- The Story: Torii Hunter blogs about how he thinks the AL West is clearly the best division in baseball. The Monkey Says: Obviously Torii is biased, but he makes some great points. Still, the AL West is going to have to continue to fight for respect after being down the last few years.
- The Story: Jered Weaver is gunning to pitch 200 innings this season. The Monkey Says: Well, Weaver better step his game after his disastrous last start if he wants to achieve that milestone.
- The Story: Joe Saunders played long toss yesterday, but likely won’t be activated from the DL when eligible this Sunday. The Monkey Says: This still sounds like good news for Saundo, especially since they don’t feel the need to send him on rehab assignment before slotting him back into the rotation.
- The Story: Steve Bisheff is frustrated that Mike Scioscia isn’t getting any play in the Manager of the Year discussion. The Monkey Says: I have to agree, the Angels might end up with the best record in baseball despite countless hardships, I just think people expect the Angels to be good, so Sosh gets no credit.
- AL West Update: The Rangers acquired Ivan Rodriguez but still lost to the Twins yesterday. The Monkey Says: The Rangers now have a little more depth, but are now 5.5 games back of the Angels.
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