Halos showed how it’s done in ’02 run

ANAHEIM — The 2002 Angels enjoyed one of the most improbable runs to a World Series championship in baseball history.

For starters, the Angels had not even been to the postseason for 15 years before everything came together in one magical season that resulted in the franchise’s only World Series title. It was a collection of overachievers and unlikely heroes, a group that persevered and never stopped playing.

Through all of their accomplishments that year, things just never seemed to come easy for those Angels.

In the Fall Classic against the Giants, the Angels found themselves on the brink of elimination, trailing, 5-0, in the seventh inning of a must-win Game 6 at Angel Stadium. The tide began to turn when Scott Spiezio ripped a three-run homer to right field.

The Angels stormed ahead in the eighth inning, thanks to a leadoff homer from Darin Erstad and a go-ahead, two-run double from Troy Glaus. The Rally Monkey was alive and well, and …

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