Earlier in this still fairly early season, when the World seemed upside down, Chokeland and Texas were battling for the first place spot in the American League West. The Angels were floundering in the cellar with the Over Rated Seattle Mariners. I said then, that the season is just too young and that things will work their way out. I also said that the A's couldn't maintain their record and the Rangers have been fortunate to face some weaker opponents, feasting on teams like the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians.
But you can see the Angels are fairly strong in their own division. And they certainly looked fantastic against the same state rivals, the As. Saunders and Piñeiro with shutouts and even Santana only giving up 2 runs, with a ton of run support makes me think that the Angels are heading to higher ground. Saunders was dueling with the 19th Perfect Game thrower, Dallas Braden, and outlasted das wunderkid. Morales and Kendrick have been hot all year. Howie even got promoted to batting 2nd. Which I think has helped sparked a lot of this offense. The bullpen has been getting some rest, because the starting rotation has been going long. This is the team we were all hoping for and with patience being a virtue that the Halo Faithful could could no longer tolerate has opened its eyes to the winning ways. With better pitching and much better hitting, the Angels swept the hated A's.
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