bullets13

great job by Wilson to get out of the jam!  3-0 rangers, going to the bottom of the 3rd.

3 up 3 down for the rangers in the 2nd, but they did make CC work in the 1st two at bats, and his pitch count has ballooned to 50. 

what a play!  nellie wasn't going to get that one!

[quote name="(13)" post="875729" timestamp="1287189321"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=74435.msg875723#msg875723 date=1287189210] CC just got bailed out.  what an unlucky bounce for the rangers.  i'd like to see another angle to that replay to see if that was the right call or not. [/quote] that was terrible luck. I slowed down my VCR, the play was bang, bang..foot was touching plate just as CC was tagging elbow [/quote] another run would've been huge, but i'm not going to bitch about a 3-0 lead after the 1st, and CC with a pitch count of 36 after only 1 inning.  

CC just got bailed out.  what an unlucky bounce for the rangers.  i'd like to see another angle to that replay to see if that was the right call or not.

a single by cruz.  the only out so far for CC is a 402 foot flyout by vlad.  a very good sign for the rangers that the 3 rangers they needed to pick it up have done so.  after being essentially non-factors in the 1st series, young singles sharply, Hambone hits a 3-run bomb, and vlady misses a HR by about 5 feet.

what a start!  vlad almost hit one right after that, too.  hit it to the wall, granderson caught it reaching up and leaning against the wall.

great start for CJ wilson, 3 up 3 down in the top of the 1st.

[quote name="beechnut" post="874534" timestamp="1287069841"] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=74381.msg873779#msg873779 date=1286976512] I thought it was pretty cool that the rangers celebrated with ginger ale out of respect for his previous battles with drugs and alcohol.  when they clinched the division, he had not participated to avoid being around the alcohol.  they waited until he left the room to bust out the champagne. [/quote] ONLY reason I would not mind seeing Texas win it all is bc of Hamilton and N Ryan. CLASS [/quote] i'm not just saying this because they're my team:  this team is full of class.  no steroid controversies, no jerks, just a bunch of hardworking baseball players who say and do all of the right things. 

Beechnut, you're right, the Yankees are not the Rays.  They're not as good, and the Rangers matchup better against them.  If the Rangers pitch as well as they did against the Rays, the Yankees will have trouble manufacturing runs like the Rays were capable of doing.  Still, they ARE the yankees.  I'm calling this series a tossup:  I expect it to go at least 6 games, maybe 7.  Also, wondering what y'all think about this:  I'm actually glad the rangers had to face an elimination game against the Rays.  Sure, had they swept, confidence would have been sky-high, but now the rangers have had a gut-check, and they've passed it.  I think it will be valuable experience for them as they go up against the Yankees, who are sure to provide them with plenty more gut-checks.  Had they not had any problems with the Rays, we'd have to worry about how the young Ranger players would handle adversity when they have a tough game against the yanks.  Now they have the experience and confidence to know they're capable of pulling out a win when their backs are against the wall.

me too, but apparently he doesn't.

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i gotta go with my homer pick and take the rangers.  rangers in 7, with cliff lee clinching again.

I thought it was pretty cool that the rangers celebrated with ginger ale out of respect for his previous battles with drugs and alcohol.  when they clinched the division, he had not participated to avoid being around the alcohol.  they waited until he left the room to bust out the champagne.

the beautiful thing is they have a core group of players set up to do this again for the next few years, and if they re-sign lee and vlad, they've got to be favorites to do so.

[quote name="adminbaberuth" post="873629" timestamp="1286939557"] Lee        Pitches 120     Strikes 89 [/quote] Ks 11  New man crushes: millions

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Pena grounds out.  1 out left!

11 Ks tonight, 21 for the series

strikes out longoria.  2 outs left.

Lee back for the ninth.

2-run homer in the top of the 9th by kinsler!!!! big insurance runs!  rangers up 5-1!!!!

there's that quick inning!  something like 10 pitches... we might see him to at least start the 9th.  the way he's pitching, and as shaky as the bullpen has been, i sure as heck hope they leave him in!

kinda cheap that Lee is pitching at a fast pace, but still rays batters have called time while he was starting his windup about 6 or 7 times tonight.