OMG...it's liek another sports thread!
Yeah, I'm on another RANGERS high right now, so I made this thread. It's to discuss the RANGERS and other surprises. I think the three best surprises this year have been the RANGERS, Padres, and Yankees (:chop.
OMG, the RANGERS. They are so freakin' awesome. Nobody thought they would do ANYTHING this year, and they have the best record in the freakin' majors. OMG! They're hitting a freakin' .310 as a team. Their backup catcher is hitting .300. They've got the 4th lowest ERA in the AL. They just swept the Red Sox (4-3,8-5,4-1). And they really haven't changed that much. The #1 reason they're winning is because of R.A. Dickey, just one pitcher, I know, but he's pitched great this year. And THIS is their best lineup, because I'm on such a RANGERS high:
SS - Michael Young .356, 17 RBI
3B - Hank Blalock .324, 6 HR, 21 RBI
2B - Alfonso Soriano .333, 2 HR, 17 RBI
DH - Brad Fullmer, .247, 3 HR, 12 RBI
1B - Mark Teixeira .242, 2 HR, 7 RBI
LF - David Dellucci .345, 3 HR, 6 RBI
CF - Laynce Nix .365, 5 HR, 14 RBI
RF - Kevin Mench .315, 3 HR, 12 RBI
C - Gerald Laird .352, .400 OBP
SP Kenny Rogers 3-1 4.25 ERA
SP Chan Ho Park 1-3 5.64 ERA
SP R.A. Dickey 4-1 3.48 ERA
SP Ryan Drese 1-0 2.91 ERA
SP Joaquin Benoit 1-0 3.57 ERA
RP Jay Powell 1-0 1.80 ERA
RP Jeff Nelson 0-1 2.79 ERA
CP Francisco Cordero 2.38 ERA 10/10 Sv/Opp
Freakin' awesome. So let's talk about the RANGERS. And how much the Yankees suck.