THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

Snoop’s shot of one of our backyard buddies. It’s been long enough since the Rangers lost the series that it’s safe for the bird to show his face again.

Scott at The Fat Guy has the best take on the Rangers’ loss of the Series: “Yeah, don’t want to much talk about it. Can’t even read the write-ups yet. That’s just the way baseball go. It’s a game designed to break your heart. Congratulations to the Cardinals, a storied franchise and one I respect. [...]

In the end, it came down to the Rangers oldest problem: their bullpen. They were scraping the bottom of their pitching barrel when the Cardinals pulled out the win in the 11th inning. And even after putting in Derek Holland as a reliever and Josh “Hambone” Hamilton hitting his first home run in 82 at-bats [...]

And good on Derek Holland, he of the barely-mustache, who pitched a super game tonight, to a 4-0 win. Rangers in six is still possible.

That Rangers loss tonight by 16-7 was mind blowing. Shades of San Francisco in 2010. Oh my. Leaving me with a few heretical thoughts: Like everybody else, I like Josh Hamilton. But how about sitting him? His injury obviously is keeping him from running and probably from hitting as well. Just lucky he can field. [...]

They won the second game, 2-1, thanks to Ian, Elvis, Josh and Michael, in the top of the ninth. Whoo-eee, what a game. Then Neftali closed the Cards out. The chant title is from Mr. B’s old T-ball team, back in ’06, which was also called the Rangers. Now home to Arlington for three, which [...]

That’s my considered prediction for the Series which starts tonight. The Cardinals are just too good not to win a few. Scott agrees, though his hedging is all over the block, nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers. I’ll be happiest if the Boys from Arlington take tonight’s game. More on [...]

They won their second pennant last night, bats aflame in a 15-5 beatdown of El Tigres de Detroit, and advance to their second World Series in a row—a first in the American League West since the Oakland As did it in 1988-90, according to Fox Sports. Hope they can win this one, whomever they play, [...]

I guess we’ll find out tonight, if the Bankees can beat Detroit. Wouldn’t bother me a bit if those money grubbers lost. The Tigers would be a fine opponent for the  defending American League champs taking another shot at the pennant and the World Series. UPDATE: It’s the Tigers! They beat the Yankees 3-2 about [...]

They lost the World Series, 4-1. At least they got to play in it and won one game. Wasn’t so long ago no one in Texas would have believed they’d ever get that far. As for the loss, well, as Wash says, “That’s the way baseball go.” And there’s always next year. Thanks guys for [...]