Several things I just wanted to throw out there...
Buster Olney's blog today includes a response from Jon Daniels to an email Olney sent him about this season:
T.R. Sullivan runs down his top 10 greatest single-season performances (by a player) in Rangers history...my main disagreement here is that the only ARod season that makes the cut is 2002, whereas I think all 3 of his seasons in Texas deserve to be in the top 5 or 6 overall.
Our friend Poochie MacMahon talks about John Danks being shut down:
The Danks-Brandon McCarthy comparison haven't been heard around these parts nearly as much since Danks started stinking up in the joint.
Pot and kettle, anyone? It seems like MacMahon was one of the folks harping on the trade the most in April and May...
Jayson Stark runs down his top 5 Cy Young candidates in each league, and also talks about the Houston Astros g.m. hunt, which is also the focus of Jon Heyman's column today. Their common theme? Anyone who wants that job better be prepared to have a very active, involved owner looking over his shoulder and being involved in the decisions.
Oh, and as Kevin Goldstein notes, the g.m. will also be inheriting a farm system coming off 3 straight poor drafts, and says this about their draft spending philosophy:
Oh, snap!
Keith Law was chatty today, with some Michael Main love and predicting Bill Bavasi is safe this offseason no matter what (which is good news for Rangers fans)...
And Jim Callis did a chat yesterday, though almost no Rangers stuff (other than pegging Chris Davis as a future solid regular rather than an All-Star caliber player)...