The Battle for the Silver Boot seems destined to mean something much more this season as the Astros and Rangers sit on top of the AL west and seem destined to fight it out for divisional supremacy. But can the Rangers catch up with their in-state rival? Earlier this week on baseball tonight Tim Kurkjian and Aaron Boone debated whether the Rangers could catch the Astros over the last month and a half of the season. Here are their answers:
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Neither of them think the Rangers will be able to catch the Astros, but conceded that the Rangers should not be counted out.