Weekend Rewind: A Sweeping Success – Angels Sweep Athletics

After this weekend’s series, I think it is safe to say that the Angels’ regular season has been a sweeping success.  The Angels closed out their regular season with an impressive sweep of the Oakland Athletics and a whole lot of good feelings. Kendry...

Halo Headlines – 10/2/09

The Story: Mike Scioscia has aligned his rotation so that the playoff rotation will look like this: Game 1 – Lackey, Game 2 – Weaver, Game 3 – Kazmir, Game 4 – Saunders.  The Monkey Says: Saunders might get bumped from Game 4 depending on the...

Game Countdown – 10/01/09: A Red October – Rangers @ Angels

Today is the first day of the Angels hope will be a very red October.  We say that every year, but I really feel this year could be different. Instead of Sean Connery speaking with a Scottish accent, despite playing a Russian, our captain is Mike Scioscia, no accent...

You Make the Call: Making the Post-Season Roster

Now that the Angels ALDS matchup is officially set it is time to try and figure out the Angels’ playoff roster.  For some reason Mike Scioscia is trying to keep this shrouded in mystery until this weekend, but that isn’t going to stop us from figuring it...

Halo Headlines – 10/01/09

The Story: Prospect Mike Trout is working on improving his swing as well as his baserunning techniques.  The Monkey Says: Trout had a great rookie ball season, but it is nice to the elite prospect taking the Angel coaching suggestions to heart. The Story: Is Bobby...

Game Rewind: One and Done – Angels 5, Rangers 0

Come on, Texas.  Now your just not even trying.  For the second time this series, the Angels have shutout the Rangers, this time doing it on a one-hitter courtesy of Matt Palmer and four bullpen compatriots. When two minor leaguers are celebrating at the end of the...

Minor League Year in Review

With the Angels post-season berth all locked up and the final five games rendered basically meaningless, let’s take a break from focusing on the big league club and see how things are going in the farm system by profiling the best and worst at each minor league...

Halo Headlines – 9/30/09

The Story: ESPN’s Buster Olney thinks the Red Sox power pitching will overpower the Angels again in the ALDS.  The Monkey Says: I’m not listening, lalalala!  I can’t hear you, lalalalala! The Story: AngelsWin.com profiles Bill McDonald, host of...