Impending free agent could be finishing Angels chapter NEW YORK -- He insists he doesn't think about it, that his focus is on the American League Championship Series and the Yankees, where, of course, it belongs. But somewhere in the back of his mind Vladimir Guerrero must be wondering if this is it, the end approaching to an amazing run of excellence with the Angels as free agency looms. Signed as a free agent after the 2003 season, departing the cold and unyielding artificial playing surface of Montreal, Guerrero became arguably the greatest player in Angels history. He was the AL Most Valuable Player in 2004, immediately finding the West Coast to his liking, and has been bruising baseballs and pitchers' egos ever since. Yet, here he stands at 35, unsure of his future on the heels of an injury-marred season that prevented... [read full story]
