World Series 2011: Well-Balanced Attack Will Lead Texas Rangers

I have been writing a lot of articles as to why the Texas Rangers have the advantage in the World Series. However, I have been very hesitant to talk a lot about their offense simply because everybody does.

Well, now I'm going to talk a little bit about the offense because obviously it cannot be ignored.

The first thing to notice is that they have a ton of power. They had five men in the lineup hit 25 home runs or more. Those men were Josh Hamilton, Mike Napoli, Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz and Adrian Beltre.

To put it in perspective, there were only 42 players in all of Major League Baseball that hit 25 home runs or more. In other words, 11.9 percent of these hitters who hit over 25 home runs played for Texas. That is a remarkable percentage and a lot of production from some key individuals.

The implication of this statistic is that the Texas offense is centered around a nucleus of huge bats. Many teams have one or two large bats that will carry the offense. The Rangers power distribution is something to marvel at. 

Yes, I definitely agree that they rely heavily on their offense, but that is the main point. They have a very well-rounded and deep lineup. Even if one of these five isn't hitting well, there's plenty of power to pick up the slack.

There is also the little side note that the Rangers scored the third-most runs in baseball this season. Obviously, you need to score runs to win games, and only the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox did that at a better rate than the Rangers this year.

They also had the highest batting average, the second-highest slugging percentage and the second-most home runs.

It is obvious the Rangers have an incredibly powerful offense, and this World Series is going to be a slugfest. Their entire team attack is very difficult to match.