Deadline day.


Nathan Eovaldi tosses six innings for the win in St Louis.


As the rock group America sang in 1975, “I’ve got a feeling today’s the day.”

Today is trade deadline day. And, believe it or not, the Rangers aren’t yet dead.

The deadline is 5:00 central. The Rangers are in a difficult position. Never mind they are defending World Champs (those words have never been uttered around here). They are also three games under .500 and haven’t been able to get over .500 for a long long time.

Yet, Texas is stuck in the echo of mediocrity. Encouragingly discouraging. Either that or discouragingly encouraging. The are the proverbial carrot, just out of reach.

The Rangers should have every expectation of winning the AL West as they should have about finishing third, twenty-five games out.

They are in a division nobody wants to win, including the Rangers.

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