While the AL West division was close for a couple months during the regular season - the Los Angeles Angels won the division relatively easy again.
The Angels finished the regular season with a record of 97-65 winning the West by 10 games - the largest division win in the ML.
The Angels have been consistently good for the better part of the decade and just seem to find ways to win.
Kendry Morales could possibly be one of the most underrated players in baseball - Morales hit 34 home runs (6th in the AL), 108 RBI (5th in the AL), batted .
306, and had a slugging percentage of .
569 (2nd in the AL).
Chone Figgins made things happen on the bases stealing 42 bases (3rd in the AL), 183 hits (12th in the AL), and scored 114 runs (2nd in the AL).
Bobby Abreu came from the New York Yankees to the Angels in 2009.
Abreu had another 100 RBI season - which gives him 7 straight 100 RBI seasons since 2003.
The Angels hitting was very good all season long, many of the angels hitters stayed around the .
300 mark.
The Angels pitching was just as good - the Angels had 5 pitchers in double digits wins lead by Joe Saunders and Jered Weaver both with 16 wins.
When a team has 5 starting pitchers striking out more then a 100 batters and 5 pitchers with over 10 wins each - that sure does take pressure off the offense to score many runs per game.
Angels closer Brian Fuentes lead the AL in saves with 46.
The 2009 Angels are championship material in all facets of the game - hitting, pitching and defense.
The Angels might not get the publicity being they play on the West coast and overshadowed by the L.
A.
Dodgers - the Angels are just as good as any team in the ML without a doubt.