ANAHEIM — Jered Weaver walked back to the dugout just three outs shy of history. The Angels’ ace had completed eight innings of no-hit, one-walk ball, had 111 pitches under his belt, sported a nine-run lead and was getting ready to face the Nos. 9, 1 and 2 hitters in the Twins’ batting order.

But something else was on his mind.

“I had to relieve myself,” Weaver said of breaking a routine that usually has him stationed next to the water cooler in between innings. “So I decided to go to the bathroom and do that. I’m glad it worked out for me.” [Read Full Story]

ANAHEIM — Angels first baseman Albert Pujols and hitting coach Mickey Hatcher spoke Tuesday afternoon, one day after the slugger took exception to Hatcher reportedly relaying details about his involvement in a closed-door hitters’ meeting, and the two seemed to quickly move past the issue.

Hatcher hesitates to even call it that.

“Albert and me already talked,” Hatcher told MLB.com. “We’re not going to get into that. It was a misunderstanding with the guy who wrote the article. We talked about it, no big deal, and he does not want me talking to the press because they’re blowing everything out of proportion. We’re fine, as a team.” [Read Full Story]

Angels’ Rally Monkey Unleashes New Rally Anthem!

Yes, the Angels’ Rally Monkey is the campion of the “comeback” and the “turn around”. He is the cheerleader who calls fans to not give up hope when the Angels are down. He is also responsible for bringing on the big rally to garner a halo victory. But he is even more than that. He is the symbol of never quitting or giving up no matter what the odds are and of triumph for the little guy. He crosses all sports demographics. He is the spirit of, finishing what you start and finding the will and the heart to go on, even when others count you out, and when pundits write you off!

It’s our hope that this new anthem will inspire this and the next generation of campions on to victory! In every good thing you do, never lose hope, never give up, never surrender! Always persevere! That is the credo of all great sports legends.

Let this anthem inspire this generation, and the one to come!

“Rally Monkey… Let’s Get Funky”
Performed by Uncle Funk and the PrimeApes
Guitar – Featuring Art Bromage

Lyrics:
When you’re down
Counted out
And no one believes in you
And you feel all hope is lost

Don’t give up
Don’t give in
Don’t you believe it’s true
Don’t give up at any cost

You’ve gotta find the will to carry on
And a hope to stay alive
When there’s no where else to turn to
There’s only one way to survive

Call on the Rally Monkey
Let’s get funky

Call on the Rally Monkey
Time to get funky, monkey…

(Solo)

You must believe that you can beat the odds
And have the strength to win it all
When there’s no where else to turn to
There’s only one name left to call

Call on the Rally Monkey
Let’s get funky

Call on the Rally Monkey
Time to get funky, monkey

Rally Monkey
Call on that spunky monkey

(Crowd Chant Part)

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Let’s get funky

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Time to get funky, monkey…

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Let’s get funky

Rally (Rally)
Monkey (Monkey)
Time to get funky

You’ve got to right the ship and turn the page
Find the passion to survive
When there’s no where else to turn to
There’s only one way left to thrive…

Call on the Rally Monkey
Let’s get funky

Call on the Rally Monkey
Time to get funky, monkey…

Rally Monkey
Call on that spunky monkey

(Solo)

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Let’s get funky with the…

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Let’s get funky with the…

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Time to get funky with the…

Rally (Rally!)
Monkey (Monkey!)
Let’s get with the funky with the…

ANAHEIM — A lot has changed for Jerome Williams since June 27, 2003, the last time he threw one of these shutouts.

In that 3,201-day span, he’s gone through seven Major League organizations, pitched through two stints of independent ball, spent a year in Taiwan, gained weight and, for a while, lost hope.

In short, he’s done a lot of growing up.

“Back then I was young,” Williams said, with his 2-year-old son, Tai, seated on his lap. “I didn’t want to listen to nobody. I wanted to throw the ball by everybody. But now I’m a pitcher.” [Read Full Story]

When the Los Angeles Angels baseball team is losing, they’ve got a strange and funny way of rallying the team.

A rally, in this case, means when the fans and players on the losing team get themselves all fired up so they can try even harder to win the game.

For some baseball teams, fans use “rally towels” to try to help them rally. A rally towel is a white towel that fans bring out when their team is losing; they twirl the towels over their heads. The team sees all the white towels and realizes that the fans are behind them and want them to win. [Read Full Story]

The Rally Roster is where we post the best tweets sent out during our live Angels games. Fans who tweet during our live games are some of the most insightful and loyal fans you will ever find in sports. Win or lose, Angels fans have an opinion about the game, management, players and course a little harmless smack talk about our opponents. All in good clean fun of course. Here are the top tweets chosen from our last live game. Way to go Angels fans, keep them coming!