Boston Red Sox Continues Dominance, Sets Stage for ALDS Sweep Sunday at Fenway

I thought for a minute that Figgins triple in the ninth would be the one that started it all. My brother-in-law and I high fived, screaming at Figgins on third, and celebrated the first extra base hit for the Halos of this ALDS.

Then GA popped up, fouled out.

That personifies this team. They go up there and they hope they can get base hits.

The Red Sox just go up there and hit.

I've spent a good deal of time on local radio call ins, and on this site, and my own blog talking about my frustration at the Angels lack of Media respect, and lack of coverage throughout baseball. I always thought it had to do with the time zone, or ok, this year the AL West sucked so bad, the Dodgers (2-0 in their series Vs. the Cubs, I might add) would have won it. We won 100 games, best record in baseball, some real sluggers in Hunter and Teixeira, this year was different.

The reason the Angels play under the radar of every outlet in the nation is because while they are absolutely built for the regular season, they can't get it done against one team in October.

That one team just happens to face them every time they get there, and the series shifts to their home stadium Sunday, in Boston.

In the football movie The Replacements, Gene Hackman coaches a ragtag bunch of scab players through a player strike, and in the big playoff game moment typical of all sports movies, he goes to the locker room at halftime, losing considerably, to the reigning champs.

A reporter stops and asks him what it'll take to turn the game around in their favor, and he says simply:

"Heart. Loads and Loads of heart."

The Halos have mine in their hands, and the rest of their loyal fans, too.

It's up to them to do something about it Sunday.

Nothing like baptism by Fire.

Beckett.

Fenway.

one and out.

We'll see quickly if they have what it takes to prove every sports columnist in the country wrong.  

Go Halos. Time to show 'em what your made of.

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