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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/26/2009
Above all, poise was missing
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In the end, the one thing the Angels were missing, above all else, was poise. The team that played so well, with so much confidence, in the regular season and the ALDS never showed up in the ALCS. Instead, we...
They were wrong on Vlad before don't be wrong again...
metsfever.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
They were wrong on Vlad before don't be wrong again...
— metsfever.blogspot.com — In 2004 the Mets were considered the front runners to sign Vladimir Guerrero but ended up low... balling the slugger, who signed a five year deal with the Angels. The Mets said they obtained a report that Vlad had a bad back and wouldn't be worth a big contract. Many fans felt that the back was ... (more) They were wrong on Vlad before don't be wrong again...

Comments vote down edfever edfever posted 10/27/2009posted this
truegrich.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
— truegrich.blogspot.com — So this will most likely be the last season we will have seen Vladimir Guerrero in an... Angels uniform. Well, good luck Vlad, I hardly knew you. What? I know, I know - Vlad will eventually go into the Hall of Fame. His 2004 MVP season was amazing. He ... (more) You can't teach an old dog new tricks

Comments vote down BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 27 days agofound this
What Went Wrong for the Angels
baseballmusings.com - 10/26/2009
What Went Wrong for the Angels
— baseballmusings.com — Looking at the ALCS stats, the Yankees pretty much did what they did during the regular season,... their BA and OPS coming in very close to their 2009 numbers. The Angels, however, showed a 50 point drop in batting average and a 140 point drop in OPS. The biggest goats of the series were the ... (more) What Went Wrong for the Angels

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"Putrid play" and Other Nice Words: Monday Halolinks
Halos Heaven — ... - SI.com What was surprising was that the Angels had once again bumbled their way to yet another loss in yet another game they could have -- perhaps even should have -- won. After groping through the usual run of clichés to describe the feeling of emptiness that accompanied his seventh title-less trip to the postseason in his career, he finally settled for this: "It sucks, actually. We should've played better defensively. We didn't play Angels-style baseball." Above all, poise was missing - Angels Unplugged - Los Angeles Times The team ...

Halo Headlines - 10/26/09
Monkey With A Halo — ... The Story: The Angels lost due to a lack of poise.  The Monkey Says: I want to argue against that, but then I remembered that the Halos can’t even field a sac bunt. ...

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