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Fire Brand American League:
PLAYERS:
Kendry Morales,
Ben Zobrist,
Juan Rivera,
Mike Napoli,
Adam Dunn,
Jeff Mathis,
Vladimir Guerrero,
Torii Hunter,
Bobby Abreu,
Chone Figgins,
Howie Kendrick,
Erick Aybar,
Maicer Izturis
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals
Now that the Magic Number is down to zero (special thanks go to Texas for their Heimlich Maneuver on the Red Sox choke job), the Sox can safely prepare for the Anaheim Angels.
Make no mistake, this is not the Angels teams of past years, who had been thoroughly cooked by the Sox and served on a platter. They have a lot of advantages over the Boston club: they are healthier, have a deeper rotation (though not as top heavy), and they have momentum from four straight wins and a recent division clincher over the Rangers.
Still, with a new sworn enemy for the next two weeks, let's remove the veil from the Angels and find out who this team really is.
Where to start? Hmm... how about the sluggers?
The Sluggers
1B Kendry Morales: This guy has had one of the biggest turnarounds in recent memory. It looked like he was headed straight for the former-prospect label after three lackluster stints with the big club.
He's been a completely different hitter in 2009, howev...
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