You know, for years the Angels would start the 2d half in miserable fashion, as though dust and rust had accumulated and needed to be shaken off. Some of those times the team had gong INTO the Break roaring, and that interruption seemed to be an evil plot to halt a dominating run.
Last year they went into the break 13-5. We were fearful. But they came out of the break 6-0. It was 19-5 wrapped around the All-Star interruption and everything seemed rosy. The team promptly went 6-17. The losing would continue. What was once 1st place would be 3rd.