by Steve Scripps | Sep 9, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Just 25 games left in the red hot MLB season and the Angels are embroiled in a red hot divisional race and they themselves are… decidedly lukewarm. Just a few weeks ago, the Halos were rattling off 15 wins in 20 games and building a nice cushion over the...
by Steve Scripps | Sep 9, 2009 | 2009 Articles
9/9/09, what a perfect day for the Angels to pick up their ninth win of the season against the Seattle Mariners. Nine is tonight’s lucky number! As if that weren’t enough, the Angels will be facing Ian Snell who currently has nine losses on the year to go...
by Steve Scripps | Sep 9, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Kendry Morales leads the Angels in average, homers and RBIs. The Monkey Says: Those gaudy numbers will certainly earn K-Mo some MVP votes, but I suspect he’ll still come up short when compared to Joe Mauer’s ridiculous numbers for a catcher....
by Steve Scripps | Sep 9, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Man, the Angels must really not like Scott Kazmir. What did the new guy do, park in somebody’s space? Hit on another guy’s wife? Throw a bag full of puppies into a lake? Whatever it was, the Angels seem hellbent on making sure his fine performances go...
by Steve Scripps | Sep 8, 2009 | 2009 Articles
So, we meet again, Mr. Hernandez! Didn’t we just face you? Can’t you please go away? After making his Angel debut last week against the Mariners and Felix Hernandez in Seattle, Scott Kazmir gets to show off for the home crowd for the first time, but must...
by Steve Scripps | Sep 8, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Announcer Buddy Blattner passed away at the age of 89. The Monkey Says: Blattner was one of the Angels’ first broadcast announcers back in the 1960’s. The Story: Scot Shields joined his teammates in Kansas City this weekend. The Monkey Says:...