In a scoreless ballgame, Torii Hunter came to the plate with two of his Los Angeles Angels teammates on base. With one swing, Hunter put the Angels up 3-0. From there, the Angels glided to a 5-0 victory.
On the mound, John Lackey was dominant for Los Angeles. In 7.1 scoreless innings, he allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four batters. Darren Oliver pitched the final 1.2 innings and didn’t allow a baserunner.
For the Red Sox, it wasn’t the way the team wanted to start their 2009 postseason. They had only four hits while racking up three errors. …read more

The first team to official punch their card for the 2008 baseball playoffs was the Los Angeles Angels. In the team’s festive celebration, outfielder Torii Hunter donned goggles and starting swimming on the clubhouse floor in an ocean of champagne.
Part of what makes the Angels so dangerous is they are a loose bunch of characters. Oh and being able to hit a baseball really, really hard also doesn’t hurt.
Here is Torri Hunter doing his best Michael Phelps impersonation: