Where is the love for the Rangers

I know they are not the perennial World Series team but they have been quietly becoming a team to talk about the last couple of years. For the last couple of years their hitting has been phenomenal and the pitching an eye sore. This year the pitching is what has kept them in the hunt, and yes they are in the hunt. They are beginning to perform like a team with the right direction. Perhaps it was the biggest off season move last year when the Rangers signed Nolan Ryan. He is a leader and always has been. You can see his leadership and professionalism in the way the team and its players carries themselves now. Nolan's walking around the front office with that, I'm a winner, stride is contagious. If the Rangers can jut get the bats going with a little more consistency they would be all over the Angels.

Texas Ranger fans should be thrilled right now because the Rangers are usually a secondary headline in August because, 1) they're not in the hunt and 2) Cowboys training camp has started. That is not the case this year and deservedly so. The Rangers have some really talented young pitching that is starting to come into form. If Nolan can get the team to spend a bit on keeping top talent they have a formula for success.