Thursday, January 23, 2014

First Angel Team to 100

The franchise has had one team finish with 100 wins. In 2008 the Halos won exactly 100, finishing 21 games in front of second place Texas who didn't even finish .500.  It would be the first year for Torii Hunter in an Angels uniform and Tony Reagins as General Manager. It would be the same year that Fransisco Rodriguez would break the Angel's single season saves record by reaching 58.
It was a well built team with all five starting pitchers reaching double digits in wins lead by 17-7 Joe Saunders. Offensively, no one had a career year, but there was a different hero every night whether it was Guerrero, Hunter, or Anderson.
The Angels' best record versus any opponent during the regular season was against the Red Sox where they went 8-1. However they would get knocked by the Red Sox in the ALDS 3-1. 

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