Last week, I targeted those who encourage others to give up on this year’s Angels. This made many of you upset, so let me clarify.

As I stated before, this has nothing to do with the realists. The Angels have only an outside chance of making the playoffs, and there is nothing wrong with talking about that. What I’m talking about comes from both the media and the fan base, and goes back to the Kendry Morales injury. It is almost as if there’s a prize for who predicts the demise of the Angels first, and anyone who thinks differently is simply uninformed. Most of you know that I was hard on Tony Reagins for not resigning Vlad and Figgins, but never once did I advocate giving up on this season.

As far am I’m concerned, baseball is the greatest sport on earth, and I could care less when the football season starts. I like football, but if my Angels are on TV on Sunday at 1pm (regardless of where they are in the standings), you can be sure I won’t be watching the Raiders vs. whoever the hell they are playing.

Again, a playoff birth is improbable, not impossible. Just because the Angels haven’t done it yet doesn’t mean they can’t. Do I have to remind you of an extremely mediocre Philadelphia team that overcame a 7-game Mets division lead in September. Call me crazy, but until I see a Rangers dog pile at the mound, I will keep hope.

Tony C