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. ...

Game Rewind: No Stopping Napoli – Angels 5, Athletics 2

In a game where I should be saying nothing but positive things about Joe Saunders, I can’t help but focus on Mike Napoli.  Excuse me, I mean “The Unstoppable Force” known as Mike Napoli. After going 4-for-4 against the hated A’s last night,...

Halo Headlines – 5/5/09

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Steve Bisheff attempts to take credit for the Napoli-at-DH idea and realizes the is not now for Brandon Wood. Hold your breath and cross your fingers, Angel fans.  Vlad Guerrero is scheduled to be evaluated by the team doctor tomorrow, after which...

Game Talk – 5/4/09: Angels @ Athletics – The Battle for Last

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (10-13) @ Oakland Athletics (9-13) Starters: LAA – Joe Saunders (3-1, 3.41 ERA)  OAK – Brett Anderson (0-2, 5.01 ERA) Game Info: 7:05 PM PT TV-Fox Sports West, Radio-KLAA 830 AM, KFWB, KWKW 1330 AM Two teams enter, one team...

No Cure For the Bullpen Blues

Never as an Angel fan did I expect to find the team in this situation.  The Angels boasting a lights out bullpen was as certain as death and taxes. Yet here we sit with the Angels bullpen in shambles, sporting the worst bullpen ERA in the free world.  7.66, almost a...

Halo Headlines – 5/4/09

So far so good for Kendry Morales in his quest to prove he is big-league ready as he is outperforming Mark Teixeira and Casey Kotchman thus far.  Kendry has done well in one month so far, but let’s see how these three all stack up at the end of the season....

Is There a Plan for Brandon Wood?

When is a super prospect not really a super prospect? When that super prosepect’s name is Brandon Wood. For almost any other team other team, Wood be an everyday starter by now, instead of shuttling between collecting ass splinters on the bench with the big...