Angels on Top of the AL West; Set Sights on Beating Red Sox
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, General, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Scioscia, MLB, Sports
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim clinched the AL West division crown on Monday night with an 11-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers. Overcoming the tragic death of starting pitcher Nick Adenhart in April, the Angels rallied around each other all season long to make the playoffs for the 5th time in 6 seasons. But now the sights are set on October baseball and beating their nemesis – the Boston Red Sox. Since winning Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, the Angels have won just 1 playoff series. The Red Sox have beaten the Angels in 3 playoff series during that span, including the last 2 seasons. Not good seeing that the Angels will host the Red Sox in the ALDS next week in Anaheim.
Manager Mike Scioscia had this to say about the task at hand – “It never gets tired, and it never gets old… We overcame a lot of obstacles, a lot more than anybody expected. I definitely feel we haven’t played our best yet, and this year is different. But if you want to put your money on Boston, go ahead, do it. We believe in ourselves.” Well said, Mike, but until you can knock off the big gorilla in the room, I’m going to side with the big gorilla. Boston in 4 at Fenway Park…
