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Despite loss, Angels say they are a better team than Boston
Lackey, Hunter say the best team is going home.
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Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes - 10/7
SOX & Dawgs — ... Links and other goodies after the jump. If you missed all the video goodness from after the game, I’ve got you covered. The 2008 ALCS game times were announced last night. Jed Lowrie wasn’t thinking about being a hero when he came to the plate in the bottom of the 9th. It was another cruel postseason for the Angels. Winning in October is nothing new for the Red Sox. Despite losing, the Angels say they are a better team than the Red Sox. Mike Lowell ...

The Angels Are Delusional
Lookout Landing — ... “Honestly, I feel we’re better,” Hunter said. “We are better...But it was tough walking off that field, knowing you should be the one moving on (to play Tampa). We’re a better team than those guys. But they got it done." (link) ...

Delusional Lackey : We’re The Better Team
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... ; Angels starter John Lackey ignores Boston’s postseason ownership of his ballclub, declaring to the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett, “We lost to a team that’s not better than us.” ...

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