ANAHEIM — The AL West-leading Angels returned to work Friday night at Angel Stadium, opening a weekend series against the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox in a potential playoff preview. Another one. The last time the Red Sox were here, they celebrated with a traditional dogpile in the middle of the infield after completing a three-game sweep in the AL Division Series. That was followed by the usual wet-and-wild nonsense in the visitors clubhouse, during which Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon dumped a can of beer on my head as I waited in front of David "Big Papi" Ortiz's locker. Though Angels manager Mike Scioscia stopped short of calling this a "statement series," he conceded the Red Sox are "a club you eventually have to go through." It's too bad we can't cut to the chase and open the playoffs now. But Angels center fielder...
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