Shocked by Sox? Not Me.

Many seem to be shocked about how the Boston dominated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in games one and two...not me.  Why?  Because the Angels were never really as good as we gave them credit for.  Let’s take a look at some of the common arguments that people used to determine the Angels as the favorites: 1.  T11100 wins argument The prevailing wisdom was that the Halos had won 100 games, five more than the Red Sox, thus they were a truly better team. Not really.  The Red Sox Pythagorean record was 95-67, the best in the AL.  The Angels were only 88-74, the worst of all four playoff teams.  Essentially, the Angels won twelve extra games through luck.  We also can’t ignore the fact that the Red Sox played in the toughest division in baseball, where four teams won at least 86 games.  The Angels played in the only other division in baseball that didn’t have more than one team with a winning record. If the Red Sox ... (link)