Comments on: Winning Combination: Rangers Improved Pitching, Defense On Display Throughout 6-0 Homestand http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/2009/05/18/winning-combination-rangers-improved-pitching-defense-on-display-throughout-6-0-homestand/ InsideCorner sports page and blog analyzes Dallas sports teams including the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, and Dallas Stars with original reporting, statistical analysis. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Buck http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/2009/05/18/winning-combination-rangers-improved-pitching-defense-on-display-throughout-6-0-homestand/comment-page-1/#comment-11895 Buck Tue, 19 May 2009 05:08:01 +0000 http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/?p=5117#comment-11895 I've been watching Rangers' baseball since the 70s and this is as good a run as I can remember. Ken Hill, Rick Helling and Aaron Sele were good, but this rotation top to bottom can be really, really good if this keeps up. The Andrus experiment has been a plus so far, and Kinsler is playing really well. i don't think I have ever seen an infield play this well and cover so much ground in all the years I've been following Rangers baseball. I had never seen Andrus play and i was a bit skeptical of the move, but right now both Young and Andrus make a solid if not exceptional left side. As much as I liked Helling, he was susceptible to the long ball - ala McCarthy - but he just kept coming at you. He was fearless. Yes, I like what I see. The dog days of August are a long ways away but the Rangers have the makings of a very good team. Padilla can be a shutdown guy and pitch with the best of the best. He's up and down, but if the playoffs are in the cards, I don't mind having Padilla on the mound. Millwood is a foregone conclusion but will he be a Helling clone or someone that can match Kazmir pitch for pitch? The big question will be the number three starter. Right now, it's not McCarthy. I’ve been watching Rangers’ baseball since the 70s and this is as good a run as I can remember. Ken Hill, Rick Helling and Aaron Sele were good, but this rotation top to bottom can be really, really good if this keeps up. The Andrus experiment has been a plus so far, and Kinsler is playing really well. i don’t think I have ever seen an infield play this well and cover so much ground in all the years I’ve been following Rangers baseball. I had never seen Andrus play and i was a bit skeptical of the move, but right now both Young and Andrus make a solid if not exceptional left side. As much as I liked Helling, he was susceptible to the long ball – ala McCarthy – but he just kept coming at you. He was fearless.

Yes, I like what I see. The dog days of August are a long ways away but the Rangers have the makings of a very good team.

Padilla can be a shutdown guy and pitch with the best of the best. He’s up and down, but if the playoffs are in the cards, I don’t mind having Padilla on the mound. Millwood is a foregone conclusion but will he be a Helling clone or someone that can match Kazmir pitch for pitch? The big question will be the number three starter. Right now, it’s not McCarthy.

]]> By: Hendu http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/2009/05/18/winning-combination-rangers-improved-pitching-defense-on-display-throughout-6-0-homestand/comment-page-1/#comment-11839 Hendu Mon, 18 May 2009 17:09:50 +0000 http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/?p=5117#comment-11839 thanks guys for good articles/in game blog.. in a couple of weeks I'm going to be in Thailand for the summer, and your blog might be my only way to stay up on the Rangers.. going to be a little strange, eating breakfast and waiting for more uploads to you game blog.. thanks guys for good articles/in game blog.. in a couple of weeks I’m going to be in Thailand for the summer, and your blog might be my only way to stay up on the Rangers.. going to be a little strange, eating breakfast and waiting for more uploads to you game blog..

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