Mike Napoli has seen it many times. A young player, taking the big leagues by storm, creating all sorts of hysteria among fans and forcing pundits to latch a noose of historic greatness around their necks.
Nomar Mazara, in his second year in the majors, is off to another astounding start and the expectation games are again bubbling into wild territory.
Mazara’s performance early on, however, is looking more like a foundation than fluke. His 16 RBIs through the first 13 games are tied for the second-most in Rangers history. He leads the American League in RBIs (second in the majors) and is tied for the AL lead in runs (12), and fifth with a .