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I will be back for the post-mortem on this one after it ends, which at the very best will be a very quiet 1st round exit. Actually, this team probably loses the division to Oakland and then loses the wildcard game to whomever they play. Angels will complete the sweep tonight. Then Oakland...

Why does this deserve its own thread? Because he is the WORST STARTING PITCHER in baseball and Wash keeps throwing him out there. Rangers are 1-6 in his 7 starts . His era against the 3 worst offenses in the AL (KC, Oak, Sea) is 8.27. 8.27!!! And he's pulling 7 mil a year for that...

Ron Washington's Game 7 Clubhouse Speech on Vimeo

Its been a week since the worst baseball game in Rangers history. It was gut-wrenching, soul-tormenting, and completely life draining and for the rest of my days on this Earth, I won't experience any sports moment that will compare in its devastation and emptiness. Having said that, some...

I have one simple question. Did CJ ask for the ball for game 7? If you are an ace, and you want to be paid like an ace, you ask to pitch game 7. Your counterpart, also on 3 days rest, asked for it, and got it. I don't know if anything would have been different. Wash was going with Harrison...

I know I tend to hammer the Rangers pretty hard. Old habits do die hard. And while Wash seems like a great guy, I still think he just doesn't manage inside the game that well. But tonight, I'm going to give this team its due respect. They were the better team. No sour grapes here, just the...

And really, that's all I got left. Everyone remembers Fisk waving the Sox to a game 6 win in '75, but usually forget that the Reds went on to win the series, in Boston. Last night was the worst gutpunch I've ever taken in sports. Obscenities were hurled, objects were thrown, a lamp was even...

...and nothing over your head, then how did he not get to that ball? It was a liner, but it should have ended the World Series. Me thinks someone was out of position.

Don't call me melodramatic. The Rangers made history, but it was the wrong kind. Feliz wouldn't answer any questions afterward. He knows he blew it.

A wildcard team winning 90 games should NEVER NEVER NEVER get games 6 and 7 at home against a division winning team with 96 wins. You were publicly humiliated because the ASG in Milwaukee went to a tie. WHO FREAKING CARES? Its an exhibition game. Game 7 should be in Arlington where our...

I honestly have no feeling left. I've never felt this bad in my entire life about a sports loss. In fact, nothing even comes close. Twice being 1 strike away and not getting it done is as bad as it will ever get. Seriously, the Bartman gaffe game would be pleasurable compared to the utter...

That's what they are saying. And they are 100% correct. To be 1 strike awy from winning 2 separate times in 2 different innings in the same game has never happened in the history of baseball. The ENTIRE history. And now the Texas Rangers will live in infamy for the rest of time for being...

...and they are saying it is supposed to rain all day and night into early Thursday morning. All I want is a game played straight through. No more start and stops. Play game 6 Thursday night if they have to. If its postponed, does that change things rotation wise for a possible game 7...

You know, the self-described Cardinal fan who was born and raised in St Louis. The same ump that helped to open the floodgates tonight when he made the worst blown call in a World Series in some 26 years. You thought the home plate umpiring was bad tonight, wait till you get a load of Kulpa in...

Hard to win when all three of those things are true. And yes, someone in MLB doesn't want the Rangers to win. From Beltre's obvious foul ball to the horrific strike zone and Napoli's obvious tag tonight, the umps are 100% behind the Cardinals. Kulpa himself is a St Louis native AND Cardinal...

Standing ovation for these 2 middle infielders. Andrus has had his share of gaffes in the field this year, but his 5th inning web gem should be on WS highlight reels for the next 20 years. And Kinslers' bared handed turn for 2 was almost equally as impressive. Big big kudos for coming up huge...

And for that matter, with a struggling 2-3-4 part of your lineup? Andrus isn't getting on base, Josh is probably 50% at best right now, amd MY isn't seeing the ball. We don't come back in this series if we get no production out of this part of the order. Move Andrus down? Move Murph up...

Sounds about right. But still thought Texas would carry an extra pitcher, not catcher.

Can we officially put to bed the CJ is an "ace" talk. He's a good pitcher, but when something doesn't go his way (bad call, bad break, etc...) he mentally unwinds and loses his composure. He isn't anywhere near #1 status in this league and shouldn't be paid as such. In fact, if he demands...

No excuses. He was downright awful. And yes, he had only thrown around 40 pitches on Monday night in Anaheim. But it still matters. His routine was different than any other start this year. Maybe it mattered. Maybe it didn't. But that was his worst start of the year. Something was off...

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OK. So Its Chatwood and Richards. Rangers need to play to win and secure homefield for the ALDS. And the Tigers are playing their full starting lineup to keep the pressure on. I guess Leyland's not a big "rest" guy like Wash.

Here's why... 1) NY kills left-handed pitching, especially at Yankee stadium. Rangers top 3 rotation guys are lefties. 2) Boston struggles against lefties. Shoot, right now they just struggle period. 3) Texas struggles against the Tigers, and its possible NY could take them out in the...

The Rangers aren't going to the playoffs. And anyone on this board that has been paying attention already knows this. And before I get all the negative posting comments, just open your eyes... The pitching, in every possible way, is just not good enough to win the AL West. Rangers have a...