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Fresh start for old rivalry

By Eric Neel
ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town" blares from the speakers high atop Anaheim Stadium in the moments before the first pitch of Monday night's season opener. It's business as usual. The reigning American League West champion Angels have returned to defend their American League West crown for the fourth time in the past five years. Just a little bit earlier, Nelly's "Batter Up," complete with the old riff from "The Jeffersons" -- "Now we're up in the big leagues, gettin' ...

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