The date was May 24 and the Angels had just beaten the Texas Rangers 5-3. They were 10 games over .500 and just a game behind the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West. It seemed that the team with two of the best players in the whole sport were finally going to be competitors. Then they lost the next day and they day after that and for 12 more consecutive games after that. They fired their manager at some point in that stretch. And they just never got back on track with Phil Nevin in charge of things.
Los Angeles Angels Series Preview: They’re doing Tom Petty proud
