During the early 2000’s, the Angels were one of the most successful teams in the sport. They had rock solid pitching, exemplary position players, and a loaded coaching staff. The peak of this era came in 2002, when the Angels won their lone world series. Barry Bonds almost single-handedly stopped them, but the Angels persisted.
When the Angels were an annual playoff contender, steroids were running rampant in the big leagues. Bonds is one of the most notorious examples of a player boosted by steroids - so much so that he was kept out of the Hall of Fame despite being the home run king - and many other players at this time boosted their numbers on their way to many accolades, including the Silver Slugger Award.