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Quit whining. You guys weren't complaining when he was winning cy young's and games for the angels. Or did you think he just started taking PED's last year? Are you that naive? Look at his pictures with the angels. He looked virtually the same.

The signing of the Tripartite Pact - which the Germans headed - gave the Japanese the audacity to attack Pearl Harbor. So in a sense, the Germans played a big hand in the bombing.

Yeah, how embarrassing. We even have a A.J. Griffin (practically a rookie) clamoring for a new stadium.

reaching are we? lol

I get that. I'm not saying that method doesn't work. There's no one way to build a winning team. To each his own. The Yankees and Angels can win with hefty payrolls; the A's and Rays can win with a miniscule one. If you're winning, why does it matter? But you're sitting around pondering why would anyone wish they rooted for a team like the A's -- like they're the quasimodo of baseball so to speak. Why wouldn't anyone wish their team had as much recent success for half the price?

I agree. anyone who believes that the 2006 Cardinals were the best baseball team in the league that year is absolutely clueless.

I chose the time frame the Angels consistenly started winning for a fair argument. If I really wanted to be a douchebag, I'd go from 1968-2012, then there's not even a comparison, the A's trumps anyone not named the yankees. however, for the last 12 seasons - quite possibly the golden age of Angels' baseball - the A's have kept up with them for the most part. The Angels won their only title when they were operating no differently than the A's, and then they started buying players and they haven't reached the WS since. Is that 2002 team better than the let's say the 2008 Angels? I doubt it. It's just that the playoffs are a crapshoot. Especially in the wildcard era. That's why WS titles is irrelevant in this argument. The Angels have 5 divisions titles, the A's have also 5. And that's that.

Is five seasons really that long considering most MLB teams haven't reached the playoffs for decades? guess how many times the angels have won the division the last 12 years? 5 times! just like the A's! get off your high horse. the angels haven't been that much successful despite the higher payroll.