- The Story: Rumor is the Angels intend to pursue Carl Crawford in free agency this off-season. The Monkey Says: No, duh. Every team with deep pockets will be after Crawford this winter and the Halos should be at the forefront since he is pretty much the prototype for the kind of player Mike Scioscia wants.
- The Story: If you want to see some All-Stars close up, here is the route for today’s All-Star parade. The Monkey Says: And if someone were to throw some fecal matter at Derek Jeter when he passed by, I’m sure nobody would mind.
- The Story: The Angels have one of the easiest remaining schedules. The Monkey Says: Even better than that is that the Rangers have one of the hardest. Don’t go raising that white flag on the season just yet, folks.
- The Story: GQ rates Victor Rojas and Mark Gubicza as the fifth-best announcing crew in baseball. The Monkey Says: I don’t recall GQ being an authority on the topic, but I must admit that Rojas and Gubicza have grown on my over the season and if they can just cut down on some of the cheesy humor, I’d be totally in their corner.
- The Story: Rex Hudler helped the Angels unveil two youth baseball fields they just opened. The Monkey Says: It is nice to see that the Angels and Hud are still on good terms despite his departure from the announcing booth and the abrupt end of his radio show.
- The Story: Arte Moreno talks about his team’s success on and off the field. The Monkey Says: Other owners could learn a thing or two from what Arte has done in Anaheim.
- The Story: Single-A pitcher Stephen Locke threw a shortened no-hitter yesterday. The Monkey Says: The game was called due to rain after five innings, but it still counts as a no-hitter.
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