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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