The Story: The Angels face a tough call when it comes to replacing Rory Markas. The Monkey Says: The popular notion is that Steve Physioc will be re-hired, but, as the article suggested, re-hiring someone who they just fired seems like a bad idea all around. ...
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The Story: Angel announcer Rory Markas passed away late Monday. The Monkey Says: All of Angel Nation is in mourning for the loss of Rory who will always be remember for his call of the World Series clinching catch as well as his signature call of, “Just another...
I have a confession to make, despite being a prolific Angel blogger and a lifelong Angel fan, I do not have a favorite Angel player. For the last three years, I have been without a personal favorite on the Angel roster and have been searching for one since that...
I don’t have time to fully break this down, but it deserves at least a quick mention that Angel play-by-play announcer has passed away at the age of 54 due to a heart attack he suffered this yesterday. Rory will always be remembered for his signature catch...
The Story: Expect the Angels to show strong interest in Aroldis Chapman and Jon Garland. The Monkey Says: Chapman would clearly be a signing for the future while Garland would fill in as the fifth starter though I don’t understand why the Angels would want him...
It’s a new year, in case you didn’t notice, and with a new year comes everyone making resolutions (which is typically followed by everyone breaking those resolutions). Because I don’t want to be left out of the fun (all the cool kids are doing it),...
The Story: A prediction that Hideki Matsui will be the starting DH for the AL in the 2010 All-Star Game. The Monkey Says: That prediction isn’t as bold as it sounds since Godzilla is sure to get loads of votes from Japan especially since he is coming off a...
The Story: Fernando Rodriguez was named MiLBY Double-A Reliever of the Year. The Monkey Says: That award isn’t as cool as it sounds since Fernie more or less washed out at Triple-A last season and didn’t have much success in his brief audition in the...
I don’t know if you have heard, but the decade is ending. You’d think people would be making a bigger deal out of this seemingly significant but actually totally insignificant event. Oh, they are? Right. Since you are probably tired of reading all the...
