Mike Napoli has been an absolute monster this year. He’s known for being the trinket that was traded for the treasure that is Vernon Wells, but he should probably be better known for being a monster:
Rangers vs. Rays: Mike Napoli Two-Run Blast Gives Rangers 2-1 Lead
Ggrrrrrrarwrrr. As Buck Martinez put it in the broadcast, “With the Angels ... he always felt like he was fighting for his at-bats.” Indeed. Now he’s relaxed and hitting the snot out of the ball.
And he not only helped the Rangers to a division title by simultaneously helping his new team and decimating his old team, but he’s helping them in the playoffs. Napoli crushed a home run to left-center to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning.
With Mike Adams and Neftali Feliz lurking, it’ll be tough for the Rays to make that run up.
Even better for Napoli and the Rangers: The home run set up a chain of events that got David Price out of the game. Price wasn’t perfect, but he was pretty danged good. His first win against the Rangers will have to wait.
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