June 30th/50-30 W-L/1 Game W Streak

	B. Colon	B. Burres
Record	6-3	3-2
ERA	5.90	3.36
IP	71.2	56.1
K	51	49
BB	18	34
4:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
34-44 Record
4th in AL East
351 Runs Scored
362 Runs Allowed
1 Game Losing Streak
Season Series: 4-1 LAA

Angels have outscored
Orioles 25-22 in '07

Other games
	Angels	Orioles
6/29	Box Score
7/1	J. Lackey	J. Guthrie

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	7
CSS	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	5
Win	K. Olenberger (8-3)
Loss	M. Esposito (4-1)
Save	J. Bulger (3)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm at Tacoma


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
ARK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FRI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
Suspended (Rain)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm at Midland


RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
IE	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5
RCQ	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Win	J. McDonald (6-6)
Loss	S. Marek (5-5)
Save	K. Wilson (7)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Inland Empire


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
KCC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
CRK	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	3
Win	A. Diaz (1-0)
Loss	T. Cahill (3-3)
Save	W. Madrigal (3)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm against Kane County

June 29th/49-30 W-L/3 Game L Streak

	K. Escobar	S. Trachsel
Record	9-3	5-6
ERA	2.81	4.55
IP	96.0	91.0
K	78	31
BB	27	45
4:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
34-43 Record
4th in AL East
344 Runs Scored
353 Runs Allowed
2 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 3-1 LAA

Angels have outscored
Orioles 16-15 in '07

Other games
	Angels	Orioles
6/30	B. Colon	B. Burres
7/1	J. Lackey	J. Guthrie

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	5
CSS	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Win	J. Saunders (4-5)
Loss	U. Jimenez (5-5)
Save	M. Gwyn (11)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:05 pm at Colorado Springs


Arkansas Travelers

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
ARK	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
FRI	0	2	0	0	0	2	x	4

Box Score

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
ARK	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	8
FRI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm at Frisco


RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
RCQ	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	1	10
MOD	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Win	J. Guerra (5-3)
Loss	B. Butcher (5-6)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Inland Empire


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
BEL	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
CRK	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	5
Win	W. Madrigal (4-3)
Loss	J. Lugo (2-4)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm against Kane County

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
CSS	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	x	6
Win	B. Keppel (4-5)
Loss	J. Rouwenhorst (7-3)
Save	R. Speier (20)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:05 pm at Colorado Springs


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
ARK	Postponed (Rain)									0
FRI										0

Today's Game: Double-header begins 3:00 pm at Frisco


RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
RCQ	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3
MOD	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	x	5
Win	A. Johnson (6-4)
Loss	A. Ortega (4-7)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Inland Empire


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
BEL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
CRK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Win	A. Burnett (4-5)
Loss	J. Haynes (2-4)
Save	R. Delaney (24)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm against Beloit

June 27th/49-29 W-L/2 Game L Streak

	J. De La Rosa	J. Weaver
Record	4-9	6-3
ERA	5.75	3.80
IP	87.2	64.0
K	55	51
BB	31	27
12:35 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
32-46 Record
5th in AL Central
346 Runs Scored
404 Runs Allowed
3 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 4-2 KC

Other games
	Royals	Angels
6/25	Box Score
6/26	Box Score

Why can't the Angels beat the Royals?

The Royals have 32 wins this season, here is the distribution of what teams they have come against:

Angels- 4
Athletics- 4
Twins- 3
Indians- 3
Cardinals- 3
Tigers- 2
Phillies- 2
Marlins- 2
Rockies- 2
Rays- 2
Jays- 1
Brewers- 1
Red Sox- 1
White Sox- 1
Mariners- 1
Baltimore- 0 (6-0 against KC this year)

Glad we could help, KC. Fortunately, the A's have also lost 4 to the Royals, so we aren't the only team the Royals "own", if you can call it that.

