by Steve Scripps | Feb 9, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Scot Shields will not be fully healthy when Spring Training opens next week. The Monkey Says: Well that is certainly unexpected. It doesn’t sound like Shields is too far off from being ready to throw again, but it certainly is an ominous way for...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 8, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Why Mike Scioscia is the best manager in the game. The Monkey Says: If last year’s success with an injury and tragedy ravaged roster doesn’t tell you why Sosh is the best, then you just aren’t ever going to figure it out. The Story:...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 5, 2010 | 2010 Articles
For the last six years, Vladimir Guerrero has been the unquestioned face of the franchise. Anytime the team had a key game it was always marketed as “Vlad and the Angels take on [insert opponent]!” But now that Guerrero has moved on to Texas, who will...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 5, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The Angels look to the future with promise. The Monkey Says: The Angels have loads of young talent and few salary obligations beyond 2011, so they certainly have flexibility, but what about the present? I want a World Series now, dammit! The Story: Joe...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 4, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The Angels announced their 27 non-roster Spring Training invitees. The Monkey Says: The list includes nothing but Angel prospects like Trevor Reckling and Hank Conger and a handful of Quadruple-A type players. Barring an unforeseen injury to an...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 3, 2010 | 2010 Articles
My brain is still fried from watching the season premier of “Lost,” so I don’t think I am going to be able to come up with a cogent bit of analysis or any clever satire today. So, I figured I would take advantage of the fact that my mind is skipping...
