Team Turnarounds by Joe Frontiera & Daniel Leidl

Author:Joe Frontiera & Daniel Leidl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2012-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Although they had coasted through the ALDS and the ALCS with relative ease, their World Series battle against the San Francisco Giants would prove to be an epic test of their newfound resilience. Down 3 games to 2, and in a do-or-die situation, the Angels found themselves five runs behind late in game 6. They had their backs against the wall, and yet they seemed comfortable. Rather than pack it in and go home, happy that they had overachieved during a remarkable season, they rattled off three quick runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and another three runs in the eighth, and that put them ahead for good. True to their scrappy nature, the Angels went on to win game 7 and celebrate their first World Series championship.

The 2002 season wasn’t simply a one-year blip on the organization’s radar. From 2003 to 2011, the Angels were one of the most successful teams in the American League, finishing first in the AL West while advancing to the playoffs five times. The Angels serve as a picture of resilience. They were a group of underrated but determined players who never backed down from a challenge, never gave in, and always believed they could achieve in spite of the obstacles.

For the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the seeds of resilience may have been sown early in the turnaround process, but the Angels seemed to embrace the concept later in their development. Stoneman may have led the way with a naturally resilient disposition, but by 2002 the team had started to wholly buy in. Stoneman did not let the poor track record of the franchise deter him from taking chances on unproved but promising young guns, turning the team around, and ultimately taking the Angels to a World Series win. And the players, given the right leadership, were able to become passionate about playing baseball to the best of their ability even though they needed to overcome a decade of losses. The Angels had a sad history and a host of reasons to lose hope and back down, but ultimately they developed an unshakable belief in themselves, and that proved to be all that mattered.

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