RallyMonkey5

I haven't even thought about the wild card all year until now. I just figured the only way the Angels get into the playoffs is to beat Texas. Now, I think the Angels will be best served if Texas...

I'm glad I went to bed last night before Marson hit the grand slam.  If I had seen that I would have been angry all night instead of just this morning.  The Angels played the best offensive...

Frankly, they are beyond the bounds of believability.  http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAA/2010.shtml  Through 17 games, Peter Bourjos has a TotalZone rating of +11, which breaks down as...

...Mike Trout?  I read this on a Fangraphs chat from Bryan Smith: "I could see Harper getting one day in the MLB this season -- didn't the Nats do that with Ryan Zimmerman? But to stay, probably...

Particularly, I want to here from anybody who has watched the Travelers on a regular basis.  How is Jordan Walden throwing this year?  Velocity?  What mix of pitches is he using? I've been...

After a slow start, he's quickly made his AAA numbers look respectable.  Last 10 games he's hitting .442, with 4 triples and 2 homers.  No doubles.  Peter Bourjos does not stop at 2B.  Overall,...

The Angelsare now 31-28, 3 games above .500 for the first time all season.  They have still been outscored by 6 runs on the season, 280 to 286 (don't worry, our next opponent has been outscored by...

Mike Trout.  3 hits today, a homer, double, plus a walk.  He's hitting .372.  Takes walks, showing good power.  Did I mention he can run (20 steals already).  And he's only 18.  He's the most...

Hank Blalock is tearing the cover off the ball in AAA for the Rays, and playing 3rd base.  He has the right to opt out of his contract if not called up soon.  If he's a free agent, should the A...

Has the Angels sub-par defense cost them as much as their medicore pitching?

Over at the Hardball Times, Chris Jaffe had an article yesterday on Mike Scioscia and some other manager of a team I'd prefer to ignore.  He's continuing the analysis from his book, Evaluating...

Please take a minute to go to Tango Tiger's site and fill out your projection of Angel playing time.  This is a wisdom of the crowds approach, and last year the fans filling these out were more...

Jered Weaver's drop in velocity has no effect on his pitching record. His deceptive motion really is a vital asset to his game.

Here's what I expect Scioscia to tell the crew before today's game:  You are up 2-0, but play this one like you're down 0-2.  Don't let up.  Don't lose your edge.  Let's bury these guys. With...

Chone Figgins' 100 Waks in 2009 puts him in rare company among non-power hitters in baseball history.

I've run updated CHONE projections (the preseason ones are on baseballprojection.com) and here are the Angels who have risen and fallen the most so far, by projected OPS:

Are any other Halo Heaven members going to Arizona?  I will be there next week and plan on seeing a few Angel games at different stadiums around Phoenix.  If anyone wants to try and meet up send...

Normally I detest the A's and everything they stand for, as I know many of you do as well.  I checked tonight's score and saw they were up 5-0 in the second inning.  My immediate reaction was...

From the LA Times, found it on Baseball Primer: "I feel like I'm being pushed aside, put on a back-burner, and I don't like that at all," Hillenbrand, 31, said. "If I'm not going to play here, give...