FoxPerez
04-04-2011, 03:06 PM
From The Daily Six Shooter (http://bit.ly/gOLI2Q) at PlaymakerOnline.com (http://www.playmakeronline.com/):
What a great start to the season for the Texas Rangers. They had Boston’s number last year, but not like this.
Ranger hitters are off to an unprecedented historical start to the season. Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler each homered in the team’s first three games as Texas had no problems teeing off against the AL East favorite.
It used to be that that’s all that Texas had in the bag.
Prior to last season’s World Series run, Texas was entertaining because they could put lots of runs on the board, but they could never put together a winner because of their lack of pitching. Even with Cliff Lee back in Philadelphia, the Rangers are off to a solid start, especially Matt Harrison, who threw seven great innings yesterday giving up only one run and striking out eight. His last was the biggest, getting out of a bases loaded jam on a changeup.
It’s great to see a guy like Harrison produce results right away. Inconsistent as a starter and coming out of the bullpen last year, he earned his spot in the rotation in spring training, but was no guarantee to succeed. He really did an excellent job of hitting his spots and mixing things up to keep Boston off balance throughout the game.
For more MLB coverage, check out PlaymakerOnline.com (http://www.playmakeronline.com/)
Playmaker Magazine: The Source for Sports in Texas
What a great start to the season for the Texas Rangers. They had Boston’s number last year, but not like this.
Ranger hitters are off to an unprecedented historical start to the season. Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler each homered in the team’s first three games as Texas had no problems teeing off against the AL East favorite.
It used to be that that’s all that Texas had in the bag.
Prior to last season’s World Series run, Texas was entertaining because they could put lots of runs on the board, but they could never put together a winner because of their lack of pitching. Even with Cliff Lee back in Philadelphia, the Rangers are off to a solid start, especially Matt Harrison, who threw seven great innings yesterday giving up only one run and striking out eight. His last was the biggest, getting out of a bases loaded jam on a changeup.
It’s great to see a guy like Harrison produce results right away. Inconsistent as a starter and coming out of the bullpen last year, he earned his spot in the rotation in spring training, but was no guarantee to succeed. He really did an excellent job of hitting his spots and mixing things up to keep Boston off balance throughout the game.
For more MLB coverage, check out PlaymakerOnline.com (http://www.playmakeronline.com/)
Playmaker Magazine: The Source for Sports in Texas