I have never been a Rangers fan, or had any rooting interest in them up until about 14 months ago. As a new Texan, I felt it was my duty to support everything good in this great state, or maybe it was the fact that I may not survive another brush with death as the Giants did the unthinkable.
This year, the Rangers were at the final table again, and seemed to have all the chips. The Sox, Yankees and Tigers all folded, and it came down to the last hand with the Cardinals. With both teams "all in," the Rangers lost a game that you would think they'd never lose. A game of Texas Hold 'Em!
Yes, the Rangers buried the "Felix card," and got the "Oliver card" on the river, and that's when you realized there was no way the Rangers were going to win. As the "Wise Guy" I say it's ok to be mad. Yell, kick, and scream, because in sports there is no tomorrow when it comes to losing a championship, especially one that should have been won.
Please do not say, "Just wait 'til next year!' That is something that the loser always says. Just ask any Bills/Vikings fan, or anyone else who has not won a championship. Lets just hope that over the winter the Rangers get fa t... or should I say, "Phat." The Rangers have a need, and I know one person happens to be the best there is.
So let me be the first to toast: Here's to what could have been!
"The Wise Guy"
one strike away from winning the world series! the rangers have done something amazing, but i'm afraid that coming out on the losing end of two straight world series will brand them as choke artists. that's just the animal kingdom that is sports.
ReplyDeleteNothing against the great state of Texas, but I was happy to see the Rangers go down. And the way they lost made it even better. Choked. I want them deflated. Crushed. Broken-hearted. Unable to get back up. As long as they play in the same division as my team, I will root against them. So I toast the Cardinals, for keeping the Rangers from the ultimate baseball prize.
ReplyDeleteShawn, Last year they were not the best team. I think it was great for the Rangers just to get to the series! This year it was much different. They had the series won and couldn't close it out. Choke...I guess you can say that.
ReplyDeleteAnd to this other guy...you sound a lot like me every time the Giants thought they were going to win something and they didn't. Sooner or later every team will have won it all...I just wished the Giants would have waited another 50 years before doing the unthinkable!!!
Greg, "other guy" is me. Forgot to sign in. I don't think I hate the Rangers at all. I do root against them however. And I would like that spirit broken for years to come.
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