Our Texas Rangers, can they do it again??


Ron Wash and his team has clinched the AL West for the 2nd year in a
row, but can they make it to the World Series just like last year?
It's still unclear on how their path is going to be this post-season,
which might put some strain in how Ron Washington wants to play his
cards up until the 1st ADLS game.

Rangers' hitting is absolutely exploding right now with Ian Kinsler
reaching the elusive 30 Home Run - 30 Steals club and as Beltre seems
to be scoring home runs at every at bat (12 in the last 15 games).

Pitching-wise, the Rangers are shaping up nicely to make a strong run
into the post-season.  Wilson will be a solid starter with Dutch
pitching second.  I think Harrison and Lewis could switch in the 3rd
game's spot. With the recent bullpen upgrades, I think we can rely on
our reliefs keeping the scores down in the late innings.  And
especially with the experience gained in the loss to the Giants in the
last World Series, I think we will have a very calm, prepared bullpen
to face the Yankees and whoever else makes the wild card spots.

Who do you think will be the biggest impact in the post-season? Is
there a no-hitter that may sneak up? Will Ron Wash act crazy as we
clinch title after title? And maybe most importantly...what will the
new t-shirts look like now that the claw and horns are old news?

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a great weekend of football!  A lot of great games ran down to
the wire and several of our local DFW teams secured some wins. It was
also a great weekend to put on a great tailgate! TCU and SMU both got
back to 1-1 with wins over Air Force and UTEP, respectively.
 
This weekend helped open the brand-spanking-new Apogee Field in Denton
for the UNT Mean Green.  It’s terrific that the University has
committed to helping build up its struggling football program.  That
north end zone is shaped like wings stretching out.  I bet some
dedicated students will being fussing over who gets to sit at the very
top seat at each wing’s point.  I also heard the tailgating scene for
the opening game at Apogee Field was a HUGE success and most likely
the biggest ever at UNT. Although, UNT lost to Houston, 48-23, it has
to be a proud moment for the Mean Green!
 
And then, the Dallas Cowboys laid another egg in a fourth quarter
meltdown that smelled exactly like last year’s opening loss to the
Washington Redskins.  The O-Line played decently, but Romo (who looks
like a genius 75% of the time) made some really bone-headed plays,
which gave the awful Jets just the momentum in the 4th to steal the
game away.

 

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