by Steve Scripps | Apr 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
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...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Breaking down the Napoli vs. Mathis debate. The Monkey Says: Much like my similar attempt last week, the conclusion is obvious that the Angels are much better off with Napoli in the line-up, no matter what Mike Scioscia seems to think. The question is...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
An Angel series loss in which the Halos got no relief from the bullpen as they looked to end their skid. Game 1 – Athletics 10, Angels 4 Game 2 – Angels 4, Athletics 3 Game 3 – Athletics 9, Angels 4 Los Angeles Angels of AWESOMENESS Hideki Matsui...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 9, 2010 | 2010 Articles
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ series against the Athletics and remembering Nick Adenhart. Oakland Athletics (4-1) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-3) Game 1 : OAK – Gio Gonzalez (0-0, -.– ERA) LAA – Matt Palmer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Game 1 Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 9, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: A look back at the Nick Adenhart tragedy. The Monkey Says: For those who don’t know, this is the one-year anniversary of Adenhart’s untimely death. Even one year later, it continues to be a story that makes all Angel fans feel immense sorrow....
by Steve Scripps | Apr 9, 2010 | 2010 Articles
An Angel loss in which the Halos just fell apart. Twins 10, Angels 1 Los Angeles Angels of AWESOMENESS A great vote of confidence was given to Erick Aybar when he was allowed to continue starting in the lead-off spot despite Maicer Izturis being in the line-up as...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 8, 2010 | 2010 Articles
It is only three games into the season, but that doesn’t mean it is too early to take a look at the job new play-by-play announced Victor Rojas is doing. The Angels looked long and hard for a replacement for the late Rory Markas before selecting Rojas, but the...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 8, 2010 | 2010 Articles
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ game against the Twins and the Angel debut of Joel Pineiro. Minnesota Twins (2-1) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-2) Game : MIN – Kevin Slowey (0-0, -.– ERA) LAA – Joel Pineiro (0-0, -.– ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 8, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Hideki Matsui will start in the outfield today. The Monkey Says: This decision was sponsored by Bad Idea Jeans. At least Scioscia is starting him in a game where groundball-aficionado Joel Pineiro will be the starting pitcher, lessening the potential...
by Steve Scripps | Apr 8, 2010 | 2010 Articles
An Angel loss in which the Halos stranded a village of baserunners on base. Twins 4, Angels 2 Los Angeles Angels of AWESOMENESS OK, so Ervin’s command definitely left a lot to be desired but I was actually encouraged by his outing tonight. The best thing I saw...
