Game Countdown – 8/18/09: Answer the Bell – Angels @ Indians

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (71-45) @ Cleveland Indians (51-66) Starters: LAA – Trevor Bell (0-0, 6.75 ERA)  CLE – Fausto Carmona (2-7, 6.37 ERA) Game Info: 4:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Alright, Trevor Bell,...

Will Wood Ever Get a Chance?

I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but the Angels have a young, slugging infielder down in the minors that looks AMAZING.  In only 86 games this year he has crushed 20 homers and put up a .933 OPS at Triple-A.  In total, the guy has hit 158 homers in his...

Halo Headlines – 8/18/09

The Story: Tony Reagins is not inclined to act on any of the recently released veteran pitchers and also downplayed reports that he was going after Heath Bell again.  The Monkey Says: Don’t be too disappointed in Reagins’ statements as he has never been...

Game Rewind: Vlad Stiffs the O’s – Angels 8, Orioles 5

I am going to go ahead and guess that Vladimir Guerrero’s leg isn’t feeling stiff anymore, though David Hernandez and Cla Meredith might have stiff necks after having to whip their head around to watch the two homers Vladdy Daddy cranked off each of them....

2002 Deja Vu

There is an overwhelming feeling sweeping over the consciousness of Angel fans, a certain sense that we’ve been here before, seen these same storylines and results from our beloved team.  It all just has a certain 2002 feeling doesn’t it? Despite having...

Halo Headlines – 8/17/09

The Story: Joe Saunders FINALLY received a cortisone shot for the “knot” in his shoulder that has been bothering him since Spring Training.  The Monkey Says: He only just now got a cortisone shot?!?!  That didn’t occur to anyone when he was getting...

Weekend Rewind: Third Times a Charm – Angels Take 2 of 3

The third time was a charm for the Angels in Charm City (by the way, has a town ever had such a mismatched nickname as Baltimore aka Charm City?  That place is a stinking hole of a town).  Just when I thought I had seen everything in baseball, the Angels twice had the...

Weekend Countdown: The Long and Winding Road – Angels @ Orioles

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (68-44) @ Baltimore Orioles (47-67) Game 1 Starters: LAA – Jered Weaver (12-3, 3.73 ERA)  BAL – Chris Tillman (0-0, 5.19 ERA) Game 1 Info: 4:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Game 2 Starters:...

Halo Headlines – 8/14/09

The Story: The LA Times takes a look back at Kendry Morales’ road from playing in Cuba to becoming a cornerstone of the LA Angels.  The Monkey Says: I have seen a few of these stories recently and my favorite part is always where they embarrass Morales by making...