I saw the lineup card for Texas hours before the game started, and it was different because some guys weren't performing.
--Mitch Moreland got benched because he was horrible in the postseason.
--And, it looks like they started Endy Chavez over David Murphy. Temporary, as Chavez was 0-3?
Texas usually only starts 3 Afro-Carribeans (Andrus, Cruz and Beltre). When one evaluates them, there largely aren't "scary." Elvis Andrus is generally overrated, and, while Nelson Cruz came up huge in the Game 2 win, he had a disappointing regular season. Adrian Beltre is the best of the bunch, but the MSM might be going "overboard" here, too.
The recap: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20111011_TEX@DET
"Texas started 5 whites and 5 blacks (including 4 black Hispanics). They also have a black manager."
My guess is, you meant to say 5 hispanics? And, you classified Torrealba, from Venezuela, as an "other" rather than black? From this picture, I can understand why:
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/21717/yorvit-torrealba
Makes sense.
Texas has a superstar in Josh Hamilton, and they have a good player in Mike Napoli. Michael Young has struggled this year, but he's had a good MLB career. Go Texas!