The Story: In case you missed it, the Angels traded for Scott Kazmir in exchange for Alexander Torres, Matthew Sweeney and a player to be named later. The Monkey Says: The deal nearly fell apart late Friday, but it is official now and Kazmir will be making his first...
Oakland Athletics (56-71) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (75-51) Game 1 Starters: OAK – Brett Tomko (3-2, 3.69 ERA) LAA – Trevor Bell (1-1, 9.49 ERA) Game 1 Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Game 2 Starters: OAK...
From the better late than never department, the Angels are reportedly on the verge of acquiring starting pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays. The report from Lyle Spencer, the Angels beat reporter from MLB.com, so I would classify the news as very reliable. ...
The Story: Maicer Izturis is coming into his own. The Monkey Says: Izzy may not field like his brother, but he isn’t exactly a slouch either and he has turned into a very nice offensive player. It should be interesting to see what the Angels do with him and...
The Athletics had nothing to play for last night but ended up playing spoiler to the Angels with Trevor Cahill and the A’s bullpen combining to shutout an Angel offense that looks like it might be past its expiration date. Perhaps the Angel hitters were merely...
Oakland Athletics (55-71) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (75-50) Starters: OAK – Trevor Cahill (6-12, 4.86 ERA) LAA – Ervin Santana (7-6, 6.13 ERA) Game Info: 7:25 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM As much as this season has...
When it comes to solving the Angels’ quest for starting pitching help, I am pretty close to raising the white flag. The trade market has been scoured and picked through and the free agency pool has run drier than a Death Valley swimming pool. Unless Brad Penny...
The Story: Mike Scioscia says Shane Loux is welcome in Triple-A after being designated for assignment. The Monkey Says: Loux has to clear waivers first and then must choose to go to the minors, but I would say both seem highly likely since no team is probably that...
Ahh, all is finally right with the world again. The Angels are back on the win column and Joe Saunders is back in quality starter form. On the verge of a four-game losing streak and having their starting pitching be declared a natural disaster, the Angels got...
Detroit Tigers (67-58) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (74-50) Starters: DET – Edwin Jackson (10-5, 2.86 ERA) LAA – Joe Saunders (9-7, 5.33 ERA) Game Info: 12:35 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Guess who’s back? The...
