The Angels Took Poseidon's Trident and Replaced It with a Broom

Post date: May 29, 2013 4:47:35 AM

Here is a recipe, collect the Seattle Mariners, mix them together with the Kansas City Royals, add a sweep of both teams; what do you get? The Greek God Poseidon with a broom instead of a trident. It feels so much better to write when the Angels are doing well than vice versa. The Halos enjoyed an eight-game winning streak along with a sweep of two teams. During the streak, they outscored their opponents 59-20, and Mike Trout hit for the cycle on May 21, 2013; the youngest player to do so in American League history.

I mentioned in my last entry that the Angels needed to win both series, with the way that they were playing at that time I did not anticipate a sweep by any stretch of the imagination. This is definitely a step in the right direction, the question becomes, are the Angels back on the winning track? I believe so, granted they lost to the Dodgers 8-7 yesterday, and are currently losing to the Dodgers 3-0 as I am writing this. This is however to be expected, one cannot expect the Angels to win every game, as long as they sustain and continue to improve their current productivity.

They have an eight-game home stand coming up. They continue the Freeway Series with the Dodgers, then the Astros, and finally the Cubs. By my estimation, if the way they are playing at the moment continues, they should do pretty well during this stretch, optimistically all three facets are coming together, the hitting, the pitching including the bullpen, and their defensive play. This is the kind of talent that everyone around Major League Baseball knew they had, the question becomes can they sustain their current level of play? That has yet to be seen, but for now I am simply enjoying their current success. Go Angels!

-ICE