Troy Percival has experienced a flashback several times this season while surveying a celebratory scene in the Tampa Bay Rays' clubhouse after a late-inning victory. It has been six years since Percival, the Rays' closer, was a member of the upstart Anaheim Angels, who improved by 24 games from 2001, reached the postseason for the first time in 16 years and rode the magic of the Rally Monkey to a World Series title.