RWFrog's Blog

According to Rangers' skipper Ron Washington, anyway. That is what Wash told the media following Friday's 7-2 smackdown of the AL Central-leading Chicago Whitesox.

A lot of hubub has been made about the position battle between Davis and injured Hank Blalock.  The Rangers expected Hank Blalock to return to action a month ago, but he just can't stay healthy. And the team sure didn't expect Davis to be so successful so early. 

It was Davis who got the Rangers' offense untracked in the 2nd inning, hitting his 6th homerun of the season in only 51 at-bats.  He went 1-4 on the night with an rbi, which followed last night's 3-6 against the Angels.  His heroics in the extra-inning loss represented his first multi-hit game of his young big league career.

And now here the Rangers sit, 49-45, having rekindled the fire in many  die-hard Ranger fans' hearts.  They may or may not contend the rest of the way, but it is no coincidence that the team has played much better with the Longview Legend in the lineup. 

Which makes me wonder if the Rangers are really going to revert to their losing ways by postponing the career of a guy who is a proven winner at every level for a guy who may not even be able to hit the ball after sitting for so long. A guy who represents past Rangers' failures.  The Hank Blalock of 2003 is a hitter I would welcome with open arms. However, I don't think Hank is a fraction of what he was then. Thus, I would rather the Rangers roll the dice on Davis of 2008 and beyond.

That would be a BLEEP shoot that would more than likely turn up a winner.