I’m dating the the hell out of myself with this, but as a kid, I remember watching this cheesy 80’s Donald Bellasario TV show called “Tales of the Gold Monkey”. It was Stephen Collins’ star vehicle. Stephen Collins went on to star in that completely white WB POS called “7th Heaven”. It wasn’t that much of a step down from “Gold Monkey”.

You can read about the series if you want, but all you really need to know is that it was a cheap knock off of Indiana Jones. And that’s how I feel about cheering for the Angels in the ALCS. I have to do it because it’s all I have, and if I don’t watch this, I’ll be forced to watch “Small Wonder”.

What no one seems to be able to figure out is the umpire calls. I wrote an article last week about the poor umpire calls in the ALDS, but this one is the biggest joke I’ve ever seen. If you’re a Yankee in the ALCS, don’t worry about tags made on you while you’re off the bag… Tim McClelland has you covered. Even Joe Buck got it right. And the amazing thing is, we as fans just keep getting the same lines from MLB: ” Sorry, I feel terrible about it.” Yeah? Then do your damn job and get the calls right, especially in a big playoff game like that.

And the calls have gotten worse as the teams have progressed through the playoffs. I can’t wait to see what happens in the World Series.

Now that that’s out of my system: Back to lousy 80’s television comparisons. Right now, the Yankees look like “The A Team“, and if Jeter is Hannibal, then CC is BA Baracus. It’s going to be hard for the Angels to come back and take the series. They’re down 3-1, and the Yankees aren’t showing any weaknesses. Sabathia can suddenly pitch in the postseason, and A-Rod can suddenly hit when it counts. And really hit. Whatever was bothering him in October, Kate Hudson seems to have figured out.

The small ball magic the Angels have had the past against the Yankees isn’t working for them right now. The only thing Anaheim has going for them right now is that damn monkey.

And now I have that “Small Wonder” theme stuck in my head. The Angels better win tomorrow night, or I swear I’m gonna watch “Manimal” and “Airwolf” reruns instead of the World Series.

Although, Simon McCorkindale’s 1:45 transormation into a panther is pretty bitchin’.