Red Sox vs Rays

Well that was a whole lot easier than I thought it was going to be. No offense, Angels fans, but I'm being serious. The Angels were the major league's best team in 2008. They had 100 wins, stellar pitching, a potent offense, a physics-defying closer, and one of the cutest infielders in history. They were shaping up to be the Perfect Storm of Postseason Baseball. The ended up being a light rain shower. Sure, they made the sky a little gray and ruined my picnic, but in the end I still got to go to the movies. Now, I'll give LA some credit. They did manage to finally win a game against the Red Sox in the postseason for the first time since roughly two years after the crust of the Earth cooled. Even that game, though, was a nail-biter to the very end. They barely squeaked by. They never showed the dominance and tenacity that I expected going into the series. I'm not trying to rub this in any noses (okay, maybe a little), I'm just expressing my utter shock is all. So now that the ALDS is over, ... (link)