Also, remember that guy who used to pitch out of the bullpen for the Angels? Justin Speier, I think his name was? Yeah, he will be back sometime between mid-July and early August. What is the record for time on the DL with flu-like symptoms? Is he going after the record?

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SAC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	7
SLB	0	4	0	3	2	0	2	0	x	11
Win	P. Liriano (2-9)
Loss	K. Tadano (2-4)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:05 pm at Colorado Springs


Arkansas Travelers

No Game

Today's Game: 5:00 pm at Frisco

RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
RCQ	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
MOD	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	0	x	11
Win	C. Roe (2-8)
Loss	F. Rodriguez (2-7)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm at Modesto


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
BEL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
CRK	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	x	8
Win	B. Browning (5-2)
Loss	T. Robertson (2-2)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm against Beloit

June 26th/49-28 W-L/1 Game L Streak

	G. Meche	E. Santana
Record	4-6	5-7
ERA	3.21	5.06
IP	103.2	90.2
K	77	70
BB	28	32
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
31-46 Record
5th in AL Central
334 Runs Scored
400 Runs Allowed
2 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 3-2 KC

Other games
	Royals	Angels
6/25	Box Score
6/27	J. De La Rosa	J. Weaver

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SAC	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	1	11
SLB	0	3	1	2	6	0	0	4	x	16
Win	H. Bonilla (6-5)
Loss	M. Ramos (1-1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:05 pm at Colorado Springs


Arkansas Travelers

No Game

Today's Game: All-Star Game 5:05 pm

RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
RCQ	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	9
MOD	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Win	R. Mosebach (7-5)
Loss	X. Cedeno (1-4)
Save	D. Brandt (1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm at Modesto


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
BEL	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
CRK	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	x	9
Win	W. Madrigal (3-3)
Loss	J. Lugo (2-3)

Box Score
Today's Game: 10:00 am against Beloit

June 25th/49-27 W-L/4 Game W Streak

	J. Thomson	J. Lackey
Record	0-0	10-4
ERA	0.00	2.96
IP	0.0	97.1
K	0	75
BB	0	28
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
30-46 Record
5th in AL Central
329 Runs Scored
397 Runs Allowed
1 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 2-2 Tie

Other games
	Royals	Angels
6/26	G. Meche	E. Santana
6/27	J. De La Rosa	J. Weaver

June 23rd/47-27 W-L/2 Game W Streak

	I. Snell	K. Escobar
Record	3-6	3-0
ERA	5.68	2.22
IP	84.0	24.1
K	27	11
BB	19	12
6:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
31-42 Record
T-4th in NL Central
299 Runs Scored
359 Runs Allowed
3 Game Losing Streak
Season Series: 1-0 LAA

Other games
	Pirates	Angels
6/22	Box Score
6/24	T. Gorzelanny	J. Lackey

Speier

The LA Times reports that Speier will not return until after the all-star break, due to the flu-like symptoms that have sidelined him since the end of April. He is "very upbeat" about his rehab, though.

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	6
TUC	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
Win	J. Rouwenhorst (7-2)
Loss	E. Gonzalez (3-6)
Save	M. Gwyn (10)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:05 pm against Sacramento


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
WCH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
ARK	1	2	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	10
Win	M. Gonzalez (4-2)
Loss	M. Connolly (3-4)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:10 pm against Wichita

RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
STO	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
RCQ	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Win	D. Denham (1-0)
Loss	A. Ortega (4-6)
Save	J. Muessig (5)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Stockton


CR Kernels
Suspended Game from 6/21

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
CRK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BUR	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	6

Box Score

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
CRK	Postponed (Rain)									0
BUR										0

Today's Game: Double-header begins 3:00 pm at Burlington

June 22nd/46-27 W-L/1 Game W Streak

	Z. Duke	J. Saunders
Record	3-6	3-0
ERA	5.68	2.22
IP	84.0	24.1
K	27	11
BB	19	12
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
31-41 Record
T-4th in NL Central
295 Runs Scored
354 Runs Allowed
2 Game Losing Streak
Season Series: 0-0 Tie

