The Texas Rangers shocked the world

The Texas Rangers shocked the world The Texas Rangers shocked the world by
winning the 2010 American League pennant. Many fans think that they were a very
good team during the regular season but proved to be very dominant in the
division series against Tampa Bay and made the defending World Series champion
Yankees look silly in their own ballpark. After losing to the Giants in the
World Series, the Rangers are out to defend their title and make another trip to
Arlington in late October. They are returning almost all of their key players
and have added a few to their arsenal. There are several reasons that make
Rangers win the American League pennant again possible. The Rangers have had a
history of bad pitching but with coach Mike Maddux leading these guys, they have
turned the page in a dark history of Rangers baseball. This is a rotation that
posted a 3.93 earned run average last year and was fourth in the American League
in strikeouts. The 2007 rotation posted a 4.75 earned run average and was last
in the American League in strikeouts; however, the pitching staff has improved
every year to get where it is now. The Texas infield is by far one of the best
in baseball. Not only do the Rangers infielders kill opposing pitchers with
their bats but their defense has improved over the years. Aside from defense,
their offensive ability is outstanding. The Rangers failed in their pursuit of
free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee but that doesn't mean the offseason wasn't
productive in terms of newcomers. By far the biggest addition to the ballclub
was Adrian Beltre. He replaced Michael Young as the starting third baseman and
brings more skill and power to the position not seen in a while. Beltre is a
two-time Gold Glove winner and has also won the Silver Slugger award twice,
which gives the Rangers more offense in the lineup and a deadly defensive weapon
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