1st place Rangers (but for how long?)

As of today the Rangers are 4 and 1/2 games in first place. I'm sure there were some fans that were disappointed to losing two of three to the Angels and that Manager Ron Washington decided not to pitch Colby Lewis in the series but looking at the big picture, Washington did the right thing. It is still early in the season and Lewis after two prior long outings needed a rest to be ready for the games later this season when the temperature will be hotter. Fans should also keep in mind that the Rangers won the majority of the games they played against the Angels last season and the Angels still won the division by 10 games. Right now the Rangers deserve to be in first place in the AL West and have the best player playing baseball at this point in Josh (please no injuries or relapse) Hamilton. Since Julio Borbon has found his hitting groove there is no weak spot in the lineup and the defense has improved as well. As much as the Rangers have improved their starting pitchinig the last two years, they are still at least a pitcher away from contending with teams like the Yankees or Red Sox. Colby Lewis, CJ Wilson and Tommy (Big Game) Hunter have been solid but Scott Feldman has struggled most of the season and the acquisition of Rich Harden has been a bust. If Derek (Dutch Oven) Holland comes back from his knee injury this month, it would be a good addition but not enough to make people think the Rangers are an elite team. The month of July will be a key month because if the Rangers are finally sold (I pray it is to the Greenburg and Ryan) it will give them the money to go after either Astro's Pitcher Roy Oswalt or Mariner's ace Cliff Lee. There have been great times at The Ballpark in Arlington so far and what happens to the Rangers off the field in July will go a long way in determining if even better times are on the horizon.