Other games
	Pirates	Angels
6/23	I. Snell	K. Escobar
6/24	T. Gorzelanny	J. Lackey

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TUC	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	x	6
Win	D. Carrasco (3-5)
Loss	P. Liriano (1-9)
Save	B. Medders (1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:00 pm at Tuscon


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
WCH	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	9
ARK	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Win	G. Atencio (2-4)
Loss	N. Green (5-6)
Save	D. Hughes (1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:10 pm against Wichita

RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
STO	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5
RCQ	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Win	B. Cramer (3-1)
Loss	F. Rodriguez (2-6)
Save	P. Currin (7)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Stockton


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
CRK	Suspended (Rain) Fourth Inning									0
BUR										4

Today's Game: Suspended Game from 6/21 + 2nd game 5:00 pm at Burlington

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	9
TUC	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	8
Win	S. Shell (4-1)
Loss	C. Harville (4-1)
Save	G. Jones (1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:00 pm at Tuscon


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
ARK	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4
SPR	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	x	7
Win	J. Motte (3-1)
Loss	R. Thompson (1-3)
Save	C. Perez (19)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:10 pm at Wichita

RC Quakes

No Game

Today's Game: 7:05 pm against Stockton


CR Kernels

No Game

Today's Game: 5:00 pm at Burlington

Rally Monkey!

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
HOU	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
LAA	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	x	8
Win	H. Carrasco (2-1)
Loss	D. Borkowski (1-2)

Box Score

June 20th/45-27 W-L/1 Game L Streak

	W. Rodriguez	E. Santana
Record	4-6	5-7
ERA	4.19	5.04
IP	77.1	84.0
K	71	65
BB	18	31
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
31-40 Record
5th in NL Central
311 Runs Scored
334 Runs Allowed
1 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 1-1 Tie

Other games
	Astros	Angels
6/18	Box Score
6/19	Box Score

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	6
TUC	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	5
Win	K. Olenberger (7-2)
Loss	E. MacLane (4-6)
Save	M. Gwyn (9)

Box Score
Today's Game: 6:00 pm at Tuscon


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
ARK	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	1	9
SPR	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Win	F. Rodriguez (4-1)
Loss	A. Daniels (0-1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:10 pm at Springfield

RC Quakes

No Game

Today's Game: No Game Today


CR Kernels

No Game

Today's Game: No Game Today

June 19th/45-26 W-L/3 Game W Streak

	J. Jennings	B. Colon
Record	0-1	6-2
ERA	3.18	5.73
IP	34.0	59.2
K	24	42
BB	9	11
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
30-40 Record
5th in NL Central
302 Runs Scored
329 Runs Allowed
1 Game Losing Streak
Season Series: 1-0 LAA

Other games
	Astros	Angels
6/18	Box Score
6/20	W. Rodriguez	E. Santana

Minor League All-Star Games

Today is the day of the All-Star games in our low-A and high-A teams' leagues. In low-A, Cedar Rapids has two starting players, outfielder Chris Pettit and DH Matt Sweeney. Off the bench, they have catcher Hank Conger and infielder P.J. Phillips. Doug Brandt and Tim Schoeninger are among the West-Division team's pitchers.

The Quakes have four players involved in their league's All-Star event: outfielder Brad Coon, infielder Hainley Statia, and pitchers Brok Butcher and Darren O'Day.

