Thursday, September 11, 2008

Angels fans greet the team as it comes out of the locker room to celebrate on the field after Texas' loss to Seattle clinched the AL West title for the Angels.

GO ANGELS! Last night, the Los Angeles Angels (I’ll be nice THIS time, Arte Moreno) clinched the American League West division title after defeating the New York Yankees, 4-2, in Anaheim yesterday. The Angels currently lead the Major League with their 89-57 record...and became the first team in baseball to lock a postseason berth by winning their division for the fourth time in five years.

Here is a rundown of the most division titles won by an MLB team since 2000:

New York Yankees: 7
Atlanta Braves: 6
St. Louis Cardinals: 5
Los Angeles Angels: 4
Minnesota Twins: 4
Oakland A’s: 4
Arizona Diamondbacks: 3

Now IF ONLY the Angels can repeat that awesome postseason of 2002...and win it all...and change their name back to the Anaheim Angels. Do you think I was gonna stay nice forever, Moreno?

The Angels' Francisco Rodriguez reacts after striking out New York's Hideki Matsui Wednesday at Angel Stadium to wrap up a 4-2 victory over the Yankees.

Both images courtesy of Karen Tapia-Andersen and the Los Angeles Times

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