We are here to help out the casual baseball fan whose head may be spinning a bit with all the non-baseball news surrounding baseball. And we think you know what we're talking about.
With about six weeks left in the season, here's what we have going on:
- The Pirates are in first place in the NL Central. Not a typo. Yes, those Pirates. From Pittsburgh. The Pirates currently hold a three game advantage over the St. Louis Cardinals. And a lot of you thought that franchise had folded years ago, right?
- The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics are currently in a dogfight for supremacy of the AL West. Separated by a mere one half game in the standings, and dead even in the loss column, this race could come down to the last day of the season as it did last year.
- The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays are involved in quite the battle themselves in the AL East. Just a game between them in the standings with Baltimore lurking around at 5 1/2 games out.
- The LA Dodgers are probably playing the best of anyone in baseball right now, taking a commanding lead in the NL West over Arizona.
- On a lesser note, the Kansas City Royals are above .500. Might not sound like much, but ask a Royals fan.
It's time for A-Rod to fade away. Disappear forever. That won't happen, so it's time for us to just focus on what is happening between the lines. Some good baseball yet to be played. Let's enjoy the pennant races. That's what it should be all about this time of year.
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Showing posts with label Oakland Athletics. Show all posts
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Rangers Need to Take Advantage of Soft August
With about a month and a half left in the season, here is where our Texas Rangers stand. In first place. But Oakland is not going away.
In the past month, the Rangers have gained a Matt Garza and an Alex Rios. They have lost a Nelson Cruz, a Colby Lewis and now a Matt Harrison. So where does that leave them? Better than before.
"What?", you say. Texas has not had Lewis or Harrison for practically the entire season. Their losses don't mean that much. Sure the Cruz loss hurts, but Rios can fill in adequately and provide production. Not the same as Cruz, but he will contribute. Now, take a look at the rotation. Better to have Garza than a maybe Harrison or Lewis. Or maybe Neftali Feliz.
What the Rangers have right now is what they're going to have to go with down the stretch. We like the chances. However, looking at the schedules, the Rangers need to have at least a four game lead going into September.
Texas has an easy August schedule. Oakland's is tougher. The tables are turned in September.
And for the "Fire Wash" crowd, Ron Washington deserves no less than manager of the year if he guides this team to the playoffs. We won't bore you with the details now, but it could be coming at a later date.
In the past month, the Rangers have gained a Matt Garza and an Alex Rios. They have lost a Nelson Cruz, a Colby Lewis and now a Matt Harrison. So where does that leave them? Better than before.
"What?", you say. Texas has not had Lewis or Harrison for practically the entire season. Their losses don't mean that much. Sure the Cruz loss hurts, but Rios can fill in adequately and provide production. Not the same as Cruz, but he will contribute. Now, take a look at the rotation. Better to have Garza than a maybe Harrison or Lewis. Or maybe Neftali Feliz.
What the Rangers have right now is what they're going to have to go with down the stretch. We like the chances. However, looking at the schedules, the Rangers need to have at least a four game lead going into September.
Texas has an easy August schedule. Oakland's is tougher. The tables are turned in September.
And for the "Fire Wash" crowd, Ron Washington deserves no less than manager of the year if he guides this team to the playoffs. We won't bore you with the details now, but it could be coming at a later date.
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