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Baseball Nation - Baseball Forum | MLB Baseball Forum | MLB Fan Forum - Blogs - Stars_Rangers_82 http://baseballnation.net/blog.php?157-Stars_Rangers_82 Baseball Nation is made by the fans for the fans. Join one of the best Baseball Forums out there today! en Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://baseballnation.net/images/styles/AestheticaGreen/misc/rss.jpg Baseball Nation - Baseball Forum | MLB Baseball Forum | MLB Fan Forum - Blogs - Stars_Rangers_82 http://baseballnation.net/blog.php?157-Stars_Rangers_82 The Good Start http://baseballnation.net/entry.php?19-The-Good-Start Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:50:56 GMT The Rangers are looking very good, with little to no complaints I have about them. I wanted to share how good they've been so far and how they compare to the other 39 teams that have started the season out 6-0 or better.

Here's the pitching comparisons....

Team	Year	W	L	ERA	SV	SO/G	WHIP
ATL	1982	13	0	2.14	7	5.31	1.254
MIL	1987	13	0	3.68	7	6.23	1.275
OAK	1981	11	0	1.27	0	5.09	0.949
CLE	1966	10	0	1.53	2	9.80	0.947
BRO	1955	10	0	2.60	5	3.60	1.189
PIT	1962	10	0	2.70	5	5.10	1.244
BRO	1940	9	0	1.44	1	3.89	0.938
SLB	1944	9	0	1.78	1	2.56	1.037
DET	1984	9	0	2.52	1	5.33	1.061
KCR	2003	9	0	2.22	7	7.44	1.074
CIN	1990	9	0	2.60	6	8.44	1.181
CIN	1980	8	0	2.09	1	4.38	1.014
CHW	1982	8	0	2.64	6	4.63	1.253
CHC	1934	7	0	1.43	0	5.14	0.873
ATL	1994	7	0	1.91	2	8.71	0.955
CLE	1952	7	0	1.57	2	4.00	1.016
CIN	1919	7	0	1.29	1	4.71	1.048
TEX	1996	7	0	2.00	4	6.57	1.111
NYY	1933	7	0	2.14	1	5.86	1.111
STL	1962	7	0	3.39	3	5.43	1.159
NYG	1930	7	0	2.71	2	4.00	1.190
SFG	2003	7	0	2.71	5	5.57	1.333
PIT	1938	7	0	3.14	1	4.00	1.413
MIN	1968	6	0	1.50	1	6.00	0.759
SFG	2002	6	0	0.82	2	4.33	0.818
CHW	1991	6	0	1.80	4	8.00	0.855
CHW	1920	6	0	1.11	0	4.50	0.912
CLE	1959	6	0	2.45	2	4.17	1.000
TEX	2011	6	0	2.83	2	6.50	1.056
LAD	1981	6	0	2.00	3	5.50	1.056
CLE	1948	6	0	3.05	2	4.00	1.085
DET	1985	6	0	2.29	4	6.33	1.091
STL	1967	6	0	3.54	4	6.50	1.107
TEX	1979	6	0	1.67	2	5.67	1.111
HOU	1987	6	0	2.33	4	8.17	1.130
NYY	1992	6	0	1.83	4	7.00	1.148
CLE	1923	6	0	1.74	1	2.33	1.263
TOR	1992	6	0	2.83	3	7.00	1.278
CLE	1998	6	0	4.33	4	6.67	1.333
SEA	1985	6	0	3.50	3	3.83	1.352

Their 2.83 ERA is t-32nd, the 6.50 SO/G is t-11th, and their 1.056 WHIP is t-15th among the 40 teams.

Here's the hitting comparisons....

