The Story: The Angels have chosen their reps for the vaunted Arizona Fall League: Hank Conger, Peter Bourjos, Ryan Mount, Bobby Cassevah, Tim Kiely, Jeremy Haynes and Tommy Mendoza. The Monkey Says: Conger and Bourjos will be the hot names to watch on the Mesa Solar...
“You have got to be kidding me.” That was the theme of the night and the phrase that kept blurting out of my mouth throughout the tonight’s heart-wrenching Angel loss. The old adage in baseball is that you just have to hit the ball where they...
Detroit Tigers (66-58) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (74-49) Starters: DET – Jarrod Washburn (8-7, 3.18 ERA) LAA – John Lackey (8-6, 4.00 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM It wasn’t so long ago...
Yesterday we pondered over the seven reasons that the Rangers posed a threat to the Angels’ AL West title hopes. You didn’t really think that we were going to let them off that easy though, did you? So today, we’ll do you one better (literally) and...
The Story: Jarrod Washburn says he is open to signing with the Angels as a free agent this off-season. The Monkey Says: Funnily enough, Wash had actually been talking retirement coming into the year, but now he might get another fat new contract instead. The Angels...
So this is what losing is like. I almost forgot what it feels like to have the Angels go through a slump and I have to be honest, it kind of blows. 5 RBIs for Cabrera? Yeah, real glad we didn’t trade for him two years ago. After their late comeback attempt...
Detroit Tigers (65-58) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (74-48) Starters: DET – Justin Verlander (13-7, 3.29 ERA) LAA – Jered Weaver (13-4, 3.89 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Today should have been...
The Angels have passed the final quarter pole for the season and still they find those pesky Texas Rangers nipping at their heels. Though it pains me to say it, it looks like Angel fans are really going to have to start taking the upstart Texas club seriously. For...
The Story: Erick Aybar is living up to his potential. The Monkey Says: We all knew Aybar could field, but he is hitting better than anyone expected and has finally cut down on the mental mistakes that used to drive Angel fans so crazy. The Story: Joe Saunders threw a...
So have we learned our lesson about starting too many unproven rookies yet? After Sean O’Sullivan and Trevor Bell both failed to escape the second inning in their respective starts, I certainly hope so. It isn’t a good thing when your starter can count...
