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ights game was a thriller or just another stepping stone to yet again crushing Angels defeat by the Red Sox.  That answer was a successful bunt away from being yes.

           Had Erik Aybar made contact with the baseball on the attempted squeeze play; this series would have been on the verge of being all time great.  But in the end the Angels yet again were not able to come through we needed to the most and with some spotty defensive plays are out of the playoff before reaching their ultimate goal of world series. 

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What an unbelievably intense game that last night between the angels and the Red Sox took place last night? The game started at about 4:30 and from the first pitch all the way to the last ball hit by Alex Cora I was on the edge of my seat.  

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ny is gone and Ortiz does not look the same I thought we would for sure have the advantage over the Red Sox.  Well I guess something never changes.  We are on the verge of being dominated by one team in the playoffs more then any other team has ever been.  With one more lose in a row the

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I watched the game last night and saw that the Rays came back to beat the O's we will be facing the Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs yet again.  As every Angel fan wonders in the back of their mind is this team going to have the same fate as the other past editions of the angels with a series flop versus the dreaded Sox.  One can be thankful at least that the Angels have clinched so early in the season that Soscia has been able to rest Vlad and his old man knees for the last week.  It seems for the last couple of playoffs that he is just worn down by the time they start.  Hopefully that is not the case this year.  Plus Howie has a couple of more days to work himself back into play shape.GA is actually swinging a hot stick lately and Tex is the man and should be retained at all cost i.e. the game winning HR last night in the 8th.  The rotation seems set up to be pretty dominanant if we don’t have to throw Weaver or Garland out there.But the main difference I see between this year and year past is with the BoSox.  Mainly because Manny is now also playing in "Los Angeles" and not killing us.  When that trade went through I felt like three teams benefited the most Dodgers, Angels and Yankees.  Let’s hope we can take advantage of a Mannyless lineup.  Also as you might have noticed Big Pappi is not the same with the click in his wrist, he is just not swing as well as he usually does. I have never been confident going into Boston and winning a playoff game and I can't believe that we are reward for having the greatest season in franchise history with an opening round playoff series against the red sox.  But maybe this year is the year they overcome their demands and slay the might

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In other random thoughts, I'm hoping the Rays hold off the Red Sox. With a 2 game lead and about ten to go they should be ok. As an Angels fan I would rather face the Red Sox than the team formerly known as the Devil Rays. It is interesting that the Rays became good just as  they drop the Devil from their name. 

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While the Red Sox do not need to panic at news that Curt Schilling will be sidelined with shoulder soreness until at least the All Star Break this season, they should explore other options for starting pitching depth in case Schilling is unable to return or is ineffective when he does.

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