The Cubs go down without even a whimper. 138 comments
It’s going to be a 108-year wait now.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Backs against walls. 125 comments
The Kansas City Royals just keep on hitting. After scoring eight runs on fifteen hits Monday, in a game they lost, the Royals kept up the hit parade on Tuesday. It started in the first inning with four runs, and never really let up. When it was all said and […]
The Never Ever Quit team. 140 comments
The Rangers had the mantra Never Ever Quit. They lost more than 80 percent of their games when they trailed after the fourth inning. While they may not have quit, they also didn’t get results. Watching the Kansas City, you see a team that really does live by the Never […]
Home wins. 151 comments
Both Championship Series are 2-0. Kansas City won two at home and heads to Toronto. New York won two at home and heads to Chicago. We’ve seen how quickly two-game leads can evaporate. But for both the Blue Jays and the Cubs, a win in their Game 3s is pretty much a must. […]
Giving extra outs. 100 comments
David Price was cruising. It was the bottom of the seventh. His Blue Jays were leading 3-0. He had retired nineteen batters in a row. Then the bottom fell out. Actually, what fell was an easy pop up in the outfield that should have been caught by the second baseman […]
Defining Elvis. 161 comments
One more about Game 5: When a player has such an epic failure on such an large stage as Elvis Andrus had or as Nelson Cruz had or as Bill Buckner had, that player is, right or wrong, forever defined by that one play. So, is it fair to […]
The dot race. 285 comments
The ending was heartbreaking. Crushing even. But, not unexpected. This is, after all, sadly, the fate of the Texas Rangers. They have lost seven consecutive games which they had the chance to win and move on: Two where a win would have made them World Series champions. A wild card game. […]
Move over Game 6, you have been replaced. 118 comments
One of the most gloriously magical season in Rangers history ended with their worst inning ever. It was a monumental meltdown. “Game 6” is no longer the most despised phrase in Rangers lexicon. Now there is “The Seventh” or what might be cruelly, but understandably, called “The Elvis Inning.” […]
A big game pitcher in the biggest of games. 1079 comments
In Game 2, Cole Hamels gave up two earned runs, struck out six and walked none. The Rangers would love a repeat performance. It comes down to Game 5. Cole Hamels versus Marcus Stroman. Yes, it would have been nice if the Rangers had won one of the last two […]
Game 4: Toronto 8, Texas 4. 176 comments
Derek Holland leaves Game 4, surrendering six runs in two innings. Afterward he said, “I didn’t do my job.” It was the only time all day he was on target. At the start of Game 4, the temperature in Arlington was ninety-seven degrees, making the Ballpark mostly uninhabitable. Even […]