by Steve Scripps | Oct 18, 2009 | 2009 Articles
God dammit, I hate pie. And now because Brian Fuentes can’t pitch and because the Angels can’t hit with runners in scoring position and Maicer Izturis didn’t just take the out at first, the Angels got a face full of pie. I hate pie. I really,...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 17, 2009 | 2009 Articles
It was the perfect game plan. Forcing the opposition into making errors. Strong situational hitting. Forcing the starting pitcher to run up a high pitch count. Taking advantage of every misstep by the other team. You really couldn’t have drawn it up any...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
I’m changing things up a little bit with the Game Countdown today. Instead of the usual opinion piece, I decided to see what the enemy is up to by way of an interview with our Fanball Blog Network Yankee affiliate TheBlogThatRuthBuilt.com. Craig Williams was...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
ALCS game time is almost upon us, that means it is time to put up or shut up and make your prediction for the outcome of the ALCS. Will it be the Angels continuing their decade of dominance over the Yankees? Or will the best team that money can buy finally cash in?...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Every single ESPN “expert” predicted the Yankees to win the ALCS. The Monkey Says: The same experts almost all predicted the Red Sox to beat the Angels in the last round, so they can shove their predictions where the sun don’t shine. The...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 15, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The start of the ALCS is a little more than 24 hours away and Angel fans are licking their chops to taste some Yankee blood. Will the Angels once again demonstrate their uncanny knack for stopping the Yankee juggernaut or will the best team that money can buy finally...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 15, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: College basketball coaching legend John Wooden is a longtime fan of Mike Scioscia. The Monkey Says: If you are familiar with the legendary Wooden then you know what a huge compliment that is. Too bad the piece also mentions that Wooden’s favorite...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 14, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Mike Scioscia has been trying to play coy with his rotation plans, but the official Angel website went and spoiled his secrecy by posting his list of probable pitchers for the American League Championship Series. The planned rotation and TV schedule for the ALCS is...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 14, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: A business intelligence company has computed that the Angels and Dodgers will be in the World Series, with the Dodgers winning. The Monkey Says: Business intelligence is actually my day job, so I have to give these guys some love even if they picked the...
by Steve Scripps | Oct 14, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Hi there, New York Yankees. It is us, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, your upcoming opponent in the American League Championship Series. You might remember us from other playoff encounters like the 2005 ALDS or perhaps the 2002 ALDS. Oh, that’s right! We...
