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The Texas Rangers are Getting Smacked Around Lately

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After starting the season like complete beasts in their first 14 games of the season at 12-2, the Texas Rangers have leveled off.

They were smacked around pretty good this past week. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games, including 3 blowouts by scores of 10-3 and 21-8 (both to the Mariners), and 12 -1 (to the Athletics).

Since taking 3 out of 4 games from the Orioles in early May, they are only 11-12 since.

Since beating the Tigers on April 21st, they are only 20-21 since.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/tex/texas-rangers

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... After starting the season like complete beasts in their first 14 games of the season at 12-2, the Texas Rangers have leveled off.

The great "leveling" effect. No matter how hot or how terrible a team (or a player) begins the season, the overwhelming tendency is a return to the norm.

The 2004 Devil Rays won 12 games in a row. Their winning percentage in June 2004 was .769! They still finished the season 21 games below .500!

The AL West is still likely to be an interesting race.

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