Plano, Texas - Well, that didn't go according to script. Three games, three losses. 10-1, 5-3, 7-6 (10). Two losses in Arlington. Eliminated at the scene of last year's crime. Belittled by the team we can't stand, the team with Jose Boo-tista and his tissues, and Josh Donaldson and his rat-tail mullet.
There's no way around it, though. Toronto beat us down. Toronto shelled our supposed elite 1-2 starting pitching punch of Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish. Toronto got to Colby Lewis, too. They pounded fastballs and sliders left in the zone. No mistake was left untouched. Dreams of a deep postseason run were crushed. Again. By the same group of annoying, but immensely talented Blue Jays that knocked us out last year.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Yu Darvish Should Start Game 1 of the ALDS
It's been a ridiculously joyous 2016 regular season for Texas Rangers baseball fans. The Rangers have a shot at setting the single-season franchise record for wins (96). They have homefield advantage through the World Series, if we're fortunate enough to still be watching them in late October. They have 49 come-from-behind victories this year, tops in MLB. They are 36-8 in one-run games. Some are calling it lucky. We are calling it our 2016 identity.
I'm grateful for another year of postseason baseball. Let's not forget this is the fourth AL West title in the last seven years. General manager Jon Daniels has once again worked his magic, adding Carlos Gomez, Carlos Beltran, Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress in the second half - and most importantly, not subtracting clubhouse chemistry.
I'm grateful for another year of postseason baseball. Let's not forget this is the fourth AL West title in the last seven years. General manager Jon Daniels has once again worked his magic, adding Carlos Gomez, Carlos Beltran, Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress in the second half - and most importantly, not subtracting clubhouse chemistry.
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