The September 30th, 2014 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Hamilton goes through full workout, ALDS game times and umpire crews announced and much more…
The Story: Josh Hamilton was able to go through a full workout yesterday.
The Monkey Says: He says he felt good, which is a stark change from the reports of previous days. Someone is probably blowing smoke. He’ll workout again the next two days and hit in a simulated game before the Angels make a decision on whether or not to carry him in the ALDS.
The Story: The ALDS umpiring crews have been announced.
The Monkey Says: Nothing to worry about there, as far as I can tell. So long as Eric Cooper isn’t involved, the Angels should be just fine.
The Story: The start times for the first three games of the ALDS have been announced.
The Monkey Says: MLB was delightfully not stupid and let the Angels have the late game slot all three nights.
The Story: Vote for Mike Trout for the Hank Aaron award.
The Monkey Says: Please, don’t act like the BBWAA and screw this up.
The Story: MLB playoff myths to ignore.
The Monkey Says: All you people freaking out about the Angels’ loss of momentum should be comforted by this.
The Story: Power pitching does not reign supreme in the postseason.
The Monkey Says: “That’s great news,” said the blogger who roots for a team with an “ace” who has an average fastball velocity just under 87 MPH.
The Story: The World Series odds according to Fangraphs.
The Monkey Says: The Angels don’t look so hot here, but it isn’t like anyone else is running away with it.
The Story: Ranking the rootability of each postseason team.
The Monkey Says: The odds of winning the World Series seem to have an inverse relationship to these rankings.
The Story: Who to root for the American League.
The Monkey Says: Another pass at the subject and yet the Angels don’t come out much better. At least he spared us a Rally Monkey joke.
The Story: The cost per win for every MLB team.
The Monkey Says: A respectable 18th for the Angels, which is actually below the league average. I guess marking them down for being such big spenders isn’t all that justified.
The Story: The forgotten contributors of the AL playoff teams.
The Monkey Says: Remember this when the “Beckham vs. Freese” debate ignites after the season.
The Story: The WAR value for each major trade acquisition after they were traded.
The Monkey Says: How Joe Thatcher avoided being in the negative is beyond me.
The Story: How the 2014 Angels were constructed.
The Monkey Says: Hmm, seems to be a lot of homegrown players. Tell me again how it is the Angels are the new Yankees?
The Story: The Twitter “must-follow” list for the MLB postseason.
The Monkey Says: See? You MUST follow me on Twitter now. You literally don’t have a choice.
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