After a professional sports team has its ups and downs. I have an Angel's baseball fan, as long as I can remember. For the most part been their ungrateful, because we rarely make a competitive team on the field. We avereaged a playoff appearance a decade, until recently, when we always on the hunt for gold. The angels coronation was in 2002 when Tim Salmon and the rest of Halo's lifted the trophy and trotted around the Big A, if we beat the San Francisco GiantsIn 7th Game
2008 held great hopes for the team of Gene Autrey's. Yah, I know that he died and she herself no longer, but you know that he watches on the Jumbotron in the sky. On a side note, has been a great owner Artie Moreno, and has contributed to the market a lot better one of the former Angels owner of the Disney machine. Anyways back to baseball. We finished 2007 well hit with solid pitching, and one of the best bullpen in the majors. But those pesky Red Sox beat us always knew ArtieWe were missing a few pieces. Open with his wallet, we signed Torii Hunter and traded in a coup Orlando Cabrera for Jon Garland. In hindsight, I think it was a bad trade, though ended Garland won 14 games, he had a bright 4.90-era. For those of you that do not follow baseball, 4.90 terrible. The public will never know the real reason for the trade but I have a feeling that Orlando was the angel's organization, and they wanted to be rid of himAttitude.
Top 5 Angel Highlights of 2008
Signing Torri Hunter Watching Saunders and Santana Older than pitchersCalling by Jose ArredondoTrading Casey Kotchman for Mark TeixeiraHaving the best results in saving BaseballK Rod's Record
Top 5 Angel lowlights of 2008
Justin Speier fall from a simple badGary Matthews Jr failure to complain of his $ 50,000,000 contractListening warrant to K Rod about his contractInjuries to Izturus Kendricks and near the end of the yearLosingRed Sox again!
The angels have been solid all year long. We had the best on or near the best results all year and did not go into any major tailspin. We had also left our share of injuries, but most teams have the same problems and needs on the bench and minor league players. The Angels have an excellent scouting department and we have some just before the prime-time player on our double-and triple-A teams. Are especially Jose Arredondo, who soon closer, Brandon Wood, who soonbe our everyday shortstop or third baseman, and Kendry Morales. We also brought up Sean Rodriguez, Ryan Budde, and a couple of pitchers, in fine, if asked to fill. The best move the team all year is the brand soft spoken Casey Kotchman to the Atlanta Braves for the incredible Mark Teixeira. Tex Gold Glove Fielding brought together with a solid bat in the middle of the lineup. He lived up to its hype and filled a hole around Big Daddy Vladdy.
But having the best results in baseballmeans nothing if you do not win in the playoffs. Although Tampa Bay throughout the year was hard, I'd rather have seen the Angels play the Rays in place of the Red Sox. We beat the stuffing out of Boston during the year included an 8 -1, but they have our number during the playoffs. Why do the angels have covered the Red Sox this year. In my opinion, was the number of our defense is an important cause. There was played a few times that when the tide might have turned out, but let the bullets and the absenceHas a crucial double play turning us on to blame the incompetence of the underside of the plate to men and very suspicious of the suicide squeeze in Game 6 costs to run in. push us a chance to go ahead I am not really sure of was as a major league player can miss colorful one, but Erick Aybar and has the Red Sox nailed Reggie Willits in a run down that the Red Sox were hoping. Angles manager Mike Scioscia played and lost on that claim. I am sure, talk radio lines, blew up the debtMike to lose the game. However, I have the blame on the knights who should have done, what was necessary to touch the ball!
I am not happy that we did not go on, but I was not devastated. I think the 2002 World Series winning teams I will be more than a decade or so. I was in Game 7 against the Giants and believe me, with almost 50,000 people as fanatical as I was rejoicing in the same team was a unique experience. And at least I'm not a Cubs fan!
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