Angels Clinch AL West

On September 10, 2008, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won their fourth American League West title in five years. They are the first team to clinch the playoffs in 2008. The Angels have seventeen games left in the Major League Baseball schedule. They are the quickest team ever from American League West to clinch the playoffs. At the time that the team clinched they had the best record in baseball. ¹

Angels Clinch AL West Reactions

"It doesn't get old."—Garret Anderson¹, Angels Outfielder

"Right now I'm more interested in how we finish up the season and get prepared to play in the playoffs. Obviously, you always like to have home-field advantage." —Arte Moreno,¹ Angels Owner

"There's no such thing as too soon to clinch," Hunter said. "We've been going hard to get to this point. It doesn't matter if we clinch early or late, as long as we clinched."—Torii Hunter¹, Angels Outfielder

"I've always been jealous of the Angels. Some great players play their entire careers without ever getting a taste of the postseason, and I'm going to have that opportunity this year."—Mark Teixeira¹, Angels First Baseman

"It happened a little earlier than it has in other seasons, but it's not easy getting to that first step, so we're excited about going to the playoffs and we're going to keep going."—Mike Scioscia¹, Angels Manager

The Mahalo Top 7

Los Angeles Times: Angels win, clinch AL West title(September 10, 2008)
ESPN.com: Angels Clinch Playoff Spot (September 10, 2008)
MLB.com: Angels Claim West (September 10, 2008)
Reuters: Angels clinch West (September 11, 2008)
OC Register: Angels' clinching celebration is early, enthusiastic (September 10, 2008)
MLB.com: Angels prepare for playoff scenarios (September 11, 2008)
ESPN Video: John Kruk on the Angels Clinching The AL West (Time 1:14)