Rangers starting pitcher Cliff Lee, touted all week as Mr. Unflappable, gave up hits and runs, the alleged superior Rangers fielding supplied the errors and, five Ranger relief pitchers later, the Giants won the first game 11-7.
Sigh. For all the talk of their being loose, I think the Rangers had the jitters in their first World Series game, which is understandable. Better luck in Game 2, when C.J. Wilson will be the starter. Put the claw on ’em, guys! And the antlers!
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No chance of that, of course, but we can wish. He won his second NFL start against (yipes) the defending champions New Orleans Saints. And he’s already the cautious talk of Cleveland fans and sportswriters:
“McCoy did exactly what was asked of him on Sunday by not turning the ball over and showing the same moxie that he showed a week earlier in Pittsburgh. What McCoy does is make you curious about what he can do next.”
Yep. We saw plenty of that and we sure do miss it. If Colt can just stay uninjured, he’ll go on making us all wish he was still eligible to be a Longhorn.
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Today’s losing 28-21 game with Iowa State (Iowa State!) confirms what has seemed to be true since the UCLA debacle two losses ago: This is the year for your Big 12 football team to avenge themselves against those snooty Texas Longhorns.
Consider this: “Iowa State entered Austin with the worst offense and the worst defense in the Big 12. They hadn’t defeated a ranked opponent on the road in more than 20 years, they had allowed 120 points in blowouts over the last two weeks, and most importantly, they had never beat Texas.”
It’s not just Longhorns QB Garrett Gilbert, who is (for sure) bad enough, but the porous offensive line (hey, get a QB sack for free), the seldom-open receivers, and the now-and-then defense. Coach Mack Brown, who has brought us ten entertaining years of winning teams to adore, is having a terrible 2010. (Even his belly is slack and hanging over his belt.)
Your team might as well have a good year. Next week, it’s Baylor. The “Doormat of The Big 12” has a good chance to beat its old rival. Come prepared, you Bears!
UPDATE: Even the daily’s usual homers/cheerleaders are really upset.
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Mrs. Charm had it right: “Who would have believed it?”
The Rangers (managed by the inimitable, minor-league veteran Ron Washington, at left) won the sixth game 6-1 over the Yankees, thanks to the strong pitching of starter Colby Lewis, and their usual hot bats.
They now advance to the World Series! Hot dog.
UPDATE: Lifetime, dedicated Rangers fan Scott Chaffin at The Fat Guy has a good wrap of the season, especially on Ron “Wash” Washington:
“But, somehow, someway, it worked out, and I think we stats-focused nerds are seeing how bloody important it is to have someone who knows how to corral the egos in the fabled ‘room’ with something that isn’t measurable out to five significant digits. Because I don’t think you get here without the language-mangling, chicken-dancing, Winston-smoking Ron Washington.”
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Built in 1749. Where the Mexicans put Fannin’s troops before the massacre.
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One more win and the stRangers are going to the World Series! After tonight’s 10-3 performance, they lead the Wankies 3 games to 1. Like Mr. B.’s T-ball team, the Rangers, years ago would cheer their batters: “Let’s go Rangers, let’s go. Uh. Uh.”
Or, as Manager Ron Washington sez, “Drop the antlers on ’em. Drop the claw.”
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Even the Austin locals were joking all week about how the Browns better have the ambulance ready when McCoy started his NFL career against the Steelers. Well, he was sacked five times, and blitzed by the Steelers’ bad-boy Harrison.
And he threw two interceptions. But he impressed most who saw him, with his 23 for 33, 281 yards and one TD, even if the Browns, as expected, lost the game. I still think he’s injury-prone, but time will tell on that one.
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