May 01, 2004
Boys of Summer
The first-place Texas Rangers swept the Boston Red Sox in tonight's doubleheader--the evening game featured an early exit for Pedro Martinez. The little Rangers are now 15-9, first place in the AL West, and the league leaders in a number of offensive and defensive categories. Alex Rodriguez's third-place Yankees are 13-11 and are 2 1/2 games back of the BoSox. The year after the Mariners traded Alex, even then the best player in the league, they won 116 games to tie the 1906 Cubs for the best-ever regular season. Now, I'm not saying that the Rangers are going to win 116, or even keep up this pace, but I am saying that it's nice to see a winning club in town for a change. Now that the Mavs and the Stars have let me down, the Great Game is all I have.
Renaissance anyone?
Update:
I'll only do this once, I promise: Texas just completed the series sweep of Boston to become the first team in the American League with sixteen wins. Maybe this summer, when I have more time, I'll write that defense of hockey that I promised along with a defense of baseball.