Farewell, Cliff Lee.

Thanks for getting us to the World Serious last year.  Thanks for not going to the Damn Yankees.  I hope you have fun against the Giants next year.  As for the Rangers:  This is bad in the v short run but v good in the long run.  We've got a lot of money now and a fairly deep prospect base.  The talk is of Garza, Grienke, & Beltre now but we might bide our time until the All-Star break, see what the club looks like in July and the Royals & Rays would not be asking for what they are asking for now.

Lee strikes out Yanks & Rangers looking.

I expect a v tight, competitive AL West race right now going in to July.  Then we'll see who will make the moves necessary to get their team in to the playoffs.