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The closest player the Angels have to being a superstar is Troy Glaus. (Amy Sancetta/AP)

If you are an avid baseball fan, this has got to be one of the most exciting World Series you will ever see. I'd say it was the most entertaining since the Marlins won it in 1997 over the Indians.

Last year, when the Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in seven games, ranks up there too. To me, what is different about this year was you didn't have any $100 million payroll team like the Yankees, or any dominating pitchers like Randy Johnson or Curt Schilling, who were supposed to win.

Years from now, who is going to remember David Eckstein was the leadoff hitter for the World Series champion Anaheim Angels?

David Eckstein is simply a gamer. He's not a superstar like Derek Jeter. He's just a hard-working shortstop who gets the job done.

The Angels weren't winning behind a Randy Johnson. They were doing it with John Lackey, Brendan Donnelly and Francisco Rodriguez.

The Angels are champions today because they are a bunch of workmanlike players who don't quit.

The closest player they have to being a superstar is Troy Glaus. But before this series, how many people outside of the Anaheim area knew much about Troy Glaus?

Glaus reminds me of Cliff Floyd when he played for the Marlins. Cliff was our franchise player, but basically only baseball people and those living in South Florida knew about him.

Now, Glaus is a World Series MVP.

Hats off to the Angels. They showed remarkable resiliency to rally over the weekend and beat a very good San Francisco Giants team in seven games.

There is a lot of talk about five-tool players, and superstars. The Angels had a lot of one-tool players, and that tool was their heart.

What caught my eye about the Angels is all the "gamers" they have. A lot of these players weren't first-round picks. They won with hard workers like David Eckstein, Adam Kennedy, Darin Erstad and Tim Salmon.

Probably the biggest hit of the series was Scott Spiezio's three-run homer off Felix Rodriguez on Saturday night. Trailing 5-0 with one out in the seventh inning, the Angels stormed back for three runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Winning Game 6 the way the Angels did was just remarkable.

I've hit against Felix Rodriguez. I know how tough it is to hit a three-run homer in that situation. But Spiezio shocked everyone. He had an incredible at-bat, fouling off pitches, working the count to his advantage. Then he swats one into the seats.

Before the series, I had a feeling the longer this thing went, the advantage would go to the Angels. My reasoning was, the more the Anaheim hitters saw the Giants' pitchers, the better they would adjust.

The Giants have a very good bullpen, but those guys don't have a lot of pitches. Rodriguez throws a fastball and a slider. While he hums it at 97 mph, he relies on his fastball about 90 percent of the time. Tim Worrell is a fastball, changeup pitcher. Robb Nen is throwing his slider more now.

They are great pitchers, but the more you see them, the more you figure them out.

Some might find this hard to believe, but a 97-mph pitch is easier to hit than facing fastballs mixed in with nasty offspeed pitches and curveballs. Eventually, you catch up to the fastball.

The Giants have their share of "gamers," too. They got great contribution from Rich Aurilia, J.T. Snow and Benito Santiago.

Of course, they have a superstar in Barry Bonds.

After what Barry did in this World Series, I would hope people no longer say he can't perform in the playoffs. Right now, Barry Bonds is in a league of his own.

I don't think anybody in baseball history, Babe Ruth or anybody, could have done what he did this postseason. To hit like he does, seeing so few pitches. He will walk three times and get one pitch to hit, and he smacks it 500 feet.

There should never be a question about Barry Bonds again.

As a player, I'm sure the Giants are kicking themselves for not winning it Saturday night. Losing that way takes the air out of you. You could see it carry over to Sunday.

Eric Owens' World Series analysis appears as told to Joe Frisaro, a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.