Baseball: Angels are the AL West Key Team

Last year, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were the top seed in the American League. However, they won nary a post season game.

The Angels were dispatched in three straight games by the Kansas City Royals in the division series.

They still are my key team in the AL West. Their tremendous player Mike Trout is key in the division.

The Angels’ failure lies not with their loss nor even with the Royals’ fine play.

No, alas the Angels failure lies in the wild card system, which forced them into an unnecessary short series, in which anything can happen.

Mike Trout