If this isn’t a statement series, I don’t know what is. For the second time this season, the Angels swept Boston, and this one was in Fenway. No team in the history of the Angels franchise has done that since the very beginning; 1962. But then again, no team in the franchise has had a 12 game lead above rivals in the AL West or had such a great record at this point in the season before, either. And to get the sweep in the very place that caused so much grief for the Angels in the postseason; well, I’d say this is very much a statement series.

“Against everybody, right now we’re feeling good,” Torii Hunter said. “Everything is just working out. Like I said earlier this year, when everything clicks, this team can be really special. And right now you see what’s going on.”

The Champions from last year looked almost second rate compared to the Halos. They made crucial errors in pressure moments and couldn’t provide the offense needed to outdo the runs scored because of those errors. At the moment, it looks like the best team in baseball might just have everything needed to ensure a productive postseason; with or without Teixiera who went 0-4 in his first appearance with his new team.

Not just the errors contributed to the Angels large amount of runs, however. Garret Anderson seems to be getting into a nice groove, hitting his 11th homerun of the year for back to back homer games. Just like last year, the second half has rolled along smoothly for him.

Despite having to face arguably Boston’s best starter in Josh Beckett, the Angels didn’t seem phased, using their newlyfound groove to score a three run fourth and a five run sixth against him. They played him like he was just your average pitcher and forced him out of the game moderately early. This gave way to Delcarmen, Lopez, and Masternson who only gave up one combined run on five hits. But by then it was too late, as the Angels outscored the Sox 9-2 in this three game series finale.

Throughout the season, the Angels have only been in third place for one day, second for seven, and first place for the last 112.