66ers ready for Affiliation Celebration
Inland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.

San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

66ers ready for Affiliation CelebrationInland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.
San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including Vlad signs with the Orioles, Yanks considered trading for Kazmir, Young demands a trade from the Rangers and much more…
The Story: Vladimir Guerrero agrees to sign with the Baltimore Orioles.
The Monkey Says: And so ends the speculation of the Halos bringing back Super Vlad and I couldn’t be happier.  The last thing I wanted was to see Bourjos back in Triple-A …

Ah yes, late-January and early-February, the traditional time of year when everyone and their mother releases their top prospect lists and the fans respond with completely disproportionate levels of anger/excitement/confusion.  Yep, there is nothing like seeing random fans freak out because one of their team’s prospects ranked in the top 75 but not the top 50 or because one prospect rated with only three stars instead of four.  It is …

2011 INDIVIDUAL REGULAR SEASON GAME TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 26th
For Immediate Release

ANAHEIM, CA – The Angels announced today that individual game tickets for the 50th Anniversary season in 2011 will go on sale Saturday, February 26th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Angel Stadium Ticket Office (located at the Home Plate Gate), online, by telephone and at various Ticketmaster outlets throughout Southern California.

Tickets for all regular season games will …

Ah yes, late-January and early-February, the traditional time of year when everyone and their mother releases their top prospect lists and the fans respond with completely disproportionate levels of anger/excitement/confusion.  Yep, there is nothing like seeing random fans freak out because one of their team’s prospects ranked in the top 75 but not the top 50 or because one prospect rated with only three stars instead of four.  It is …

I linked to it earlier this morning, but I think it merits further discussion and investigation.  Could Mike Scioscia someday be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager?  So many fans and experts alike consider Scioscia to be amongst the elite bench bosses in the game today, but with only 17 managers ever being elected to Cooperstown, Scioscia is going to have to end his career with …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including the Angels could have traded for Beltran instead, the 2002 Angels are part of a Hall of Fame fluke, a welcome celebration for the Inland Empire 66ers and much more…
The Story: The Angels supposedly turned down a deal for Carlos Beltran before trading for Vernon Wells.
The Monkey Says: If true, this kind of hurts.  Beltran is owed over $18 million this …

OK, I’m going to try something new.  I’ve been looking to add a special feature for each day of the week and thus far haven’t come up with anything for Wednesday, until now.  I’m calling this “What If Wednesday” a weekly piece in which I will simply throw out a hypothetical for everyone to consider.  No analysis or pontificating on my part, just thinking out loud and hopefully generating some …

OK, I’m going to try something new.  I’ve been looking to add a special feature for each day of the week and thus far haven’t come up with anything for Wednesday, until now.  I’m calling this “What If Wednesday” a weekly piece in which I will simply throw out a hypothetical for everyone to consider.  No analysis or pontificating on my part, just thinking out loud and hopefully generating some …

OK, I’m going to try something new.  I’ve been looking to add a special feature for each day of the week and thus far haven’t come up with anything for Wednesday, until now.  I’m calling this “What If Wednesday” a weekly piece in which I will simply throw out a hypothetical for everyone to consider.  No analysis or pontificating on my part, just thinking out loud and hopefully generating some …

I know the Vernon Wells trade only happened less than two weeks ago, but somehow the Angel newscycle feels as if it is now completely and totally dead.  Try as I might, I can’t think of anything compelling to pontificate about right now and you know what that means…  time for another installment of Monkeying Around!  I think this is actually the first Monkeying Around (aka a collection of random, …

I know the Vernon Wells trade only happened less than two weeks ago, but somehow the Angel newscycle feels as if it is now completely and totally dead.  Try as I might, I can’t think of anything compelling to pontificate about right now and you know what that means…  time for another installment of Monkeying Around!  I think this is actually the first Monkeying Around (aka a collection of random, …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including regression favors the Angels, the Halos might have to get creative at closer, looking for a landing spot for Vladimir Guerrero and much more…
The Story: Regression favors the Angels.
The Monkey Says: This is mildly good news if only because while the Angels aren’t going to get a whole lot better, it really speaks to how over their heads the Rangers performed …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including handicapping the Angels’ third base competition, Napoli agrees to a contract with the Rangers, the Halos had the worst off-season in baseball and much more…
 
The Story: Who will emerge as the Angels’ starting third baseman?
The Monkey Says: Lyle Spencer, my mortal enemy, answers this and a few other questions.  Spencer believer Mighty Maicer will win the job, which actually makes sense …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including handicapping the Angels’ third base competition, Napoli agrees to a contract with the Rangers, the Halos had the worst off-season in baseball and much more…
 
The Story: Who will emerge as the Angels’ starting third baseman?
The Monkey Says: Lyle Spencer, my mortal enemy, answers this and a few other questions.  Spencer believer Mighty Maicer will win the job, which actually makes sense …

By David Saltzer – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer

At the end of the 2010 season, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced that they would be switching affiliates from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to the Inland Empire 66ers for their high Single-A team. Essentially this was a cross-town swap between the Angels and Dodgers as both clubs swapped their Cal League affiliation. Moving from parent clubs is not uncommon in …

Who says you can’t come home again?  At least that is what some Angel fans are hoping for in regards to Vladimir Guerrero, who is still a free agent.  The Angels gladly kicked him to the curb after 2009, but it seems that a solid season in Texas could convince them to change their minds.  The question is should it?  Vlad put up some good numbers in Texas, but had …

Thanks to the trade machinations of Tony Reagins, the Angels now have the distinct honor of having four different natural center fielders on their payroll (with only three on the actual roster, thanks again, Gary Matthews, you useless sack of crap).  Due to this stroke of genius(?), one of the hottest topics when Spring Training starts in a few weeks is who will be the Angels’ starting center fielder come …

Daily Links for the LA Angels including Trout and others invited to training camp, Adam Kennedy busted for DUI, the Angels should sign Vladimir Guerrero and much more…
The Story: Mike Trout is amongst the 25 non-roster invitees to Angels Spring Training.
The Monkey Says: This doesn’t mean Trout really has a shot of breaking camp with the club, just that Trout is going to get an early taste of …