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CatI'm in SoCal. I have no care in the world as to who wins. I really believe the Angels made the White Sox pitching look good. The Angels wouldn't take pitches and get deep into counts (something the Angels would do in 2002). Houston was far more patient in their series with the Cards. With two strikes, the Angels were always at the mercy of swinging at that Contreras splitter down and out of the strike zone. Vlad was swinging at everything that wasn't thrown behind him. Figgons doesn't act like a lead off hitter. When Erstad is your guy that's "hot" you know you are in trouble. It was not about the White Sox's pitching as much as the Angles being pathetic (some slack to Molina and Anderson who were far less than 100%). On the other hand, in Houston, Oswalt is truly dominant. He's good for two wins...chalk em up. Thus, the White Sox have to win 4 of 5 (games that Oswalt doesn't pitch) while the Astros have to win 2 of 5. I think Guillen is going to regret not getting some innings for his relievers. Heck, it's going to be like Spring Training again for the bullpen. Hmmmm.... off to the sportsbook.