Monday, October 26, 2009

The World Series Is About to Begin...

Glass Half Empty / Afternoon Cloud:
The hated Spankees are appearing in the Series for something like the 40th time in their history.
And they have 2 high-profile ex-Rangers on the team, A-Fraud and Tex-smellya. Number of times your Texas Rangers have appeared in the Series? Zero.

Glass Half Full / Silver Lining:
Phillies are the defending champs and could beat the Spankees. Hopefully, maybe.

Thoughts / Observations / Sidenotes:
The little I have watched of the post season has convinced me that the Rangers likely would have done poorly had they somehow made the playoffs. They may not have even been able to add to their total number of post season victories.

Go Phillies.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Rangers' Hitting Guru Out

Glass Half Empty / Afternoon Cloud:
Rangers past and present rave about Jaramillo's greatness.

Glass Half Full / Silver Lining:

I know there were injuries but, down the stretch, when it really counted, your Texas Rangers went about 46(?, can't remember the exact number) innings without a solitary run crossing the plate. That lack of production lies at the feet of many, players and coaches. But, there's only one hitting coach. And they just weren't hitting when it counted.

Thoughts / Observations / Sidenotes:
Apparently the Rangers offered him a contract and he said essentially, "thanks but, no thanks." Thoughts?

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