Ribs? What ribs? In awe. Flabbergasted. Shocked. Drained.
Combine all of those words and you might describe about 20 percent of what I'm feeling.
10-3. Rangers one game away from a pennant.
A motherfucking pennant!
The Rangers possibly winning this series is still shocking to me. The relative ease in which they're winning it is completely flooring me.
This was a game that the Yankees had to have. They needed to tie this up at 2-2 going into the final game in New York against the Rangers No. 4 starter. The night after getting owned by Cliff Lee. The Yankees had to take this game. And they do that.
A.J. Burnett pitched OK until the Rangers broke through, scoring five runs. The Yankees' bullpen looks like a Double-A squad. Only Robbie Cano and Derek Jeter tallied more than one hit. It was a pathetic performance. They and their fans should be ashamed.
The Rangers got three shots at one win. Unbelievable.
Notes.
1. There were more than one media member in Dallas-Fort Worth that stated that Vlad Guerrero should be A) moved down in the order; or B) benched altogether. Then he collects four hits. It's the playoffs. Down streaks are magnified. You dance with the one that brought you.
2. Speaking of, Clay Rapada needs to go away. If you didn't trust him the first 140 games, I don't see any reason we should trust him in the final 20.
3. Wow. Derek Holland. Folks are calling his work in game 1 and tonight as break-out performances. I'm not as sold. But I'm impressed. He kept the Rangers in game 1 and he won it tonight. He's been really, really good.
4. Tommy Hunter was not bad. He was never trusted and that's a shame.
5. Josh Hamilton: MVP.
6. It's good to have Darren Oliver back.
7. I get what Jon Daniels saw in Bengie Molina. A guy that's been there. A guy that can deliver out of the eight-hole in the ALCS. Note to self: Do not intentionally walk anyone to get to Molina.
8. Does Sergio Mitre throw batting practice for the Yankees?
9. Did Ron Washington finally get a haircut?
