Pale Hose: 4 consecutive complete games plus timely hitting, good defense, power ball, small ball and there's your answer.
Angels had a poor offense. They pitched well in 3/5 games but you gotta score more than 2.5 runs a game to compete.
Yep, the White Sox are truly astounding... they deserved to win. I sure hope our RED Sox have all or most of the traits you've listed above next season. It especially bugs me how inept they can be in the 'small ball' area.