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Rangers finally craft winning rotation

Cliff Lee is the headliner, but all the starters have done their part for AL champions

Updated: October 25, 2010, 11:42 PM ET
By Jeff Caplan | ESPNDallas.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- Other than his impressive ceremonial first pitch to open the American League Championship Series, Nolan Ryan's fastballs are relegated to being prized possessions in baseball museums and on office desks.

It's Ryan's larger-than-life presence as team president and now co-owner of the Texas Rangers that delivers the heat in Arlington, Texas, these days. His influence on all things pitching, from work ethic to self-belief, has helped to transform the Rangers' rotation that ...

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