GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There are clearly differing opinions of the Angels’ Rally Monkey at Dodgers camp.
Slugger Matt Kemp? Scared of it. Manager Don Mattingly? Finds it funny.
The spunky monkey became a hot topic Tuesday at Camelback Ranch after the Dodgers’ first day of full-squad workouts in the desert. Mattingly discussed the Angels before and after practice, reminding everybody the Dodgers are L.A.’s true team.
They’d better get used to the pesky, jumping monkey bouncing around the video board — though Mattingly appreciates that the monkey appears when the other team is ahead. As usual, the Dodgers and Angels play six games in interleague this season, three in Anaheim.
Kemp says, “You’re out there in the outfield and the monkey just pops up on the screen, that’s kind of scary.”
