I think playing in the AL helps ALOT. The AL is head and shoulders above the NL. False. Maybe not head and shoulders but.. yeah its not really that close. Of the really good teams in the AL besides the Angels (Rays, Red Sox, Twins and White Sox - if you want to call the last two really good), the Angels probably play 24-30 games against them, as opposed to like 60 against Oakland, Seattle and Texas. And the Cubs play the Astros, Pirates and Reds. And the entire NL West, and the Braves and Nats. Entire NL West: 33 games Braves and Nats: 12 Mets, Marlins, Phillies, Brewers, Cardinals: 50+ Division means more than league. If Oakland, Seattle and Texas were in the NL they would have a better record, belive that. If they were in the West, sure. In the East, probably. In the Central? I doubt it. Houston is better than any of them, let alone the top 3 teams.