wbx.me - 10/26/2009
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The Yankees didn't overpower them. Just once in the series did the Bombers really come out to play and turn a game into a rout. No, the Yankees were the better team going in and should have won this series anyway, but the Angels served it up on a platter.
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1 day ago NEW YORK Angels manager Mike
Scioscia called baseball's postseason format "ridiculous" because of the...
extra off days added a couple of years ago to suit the sport's television partners. After playing 162 games over 182 days during the ...
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The Associated Press: Scioscia calls postseason schedule ...
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espn.go.com - 10/27/2009
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Is it the manager's fault when players who
usually play intelligently suddenly start playing stupidly? Yeah, maybe...
just a little bit. This much, thoug...
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Blaming Scioscia for Angels' exit
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Pouliot: Angels, Scioscia should be embarrassed
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Pouliot: Angels, Scioscia should be embarrassed As noted Senator turned theologian, Carlos Paula Tillich, once said..."I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of Angels without embarrassment.” The Yankees didn’t overpower them. Just once in the series did the Bombers really come out to play and turn a game into a rout. No, the Yankees were the better team going in and should have won this series anyway, but the Angels served it up on a platter. Most notable were the eight errors, all of them legitimate and several of them costly. Even uglier were the mistakes on the ...
Los Angeles Angels: A Look Back and a Look Forward
Baseball Analysts —
... The Angels made a lot of mistakes in the field and on the basepaths during the series, but the idea that the team and its manager should be embarrassed is preposterous. Look, I'm as frustrated as the next fan, yet there's no shame in winning your division, beating the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS, and losing to the Yankees in the ALCS. The last time I looked, only two teams go to the World Series and just one wins it all. ...
Be Proud Angels Fans
Angelswin.com - Los Angeles Angels Blog —
(Getty Images) By David Saltzer - AngelsWin.com Columnist It was with much sadness that I got out the ladder and took down my Angels flag this week. With that act another Angels baseball season ended. No longer would I hear the sweet sound of a bat hitting a ball or the chatter of a game. The darkest part of the year had ...
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