The Story: Josh Donaldson was caught shouting obscenities at the Angels coaches during yesterday’s game.
The Monkey Says: NSFW. The explanation offered by both sides afterwards apparently was that the Angels coaches were complaining about the strike zone to the umpire, but Josh thought the comments were directed at him and he overreacted just a touch. These kind of misunderstandings happen in sports, especially when one guy is a notoriously over-competitive bro.
The Story: Mike Scioscia says the Angels can no longer afford to have Kole Calhoun bat leadoff.
The Monkey Says: He will bat clean-up for the foreseeable future with Aybar leading off.