It’s always fun to watch a lineup mash. Chicks dig the longball, after all. But as fun as home runs are, it takes more than big bats to win big. The Texas Rangers have been sorely lacking on the mound in recent years. Injuries took their toll. Free agents didn’t work out. Pitching prospects never developed. Sometimes that’s just the way baseball go. (I miss Ron Washington.)
But really, how important is pitching to going deep in the playoffs? Let’s look at the World Series participants from the last few years to see.