A Bengal Broom + A Cosmic Broom = Seventh Heaven

Post date: Jul 4, 2013 1:29:25 AM

It's nice to be able to put the proverbial pen to paper again. life would be complete if I could get up every morning and just write about my favorite teams, but hey, life happens. I'm just glad to be able to take some time out of my very condense schedule lately and just write. With that said, let's get down to business; shall we?

The Halos have had a season so far that has been below expectations. Yet, they've had some glimpses of greatness. Greatness, that we all know they can achieve. The Angels have swept the season series against the Detroit Tigers, a team that is heavily favored to represent the American League in the World Series. Was a Bengal broom enough? Of course not, the Halos got a matching cosmic broom by sweeping the Houston Astros in Houston, making our season series record against the Astros a little more respectable and less laughable. With these two sweeps, the Angels have come roaring back from fourth place; 12 games back to now third-place, 8.5 games back with just a little more than two games past the midpoint of the season.

As excited as I am, I'm not going to get ahead of myself. The Angels are still below .500 and are 10-23 in series so far this season. This record will have to improve dramatically if they have any shot at making the postseason. It does seem however, that this team is finally playing to their potential. Mike Trout is mirroring the near M.V.P. Season he had a year ago. The bullpen finally is coming around and is looking solid which enables this team to hold leads. The formula still isn't perfect, but this seven-game winning streak is a start. seven is definitely heaven.

-ICE