Grounded

And sent to bed without his supper. Jose Guillen, that is, who threw (another) tantrum of sorts the other day. The Angels sent him to his room for the rest of the season and for any post season games that might come their way.

The Angels never fail to astonish. Who else would choose to dump their second-best run producer (hitting .294 - 27 home runs - 104 RBIs - obp 352 - slugging 497)in a pennant race this close? This writer thinks that's a fine idea. Encourages team work and builds maturity.

Bob Keisser thinks management may have lost touch with reality.

And me? Well, Bauman is probably right but I'm too greedy for numbers in the win column to care. The end of September and one game out of first is not the time to decide to build character.