What if I said not all truth shows itself at face value? If the deepest truth about the LA Angels performances against the A’s hold true we may be seeing a truly, truly competitive squad forming together.
Before we rev up that flowery optimism and self-imposed delusion train we need to realize that the Angels were awful in Oakland, awful in many ways. The hitting looked atrocious, aside from Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout, otherwise no one looked locked in.
Kole Calhoun is the most mid-season ready hitter in the lineup right now which is actually a great start to the Angels season given his drastic need for a bounce-back year.