Angels Down, But Not Out At 1-3 In ALCS

On a brighter note, last night's Angels 10- 1 loss to the Yankees was not as bad as that 16-4 debaucle against the Giants in Game 5 of the 2002 World Series. Does anyone recall what the outcome of that series was? I'll give you 2 guesses, but I'm thinking you'll only need 1. That's right, the Halos went on to win games 6 & 7 and became the 2002 World Series Champions. I was there for every game, drinking my Guinness on the rail at the Knothole Club and watching my favorite team kick butt. Now, the Los Angeles Angels are down 3 games to 1 against the New York Yankees. Our boys in red need to win the next 3 games to advance to the World Series. We have been the comeback team all season...we can be the comeback team for the post-season. I know the Angels have the talent to win the whole thing, but after last night's bitter loss, do they have the will to pull out another miracle? Does anyone else believe except me? What will it take for the Angels to regain post-season glory?

Inevitably, if Mike Scioscia and the Angels are not able to come through and win the next 3 games, people in Southern California will be quick to blame the officials. Truly, this would be an easy and convenient scapegoat. Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is, you cannot win games if you cannot field or hit the baseball. The Halos got only 1 run on 5 hits last night and committed yet another error in the field. C.C. Sabathia, on only 3 days rest and with little effort, gave up only 5 hits and 1 run in 8 innings. In addition, the Los Angeles pitching staff has failed to contain New York powerhouse Alex Rodriguez, who belted his 3rd homer in as many games.

The Angels will definitely need to get their bats back. Hell, those Damn Yankees scored 10 runs last night and we can only muster up 10 in 4 games. We're batting a measly .201 over those games and have a team ERA of almost 6. With those numbers, it's a wonder that we didn't get swept completely. Scioscia will need to get his team focused. Focused at the plate and in the field in order to keep World Series hopes alive. With the end so near, they need to keep their eye on the prize and play ball....play damn good baseball.

We are down, but not out of the race yet!!!!!

We want a victory Angels....Light Up that Halo....PLEASE!!!