Halo Headlines - 10/13/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/13/2009 — The Story: Jon Heyman believes the Angels and Bobby Abreu are still far apart on a new contract . The Monkey Says: No cause for alarm, it is the middle of the playoffs and negotiations aren’t likely to pick up until the season ends. The Story: AngelsWin.com hands out their American ...

ALCS Game One: Angels @ Yankees
riveraveblues.com 10/17/2009 — Four days later, the Angels and Yankees are finally ready to start the Championship Series. There’s no way of knowing how sharp either team will be until they get out there on the field, but I suspect we won’t be reduced to watching ...

Halo Headlines - 10/15/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/15/2009 — The Story: College basketball coaching legend John Wooden is a longtime fan of Mike Scioscia . The Monkey Says: If you are familiar with the legendary Wooden then you know what a huge compliment that is. Too bad the piece also mentions that Wooden’s favorite baseball player is Derek ...

Halo Headlines - 10/19/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/19/2009 — The Story: The two-year, $16 million deal rumored to be offered to Bobby Abreu appears to be a correct valuation . The Monkey Says: Nobody told Bobby though because he turned it down. He appears to want more money, but I think even after his great year that he is going to get much more ...

Halo Headlines - 9/30/09
monkeywithahalo.com 9/30/2009 — The Story: ESPN’s Buster Olney thinks the Red Sox power pitching will overpower the Angels again in the ALDS . The Monkey Says: I’m not listening, lalalala! I can’t hear you, lalalalala! The Story: AngelsWin.com profiles Bill McDonald, host of Angels Live . The Monkey ...

Halo Headlines - 10/2/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/2/2009 — The Story: Mike Scioscia has aligned his rotation so that the playoff rotation will look like this: Game 1 - Lackey, Game 2 - Weaver, Game 3 - Kazmir, Game 4 - Saunders . The Monkey Says: Saunders might get bumped from Game 4 depending on the numbers of day off in the ALDS schedule. This ...

Halo Headlines - 10/01/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/1/2009 — The Story: Prospect Mike Trout is working on improving his swing as well as his baserunning techniques . The Monkey Says: Trout had a great rookie ball season, but it is nice to the elite prospect taking the Angel coaching suggestions to heart. The Story: Is Bobby Abreu a Hall of Famer ...

Yankees make ALCS roster official
yankees.lhblogs.com 10/16/2009 — ALCS rosters were due about an hour ago and the Yankees made official what they said yesterday: Freddy Guzman is on, Eric Hinske is off. If the Yankees make it to the World Series, they will have the chance to re-do the roster again, and I’d ...

ALCS Preview - Yankees vs LAAAngels
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/16/2009 — With about an hour to go until Game Two of the NLCS, this will have to be short. The 2009 ALCS matches the New York Yankees, back in the MLB postseason as AL East champions after an agonizing one-year absence and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (LAAAngels), AL West champions. Both teams ...

ALCS Preview: Is Bobby Abreu Fast?
fangraphs.com 10/14/2009 — On account of the Angels and Yankees don’t begin their ALCS match-up for like another 20 days, I was going to wait a bit on this. But seeing as Dave Cameron has already submitted his preview , and seeing how Dave is the boss of me, I guess it ...

Sports of The Times: Unlike the Weather, Bad Calls Can Be Controlled — NYT > Baseball 10/16/2009
Rain is rain, but bad calls don’t have to be bad calls. Baseball could prevent games from turning on a gaffe by allowing reviews.

Los Angeles Angels Could Present a Mismatch for New York Yankees — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2009
It took five long years for the mighty Yankees to get back to the ALCS, but the celebration did not last long, as the Yankees started to prepare for the war with their haunted rivals out west. In 2008, for the first time since 1995, the Yankees ...

Yankees-Angels matchups — NY Post: Sports 10/16/2009
Here we go again, seven rounds for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the American League: CATCHER Jorge Posada vs. Mike Napoli This is closer than you would think. Napoli has delivered 20-homer seasons the last two years, and he ripped the ...

Mother Nature might give Angels a boost — SI.com - MLB 10/16/2009
1. Even without a rainout, the Yankees or Angels could become world champions by playing 11 games in 28 days without ever being scheduled to play three days in a row. Springsteen would be embarrassed by that schedule, and he just turned 60. That's why ...

Ben Reiter: Five Keys to Yankees-Angels — SI.com - MLB 10/16/2009
With apologies to the Phillies and Dodgers, the Yankees and Angels appear to be the two most talented clubs in baseball, says Ben Reiter. Here are his big keys to an intriguing ALCS.