Red Sox Nation reminds Angels who won: Part 1

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Angels pitcher John Lackey’s declaration that his team “lost to a team that’s not better than us” prompted a strong response from fans, most of them from the New England area.

So did Torii Hunter’s statement that “We’re a better team than those guys.”

Red Sox Nation fired back:

‘Been there, done that. Perennial losers to a team that just always seems to get the break that makes the difference...you guys play in the AL West division, a sorrier bunch of also-rans never existed. If the Angels played in the AL East, they would not have won 100 games. So for John Lackey and others on the Angels to emphatically declare themselves the better team and lament the ‘bad luck’ that kept them from moving on in the playoffs is sad. Man up and admit you were outpitched and outplayed. Simple as that.’’

Jim Darsigny, Boston

‘The running theme with this team is we are better...Sox would have won 114-plus games in that pathetic division. Whatever helps you sleep at night, I suppose.’’

George J. Pierce, Bellevue, Wash.

‘Wow, Lackey has issues, huh?

‘He must be great all year for soundbites. If you could tell him, for all of us here in Red Sox nation: the better team always wins. Make sure Hunter’s nearby, too.

‘The better team always wins. They couldn’t win in their own house. They won 100 games playing 60 or so against three of the worst teams in the league. The Angels aren’t all that. Maybe Scioscia could find a way to beat the Red Sox before his players go making World Series plans.’’

Eric M. Taddeo, Boston

-- Mike DiGiovanna