This might be the year for the Texas Rangers

I am finally getting excited about the Texas Rangers. I have been so cautious lately just waiting to make sure that they stay the course before I get too emotionally attached. Well, I think that I am there. Their pitching has been steady all season long. With the addition of Cliff Lee the Rangers now have a strong 1 - 4 when you add CJ Wilson, Colby Lewis, and Tommy Hunter and if Rich Harden can pitch like he did last week then the Rangers have a salty pitching rotation. Then you have O’Day, Harrison, and Ogando in relief and then Oliver and Francisco set up and then bring in Felix to close it down. I am sorry but I will put that pitching staff against any other staff in MLB right now.

On offense you have the following batting avgs and stats:

Hamilton .357

Moreland .333 6 games 21 AB

Cruz .322 .384 OBP .585 SLG 15

Guerrero .303 .353 OBP 21 HR 86 RBI

Kinsler .298 .387 OBP

Young .295 .350 OBP 16 HR

Cantu .286 5 games 14 AB

Andrus .277 .363 OBP 27 Steals

Arias .275

Borbon .269

Murphy .259

Blanco .230

Treanor .225

Molina .211

Add their offense to that pitching staff and you have a World Series contender and add Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg as new owners and there is a reason to be excited.