My loyal readers may find this hard to believe, but I have been accused of being too negative about the slow start to the Angel season. I know, I know, total blasphemy if you ask me, but just to prove that I am nothing but an eternal optimist, kindly bend over and...
The Story: Mike Scioscia held a closed door meeting with his players after Tuesday’s loss. The Monkey Says: Whatever Sosh said obviously worked. He had to do the same thing early last season as well, but that doesn’t mean the Halos should make it an...
An Angel win in which the Halos finally got some motivation. Angels 5, Yankees 3 Los Angeles Angels of AWESOMENESS I don’t know what Mike Scioscia said in the closed door meeting with the players yesterday but it definitely worked. Every single Angel looked...
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ game against the Yankees hoping the Halos might finally have found a spark. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2-6) @ New York Yankees (5-2) Game : LAA – Joel Pineiro (0-1, 4.50 ERA) NYY – Javier Vazquez (0-1, 12.71 ERA) Game Info: 10:05...
The Story: A man committed suicide by jumping off the rook of the Angels’ hotel in New York. The Monkey Says: Wow, talk about a bad omen to start a road trip. Apparently Jered Weaver actually saw the guy as he hit the ground and was rather shaken up as a...
An Angel loss in which the Angel offense came up with too little too late. BOX Los Angeles Angels of AWESOMENESS Brandon Wood looks like he might be coming around. He picked up a walk and a hit today and should have added an opposite field double to his line as well...
It’s deja vu all over again for the Angels. Just like in 2009, the Halos entered the 2010 season believing the one aspect of their roster that they wouldn’t have to worry about would be the bullpen and just like in in 2009, the 2010 Angel bullpen is a...
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ game against the Yankees hoping a return to Yankee Stadium can wake up the Halos. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2-5) @ New York Yankees (4-2) Game : LAA – Ervin Santana (0-1, 6.00 ERA) NYY – Andy Pettitte (0-0, 1.50 ERA) Game Info:...
The Story: Brandon Wood knows he is better than his numbers. The Monkey Says: I’m glad he thinks so, but he isn’t the one that needs convincing. If he doesn’t start doing something soon, Mike Scioscia is going to lose total faith in him. The...
Through his first five starts of the year Brandon has been about as comfortable in the batter’s box as Jesse James would be in the audience of the Def Comedy Jam. But is that really any surprise? The Angels insisted all spring long that third base his job to...
