First Quarter Report Card – Coaches and Front Office

I thought my days of teaching (and thus grading) were behind me, but little did I know that being a blog proprietor mandates that every 40 games I must submit a quarterly report card for the team I cover.  Now I understand why everyone else does it.  Ah, conformity. ...

Halo Headlines – 5/29/09

Eddie Bane is saying that the Halos will be targeting power hitters in the upcoming draft.  Mike Trout, Everrett Williams, Jiovanni Mier and pitcher Tyler Skaggs.  Power?  For the Angels?  Are you serious?  I’ll believe it when I see it. Torii Hunter...

Halos Absent From All-Star Polls

I will be first to tell you that the All-Star Game is a meaningless exhibition that should have no bearing on the real MLB season and that it receives a highly disproportionate amount of attention for such a contrived affair.  I could normally give less of a crap...

Game Rewind: Weaving a Gem – Angels 3, Cheater Sox 1

The CheatSox were looking to complete the the sweep last night, but what they didn’t count on was getting tripped up by the likes of Jered Weaver Don’t look now, but the only starting pitcher with better numbers in the American League is Zach Greinke. n In...

Halo Headlines – 5/28/09

Andrew Gallo, the drunk driver who caused the car crash that killed Nick Adenhart and two others, has been officially indicted on three counts of murder and additional felonies for his role in the crash.  Police reports show that Gallo’s blood-alcohol content...

First Quarter Report Card – Pitchers

I thought my days of teaching (and thus grading) were behind me, but little did I know that being a blog proprietor mandates that every 40 games I must submit a quarterly report card for the team I cover.  Now I understand why everyone else does it.  Ah, conformity. ...

Game Talk: Let’s Get It Started – Cheater Sox @ Angels

Chicago White Sox (21-24) @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (23-22) Starters: CWS – Gavin Floyd (3-4, 6.54 ERA)  LAA – Jered Weaver (3-2, 2.52 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM The Angels are on the verge of...

Game Rewind: Halos Get Nixed – Cheater Sox 4, Angels 2

I don’t know who Jayson Nix is, but I want him taken out, now! If you see this man, eliminate him The CheatSox reserve infielder had Joe Saunders’ number last night, tagging him for two solo home runs.  All the Angels could muster was two solo shots of...

Halo Headlines – 5/27/09

The Angels insist that Ervin Santana’s arm is just fine after his disastrous outing this weekend.  I am going to go ahead and disagree, the fact that the Halos have had to go out of their way to state that Santana is not having any problems pretty much signals...

Shields to the DL… Finally

In a move that comes about three blown saves too late, the Los Angeles Angels have finally placed ailing reliever Scot Shields on the disabled list. Shields has been a downright disaster all season long and only recently admitted to suffering from patella tendinitis...