We are four games into the regular season for the American League defending champion Texas Rangers and it has been a very pleasant start. The team is 3-1 with a late-inning loss from closer Joe Nathan. Yu Darvish had a rocky debut, but after being knocked around for two innings he hunkered down and showed the greatness that Ranger fans were hoping for. Josh Hamilton has had a ludicrous start to the season with a .500 batting average and incredible defense in center field. A great performance during his contract year is going to benefit this team a lot and we will miss him when he is gone after his free agency offseason.
All of this is quite exciting and without a World Series win at the end of the season it will feel like a complete disappointment no matter what happens along the way. This team is built to win now and if it doesn't do so after two trips to the World Series in 2010 and 2011 it can only be considered a failure. It is a sad reality, but reality it is.