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A different kind of 'Big D' in Texas

By Matt Meyers
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

As Tim Keown explains in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine, the Texas Rangers appear to have finally figured out how to assemble a decent pitching staff. And on the surface, that's most certainly true. Texas has allowed the fewest runs in the American League, only one year after giving up the most in baseball. However, in examining the Rangers' run prevention, it becomes abundantly clear that their improvement in keeping runs off of the board has a lot more to do with the guys standing b ...

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