Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Baseball Tonight: Angels Best In AL
Allow me a moment of baseball-geek joy: Last night Gammons and Kruk acknowledged the Angels as the "best team in the AL", having "all the right parts" and being "the most complete team".

It's nice to finally get some recognition from those blowhards...but I'm not sure we want it. As good as it feels to finally get some spotlight, I kinda prefer the team sailing beneath the radar so I can rant about East Coast bias.

It does strike me as ironic that Gammons and Kruk proclaim the Angels as the best in the American League after a game in which McPhearson is on the DL, Cabrera is on the DL, B. Molina is on the DL, Finely is on the DL, Escobar is on the DL.

What kind of a jaugernaught have the Angels created when 4 position players and the number 2 pitcher goes down and they are anointed as the gold standard of baseball?

The Angels are sweeping away the competition and they are playing rookies and bench players. What will this team be like at full strength?
posted by .:mike  12:21 PM 


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