Team	Year	W	L	R/G	H/G	XBH/G	SO/G	BB/G	SO/BB	BA	OPS
MIL	1987	13	0	7.00	10.62	4.15	6.85	4.00	1.71	0.302	0.892
ATL	1982	13	0	5.08	8.77	3.00	4.46	5.08	0.88	0.273	0.797
OAK	1981	11	0	5.73	9.09	2.45	5.00	4.09	1.22	0.267	0.755
BRO	1955	10	0	7.00	10.00	4.30	4.40	4.20	1.05	0.290	0.905
PIT	1962	10	0	6.10	10.20	3.30	4.20	4.00	1.05	0.299	0.854
CLE	1966	10	0	4.20	9.10	2.00	5.00	3.60	1.39	0.277	0.738
CIN	1990	9	0	6.67	11.89	3.00	6.33	4.89	1.30	0.324	0.869
DET	1984	9	0	6.67	9.44	3.78	5.67	5.11	1.11	0.276	0.843
KCR	2003	9	0	5.22	9.00	3.00	4.56	4.00	1.14	0.278	0.796
BRO	1940	9	0	6.00	8.89	2.56	4.56	5.44	0.84	0.267	0.778
SLB	1944	9	0	4.44	7.00	1.67	3.56	4.89	0.73	0.228	0.663
CIN	1980	8	0	6.00	9.13	3.50	5.63	3.38	1.67	0.287	0.842
CHW	1982	8	0	5.50	10.88	3.00	5.38	3.63	1.48	0.302	0.799
NYG	1930	7	0	6.57	12.14	3.57	1.86	3.29	0.57	0.340	0.932
STL	1962	7	0	10.00	13.71	3.57	4.57	3.57	1.28	0.348	0.917
SFG	2003	7	0	6.14	8.86	3.71	5.57	5.29	1.05	0.261	0.874
PIT	1938	7	0	6.00	11.43	2.86	2.00	3.43	0.58	0.325	0.832
TEX	1996	7	0	6.14	9.00	2.14	7.29	6.29	1.16	0.283	0.802
CLE	1952	7	0	4.43	9.29	2.14	5.29	3.57	1.48	0.286	0.796
CIN	1919	7	0	5.29	8.71	2.00	1.57	3.57	0.44	0.293	0.784
CHC	1934	7	0	6.29	10.57	3.29	4.86	2.29	2.13	0.291	0.782
ATL	1994	7	0	5.71	9.71	3.29	7.14	3.57	2.00	0.265	0.766
NYY	1933	7	0	4.71	8.00	2.71	2.14	4.71	0.45	0.256	0.762
CLE	1948	6	0	6.67	13.33	4.50	5.33	3.67	1.45	0.333	0.969
TEX	2011	6	0	7.00	9.17	5.33	4.50	3.00	1.50	0.284	0.957
CLE	1998	6	0	8.00	11.17	5.00	7.83	4.83	1.62	0.305	0.923
STL	1967	6	0	7.83	12.83	3.50	5.00	3.17	1.58	0.335	0.902
TOR	1992	6	0	5.17	10.17	4.33	6.17	3.33	1.85	0.296	0.861
SFG	2002	6	0	6.83	9.67	3.83	6.00	4.00	1.50	0.280	0.861
SEA	1985	6	0	6.67	8.50	3.67	3.33	4.00	0.83	0.262	0.848
MIN	1968	6	0	6.00	10.17	3.83	5.33	3.50	1.52	0.288	0.834
CLE	1959	6	0	6.00	9.83	3.50	4.67	2.83	1.65	0.285	0.829
DET	1985	6	0	5.67	9.67	3.17	3.50	4.33	0.81	0.286	0.821
TEX	1979	6	0	5.67	8.00	2.50	3.17	4.67	0.68	0.262	0.761
NYY	1992	6	0	5.33	9.33	2.83	6.17	2.83	2.18	0.279	0.759
CLE	1923	6	0	4.83	9.83	2.33	1.83	3.67	0.50	0.286	0.735
HOU	1987	6	0	4.50	10.00	2.00	5.83	1.83	3.18	0.300	0.725
CHW	1920	6	0	5.17	9.17	2.83	2.83	4.17	0.68	0.267	0.709
LAD	1981	6	0	4.50	8.67	3.00	6.50	2.33	2.79	0.263	0.699
CHW	1991	6	0	4.83	8.83	2.33	5.17	3.50	1.48	0.250	0.691

Their 7 R/G is t-4th, the 9.17 H/G is t-24th, but the 5.33 XBH/G is 1st and their .957 OPS is 2nd.

Also, here is how the other 39 teams faired for the remainder of the season.

