to be offered to Bobby Abreu appears to be a correct valuation. The Monkey Says: Nobody told Bobby though because he turned it down. He appears to want more money, but I think even after his great year that he is...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 18, 2009 | 2009 Articles
God dammit, I hate pie. And now because Brian Fuentes can’t pitch and because the Angels can’t hit with runners in scoring position and Maicer Izturis didn’t just take the out at first, the Angels got a face full of pie. I hate pie. I really,...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
It was the perfect game plan. Forcing the opposition into making errors. Strong situational hitting. Forcing the starting pitcher to run up a high pitch count. Taking advantage of every misstep by the other team. You really couldn’t have drawn it up any...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
I’m changing things up a little bit with the Game Countdown today. Instead of the usual opinion piece, I decided to see what the enemy is up to by way of an interview with our Fanball Blog Network Yankee affiliate TheBlogThatRuthBuilt.com. Craig Williams was...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
ALCS game time is almost upon us, that means it is time to put up or shut up and make your prediction for the outcome of the ALCS. Will it be the Angels continuing their decade of dominance over the Yankees? Or will the best team that money can buy finally cash in?...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Every single ESPN “expert” predicted the Yankees to win the ALCS. The Monkey Says: The same experts almost all predicted the Red Sox to beat the Angels in the last round, so they can shove their predictions where the sun don’t shine. The...
