First and foremost, I am very sorry that the 30 Teams in 30 Days did not continue yesterday, the hotel I was staying at does not have very good wifi and my computer would not connect. But regardless of that fact, there will hopefully be two posts today! Today/Yesterday's team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and who would have thought that they would finish under .500. The Angels finished 3rd in the AL West and won 80 games. Where would you place the blame on a team that in 2009 won 97 games and in 2008 won 100 games? Maybe on the fact that Kendrys Morales broke his leg when celebrating a walk-off win. Morales is the power hitter and cleanup man for the Angels, they lost a lot of offense when he went on the DL. And by the way, it took him 7 years to correct us, but "Kendry" Morales actually spells his name Kendrys Morales. But looking to this season, the Angels had a somewhat busy offseason, by losing some players and gaining more. Players returning to the field this year are: Kendrys Morales, Howie Kendrick, Erik Aybar, Jeff Mathis, Torii Hunter, Jered Weaver, and Bobby Abreu. With this returning squad of healthy players, the Angels should have no trouble winning more than 81 games. An aging Bobby Abreu now placed into the DH position, in my opinion, will contribute better to the team because there isn't as much of a physical toll on his body. Dan Haren and Vernon Wells are two of the biggest acquisitions that the Angels made in the offseason and hope to build off their talent. I wish the Angels luck in the 2011 season and hope they can bounce back from a sub par season.
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