Team	Year	W	L	END W	END L	RESULT
ATL	1982	13	0	89	73	LOST NLCS
MIL	1987	13	0	91	71	3RD AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
OAK	1981	11	0	64	45	LOST ALCS
CLE	1966	10	0	81	81	5TH AMERICAN LEAGUE
BRO	1955	10	0	98	55	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
PIT	1962	10	0	93	68	4TH NATIONAL LEAGUE
BRO	1940	9	0	88	65	2ND NATIONAL LEAGUE
SLB	1944	9	0	89	65	AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
KCR	2003	9	0	83	79	3RD NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
DET	1984	9	0	99	63	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
CIN	1990	9	0	91	71	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
CIN	1980	8	0	89	73	3RD NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
CHW	1982	8	0	87	75	3RD AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
CIN	1919	7	0	96	44	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
CHC	1934	7	0	86	65	3RD NATIONAL LEAGUE
CLE	1952	7	0	93	61	2ND AMERICAN LEAGUE
ATL	1994	7	0	68	46	2ND NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEX	1996	7	0	90	72	LOST ALDS
NYY	1933	7	0	91	59	2ND AMERICAN LEAGUE
NYG	1930	7	0	87	67	3RD NATIONAL LEAGUE
SFG	2003	7	0	100	61	LOST NLDS
PIT	1938	7	0	86	64	2ND NATIONAL LEAGUE
STL	1962	7	0	84	78	6TH NATIONAL LEAGUE
SFG	2002	6	0	95	66	NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
CHW	1920	6	0	96	58	2ND AMERICAN LEAGUE
MIN	1968	6	0	79	83	7TH AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEX	1979	6	0	83	79	3RD AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
CLE	1923	6	0	82	71	3RD AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHW	1991	6	0	87	75	2ND AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
NYY	1992	6	0	76	86	5TH AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
LAD	1981	6	0	63	47	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
DET	1985	6	0	84	77	3RD AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
HOU	1987	6	0	76	86	3RD NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
CLE	1959	6	0	89	65	2ND AMERICAN LEAGUE
TOR	1992	6	0	96	66	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
TEX	2011	6	0	?	?	???????????
CLE	1948	6	0	97	58	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
SEA	1985	6	0	74	88	6TH AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
STL	1967	6	0	100	60	WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
CLE	1998	6	0	89	73	LOST ALCS

The total win-loss of the teams is 3389-2639, which is a winning percentage of 56.22%, and in today's schedule would turn out to be a 91-71 record. Among these 39 teams are 8 World Series Champions, 2 Word Series Losers, 5 other teams that made the playoffs, and 8 teams that missed the playoffs but were 2nd in their division.

What does all of this mean? It could mean everything, it could mean nothing. But it sure is fun to watch this team play and see if they can join those other 8 World Series Champion teams. ]]> Stars_Rangers_82 http://baseballnation.net/entry.php?19-The-Good-Start The tide has turned for my sports brain http://baseballnation.net/entry.php?5-The-tide-has-turned-for-my-sports-brain Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:33:22 GMT Last night was officially the transcendence of my sports attention from hockey to baseball. It was 11:00 CST and the Stars were down 3-0 to their... Last night was officially the transcendence of my sports attention from hockey to baseball. It was 11:00 CST and the Stars were down 3-0 to their division rival San Jose Sharks after the 2nd period, yes 11:00...because the geniuses in the NHL decided to put the Stars (a central time zone team) into a division with a majority California teams, when I realized that the Stars probably wouldn't be able to come back from that deficit and that their season is 95% over with little to no chance of getting into the playoffs. And I was right, they ended up losing the game 6-0.

But alas, today is the Opening Day for my Texas Rangers squad. A Texas Rangers team that beat all the odds last year and made it all the way to the World Series. They were unable to sign Cliff Lee in the off-season, but in all honesty he wasn't that good of a pitcher for the Rangers in the regular season.

The player that I'm most looking forward to watching this year is Derek Holland. This kid has really got something special, I've known that since the first time I saw him two years ago. I am hoping this is his break out year and shows all of MLB just how good he can be.

One thing I'm not looking forward to is the new play-by-play tv announcer for the Rangers, John Rhadigan. He use to be the pre-game/post-game analyst for the team in the last few years and his stuttering voice irritated me back then, so I might just have to cut my ears off during the game or turn the sound off and listen to the radio side with Ranger great Eric Nadel.

With all that being said, I think if Young will just shutup and play, Kinsler, Cruz, and Hamilton not miss 100+ games to injury, and the rotation have a couple of nice surprises and be consistent I believe this team can definitely repeat as AL West champs. Not worried about SEA, little to no worries about LAA, but I'm totally frightened by OAK's rotation. But let's just see how it all folds out.

1 of 162 in 183 days starts today boys, Go Get' Em. ]]> Stars_Rangers_82 http://baseballnation.net/entry.php?5-The-tide-has-turned-for-my-sports-brain