Why is Wood Playing Shortstop Again?

A funny thing has been happening with Brandon Wood and the Angels in the past week.  No, they didn’t finally wise up and start giving him regular playing time in the majors, he is still quite well entrenched at Triple-A Salt Lake.  However, he is doing so at...

Halo Headlines – 5/12/09

Steve Bisheff wonders if the Angels’ bizarre lack of interest in Manny Ramirez this summer is because they knew something was up with him and PEDs.  Considering that there have been other players signed by the Angels who have been under a cloud of PED suspicion,...

Halo Headlines – 5/11/09

INJURY UPDATE: Vladimir Guerrero is going to start taking batting practice soon and could be ready to rejoin the team in two weeks.  With that timeline it sounds like they are planning on having Vlad skip going on a rehab assignment, let’s just hope they...

Weekend Rewind: Angels Sweep Royals, Top .500 for First Time

Why hello there, fellow AL West teams.  Long time, no see.  Remember us? Yeah, it’s us the Angels. Craziest thing happened, like all of our pitchers got hurt to start the year, heck one of them even died.  Then Guerrero got hurt too and the bullpen went to...

Game Rewind: It’s Gotta Be the Retros – Angels 6, Blue Jays 1

Now this is more like it. Real MLB pitcher + retro uniform = BIG WIN Jered Weaver was electric Thursday night, mowing down the paper tiger Toronto line-up on his way to a three-hit complete game victory.  The Blue Jays could barely touch Weaver who fanned eight...

Halo Headlines – 5/8/09

A little catch up to do after missing yesterday due to needing to relocate from Santa Barbara to escape the fires. Steve Bisheff just won’t let the Brandon Wood demotion go. Even I have given up on this angle, Wood is just going to have to wait until next year...

Game Rewind: Double Your Pleasure – Angels 5, Athletics 3

Double your pleasure, double your fun.  Double up the Athletics all night long. The Angels completed the two-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics courtesy of Shane Loux and the double play.  Loux was rolling on the night as it was, allowing just five hits and one walk...

Halo Headlines – 5/6/09

INJURY UPDATE: John Lackey was outstanding in his rehab start for Salt Lake.  Sounds like one more start in the minors should be all he needs to be given a clean bill of health. A quick look at some of the risers and fallers in the Angels minor league system. ...