Congratulations, SF Giants!

Congratulations are in order to the San Francisco Giants, who whupped my Texas Rangers in the World Series, 4-games-to-1. The Giants definitely were the better team, as their Pitching shut down our Hitting in no uncertain fashion. . I probably should feel worse about this, but San Francisco has been waiting a long time too - their last pennant was when they were still the New York Giants. And if we had to lose, I'd druther it was the Giants than teams like the Dodgers or the Braves. To boot, Tim Linceum is one kewl dude. Let's hear it for long-hairs! .

For my Rangers, the future looks quite bright. Cliff Lee has expressed an interest in returning, the chemistry on the team is superb, and we reportedly have a number of exciting youngsters in our farm system.

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So we'll be content with our first two post-season series victories, our first-ever appearance in the World Series, and a thorough whupping of the New York Yankees. It was our best season ever, bar none. And last but not least, it should be noted that Alex Rodriguez finally fulfilled his promise to lead the Rangers to the World Series. Thanks, A-Rod!

World Series Time!!

And for the first time ever, my Texas Rangers are in it! My Phillies got close, but biffed last night. And my Diamondbacks were mathematically eliminated about 10 games into the season. . We play the San Francisco Giants, who I have nothing against. But I've been a Rangers fan for nearly 40 years, and we've waited a long time for this. It should be a great series, and it starts Wednesday night. .

I don't do a lot of prognosticating, but methinks having Cliff Lee gives us a slight edge. I'm looking for the Rangers to win it in 6 games. Which is too bad, cuz it means the final game will be in San Fran, not Arlington.

Apparently not

Actually it was a great series, even if my Phillies didn't win. In the end, it came down to the bats. The Yankees' hitters came through; the Phillie hitters (with the exception of Werth and Utley) didn't. Pedro Martinez pitched good, even if he took two losses. But Hamels hasn't been dominant all year, and that continued into the post-season. . So Congratulations to the Yankees; the better team won. There is nevertheless plenty of cause for optimism for Philadelphia in 2010.