"I don't think I've ever seen an outfield play a better series than they played against us," Leyland said. #Angels
— Tom DeCenso (@EnriquePollazzo) September 10, 2012
Two years and one month ago, after a particularly bad series, I wrote about the worst defensive outfield in baseball: Rivera in left, Hunter in center, Abreu in right. This is not that anymore.
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And my favorite:
There was a year when the Angels had Gary Pettis and Devon White playing in the same outfield. I can't even imagine what that would have been like, but Trout and Bourjos are pretty special.
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...but seriously, BP, gifs add such a great layer to analysis.