Rangers Win Totals Improve EveryYear, Under Ron Washington!

Rangers' manager Ron Washington came to Texas in 2007. When Ron Washington came to the Rangers, winning baseball games was very difficult. The last time we can look back on having winning seasons and making the playoffs, was when Johnny Oates was the skipper. Johnny Oates was the manager for Texas for six full seasons, during that time he managed the Rangers franchise to their first ever ALDS in 1996. The Rangers went to the playoffs in 1998 and 1999. Each time Johnny Oates went to the ALDS, his team happened to face the New York Yankees. The Rangers lost to the Yankees 3-1 in 1996, 3-0 both 1998-1999. Johnny Oates just managed twenty-eight games in 2001 due to illness.

The Rangers had only one winning season under Buck Showalter, when he went 89-73 in 2004. That year they finished third in AL West. Showalter managed the Rangers for only four seasons and he posted a record of 319-329 a winning percentage of .492. After the Rangers won 89 games in 2004, they won 79 and 80 games the next two seasons under Showalter.

In 2007 Ron Washington became the new skipper in town. In his first year as manager of the Rangers, he went 75-87. That was five games worse than the previous year under Showalter. We as DFW sports skeptics thought oh well it's the Rangers, we are not a baseball town. In 2008 we improved to 79-83, in 2009 we improved to 87-75 second place in the AL West, and last year we improved to 90-72 won the AL West and went to the franchises first ever "World Series. We lost to the San Francisco Giants 4-1 in the 2010 World Series.

The first season ever the Rangers are defending their coveted American League Championship. The Rangers are currently sitting with a record of 94-66, and have a chance to break their most wins in a season with 95 in 1999. The Rangers are a young team that keeps improving from year to year. The starting pitching for the Rangers have all won at least 13 or more games. The Rangers have more depth in their line-up than they did, in the 2010 season. Ron Washington was asked, how were you able to turn this Rangers baseball franchise around so quickly?

Rangers' manager Ron Washington said, "he did not do anything different, the players played the game the way they were coached and they made me look good. He went on to say, that the players bought into the Rangers system and they played their style of baseball."

"The players enjoy playing the game of baseball, by having fun. Most importantly they like to reward their fans by performing well on the field."

A lot of managers in baseball and coaches in other sports learn how to adapt to adjustments during games, not so with Ron Washington. Washington always thinks ahead on how he's going to approach each game, no different in the postseason. What ever decision he makes, you can assure it will be for the best interest of his team and where they want to be.

In the last three games he is allowing his starting pitchers to pitch a couple of innings to tune up for the postseason. He's auditioning his relief pitchers, so he knows which ones to use during postseason. Ron Washington is thinking ahead on what is best for his baseball team. Like any manager or leader he wants to have the very best players on the field, to give his team the best chance to win.

"The Rangers are peeking at the right time, currently they are the hottest team in the American League. They are currently defending their coveted American League Championship, like CHAMPIONS."

Ron Wahington has a philosophy with his players, that will continue to allow his team to get better throughout the years to come. Texas Ranger baseball has finally caught on around the Major Leagues and the North Texas area.

"The Texas Rangers are the first team ever to improve win totals under new manager, four consecutive years."


                                "TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL, FOR CHAMPIONS!"