The next time the Texas Rangers take the field is Thursday, and their next 162 games will count.
The general consensus – actually, it’s almost unanimous – is that the Texas Rangers will finish below .500. They might be better than the Seattle Mariners in the American League West, but fourth place is the best the Rangers can finish.
The dissenting opinion comes from the Rangers themselves. After six weeks in Arizona and the second of two exhibitions against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday at Globe Life Park, the Rangers believe they can win.
That must count for something, right?