Well, whoopee! The Angels won a game. Heading to New York for two this weekend, they have a good chance to force a game 5 back here in Anaheim (not Los Angeles). It'll be tough facing Randy Johnson on Friday, but if anyone can beat him, it's the Angels and Paul Byrd has shut down the Yankees the two other times they've faced this year. Should be a very interesting game.

Either way, we're back in it. We won't have a repeat of last season's sweep. Go Angels!

URL: Los Angeles Angels Clubhouse

Last year, after the Angels lost the first game of the series vs. the Boston Red Sox (at home), I told myself it was ok - they did the same thing in 2002 (losing the first game, but then going on to win the series). After the Angels got swept out of the playoffs and the Red Sox went on to be the luckiest team ever to win the pennant (no other explanation for beating the Yankees 4 in a row), I realized that the Angels really just weren't that good. This year, they've made some upgrades, lost some good players, but basically stayed the same. And after tonight's 4-2 loss to the Yankees (at home), I'm not as deluded as I was in 2004.

Granted, I still think they have a good chance to win the series, but I certainly don't have my hopes up too high, expecting another World Series win. After the Yankees, they'll either face the White Sox who are playing beyond their means or the Red Sox whom the Angels always find a way to lose to. And if they can make it past that series, they'll most likely face the Cardinals (though a SoCal Series would be nice), and, while I'd love for them to win, it'd also be great for Jim Edmonds and David Eckstein to rub it in a little...if only Troy Glaus were on that team as well.

Either way, I know the Angels have a tough road ahead of them, and I know they can win if they can get some offense - which is either extremely hot or extremely cold. But I'm not so disillusioned to think that they're going to do exactly what they did in 2002. Though it certainly would be nice.

URL: Los Angeles Angels Clubhouse

Well, apparently my DVR was just on the fritz when I turned it on and I've got all the shows, except for a 5 minute outage during Medium and CSI:Miami as I rebooted the device.

If you're not watching Arrested Development, you're missing out. For example, did you know that Tobias Fünke was the first analyst/therapist? The only problem was when he combined the two on his business card: Analrapist. Comedy gold. On network TV. Watch it.

URL: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT :: FOX Broadcasting Company

I love technology and all, but when it screws me over, it really makes me upset. Today, after getting home from watching Monday Night Football, my DVR is displaying only black. So I've got nothing recorded that should have been. No Prison Break. No Arrested Development. No Kitchen Confidential. No Two and a Half Men. No CSI: Miami. No Medium. No King of Queens. No Weeds. NOTHING. The busiest night of the week for my DVR and it breaks. Damnit. Bittorrent here I come.

URL: Marginal Revolution: The answer to bad technology is often good technology

Arrested Development is by far and away the funniest show on television. And if you're not watching, you're missing out.

Case in point: Scott Baio guest stars along with Charlize Theron on Monday's episode (Charlize was on last week as well). Baio plays laywer Bob Loblaw. Say it out loud. Just do it.

URL: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT :: FOX Broadcasting Company