More than beating Boston in the 09 ALDS, The pennant race of 2004, winning the West in an exciting fashion over Oakland and their 3 aces at their peak was bigger, more exciting.

Mike Witt’s perfect game a bigger deal than Frankie’s Saves record.

and move sweep of Boston up a spot too

by toppling an extreme favorite in dominating fashion, featuring a huge (6 run?) comeback in game three, capped by a game 4 with an 8-run 5th inning?

or Adam Kennedy’s 3 home run game?

Or even getting to the playoffs that year for the first time in 18 years?

So much about that entire season/postseason, really.

Game 6, Spiezio’s HR/the comeback, is the best moment. That was the ’tipping point."

that game 6 was the magic, the turn of the tide. it really seemed over after that. so i’d flip 1 and 2.

and beating the yankees was much more satisfying and thrillig than kennedy’s game, or any, in beating the twins that year.

the sweep of boston was so great. so much bad playoff history there.

The Angels were losing 5-3 in the 7th, he had an 0-2 count, and he hit a three-run shot off of Johan Santana (a top-notch relief pitcher that year). It was truly an electrifying moment.

It’s fine to have Ryan on the list, but one mention is enough.

Though it was an off-field moment, I thought the signing of Reggie Jackson was more exciting than K-Rod breaking the save record.

What a great feeling killing the Red Soxs

K-Rod making Barry Bonds look like a rookie
GA sliding (yes sliding) for a ball during the 2002 playoffs
Lackey (still dead to me) give up a hit to the first batter then throwing a no-hitter

Old man Tim Belcher beating the shit out of Chan Ho Park after he beaned Randy Velarde

I like Vlad’s MVP award better for everything that it symbolizes.

That was enormous.

Considering Frankie still blew something like seven saves that season or whatever it was, seeing an Angel win MVP, and then another win the Cy Young, was great. I grew up seeing NO Angels ever win anything. Sure, Kingfish got RoY, but the next year GA was immediately hosed out of his.

Because he was too lazy to win.

I’m sorry, but I would not include his saves record. The guy was so focused on it as an individual achievement, it’s hard for me to see it as a team highlight. The whole way he was just focused on Saves Record=Mega Free Agent Payoff.

For me one of the top Angel Highlights, was Eckstein’s 3 grandslam’s during the 2002 season. They were so unexpected and then to have three of them with two of them in consecutive days. This is when I honestly felt that this was a team of destiny.

Where he hit like a dozen homeruns in 3 games

GA fetching 10 RBI’s in a single game, against the Yankees no less, was unbelievably damned fun.

I’ve watched this video montage twice and both times in brought a tear to my eye…love this team!