Tucked neatly into a recent edition of the Texas Rangers' pregame notes, written in a we-don't-mean-to-brag tone, was this gem: "Texas is 18-2 when scoring 10 or more runs in 2008." And that's supposed to be a success? Right. That's like saying of all the times I've been swimming in the ocean, I've avoided a shark attack 90 percent of the time-- a high percentage, sure, but probably not enough to stay alive. Or win the wild card. Ah, but that's the story of the 2008 Rangers, perhaps one of the most intriguing assemblies in baseball history. Start with Tuesday night's 19-17 debacle in Boston, where, yes (spin alert), the Rangers joined the 1989 Blue Jays and '68 Dolphins -- the NFL's Dolphins, against the Boston Patriots -- as the only to teams to rally from a 10-0 hole to take a lead at Fenway Park in the last 40 years. But,...
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