Posted by Micah on Oct. 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM
The Walter Johnson Award is given to the top pitcher in each league. As a blogger for the Texas Rangers, I can only vote on the American League honorees. It's amusing to me that this is such a tough category this year. The American League is supposed to be known...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 15, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Wooooooooooooo!! Might as well get that out of the way before I get to the rest of the entry. I missed the first inning and a half of this game because I was out with friends. Thank goodness I came home in time for the fun part -- the 3rd...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 14, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Bob Lemon once said that the two most important things in life were good friends and a good bullpen. Good relief pitchers can sometimes be tough to spot or develop, but once you find one, you hang onto him. I don't think my three nominees for the Goose Gossage Award...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 14, 2011 at 12:37 AM
Before this series even started, I predicted it would be a six-game affair. Both teams looked really strong, and I knew neither one was going to roll over and play dead. Not this far into the playoffs. And not after the seasons they had. Naturally, I secretly hoped I'd be...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 12, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Tonight's game felt like three different games. The early portion felt hopeless. The middle portion felt victorious. And the end was a nailbiter. At least it ended happily. The Rangers bats were dead out of the gate again tonight. David Murphy had the first hit, a double, in the 3rd,...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 11, 2011 at 11:18 PM
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains." That's certainly been illustrated in the ALCS so far. Tonight, the Rangers embodied the "lose" part of that quote. In horrendous fashion. Colby Lewis looked good early on -- like Postseason Colby. He struck out six in 5.2 innings. That's...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM
The American League saw some great rookie performances this year. I know I saw plenty in the AL West -- Mark Trumbo, Jordan Walden, Michael Pineda, Dustin Ackley. I expect all of those players to give my Rangers nightmares for years to come. Despite that, none of them earned a...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 10, 2011 at 8:54 PM
The Dutchstache was not mighty today. Perhaps Derek Holland partied a little too hard yesterday. Perhaps the extra day of rest threw him off. Whatever it was, he was not sharp. At all. And Eric Nadel even said Holland was perhaps a bit stubborn --- his fastball wasn't working, yet...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 9, 2011 at 1:07 AM
Texas Rangers fans have been waiting nearly three days for the next game. And tonight, they had to do a little more waiting. Mother Nature pushed rain into the area, forcing two rain delays before the teams could finish the 5th inning. What happened before and between rain delays was...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 7, 2011 at 8:03 PM
It feels like weeks since my Rangers last played a game, but it was only two days ago. Boy, the off-season is going to be long if this is how my mind is working already. Alas, the off-season has not yet arrived for me. Instead, my boys are gearing up...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 7, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Each year, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance votes on various post-season awards. The first one up is the Connie Mack Award, which goes to to an outstanding manager in each league. Since my team is in the American League, I weigh in only on that league's honoree. Awards are always tough...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 4, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Have a game, Adrian Beltre. Three home runs. Spectacular defense. He might just be the ALDS MVP. If he's not, it's Mike Napoli's fault. Both were big off-season acquisitions, and I couldn't be happier to have them on my team. Ian Kinsler set the tone for today's game with a...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 3, 2011 at 9:02 PM
In 2010, Colby Lewis dominated in the postseason. I hoped the same Colby would show up today in Tampa, and by all accounts, he did. Except for a 89mph fastball that Desmond Jennings took deep in the 4th, Lewis had control of the Rays. He went six innings, striking out...
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Posted by Micah on Oct. 1, 2011 at 12:02 AM
Tampa Bay needed a late-season surge to edge Boston out of the playoffs. Apparently, they are still feeling the momentum while the Rangers' hot streak came to a screeching halt in Game 1 of the ALDS. C.J. Wilson took the ball on three days' rest, and I pray we never...
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Posted by Micah on Sep. 28, 2011 at 11:20 PM
The Rangers' postseason berth was cemented last Friday night, but tonight's game -- the last of the regular 2011 season -- held plenty of meaning. With 3-1 win, the Rangers set a team record for most Ws in a season (96) and secured home field advantage in first round of...
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