Long year ahead?

Jayson Stark, MLB writer over at ESPN.com, has an interesting column today about the importance of April in the MLB season.

So many times you hear teams say "You can't win a divsion in April." That may be true, but Stark's research proves you can lose one.

And among those teams who are in dire need of a quick turnaround in May are the two closest to here -- Texas and Houston.

And neither of them started May off on a good note, as each gave up double-digit runs and lost at home. It's not over for either the Rangers or the Astros, but they have put themselves in a deeper hole than they want to be in.