2 Back in the Wild Card
Accuscore only gives the Rangers a 39% chance of making the playoffs. And with the way the Angels are playing it may be too much to expect the Rangers to win the division. But if you look at the wild card race, it really comes down to 5 teams, and the Rangers are one of them. The 5 are: Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Angels, and Rangers. Two of them are going to win their division (AL East, AL West). The other 3 are the only teams with a realistic chance of being the wild card. And the Rays are fading and will be facing the Yankees and Red Sox a bunch come September. Which bodes well for Texas. Even if they don't make the playoffs this year, just playing games that mean something in late August and September will help this team make big strides. World Series in 2011?
posted by Wake of the Flood at 7:43 AM
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Why wait? The buzz around Dallas now regarding the Rangers is that FINALLY they may have made the front office move that is the push for the playoffs.
No, they didn't trade for Halladay. Or another hitter.
Nope, this move is addition by subtraction.
Vicente Padilla has been designated for assignment. He has worn the Rangers uniform for the last time, probably. Hopefully.
He was cut not so much due to the quality of his pitching, although that is suspect. No, this is about professionalism and attitude and doing what it takes to improve and succeed at the Major League level. A contract in and of itself should not be the ultimate goal of a player, but millions of dollars apparently satisfies all the urges Padilla feels. Word is coming out that he didn't act as though he cared about anything other than collecting his check.
Congratulations to his agent for scoring him the big dollars and to John Daniels for growing nuts and cutting him loose. I sense more Nolan at work...
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