The Rangers did it. They finally got the monkey off their back. No more " the only team in the Major Leagues never to win a playoff series." Now we get the Yankees starting Friday night. But for now, the worst weekend ever has segued into the best Tuesday night ever. If Ron Washington is not the manager of the year they should not even bother giving out the award. This Ranger team is so different from those teams of the past. We all knew something was up when Bengie Molina stole a base. They realized that aggressive base running was the key. Nellie Cruz steals third base, the throw is wild and he scores. On two occasions, Elvis Andrus and the speedy Vlad Guerrero scored from second on infield grounders.
Those three runs were more than enough for Cliff Lee, who did what Cliff Lee does, shut down the opposition with eleven strikeouts and a first strike percentage of around 75 percent. Phenomenal.
I know the ALCS is forty nine hours away but allow me the time to savor this after 49 years of frustration.
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