It has been one week since the Angels fell from the heavens in defeat to the Yankees. I could hardly bring myself to write anything about this. Last night, I turned watched the television in total disbelief. The World Series was on and I did not see John Lackey as the starting pitcher on the mound. Instead, I saw the "finely tuned" machine known as C.C. Sabathia. All I could say to myself is, "Man. That just wasn't Angels Baseball. I cannot believe we are not in the World Series." As I watched the screen, I heard voices in the background saying, "Get 'em Phillies!" and "Beat those Yankees." When the game ended and I had time to reflect on what I had just seen, I said to my buddy, "You know something. I don't care who wins this series. I'm not going to watch another game. I'll just read it in the news." He laughed and said, "Right!" But truly...now that the Angels are out...I don't care. I do not want to be reminded of what could have been...what should have been. Time to look towards next year and think, again....It'll happen next year.
Now the Halos proceed to the off season with many things in tow. We have 7 players up for free agency. Darren Oliver, Bobby Abreu, Vladimir Guerrero, Chone Figgins, Robb Quinlan, John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar. What will be the outcome of the negotiations? Who should we be interested in keeping? I cannot truly speculate on these decisions. I can only give you my humble opinion, as an avid fan, who the Angels should spend there money on. First and foremost should be the sealing of a deal with Chone Figgins and Bobby Abreu. Next would be to try to establish negotiations with the John Lackey and Darren Oliver camps. I cannot imagine we would want to sign Vladdy for more than a year or two, but why even bother with that? As for Robb Quinlan and Kelvim Escobar...unfortunately I think they are both expendable. Let Quinny go and see if he can get some consistent playing time with a club that could use him. Escobar is just plain questionable. Do we really want to spend the time and effort into someone who may not even pitch next year? These are the things I will ponder all off season. I can say this though, no matter what the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim do, I know they will still be a team to be reckoned with in 2010.
So, if you are unable to wait for all the deals and haggling to be over with. Or, you just want to ensure you get tickets to next year's All-Star Extravaganza, make sure you click the picture to the right. Get your 2010 Angels season tickets now. Don't wait for them to disappear. Let's go Angels....Let's go Angels. That chant is months away....don't get too excited.
It has been one hell of a season. Until the Next!
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