I know that Angel fans are utterly irate over the state of the bullpen right now (word is that Arte Moreno is petitioning Governor Schwarzenegger to have Brian Fuentes declared a natural disaster), the real problem that has plagued the Halos of late is their impotent...
The Story: Mike Scioscia says he is OK with John Lackey’s critical comments after his last start. The Monkey Says: Big John called out Morales for his fielding blunder in Tuesday’s loss. I can’t imagine Sosh is really all that cool with Lackey...
That game is going to haunt me for a long, long time. My I am just still in shock, but that is the single-most painful regular season loss I can think of in the last few years. I am now so terrified of having to play Boston in the ALDS that the first thing I did...
I have one piece of advice for both the Angel players and their fans. RELAX! The Angels need to just do what Frankie say. For the players, this advice applies particularly to the Angels hitters who are gripping so hard at the plate, I am surprised that they...
The Story: The Angels’ schedule for 2010 has been released. The Monkey Says: The schedule is highlighted by the Halos starting the season at home against the Twins, finishing on the road against Texas and facing the NL Central in interleague paly. The Story:...
I have an idea. Why not just have the Angel starting pitchers work the first three innings of each game just to keep them fresh and then turn the ball over to the bullpen. I just don’t see the point in having them throw needless innings in games when the Angel...
Yes, I know, it seems like the Angels and Red Sox are on a collision course to meet in the playoffs yet again. This is the part where everyone would normally call this upcoming regular season series a playoff preview with all sorts of internal importance to both...
When is an All-Star closer with a league-leading 41 saves not really a reliable closer? Apparently, when that closer’s name is Brian Fuentes. The Angels’ top reliever has gone from untouchable in June to unreliable in September and now, with just 19...
The Story: Brian Fuentes is likely to begin sharing save chances with Kevin Jepsen. The Monkey Says: The closer will be selected based on match-ups, so now the Angels officially have a closer-by-committee situation on their hands. I will delve into the impact of...
In a game with a playoff like atmosphere, the Angels better hope that their performance wasn’t indicative of how they will perform when the playoffs roll around for real. The Yankees literally knocked the Angels’ socks off. As in playoffs past, the Angel...
