by Steve Scripps | Aug 11, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Trevor Bell is officially set to make his major league debut Wednesday against the Rays. The Monkey Says: The Angels seem willing to just throw rookie starting pitchers up against the wall and hoping that one or two sticks. Bell has been on fire this...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 11, 2009 | 2009 Articles
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Super Vlad!!! The man we all thought was long since dead is back with a vengeance. Combining his forces with the Angels’ newest superhero K-Mo the Destroyer, Super Vlad has risen from the ashes and...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 10, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Tampa Bay Rays (61-50) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (65-44) Starters: TB – Matt Garza (7-8, 3.63 ERA) LAA – Sean O’Sullivan (3-1, 4.24 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Losing two of three to...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 10, 2009 | 2009 Articles
I’m not sure what annoys me more: that Joe Saunders has been pitching horribly for several weeks and has now suddenly developed a shoulder injury or that the Angels expect us to believe it. The Halo PR machine would have us believe that Joe Saunders has been...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 10, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Joe Saunders was placed on the disabled list with shoulder tightness and Jose Arredondo was called up to take his place. The Monkey Says: The Saunders injury is simply devastating on so many levels for the Angels, more on that later today. The Story: Can...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 10, 2009 | 2009 Articles
These Ranger guys are really starting to piss me off. Instead of rolling over and playing dead like young, upstart clubs are supposed to, those pesky Rangers came to town and made sure the Angels knew full well that they aren’t going away anytime soon. In...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 8, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Texas Rangers (60-47) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (64-42) Game 1 Starters: TEX – Scott Feldman (10-4, 3.91 ERA) LAA – Joe Saunders (9-6, 5.07 ERA) Game 1 Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Game 2 Starters: TEX...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 7, 2009 | 2009 Articles
Dear Texas Rangers, So, you’re probably feeling pretty good about yourself right about now, huh? Let’s face it, nobody expected you guys to still be hanging around the top of the AL West this late in the year. That’s a great accomplishment and you...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 7, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Gary Matthews is feeling a bit vindicated about his recent contributions to the team. The Monkey Says: I’m feeling good about it too because it might make Private Matthews actually tradeable come this off-season. The Story: FanGraphs rates Juan...
by Steve Scripps | Aug 6, 2009 | 2009 Articles
The Story: Kendry Morales talks about how his development into a burgeoning star. The Monkey Says: Kendry doesn’t reveal much other than he knows how to give vanilla answers but he definitely sounds very mature. The Story: Bobby Abreu was named AL Player of the...
