10...Albert sits next to Vernon Wells on the plane.

9...Albert is waiting for a consistent starting lineup.

8...M I C K E Y Hatcher

7...Albert has 240 million reasons to swing at balls out of the strike zone.

6...Albert sits next to Vernon Wells on the bus.

5...Albert wears Angel uniform #5....the shirt fits!

4...Albert cannot sleep! His cell phone goes off all hours of the day and night. Artie's lawyer won't let him leave what he wants to say on voice mail.

3...Albert is too old to learn anything from Mark Trumbo.

2...Albert is too busy reading and memorizing Small Ball by Mike Scioscia [10th edition].

and the number one reason.....

1....Albert sits next to Vernon Wells between innings.

Feel free to change the order, delete, rest or otherwise manage this list into the cellar.