Rangers 2012

[71chevellejohn]

Lol Ross has the wrong jersey on in the bullpen

Rofl at the wrong jersey!

In the post game show he said he just grabbed the jersey he had from game 1 and never thought about them being different.

[Osiris]

In the post game show he said he just grabbed the jersey he had from game 1 and never thought about them being different.

That's funny right there.

[mstng86]

Lmao at what the other guys are making Ross do at every game.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4883207/robbie-ross-wears-gray-instead-of-blue

[mustang_marc]

CJ vs Darvish tonight. All 3 Angels games are already sellouts. Rangers are definitely gonna top 3M in attendance this year. I think they've gotten close a few times, but never broke that barrier.

[pHILSANITY07]

On this day in May, the Rangers organization and fans will have their revenge on CJ Wilson. Nolan Ryan should throw CJ's ALCS Championship ring in the dirt and make CJ pick it up. I hope the whole crowd chants CJ Sucks, Your Douchbag, California Hates You. Hope Napoli takes his bitch ass yard on all 4 at bats.

[Geor!]

I'm not sure why you guys are so bitter about CJ lol. He was a free agent after all.

[Slowhand]

I'm not sure why you guys are so bitter about CJ lol. He was a free agent after all.

Beats me. He never made any bones about wanting to return to California, and it's not like anything sour happened in his dealings with the Rangers; the Angels just threw way more money at him than he was worth, so why not let him walk? Guy is still a bit of a douche, but no more so than he was when he was here.

Wouldn't mind seeing him get lit up tonight, though.

[momo]

Beats me. He never made any bones about wanting to return to California, and it's not like anything sour happened in his dealings with the Rangers; the Angels just threw way more money at him than he was worth, so why not let him walk? Guy is still a bit of a douche, but no more so than he was when he was here.

Wouldn't mind seeing him get lit up tonight, though.

seconded. it's not like the guy asked for a trade or pulled a lebron.

cj was good here... except in the playoffs.

[71chevellejohn]

On this day in May, the Rangers organization and fans will have their revenge on CJ Wilson. Nolan Ryan should throw CJ's ALCS Championship ring in the dirt and make CJ pick it up. I hope the whole crowd chants CJ Sucks, Your Douchbag, California Hates You. Hope Napoli takes his bitch ass yard on all 4 at bats.

You are retarded.

[Slowhand]

You are retarded.

Quoted for posterity's sake, although that's been covered on here ad nauseum.

[Nash B.]

Just his personality - saying he did everything he could do to help the team win after Game 7, but there's only so much one guy can do; thinking he was actually worth the ridiculous contract he got from the Angels; the Napoli thing; being a general all-around dbag. He wasn't a bad pitcher here, but he's nowhere near as good as he thinks he is.

[mustang_marc]

Interesting note over on SI.com.

Early sign of Rangers' dominance

Just how good are the Texas Rangers? This quote from one manager should give you an idea: "I've had three or four scouts tell me independently they are the best team in the American League over the past 10-12 years."

The Rangers have scored the most runs and allowed the fewest in the league. They have outscored opponents by 68 runs over 33 games -- an advantage of 2.06 runs per game, which is more than the final differential of the 114-win 1998 Yankees (1.91 per game, or 309 over the season).

Texas' run differential blows away the biggest differentials in the league from the past decade, the 2011 Yankees and 2007 Red Sox (both at 1.30 per game, or 210 over the full season). Of course, it's much too early to know if Texas can keep up this pace. But based on the first 33 games, yes, the scouts have it right: The Rangers do look like they can be the best team in the league in a decade.

And how much does run differential mean? Here are the best season run differentials among the past 10 AL yearly leaders and how those teams finished:

Team Run Diff. Outcome
2011 Yankees +210 Lost ALDS
2007 Red Sox +210 Won World Series
2002 Angels +202 Won World Series
2004 Red Sox +180 Won World Series
2010 Yankees +166 Lost ALCS

[Trip McNeely]

Damn. Torrealba got his bell rung by Pujols. Fuckin ouch!

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Hell yes!

[SC457A]

Crap.... Stupid rain!

Possibly the most hyped game could get all screwed up due to rain.

CJ was getting flustered