1. I'm more optimistic about the Texas Rangers winning the AL West this season than I ever have been. Yes they lost last night but I fully expected Ervin Santana to out pitch Scott Feldman and he did. Two weeks ago I was furious the Rangers got swept at home by the Baltmore Orioles. I thought a huge collapse was coming but the Rangers have since righted the ship by taking 3 out of 4 in Boston, 2 out of 3 in Detroit and took the first 2 of a 4 game series against the Angels. They've done this almost entirely with pitching. As a Rangers fan I have full confidence in Cliff Lee, C.J. Wilson, and Tommy Hunter. I have almost full confidence in Colby Lewis. I have little confidence in Feldman though and I hope Rich Harden will get back on the mound soon....but I'm not holding my breath. I'm especially pleased with Wilson who in his last start got the best shutout win a pitcher could get....a 1-0 shutout. No margin for error and he still got it done. That's what you want in an ace. Someone who wins the game without any run support. Speaking of no run support I am concerned with the Rangers lack of scoring. They need to start putting some runs on the board. Which means getting some base hits with runners in scoring position. Something they haven't done in days.
2. If Lebron signed with the Heat because of the allure of South Beach then why aren't all of Miami's sports teams getting/keeping big name players. The theory goes that Lebron James left the cold airs of Cleveland for the warm beaches of Miami because he wanted to be in a fun, beach filled, babe filled environment AND because the state of Florida has no income tax. This makes sense but then why have we not seen this more often with the Dolphins, Marlins, Panthers, and....the Heat. The Dolphins are supposed to be the most popular franchise in Miami and I can't recall them getting a big name free agent. (they could of gotten Drew Brees and blew it) The Marlins LOSE big name players and don't often keep any of their young talent because they supposedly can't afford it. Maybe that will change with Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla. Still even though their fan support sucks why can't the Marlins take advantage of the South Beach allure and the no income tax of Miami Fla. I don't keep up with hockey much but I do know the Panthers have been nothing special the last few years. I wonder if hockey players like warm weather venues? Finally why haven't the Heat taken more advantage of their location? I suppose they sort of have by keeping Alonzo Mourning for as long as they did. They also signed Juwan Howard back in 1996 and he was a big name player at the time. Of course the contract was voided but still you get the idea.
3. If the St. Louis Rams sign Terrell Owens is that really a big deal? This story is going to generate some local interest here in OKC because Sam Bradford is about to become the first quarterback from OU to play quarterback in the NFL. (and no Troy Aikman doesn't count) TO has a terrible (and much deserved) reputation as a locker room cancer. Local sports pundits are going to criticize the Rams for this. One already has. What they think will happen is the Rams will eventually start Bradford and will not be very good and as they lose TO will blast Bradford for not throwing him the ball more...thus shattering Bradford's confidence which is so important for a rookie quarterback. I suppose this could happen but I'm not so sure it will because the Rams may be the only team willing to take TO. I bet they've told him that he better not cause any problems or he's out of there. His contract won't be big so he'd be easy to cut. He's already on thin ice and this may be his last chance. We'll see.
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