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Article: Anaheim's Garret Anderson quietly put up big offensive numbers. (Productive Angel).(American Baseball League player)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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DESPITE BACK-TO-BACK seasons of 117 and 123 RBI, Angels outfielder Garret Anderson has received little notice outside of southern California.
With his former reputation as a line-drive, high-average hitter, Anderson's emergence as a power threat (35 home runs in 2000 and 28 in 2001) still isn't widely known for several reasons.
For the past 40 years, the Dodgers have dominated Los Angeles-area sports pages, while the Angels are often treated as leftovers. That means so-so Dodger players may receive more ink than some of Anaheim's better performers.
When a player such as Anderson moves into the ranks of baseball's sluggers, it often takes a year ...