Mark Teixeira hits 3 home runs as the Rangers open the 2nd half in emphatic fashion with a 15-1 win in Baltimore. The Rangers hit 6 home runs total and most importantly Teixeira hopefully got the spark he needed to get his season going. Derosa was 4-4 and got on base six times. Wilkerson, Barajas, and Derosa all homered in this game as well.
Unfotuantely, Oakland came back and clipped
Boston 5-4 in 11 innings.
To keep the Houston readers happy (Glover - you big pussy):
Aubrey Huff homers in his Astros debut and the hated Astros .
beat the suddenly cold Marlins 5-1.
2nd Half Predictions
AL WEST Rangers -- You're damn right I'm going to pick the Rangers but the AL west race will most likely come down to the last weekend of the season.
AL EAST Boston -- I think the young arms for Boston (Papelbon, Lester, Hansen and company) will be the difference as Boston faces a very heated race with a resiliant Yankee team. If Matsui can come back for the Yankees in the middle of August and the setup men and rotation can hold up the Yankees could win this division. I still think Boston will win in the end. Toronto could should be the biggest pest to both these teams and I wouldn't be surprised to see them hanging around for awhile.
AL CENTRAL White Sox -- As most of the experts have predicted, you would be stupid to pick against the White Sox and Ozzie Guillen right now. The Detroit Tigers are going to be tough to beat as long as their starting pitching stays tops in the majors as it was in the 1st half. For this reason I'm saying...
AL WILDCARD Detroit -- Jeremy Bonderman, Kenny Rogers, Justin Verlander, and the rest of the pitching staff should help Detroit edge the Yankees out for the AL wild card.
NL EAST Mets -- Obviously the only NL team that strikes any fear in the AL righht now.
NL CENTRAL Cardinals -- Somehow, some way with Pujols, Rolen and Edmonds they have to get by the rest of the NL central I hope.
NL WEST Padres -- This race should be at least somewhat intersting and I expect the Rockies to have a solid 2nd half.
NL WILDCARD Brewers -- Just because I am not giving the Astros fans any satisfaction.
Should be a hell of a 2nd half....
2 comments:
Last nights rangers game is the first b-ball game i've watched all nine innings in probably 5 years, and i sure picked a good one to watch. I have a renewed interest in the team and MLB. I guess you've got me brainwashed on the rangers bandwagon, but I really believe they make the playoffs. The A's have the third lowest batting avg in the AL. They also are only averaging 4 runs a game, 11th in the AL. I know good pitching beats good hitting, but as the season progresses the pitchers will start to wear down and being able to produce runs will become more important. And it's obvious that's the rangers specialty.
Should make for an exciting finish.
Fuck you, the Brewers? Stros baby.
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