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There's a beautiful and clinical example taking place right now in the AL West, which exemplifies everything that's gone wrong with our Cowboys in recent years.
Pretty much the whole planet has picked the Los Angeles Angels to win the division, much like last year and the year before and the year before that. Especially these past two years.
The Angels dropped 9 billion trillion on Albert Pujols last year. They signed the Rangers former "ace" CJ Wilson. Then they signed Josh Hamilton to a ridiculous 5-year contract for more than $120 million. Yes, the same guy who likes bonking women not his wife in restaurants and who missed games last year because of caffeine overload blindness brought on by quitting dipping to make happy.
Plus, the Angels have this megafreak 20-year-old center fielder who is all the rage, and a lineup of big, strapping guys and former hitters that have championship experience way back when.
However, the starting pitching is entirely reliant on Jared Weaver and four guys named Bob, and their bullpen remains the same rocket-launching band of misfits its been for a few years now. Weaver broke his elbow in Arlington, so the Angels are pretty much wrecked, and just got swept in their home series opener
Meanwhile, the Rangers and Athletics have terrificly balanced and solid pitching staffs, and in the Rangers case, a solid lineup even without its former rock stars in Hamilton and Mike Napoli, who went belly up on Texas, and its long time beloved hero, Michael Young.
So let's take inventory.
Albert Pujols = Brandon Carr
Josh Hamilton = Dez Bryant
Mike Trout = Morris Claiborne
Jared Weaver = Tony Romo
CJ Wilson = Doug Free
Mike Napoli = Bernadeau/Livings
Jared Weaver = Demarcus Ware
Angels starting pitching = Cowboys offensive line
Angels bullpen = Cowboys defensive line
Mike Scocia = Jason Garrett
MIke Napoli = Bernadeau/Livings
Michael Young = Miles Austin
The Angels are a sparkly, high-profile team that captures the nation's imagination and wows the pundits enough to earn their annual anointing. Then reality sets in, and they show their backside to everybody.
Sound familiar? I hope it does to Jerry and company, and that this draft and offseason remains about No. 4 starters and the bullpen.
Pretty much the whole planet has picked the Los Angeles Angels to win the division, much like last year and the year before and the year before that. Especially these past two years.
The Angels dropped 9 billion trillion on Albert Pujols last year. They signed the Rangers former "ace" CJ Wilson. Then they signed Josh Hamilton to a ridiculous 5-year contract for more than $120 million. Yes, the same guy who likes bonking women not his wife in restaurants and who missed games last year because of caffeine overload blindness brought on by quitting dipping to make happy.
Plus, the Angels have this megafreak 20-year-old center fielder who is all the rage, and a lineup of big, strapping guys and former hitters that have championship experience way back when.
However, the starting pitching is entirely reliant on Jared Weaver and four guys named Bob, and their bullpen remains the same rocket-launching band of misfits its been for a few years now. Weaver broke his elbow in Arlington, so the Angels are pretty much wrecked, and just got swept in their home series opener
Meanwhile, the Rangers and Athletics have terrificly balanced and solid pitching staffs, and in the Rangers case, a solid lineup even without its former rock stars in Hamilton and Mike Napoli, who went belly up on Texas, and its long time beloved hero, Michael Young.
So let's take inventory.
Albert Pujols = Brandon Carr
Josh Hamilton = Dez Bryant
Mike Trout = Morris Claiborne
Jared Weaver = Tony Romo
CJ Wilson = Doug Free
Mike Napoli = Bernadeau/Livings
Jared Weaver = Demarcus Ware
Angels starting pitching = Cowboys offensive line
Angels bullpen = Cowboys defensive line
Mike Scocia = Jason Garrett
MIke Napoli = Bernadeau/Livings
Michael Young = Miles Austin
The Angels are a sparkly, high-profile team that captures the nation's imagination and wows the pundits enough to earn their annual anointing. Then reality sets in, and they show their backside to everybody.
Sound familiar? I hope it does to Jerry and company, and that this draft and offseason remains about No. 4 starters and the bullpen.
