The Rangers entered spring training in 2010 with many question marks about chemistry and makeup of the club that will take the field this season. And with the preseason more than half way complete, most of those remain. As it is every season, pitching is again a big concern. Can those that toe the rubber provide enough to take advantage of the explosive high octane offense? Can the defense, which probably at best remained static due to key arrivals and departures, help prevent too many crooked number innings? And remaining virtually unchanged defensively is no reason to rejoice as Texas finished close to the bottom in over all team defense last year. But this season player’s health may trump all others. These are the burning questions the Rangers face going into the 2010 season.
March 2010
Your Dallas Mavericks were able to get a closer than it should have been 113-106 victory over the injury-ravaged Chicago Bulls Wednesday night.
Caron Butler led the Mavs in scoring with 27 points while Dirk piled up 26. Jason Terry, the new masked man, played 25 minutes in his return from facial surgery and scored 9 points.
Unlike many recent games, the Mavs were able to get off to a fast start, ending the first quarter with a 32-20 lead. The lead grew to 25 at one point when the Mavs reverted to last Saturday’s defense optional attack.
Most of us don’t know Ron Washington personally. All we do know of him is what has been reported by what former and current players say about him; and what we read and seen during the MLB Season concerning the Rangers. In relation to the former he is well respected, if not beloved. Regarding the latter, he has a quiet disposition in the dugout and seems focused on the game unfolding on the field.
He took over a team that had been the doormat of the AL West for 15 years, and has steered it towards the cusp of being one of the most youthful and promising teams in the American League. From this I understand Washington is a good baseball man.
