RWFrog's Blog

Well, maybe not just yet. But the product the Texas Rangers organization has put on the field this season is vastly improved from just a year ago.  The same organization that has marginalized fans in seasons past, valuing the dollar over winning baseball, is seeing its club grow up at the right time. 

C.J. Wilson capped a marvelous pitching performance by 22-year-old lefty, Matt Harrison. Of course, Wilson had to load the bases before getting Juan Rivera to ground out to Ian Kinsler at 2nd, preserving a 3-2 win over those hated division-leading LA Angels.

But every man, woman, or child who has ever played sports should live by the mantra that a win is a win is a win...especially a Rangers' fanbase that has seen too many losing seasons in the last few years.

And now, here the Rangers sit, 91 games into the season, 3 games over .500 at 47-44 and relying on a squad of mostly very young ballplayers.

HOWEVER, this may be the most talented group of young players the Rangers have ever had in team history. 22-year-old Chris Davis continues to open eyes with his herculean power, belting another homerun tonight, a solo shot off of 12-game winner, Joe Saunders. 

In 10 starts this season, Davis has 5 homeruns. 5 in only 36 at-bats. Oh, and he's hit a homerun in every game (4) he's played at the Temple in Arlington.

The Rangers sit 7 1/2 games back of  Los Angeles with plenty of baseball left this season. They probably won't dethrone the Angels, but this is the most excited I have been about the Rangers since 1998.

And hey, it could be wayyyy worse. You could root for the Astros. Talk about a team mired in an ugly season.