Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 24, 2007
Angelic Month

With a 10-1 win over Pittsburgh last night, the Angels move to 15-5 for the month of June, the best record in the majors. While their pitching remains steady over time, the offense improved every month to the point they are hitting .333 as a unit in June. Even more impressive, they're doing it with Vlad having an off month! He drove in 22 runs so far, but Willits, Figgins and Cabrera are on base so much, it's easy to drive people in even when making outs (although Vlad is 8 for 24 with runners in scoring position). Even Shea Hillenbrand is posting a .368 OBA for the month.

With the Angels scoring 6.75 runs per game for the month and an ERA under 4.00, they sure look like a juggernaut right now. And it's nice to see the youngsters, Willits, Kendrick, Napoli and Kotchman (before the injury) contributing.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:13 AM | Team Evaluation | TrackBack (0)
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...to be fair, the Angels only played two teams with records above .500, and the Twins haven't exactly been a juggernaut this season. They took 2/3 from Minny and the Dodgers...and 11/14 from the god-awful Orioles, Reds, Cardinals, Astros, and Pirates. An impressive run regardless, as they bloodied the teams they were supposed to beat...but an easy schedule is still worth noting.

Posted by: the other josh at June 24, 2007 03:13 PM
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