New Angels blogs 

Posted 9:13 AM by Sean
A few notes around the Halosphere:

1. Haloblog has apparently been in existence since October. Who knew? And it even has its own domain name, unlike most of the rest of us cheap-ass Blogger lovers.

2. L.A. Seitz of Chicago, a regular member of the cast of ruffians and ne'er-do-wells populating the Halo's Heaven comment threads, has his own regular gig, at which he discusses the Angels frequently.

3. Something going by the name of "Triple-B Bjoern's Baseball Blog" and originating straight outta Deutschland is new for this year, first posting in March. Along with the other two, I'm adding it to the sidelinks and the Brief History of the Halosphere, but, until he comes up with a catchier name or disavows his inexplicable allegiance to the Boston Red Sox, this blog will be known here by the name "Cindy Fluffykins." (teach him to rank me #7!)

About the Weaver deal 

Posted 5:07 PM by Sean
I am delighted that the Jered Weaver deal got done, because you can never have enough pitching. With Weaver joining Santana, Shell, Moseley, Bergman, and a couple of other live arms in the system, the Angels are really looking like a franchise that will be in it for a long time.

I am also, however, a cynical old bastard, and what I'm really interested in is when, exactly, the decision was made to accept this deal by Weaver and Scott Boras. From all appearances, the Angels moved virtually not at all from their original position, or at least from their "final offer." If the perception around the majors is that Boras and Weaver made up their minds that the offer was acceptable, but drew out the negotiations just to see how much more they could get, I believe that Boras is going to see a whole lot more hardball in his future.