Things Are Finally Breaking the L.A. Angels’ Way

Well, good thing I waited.

I had an article all written about how the Angels demise was not a surprise this year. Good reasons, too, such as Hideki Matsui not being surrounded by the likes of A-Rod and Jeter, and Erick Aybar being so confused in the lead-off spot that he was repeatedly taking strike three in his haste to see pitches. Then of course there was the issue of how the infield was too young and inexperienced, there was no true leader among the starting pitchers, and the outfield was one of the weakest fielding outfields the team has had in years (even with Hunter, because Bobby Abreu and Juan Rivera have been butchering balls left and right.) Last but not least was the bullpen, which everyone knows has been, well… horrible (and still is, basical...

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