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Just over a week ago the Los Angeles Angels held just a one game lead over the Oakland A s. 聽Now after Friday nights victory in Minnesota and an A s loss, the Angels have a six game lead. 聽Let s take a look at five reasons <a href=http://www.styledepth.com/test.php?sale=Cheap-True-Religion-Jeans-Uk>True Religion Jeans Outlet</a> why the Angels are on the fast-track to a World Series title. 1. 聽Bullpen Ever since Jerry Dipoto traded for , the Angels bullpen has become a dominant force. 聽The game has turned into a six inning game with the addition of and the emergence of and to compliment Street who anchors the backend. 聽 Just last week the Angels bullpen had eight relievers combine to shut out the A s for a win. 聽This bullpen group is reminiscent of the 2002 Angels ball club that had Scott Shields, Brendon Donnelly, Francisco Rodriguez and Troy Percival. 聽 2. 聽Starting Pitchers The starting pitchers have gotten the Angels this far. 聽The pitching as a whole has been good but after last weekend where the Angels starters matched the A s pitchers pitch for pitch, it became evident that the Angels have something special going on. 聽
is the ace of the rotation but rookie has emerged as a solid number two starter with 14 wins on the season. 聽Look for left to get on track and provide depth for the Angels in the playoffs.
3. 聽Mike Trout
is the best player in baseball. 聽He is certainly going through his struggles at the moment at the plate but in Friday nights game he went 2 for 6 and got two more RBIs to put him at 100 for the season. 聽Trout can save runs with his glove and can put runs up on the board with his bat and speed at the <a href=http://www.styledepth.com/test.php?sale=Cheap-True-Religion-Jeans-For-Kids>Mens True Religion</a> plate. 聽Look for him to create havoc once he gets into the playoffs.
Trout plays center field and it will be crucial for him to cover a lot of ground and make a lot of plays in the playoffs to save runs from scoring. 4. 聽 Aybar anchors the defense at the shortstop position. 聽He is an incredible talent who is in line for a gold glove. 聽But the more important thing about Aybar is his ability to get the clutch hit and RBI. 聽 In Friday nights game he demonstrated this by bringing in the winning run for the Angels with a sac fly. 聽He currently has 60 RBIs and has scored 69 runs but he has been a steady for the Angels with his defense and offense all season. 聽He is a big reason for their success and why they could win a World Series. 5. 聽Ability to come back The Angels lead the majors with the most come from behind wins. 聽They seem to never be out of any game and have the magic to come from behind. 聽In Fridays game the Angels trailed the Twins 4 to 3 and in the top of the 8th they stormed back to take a 6 to 4 lead. 聽They eventually won 7 to 6 in 1o <a href=http://www.styledepth.com/test.php?sale=True-Religion-Brand-Jean>True Religion Brand Jean</a> innings but again they found a way to win the game when their pitching staff wasn t at their best. The Angels have all the pieces to make a deep run in the playoffs and to win their second World Series title. 聽They just need to stay consistent and continue to pitch the way they have the past month. The following two tabs change content below.
