Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
Missster Anderson: Angels 5, Rangers 1
By God, the Angels are getting it done. I was in Chavez Ravine when this one went down and listened to a good bit of it on the radio while I watched the Dodgers gimpily fade in front of the Padres. More on that one later, but mad props to the entirety of the Angels pitching staff, who manhandled Texas masterfully in limiting them to a solitary run.
Eight wins in a row, and now up eight and a half over the Rangers. They're now guaranteed no worse than a 6.5 game lead over the Rangers by the end of the series, and possibly a 10.5 game lead. After this series, it's KC on the road, followed by a three-game series at home against the Twins and four vs. the Mariners. Since sweeping their three-game set with the Dodgers, the Royals have gone 1-10 against Houston, the Chisox, Minnesota, and the Twins. Prior to tonight's win against the Royals, the Twins had just lost five straight series for the first time since 2001. The M's are at the bottom of the division after the A's kicked them there last weekend. The Angels could have some serious real estate behind them entering the All-Star break.
Reaction over at Lone Star Ball is predictably negative, including the following comment:
As the old adage goes, you can't win your division early in the season, but you can lose it. And the Rangers, by completely spitting the bit in the month of June, have given the division away.The Angels, on the other hand, are starting to look a good bit like the 2002 team that won 99 games -- which their .618 winning percentage would take them past (.618 is a 100-62 season) if they keep winning at this pace. I don't think that's possible, really, but 95 wins seems within reach, pretty good considering that the Angels are in one of the weaker divisions in baseball. Looking at Pythagorean won-loss records, the current ESPN Pythagorean records shows the Angels as having the best record in the majors with a .627 WPCT.
Update: The Angels' eight-game winning streak is the longest active streak in the majors; the club is 16-7 in June. Man, I'm gonna miss June.
If we don't have Soriano on the team the offense would be horrendous.
Yeah, because an offense that only included Teixeira, Blalock, Young, Mensch, and Hidalgo would really suck.
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