It must be nice to be the only team in baseball that can afford to bench a catcher with 30-home run power and a career .850 OPS in favor of one with .601 career OPS and a career batting average just one point north of the Mendoza line. I had no idea that the Angel...
The Story: Torii Hunter drops some knowledge on Brandon Wood. The Monkey Says: Torii was there to offer Woody some encouragement after Brandon’s tough start to 2010, displaying the exact kind of leadership we have come to expect from Hunter over the last few...
An Angel loss in which Saundo made all Angel fans scream “D’oh!” (three times) Twins 5, Angels 3 Halo Highlights Hunter literally did everything for the Angel offense tonight. All three runs came off his bat, but they went to waste. Nonetheless,...
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ game against the Twins hoping Brandon Wood can get on track. Minnesota Twins (0-1) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-0) Game : MIN – Nick Blackburn (0-0, -.– ERA) LAA – Joe Saunders (0-0, -.– ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports...
With the start of the MLB season you can’t surf the internet without tripping all over sports blogs making so-called “bold” predictions about their favorite team. It seems like bold just isn’t that bold anymore so we here at Monkey With a Halo...
The Story: Evaluating Mike Scioscia (and Terry Francona). The Monkey Says: Very cool stuff about Scioscia’s managing tendencies, especially his penchant for resting catchers but seldom resting his outfielders. The Story: It is Generation Next for the Angels...
Top 1st Great move having King Fish throw out the first pitch. Calling back for a little magic from the 2002 World Series team and one of the best Angels ever can only bring positive karma. Very smart move to appease the baseball gods this early in the season....
VS. Counting down to the Angels’ series with the Twins eager to get a look at the new look Angels. Minnesota Twins (0-0) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (0-0) Game : MIN – Scott Baker (0-0, -.– ERA) LAA – Jered Weaver (0-0, -.– ERA) Game Info: 7:05...
The outfield is too old. The infield is too young. They don’t have a real ace starting pitcher. Too many of their players are coming off career years in 2009. The Mariners have improved too much. The Rangers are only going to keep getting better....
The Story: Scott Kazmir is starting the season on the disabled list. The Monkey Says: The Halos just want him to build stamina since he started the spring late and had some shoulder issues and already expect him to start against the Yankees April 13th. Matt Palmer...
