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Old 05-01-2006, 05:58 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Cras
The Angels were a laughing stock prior to their Championship. What was their highlight of the 90's? Signing Mo Vaughn? And the White Sox who were restricted to a $50 M payroll prior to last year. Winning the title changes everything and can really turn a team into a financial juggernaut if it has the right management. If it has bad management, you get the D-Backs and Marlins.

Ummmm..a classic one game playoff in 95 for the division against the Mariners? The AL West has been a vastly superior division in comparison to the AL Central over the years. Put down the bottle Mr Cras. A laughing stock? They had their ups and down but had won 3 division titles from 79-01.
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