Minor League Score

Salt Lake Bees

No Game

Today's Game: 6:00 pm at Tuscon


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
ARK	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
TUL	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3
Win	N. Adenhart (6-2)
Loss	E. Haberer (4-3)
Save	B. Edwards (4)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:10 pm at Springfield


RC Quakes

No Game

Today's Game: All-Star Game


CR Kernels

No Game

Today's Game: All-Star Game

June 18th/44-26 W-L/2 Game W Streak

	C. Sampson	J. Lackey
Record	6-5	10-4
ERA	3.29	2.53
IP	76.2	92.2
K	31	71
BB	19	24
7:05 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
30-39 Record
T-4th in NL Central
293 Runs Scored
319 Runs Allowed
3 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 0-0 Tie

Other games
	Astros	Angels
6/19	J. Jennings	B. Colon
6/20	W. Rodriguez	E. Santana

Anderson back on the DL

Garret Anderson has returned to the DL once again after about a week of being on the active roster. With the DH spot open once again, it looks like Hillenbrand has his job back, while Willits remains in LF. Eventually, though, both GA and Juan Rivera will return from the DL, and then there will be a bit of a traffic jam. The ideal situation would have Willits in LF and Rivera as the DH, with GA sort of backing up on the bench. That will probably never happen though, because even though GA is constantly getting hurt this year and is losing the ability to hit, he has that "veteran presence" every team needs. Can't a veteran presence sit on the bench? If veteran presences are so important, there should be a "veteran presence" roster spot on every fantasy baseball team. Every team must draft a player who is at least 33 and is losing the ability to hit. So anyways, it doesn't sound too serious, according to Scioscia, and will probably be back as soon as possible.

Also, Hillenbrand is apparently being pursued by the Yankees. Nothing on what they would be willing to trade, but pretty much anything would be an improvement.

Starting tomorrow,

Year of the Monkey will be updated more often. Until then, I don't have much time to update.

June 15th/42-25 W-L/2 Game W Streak

	E. Santana	D. Lowe
Record	5-6	6-6
ERA	5.26	4.22
IP	77.0	95.1
K	61	61
BB	29	30
7:40 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
38-28 Record
2nd in NL West
288 Runs Scored
259 Runs Allowed
3 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 3-0 LAA

Other games
	Angels	Dodgers
6/13	J. Weaver	J. Schmidt
6/14	K. Escobar	R. Wolf

Speier still not any closer to returning

The LA Times reports that there is still no accurate estimation of when he will return.

It's becoming more disconcerting as each day passes and there is no indication that Justin Speier is any closer to a return than he was 10 days ago, when he terminated a minor league rehabilitation assignment.

The Angels' need for the late-inning specialist, who hasn't pitched since April 30 because of an intestinal infection, has grown considerably given the struggles of nearly every reliever except for Francisco Rodriguez and Scot Shields.

It would be nice to have Speier pitching the 7th, and Moseley backing up if a long-reliever or 6th inning guy is needed. Using Moseley as the 7th inning guy and Carrasco/Oliver backing up is not the ideal situation.

Minor League Scores

Salt Lake Bees

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLB	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
POR	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Win	H. Bonilla (5-5)
Loss	J. Cassel (5-6)
Save	J. Bulger (2)

Box Score
Today's Game: Suspended (Rain)


Arkansas Travelers

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
ARK	1	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	8
TUL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3
Win	F. Rodriguez (3-1)
Loss	M. Daley (1-4)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:05 pm at Tulsa


RC Quakes

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
LES	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
RCQ	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
Win	D. O'Day (4-0)
Loss	K. Stutes (0-2)

Box Score
Today's Game: 7:05 pm at High Desert


CR Kernels

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
CRK	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	6
BEL	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	2
Win	J. Haynes (2-3)
Loss	J. Carnevales (2-1)
Save	R. Cassevah (1)

Box Score
Today's Game: 5:00 pm at Wisconsin

June 13th/40-25 W-L/2 Game L Streak

	J. Lackey	K. Lohse
Record	9-4	3-7
ERA	2.60	4.22
IP	86.2	81.0
K	67	47
BB	23	15
4:10 p.m.
Weather

About the Opponent
26-39 Record
6th in NL Central
293 Runs Scored
327 Runs Allowed
2 Game Winning Streak
Season Series: 1-0 CIN

Other games
	Angels	Reds
6/12	Box Score
6/14	B. Colon	H. Bailey