THE AL WEST IS OUR’S AGAIN! The Angels have sealed another division crown by defeating the Rangers in an obvious statement game. The Rangers put up a good fight, but it’s time to get to business.

Last year many criticized the Angels for what the NFL would call “excessive celebration” after the division clincher. The Angels of course went on to lose to the Red Sox in the playoffs again. However, I really doubt the Angels loss to the Red Sox had anything to do with celebrating too hard for one night of a 162 game season.

The AL West is the smallest division in baseball with only four teams, but it also very well may be the best. The Rangers competed right to end with the Angels and the Red Sox, and the Mariners may finish with a better record than the Tampa Bay Rays. Not to mention the fact that the A’s are the by far best worst team in baseball.

But even aside from this, a division crown means something. The Atlanta Braves record of 14 straight division titles is probably something that will never be broken. A 162 game season is long for any team, and considering what the Angels have gone through this year it means that much more.

In closing yes, it is time to focus on the Red Sox as i said yesterday, but let’s enjoy this division title. As Jeff Biggs always says, these are the glory years for the Angels. I hope it lasts forever, but it will probably not. So congratulations and Go Halos!