Wednesday, June 03, 2009

One game doesn't tell the entire story.

I only saw the score scroll across the ticker on ESPN last night. 12-3. Ok. So the Yankees hammered the Rangers again. No time to panic. It's a long, long season.
I heard an analysis done yesterday, in advance of this very difficult stretch of the Rangers schedule, that broke it down series by series for the next 28 games. This block of games will include series with the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Detroit. The idea was to take a long view of it and wait to decide whether it is a season with promise and real playoff potential or another fool's gold spring.
If the Rangers go through this, their most difficult period, with a record of 13-15, they will still be 8 games over .500. That should keep them in contention. That pace means they will lose several "important" series. But, so what?
I guess the news about Josh Hamilton makes achieving even this modest goal more difficult, but Jon Daniels has done an excellent job of assembling good depth on this team. Let's see how the summer goes.
PLAY BALL!