My View by Silvio Canto, Jr.: 05/02/12

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

It's early but the Rangers have a very nice lead on the Angels

What does a 17-7 record mean? Does it mean that the Rangers are the best team in baseball?

We won't pop champagne after 23 games but the Rangers are making a pretty case for being the best team in the majors.

First, they've won 17 games by beating Boston, NY, Detroit and Tampa.

Second, Texas is 9 games up on LA. It means that the Angels will have to win 9 more games than the Rangers to catch up.

For example, let's say that Texas goes 60-60 (or .500) then the Angels would have to go 69-51 or .575 baseball!

Can the Angels play .575 baseball over the next 120 games?

Here is a better question: Will the Rangers ONLY play .500 over the next 120 games?

Texas has a very healthy lead on LA and it will not be easy for the Angels to make up those games.

Third, the Rangers' pitching has been excellent. Darvish is 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA. Lewis is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA. Harrison is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA.

Fourth, Josh Hamilton is on his way to another MVP year: .395 BA with 9 HRs and 25 RBI's. At this pace, he would hit 50 HRs and drive in a ton of runs.

We don't expect the Rangers to win 120 games. However, this team has a real shot at 95-100.

Congratulations to Ron Washington and everyone in the dugout. The Rangers are playing than ever!

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Like always, many of our Mexican freinds in Dallas will celebrate another "5 de Mayo".

The good news is that it's a great time to eat Mexican food and watch those young girls in their traditional dresses.

The bad news is that Pres BO will go before "La Raza" and pump them up with more slogans and cliches.

It's "5 de Mayo" and the "si se puede" brigade will show up with their placards to hear Pres BO.

Sadly, some in the Spanish speaking media will just buy the nonsense that those terrible Republicans just don't work with Pres BO. (The "no" party!)

Yes, it's "5 de Mayo" and time for Pres BO to tell the faithful that he is really, really and very really serious about keeping that campaign promise of signing an immigration reform plan in his first term.

Why does Pres BO keep delivering these "5 de Mayo" speeches but not calling on his Dem Senate majority to vote on immigration reform? Why does he keep insulting the intelligence of millions of Hispanics?

The answer is two-fold:

1) As we mentioned, Pres BO does not have the votes despite having a Dem majority in the US Senate. Keep in mind that Dems are a lot better at talking about immigration than actually doing something about it.

2) Pres BO & Dems do not fear Hispanics. They believe that Hispanics will continue to vote for them no matter how many times they make campaign promises and not deliver.

Yes, Pres BO & Dems just think that they have the Hispanic vote in their pockets and don't have to do anything except for saying that the GOP wants to send "abuela" back to Mexico.

We hear that "hispanos" are a growing electoral force in the US. However, they won't really be a force until they hold the political class accountable.

Also, the Dems won't respect them as long as too many Hispanics drink "Kool Aid" and keep voting for the people who tell them what they want to hear.

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