What can you say about this scorching team, I mean they are 76-48 and currently sharing the best record in baseball with the Tampa Rays and Chicago Cubs. They recently have acquired 1st basemen Mark Tiexera who has been tearing the cover off the ball this month with 21 RBIs and a .356 average. Probally the biggest susprise of the season was the remarkable play of starting pitchers Joe Saunders and Ervin Santana. These 2 were battling at the start of the season for the 5th spot in the rotation until John Lackey and Kelvin Escobar went down with injuries. Once they were put in the spotlight and the angels 1st half of the season was counting on them they shined. Posting a 3.14 Era and 14 wins Joe Saunders was competeting with Cliff Lee for the Al Cy Young. Also Santana showed he could be a dominating starter with 13 wins. At the start of the season the Angels went out a signed all star Torii Hunter and traded for Jon Garland. Torii has been playing strong in centerfield and his bat at times was hot. The Angels are now 15 games up on the offensive minded Texas Rangers, and would need a complete collapse at the end of the season to not win the division. They have lost 3 in a row but with Weaver on the mound tonight they should rebound back. They are going to be battling with the Rays for best record in baseball so they have the oppurtunity to play the wild card team first round which will be either the mighty Boston Red Sox or the young Minnesota Twins. All in all the Angels have been playing exceptionally good and hoping to clinch of a world series birth for the first time since 2002 when they won against the San Fransico Giants.
